Chapter 51, the jade seal of the country
Pei Gai led 3,000 elite cavalry, left Chang'an City, galloped east along the south bank of Weishui, traveled 300 miles in two days and nights, and entered Huayin County to rest temporarily. The next morning, when Pei Xiong was about to leave, suddenly Pei Xiong came to report that Zhen had sent an envoy to Chang'an to meet the lord, and he happened to have arrived in Huayin from the east.
Pei Gai said with a smile: "This must be Zhen and his generals have gone north, so he came to report to me." "Immediately ordered the messenger to come in.
This is naturally Xue Ning of the Fenyin Hao clan, this is the first time he has seen Pei Gai, he is a little apprehensive in his heart, and he signed up with trepidation, claiming to be: "Xue Ning, Lieutenant of the First Battalion of the First Brigade of the Great Sima Zhongjun......"
Zhen attached the rank of lieutenant to Xue Ning, so he naturally wrote Chang'an immediately, and Pei Cai also knew that the Ministry of War was going through the process, and there should be no problem with approval and approval. So he waved his hand and ordered Xue Ning not to kneel and bow, saying, "Is Qing here for the matter of Pingyang?" I am about to go to Hedong to attack Pingyang with the First Brigade of the Governor, and Qing Ke will follow, and I will talk about the specific situation on the way. β
Xue Ning hurriedly said: "General Zhen has letters and gifts, and he wants the last general to submit them to the governor." β
When Pei Gai heard this, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and said in his heart that Zhen Sui was looking for someone to write a letter and report the situation, which was normal, but why did he order Xue Ning to bring a gift? Did he go out without a life, fearing that I would blame him, so he collected some treasures and presented them? It's too contemptuous of me, and it's not in line with Zhen Sui's usual behavior.
He said, "Regardless of the gifts, first present the letter to me." β
Xue Ning presented Zhen Sui's letter with both hands, Pei Xiong took it and handed it to Pei Gai, Pei Gai opened it and looked at it, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled - this word was written like a dog crawling, not the handwriting of Sima in the usual army. At a glance, even if Pei is now a high-ranking position, with a deeper mind and more stable emotions, and his joy and anger are inconvenient to invisible, he can't help but exclaim "ah" on the spot.
Guo Mo was beside him, deeply surprised, and said in his heart, Could it be that Zhen Sui has already suffered defeat? What surprised the Metropolitan so much? I haven't seen him like this since I took effect......
Pei Gai hurriedly ordered Xue Ning: "Qing can retire temporarily, but present the gift to the general." β
Xue Ning received the order, and immediately called a bunch of wooden boxes from the servants, almost filled the cases in front of Pei Gai, and then bowed and retreated. Pei Gai ordered the idle miscellaneous people to retreat, leaving only Guo Sidao, Guo Jingchun, and Pei Xiong in the hall.
Then he paid attention to the wooden boxes on the caseβthese wooden boxes were also different, the four on the left were only white wood and unpainted, and the shape was very simple, but the soldiers could see at a glance, that they were used to hold the head; The seven wooden boxes on the right are slightly smaller in size, but they are decorated with brocade and inlaid with gold and silver, all of which are extremely luxurious.
Pei Cai first ordered Pei Xiong to open all the four wooden boxes on the left, lift the heads out one by one, close the wooden boxes, and put them on the lid - because there was no room for the cases. Guo Mo looked at it fixedly, the first one, I don't know ...... The second one is a little familiar...... The third - "Isn't it Liu Canghu?!" Sure enough, he was shocked.
