Chapter 313: The Jade Seal of the Country
Qin Ze has never liked wine, probably because he can't drink well, he belongs to the kind of person who gets drunk as soon as he drinks and then falls asleep.
So every time I wait until the next day, I feel sick all over. Especially in the head, there is a sense of tearing.
Of course, if you can sleep until you wake up naturally, it can still be mitigated. But it turned out that Qin Ze didn't have this blessing at all.
It was only slightly dark, and the camp became noisy. The reason is that Li Jing and Xu Shiji, two old guys, came to the camp.
Yesterday, Su Dingfang had already told them about Kang Sumi's request to surrender, who would have thought that the two old guys would be so impatient and rushed over overnight.
Just pulled Qin Ze up from the bed directly, if Qin Ze hadn't been clever and immediately sobered up, it was estimated that Li Jing would have directly splashed him with cold water.
In fact, Li Jing has a long beard and a lean body, and he really looks a little hairy. It's just a face that doesn't smile, and it makes people can't get close to it when they look at it.
On the other hand, Xu Shiji was smiling and looked much more comfortable.
Facing the two bigwigs in the army, Qin Ze was also a little crying and laughing, he couldn't imagine that these two guys would be so anxious.
However, the monkey was a little anxious, but Qin Ze had a smile on his face, and he still greeted the two of them decently.
Li Jing just snorted coldly, but Xu Shiji walked up and helped Qin Ze. patted him on the shoulder, and then said with a smile: "I have long heard of your boy's prestige, and the battle of Yan'er Mountain is even more sonic in Chang'an." I have been trapped in the Turks for more than a year and can still stand here talking and laughing with us, which is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among people. ”
Qin Ze was told by Xu Shiji's words, and immediately wanted to hurriedly excuse himself, but the words in his mouth had not yet been spoken. Listening to Li Jing on the side, he snorted coldly, looked at Qin Ze and said: "I don't know how famous the old man is, I only know that now Chang'an is saying that Qin Gongzi has descended to the Turks, isn't this time coming with the will of the Turks?" ”
This guy's emotional intelligence is a bit problematic, and Qin Ze can't laugh or cry when he says it. Fortunately, there was also Xu Shiji on the side, and he immediately interrupted Li Jing's words.
"Little Brother Qin is in exile in the Turks, and what he does is just to protect himself. Besides, if there was no little brother to give advice to the Turks, would I be able to set foot on this steppe now? ”
In fact, Li Jing also knew in his heart what Qin Ze was doing in Turkic, but this guy was born like this, and there was no way to do it.
The two guys sang with a white face and a red face, so that Qin Ze could only pretend to be grateful and thanked Xu Shiji again and again.
The two guys actually didn't come for Qin Ze at all, they came for Kang Sumi and the pseudo-Sui King.
So after greeting for a while, the two followed Qin Ze to meet Kang Sumi.
This guy has now accepted his fate, and directly got off the donkey, insisting that he was here to ask for surrender.
It's not ridiculous to ask for surrender, like Cheng Laoyou and Wei Chigong at the beginning, aren't they just asking for Li Er? He, Li Jing, is also not begging for surrender?
Li Er has always been a meritocracy, and his emphasis on talent far exceeds his conduct. Therefore, Kang Sumi's treatment in the military camp is not low at all.
The military report for him has been handed back to Chang'an, and I believe that soon Li Er's will will come down. As for Empress Xiao and the pseudo-Sui King, not to mention, their treatment is better than Kang Sumi.
Li Er's sentence "rule the world with benevolence" instantly gained the recognition of the world. Now facing the people of the previous dynasty, it is naturally courteous.
What's more, Li Jing is a person who misses the old, and when he saw Queen Xiao, he saluted directly. Fortunately, there was no one else following him, otherwise this one move would be enough for Li Jing to eat a pot.
When she was in the Sui Dynasty, Empress Xiao also took good care of Li Jing. So this etiquette should also be done, but he didn't take into account the identities of the two now. No matter how you say it, you are also a person in two dynasties, and if you are so respectful, you will inevitably be suspicious.
Although Empress Xiao has reached the year of the Mandate of Heaven, her whole body still exudes the majesty of the mother's world. And this woman is indeed good-looking, even now she looks like she has just passed the age of standing.
And even if he sat upright in the simple tent, his waist was straight, and in the face of Li Jing's salute, he raised his hand unhurriedly to let him get up.
Even saw that Yang Zhengdao, the pseudo-Sui king on the side, was a little nervous, and directly reprimanded him......
I have to say that even if Li Jing and Xu Shiji faced Queen Xiao, they unconsciously weakened by three points. Even Qin Ze, who was on the side, felt that the atmosphere was a little depressing.
But after the etiquette has passed, what needs to be said still has to be said.
Li Er has never forgotten Queen Xiao over the years, just because the other party has something in his hand that he has always wanted.
Since the first emperor unified the six countries and became the first generation of emperors, he ordered someone to engrave a piece of the jade seal of the country. The book reads: "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity." ”
Since then, this jade seal has become the exclusive property of the emperor, and the emperors of all dynasties have used it as the basis for determining the country.
