Volume of Changning Kingdom: Section 38 Jianwen Lost Track (3)
"I actually used a compound character that is not included in the posthumous title. I think all the ancestors and emperors had a great obsession with restoring the Ming Dynasty clan." Huang Shidong sighed. Then he looked down. The tablets of the emperors below returned to the normal naming rules of temple names.
:
"Anzong of the Ming Dynasty..."
"Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty..."
"The Ming Dynasty established the sect..."
It's just that the posthumous names became shorter and shorter from this tablet to the tablet of Zhu Shunshen's father, Emperor Kangzong of the Ming Dynasty, where the posthumous names were shortened to only five. The posthumous names used became more and more careless and random.
"My father also said back then not to add a posthumous title to him, but Uncle Huang insisted and added it anyway. However, Brother Dong, my eldest brother and I have discussed it. If we leave, we really don't want to set up another memorial tablet and add a posthumous title to us.
, I can’t afford it, and there is no need.” Zhu Shunshen said.
After Zhu Shunshen worshiped, under his guidance, everyone worked together to take out a large wooden box on the east side. The lock on the wooden box had long been rusted. The wooden box itself was well preserved because it was made of fine Nanyang hardwood.
Zhu Shunshen opened the wooden box, searched it, and took out a package of items.
"Commander, please look..." Zhu Shunshen carefully opened the layers of silk. After years of waves, the silk faded from golden to yellow-gray like a rag, and was covered with large and small holes. A little.
If they don't leave a sound, they will break into pieces. They carefully unfolded the silk cloth, and two four-centimeter-square white jade seals were displayed in front of everyone. They were engraved with auspicious animal seals. Without the dazzling brilliance of national treasures, these two stunning statues
At this moment, the treasure lay quietly in the gray silk cloth without making a sound, letting the years pass by it.
"Why is it so small?" Cui Yunhong asked in confusion. The national seals he had seen in the TV series were all huge and eye-catching, and the statue of the Inuri beast on the seal was as complex and huge as the Baroque style. But the seal in front of him was really too big.
Be "approachable".
"It's really like this. In fact, the original size of seals is not too big. Maybe it's because Lao Zhu was born in poverty." Wu Tingwei saw the twenty-four seals of the later emperors of the Ming Dynasty in the Palace Museum, and they were indeed the same.
The ordinary appearance, regardless of material or size, is completely different from the gorgeous, exaggerated and magnificent royal seals of the later Qing Dynasty.
The seal inscriptions on the seal read "The Emperor's Treasure from Heaven" and "The Emperor's Treasure from His Kiss" - two of Zhu Yuanzhang's seventeen seals - used respectively to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth and to reward the royal family named Zhu.
"This is very strong evidence!" Wu Tingwei looked at the two jade seals excitedly. Although he could not confirm the authenticity yet, at this moment he believed that he had found the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen and solved the biggest historical unsolved case in the entire Ming Dynasty!
"Are there other relics?!" Wu Tingwei thought that there were also the missing Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's Xinbao (used for issuing imperial edicts to vassals, princes, important ministers and troops and generals), and the imperial edict treasure (for officials above the fifth rank).
What about the three important jade seals (used for issuing edicts) and the Treasure of Edict (used for issuing edicts to officials below the sixth rank).?
Zhu Shunshen looked at Wu Tingwei a little strangely, why was he, an Australian, more excited than himself? He carefully took out a wooden box from a wooden box next to him.
The wooden box was made of fine materials and was wrapped in yellow silk. However, it didn't look old. It was only twenty or thirty years old at most. When I opened the wooden box, there was a scroll that had changed color.
Unrolling the scroll on the table revealed an edict.
"I am the great heir, with a pure heart and respect for myself, light punishments and reduced taxes, similar rewards and punishments, lenient sentences and sparing prisons, and a long term of service. All the surnames will be happy to obey, and all living beings will be happy. However, all the vassal kings have heavy troops in their hands, and they are paid tens of thousands of stones every year. The government set up government offices, and was arrogant and lawless. Especially when King Yan was in the country, he had a disobedient heart. Taizu wanted to follow Wen Jing's method of extending favor and cutting down vassals. I followed the ancestor's wish to maintain the country. King Yan raised troops to calm the country. I miss my uncle and nephew. I often wanted to teach people about my feelings and ethics, but after the Jinchuan gate was broken, I encountered a great disaster. I traveled overseas, resenting the country's subjugation, and had no face to live here. This time I returned to the Central Plains. The crown prince Zhu Wenkui inherited the throne and guarded the country. You are not allowed to return to Bo Ni without permission."
"What does this mean? Zhu Yunwen returned to the Central Plains again?" After reading the edict, Wu Tingwei did not come back to his senses for a long time.
"The edict does indeed say so, chief..." It was also the first time that Huang Shidong knew that Emperor Jianwen Gao had returned. As for Zhu Shunshen, he had never read this edict before, and his father had never told him about his ancestor. , as if I listened to an interesting story as an outsider today.
Wu Tingwei and Cui Yunhong were dumbfounded. They were able to solve the mystery of Emperor Jianwen's whereabouts, but he returned to the Central Plains again, and the clues were broken again... It seems that the emperor's trustworthy seals, the imperial seal treasure, and the fate treasure are these important jade seals. Zhu Yunwen was also taken back, and the prince Zhu Wenkui who stayed in Bo Ni took the Emperor's Treasure of Fengtian and the Emperor's Treasure of Kiss, which were of no use at the moment.
