Chapter 8: The Seal of Emperor Shun (I)

The "National Jade Seal", also known as the "National Seal", "National Treasure", was a seal passed down by emperors of all dynasties after Qin. It was engraved by the order of Qin Shihuang. It was four inches in a radius, with five dragons on it, and the eight seal characters written by Li Si, "After receiving the order from heaven, I will live forever" on the front, as a token of "the godly authorization of the imperial power, orthodox and legality". Later, emperors of all dynasties all took this seal as a talisman, and regarded it as a treasure, which was a country's important weapon. If you get it, it symbolizes that you "received the order from heaven", and if you lose it, it shows that your "energy has been exhausted". Anyone who ascended the throne and did not have this seal will be ridiculed as a "white emperor", which seems to be insufficient and contempt by the world. This prompted those who wanted to plan a great treasure to compete with each other, resulting in the national jade seal being repeatedly changed to his master and was transferred to Chixian County, Shenzhou for more than two thousand years.

Rulers of all dynasties have vigorously promoted the acquisition of the imperial seal as "the destiny of heaven" and "a sign of auspiciousness". Since the Song Dynasty, true and false imperial seals have been discovered many times. For example, in the third year of Shaosheng in the Song Dynasty (1096 AD), Duan Yi, a native of Xianyang, said that the jade seal "green as blue, warm and lush" dug from the ground when he was repairing a house, and the jade seal with "the dragon-button-backed five plates" was "verified" by 13 officials including Hanlin scholar Cai Jing and others, and it was determined that it was the jade seal of the "true Qin-made imperial seal". However, according to later generations, this was a trick played by Cai Jing and others to deceive the emperor. In the 13th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1500 AD), Mao Zhixue of Hu County obtained the jade seal in Nihe River and presented it to Emperor Xiaozong by Xiong Yu, the governor of Shaanxi. This jade seal was hidden in the palace, but after identification, it was a fake seal.

According to legend, the real seal of the imperial seal was taken into the desert by Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty when the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Yuan Dynasty. Later, it was transferred to the Tumote tribe Bu Shitu Dajinong. Lin Danhan snatched the seal from Bu Shitu Dajinong. However, no one in the world saw the true face of the seal of the imperial seal, so he did not know whether the seal of the imperial seal was the Qin-made jade seal, or whether it was really made of Heshi Bi?

"The Ming people bullied me too much!" In the golden tent of the temporary garage of Chahar Mongolia, Lin Danhan angrily tore a piece of letter to pieces in front of a group of confidant ministers and subordinates.

"What happened? Why did the Khan get so angry?" Deokyoshi Jiwang, the leader of the four major mulberry slaughter, stood up carefully and asked.

"Dorgon did not die, but returned to Shengjing alive. The bet between us and the Ming people can only be considered a draw. Now the Ming people ask me for the food and supplies that were originally paid to us, worth 100,000 taels of gold." Lin Danhan said with a headache. Although there was such a kinship relationship, this involved the interests of the two countries. The Ming people would not be as generous as before and became stingy and stingy. There was no way. Without the protection of the Ming army, Chahar Mongolia would not be able to fight against the 100,000 troops of the Later Jin Dynasty.

The news that Dorgon did not die had already spread throughout the grassland. Those who were interested were already singing Dorgon's escape journey of nine deaths, saying that it was the reincarnation of the wolf god, protected by God, and at a critical moment, it could become a wolf, and mortals naturally could not catch it.

Regarding Dorgon's reincarnation of the wolf god, I'm afraid few people in this golden tent would believe this absurd rumor, but Dorgon was indeed a great fate and was able to return to Shengjing alive, which is really something that extraordinary people can do.

"We can't take out ten thousand taels of gold even if it's ten thousand taels!" Gar said anxiously.

"Yes, Khan, our cattle, sheep and horses are the capital for us to become stronger again, and these cannot be given. Isn't the Ming people doing this to cut off our lives? Could it be that they want to annex our Chahar Mongolia with this? "Gui Yingcha said in horror.

Almost many people in the golden tent had this idea, but no one dared to say it out. Tumote and Ordos Mongolia are now almost dead in name only. The huge Qingcheng has become the outer city of the Ming Dynasty. Elinchen has been completely undermined and is safe to be his wealthy prince. Even if he is unwilling to accept it, what can he do? He cannot give the people a rich and comfortable life now, but the Ming Dynasty can give it, which is what the people want!

In fact, it’s good to join the Ming Dynasty. At least it’s good to enjoy the cool air under the big tree. Moreover, this big tree is not as big as it is, which is also the thought of many Mongolian nobles.

"You all say that the Ming Dynasty gave us a three-month period. If we pay back the money within this period, it will not be the interest. If we exceed this time, we will have to give half a cent more interest in a day." Lin Danhan frowned. Although it was not as tight as he was, even if he gave it to him for half a year, he might not be able to raise 100,000 taels of gold to pay off his debts!

"Khan, I have some jewelry and jade here. It's worth a thousand taels of gold to sell. Khan will take it to pay off the debt." At this time, Namuzhong's voice sounded, and everyone was shocked when they heard it. It was obviously to ask everyone to cut their losses and share the national debt together! Although Namuzhong's move greatly increased his favor in Lin Danhan, he also secretly offended many people.

With Namuzhong taking the lead, Su Tai had to follow and said, "I have some here too."

"I have it here too!"

"I'm..."

After a while, I got more than 10,000 taels, but even if I add the remaining ten thousand taels in the department, where will the remaining eighty thousand taels be obtained?

