Zhang Juzheng listened to Zhang Fan's words and was thoughtful.

Think about it carefully, what Zhang Fan said is not wrong at all, for the jade seal of all generations of emperors are regarded as treasures, the description of it is very rare, although to this day, people can still find the description of it from various classics, but many of the people who wrote those classics have actually not seen the true appearance of the jade seal at all, many people just glance at it from a very long distance, and did not see it very real; And some people have never seen the jade seal at all, but they just occasionally see some big people and listen to other people's narrations; What's more, the source of the news is hearsay, a fictitious origin, or he only knows something from the descriptions in books written by others.

After all, it has been six or seven hundred years since the last appearance of the jade seal in this era, not to mention forgetting anything, that is, one or two powerful dynasties have disappeared and are no longer mentioned by people.

And the jade seal of the country has always been sought after by people as a treasure, and it is in these hundreds of years, it has been passed on by people, and it continues to be mythologized in the legend, and now, it has long been passed on by people to become invisible, what shining golden light, revealing auspicious that can already be regarded as pediatrics, and what's more, what golden dragon seems to be swimming, surrounded by purple gas, etc., in short, such a thing that was originally only used as an imperial token, At this time, it was rumored to be an incomparably wonderful thing.

Although this is only a fantasy that people have when they have no chance to see its true face, it is also a kind of speculation about the things in the fantasy, but it is precisely this speculation that makes people further away from reality.

Zhang Fan said that he couldn't be sure that the jade seal in his hand was genuine, because to this day, there are too many rumors and all kinds of evidence about the jade seal, if you compare them one by one, there is no such thing in this world, but Zhang Fan changed his mind, he said that he also has no evidence to prove that this jade seal is a fake.

When Zhang Juzheng first heard his words, he was still a little surprised, because for the cultural ideas born on the land of the Central Plains, it has never been a proof, but there has been no contradiction, but when Zhang Juzheng calmed down the surprise in his heart and thought about it, what Zhang Fan said was not without a little truth.

Don't always think about how to find a book and observe that it's genuine, but think about how you can prove that it's not a fake, and it looks like it's just turning your mind back and not making any changes, but it's not, and in this case, there are a lot of things that have to be revisited.

Zhang Fan is actually just taking advantage of such a mentality, after all, if he really wants to prove that this thing is true, I am afraid that Gao Gong's impeachment of Zhang Fan will inevitably be sent to Longqing, after all, what Zhang Fan got, although it is crystal clear and beautiful, but it is really far from those purple and shining golden lights.

But if you want to ask them to prove that this thing is fake, then it is easy to speak, the original arguments that are extremely abstract and can only appear in the imagination will lose their effect at this time, as long as they cannot prove that the object is fake, then they can only admit that this thing is real, otherwise, it is difficult to have such an ambiguous answer as whether it is true or not.

Zhang Juzheng understood what Zhang Fan was going to say, and he was a little relieved when he thought about it in his heart, but then, he was also worried about another situation.

Counterfeiting is a very learned thing, both simple and complex, whether it is to impersonate a person, or to fake a thing, or to make up a lie, some are just random acts, and some are exhausted, want to do perfectly, but a lie is a lie after all, in addition to deception, there are also many factors that can not be determined.

Some have spent countless manpower, material and financial resources to create an illusion, that must be a huge project, and will inevitably arouse the concern of many people, and the large number of onlookers will inevitably make many people interested in it, so that the fake that has become the focus of everyone's attention is always being watched by others, so that one day, the lie will be exposed, and the illusion will be completely recognized.

If it is a trivial lie or thing, it will attract much less attention, and then the chance of being debunked or recognized is greatly reduced.

But the matter that Zhang Fan is about to appear in is different from ordinary affairs, yes, this thing is indeed a very valuable thing, but because it is too precious, it has produced an advantage.

Since the Qin Dynasty, there have been six seals of the emperor, that is, jade seals, which are "the seal of the emperor", "the seal of the emperor", "the seal of the emperor", "the seal of the son of heaven", "the seal of the son of heaven", "the seal of the letter of the son of heaven", and there is a jade seal that is not in these six parties, which is the "jade seal of the country".