When King Mang of Han usurped the throne, established a new dynasty, and sent his younger brother Shun to ask for it, the queen mother scolded: "I am old and dead, Brother Ruer, this clan is also destroyed!" ”
Then the jade seal of the country was thrown in the palace, and the jade seal was broken into a corner, and later it was inlaid with gold.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Ce used this seal to exchange 3,000 soldiers from Yuan Shu, thus laying the foundation of Sun Wu's hegemony.
This shows the importance of the jade seal to the emperor, in their opinion, only holding the jade seal of the country is the emperor who is recognized by the heavens and the world is obedient.
But when Li Er came here, when the Sui Dynasty collapsed, Empress Xiao and the pseudo-Sui King fled into the Mobei Turks with the jade seal of the heirloom country.
Since then, their Li family has been criticized by Confucian scholars. said that they were a pseudo-government that was not justified, but Li Er could only hold his breath.
Even in the end, you can only engrave a few jade seals such as "Destiny Treasure" and "Destiny Treasure", and talk about **. It can be said that the obsession with the jade seal of the country has been deeply rooted in Li Er's heart.
For him, the Li family was originally hiding from the Sui Yang family, and Li Er has always wanted to seal Zen in Mount Tai, so he must get this jade seal.
And now this jade seal is lying in Queen Xiao's arms, which is why Li Jing and Xu Shiji came overnight.
Why the two of them came, several people knew it. So after a period of greetings, Empress Xiao nodded at the pseudo-Sui King and asked him to take out the heirloom jade seal.
It's just that he didn't hand it over directly, but looked at Li Jing and Xu Shiji and said: "I, the Xiao family, have served as five generations of emperors, and all of them have disappeared with the Sui Dynasty. Now I know that there is no hope of recovering the country, so I only ask you to take pity on my mother and son, and leave a piece of tile wood to shelter from the wind and rain. ”
This requirement is naturally understandable, but where did Li Jing and Xu Shiji do the master, and they also looked at each other at the moment. After half a sound, Xu Shiji nodded resolutely and said, "The old man promises you that he will definitely protect you." ”
Who would have thought that Empress Xiao didn't pay attention to him, but looked at Qin Ze behind them.
"I want his promise." Empress Xiao stared at Qin Ze with a torch, and directly avoided Xu Shiji and Li Jing's surprised gazes.
This time, it was Li Jing and Xu Shiji's turn to frown, because no matter what they said, in terms of official positions alone, they both had more weight than Qin Ze. Besides, Qin Ze's reputation in Chang'an is not good now, so it seems that the two of them are more worthy of trust.
But why?
"Whether the host is willing to accept Empress Xiao's wish quest to be blessed, completing the wish will give you three wish points. Rejecting this quest will result in the host not being able to obtain the Jade Seal. ”
"Only three Wishpoints?" Qin Ze was stunned for a moment and asked with some puzzlement.
"The system judges the task based on its difficulty."
The system is lukewarm, in fact, the three-point wish value is already good. At least Qin Ze knew that Li Er would not kill them, and as far as Qin Ze knew, Li Er not only had no murderous intentions towards Empress Xiao, but also admired her since she was a child, so ......
Soon, Empress Xiao will be able to say to herself in the future: "She has been favored by six generations of emperors." ”
Therefore, Empress Xiao is purely blind and worried now, how does he know Li Er's attitude towards him. Therefore, these three wishes are not given to the task itself, but to the trouble that this task will bring to Qin Ze......
He had always wanted to mix it, but now it seemed that he couldn't avoid it.
Thinking of this, Qin Ze also shook his head with a wry smile, and then stepped forward and saluted to Empress Xiao respectfully: "The kid will definitely live up to the weight of the official family." ”
Empress Xiao smiled and wanted to hand the jade seal to Qin Ze, but Qin Ze dared to pick it up. This thing is the exclusive property of the emperor's family, so he is too lazy to touch it. If it is known to those civil officials who like to make trouble, it is estimated that they will start to participate in themselves again.
Seeing that Qin Ze didn't answer, Empress Xiao also smiled and took out a jade box from her body. After putting the jade seal into it, he handed the box to Qin Ze.
At the end, he laughed and scolded: "Cowardly as a mouse." ”
Qin Ze was not cowardly, but he was unwilling to take risks for this kind of thing. But now that it's in the jade box, it doesn't matter.
Li Jing's face on the side was terrifyingly cold, and even Xu Shiji looked puzzled. Qin Ze took the jade seal but didn't hand it over, Queen Xiao gave this thing to herself for the sake of asking for it.
Originally, Qin Ze didn't plan to use this to discuss, but now that he has this, he will definitely use it.
"Governor Li and Governor Xu have one more thing to ask for."
It is unreasonable for Empress Xiao to come forward in the matter of Princess Yicheng, but it would be understandable if Qin Ze came forward. After all, when Empress Xiao opened her mouth, she was harboring evil intentions, but Qin Ze's opening was at most favoritism.
Xu Shiji smiled and waved his hand, and said to Qin Ze: "If you don't mind, call me to wait for uncle." But it doesn't hurt to say anything. ”
They are all human spirits, unlike Li Jing who doesn't know how to be flexible.
Since Xu Shiji said so, Qin Ze naturally would not refuse, and immediately said: "The kid wants to ask the two uncles to let go of the two of them?" ”
"Who is it?"
Xu Shiji was stunned for a moment, and also opened his mouth to ask.
Qin Ze scratched his head and said, "It's the kid's wife and mother." ”