Chapter 426 Deification
"Since your envoy can say that the jade seal of the legendary country was made by He's Bi, he should know that He's Bi is a jade wall. Since it is a jade wall, how can a jade seal be made?" Han Zhang retorted.
"He's Bi was not a jade wall from the beginning. Maybe the jade seal was made from the remaining jade materials of He's Bi?" the Liao envoy retorted.
"Yes, no one has ever seen the jade seal, but it is recorded in ancient books and everyone knows that it was made by Heshi Bi." The Xixia envoy quickly agreed.
"Absurd, it is indeed recorded in ancient books, but it is just some rumors, how can it be taken seriously!"
Song Chen in the court retorted one after another.
They didn't know what the ceremony was for Zhao Xing to hold the seal debate meeting, but in the face of the doubts from the Liao and Xixia envoys, they could only bite the bullet and refute.
"Your Majesty!"
At this moment, Kong Lingqiu bowed and said: "There is an ancient book in my family, which records in detail the jade seal passed down to the country."
"Oh?"
Zhao Xing pretended to be surprised when he heard this: "After Kong Aiqing became a saint, the Kong family has been passed down from the Warring States Period to the present. The Kong family's ancient books on the jade seal passed down to the country are much more credible than those passed down by the people. Kong Aiqing talked about the records in the ancient books in public. , and let everyone compare it to see if this Fang Yuxi is real or fake.”
"Yes!"
Kong Lingqiu responded and said: "According to the ancient records preserved by the Kong family, after the First Emperor unified the world, he ordered people to find beautiful jade to make jade seals.
The reason why it is said that the jade seal of the country was made of He's Bi is because He's Bi was the most famous piece of jade at that time. The treasures of the Six Kingdoms entered the Qin capital, including He's Bi.
Therefore, many people speculate that the jade seal passed down to the country was made of He's jade.
The First Emperor did not deny this statement, and over time this statement became the mainstream.
However, the ancient books of the Confucius family record that the jade seal passed down to the country was made from a piece of black Hetian jade. The jade is completely black but has a shiny surface. This jade seal is of the same quality as the jade in the record. The gold inlaid jade on the jade seal and the characters of the Wei Dynasty are also consistent with the records. Therefore, I conclude that this square jade seal is authentic! ”
After Kong Lingqiu finished speaking, except for a few people in the court, everyone else looked shocked.
Because it is said that the jade seal of the country was made of He's jade, it has been widely circulated and has not been denied by all dynasties.
Kong Lingqiu said that the Kong family had records in ancient books, but no one had seen it. Who knew whether this so-called ancient book really existed?
However, the Kong family had a special status, and even the envoys of Liao and Xixia did not dare to refute it for a while.
"In this case, it seems that Fang Yuxi is indeed authentic!"
Zhao Xing's loud laughter woke up everyone who was in a daze.
"Emperor Song!"
The Xixia envoy hurriedly said: "The foreign minister does not doubt Confucius's words of offering wine, but the ancient books record that the jade seal was made by He's Bi. They are all ancient books. Who knows which record is false?"
"That's right!"
The Liao envoy agreed: "What is recorded in the ancient books of the Confucius may not be true."
"What does Kong Aiqing think of this?" Zhao Xing looked at Kong Lingqiu and asked.
"Your Majesty!" Kong Lingqiu bowed and said: "The two envoys' doubts are reasonable. In fact, it is very simple to distinguish the truth from the false."
"Although the First Emperor was a tyrant, he was able to unify the world, write with the same text, drive with the same track, and end hundreds of years of melee. His achievements cannot be erased."
"How could a man as proud as the First Emperor use jade from other countries to make the imperial seal? You know, the jade seal engraved on the imperial seal is 'Ordered by Heaven, and you will live forever'"
Not to mention the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, even Zhao Xing was stunned.
He hadn't thought about it in this direction either.
But let me ask, if he were Qin Shihuang, he would not use things from the Six Kingdoms to make the imperial seal.
What's more, Qin Shi Huang also gave this thing to Shinhwa.
As for saying it was for Huairou, Zhao Xing felt it was a bit far-fetched. You must know that Qin Shihuang captured the world with forceful means.
After unifying the world, Qin Shihuang never thought of being gentle, but moved the nobles of the six countries to Xianyang to collect the world's weapons.
There is no such thing as Huairou.
As for why it was rumored that the jade seal of the country was made by He Shibi, Qin Shihuang did not explain it, probably because he was disdainful.
After a while, everyone came back to their senses, and the great scholars all agreed with this statement.
Kong Lingqiu had no need to lie. As a direct descendant of the saint, even if Zhao Xing forced him to lie, he had the capital to refuse.
Since ancient times, the only person who dared to kill the direct descendants of the Kong family was Cao Cao.
However, Cao Cao killed Kong Rong, which led to the defeat in the Battle of Chibi.
Yes, Cao Cao's failure in the Battle of Chibi had a lot to do with his killing of Kong Rong.
At that time, some of Cao Cao's advisers were interested in the Han Dynasty, and some were also interested in Cao Cao.
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But these people have one thing in common: they all study Confucian culture.
Cao Cao's killing of Kong Rong not only sobered up those literati who were loyal to the Han Dynasty, but also chilled the hearts of those who were loyal to Cao Cao.
Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang are indeed powerful, but Cao Cao's counselors are not bad either. Could it be that no one saw such a big problem as the Battle of Chibi?
Cao Cao was not someone who couldn't listen to what others said, but he was plotted against him, resulting in his defeat in the Battle of Chibi and completely losing his chance to rule the world in his lifetime.
When it comes to people that Zhao Xing dare not touch, the Kong family is definitely one of them.
There is no way, the Kong family's golden body is too thick.
The envoys of Liao and Xixia were naturally unwilling to confirm the authenticity of the jade seal.
It's just that this is the Song Dynasty after all. How can they argue with the Song ministers and scholars in this dynasty?
"Okay!"
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter whether the envoys of Liao and Xixia agree with each other. After all, the two countries are different races. I plan to choose an auspicious day to worship the Ancestral Temple and enshrine the jade seal in the Ancestral Temple for a year."
The ancients valued filial piety, and if the jade seal was confirmed to be genuine, they would naturally inform their ancestors and worship it for a few days.
The envoys of Liao and Xixia were helpless. Zhao Xing had already said that he didn't care about the attitudes of the two countries. What else could they say?
After the seal debate meeting, Zhao Xing announced to the world the news that the jade seal passed down from the country was confirmed to be true.
The words of the Liao and Xixia envoys also spread, but no one believed them.
Not to mention that the great scholars all agree that the jade seal is authentic and that it is a direct descendant of the sage Kong. The current head of the Kong family has personally confirmed it. Who in the world dares to doubt it?
After the seal debate meeting was over, Zhao Xing chose an auspicious day to offer sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and enshrine the jade seal in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
During the sacrifice, the Supreme Emperor was also present. When the jade seal was offered, the father and son entered the main hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple together.
The Supreme Emperor knelt in front of his ancestor's memorial tablet and excitedly recounted Zhao Xing's achievements in retrieving the jade seal, which made Zhao Xing blush a little.
After the jade seal was enshrined, Zhao Xing asked Yin Hanzhang to secretly guide public opinion, so that people all over the world believed that he was destined by fate and would surely become a saint king.
Therefore, the jade seal that has been missing for many years appears.
To put it bluntly, it was to deify Zhao Xing.
But this method is very useful, otherwise why would history record that the births of the founding emperors were accompanied by visions of heaven and earth?
(End of chapter)