Once this thing is recognized as genuine, hehe, then it will become a symbol of the ruler of the Ming Dynasty, and this symbolism is much greater than the actual meaning, and what awaits it in the future is only to be worshiped and admired by the emperors of all generations, and when that time comes, I am afraid that out of the direct descendants of the royal family, if you want to enter the army to contact it, it is almost impossible, and even, as long as this thing is recognized as true, At that time, Longqing will inevitably let Zhang Juzheng immediately start compiling a detailed etiquette canon on how to preserve it, and don't think about it, this canon must also have many behavioral rules to restrain all kinds of behaviors, and at that time, even if this jade seal is fake, no one will dare to say it.

Of course, these are all theoretically said things in the past, but for Zhang Fanlai, he didn't think much about these questions in his heart, and he didn't know what kind of confidence he came from, or if he had any conclusive evidence, he felt that this jade seal must be true.

"Yuande, since you have gone ashore, it is estimated that the news that you have arrived now has probably been transmitted back to the palace," Zhang Juzheng said, "Look, are you going to the palace with me now?"

"This ......" Hearing Zhang Juzheng's words, Zhang Fan hesitated a little, and his eyes glanced to the side unnaturally.

Zhang Juzheng was still wondering, he didn't know why Zhang Fan hesitated, after all, Long Qing must be in a hurry to summon him now, and before he came out of the early court, Long Qing had already told him that he would take him back to the palace to meet him immediately after Zhang Fan went ashore, but now Zhang Fan looked so hesitant, he couldn't help but follow Zhang Fan's gaze under curiosity, and he was relieved at this look.

"Hurry up and talk to Ling Tang, after all, after leaving home for such a long time, the family must miss you," Zhang Juzheng said, "But you also have to hurry, after all, Your Majesty and those ministers are still in the palace now, so they are waiting for you,"

"Thank you, teacher," Zhang Fan thanked Zhang Juzheng with his hand, and was about to walk over, but stopped again and said to Zhang Juzheng, "Teacher, the student has something to tell you, and I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told you,"

"Oh, what's the matter," Zhang Juzheng asked.

"When the students were in Jiangnan, they met two people, two Portuguese who came back with our merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty," Zhang Fan said of the incident.

"Grape ...... teeth," Zhang Juzheng seemed to hear such a name for the first time, and he couldn't understand it at all, "This grape still has teeth,"

"No," Zhang Fan heard Zhang Juzheng's words, and he couldn't cry or laugh a little, "Teacher, they are not grapes, they are two people, their country is called Portugal, which is what we call Francois here,"

Zhang Juzheng heard the three words "Francophone" and suddenly realized, although Portugal and the Ming Dynasty are thousands of miles apart, and the Ming Dynasty opened the sea ban, allowing private people to go to the sea to do business and trade is only a few years ago, but the exchanges between the two countries have been a hundred years ago, and the connection between the two countries is also trade, and it is the most lucrative arms trade, the Ming Dynasty now has the Fran cannon is through the original purchase from the Portuguese merchants of those imitations.

"Teacher, it just so happens that you are not the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, you can fool ...... This, coax them," Zhang Fan said to Zhang Juzheng in a small voice, "These two people are a man and a woman, the man is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, just like the teacher and the official of the Ministry of Rites, but the woman is a soldier, they actually want to use troops against India in the southwest of our Ming Dynasty, invade their territory or something, and here come to ask us for an explanation, I mean, what happens there has nothing to do with us, but we may be able to get some benefits from them and come back,"

"What do you mean......" Although Zhang Juzheng already knew what Zhang Fan meant, he didn't understand what he wanted to say.

"The Fran cannon, although we can imitate it now, there are still many problems," Zhang Fan said, "We can take this opportunity to ask them all the information about the Fran cannon, and even, maybe with your three-inch tongue, teacher, you can ask for something else,"