Even so, the edict and jade seal in front of him still have great historical data and cultural relic value. Wu Tingwei really wanted to say that we wanted to take these things away. But his shame kept him from speaking after several attempts.
Opening your mouth to ask for a treasure passed down from your ancestors, but not being able to offer anything better in exchange, what is the difference between this and a robber?
Not to mention life-saving grace, Wu Tingwei knew very well that if he wanted to take these things away, the Zhu family and Huang family would have to get at least a commitment from the Senate before they would agree. The problem is that the Senate would not give any commitment.
It's better not to do this difficult thing.
"These things are of great historical significance!" Wu Tingwei said, with a greedy look in his eyes.
Cui Yunhong said: "This thing actually only has historical significance. Regardless of the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, you have solved half of a historical puzzle."
This sentence reminded Wu Tingwei that no matter how exciting everything in front of him was, it only had "historical significance" to the Senate and had no "political significance".
He originally planned to let Zhu Shunshen return to Lingao with these important relics and report his important discoveries to the Senate. But what happened after that? The Senate had already denied the legal system of the Ming Dynasty, and he happily went back with a "descendant of Jianwen" , how to arrange it? What kind of result do you want to get? By then Zhu Shunshen will not rely on anyone, and I am afraid that some elders will question him about Wu Tingwei's "impure motives".
Thinking of this, his heated thoughts calmed down. Taking Zhu Shunshen back was not a good choice. He would get nothing by going to Lingao, and he might even be involved in some kind of whirlpool. He had no idea about this. I'm afraid it will only be a disaster for the ambitious Nanyang boy - it would be better for him to stay here.
"These are very important relics with great 'historical value'... Well," Wu Tingwei reluctantly put down the edict in his hand, "we must preserve them well. One day they can be returned to their homeland."
The group stayed in the cave for a long time and saw various relics left behind. Then they walked out of the Zhu family's ancestral land with regret and excitement. They found that there had been a heavy rain outside the cave. However, they felt nothing inside the cave.
There is none, and there is no water even from the entrance of the cave - it can be seen that the drainage here is smooth and the ventilation effect is very good. Therefore, these objects can be preserved intact for more than two hundred years.
"I hope they will remain intact when we unify the country." Wu Tingwei said secretly.
As soon as she came out of the cave, Anna screamed and slipped directly from the cave entrance, falling hard. Cui Yongfang hurriedly reached out to help: "Are you okay!?"
Anna jumped up from the ground briskly and patted the dirt on her body: "It's okay, it's okay, I didn't notice there was water under my feet..."
Zhu Shunshen, who was walking behind, saw something shining on the ground. When he picked it up, it turned out to be a hairpin. It seemed that Anna had dropped it, and when he was about to send it over, Huang Shidong snatched it away.
Zhu Shunshen was surprised because Huang Shidong always treated him with respectful words and had never behaved in such a rude manner.
"Brother Dong, you..."
Huang Shidong turned a deaf ear and looked at the hairpin in his hand carefully. Suddenly his expression changed and he took a few steps to catch up.
"Anna, is this the hairpin you lost?"
Anna quickly touched her head with her hands and exclaimed in shock: "Oh, it really must have fallen! Thank you for picking it up..." As she said this, she hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe the muddy water on the hairpin.
Huang Shidong caught a glimpse of the unique pattern on Anna's handkerchief. His face became extremely solemn, and he suddenly asked:
"Anna, can you let me see your handkerchief again?"
This question seemed very abrupt. A handkerchief is a woman's personal belongings, and asking a strange man to openly ask for it is almost teasing.
"Brother Dong, what's wrong with you? Why do you suddenly want to see Miss Anna's handkerchief..." Zhu Shunshen hurriedly came up to smooth things over.
Huang Shidong had a serious expression on his face. Although Anna felt a little embarrassed, she did not grow up in a Chinese society after all, so she handed him the handkerchief immediately.
Huang Shidong took the handkerchief, turned it over several times, and asked, "May I ask, girl, how did you get this handkerchief and hairpin?"
"The hairpin was given to me by my mother. The handkerchief was embroidered by my mother in the past..."
Huang Shidong's face was unpredictable, sad and happy, and everyone looked strange. After a while, they heard him ask again: "So your mother gave you the handkerchief and hairpin... your mother should be Chinese."
Anna nodded vigorously: "Yes, my mother is indeed Chinese."
"Do you know your mother's name?"
"She never told me..."
The expression on Huang Shidong's face became more and more complicated. He said slowly: "Anna, didn't you say that you wanted to come to Changning Mountain to find out about your mother? Now I know..."
"You know?" Anna was surprised and delighted, and asked, "Where is her home? What's her name..."
"Don't be anxious. I'll tell you slowly." Huang Shidong picked up the handkerchief, "The embroidery on this handkerchief is made by my sister-in-law... This kind of pattern can be found in almost every piece of my sister-in-law's embroidery.
My sister-in-law personally embroidered several quilt covers for me when I was a child. There were also pictures of warblers, swallows and azaleas on them. The patterns and embroidery techniques were unique and I can’t go wrong..."