"Say you're in a hurry, you're even more anxious. Wu Chen waved his hand, "In this matter, we have to see whether Qianlong really got the jade seal of the country, and whether it is really possible to lose it in the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal." Because, judging from the usual situation, it is unlikely that he will pass by the Grand Canal with the heirloom jade seal. ”

Yu Yao said, "Actually, I also understood the meaning of the inscription because Wu Chu first said that this was a clue to connect the jade seal of the country. This 'inner position' is easy to understand, it should be the queen, and this 'fixed dragon', if you don't know it in advance, you have to think about it carefully. ”

Wu Chen nodded, "Reasoning about this, you can also better judge Xie Liuzhai's clues in the Republic of China." ”

Yang Sihai smiled and said nothing, Yang Rui took a puff of cigarette, "Yes, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and I work hard to grind tofu." ”

Wu Chen heard that Yang Rui was ridiculing him with the stalk of "a hard lady grinding tofu", and he didn't care.

In fact, Qianlong's matter is indeed worth scrutinizing.

Since the late Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Congke threw himself into the raging fire with the jade seal of the country, there has been no relatively conclusive news about the jade seal of the country. Although various legends have appeared in later generations, they are difficult to believe.

And Qianlong once got the jade seal of the country, which is not even a legend.

However, in the official history, there is a record of Qianlong's identification of the fake seal.

According to the "Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty", after Huang Taiji took power, in the process of sending Dolgon to attack Chahar, Dolgon once unexpectedly obtained the "Jade Seal of the Country"; soon after Huang Taiji obtained the "Jade Seal of the Country", he took advantage of this reason to formally establish the Qing Dynasty and ascend the throne as emperor.

The record of this incident is very clear, and according to the "actual records" of subsequent generations of emperors, from Huang Taiji, to Shunzhi, to Kangxi, to Yongzheng, this "heirloom jade seal" has always existed in the palace, and there are records of use.

However, in the Qianlong period, this "heirloom jade seal" was abandoned.

Because in the eleventh year of Qianlong, Qianlong personally determined that this "heirloom jade seal" was fake.

In fact, it is not difficult to identify it as "fake" from the perspective of eyesight. These generations of emperors are not without eyesight.

The so-called "jade seal of the country" on this side is very likely that Huang Taiji planned Dolgon to perform "a good show" in order to show that he was an orthodox true dragon who was "ordered by heaven";

So why didn't Qianlong suddenly "cooperate"?

In the eleventh year of Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong decided that this side of the "heirloom jade seal" was fake, not independent, and in the past few years, he successively excluded thirty or forty fake jade seals.

Qianlong was neither a fool nor a madman, on the contrary, he was certainly smarter than ordinary people. Combined with the fact that he believed that a large number of jade seals were fake, it can be roughly inferred that he was very likely to obtain the real heirloom jade seal.

Even if you don't get the physical object, you should have got a clue, and it is a clue that is very promising and fruitful.

From the situation in the 11th year of Qianlong, we will look at the 13th year of Qianlong. In the thirteenth year of Qianlong, Qianlong took Empress Fucha out of the palace.

There are two circumstances in this: first, Qianlong "loved the Fucha Abnormally"; second, the Empress Fucha had just experienced the pain of losing her son at that time, and her health was very poor after the blow, otherwise she would not have died on the road.

Knowing that his beloved queen is not in good health, he has to take her for a long time, and some historical sources say that Qianlong wanted the queen to distract herself. However, Queen Fucha is not in a bad mood, but is sad and depressed and physically damaged, so it is useless to distract herself?

Moreover, this trip is not like a "scattered" itinerary, because Qianlong went to Konglin, and climbed Mount Tai to Dai Temple.

It is possible to conclude that no matter whether Emperor Qianlong got the jade seal or a conclusive clue in the eleventh year of Qianlong, then before leaving Beijing in the thirteenth year of Qianlong to go to Konglin and Mount Tai, he should have indeed obtained the jade seal of the country!

The reason why there was no "announcement" before was probably because he wanted to pay homage to Kong Lin and sacrifice to Daizong with the gift of the Son of Heaven, and proclaim the world very officially.

That's why I brought Queen Fucha with me. Such a grand event is not only an extremely exciting moment for Qianlong, but also for the queen.

However, not only did the result of this trip not be announced "with the whole world", but Empress Fucha also died on the road.

Now we can go back to the inscription: The dragon is in the canal!

This incident died because Qianlong lost it in the process of traveling with the heirloom jade seal!

From the point of view of the travel route, from the capital to Mount Tai, it is inevitable that the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal will intersect.

If it was really lost in the Grand Canal or along the coast, then Qianlong kept the matter of obtaining the jade seal of the country secret, and at this time, he would not "declare"!

This trip was originally a great joy, but it turned out to be a loss to his wife and a loss of his seal!

Moreover, when Qianlong was in his eighties, he engraved this "resentment" on the jade seal of the country, indicating that he has not been found for decades from loss to engraving. When you reach the age of 80, you must be completely dead.

Of course, this is just the analysis that Yu Yao and Wu Chen came up with in their discussions. There is no historical evidence to support this matter.

However, gradually, Yang Rui was also attracted by their analysis, and interjected from time to time.

"If this is true, the craftsman who carved the inscription will probably be given to death after carving. Yang Rui sighed with emotion, and then asked, "However, this jade seal should have flowed out of the Qing Palace at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the previous emperors didn't continue to search for it according to this clue?"

"It's hard to say, it's possible that I didn't find one after looking for one. In short, after Qianlong, there was no relevant news circulating. Wu Chen's words changed, "However, not long after this jade seal flowed out of the Qing Palace, was obtained by others, and finally fell into the hands of Xie Liuzhai, a small county town near the canal also spread a news. ”

Yang Rui suddenly smiled, "It's still interesting to introduce it like this!"

"The county is not directly adjacent to the canal, it is more than a hundred miles away, but there is a natural river that meets the canal, and a lake is connected downstream. This lake, on the edge of the county seat. At that time, someone dug up a giant mussel in the lake, I don't know how 'huge' it is, but when I pried open the shell of the mussel that seemed to be closed, I didn't find a pearl, but found a seven-treasure glazed box! It was inlaid with gold, silver, glass, coral, amber, clams, and agate. ”

When Wu Chen said this, he couldn't help sighing, "This matter is too bizarre, and there is no clear historical data, so it is doubtful for the time being." ”

Yang Rui muttered, "The Seven Treasures of Buddhism? Qianlong believed in Buddhism, which is well known. ”

Wu Chen continued, "However, this Qibao glazed box was fought over by many fishermen and locals, and it is said that it was broken to pieces at that time, and the scattered Qibao was robbed and sold separately. Most of them were taken away by antique dealers in the capital. ”

Yu Yao said, "Others may not think much about it, but if Xie Liuzhai knows the news, he has clues in front of him, and it is estimated that he will speculate that this Seven Treasure Glass Box may be used to pretend to be the jade seal of the country back then!"

Wu Chen nodded, "Although he was in Huhai at the time, he should have received the news, and he had also been to this county town and learned what had happened." However, the area of this lake is not small, and Xie Liuzhai may have other ideas, he has this 'major clue' secret, and he can throw bait and negotiate with the Japanese and British. ”