"Is the imperial seal the Heshi Bi?"

When he heard the question from his apprentice, Professor Chen laughed angrily: "Where did you learn the antique knowledge of your kid? You still have to ask me this question, Heshi Bi and Shi Bi, that's a jade bi."

Jade Bi!?

Chen Jing opened his eyes widened when he heard this and patted his forehead suddenly. He was really stupid, or he subconsciously thought of the name Heshi Bi as a whole.

But in fact, it should be separated. He added it to commemorate Bian He who discovered it.

And putting aside this, the Heshi Bi itself is a jade bi.

As for jade bi, Chen Jing only got a piece of jade bi not long ago. Although it was from the Han Dynasty, its shape and system are not essentially different from jade bi in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Bi, auspicious jade ring.

Jade bi refers to a circular jadeware with a flat and round shape with a hole in the center. It is a ritual jade, which was used by the ancients to sacrifice and communicate with the world.

Generally speaking, the thickness of the jade bi is not less than two centimeters, while the thickness of the Han Dynasty jade bi in Chen Jing is not more than two centimeters.

This alone shows that the imperial seal should not be made of Heshi Bi as its original body.

Why?

Because in the records of Pei Songzhi's notes in the Three Kingdoms, the shape of the imperial seal is: "Four inches in square radius, five dragons on the top of the New York City".

Hua, one inch in the Xia, Qin and Han dynasties is about 2.3 centimeters today, and these four inches are equivalent to nine.2 centimeters.

Jade is not gold, it can be melted and recasted.

How can a jade bi with a flat shape with a hole in the middle and a thickness of no more than two centimeters be carved into a square shape with a size of nine centimeters?

From this point of view alone, the imperial seal should have nothing to do with the Heshi Bi.

"Did you figure it out?" Professor Chen looked at his apprentice who suddenly realized his mind and said with some amusement.

Chen Jing smiled embarrassedly, this stupidity made him embarrassed himself.

However, Professor Chen thinks it’s nothing. Sometimes people are actually like this. They are prone to be stupid on some very simple issues. When they come back to their senses, they want to slap themselves. How can they be so stupid?

"Then Master, how did the imperial seal be made?" Chen Jing asked curiously again.

I was just curious. In the future, he would definitely look for the imperial seal. It would be better to learn more about it now.

Professor Chen took a sip of tea and said slowly: "It should be made of Lantian jade in the Qin State at that time. Many historical documents have clear records about this."

Lantian jade is one of the earliest jade species developed and utilized by Hua and Xia.

"Wei Hong of the Eastern Han Dynasty recorded in "The Old Yi of Han": 'The jade came out of Lantian Mountain, and the title was written by Li Si. His text says, "I have been ordered to live in heaven and will prosper forever." It is called the National Seal."

"Shen Yue of the Southern Liang Dynasty also recorded in the "Song Book" he compiled: 'At the beginning, Emperor Gaozu entered the pass and obtained the jade seal of Qin Shihuang's Lantian'."

"There is also the Book of Jin written by Fang Xuanling of the Tang Dynasty: "There is also the jade seal of Qin Shihuang's Lantian, which is a dragon beast. In addition to the six seals, the text says, "After the order of heaven, the emperor will be long and long." Emperor Gaozu of Han wore it, and later generations called the imperial seal."

Chen Jing listened carefully to Professor Chen's careful and relaxed and accurate statements of relevant historical documents. While admiring him, he also felt that the credibility of this statement was indeed very high.

Because whether it is "The Old Literature of Han", "The Book of Song" or "The Book of Jin", they are all official historical records.

More importantly, when these historical books were written, the imperial seal had not been lost, and the authors of these books, Chen Yue, Fang Xuanling, etc., had the opportunity to see the senior officials of the imperial seal with their own eyes, so their records were very reliable.

At this time, Professor Chen said: "In addition, these records also show from the material that the imperial seal has nothing to do with the Heshi Bi."

"Xiao Chen, tell me where did the Heshi Bi find it?" Professor Chen suddenly stopped and started to take the exam to teach his apprentice.

Chen Jing had known these materials before and immediately responded: "The records in "Han Feizi: He": 'The He family of Chu got jade in the Chu Mountains."

"Yes, Heshi Bi was mined in Mount Chu, and Chu Mountain is now Jingshan in northern Hubei. Jingshan jade is very famous. In other words, Heshi Bi was mined in Jingshan, and it is likely that Jingshan jade would be Jingshan jade."

"Lantian jade and Jingshan jade are completely different, and they cannot be confused at all, so Heshi Bi is basically impossible to have anything to do with the imperial jade seal."

Chen Jing nodded and asked again: "Master, the original body of the imperial jade seal is Heshi Bi. How did this statement spread so widely?"

You should know that in the impression of most ordinary people, the imperial seal is made of Heshi Bi. In short, the legends Chen Jing heard when he was a child were like this.

Facing the desire for knowledge of his disciples, Professor Chen was still quite happy and said happily: "The saying that the imperial jade seal was made by Heshi Bi was first Cui Hao from the Northern Wei Dynasty. He once helped the Northern Wei Dynasty unify the north and was a very famous adviser at that time."

"In his book "Han Ji Yinyi", he said, 'The seal was made of Heshi Bi.', and because of Cui Hao's identity and status, his view naturally attracted the attention of later scholars, and thus was cited and recognized by many people."

"In the later Song Dynasty, there were still many works and even film and television dramas in the Ming and Qing dynasties and nowadays. Most people would not be able to study and study it. When they saw this statement in books or film and television dramas, they naturally thought it so much, and then it became more and more popular."

Professor Chen said this and shook his head: "It is said that spreading rumors will be broken and refuting them will break the legs. Celebrities in ancient times will also spread rumors. And when they spread rumors, the consequences will be even more troublesome and serious."

"In fact, I think Cui Hao's statement is untenable at all. After all, no matter in size or material, the imperial seal has nothing to do with Heshi Bi."

"Besides, Cui Hao was a man from the Northern Wei Dynasty. His life was seven hundred years apart from the Qin Dynasty. With such a long historical cycle, his words could not be authoritative evidence at all."

"Secondly, the claim that the imperial seal was made between Heshi Bi is almost non-existent in historical records. The most famous one is Cui Hao of the Northern Wei Dynasty. What he said alone is really difficult to prove it. The claim that the imperial seal was made of Lantian jade has many historical records and many people say it."

Chen Jing responded seriously: "So that's it." He really learned it today.

And just as Chen Jing and Professor Chen, the master and apprentice, were talking about the imperial seal and the Heshi Bi.
Chapter completed!