The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"But..." Long Qing's words interrupted the discussion of the officials below, "This Fang Yuxi doesn't look fake either, at least I can't see anything fake about it.

As soon as Long Qing said this, the ministers below not only stopped discussing, but looked at each other in blank dismay. These people who have gone through many ups and downs to climb to their current positions, what kind of things they have never seen before, what kind of things? Never seen such a strange thing.

But what Long Qing said now really made them feel a little incomprehensible. Long Qing had already said before that the jade seal handed over by Fang Zhang Fan in his hand did not seem to be real. If it looks real, then it is fake. The reason why they say "unlike" here, in the eyes of these ministers, is that the person who imitated this jade seal is very clever, and the imitation of the jade seal is extremely realistic.

But then, Long Qing said that this Fang Yuxi did not seem to be fake, which made these ministers a little confused. Whether it was "not fake" or "not real", this There will be no problem if the two sentences are spoken separately, but now, Long Qing has said these two sentences at the same time, and they are both used on the same item. Isn't this contradictory? I don't understand why this is so.

Especially Gao Gong, he was ready to stand up and impeach Zhang Fan just now. He has been preparing for this moment for a long time. He had already started to prepare for the impeachment of Zhang Fan.

But just now, Gao Gong, who had slightly raised his foot and was about to take a step, was put in place by Long Qing's self-contradictory words, and an expression of extreme surprise appeared on his face. In his heart, Gao Gong The arch is even more uncomfortable to the extreme.

Standing in the middle of the main hall, Zhang Fan, who heard Long Qing's words, became happy in his heart. He said that he had planned to do so before. Desire is also guessed by countless people. It is precisely for this reason that what Chuan Guo Yuxi looks like has long been vividly portrayed. That's why Zhang Fan told Zhang Juzheng before that, judging from the current situation, Regardless of whether it is a real Jade Seal or a fake one, it is definitely all fake in front of this group of ministers, because there is no such thing as a god in the world.

This is exactly the reason why Zhang Fan wanted to use the method of counter-proof to verify the authenticity of Fang Yuxi. However, before that, Zhang Fan had been thinking in his heart how to make these people use this method of counter-proof. After all, although he had this idea, he hadn't thought of how to get Long Qing and these ministers, and especially these ministers, to use this method for a while.

But luckily now, before Zhang Fan could come up with a solution, Long Qing had already helped him solve it. Long Qing himself made this proposal, which saved Zhang Fan a lot of trouble. more influential.

"Your Majesty means..." Xu Jie, who was sitting there, was also confused by Long Qing's words, and couldn't help asking.

"Oh, hehe, I don't have any other intentions, I'm just discussing the matter," Long Qing smiled and said, "I said earlier that this seal doesn't look real, I'm not talking nonsense, this Fang Yuxi is indeed the same as the rumored seal. They say that if it is a real jade seal, you can tell if it is real or not just by looking at it, and there are other things like golden light and purple air, and what majesty is revealed on the jade seal. Looking at it can make people feel full of domineering, I can't see these things on this Fang Yuxi."

After Long Qing said these words, the ministers below were dumbfounded. They had been waiting for Long Qing's explanation just now, but they never expected that Long Qing would say such a thing. Are you kidding? What Long Qing said just now is simply a joke. In ancient China’s feudal dynasties, people were indeed superstitious, but it was limited to a spiritual superstition, and it had not really extended to all aspects of life. What Long Qing said just now is like a fairy tale. The ministers below were also frightened by Long Qing's words. They didn't know whether Long Qing was talking about his true thoughts or joking. Acne or something.

"This... His Majesty's words..." Even Xu Jie, who was always known for his rigor, was stunned by Long Qing's words, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Hehe..." Long Qing did not explain what he just said, and continued, "The reason why I say that this Fang Yuxi does not seem to be fake is also very simple. There are countless historical records about the records of the Jade Seal. As mentioned, although all of them are very one-sided and there are not very detailed records, but if you look at the things recorded in the annals of various dynasties together, the jade seal in my hand does not look like a fake.

