Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 426 Deification
"Since your Excellency can say that the imperial seal was made of the Heshi Bi, you should know that the Heshi Bi is a piece of jade wall. If it is a jade wall, how can it be used to make an imperial seal?" Han Zhang retorted.

"The He Shi Bi was not a jade wall from the beginning. Perhaps the jade seal was made with the remaining jade from the He Shi Bi?" the Liao envoy retorted.

"Yes, no one has ever seen the jade seal, but it was made of the Heshi Bi, which is recorded in ancient books and known to everyone." The Western Xia envoy quickly agreed.

"That's ridiculous. Ancient books do record it, but it's just rumors. How can we take it seriously?"

The Song officials in the court began to refute.

They also didn't know what the ceremony was for Zhao Xing's seal debate conference, but facing the questions from the envoys from Liao and Western Xia, they could only bite the bullet and refute.

"His Majesty!"

At this time, Kong Lingqiu bowed and said, "I have an ancient book in my home that records in detail the matters concerning the Imperial Seal."

"Oh?"

Zhao Xing pretended to be surprised when he heard this and said, "Mr. Kong is the descendant of a saint. The Kong family has been passed down from the Warring States Period to the present day. The Kong family has ancient books about the imperial seal, which are much more credible than those circulated among the people. Mr. Kong, please tell us the records in the ancient books in public, and let everyone compare them to see if this jade seal is real or fake."

"Yes!"

Kong Lingqiu responded and said, "According to the ancient records preserved by the Kong family, when the First Emperor unified the country, he ordered people to find beautiful jade to make a jade seal.

The reason why it was rumored that the imperial seal was made of the Heshi Bi was because the Heshi Bi was the most famous piece of jade at that time. The treasures of the six kingdoms were brought into the Qin capital, including the Heshi Bi.

Therefore, many people speculated that the imperial seal was made of the Heshi Bi.

The First Emperor never denied this statement, and over time this statement became the mainstream.

However, the ancient books of the Kong family record that the imperial seal was made of a piece of black Hetian jade. The jade is completely black, but the surface has a flowing light. This seal is made of the same jade as the one recorded. The gold inlaid jade and the characters carved in the Wei Dynasty on the seal are also consistent with the records. Therefore, I conclude that this seal is authentic! "

After Kong Lingqiu finished speaking, except for a few people in the court, everyone else looked shocked.

Because the rumor that the imperial seal was made of the Heshi Bi was so widely circulated, no dynasty has denied this rumor.

Kong Lingqiu said that the Kong family had ancient records, but no one had ever seen it. Who knew whether this so-called ancient book really existed?
However, the Kong family had a special status, and even the envoys from the Liao and Western Xia did not dare to refute it for a while.

"In this case, it seems that this jade seal is indeed real!"

Zhao Xing's loud laughter awakened everyone who was in a daze.

"Emperor Song!"

The Xixia envoy hurriedly said, "I do not doubt what Kong Jijiu said, but ancient books record that the imperial seal was made of the Heshi Bi. They are all ancient books. Who knows which one is false?"

"That's right!"

The Liao envoy agreed: "What is recorded in the ancient books of Confucius may not be true."

"What do you think about this, Lord Kong?" Zhao Xing looked at Kong Lingqiu and asked.

"Your Majesty!" Kong Lingqiu bowed and said, "The two envoys' doubts are reasonable. In fact, it is very simple to distinguish the truth from the false."

“Although the First Emperor was a tyrant, he unified the country, made the writing system uniform, and put an end to hundreds of years of chaos. His achievements cannot be erased.”

"How could a man as proud as the First Emperor use jade from another country to make the imperial seal? You should know that the imperial seal is engraved with 'Mandate from Heaven, May You Live Long and Prosper'"

Not only the civil and military officials in the court, but even Zhao Xing was stunned.

He hadn't thought in this direction.

But let us ask ourselves, if he were Qin Shi Huang, he would not have used items from the six kingdoms to make the imperial seal.

What's more, Qin Shihuang made this thing into a myth.

As for the claim that it was for the sake of appeasement, Zhao Xing felt that it was a bit far-fetched. After all, Qin Shihuang had seized the world by force.

After unifying the world, Qin Shi Huang never thought of appeasing the people. Instead, he moved the nobles of the six kingdoms to Xianyang and collected all the weapons in the world.

There is no such thing as appeasement.

As for why it was rumored that the imperial seal was made of the Heshi Bi, Qin Shihuang never explained it. He probably just didn't care.

After a while, everyone came back to their senses, and the great scholars spoke out to agree with this statement.

There was no need for Kong Lingqiu to lie. As a direct descendant of the saint, he had the capital to refuse even if Zhao Xing forced him to lie.

Since ancient times, the only person who dared to kill the direct descendants of the Kong family was Cao Cao.

However, Cao Cao's killing of Kong Rong led to a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Chibi.

That’s right, Cao Cao’s defeat in the Battle of Chibi had a lot to do with his killing of Kong Rong.

At that time, some of Cao Cao's advisers were loyal to the Han Dynasty, while others were loyal to Cao Cao.

But these people have one thing in common: they all studied Confucian culture.

Cao Cao's killing of Kong Rong not only awakened those literati who were loyal to the Han Dynasty, but also chilled the hearts of those who were loyal to Cao Cao.

Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang were indeed powerful, but Cao Cao's advisers were not bad either. Didn't anyone see that the Battle of Red Cliffs was such a big problem?

Cao Cao was not a person who would not listen to others, but he was tricked, which led to his defeat in the Battle of Chibi and he completely lost the opportunity to unify the world in his lifetime.

If there is one family that Zhao Xing dare not touch, the Kong family is definitely one of them.

There is no way, the Kong family’s golden body is too thick.

The envoys from Liao and Western Xia were naturally unwilling to confirm the authenticity of the seal.

But this is the Song Dynasty after all. How can they argue with all the officials and great scholars in the court?

"All right!"

Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter whether the Liao and Xixia envoys agree or not. After all, the two countries are different races. I plan to choose an auspicious day to offer sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and enshrine the jade seal in the Imperial Ancestral Temple for one year."

The ancients attached great importance to filial piety. Once the jade seal was confirmed to be authentic, they would naturally inform their ancestors and worship it for some days.

The envoys from Liao and Western Xia were at their wits' end. Zhao Xing had already said that he didn't care about the attitudes of the two countries. What else could they say?
After the seal debate conference ended, Zhao Xing announced to the world that the imperial seal had been confirmed to be authentic.

The statements of the Liao and Xixia envoys also spread, but no one believed them.

Not to mention that all the great scholars agree that the jade seal is authentic. As the direct descendant of Confucius and the current head of the Kong family, he has personally confirmed it. Who among the literati in the world would dare to doubt it?
After the debate on the imperial seal ended, Zhao Xing chose an auspicious day to offer sacrifices to the Taimiao and enshrined the imperial seal in the Taimiao.

The retired emperor was also present during the sacrifice. When offering the imperial seal, the father and son entered the main hall of the Taimiao together.

The emperor knelt in front of the ancestral tablet and excitedly recounted Zhao Xing's achievement in retrieving the imperial seal. Zhao Xing even blushed when he heard it.

After the jade seal was presented, Zhao Xing asked Yin Hanzhang to secretly guide public opinion so that people all over the world would believe that he was the one destined by heaven and would surely become a sage monarch.

Therefore, the jade seal that had disappeared for many years appeared in the world.

To put it bluntly, it was to deify Zhao Xing.

But this method is very useful. Otherwise, why would history record that the births of those founding emperors were accompanied by strange phenomena in heaven and earth?

(End of this chapter)