The four heads were arranged in a row, Pei Cai took a look, and ordered Pei Xiong to change the order, changing the one that looked like Liu Cang to the far right, and the one with the longest beard among the back three was picked out and placed in the second place. Then he pointed and said to Guo Mo: "One is Liu Can, the other is Jin Zhun, and then Jin Zhun is Jin Zhun and Jin Ming's younger brother Jin Kang and Jin Ming...... and then couldn't help but scold: "Is Zhen Sui deliberately entertaining me?" I didn't even write my name on the box! β
After Guo Sidao was shocked, he couldn't help but feel a stream of sour water gushing up from his chest - Liu Cang actually let Zhen Sui cut it? How is it that the more reckless the barbarian, the better the luck, God is not fair! Hurriedly asked, "Could it be that Zhen Sui has already entered Pingyang?" How can you cut off the heads of Liu Cang and Jin Zhun? β
Pei Cai smiled, and then handed the letter to Guo Mo: "It seems." β
The content of the letter written by Zhen Sui at the behest of Yao Yizhong is very simple, first of all, a general report of Liu Cong's death, and the accession of Liu Heng and Liu Cang to the throne - this must be made clear, I am not offering the head of the pseudo-crown prince, but an emperor...... Ahh
Immediately said that the two Liu were fighting, and the military heart was disordered, and the Jin brothers had different intentions, assassinated Liu Cang, took his head, and Qiao Tai sacrificed seven national seals from Pingyang City, wanting to vote for Liu Yao. It just so happened that I was just Ke Anyi, and when I heard the news, I went north and wanted to take the opportunity to recover the whole county of Hedong, so I intercepted and killed the Jin family on the way, captured the head and the seven seals, and specially ordered Xue Ning to submit it to the metropolitan governor......
After Guo Mo finished reading the letter, he immediately pointed out sharply: "Zhen is a lie!" β
He said that according to the letter, Liu Cang had abandoned Linfen and Jiangyi and went north to attack Pingyang, and on the way he received the news of Liu Cong's death and seven jade seals brought by Qiao Tai, and thus claimed the title of emperor in the wild. So Jin Zhun killed Liu Cang and wanted to vote for Liu Yao, he must go north, Zhen Sui has not yet entered Pingyang County, how can he intercept and kill the Jin family near Wenxi?
Guo Pu took the letter, glanced at it slightly, and speculated: "This must be the head of the Jin clan and the jade seal to go south, in order to throw themselves into Luoyang, and on the way to General Zhen to get it, the conflict between the two sides is to kill it." β
Pei Gai smiled: "Since the Jin family wants to vote for Luoyang, then seeing Zhen Sui's banner, how can there be a reason for an immediate conflict?" This must be killed knowingly. β
Guo Mo said angrily: "Zhen has no form, there is no king law in his eyes!" β
Guo Pu was on the side to help Zhen Sui say good things - because of the separation of civil and military, there was no conflict of interest between him and Zhen Sui - "Although General Zhen is suspected of killing in vain to take credit for greedy ink, he does not send people to Luoyang, but presents Ming Gong first, which shows his loyalty to Ming Gong." β
Guo Mo was right to think about it, if Zhen Sui coveted the merits and sent these four heads and seven jade seals directly to Luoyang, then I could instigate the governor of the capital and punish him for serious crimes; But now he ordered Xue Ning to dedicate things to Chang'an...... This dog head is really sensitive, I really don't have a trick with him!
Pei should order Pei Xiong to put the four heads back into the box, and he gently held a brocade box containing a jade seal, closed his eyes and meditated, and only opened his eyes for a while and asked: "What do you think, how should this matter be handled?" β
Guo Mo said: "Naturally, in the name of the Metropolitan Governor, the Son of Heaven of Chang'an should be sacrificed, and the Son of Heaven will be rewarded." β
"In the middle of the play, how do you say it?"
Guo Pu took two steps closer and said in a low voice: "Now that the Jin brothers are dead, there is no need to say that they want to surrender to Luoyang - and this statement is also a speculation of the ministers, and it may not be true. Maybe the person the Jin family wants is also the ...... of Chang'an"
When Pei Gai and Guo Mo heard this, they were both slightly stunned at first, and then they were terrified.
