novelaction Chapter 126 I said I have a jade seal, do you believe it?
Chapter 126 I said I have a jade seal, do you believe it?
After chatting for a few more words, Zhao Yuanlan and the others said goodbye and went back.
"Brother, didn't the emperor issue an edict or appoint a crown prince?"
Zhao Yuanzhen gossiped with Zhao Yuanlan in a low voice.
"The emperor doesn't trust anyone. He thinks he can live a hundred years and takes elixirs every day. Moreover, he always wants to choose the most powerful prince."
Zhao Yuanlan also whispered to him.
"Isn't this nonsense? Let the princes fight overtly and covertly every day without appointing a crown prince. Sooner or later, something bad will happen."
"Yes, I am afraid that one day the emperor will become seriously ill and this palace will not be so safe."
"Is there no other way? Can we make the Third Prince the Crown Prince? The Third Prince made such a great contribution in quelling the civil strife in Taiyuan last time, but he can't be crowned the Crown Prince?"
Zhao Yuanzhen knew the Third Prince and felt that he was a decent person, so he naturally hoped that he would take the throne. Otherwise, if someone else registered, the Third Prince might be given a fiefdom and driven out of the capital.
I have spent a long time to improve my favorability, but now it’s all wasted!
"Originally the emperor had this intention, but many people said that the third prince took advantage of it, and after much arguing, the matter was forgotten."
"Is there nothing we can do?"
Isn't the battle for succession a matter of conspiracy and schemes? The Third Prince should do something about it.
"Hard tactics won't work. The 20 imperial guards all obey the emperor's orders directly. Soft tactics won't work either, unless, but that's not very realistic."
"Unless what?"
"Unless the imperial seal is found, but the current emperor turned the Daliang Dynasty upside down and still couldn't find the seal, so his ascension to the throne was somewhat unclear and has been criticized by some old ministers."
"The Imperial Seal? Are you saying the Emperor doesn't have a seal?"
"Of course there is a jade seal, but it was made by the emperor himself later. The orthodox jade seal is in the possession of the former crown prince. The crown prince accompanied the former emperor to the south of the Yangtze River when the emperor suddenly fell ill.
Later, the second prince rebelled. In order to protect the crown prince, the old emperor ordered people to secretly send the crown prince and the imperial seal away. When the current emperor went to rescue him, the former emperor had already died.
The prince was nowhere to be found, and neither was the imperial seal. Seeing the court in chaos, the emperor returned to the palace.
He directly suppressed the registration of the emperor by force. However, many people said that the emperor killed the prince, so he did not get the jade seal and did not find the prince. "
This itself is very confusing. Getting the imperial seal means that the prince has been found, and the prince's death is related to the emperor.
The failure to obtain the imperial seal meant that the emperor did not carefully search for the prince and took the opportunity to seize the throne.
"That's troublesome enough. If that's the case, what's the point of taking the imperial seal now?"
“It’s been nearly 30 years since this happened. Everyone thought the prince was dead. If he was still alive, there would definitely be some news. But there has been no news, whether it was him seizing the throne or showing up.
Only then did the emperor dare to think about the imperial seal. Whether the prince lived or died, it had nothing to do with him. He dared to look for the imperial seal in a big way. But he never found it. If the third prince found it, it would be destiny. "
"Brother, what does the jade seal look like?"
"I haven't seen the details, but I have seen the seal on the imperial edict. It has the inscription [Received the mandate from heaven, may you live long and prosper]."
? ? ! ! !
So, that guy is the prince?
That's too tragic. It's obvious that he was murdered. It's possible that he was really killed by the current emperor.
It is estimated that because the jade seal was not found, he was killed and buried.
Or maybe it was someone else.
Or maybe he was a bodyguard.
In short, it could be anyone you can think of, or anyone you can’t think of.
Judging from the way that man died, he had suffered great torture before his death. All his bones were broken. He must have known his identity.
If he hadn't hidden the seal inside his body, it would have been taken away long ago.
How did he hide the seal in his body? If he had surgery, there would be obvious incisions. And with the current level of medical care, surgery may not be safe.
You can't just swallow it directly.
Zhao Yuanzhen thought about the size of the jade seal and felt that it was somewhat possible, yet somewhat impossible.
It’s puzzling, one more unsolved mystery.
"Brother, do you think the seal engraved with [Mandated by Heaven, Long Lived and Prospered] must be the imperial seal of our dynasty?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, this jade seal is said to have been passed down for thousands of years. It has never been lost in the past dynasties, and no one else dares to carve the jade seal."
If you put it that way, I feel like I have a jade seal.
"Brother, you said that if the Third Prince takes the Imperial Seal, he can be enthroned immediately?"
"Yes, the emperor once hinted at this, although he didn't say it explicitly. And after getting the imperial seal, the ministers in the court will naturally support him."
"Come on, big brother, if I have a jade seal, will the Third Prince kill us all?"
"It's possible, but it's also possible that he will be promoted. The latter is more likely. The Third Prince ascended the throne and it's a good time to recruit people. It's impossible for him to kill people indiscriminately and cause controversy in the world."
