Chapter 9: True and False Jade Seal (I)

"This is a secret copy that Huang Dingchen wrote to me. He suspected that the imperial seal that Dorgon brought back to Shengjing was forged by Lin Danhan, and it was really in his hands." Zhu Yinglong's expression was faint, and he handed Huang Dingchen's secret copy to Sun Chengzongdao, who was standing in the lower head.

In amazement, Sun Chengzong took Huang Dingchen's secret letter and quickly browsed it: "According to Huang Dingchen's secret letter, the old minister also felt that something was strange about this."

"Old Aiqing also thinks this way?" Zhu Yinglong raised his eyes and looked at Sun Chengzong's face.

Feeling Zhu Yinglong's gaze, Sun Chengzong bowed slightly and said, "A ordinary person will only suffer from a life-threatening treasure if he gets a treasure like the Jade Seal of the Kingdom. However, Lin Danhan is an ambitious hero. Such treasures must be as precious as life. Although this time he had to exchange for a chance to breathe, he did not feel reluctant to let it go. He even gave it away without even looking at the last glance. This is a doubt."

Zhu Yinglong smiled slightly and said, "It's because he was too clear. This dead thing is a disaster for him, far less than the reality of the 100,000 taels of gold and the grassland with a radius of 500 miles."

"What the emperor said makes sense, but the authenticity of the jade seal should be between half and half. Moreover, the original jade seal has not seen its true form for thousands of years. Even if it is still in the hands of Lin Danhan, it may not be true." Sun Chengzong smiled and said, knowing that Zhu Yinglong didn't care about the jade seal, so he didn't need to think too carefully about the conversation.

"Actually, this imperial seal is just a seal to me, and at most it is just a treasure. Do I have few such treasures? Not much more, but less less. Besides, we collected this imperial seal several times in the Ming Dynasty. I have seen it all, and the shapes are similar to those recorded in ancient books. It is quite valuable for collection, and it is also considered an antique." Zhu Yinglong smiled and took it.

"What the emperor said is very much. A jade seal of the kingdom cannot be considered as the destiny of heaven. When Sun Jian of the Three Kingdoms obtained the jade seal of the imperial palace from the dry well of the palace. Although there is one of the three parts of the world, it was not destroyed by Sima Yi in the end. It can be seen that obtaining the jade seal of the kingdom may not be a good thing." Sun Chengzong said.

Zhu Yinglong took the conversation and said, "I think I, Emperor Taizu, conquered the world. When I ascended the throne and became emperor, there was no jade seal in the country. Isn't it still the true emperor, and the country lasted for more than 200 years. It can be seen that this jade seal in the country is not as magical as the legendary one, otherwise there would be no world of my Ming Dynasty!"

"The emperor is wise, but what Huang Dingchen reported is of great importance. If Huang Taiji knew that Dorgon brought back a fake seal, it would be inevitable that the war would restart, then Dorgon would be in danger." Sun Chengzong said worriedly.

"Hehe, Old Old Sun is worried too much. Even if this is a fake seal, as long as Lin Danhan does not reveal the news that he has hidden the real seal, or refuses to admit it, let Huang Taiji find out the evidence that the jade seal he sent was fake. The real and false seal has been passed down for thousands of years. Even if it is really in front of you, it may not be possible to see that what Huang Taiji wants is not the imperial seal itself, but its status." Zhu Yinglong smiled.

"What the emperor means is Huang Taiji wants to be emperor?" Sun Chengzong exclaimed.

"Does there be any other purpose?" Zhu Yinglong sneered, "Sitting north and south, facing south, the four major benevolent, two of which were gone, one died and one prisoner, and the only one old man was foolish, he only knew nodded and responded. Isn't it Huang Taiji who thought about it day and night?"

"If Huang Taiji was elected as emperor, wouldn't he have to be on par with my Ming Dynasty? His ambition was very small, and he clearly had the ambition to seize the country of my Ming Dynasty." Sun Chengzong said worriedly.

At this time, most officials in the court only thought that the Later Jin was just a small country with weak national strength, which was just a harassed borders and had a little more wealth and population, but only a few people could see Huang Taiji's thin ambitions. In recent years, the Later Jin and the Ming Dynasty were also peaceful. As the Ming army strengthened, many people gradually relaxed their vigilance, believing that although the Jin people had ambitions, they were unable to invade the Central Plains. At best, they were just mustard seed moss and could not make any big waves.

Zhu Yinglong didn't correct it. Some things need to be proved by facts. Once Huang Taiji became emperor, these people should be alert. The Jurchens' wolfish ambitions have been revealed.

"Don't worry, although Huang Taiji really wants to be emperor, it's not now, but at least one or two years." In history, Huang Taiji did not immediately become emperor after receiving the imperial seal. Instead, he landed in two years and learned about the tenth year of destiny, which was only 1636 when he ascended the throne and became emperor. He established the country's name as the Qing Dynasty and changed the reign to Chongde. It's only six years of Chongzhen and seven years of destiny, so Zhu Yinglong said this, but he didn't dare to make a promise. Huang Taiji always had to test the attitude of the Ming Dynasty. After all, the two countries are now signing a brotherly alliance, and the younger brother wants to set up a new branch to be the emperor and separate the family. It is unreasonable without the brother's nodding in agreement, although it is impossible to change the result.

