"Rank, do you say that Zhu Di entered Jinling, and after winning the country, why did he send people to conquer the desert and the Western Ocean seven times?" The old man wiped the foam from his mouth and said.

Yu Fei suddenly became interested, it seems that this old man's storytelling is not pure storytelling like ordinary storytelling, and there are even some secrets to be revealed.

Seeing everyone's curious eyes, the old man said proudly: "That's because Zhu Di is looking for someone!" Do you think he's looking for some stunning beauty? Wrong! Miss by a mile! What Zhu Di is looking for is a man! ”

"And this person is his nephew, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen, who was just ousted from the emperor's throne by him!" The old man said in amazement.

"Jing Blind said, I heard my grandfather say that Zhu Yunwen died of self-mutilation when the city of Ningdu was broken!" A young man, who had clearly read some history, retorted.

"You don't know." The old man said: "Zhu Yunwen did not harm himself at the beginning, but escaped along the secret passage of the Ming Palace. Otherwise, why would Zhu Di be so nervous? And why did you send the Three Treasure Eunuchs to the West seven times? Do you think he just wants to declare the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty through this, if this is the reason alone, that one time is enough, why go to sea seven times before and after. ”

"You must be puzzled that after Zhu Di first sat on the throne, his position was unstable, of course, he wanted to get rid of Zhu Yunwen quickly, but why did he have to go to great lengths to find a nephew who was no longer a threat to him, mainly because he was worried that Zhu Yunwen would drive him down as an uncle after he appeared again, because Zhu Yunwen had something terrible in his hands!"

"What's so damn?" The listeners asked curiously.

Yu Fei listened attentively, although he had read the history of the Ming Dynasty, he was not meticulous, he was not familiar with these things in the early Ming Dynasty, and he also wanted to hear what kind of story the old man would make up. Yes, he didn't believe anything the old man was saying now, thinking that it was just a story made up by a storyteller to make a living.

Probably the hundred yuan given by Yu Fei played a role, at such a critical juncture, the old man didn't ask for any more money, and faced Yu Fei, as if he wanted to treat him as a VIP customer.

"This is something extraordinary!" The old man whetted everyone's appetite and then said: "With it, you can command the world's soldiers and horses and become the princess of the world, do you think this thing is powerful?" ”

"Old Chengtou, you're bragging again." Someone immediately retorted: "If this thing is really so magical, why does Zhu Yunwen have to run?" Hurry up and take out this thing so brightly, Zhu Di still obediently dismounted and was bound, raised his hand to surrender? ”

"That's it!" Quite a few retorted.

"The reason why Zhu Yunwen wants to flee is because although he has this treasure, he has never had a chance to use it." The old man surnamed Cheng, who told the story, said, but his rebuttal inevitably seemed a little pale and weak.

After listening to Lao Chengtou's introduction, Yu Fei's heart jumped, if he guessed well, he already knew what the treasure in Lao Chengtou's mouth was.

"Old Chengtou, what kind of treasure did Zhu Yunwen take away, you said, don't sell it." The crowd urged.

Lao Cheng Tou said: "This treasure is the heirloom jade seal!" ”

Really! What Lao Chengtou said was the same as what Yu Fei thought?

According to legend, the jade seal of the country was engraved by Qin Shi Huang with the He's bib. Its square circle is four inches, on the New York hand over five dragons, the front is engraved with the eight seal characters of Li Si's book "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang", as a token of "imperial power, orthodoxy and legitimacy".

After the Qin Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties took this seal as a symbol, and they were like rare treasures, and they were also important weapons of the country. If you get it, it symbolizes that it is "ordered by the sky", and if you lose it, it shows that its "qi has been exhausted". Those who ascend to the throne without this seal are ridiculed as "white emperors", which appear to be lacking in confidence and are despised by the world. As a result, those who want to seek great treasures will compete for me, resulting in the jade seal of the country changing hands repeatedly.

In October 206 BC, Liu Bang led the peasant rebel army to Xianyangba, and Prince Ying of Qin surrendered and presented the jade seal of the country to Liu Bang. Liu Bang took good care of the jade seal, and after the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, he used it as the heirloom jade seal of the new dynasty and treasured it in Changle Palace.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped power and needed a jade seal to prove his legitimacy. Wang Zhengjun, the Empress Dowager of Han Xiaoyuan, threw the jade seal to the ground, and the jade seal was thrown off a corner. Later, although Wang Mang and others used gold to fill the missing corners, the jade seal still left flaws.

When Wang Mang fell, the jade seal of the country was on Wang Mang's body, and after the rebel army grabbed it, it was dedicated to Liu Xuan, the first emperor of the Green Forest Rebel Army. Liu Xuan was later defeated by the Red Mei Army, and the jade seal of the country once became the jade seal of Liu Penzi, the little emperor supported by the Red Mei Army. Liu Penzi later also failed and surrendered to Liu Xiu, who founded the Eastern Han Dynasty.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil. The jade seal of the country was transferred to the hands of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty several times. In 220 AD, Cao Pi forced the Han Dynasty to offer the emperor's throne to himself and established Cao Wei. The jade seal of the country naturally became the symbol of imperial power of Cao Wei. Cao Pi painted a snake to add to the foot, and sent someone to engrave the word "Great Wei by the Han Dynasty" on the shoulder of the jade seal of the country. The Three Kingdoms were unified in the Western Jin Dynasty, and the jade seal returned to the Jin Dynasty.

