Chapter 115: Jade from the Former Dynasty

Li Qingxuan put the long sword back into the sheath, and the scabbard was also good, the ebony scabbard, inlaid with white jade, looked graceful and magnificent. "Lang Jun seems to be an ordinary fabric, a fight, and it has been damaged. There are still a few treasures on the old man's mansion, which were left by an immortal of the Heavenly Master's Mansion when he lived in the mansion in the past, and this treasure robe has not been worn yet, all of them are brand new. Li Xun instructed: "Quickly send the treasure clothes up." ”

The Taoist robe treasure is a robe worn by Taoist disciples on the outside. It can be divided into six types: coat, dero, precept clothes, magic clothes, flower clothes, and clothes. This treasure coat is the style of the gown, which is long to the legs and wrists, the sleeves are one foot four inches wide, and the sleeves are long and light cyan. This garment is of excellent texture, comparable to fine satin, extremely comfortable, and most importantly, more resistant to wear and tear.

"It is rumored that on Longhu Mountain, there is also a kind of Tianxian cave clothes, also known as the palm teaching clothes, embroidered with the sun, moon and stars, cranes and unicorns and other patterns. Li Xun said regretfully: "It's a pity that this kind of clothes, on Longhu Mountain, only the Heavenly Master in charge of the sect has to wear this clothes." Otherwise, the old man would like to see Lang Jun's appearance in the Tianxian Cave Clothes, with Lang Jun's dusty demeanor, if he is wearing the Tianxian Cave Clothes, he will definitely be like a fairy among the gods. ”

Li Qingxuan hurriedly said the award, he glanced at those treasure clothes, only to feel that the texture was excellent, and thought to himself: "Mr. Linghu changed the identity of a disciple of the Heavenly Master's Mansion for me, and now I am wearing the cyan Taoist uniform of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, could it be that I am destined to go to the Heavenly Master's Mansion to become a naturalized and be a real Taoist?"

His thoughts flashed in his heart, but he remembered that he wanted jade, and now he had accepted such a famous sword that could be called a divine weapon, and he had obtained this robe, but he didn't know how to speak. "The skin is still not thick enough!"

Li Qingxuan's heart was full of thoughts, and it was a little difficult to speak, but he still said after all: "I heard that there is a jade stone on the palace of the grandfather of the country, which is very valuable, and it is really useful in the next place... Please forgive me for being rude..."I thought that Li Xun would refuse when he heard this, but he saw that this grandfather of the country looked indifferent and was silent.

After a long time, Li Xun sighed abruptly: "Although Lang Jun and I hit it off at first sight, it was also the first time we met, and we have given a famous sword and a Taoist uniform. If I want such a treasure of the town, the relics of the ancestors, it is really difficult for me. ”

Li Qingxuan also felt that it was a little difficult for a strong man, and he said in a low voice: "This thing is of great use to me, if Grandpa Guo is willing to cut his love, he can exchange it for a lot of money." If Grandpa Guo doesn't look down on yellow and white things, he can do ten things that don't violate morality for the Guogong Mansion, and with my skills, it's not difficult to think about it. ”

Li Xun only sat on the chair, pondering silently, and after a long time, he said slowly: "My great-grandmother was born in the royal family of the former dynasty, and was given jade treasures by Emperor Wen of the former dynasty, and later my great-grandmother gave jade treasures to my great-grandfather. This thing has been passed down to me from my great-grandfather, and it is precious and not to mention him, but this is the glory of the ancestors, how can it be easily gifted?"

"This treasure has been passed down for one hundred and fifty years, and it has been passed down from generation to generation in my Wu Wangfu, and it is really a family heirloom. "If this jade is lost to the old man, how can I go to see the ancestors and ancestors?

Speaking of this, Li Xun suddenly sighed, got up, sat down again, and sighed sadly: "Well, since Lang Jun is sincere and has the same surname as the old man, this treasure will be given to you!" Listening to the first half of his words, Li Qingxuan felt that it was hopeless to seek jade, and was ready to use a golden sword instead of a jade sword to make a sword pill.