This possibility really can't be completely ruled out, since the Jin brothers have been cut down by Zhen Sui, they can't get up underground, or summon their souls back to ask where they want to run. If the Jin family fled south, and its destination was not Luoyang, but Chang'an, there were two possibilities: first, because Pei Gai was in charge of the Jin Dynasty and his strength was strong, the Jin family believed that it was possible to maximize the benefits by voting for Pei Gai; Second, they really wanted to instigate Pei to be honored in Guanzhong, so as to drive a wedge between Luoyang and Chang'an, and divide the Jin Kingdom into two to delay the death of Hu Han......
If that's the case, then Zhen Sui killed the Jin family, and he really killed it well, and it was a good kill! Otherwise, if they arrive in Chang'an successfully, Pei should be selfless and selfish, and Luoyang will be taboo!
The two looked at each other, but they were silent, so Guo Jingchun continued-"...... It can be as stated in General Zhen's book, but it does not mention where the Jin family wants to go, and it is necessary to vaguely intercept the location of his brother......"
Where Jin Zhun wants to run, no one knows, except for Luoyang and Chang'an, maybe he wants to return to Linfen, Jiangyi, or somewhere else, holding a jade seal, and claiming to be respected. And they may get lost or deliberately detour, Zhen Sui is also likely to send the sentry horse all the way to the north, that is, in Pingyang, and unexpectedly intercept and kill the Jin family...... I believe that the imperial court will not question too much on this kind of issue, as long as it is firmly seated and this important treasure is obtained, it is all under the leadership of Pei Dasima, and the general Zhen Sui has made meritorious contributions.
When Guo Mo heard this, his face was uncertain, but there was nothing he could do.
Pei Gai nodded slightly, and then sighed lightly: "It's a pity that I couldn't ...... Liu Cong."
Although Liu Cang has an arrogant title, he has only been a tyrant for less than a day after all, and the Jin side basically still sees him as a pseudo-crown prince; Unlike Liu Cong, the puppet emperor has been doing it for eight years, and he has also murdered Emperor Huai of Jin Sima Chi before, so the Jin side must be more interested in his head, whether it is taken alive or cut by death. If you can hang the penny pole to show the emperor's prestige and warn the world, the effect will naturally be better.
However, Pei should estimate that because Liu Cang ascended the throne in the wilderness, and the government was created in the military camp, it is inevitable that there will be a shortage of manpower, insufficient departments, and there will be a war, so he will not rest assured that the seven seals will be placed elsewhere, but will inevitably follow the same account. Therefore, the Jin family not only killed Liu Cang, but also got the jade seal, or it is better to say that in order to get the jade seal, they will kill Liu Can. As for Liu Cong's coffin, it must stop at another tent, so it is reasonable that the Jin brothers could not have the courage to break into two tents in one night and cut off two important heads.
It's a pity, I can only wait until I arrive in Pingyang, and then dig up Liu Cong's grave and cut it myself...... It's not right, if Liu Cang is dead, his army will collapse, and it is still unknown where Liu Cong's remains will be.
Pei Cai thought about it, and immediately ordered Guo Pu: "Qing can go down, and I will read the book." "Then he ordered Guo Mo to prepare the troops and horses, and when I sent out the performance, we will continue to set off. In this way, all the two Guo were blasted out, and only Pei Gai and Pei Xiong were left in the empty lobby.
Pei should close his eyes and meditate, if he still thinks that Zhen Sui is a reckless man, then the many loopholes in this letter can naturally be easily let go. But he had already noticed that Zhen Sui was coarse and careful, and he actually had a lot of flowers, so with that guy's IQ, he wouldn't have written such a bullshit text...... Unless, that guy didn't plan to hide it from himself at all, but believed that after weighing the pros and cons, he would eventually take the credit on his head.
Thinking about it like this, this barbarian is really hateful, and his heart is punishable! It's simply "don't fight for three days, go to the house and expose the tiles", as long as he is released, there will inevitably be an accident!
But his luck was really good...... Who is the traverser? Or is he really a "son of destiny", just like Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor back then? Phew, how could it be!
