The Double Dragon Jade Pendant is indeed owned by the royal family and can only be worn by His Majesty the Emperor.
Every treasure in the palace will be registered, and royal ornaments like the Double Dragon Jade Pendant will never be left outside.
The ornaments used by the emperor were naturally very particular.
From selecting the material of mountain topaz, to designing the shape of the ornament, and then carving and making it by skilled craftsmen, at least dozens of people are involved in a small jade pendant from beginning to end, and they are all the top masters in the industry.
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Precisely because of the cumbersome process, other treasures in the palace may have been enriched or even stolen, but absolutely no one dared to take any chances with the Double Dragon Jade Pendant.
Unless it is a gift from the emperor himself, it is impossible for anyone to obtain the Double Dragon Jade Pendant.
But the Double Dragon Jade Pendant represents the majesty of the emperor. Apart from the emperor, no other person in the world is qualified to wear such a jade pendant, and the emperor will never give such an ornament to others easily.
At this time, Li Tuo took out the Double Dragon Jade Pendant, and even the general was shocked.
"The general is well-informed and can naturally recognize that this jade pendant is not a forgery." Li Tuo stared at the general and said calmly: "If the general thinks that we are forging it, he can find a jade craftsman, as long as he has more than five years of experience.
It is easy to see that this jade pendant was definitely not made in recent years."
Everyone around was stunned.
The prince of the Tang Dynasty unexpectedly appeared in Xiling, and at this banquet.
This is simply unbelievable.
Some people even feel that they are in a dream, and everything in front of them is unreal. However, some people have keenly felt that this prince of the Tang Dynasty named Li Tuo suddenly stood up. Whether it is true or false, it will cause a huge stir in Xiling.
Huge waves.
Pei Shiqing's lips moved slightly but did not make a sound. He looked at the general with an extremely ugly expression.
"Where did your jade pendant come from?" the general finally said.
The fine lines on his forehead appear heavier.
Fan Ziqi and Bai Jingzhai went crazy in public today, and then ceremoniously introduced Li Tuo as the prince, and Li Tuo also revealed his identity to everyone in public, and even produced very strong evidence.
All of this is of course intentional.
Of course, this group of people wanted to let the world know that the late emperor's bloodline was in Xiling.
The general naturally knows quite a lot about the passing of the throne from the previous emperor to the current saint.
For more than two hundred years, there have been many virtuous emperors in the Tang Dynasty. Compared with his predecessors, the late Emperor Dezong was not outstanding in terms of civility or martial arts. This was not because of Emperor Dezong's mediocrity. The reason was that Dezong was
Emperor Zong was frail and sickly.
To be able to achieve great achievements in martial arts and martial arts, and to leave unparalleled wisdom in the long history, there is an important prerequisite, which is to have a strong body and strong energy to secure the world internally and expand the territory externally.
Emperor Dezong was already sickly when he was young.
Although the former emperor also gave birth to princes, they all died in infancy, leaving only two princesses. Because of this, the heir apparent of the empire was not determined until the death of the former emperor.
According to the inheritance of the empire, the emperor had no heirs, so naturally he had to choose a wise man from the royal family to succeed him. The previous emperor had three brothers, and both princes were qualified to inherit the throne. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also thought that the new emperor would be from the two brothers.
Choose from among the princes.
It is for this reason that when Emperor Dezong issued an edict to establish the Holy Queen Xiahou as the crown prince,
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Everyone in the court was shocked.
Emperor Dezong's edict was of course ground-breaking, beyond everyone's expectations, and absolutely inconsistent with the legacy of the Tang Empire. Therefore, Zhao Yankuo and other courtiers immediately wrote to Emperor Dezong after the edict was promulgated, begging Emperor Dezong to withdraw the order.
The Tang Empire belonged to the Li family. Emperor Dezong had no heirs, so of course he had to choose his successor from the Li family.
The orthodoxy that literati and officials must adhere to is, at least in the eyes of many people, a just act.
But in Kyoto, no one can deny the power of the Holy Queen Xiahou in Kyoto. When Emperor Dezong lingered on his sick bed in the last few years, the courtiers opposed the Holy Queen's governance at the beginning, and finally acquiesced to the Holy Queen's monopoly on power.
The process is a process in which the power of the Holy Queen is manifested.
Using the power in their hands to manage politics on behalf of the emperor, the courtiers may still be able to bear it in their hearts. After the edict of succession was promulgated, Zhao Yankuo and other courtiers could no longer remain silent.
The pen and the gun are the two most powerful weapons in the empire. However, when these two weapons are facing each other, the pen is vulnerable. The strong and domineering gun firmly controls Kyoto. After the Queen ascends the throne, the first thing she does is
Throw the pen that has become useless into the fire and replace it with a pen that works better.
Not all literati and officials have the backbone and courage of those like Zhao Yankuo.
The ensuing civil strife in the empire was certainly due to the selfish desires of powerful powerful people from all over the world, but the improper position of the Holy Queen was a powerful reason for the cavalry of various princes. It was the rebellious troops of various factions led by Murong Murong of Southern Xinjiang that year.
In the eyes of scholars, they are not rebels, but loyal ministers of the Tang Empire.
Now Li Tuo took out the Double Dragon Jade Pendant and claimed to be the blood of the former emperor. Once this news spreads throughout the world, the empire will surely usher in new turmoil.