The princes and nobles of various tribes of Chahar Mongolia saw that the eight major Hans had their own private money and even sold their jewelry and jade, and they were embarrassed to watch. Under the leadership of the four major Sangzai, they all raised them for a while, and they also raised more than 10,000 taels, which was only more than 30,000 taels. Including silver was converted into gold, there was at least half of the gap. Originally, Chahar Mongolia was not short of this money, but after the war of the past six months, the consumption was too great. It was almost exhausted. Otherwise, they would not have secretly made peace with the Later Jin again!

"Everyone goes back and thinks about a solution, let's disperse." Seeing this result, Lin Dan sighed and waved his hand to let the subordinates disperse themselves.

"Shank you, is there really no way?" Lao Liu Wuyunna asked worriedly.

"Hey..." Lin Danhan rubbed his temples, "It's not that there is no way, but Ben Han really doesn't want to be so cheap as Mingren!"

Su Tai was smart and could hear the implicit meaning of Lin Dan's words as soon as he heard it. The Ming court must have proposed some replacement conditions, but this condition seemed to make her husband a little embarrassed, or he was unwilling to give up, and even in front of the ministers, it was hard to say.

"Khan, did the Ming court put forward any conditions to exempt the debt of this 100,000 taels of gold?" Su Tai's eyes rolled and he asked carefully.

"You are still smart. Mingren proposed a replacement condition, but there was no explicit statement. He just gave Ben Khan some hint." Lin Danhan said with a wry smile.

"What are the conditions? Can the Khan listen to me?" Su Tai was shocked. It would be better if he had the conditions, but he was afraid that he would not have the conditions.

"It is the imperial seal you kept. The Ming people want Ben Khan to present it to Emperor Ming." Lin Danhan said, "It was not hiding the beloved concubine of his beloved concubine.

"So this is it!" Su Tai said in surprise.

"This is an ancestor's thing. No matter which Mongolian falls into the hands of the Han people, it cannot fall into the hands of the Han people. In the future, our Mongolians will still rely on him to realize the dream of the Great Yuan Empire!" Lin Danhan said with an excited face flushed. Obviously, his ambition has not yet died, and he is still dreaming of unifying Mongolia and dominating the world.

"What should we do now? If we don't give it, will the Ming court interrupt our aid to us? Once the Ming court interrupts more of our aid, the Jin people will definitely launch a large-scale attack. With our current strength, we are simply not enough to fight against the Jin people!" Su Tai said worriedly.

"There is no need to worry about this beloved concubine. The Ming court still needs us. Even if we can't afford the 100,000 taels of gold, they will still help us. The Ming court needs the power of the Khan to restrain the Jin people from moving westward. But if this continues, our Chahar Mongolia will sooner or later be annexed by the Ming court and become a clan among the Ming people!" Lin Danhan was worried about this. He always did not want to get rid of the infiltration and influence of the Ming court on the Chahar Mongolia. If he carried such a huge and heavy debt burden, it would be even more difficult to get rid of the Ming court in the future. The Ming court had some ways to turn him into a Mongolian Khan.

Because of Su Tai's intelligence and beauty, although Namu Zhong ranks first among the eight great masters, her influence on Lin Danhan is still slightly inferior. Fortunately, she just gave birth to a little prince for Lin Danhan. Her status has become stable and her confidence has become stronger. In terms of blood source, the Jurchens of the Later Jin Dynasty are much closer to Mongolia than Han people. Namu Zhong is a typical relative of the Later Jin Dynasty. The reason is very simple. Her surname is Borjijit, a woman from Korqin Mongolia. The intimate relationship between the Korqin Mongolia and the Aixin Jueluo family in the Later Jin Dynasty is well known to everyone. Namu Zhong Lai

From Korqin Mongolia, he naturally loved his tribe in his heart. The eldest son of Su Tai, who gave birth to Lin Dankhan, married the princess of the Ming Dynasty. Once Chahar Mongolia turned to the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely not suffer any grievances with the relationship between the brother-in-law of the Ming Dynasty. Even if he was his mother and son, he might not have a good life. On the contrary, if Chahar Mongolia turned to the Later Jin Dynasty, he would use his own relationship and the power of his mother's family and the Jin people to squeeze Ezhe out. It is unknown whether his son is the Khan King. For his son and for his lower body, Namuzhong's choice will not be so difficult to explain.

"Khan, the ambition of Huang Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty to be emperor for a long time. I believe this imperial seal is more important to him. Why don't Dahan talk about the conditions with Huang Taiji?" Namuzhong was not too stupid, otherwise he would not have been firmly sitting in the head of the Eight Great Hans for so long.

"What do you mean by beloved concubine?" Lin Danhan's eyes lit up, and his mind was chaotic. Finally, he caught a little bit of key, and then showed a hint of surprise.

"To this day, Khan believes that this imperial seal can still be preserved?" Namuzhong reminded.

Lin Danhan is not a fool, but he is a little too obsessed with the imperial seal, so he is trapped in a cocoon. Now that he is awakened by Namu Zhong, he naturally understands that if he has no strength, he has put a tight spell on himself. It would be fine if he can keep this secret. Now the secret is no longer a secret. If this thing that does not match his strength is a disaster. It would be better to send it out as soon as possible in exchange for some practical benefits!

"Thank you, my beloved, for reminding me, so that I can suddenly understand!" Lin Dan had a suggestion in his heart, so naturally all his worries were thrown out of the sky.

Namuzhong was even more happy and even glanced at Su Tai with a provocative look. However, Su Tai smiled and seemed to not take Namuzhong's provocative look into his eyes.

In fact, Su Tai doesn't want to live a life that is controlled by others. She is also a smart woman. Everything about her husband is everything. Even if all this may be what she doesn't want, she has to face it calmly.
Chapter completed!