Chapter 425 Seal Debate Conference
Dong Zang was not worried that Song Dynasty would break up with him. He let Song Dynasty know that he was not that easy to control, and he also wanted to change Song Dynasty's attitude towards him.
The Song Dynasty had been indifferent to Xixia's previous attacks on the plateau, so Dong Felt must have been angry.
Zunsiluobu had no initiative in facing the Song Dynasty, but now that Dong Xiang occupied Hehuang, and Hehuang was very important to the Song Dynasty, the relationship between the two was somewhat reversed.
The Song Dynasty was worried that Dong Xiang would switch to Xixia, so it was bound to provide various benefits to appease Dong Xixia.
All of this is Zhao Xing's guess. Whether this is the case or not is not yet certain.
Zhao Xing laughed at himself: "I am blind!"
How could such a person be so simple if he dared to have strong enemies outside and traveled thousands of miles to come to the Song Dynasty when he just came to power?
Zhao Xing didn't think much about it before. He only thought that Dong Xiang had to come because he was in a desperate situation.
At this time, Zhao Xing suddenly realized that even in a desperate situation, being able to make such a decision is a manifestation of wisdom and courage.
"But what can you do no matter how capable you are?"
Zhao Xing smiled slightly. No matter how capable Dong Xiang was, Hehuang only had such a large territory and a small population, even Xixia could not compare with it.
Of course, there is indeed a possibility that Dong Zhan will defect to Xixia, but this possibility is very small.
As long as the Song Dynasty gave him some benefits, it would be impossible for Dong Fei to take refuge in Xixia despite the infamy.
Therefore, Zhao Xing is not very worried about this.
After pondering for a while, Zhao Xing replied a letter to Wang Shao, asking him and Gu Tingye to return to Beijing.
Dong Fei has already entered Hehuang, and Xixia is unlikely to send troops at this time. Even if it sends troops, it is impossible to destroy the Xisiluo tribe in a short time.
Calling Gu Tingye and the others back at this time will not affect the overall situation.
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In early December, it snowed heavily for several days, and the entire Bianjing city was covered in snow, giving people a unique sense of beauty.
On this day, envoys from the Liao Kingdom, Xixia Kingdom and Dali Kingdom sent to attend the Seal Debate Conference had all arrived in Bianjing.
Zhao Xing had previously issued an order to summon the world's great scholars to Beijing. The most famous scholars of the Song Dynasty had already arrived in Bianjing before the envoys from various countries arrived.
After the envoys from various countries arrived, Zhao Xing, who could not wait for a long time, held a seal debate meeting in the Daqing Hall the next day.
In the Daqing Hall, hundreds of officials from the court, envoys from various countries, and nearly a hundred great scholars gathered together.
The main hall of Nuo Da seemed crowded.
After everyone paid homage, Zhao Xinglang said: "The First Emperor of Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, and built a jade seal. This jade seal was used by subsequent dynasties, so it is also called the Chuanguo Jade Seal! However, according to legend, when the Later Tang Dynasty perished, the Chuanguo Jade Seal was He was taken along by the emperor to set himself on fire
By chance, I got a jade seal, which is very consistent with the legendary jade seal passed down to the country. Therefore, I summoned the world's great scholars to come to Beijing to argue whether this jade seal is authentic or not! ”
After Zhao Xing finished speaking, the envoys of the Liao Kingdom came out and said: "As we all know, the jade seal passed down to the country is in the hands of the Liao Dynasty. It's just that the orthodox statement about the location of the jade seal is too absurd, so the Liao Kingdom did not take it seriously and did not use it. Emperor Song Needless to say, the jade seals obtained are all fake!”
"Your envoy said that the jade seal my emperor obtained was fake and was really in the hands of the Liao Kingdom. But if that's the case, why didn't the Liao Kingdom dare to take out the jade seal and show it to others?" Han Zhang retorted.
"Didn't I just say that it's a joke for a dead object to represent orthodoxy? Since ancient times, when dynasties changed, who got the jade seal first and then launched an army to conquer the world?" said the Liao envoy.
