Chapter 245: Commanded by Heaven
Qin Mubai understood Li Ke's mood. Probably, he thought that this might be the mausoleum of Emperor Yang - that was the burial place of his grandfather, how could he allow others to defile it?
However, didn't Yang Guang, the former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, die in the Jiangnan Jiangdu?
In that year, Yu Wenhua and launched a mutiny to force Emperor Yang of Sui. As an emperor, Yang Guang didn't even use a decent coffin after his death, so his queen made a small coffin by dismantling the bed board and secretly buried it under the Liuzhu Hall in Jiangdu Palace. It was not until the Tang Dynasty pacified Jiangnan that Yu Zhenguan was buried in Leitang in the fifth year of the imperial system. This happened just a few years ago, and now almost everyone knows about it!
Just when Qin Mubai was puzzled, Li Ke said softly: "Mubai, accompany this king into the palace." β
Qin Mubai was slightly stunned and nodded.
Never, Li Ke has never called himself "this king" in front of Qin Mubai, and he called the tomb here "palace", which shows that his mood is very solemn, as if he only had it when he was in the last dynasty.
Li Ke stood straight, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the hall with his head held high. Qin Mubai followed closely and also followed.
The inside of the "hall" is very bright, and the silk is very clear. Everything is like the formal decoration of the Jinluan Palace, there is a red carpet under the feet, and there are soldiers and guards on the side, of course, it is Shi Che's puppet, and the armor is vivid.
There are also civil and military officials under the hall, all of whom are the same Shi Che dolls. Looking at their official robes, they are indeed the things of the former Sui.
Qin Mubai now understands what Zhao Chong's grandfather's Mingguang armor is used for - he is a military attachΓ©, wearing this set of military armor, to come to the court to join the king!
Li Ke's footsteps were relatively heavy, and he walked slowly, looking at the Jinluan Hall in front of him, his eyes unblinking.
However, there was only the dragon chair royal case left on the Jinluan Palace, and there was no one. The "civil and military officials" were also silent, and the footsteps of the two of them resounded extremely abruptly in this empty palace, startling a lot of dust from the former Sui.
Looking back, it was already a hundred years old, and at this moment, Qin Mubai clearly felt like this. Decades have passed, the country is easy to change, and the former emperor Yang Guang has turned into dust. But how can this situation not be reminiscent of him?
The young man was in command of the martial arts, and at the age of 20, he conquered the south and the north to unify the world, in this regard, Yang Guang's martial arts were not inferior to Li Shimin; Later, he ascended the throne in much the same form as Li Shimin - killing his brother and forcing his father, and usurping the throne. After ascending the throne, Yang Guang showed great ambition, defeated the Khitan and destroyed Tuguhun, was worshiped by foreign races and called "Holy Khan", opened the canal, although he lost his life and money, but benefited from the influence of thousands of years; The great joy of the eastward expedition to Goryeo led to chaos in the world...... His literary brilliance and temperament are as high-flying, throughout Yang Guang's life, he is not only wonderful and tortuous, but also plays the two roles of hero and bear at the same time.
The Tang Dynasty historians who have the right to speak are more smearing Yang Guang, since even Li Yuan gave him the nickname of "Yang", it is difficult for these historians to have to do so.
Yang, good internal and far-reaching courtesy, going to courtesy and far-reaching people, and abusing the people against the sky is almost the worst name, so to speak, it is a strong insulting and demeaning name.
With Li Yuan, the initiator, with the tireless efforts of the historians of the Tang Dynasty, coupled with the verbal and written criticism of the moral true monarchs for more than a thousand years in later generations, Yang Guang has become synonymous with tyrants, and he is useless.
It's good that he's been tyrannical in the past, but that doesn't take away from his success and contributions.
History has always been written by the victors, but that doesn't mean it can destroy the traces of history. The Grand Canal, the imperial examination, and the unification of China that has been turbulent for more than 300 years, no one can erase them. However, there are always some people who have the right to speak, and they always like to use the means of fooling the people to confuse the public, and whitewash and distort history by covering their ears and stealing the bell.
But this stupid trick always works. Everyone is talking about gold, and a lie told a thousand times will always become true. As a result, the real Yang Guang in history became blurred, and the tyrant Emperor Yang was infinitely magnified and was whipped for thousands of years.
- Actually, the gains and losses are mixed, which is probably the most pertinent evaluation of Yang Guang.
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For a while, Qin Mubai and Li Ke both fell into a tacit silence, as if they were listening to the song from the former Sui and thinking back on that dusty history.
The scene in front of them made them feel as if they were in the Jinluan Palace, the imperial palace of the former Sui Dynasty. The hundreds of officials under the hall are solemn and majestic, and on the dragon chair sits the emperor Yang Guang, who is young and ambitious, and has a curtain......
I don't know how long it took, Li Ke coughed lightly and said, "Mu Bai, should we take a look around?" β
"Makes sense." Qin Mubai smiled and eased the somewhat solemn atmosphere, and said, "Originally, we were here to hunt for treasures. β
"Just don't destroy these relics." Li Ke said.
