But is it really that simple? No.

The facts that Ji Kai learned from that information were not so simple at all, all of this had been planned a long time ago.

Not only the discovery process of He's Bi, but also the process of being made into a national jade seal was designed, otherwise there were so many times that He's Bi was suddenly found after he disappeared, and it was a bit legendary!

Take a look at the information recorded in history.

The king of Chu got this beautiful jade, and cherished it very much, and he was reluctant to carve it into a vessel, so he treasured it as a treasure. After more than 400 years, in order to commend the meritorious and loyal ministers, King Chuwei gave the Heshi Bi to Xiangguo Zhaoyang. When Zhaoyang led the guests to visit the Red Mountain, the jade bi was out for people to watch, but after everyone dispersed, he disappeared.

More than 50 years later, Miao Xian, a native of Zhao, bought a piece of jade at the market for 500 gold. Unexpectedly, after the identification of jade workers, this jade is the Heshi Bi that has been missing for many years. King Huiwen of Zhao heard that He's Bi appeared in Zhao State, so he took it for himself.

Why did He's Bi disappear? Someone stole it? Should I collect it myself or sell it? How could it be in the market?

Let's talk about the following account:

In the nineteenth year of the reign of King Qin (228 BC), Qin Po Zhao and his family were born. After the unification of the world, Ying Zheng called the first emperor, ordered Li Si to carve the jade seal of the country with a small seal, the front is engraved with the eight characters of "Ordered by the Heaven and Longevity Yongchang", the ring is engraved with the "Double Dragon Play Bead Pattern", and there are three sharp wavy lines (representing the sea) at the bottom, and the bilateral (the inner line is thinner, and the outer line is thicker). The meaning of the whole pattern of the jade seal is: the sun shines on the sea and the double dragon.

Legend has it that in 219 B.C., when Qin Shi Huang was touring south to Dongting Lake, the wind and waves rose suddenly, and the boat he was riding was about to be destroyed. The first emperor threw the jade seal of the country in the lake, worshiped the gods and towns, and crossed the lake safely. Eight years later, when he traveled to Huayin Pingshu Road, someone stood in the middle of the road with a jade seal and said to the first emperor's attendants: "Please return this seal to Zulong (Qin Shi Huang's name)." "I can't see anything. The jade seal of the country was restored to Qin.

As for the rest of the matter, I won't talk about it. Looking back, let's first analyze why He's Bi appeared in the Chu State.

At the beginning, after Bian He discovered Puyu, he dedicated it to King Chu Li, then to King Chu Wu, and finally King Chu Wen succeeded to the throne and offered it. Of these kings of the Chu Kingdom, only King Wu of Chu reigned for 51 years, and I don't know how long it took Bian He from the discovery of Puyu to the removal of the gemstones, but how could it have been more than 51 years?

Let's take a look at this period of time at the beginning of the strength of the Chu State, the national strength increased step by step, and later the King of Chu Zhuang became the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.

None of this is a coincidence.

Including after the Heshi Bi was given to Xiangguo Zhaoyang by King Chu Wei, it didn't take long for the Heshi Bi to disappear; later it was obtained by the King of Zhao, and when the Qin State broke through the Zhao State, he got the Heshi Bi; and then after Qin Shi Huang threw the jade seal of the country in the lake, after a few years, there was a mysterious person who returned the jade seal and disappeared.

When these are connected, it seems that there is a thread or a mastermind behind all this.

Ji Kai can explain all this now, but he won't say it, because it is estimated that no one will believe him if he says it.

Although Bian He was young, he was very ambitious, and he always had lofty ideals, dreaming that one day he could be like the ancient sages to be praised by the world forever and not disappear in the long river of history. But he is just an ordinary person, and he has no ability, so he can only secretly regret it.

Until one day, a mysterious person found Bian He, saying that he understood Bian He's mind very well, and now there was a way to realize his dream and asked him if he would like it. Although Bian He didn't quite believe what this person said, he didn't believe him somehow under the man's flickering.

Later, under the arrangement of the mysterious man, Bian He went to Chushan, and then according to the mysterious man's instructions, he found the piece of jade. According to his request, he went to find the king of Chu at that time, saying that he had seen a phoenix in Chu Mountain, and then according to the rumor that "the phoenix does not fall into the treasure land", he found this stone in the mountain, and there must be a gem in it.

The king of Chu called for a craftsman, and the craftsman saw that it was just a very ordinary stone, and as a result, Bian He, who was angry, ordered the king of Chu to dig out his kneecaps. In fact, the stone was cast by a mysterious person and turned into a very ordinary stone, and of course the craftsman could not find it.

Later, when it came to King Wu of Chu, it was the same result. It wasn't until King Chu Wen succeeded to the throne that Bian He, under the instructions of the mysterious person, made that hype, and He's Bi appeared.

You want to say that Bian He can't be so stupid, he has been deceived for more than 50 years and hasn't understood, and he can't walk on both feet, how can he live?

Of course, Bian He can't be so stupid, it's just that the mysterious person secretly gave Bian He some money, and he has been supporting him, he doesn't have to work, and he has money to marry a daughter-in-law, and it doesn't affect the birth of children and inheritance, why don't you agree to such a good thing.

Moreover, in order not to affect the plan, the mysterious man also gave Bian He an elixir that could prolong his life, so Bian He was able to live without disease and disaster for decades, and finally realized his dream.

Why did the mysterious man hand over the Heshi Bi to the king of Chu? Just look at the history at that time, the national strength of Chu in those years became stronger and stronger under the leadership of several kings, and finally led to Chu becoming the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period, and this choice was very important.

However, when King Chu Wei was confused, he actually gave such a treasure to Xiangguo, how could it be done! So when Xiangguo was on a wild trip to enjoy the treasure, he Shibi disappeared. This kind of treasure is not at all something that a courtier can have, okay?

Later, the mysterious man arranged for He's Bi to be born again, and it was in the hands of King Zhao, who was not the most powerful at that time. Why do you want to arrange it like this? You won't cherish what you get easily!

That's why there is a matter of King Qin's willingness to spend fifteen cities in exchange for He's Bi, and there is also a story that has been passed down through the ages, which has expanded the influence of He's Bi even more, and it also seems to be more and more valuable.

After the Qin State obtained the Heshi Bi, the King of Qin discovered that this jade seal seemed to have a mysterious power and kept letting him in, which frightened him. I'm a good king outside, I'm the biggest in the world, why go to a place I don't know.

But he was reluctant to give up this precious jade, so after the unification of the Seven Kingdoms, Qin Shi Huang ordered Li Si to make it into a jade seal, hoping to suppress this force with the help of huge national fortunes.

Originally, it was impossible for the craftsman to carve He's bi again, after all, it was not an ordinary jade, how could this be carved by mortals, or the mysterious person secretly cast a spell to complete the carving so smoothly. If it hadn't been for the same thing done by the mysterious person, it is estimated that there would not have been He's Bi.

Sure enough, after making the jade seal, that mysterious power never appeared again.