"Yes, the jade seal has disappeared for so many years. Didn't the Song Dynasty also occupy the Central Plains? Therefore, what is the point of arguing whether the jade seal is true or false? If the jade seal can be regarded as orthodox, then the emperors of several generations before the Song Dynasty were not Are they all unorthodox?" Xixia envoy said.
Neither Liao nor Xixia wanted the Song Dynasty to really get the jade seal. But if the Song Dynasty dared to create such a big battle, it must be prepared. Even if it is not true, the Song Dynasty may take this opportunity to make the jade seal true.
Therefore, before the jade seal was produced, the envoys of Liao and Xixia had a tacit understanding to deny the meaning of the jade seal.
"The words of the two envoys are wrong. Although the imperial seal does not represent orthodoxy, it is also a symbol of our Han Dynasty. True and false naturally have meaning!" Kong Lingqiu said out of the queue.
Kong Lingqiu is the head of the contemporary Confucian family. Since he dismissed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, Confucius has been mythologized.
It is said that there will be no more aristocratic families after the Tang Dynasty. This statement is actually not true.
The Kong family is a family that has always existed.
The emperors of every dynasty would reward the Confucius family, even if it was a dynasty established by a foreign race.
There was even a situation in which the three kingdoms of Mongolia, Jin and Song each conferred a Duke Yan.
Almost all the Imperial Colleges in the past dynasties became the territory of the Confucius family.
Therefore, the Kong family's status among scholars was very high.
The envoys from Liao and Xixia this time were all Han people. Although they were loyal to Liao and Xixia, they did not dare to openly refute Kong Lingqiu's words.
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After all, they still read the books of sages, and the literati of the Liao Kingdom and Xixia still worshiped the sage Confucius.
"Kong Aiqing is right. The jade seal passed down to the country does not represent orthodoxy, but it has great symbolic significance for the Han Dynasty. That's why I called so many people to come and argue whether the jade seal is authentic or not."
Zhao Xing smiled slightly, looked at the envoys of Liao and Xia and said: "I heard that the two of them are also Han people, but they have stayed in the barbarian land for a long time and don't know the symbolic meaning of the jade seal to the Han people. It is understandable."
The envoys of Liao and Xixia looked ugly when they heard this. Zhao Xing's words were as close as scolding them for forgetting their ancestors.
After Zhao Xing finished speaking, he ignored them and looked at everyone and said, "I don't know what the jade seal looks like, so I can't tell whether it's true or not. That's why I invite you all to come here. Come, please take a look at the jade seal!"
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"Yes!"
Sanshui responded and came to Kong Lingqiu holding a tray with a wooden box containing the jade seal upside down.
Kong Lingqiu bowed to Zhao Xing, then opened the wooden box, carefully took out the jade seal and looked at it carefully.
He looked at it carefully and spent nearly a stick of incense before putting down the jade seal.
After reading it one by one, the great scholars frowned and thought hard and said nothing.
Finally, it was the turn of several envoys.
When Sanshui returned to Zhao Xing with the jade seal, before Zhao Xing could say anything, the Liao envoy bowed and said, "Song Emperor, you don't need to look closely to know that this jade seal is fake."
"What's the basis?" Zhao Xing said lightly.
"According to ancient books, the jade seal was carved from He's Bi, and there are also some records about He's Bi that it is white jade. But this square jade seal is black jade, so it cannot be true. But this square jade seal, other The aspects are exactly as recorded. It can be seen that the person who made it put a lot of effort into it. It’s a pity that the person who made it ignored such important details.” The Liao envoy said with a smile.
His last sentence was actually a mockery of Zhao Xing's fraud, but he ignored even such a simple detail.
Originally, he was worried that Zhao Xingzhen would create a jade seal that was consistent with the records in all aspects.
No one has ever seen a jade seal, so it’s really hard to tell whether it’s true or false.
(End of chapter)