Pei Gai believes that "luck" is something that can't be seen or touched, and the gods and gods do exist, such as in the previous life, how could someone win the lottery in a row, and he bought it for several years, and he didn't even get a vote for the final prize? He has a friend, the couple shook the car number together, and the first period was all successful, and he himself shook the seven issues in a row, and he had to continue to queue up...... Until the crossing, you can only borrow someone else's car to drive!
Luck is actually a matter of probability, the more times you test, the closer you get to it, and in just a hundred years of life, there are few opportunities, then it is likely that someone will directly bump into it, and someone will suffer bad luck for a lifetime...... For example, there is a theoretically 1 in 6 chance on either side of the six-sided dice, but there is also a possibility that there will be no 6 for 12 consecutive hands, or 6 for 3 consecutive hands.
Zhen Sui is the number of lives that are all six in three consecutive times......
That's it, that's it, there's no point in thinking about it. Pei Cai finally pulled his thoughts back, then focused on the brocade box at hand, and finally gritted his teeth, or opened the box with the heirloom jade seal - what does this thing look like? He's so curious.
According to historical records, the jade seal of the country was passed on from Qin to Han, and Wei, Jin, Qianzhao, Houzhao, and Ran Wei were deceiving the Jin generals and offering Jiankang, and since then they have been with the Southern Dynasties until they entered the Sui. Sui died, Empress Xiao and Emperor Yang Zhengdao escaped into the Turks with the jade seal, until the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing broke the Turks in Mobei, Yang Zhengdao descended to the Tang Dynasty, and the jade seal returned to the Central Plains.
Behind the Tang Dynasty was the Later Liang and the Later Tang Dynasty, when the Later Tang Dynasty fell, the last emperor Li Congke held the seal and set himself on fire in the Xuanwu Tower, and the jade seal of the country disappeared. Song Zhezong sometimes had a farmer who claimed to have earned it when he cultivated the fields and offered it to the imperial court, although the imperial court recognized it, but the people of the time suspected that it was false. The Northern Song Dynasty perished, and although the Jin people returned to the north, they never claimed it again......
It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that the jade seal was said to have appeared on the streets of Dadu again, and it was obtained by the Yuan court - whether it was genuine or fake, no one could tell. Ming extinguished the Yuan, the jade seal was brought to Mobei by Emperor Yuan Shun, and the Ming court could not visit it all over, during which there were many times to offer the seal, which were identified as fake. The Jurchen rose, and the emperor Taiji destroyed the Mongolian Lin Dan Khan, and got the so-called "national seal" of the Yuan Dynasty, but the seal text is different, and even the imitation cannot be talked about.
All in all, most of the so-called heirloom jade seals after the Later Tang Dynasty are not true.
Therefore, Pei Gai has never seen this thing in later generations, whether it is the Forbidden City or other museums, it is impossible to have even the doubtful true heirloom jade seal for exhibition, and even what the real seal is, there are several different versions in later generations.
Pei Gai held his breath, gently opened the brocade box, took out the heirloom jade seal with both hands, and looked at it carefully. He knows the goods, whether it is jade or knife work, it is a masterpiece, and the inscription is simple, and sure enough, this thing is still genuine - even if it is not made by Qin, it should be made by the former Han Dynasty. After a slight sigh, he put it back in the box and closed the lid again.
Pei Xiong suddenly said on the side: "If the lord likes it, you don't have to go to Luoyang, stay for yourself." β
Pei Gai glanced at Pei Xiong, and said in his heart I want to too, who doesn't covet good things? But if I leave this thing, the consequences will be too serious, which is equivalent to arrogance in Chang'an and splitting the country. The enemy has not been destroyed, and the society has not been restored, how can I do such a painful and hateful thing? I'm not Yuan Highway!
smiled at the moment: "You can know whether it is right or wrong." β
Pei Xiong asked again: "What about those few?" β
Pei Gaixin said that I have no interest in those seals, the six seals of the Son of Heaven, almost every dynasty in later generations are newly engraved, and the Tang Dynasty has increased to eight - it is not the only thing, who is interested in seeing it? He immediately waved his hand: "Seal the mud, stamp my seal, and after the book is played, send it to Luoyang." β
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