Dorgon took Degele and Sony to rush back to Shengjing for five days. He called the palace gate overnight to wake up Huang Taiji who was sleeping. Huang Taiji, who had worked hard for the middle of the night, was really angry and scolding people. When he heard that Dorgon and the other three had returned, he immediately ordered the three to pass the order to Chongzheng Hall. Under the service of Zhezhe, he put on his clothes and washed them, and then rushed towards Chongzheng Hall with people excitedly.

"My brother Dorgon bowed to His Majesty Khan!" When Dorgon saw Huang Taiji appear, he followed the rules and knelt down respectfully.

Degele and Sony holding the box naturally knelt down, but one was a little reluctant, and the other was a little nervous, and his hands couldn't help but tremble. The box in his hand was not an ordinary thing, but it was the imperial seal of the destiny. Isn't such a national treasure heavy or tens of millions of pounds in his hand?

"Tenth brother, fourteenth brother, please get up quickly in Sonyqing's family!" Huang Taiji showed a smile and enthusiastically stepped forward to help Dorgon up. The brotherly loves each other is indescribable.

“All the way?”

"I'm lucky to have not humiliated my mission!"

"Okay, okay, okay!" Huang Taiji was a little excited. With the imperial seal, he could prove to the people of the world that he was the true emperor chosen by God, the master of the world. The Aisin Jueluo family will become the master of the world, and his dream of emperor will not be far away!

"Your Majesty Khan, this is the imperial seal!" Sony nervously carried the golden nanmu box containing the imperial seal.

"Hurry, open it up quickly and let me see!" Huang Taiji said impatiently.

"Report to Your Majesty, this box containing the imperial seal has nine floors, a total of nine locks, each lock is different, a total of nine keys, Weichen, Tenth Master, and Fourteenth Master each have three hands, and three people need to open it at the same time." Sony put the box on a table and said.

"Well, very good, very good, open, open!" Huang Taiji nodded and urged repeatedly.

Dorgon first stepped forward, opened the first lock, took out a box slightly smaller than the first floor box, Dege stepped forward, took out another box in the same way, and then Sony stepped forward, and so on, finally Sony opened the lock of the last box and placed the key on the table. Instead of opening the box, they retreated three feet away like Dorgon and Dege stood up.

Huang Taiji stepped forward excitedly, his hands trembled slightly, and slowly opened the last layer of the box. He saw a golden silk wrapped in a square seal, with a loose knot on it.

Carefully opened the knot, and the silk slid down on both sides in an instant. One side was as green as blue, and the warm and radiant jade seal fell into view. The dragon buttons on the back were five plates, and the light green light flowed. The sealed Huang Taiji also showed a light green glow. The only disadvantage is that a corner was damaged and supplemented with gold, which was exactly the same as the legendary one. Treasure is really a treasure!

Huang Taiji laughed at the imperial seal: "I finally got you, haha!"

Anyone who gets the national treasure of the great-level national treasure, may feel a little emotionally volatile when he gets it. What's more, this small jade seal has a symbol of destiny. This is really what he needs. With it, he can just ascend the throne to the emperor, and even its meaning is not only here.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty Khan, congratulations to Your Majesty Khan!" Dorgon and the other three said in unison.

"Okay, tenth brother, fourteenth brother, Sony, you three have made such great contributions. I will reward you well, but this imperial seal has fallen into my hands and cannot be taken out for the time being. Therefore, this reward can only be replaced by real objects. When you three make contributions to the Great Jin Kingdom in the future, I will reward you more generously. How about it?" Huang Taiji turned around, happily and said with bright eyes.

The scolding was clearly because he was afraid that he would come out again and take power, so he used such excuses to shirk it. But there was no way. Who told him to take power? Dorgon quietly pulled Dege, for fear that he could not help but speak rudely. The three of them knelt down and thanked: "My brother just went there. In fact, the most contribution should be Lord Sony. He took care of all the negotiations."

Sony was shocked, but he did not expect that Dorgon would give up most of his contributions to him, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, if the Fourteenth Master and the Tenth Master were not in charge, I would definitely not be able to complete this negotiation."

"Okay, I know everything. Let's do it. Dorgon, you have been at home for the rest of your life and your health has almost recovered. You should take the burden of Zhengbai Banner. Degele, you should be the deputy banner leader for Dorgon. I just see that you are very good at it. When fighting, father and son soldiers, you are going to fight, brothers, and you will be given a hundred taels of gold, ten pieces of silk, and thirty skins of cloth. As for Sony, I will reward you with a first-class Jingqinihafan (first-class viscount), another ten taels of gold, three pieces of silk, and ten pieces of cloth." Huang Taiji smiled slightly and gave the reward.

The three of them all shouted thanks loudly, especially Dorgon's heart was turbulent, and regaining the Zhengbai Banner was equivalent to entering the temple again. Although his Zhengbai Banner's strength was greatly damaged and he might have been ranked at the end of the Eight Banners, there was no problem. The Zhengbai Banner's next step is to take the unique elite military path, and the fewer people, the more relieved others are!
Chapter completed!