At least in legal terms, if Li Tuo is really the prince born to the late emperor, then he is far more qualified to inherit the throne than the current saint, and he can pull the saint from the dragon throne and restore the Li Tang Dynasty. That is what many people think and say.
What they dare not say, once the prince Li Tuo appears, will definitely become the banner of trying to restore the true Li Tang Dynasty.
The general is in a difficult situation, but at this moment he doesn't care about his own safety.
At least for the moment, no matter whether Li Tuo's identity is true or false, he must not be recognized as the prince of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Tuo was very calm, put away his jade pendant, and said, "I wonder if the general remembers that twenty-six years ago, the late emperor visited Xiling on patrol."
"There is such a thing." Before the general spoke, an old man not far away said loudly: "It was the sixth year of Emperor Dezong's Changhe reign. The late emperor visited Xiling and showed great kindness. Almost no one in Xiling didn't know about it. In that year, Wutuo was also
After making good friends with us, King Wutuo Khan led the tribal chiefs to come to Xiling to meet the late emperor. At that time, I was in my prime and saw the late emperor's team with my own eyes. It was really majestic...!" He sighed and said
: "In the blink of an eye, it has been almost thirty years."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, many people around him sighed.
Naturally, the general also remembered the late emperor's western tour.
Twenty-six years ago, Xiling was completely under the control of the empire. At that time, Emperor Dezong was in his prime. Although he was weak, he followed the example of the virtuous emperors of the empire and left the capital to patrol the borders.
Xiling is a bitter cold place and the road is far away. When the emperor patrols the border, he often only goes to the north.
But Emperor Dezong chose Xiling. He was the second emperor among the emperors of the Tang Dynasty to set foot on the land of Xiling. The first was Emperor Wuzong who conquered Xiling.
The emperor's western tour
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For the mausoleum, it is naturally a big deal.
Many of the people present were still in their prime or even young at that time. Looking back on the grand occasion of Dezong's western tour, they all felt emotional in their hearts.
When Dezong stayed in Xiling for more than a month, the general was only a low-level general in the Protective Army. When Dezong inspected the Protected Army, the general saw Long Yan for the first time.
"It was at that time that my mother received the late emperor's favor." Li Tuo said: "After the late emperor favored me, he also wanted to take my mother back to the capital. However, my mother was a native of the country and was unwilling to stay away from her hometown. She was even more worried that she would not understand the rules after entering the capital, so
I begged the late emperor to show mercy and stay in Xiling. The late emperor was kind and did not embarrass my mother, so my mother did not follow her now. However, the late emperor loved my mother and rewarded her with the Double Dragon Jade Pendant. My mother did not know the value of the Double Dragon Jade Pendant at that time, so she just thought it was left by the late emperor.
As a token of memory, I accepted the jade pendant that the late emperor had worn on his shoelaces throughout his life."
After Li Tuo finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the room.
It is not a secret that the late emperor was a romantic by nature. Perhaps it was because of his romantic nature that he became weak in his prime.
When the emperor visited the West, although he was accompanied by his concubines, it was not surprising that he had a romantic relationship in Xiling.
Moreover, Li Tuo's words perfectly explained the origin of the Double Dragon Jade Pendant.
Of course, the jade pendant that the emperor carries with him cannot be owned by anyone except as a reward from the emperor. The Shuanglong jade pendant is unusual and the emperor will naturally not give it to others easily. However, if he has a romantic relationship with Li Tuo's mother and feels love and affection, he will give the Shuanglong jade pendant to others.
It is quite possible to reward the jade pendant as a token.
Li Tuo has a thick beard and looks to be in his thirties, but now it seems that his actual age is only in his mid-twenties.
"Since your father gave birth to you, why didn't you report it to the court?" Yao Mubai was silent for a while and finally asked: "If you are really of the late emperor's blood, you should report it."
Li Tuo smiled faintly and said: "Although my mother was born in a rural area, she is not ignorant. If I inform the government that my identity can be proved by using the Double Dragon Jade Pendant, the government will naturally report it to Kyoto immediately, and the late emperor will naturally send people to take our mother and son back.
In the palace. But my mother knows that if we enter the palace, we will be despised by others. The Marquis Gate is as deep as the sea, and the palace garden is even more unfathomable. If the late emperor treated our mother and son kindly, the other concubines in the harem would be upset if they saw it.
Jealousy, we mother and son died without knowing how." He sighed: "Compared with staying in the palace and living a normal life in Xiling, it is actually more peaceful. My mother considers my safety, so naturally she will not take my identity into account.
Inform outsiders."
"Where is the royal family now?" Yao Mubai asked.
"He passed away eleven years ago." Li Tuo said: "Until my mother passed away, I never knew who my father was, and my mother never mentioned it. She finally told me the truth before she left.
After all, she doesn’t want me to not even know who my father is. My mother also told me that even if I know my identity, I should stay in Xiling honestly, don’t have other thoughts, and just live a peaceful life." At this point.
, Li Tuo’s voice was slightly choked.
The general remained silent and finally said: "The Double Dragon Jade Pendant is indeed a royal thing, but it cannot be proved that it was definitely given to your mother by the late emperor. It is not yet known whether the jade pendant belongs to you." His eyes were cold and he said calmly.
: "Not to mention other things, since your father-in-law has told you not to have other thoughts, why did you get into trouble today? Isn't it against mother's instruction?"