"Of course." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, "Just the two of us, take a walk around and have a look, it will be regarded as sightseeing." β
"That's fine."
Li Ke nodded and began to walk around. He first looked at those clay puppets and stone figures for a while, and then looked at the jade pillar coiling dragon for a while, but Qin Mubai found that he was always a little absent-minded - in fact, Qin Mubai was not like this?
The heart of the whole hall is, of course, the empty dragon chair - if there is something good, it must be there!
It is understandable that Li Ke has scruples, because this may be Li Guang's widowed palace, and he is embarrassed to offend his grandfather, which is understandable. And...... He, a prince, is so anxious to go to the dragon chair of the Jinluan Palace, there will always be a little suspicion of "Sima Zhao".
"Your Highness, why don't we go to the Dragon Chair Throne and have a look?" So, Qin Mubai opened his mouth and proposed.
A flash of joy flashed in Li Ke's eyes, but he just nodded casually: "It's okay." β
So the two of them divided into left and right dragon paths and walked on the dragon position.
The pure gold dragon chair is like a fake package; After many years of decayed imperial brocade, the inkstone pen holder made of ink jade is not extremely noble!
These objects made Qin Mubai and Li Ke both a little dumbfounded - because these are definitely real guys, and they are not shoddy products made by ambitious people at all!
In other words, this is really the palace of the former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty?!
A moment later, all the attention of the two of them was completely attracted by one thing-
The agarwood box placed on top of the imperial case has nine coiled dragons carved on it.
Li Ke almost held his breath and said in a low voice: "Mu Bai, you say ...... What would that be? β
"Open it and see it, won't you?" Qin Mubai furrowed his brows and said cautiously.
He can't be careless.
Because according to common sense, the box placed in this position on the imperial case and decorated with this kind of nine-pan dragon will only have one thing inside-
Heirloom Imperial Seal!
"You...... You go open it and see! Li Ke swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said.
"Okay." Qin Mubai nodded, stretched out his hands and held the agarwood box. Try to feel it a little harder, Shen!
Apparently not empty.
On his side of the surprised side, Li Ke also showed a happy look, but there was a hint of panic in the middle!
At this moment, Qin Mubai had already opened the box.
The strange light is scorching, and the gods appear by themselves!
"It really is! ......" The two couldn't help blurting out in unison!
Pure white jade, four inches in radius, five dragons, a noble atmosphere!
Li Ke grabbed the jade seal with trembling hands, hurriedly turned the bottom over to take a look, suddenly widened his eyes, and exclaimed: "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity!" β
"This is the seal pen of Li Si of the Great Qin Xiangguo, it can't be wrong." Li Ke's face turned a little pale, and he muttered nervously, "Really...... Heirloom jade seal! β
The two of them exclaimed at the same time: "If this is the real heirloom jade seal, then what does His Majesty the Emperor use now?" β
At the same time, they were silent, and the two looked at each other in panic, speechless.
After being stunned for a long time, Li Ke carefully put the jade seal into the box, took a deep breath to calm down, and said: "It is reported that after the death of the former Sui, Empress Xiao took the emperor Yang Sun Zhengdao and fled into the northern desert with the jade seal to attach itself to the Turks. A few years ago, Li Jingping destroyed the Turks, Empress Xiao returned with the seal, and her father Emperor Longyan Dayue. Prior to this, my father did not have a jade seal of the country, but engraved several seals such as "Destiny Treasure" and "Destiny Treasure", and talked about self-comfort. Now, we can't tell the authenticity of this jade seal. Unless, we can find proof of its authenticity here! β
Qin Mubai nodded and said, "It is said that the real jade seal once broke a corner and was decorated with gold, I seem to have seen this just now." However, I have also seen the jade seal in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor, which is almost exactly the same as the one we see now, and it is difficult to distinguish whether it is true or false. β
In fact, Qin Mubai wanted to say that if he wanted to know the truth of the matter, wouldn't he know if he wanted to ask Queen Xiao? - Isn't she in Li Shimin's harem now?!
But such a thing is really too taboo, Qin Mubai didn't say it.
It's not just such a small thing that is taboo. The jade seal, for our current people, is at most an antique, a simple symbol. In the modern age of counterfeiting, we don't care about any of this.
But the ancients didn't think so. The jade seal, in their opinion, is a symbol of imperial power. The emperors of all dynasties have taken this seal as a symbol, and they are like treasures, and they are 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. Even a Ming monarch like Li Shimin, who has been on the throne for several years, will be haunted by not getting the real jade seal.
And at this moment, the jade seal fell on the ...... by mistake In the hands of Li Ke!
Qin Mubai can imagine how complicated Li Ke's mood was at this time. What he wants to do most now is probably to accurately confirm - this jade seal, whether it is true or false!
"Mu Bai, let's look around again, are there any other clues to prove the authenticity of this seal!" Li Ke said with a solemn expression, "This is a big matter, we must be careful and careful." β
Qin Mubai nodded lightly: "I understand." β