However, Li Xian's last sentence turned out to be a turn of peaks and turns, and the willows were bright. He was extremely stunned. Li Xun ordered: "Go and fetch the jade." The eight-inch master nodded slightly, placed the sword respectfully on the table, and then retreated.

"Back then, the former Emperor Wen was still the Duke of Suiguo when Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Wen worshiped the fake Huang Yue and Zuo Dacheng at that time, and the criminal administration was harsh at that time, and the people's hearts collapsed and did not return. After Emperor Wen became the prime minister, he governed leniently, streamlined and strict laws, and practiced frugality, and the hearts of all the people in the world belonged to him. ”

"In February of the first year of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty issued an edict announcing the Zen concession with the expectation of Emperor Wen. Emperor Wen three let and receive the mandate of heaven, from the prime minister's house often into the palace, the preparation of the emperor is located in the Linguang Palace, set the country name as 'Sui', change the Yuan Emperor, announced the amnesty of the world. ”

"Before Emperor Wen ascended the throne as emperor, he was given a huge Lantian jade by Zhang Linbo, the tenth generation of Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master's Mansion. Li Xun said slowly: "This Lantian jade is as big as a house, and after removing its outer layer, there is a jade stone inside. Li Qingxuan exclaimed: "Such a huge jade?"

"That's right, it's just that the jade is so huge, and the texture is quite mixed. Li Xun said: "Before Emperor Wen ascended the throne, Xiangzhou Governor Wei Chi Hui, Shao Guo Gongyu Wenxuan and others raised an army, Emperor Wen ordered people to break the huge jade, divided into countless pieces, each to create jade rings, jade pendants, bracelets and necklaces, etc., to be used as military funds, to quell the rebellion, and then in one fell swoop. ”

Li Qingxuan said regretfully: "It's a pity. Li Xun smiled: "After the founding of the country, Emperor Wen also sighed like this, if it wasn't for the urgency at that time, he would have carved this jade into a jade room, and the redundant ones in it would have made human statues to remember many heroes from the dragon." ”

Li Qingxuan asked: "In this way, this piece of the Prince's Mansion was also given by Emperor Wen at that time?" "Fei Ye!" Li Xun said: "At that time, the boulder was broken, and there was a chalcedony in it, which was of excellent texture and was extremely high-grade. This fine chalcedony was later made into the Six Seals of the Son of Heaven, and the surplus was given to the five princes and four princesses. ”

"At that time, there were nine people who were rewarded, and Emperor Yang, the father of my grandmother, was one of them. "I see. Li Qingxuan suddenly realized in his heart that among the six names given to him by Pei Gelao, including Li Xun, the Duke of Yueguo, a total of three people were from the Li Tang royal family, and the other three were obtained by chance. Fun reading little books

However, according to Pei Ge's old paper, among the three, only Li Xiang, the Duke of Yueguo, has the highest status, and the other two are either lowly officials or ordinary families, and they are no longer in their prime. After a while, the master of internal strength respectfully presented a wooden box, which seemed to be a South China Sea yellow rosewood, about one foot six inches long, and the width was the size of a palm. In the middle of the wooden box, it is tightly sealed.

Li Xun also respectfully took it and transferred it to Li Qingxuan, saying: "I want to have inherited the lineage of King Wu for many years, and I have made a good relationship. Li Qingxuan took it respectfully and said in a deep voice: "Don't forget it." ”

Li Xun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said: "The princes and princesses of the previous dynasty, each with their own family descendants, has been passed down to this day, most of them have died out, and a few have become ordinary families, surviving for a long time. ”

"The old man inherited the family, although he was the prince of the country and served as the imperial historian, he did not have much real power. The third brother Xian, who served as a Zhongshu waiter and a member of the Zhongshu Sect, held authority. The second brother Yi is a household servant and also has real power. The rest of the younger brothers are idle and do not hold real power. ”

"Over the years, Wu Wang's eldest line has not held real power, and although other branches have occasionally held real power, they can retreat from the torrent to protect themselves. The descendants of King Wu never lived together, and they were scattered in the state capitals of the Tang Dynasty, and they rarely met each other to avoid suspicion. But every move is within the eyeline of the state capitals. ”

Hearing this, Li Qingxuan slightly understood that it was precisely because everything was under the control of the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties that the elder line of King Wu did not hold real power, and although the side branch line occasionally held real power, he never coveted power, so that it could be passed down to this day, without suspicion, and still trusted by the emperor of the current dynasty.

