Qin Mubai understood Li Ke's mood. Most likely, he thought this might be Emperor Yang's mausoleum - that was the burial place of his grandfather, how could he be allowed to be defiled by others
However, didn’t the former Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang die in Jiangdu in the south of the Yangtze River
That year, Yu Wenhuaji launched a mutiny and forced Emperor Sui Yang to hang himself. As an emperor, Yang Guang didn't even use a decent coffin after his death. His queen's relatives took down the bed planks and made a small coffin, which was secretly buried under Liuzhu Hall in Jiangdu Palace. It was not until the Tang Dynasty pacified the south of the Yangtze River that he was buried in Leitang with imperial ceremony in the fifth year of Zhenguan. This happened just a few years ago, and now it is almost universally known!
Just as Qin Mubai was pondering in confusion, Li Ke said softly: "Mubai, accompany me into the palace."
Qin Mubai was slightly startled and nodded.
Li Ke had never called himself "my king" in front of Qin Mubai before, and he called the tomb here "the palace", which shows that he was in a very solemn mood, as if he was in the imperial court to join the emperor.
Li Ke stood up straight, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the hall with his head held high. Qin Mubai followed closely and followed in.
The interior of the "hall" is very bright and silky. Everything is as formal as the Jinluan Palace. There is a red carpet under the feet, and there are soldiers and guards on the sides. Of course, it is Shi Che's doll, which is alive and well in armor.
There are also hundreds of civil and military officials in the hall, all of whom are the same Shi Che dolls. Looking at their official robes, they are indeed from the pre-Sui Dynasty.
Qin Mubai now understood what Zhao Chong's grandfather's Mingguang armor was used for - he was a military attache, and he wore this military armor to attend court!
Li Ke's steps were heavy and he moved forward slowly, looking ahead at the Jinluan Palace without blinking.
But in the Jinluan Hall, there was only a dragon chair and an imperial desk, and no one was left. The "civil and military officials" were also silent. The footsteps of the two men sounded extremely abruptly in the empty palace, shocking a lot of dust from the former Sui Dynasty.
Looking back, a hundred years later, Qin Mubai clearly felt like this at this moment. Decades have passed, and the country has been transformed by great waves, and the former emperor Yang Guang has turned into dust. But how could this situation not remind people of him
As a young man, he had outstanding martial arts and conquered the north and south to unify the world at the age of 20. In this respect, Yang Guang's martial arts was not inferior to that of Li Shimin. Later, the method of his ascension to the throne was roughly the same as that of Li Shimin - killing his brother and forcing his father. Came to usurp the throne. After ascending the throne, Yang Guang showed great ambition. He defeated the Khitan and destroyed Tuyuhun. He was worshiped by foreigners as the "Holy Khan". He opened the imperial examination and dug canals. Although he wasted his life and money, he has benefited from the influence for thousands of years. He was so successful that he conquered Korea and caused chaos in the world. ...His literary talent and temperament are as high-flying as ever. Throughout Yang Guang's life, it is full of wonderful twists and turns, and he also plays the two roles of hero and bear at the same time.
The historians of the Tang Dynasty, who had the right to speak, were more interested in smearing Yang Guang. Since even Li Yuan gave him the posthumous title of "Yang", it was difficult for these historians to do so.
Yang, who is good at home and far away from others, is called Yang, who goes out to pay homage to people far away, is called Yang, and who goes against nature and abuses the people is called Yang. It is almost the worst posthumous title. It can be said that it is a posthumous title that is highly insulting and demeaning.
With Li Yuan as the instigator, the tireless efforts of the historians of the Tang Dynasty, and the verbal and written criticisms of moral monarchs in later generations for more than a thousand years, Yang Guang became synonymous with tyrants, and he was useless.
It's true that he has been violent, but this cannot negate his success and contribution.
History has always been written by the victors, but this does not mean that the true traces of history can be destroyed. The Grand Canal, the imperial examination, and the unification of China that had been in turmoil for more than three hundred years, no one can erase these. However, there are always some holders of the right to speak, who always like to use methods to fool the people and confuse the public, and to whitewash and distort history by deceiving others.
It just so happens that such stupid tactics always work. People speak louder than words, and a lie told a thousand times will always become the truth. As a result, the real Yang Guang in history became blurred, and the tyrant Yangdi was infinitely magnified and suffered thousands of years of lashing.
-Actually, mixed gains and losses are probably the most pertinent evaluation of Yang Guang.
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For a moment, Qin Mubai and Li Ke fell into a tacit silence, as if they were listening to the songs from the former Sui Dynasty and thinking about that dusty history.
The scene in front of them made them feel like they were in the Jinluan Palace, the former Sui Dynasty palace. All the officials in the hall stood solemnly with the majesty of the soldiers, and sitting on the dragon throne was the young and ambitious emperor Yang Guang, who was full of passion and imperial aura and was directing the policies of the country...
I don't know how long it took, but Li Ke coughed lightly and said, "Mu Bai, should we look around?"
"It makes sense." Qin Mubai smiled to ease the somewhat solemn atmosphere and said, "Originally, we are here to hunt for strange things and treasures."
"Just don't destroy these relics." Li Ke said.