"It is recorded in the history books that the jade seal of the Chuan Kingdom is four inches in diameter, and the jade seal in my hand is also the same size, with five coiled dragons on it. The same is true of this jade seal. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and sent his brother Wang Shun into the palace to claim it. , As a result, the Queen Mother was very angry and threw it with the Chuan Guoxi. As a result, the jade seal was thrown on the ground and a corner was broken, and the jade seal in my hand is also the same, and the break at this corner looks very old. At the very least, it can be thousands of years old. Although it is still open to question whether the damaged place was deliberately done by someone, it will be clear when the skilled craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry come to identify it.

"And the most special thing is that the eight big characters of 'Ordered by Heaven, Longevity and Prosperity' engraved on the lock of this Fang Yuxi really seem to be written by Li Si's handwriting, and it does not seem to be copied by someone."

After Long Qing said these words, he signaled to the little eunuch beside him, who immediately walked over with a tray covered with brocade, and after Long Qing put the Fang Yuxi inside, the little eunuch held the tray and pointed it at the people below. The ministers went to let them watch one by one.

The first person was Xu Jie. Since the authenticity of the jade seal was still uncertain at this time, Xu Jie also took it in his hand and looked at it.

Regarding the appearance of Yuxi, Xu Jie did not observe too much. After all, what should this Chuanguo Yuxi look like? These ministers have already had a rough idea in their hearts. Now seeing this Fang Yuxi , although in terms of appearance, they are all different from what they think in their hearts, but they can match every one of them, neither looking too simple, nor making people feel very gorgeous. In short, about this Fang Yuxi The shape of the body is all within the range that everyone can recognize.

What Xu Jie cared about was the words engraved on the jade seal. Although it is said that Li Si lived a long time ago, Li Si still has a lot of inscriptions preserved, so he wanted to identify Li Si. Seal characters, this matter is not very difficult.

But in this case, there is another problem. Since Li Si's handwriting is still available, it is natural that someone will copy it. There is nothing wrong with copying such a thing. Besides, When scholars throughout the ages practice calligraphy, who hasn't copied other people's calligraphy?

But it is precisely because of this reason that it is difficult for people to distinguish such things as counterfeiting. There are many people who eat the bowl of counterfeiting in the world. Of course, this kind of thing can only deceive those uneducated but rich businessmen who want to pursue a good name, but there are also such professionals among them. After all, the things they forge can bring For those who come to great wealth, it is natural that the more real the better, it is best to be more like real.

As for calligraphy, some people can really copy it exactly like the original author.

But this seal is different, because the body of the seal is all kinds of strange things, and there are all kinds of shapes, so when people engrave it, they have to cater to it, so when writing the words to be engraved, especially the number of words to be engraved is quite a lot When writing, the person who writes must find a way to make the layout of these characters conform to the range of the engraved surface of the seal. Therefore, some adjustments and changes in strokes are indispensable.

In the past, most of the "Jade Seals of the Chuan Kingdom" that were identified as fakes were impeccable in appearance, whether it was the materials or the carving skills, they were also very delicate. From this point of view alone , Most of them are genuine, even more genuine than the real ones, but in the end, these jade seals were all identified as fakes. The problem is that they are on the words engraved on the bottom.

Some are okay, but the counterfeiters have some skills in engraving, and the layout of a few words can be regarded as a lot of work, and they can be used, but it always feels a little awkward, and it always makes people feel uncomfortable. People faintly feel a sense of incongruity.

And some exaggerated, they didn't think about this kind of problem at all, they just copied Li Si's death copy, fused these words into one piece, and engraved them, which is awkward no matter how you look at it.

In addition, there are some ligatures that don't even look like it, so I won't talk about it here.

But Xu Jie looked at the lettering on the Fang Yuxi in his hand, but it gave him a very comfortable feeling. Every stroke and every stroke of each word seemed to be tailor-made for this Fang Yuxi. , there is no feeling of incongruity at all. Seeing this, Xu Jie had the idea that this thing might be true, but Xu Jie didn't say it out, but silently put the seal back .

When the people below saw Xu Jie's appearance, they couldn't help muttering in their hearts. There was only one high arch. Now he had made up his mind that it was absolutely fake.