But when he said this, could it be that he was unwilling to do this, he wanted to take real power, and he was afraid of being the son of heaven, so he used the power of cultivators? Li Xianzi could also see Li Qingxuan's thoughts, and said: "Over the years, there has been no shortage of ambitious people in the Wu Wang family, but without exception, they have all been cleaned up by the Wu Wang family. The old man wouldn't have thought so. ”

Li Qingxuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Li Xun said: "The Wu Wang family has made good connections for many years, which is another reason why it has been passed down for many years. Don't hide it from Langjun, the Wu Wang clan has twice, because of improper cleanup, was made the head of the clan by the ambitious generation, and almost perished, both of which relied on the help of the cultivators to continue the incense. ”

"Over the years, the Wu Wang clan has met a lot of cultivators, and now all the monastic sects have more or less some connections with their own family, and there are also a few disciples in my clan who have good roots and worship the Taoists. "Several generations of Shouzheng before and after Si Tiantai, as well as all the dragons and tigers today, have some slight relationship with my Wu Wang family. ”

After a pause, Li Xun raised his head and said in a deep voice: "The Wu Wang clan has a good relationship, and the gifts they have given before are not as valuable as the beautiful jade handed down from this side. "Lang Jun has the same surname as me, and he is a child of the Li family of Zhao County, I don't know if he has a harmonious relationship with Li Zhenyi in Changzhou?"

"Changzhou Li Yuanjun is a junior uncle. "Brother Zhenyi and I have a good relationship, and it is really gratifying to meet his son and nephew again today!"

"Junior Li Qingxuan visits Uncle Shi!" "Okay, okay, the old man will recognize you as a nephew!"

The jade lies quietly in the wooden box, the color is blue and white, the texture is delicate, the inner brilliance is brilliant, the surface has an oil-like luster, the appearance is moist and soft, and the inner charm is melodious. When the world's great genius Qian Qi once had a poem that said, "Sleep is better than water, a new ice is clear", which shows how outstanding the color and texture of Lantian jade is!

This jade is about one foot five long and about four fingers wide, which is enough to carve into a jade sword. This jade is the finest Lantian jade, and there are no mottled and impure flaws, it is really a priceless treasure. Li Qingxuan was inexplicably grateful in his heart, and when he walked out of the Yue Guo Mansion, he felt a little wrong.

"Uncle Li Shi seems to have had the intention to give me this ancestral jade. Li Qingxuan thought about it carefully, and there were many doubts in this, but he could know that the way Grandpa Li Xian behaved before was undoubtedly to let him know that this jade was extremely precious, and it was the heirloom of the Wu Wang family, so that he would not be ungrateful.

It is said that such heirlooms are basically placed in a hidden place, and they will not be placed easily. Since it is such a treasure secret, it stands to reason that Grandpa Li Xun should know about it, but he ordered the guard master to take it, obviously taking out this jade early, waiting to give it to him.

Thinking about it carefully, Grandpa Li Xian had never known him before, and now he took the initiative to invite him to come over, first sending a famous sword, then a few clothes, and then giving him the heirloom, and even recognizing him as a nephew, which is really a little weird.

But he could also guess that the only person who knew that he was seeking the jade sword was Pei Ge Lao, except for Cui Yuanjun. "It should be the elder of the pavilion who came forward, and I don't know how much it cost him to persuade this grandfather of the country to give me the heirloom treasure. Li Qingxuan held the wooden box in his arms, and originally wanted to go to Pei's Mansion, but stopped again.