"What if we kill him secretly?"
"I am the only general in the army that the Third Prince can trust. I should be able to survive."
"Brother, how about we make a bet?"
"What are you gambling?"
"I'm betting on whether I can get promoted to a higher position and marry a wife, or be killed by having my neck cut open."
"???!!! Little sister. What do you mean?"
"Is that what you mean?"
"So, your if is true?"
"Ah."
"Where did you come from?"
"I picked it up in the mountains."
"Wait, wait. Let me think about it."
The two were in the carriage, and Zhao Yuanzhen had already scanned them. There were no people around, and no secret guards. There would be no leaks.
For almost half an hour, Zhao Yuanzhen looked at Zhao Yuanzhen steadily.
"What's wrong, brother?"
"Little sister, let's take a gamble. Now is the best time to take it out. If you take it out later, the effect will be halved. If His Highness fails to win the throne, he will definitely be sent to a fiefdom. My relationship with His Highness is well known in the court. I may also be marginalized and sent to the frontier.
I am not afraid of these, but I am afraid that you will be implicated in the capital. If someone with ulterior motives makes a fuss about your relationship with the Third Prince, and your various industries are now making a lot of money, it is easy for them to be targeted. When the time comes, I am not here, and there is no guarantee that they will not take action against you. "
Zhao Yuanlan took various factors into consideration before deciding that it would be best to give it to the third prince.
"Okay, I'll listen to you and take a gamble."
Zhao Yuanzhen also wanted to take a gamble. Only if the third prince successfully ascended the throne could their Zhang family develop better.
She was not afraid that the Third Prince would abandon her after he had served his purpose. She had enough cards in her hand to make him not touch the Zhang family, either for the sake of profit or for the sake of gratitude.
If it really doesn't work, it's not certain who will kill whom.
"Then let's go home and get it."
"No need, big brother. I brought it with me. I was afraid it would not be safe to leave it at home, so I always carry it with me."
"You are really too bold. If you are found out during a body search at the gate of the mansion, you will be finished."
Being donated voluntarily and being discovered accidentally are two different things.
"Uh, brother, don't worry. I hid it very well."
"Okay, I'll go down and wait for you, you take it."
Zhao Yuanlan got out of the car because he was afraid that she might hide in her clothes.
Zhao Yuanzhen took the jade seal out of the space, wrapped it in a piece of cloth, and put it in his sleeve pocket.
Then he jumped out of the car.
"Okay, big brother. I got it out."
The two of them went back again.
The Third Prince was teaching the Princess how to play billiards. He was a little surprised to see the two of them come back.
"Your Highness, I have something important to discuss with you. Please move to the study."
The third prince looked at him with a serious face and knew he was going to the study, so he knew it was an important matter and put down his golf club.
"Yeah. Let's go."
Zhao Yuanlan followed with Zhao Yuanzhen.
After entering the study, Zhao Yuanlan closed the doors and windows.
"Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. No one can listen to it."
Including secret guards.
"Go back."
The third prince thought about it and sent his secret guards away as well.
There are no spots on the beams in the study, but there are some on the roof and around it.
After waiting for a while, Zhao Yuanlan spoke again.
"Little sister, take out the things."
Zhao Yuanzhen took it out from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Yuanlan.
Zhao Yuanlan opened it, took a look, and handed it to the third prince.
This was also the first time he saw the imperial seal.
"!!! Jade Seal!"
The third prince took it and stood up excitedly.
My father has been looking for this person for decades, and I have been looking for him for more than ten years.
After a careful inspection, it was real. It was the one that belonged to the former crown prince.
"Where did you find it?"
"My younger sister found it on the mountain. When we were returning just now, my younger sister curiously asked about the affairs of the court, and I told her a few things, and then she mentioned the jade seal. My younger sister said that she had picked up one on the mountain, so we hurried over to find Your Highness."
"Which mountain did you pick it up on?"
"It was on the mountain between Hejian Prefecture and Xingzhou Prefecture. The whole village was fleeing. When we got there, it was raining heavily. Everyone hid in the caves on the mountain. I was found in one of the caves."
"Is there anything else? Just a jade seal?"
"Yes, there is nothing else but the imperial seal."
Zhao Yuanzhen didn't want them to bother that guy anymore. Although he might be the former crown prince, it would be embarrassing to bring his body back. He might not be able to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, nor would he be given a proper burial. It would be better to let him rest there peacefully.
Suffered a lot in life, and had peace after death.
"No wonder so many people couldn't find it. It turns out we were looking in the wrong direction."
Because the emperor was murdered in Jiangnan, it took only ten days from the incident to the time the current emperor rushed there. After three days, the old emperor died.
The fixed mindset is that the prince is still in the south and it is impossible for him to run to the north.
So most of the troops and manpower were searched in the south of the Yangtze River and south of the Yellow River. They basically had to dig three feet deep into the ground, but they still didn't find it after a month.
Then they withdrew part of the troops and began searching north, east and west of the Yellow River.
However, the remaining troops were still searching in the Jiangnan area, and very few were sent to Hejian.
Who would have thought that he would go to the northernmost region.