Chapter 207: A Corner of the Jade Seal of the Country

Li Yuanba glanced at the jade pendant that was only the size of a thumb and asked, "It's just a jade pendant, do you want to bet on a bigger object!" ”

Li Shimin was obviously stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Yuanba, you have underestimated this jade pendant!" ”

Li Yuanba pursed his lips and said, "What's this, is it just a small jade pendant?" And it's so ordinary, it's just that the edges and corners are rounded, and I haven't even carved it, so I put a hole in it and find a rope to hang it up! In my opinion, the flower spike rope is worth more than the jade pendant! ”

"Yuanba, do you know Sima Qian?" Li Shimin said.

Li Yuanba was a little unaccustomed to Li Shimin's inertial thinking, he nodded, and said: "Sima Qian, the word is long, Xiayang people, as soon as you talk about Longmen." Historian and writer of the Western Han Dynasty. He once served as Taishi Ling, and was punished by the palace for justifying the defeat of Li Ling, and later served as Zhongshu Ling, and wrote the general history of the chronicle "Taishi Gongshu". How can it be called 'the swan song of the historian, the rhyme of the separation'! ”

"The swan song of the historian, the rhyme of the separation!" Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Your comparison is very good!" I have also read the "Taishi Gongshu", which records a history of more than 3,000 years from the period of the Yellow Emperor to the early years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is indeed a great innovation in history books, and compared with the literary masterpiece "Lisao", it is not far behind! ”

"De'er, I didn't expect you to be able to make such a poem, it's really an eye-opener for me!" Li Yuancai doesn't care if you "Taishi Gongshu" or "Zhongshu Gongshu", as long as you know that these two sentences were made by his son.

That's enough to make a father happy!

"Brother Huang, what do you say Sima Qian is doing? Could it be that Sima Qian would also write a small jade pendant into the "Taishi Gongshu"? ”

Li Yuanba felt that he was amused by these words, it was just a jade pendant, what qualifications did he have to be written into the history books.

"Naturally, there will be no small jade pendant, but the larger Heshi Bi has indeed appeared!" Li Shimin stretched out his chopsticks and took a bite of braised pork, and continued:

"Taishi Gongshu. Lian Po Lin Xiangru Biography recorded an allusion about He's Bi! It is said that at the time of the Warring States period. King Zhaoxiang of Qin sent an envoy with a letter of state to Handan City to meet King Zhao Huiwen, saying that King Qin was willing to give up fifteen cities in exchange for a precious piece of 'He's Bi' collected by Handan City. I hope King Zhao agrees ......"

Li Yuanba didn't know how many times he had heard the story of returning to Zhao. So he didn't care, but wanted to start thinking about that jade pendant, what it had to do with it.

When Li Shimin finished telling the story of returning to Zhao, he found that Li Yuanba was still there in a daze, thinking that he was still pondering the story of Fang Cai, so he continued:

"Maybe you're still thinking, how did He's Bi get involved with the jade pendant? I tell you sΓΉ over time. This piece of He's bi fell into the hands of Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng, who ordered Li Si to make it into a jade seal of the country, so that it could carry the symbol of the country's power! ”

"The jade seal of the country?" Li Yuanba seemed to have thought of something, exclaimed, and said, "Brother Huang, you mean that the jade ......?"

"Not bad!"

Li Shimin nodded and said, "After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the jade seal of the country went through several twists and turns, and finally fell into the hands of the Liu royal family of the Han Dynasty. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped power. Emperor Liu Ying was only two years old, and the jade seal was in the hands of the Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan. Wang Mang ordered Wang Shun, Marquis of Anyang, to force the Queen Mother to hand over the jade seal, but the Queen Mother angrily reprimanded. When the Queen Mother threw the jade seal to the ground in anger. The jade seal was broken off a corner, and then made up for it with gold, leaving a flaw. And that corner ......"

Li Shimin laughed, smiled brightly, and said: "It is said that the missing corner of the jade was completely sunk into the floor tiles of the year, but in fact, the missing corner was picked up by a eunuch in the main hall. After a simple carving, it has been handed down to the next generation. And this jade pendant is the missing corner of the jade seal of the country! ”

"Shhh

Li Yuanba gasped. Only now did he finally understand the importance of this jade pendant.

He who says a thousand and says ten thousand, he really has to be counted. This jade pendant is also He's Bi, but it's just a part of He's Bi.

"Cut. De'er is right, it's just a jade pendant! If it's given to you, it's given to you! Li Yuan was obviously still angry in his heart, so his words were also unceremonious.

Li Shimin didn't dare to touch Li Yuan's brows at this time, so after winking at Li Yuanba twice, he immediately changed the topic: "By the way, fourth brother, you just talked about the marriage contract, do you remember when you got married?" ”

Li Yuanba hurriedly said: "For example, on the first day of the first lunar month, that is, on the first day of the next lunar month ten days later, can the marriage be consummated?" ”

Li Shimin said: "Well, the time is a little urgent. But don't worry, the people of the Six Rites Department will do it for you, and you only need to accept the management step by step. ”

Li Yuanba frowned and said, "When the courtiers get married, what does it have to do with the Ministry of Rites?" It is enough to have Bai Fu to run a qiΔ“ for his subordinates! ”

Li Shimin glanced at Li Yuan and saw that he didn't look at himself, so he said: "Yuanba, this matter is a long story!" Bai Fu should have already told you, this time it was because the Tubo and the Qinghe Cui wolf bΓ¨i were in adultery, and they actually sent half a thousand people to infiltrate Chang'an City in a frenzy, wanting to find an opportunity to assassinate Yu I! ”

"Under this imperial city, Lang Lang is good, is it possible that Cui Hao, the head of the Cui clan in Qinghe, is crazy?" Li Yuanba was dumbfounded when he heard this.

"Crazy?" Li Shimin sneered twice, shook his head and said, "Even if all the people of my Tang Dynasty are dead, he Cui Hao will definitely not go crazy!" ”

"Brother Huang, since I already knew that Qinghe Cui Shi was plotting against him, he intended to rebel! Why did you let these half a thousand people from the Cui family enter Chang'an City at the beginning? Li Yuanba asked.

Li Yuanba is right, strangling all threats in the cradle is what Li Yuanba is best at, because he is still afraid of trouble!

Li Shimin said: "I'm waiting for them to do it first, as long as they dare to do it, it will be a big crime to make trouble and punish the nine clans!" At the same time, it also gave me a reason to deal with the five surnames and seven hopes, as well as Tubo! As long as this opening is opened, it not only has a certain deterrent effect on the Fanbang barbarians around the Tang Dynasty, but also makes the Tang Dynasty court stand on the right side. ”

In public and private, what Li Shimin said is very reasonable, but in Li Yuanba's view, he ignores an important issue, that is, how to guide the people of the Qinghe Cui clan to the Wuwang Mansion!

Li Shimin seemed to see that Li Yuanba had doubts, and took the first step to say: "By the way, on the day of Yuanba's wedding, I will personally go to the Wuwang Mansion and host the wedding banquet for you!" (To be continued)