"Of course." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, "Just the two of us, we can just walk around and take a look, just treat it as sightseeing."
"That's fine."
Li Ke nodded and began to wander around to watch. He first looked at the earthen figures and stone figures for a while, and then at the jade pillars and dragons, but Qin Mubai found that he was always a little absent-minded - in fact, why wasn't Qin Mubai like this
The core area of the entire hall is of course the empty dragon chair - if there are any good things, they must be placed there!
It is understandable that Li Ke has scruples, because this may be Li Guang's palace, and he is understandably embarrassed to have offended his grandfather. And... as a prince, he is so eager to sit on the Dragon Throne in the Golden Palace, and there will always be a bit of "Sima Zhao" suspicion.
"Your Highness, how about we go to the Dragon Throne and have a look?" So Qin Mubai suggested.
A flash of joy flashed in Li Ke's eyes, but he just nodded casually: "That's fine."
So the two of them separated into the left and right dragon walks and stepped onto the dragon throne.
The pure gold dragon chair is guaranteed to be a fake; the imperial brocade that has not decayed at all after many years, and the inkstone and pen holder made of ink jade are all extremely precious!
Both Qin Mubai and Li Ke were dumbfounded by the styles of these objects - because these were definitely real objects, not the shoddy and shoddy products made by ambitious people!
In other words, is this really the palace of the former Sui Yang Emperor? !
After a moment, their full attention was completely attracted by something -
The agarwood box placed on the imperial desk has nine coiled dragons carved on it.
Li Ke almost held his breath and whispered: "Mubai, you said... what could that be?"
"Will you know if you open it and take a look?" Qin Mubai frowned and said carefully.
He couldn't be careless.
Because according to common sense, the box decorated with this kind of nine-pan dragon placed at this position on the imperial desk will only have one thing inside -
The Imperial Seal of the Kingdom!
"You... go and open it and take a look!" Li Ke swallowed hard and said.
"Okay." Qin Mubai nodded, stretched out his hands and held the agarwood box. Try to feel it with a little force, Shen!
It's obviously not empty.
With one side of his surprised look, Li Ke also showed a look of joy, but there was a hint of panic in the middle!
At this moment, Qin Mubai had already opened the box.
A strange light scorches the eyes, and the divine object appears!
"Really!..." The two couldn't help blurting out in unison!
Pure white jade, four inches in diameter, surrounded by five dragons, aura of majesty!
Li Ke grabbed the jade seal with trembling hands and hurriedly turned the bottom over to take a look. His eyes suddenly widened and he exclaimed in shock: "I have been ordered by heaven, and I will live forever!"
"This is the seal pen of Li Si, the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty. It can't be wrong." Li Ke's face turned a little pale and he murmured nervously, "It's really... the jade seal passed down to the country!"
The two of them exclaimed at the same time: "If this is the real imperial seal, what does His Majesty the Emperor use now?"
At the same time, they were silent. The two looked at each other in panic, speechless.
After being stunned for a long time, Li Ke carefully put the jade seal into the box, took a deep breath to calm down, and said: "It is said that after the death of the former Sui Dynasty, Empress Xiao took Emperor Yang Sun Zhengdao and fled into the northern desert with the jade seal to attach themselves to the Turks. . A few years ago, when Li Jingping destroyed the Turks, Empress Xiao came back with her seal. Before that, her father, Emperor Longyan, had no imperial seal, so he carved several seals such as "Ming Bao" and "Ding Ming Bao" to commemorate his death. |Comfort. Now, we can’t identify the authenticity of this jade seal, unless we can find proof that it is authentic!”
Qin Mubai nodded and said: "It is said that the real jade seal once had a corner broken and was repaired with gold. I seemed to have seen this just now. However, I have also seen the jade seal in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor, which is different from the one in the hand of the Emperor. The one we see now is almost identical, and it’s hard to tell whether it’s true or false.”
In fact, Qin Mubai really wanted to say that if he wanted to know the truth of the matter, wouldn't he just ask Empress Xiao? —Isn’t she currently in Li Shimin’s harem? !
But such a thing was too taboo, so Qin Mubai didn't say anything.
It's not just trivial things that are taboo. To us today, the jade seal is at best an antique and a simple symbol. In a modern world where fraud is rampant, we don’t care at all.
But the ancients didn't think so. In their view, the jade seal is a symbol of imperial power. Emperors of all dynasties regarded this seal as a talisman and regarded it as a rare treasure and an important weapon of the country. If you get it, it symbolizes your "order from heaven", while if you lose it, it means you "have run out of energy". Anyone who ascends to a great position without this seal will be ridiculed as a "white emperor", showing lack of confidence and being despised by the world. Even a wise king like Li Shimin, who has been on the throne for several years, will still be upset about not getting the real jade seal.
But at this moment, the jade seal accidentally fell into the hands of... Li Ke!
Qin Mubai can imagine how complicated Li Ke's mood was at this time. What he wants to do most now is probably to accurately confirm whether this jade seal is real or fake!
"Mubai, let's look around again to see if there are any other clues to prove the authenticity of this seal!" Li Ke said solemnly, "This is a serious matter, so we must be careful."
Qin Mubai nodded slightly: "I understand."