On January 11, 937, Shi Jingjiao led the Khitan army to Luoyang. Later Emperor Li Congke of the late Tang Dynasty carried the jade seal of the country to the Xuanwu Tower and self-harmed, and the whereabouts of the jade seal are unknown since then.

In 1293 AD, Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty, died of illness, and the emperor's grandson Timur returned to the throne by will. On the way back to Dadu, Timur presented the "Jade Seal of the Country" to the right prime minister, Zhang Jiusi. But the authenticity is yet to be examined.

It can be seen that the jade seal of the country disappeared before the Ming Dynasty.

In this case, how did the jade seal of the country get into Zhu Yunwen's hands?

"Old Chengtou, don't be blind, I've heard that the jade seal of the country disappeared in the Yuan Dynasty, how could it be in the hands of Zhu Yunwen? And why is there no record in history? A man said.

"It's all about starting from the beginning. The symbol of the orthodoxy of the jade seal of the country, so all dynasties want to have it. In the Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, he never got the jade seal of the country. In the year of Renzi, Emperor Hongwu sent Xu Da and other three generals to lead an army of 400,000 to attack Mobei in three ways. Before leaving, Zhu Hongwu repeatedly told the generals: 'Today's next family, there are still three things to be done, one is that the jade seal of the country has not been obtained in the Yuan Dynasty, the second is that Wang Baobao has not been captured, and the third is that the Yuan prince has not heard the sound and asked. 'Did you hear it, among Zhu Yuanzhang's three wishes, the jade seal of the country was ranked first. How could the generals who led the troops not understand the mind of the lord, this battle was a complete victory, and the jade seal of the country was also brought back by Xu Da. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not announce the news of getting the jade seal of the country. Lao Chengtou's story firmly attracted everyone, and even Yu Feiming knew that the credibility of this story was very low, but he still listened to it with relish.

"Old Chengtou, didn't Zhu Yuanzhang want to pass on the jade seal of the country in his heart? How can it be unfair to the world after getting it? Isn't that a contradiction? Someone questioned.

"It's not a contradiction at all. Actually, the reason is very simple. When Xu Da got back the jade seal of the country, Zhu Yuanzhang's wish had been fulfilled, and he had already sat firmly in the country, and he did not need to use the jade seal of the country to stabilize his identity. He kept the jade seal of the country secret and kept it secret, in fact, it was left to Emperor Jianwen! Because Liu Bowen had already calculated that Zhu Yuanzhang's passing on the throne to his eldest grandson from generation to generation would cause a rebellion and cause trouble to Xiao Wall.

In order to leave this seven treasures that can win by surprise to his grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang just secretly handed over the jade seal of the country to Emperor Jianwen, just to help Zhu Yunwen sit firmly in the country one day. Lao Chengtou explained, it makes sense to say this. After all, the jade seal of the country is a symbol, and the icing on the cake is certainly not as good as sending charcoal in the snow!

"That's not right again!" Someone asked again: "Since Zhu Yunwen has a national jade seal, why didn't he come out earlier?" ”

Lao Cheng Tou smiled slightly and said: "Rank, many people take the jade seal of the country very seriously, but to say a big disrespectful word, this thing is just a jade bump, with a few words engraved on it, in addition to a little symbolism, does it have any other functions?" Do you think that if you take the heirloom jade seal and shout, everything will really be fine? Are there really a lot of people who are coming to support you? Big mistake! Zhu Yunwen also saw this clearly, so he did not take out the heirloom jade seal quickly, he was waiting for the opportunity, but unfortunately, he missed the best opportunity, Zhu Di is also a wise and strategic monarch, under his governance, the balance of the world, the rule of the officials is clear, the people live and work in peace and contentment, Zhu Yunwen also slowly extinguished the idea of competing for the throne. Even regarded the jade seal of the country as an ominous thing that caused the sword soldiers, and wanted to destroy it, but fortunately, the close ministers on the left and right stopped it in time, and this treasure of the Chinese nation was preserved! Old Cheng Tou said with a sigh. His description is full of vicissitudes and remembrance, and it can't help but move people.

"Old Chengtou, this thing is as if you have seen it with your own eyes." A man coaxed.

There was a burst of laughter.

But the old man did not laugh. He banged the drum a few times.

Those who are familiar with it know that today's book is here, and they all got up and left, and the scene couldn't help but be chaotic.

However, Yu Fei didn't leave, he was very interested in what Lao Cheng Tou had just said, and wanted to wait a while to ask carefully. rs