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Chapter 195 Is the jade seal fake?

The guard suddenly came to report that someone had sent a gift, Xiang Yu couldn't help being a little surprised.The members of the Chinese army's big tent also showed suspicion. What kind of mysterious gift is it?And who sent it?

The mysterious gift was packed in a brocade box on the case. Xiang Yu glanced at it, and stepped forward to open it without hesitation.Xiang Bo, who was sitting next to him, stretched out his hand to stop him: "Yu'er, who sent this thing? Be careful, beware of fraud!" Although the brocade box is small, it is entirely possible for someone to arrange poison inside it.

Xiang Yu's heart moved, it's okay to be cautious, the key is Xiang Bo's starting point, he still cares about his own safety.After all, he was his own uncle, and when he was still caring about him all the time, Xiang Yu couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart, feeling a little more guilty.

The uncle and nephew didn't know what each other was thinking at this moment. If Xiang Yu knew that Uncle Xiang went to see Liu Bang secretly last night, he might be furious and heartbroken on the spot, and he wouldn't feel half ashamed.It is true that Xiang Bo cares about Xiang Yu7. If he knows what Xiang Yu is thinking now, should he feel guilty for his actions last night?

well!There are always many mistakes in the world!
Xiang Zhuang and Long Qie, who were sitting at the bottom, stood up and said, "General, let's open it!" Xiang Yu's status is high now, so safety cannot be compromised.

Xiang Yu smiled proudly, shook his head and said: "It's okay, someone sent me a gift in such a mysterious way, if I don't even have the courage to open it automatically? Wouldn't it be a joke? I also think the gift giver spent so much time My God, I won’t be boring to make some dirty things.” After saying that, before others could object, he stretched out his hand to open the small brocade box.

Fan Zeng couldn't help shaking his head secretly. Although he also believed that there would be no dirty tricks in the brocade box, Xiang Yu's attitude was still a bit stubborn.Since the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu has become more and more conceited and more and more self-willed.

Now besides his own words, where can Xiang Yu listen to other words?In many cases, it can be said that nine cows cannot pull back the things that have been decided.Fan Zeng was very worried sometimes, he didn't know how long his prestige and affection could last, if one day Xiang Yu wouldn't even listen to his own words, what would happen?Fan Zeng closed his eyes gently, not daring to think too much...

Xiang Yu exerted a little force with his fingers, and the brocade box opened in response. Fortunately, there was nothing abnormal, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.As expected, Xiang Yu smiled lightly, with an extremely haughty look on his face.Everyone's eyes widened, and they landed on the brocade box, and a question emerged in their hearts at the same time, what is in it?
Xiang Yu took a look with his head, reached in, and what he took out were some pieces of cloth with a black background, and the magnificent patterns embroidered on them matched with the silk brocade, exuding a bit of nobility.Everyone is a little curious, what is this thing?Xiang Yu also frowned slightly, and Fan Zeng looked over with his eyes closed, also a little puzzled.

As soon as Xiang Yu let go, the brocade cloth fell onto the table. It turned out to be three silk books, but they were not ordinary silk books.The north side is black patterned satin, and the front side is dazzling bright yellow. Xiang Yu lifted it up and took a closer look. There are lines of jet-black small seal characters on it, and there is a clear vermilion mark in the lower left corner.

Qin State claimed to replace the Zhou Dynasty with the virtue of water instead of the virtue of fire to enjoy the world. Among the five elements, water is particularly respected. For example, the Weishui River in the birthplace of Qin State and the Yellow River after it was poured into it were once called Deshui by Qin people.The color corresponding to water is black, so the Qin State has always been accustomed to black.On the black background is a noble and atmospheric pattern decoration, and the bright yellow on the front also highlights the nobility of the emperor, which has always been the favorite of the royal family.Xiaozhuan is the official language of the Qin State. The black handwriting is written by a brush invented by Meng Tian. In the lower left corner, there is a piece of vermilion. It can be vaguely seen that the writing is "Ordered by heaven, and longevity will last forever". It goes without saying that this silk script It was an imperial edict from the Qin Dynasty.

Xiang Yu brought up the three brocade silks from the Qin Dynasty in front of him, and after a careful look, the words were all edicts from Qin Shihuang to reward the world. There was nothing special about the content, and it had nothing to do with his current self.Who sent this thing for what?Xiang Yu couldn't help being at a loss.

Fan Zeng asked, "What is Yu'er?"

Xiang Yu shook his head and said, "Three imperial edicts for Yingzheng to sacrifice to heaven and earth?"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of everyone in the big tent of the Chinese army were filled with astonishment and curiosity, and Long Qie was even more surprised: "Who sent the things? Why are you sending these things to the general?"

Fan Zeng beckoned, "Yu'er, take a copy for Weifu and have a look!"

Xiang Yu handed out a copy, and the guard standing beside him took it respectfully, walked over and handed it to Fan Yafu respectfully.Fan Zeng glanced at the content, the content was long and unremarkable, and there was nothing unusual about the imperial edict.There was also a bit of doubt on his face.

After careful inspection, Fan Zeng, who was still fruitless, said: "Someone can go to and fro and send things so much. Naturally, it can't be idle nonsense. Maybe there is some deep meaning in it?"

Xiang Bo, who was beside him, asked, "Fan Yafu, this is just an ordinary edict from the King of Qin. What's so special about it?"

Fan Zeng shook his head and said, "I don't know yet, Yu'er, can you see if there is anything else in the brocade box?"

Xiang Yu reached in, his eyeballs moved, as expected.When she pulled her hand out, there was a small piece of white silk on her fingertips.

Xiang Yu tilted his head to look at Fan Zeng, smiled lightly, and Fan Yafu guessed it right.Fan Zeng didn't change his expression, he just said softly, "Open it and have a look!"

Xiang Yu unfolded the white silk, his double pupils suddenly grew bigger, his face suddenly darkened, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.Apparently the content on the white silk made him a little shocked, Xiang Yu threw away the white silk, leaned over and turned up the two edicts on the case, his eyes stayed on the cinnabar in the lower left corner, the two letters shifted back and forth, as if comparing something .Everyone opened their mouths slightly and looked at Xiang Yu suspiciously, not knowing what was unusual!
The corner of Fan Zeng's mouth twitched, feeling a little ominous in his heart, and waves appeared in his eyes.The discarded white silk fell to the side of Xiang Bo's seat, Xiang Yu reached out to pick it up, glanced at it, and when he saw the words "Yuxi", his heart suddenly trembled.

"What did you write?" Fan Zeng finally couldn't help asking. Both uncle and nephew looked strange, which showed that the things written on it were extraordinary.

Xiang Bo didn't answer, but just passed the things over in a dull manner. Seeing this, Xiang Zhuang got up and took it, and read aloud: "Compared with the seal of the jade seal, you can know the difference yourself!"

Seal of jade seal?Know the difference?What's the meaning?Everyone was still a little puzzled, obviously they hadn't reacted yet.Fan Zeng's eyes flashed, and then he looked at Xiang Yu's expression, and immediately realized that something was wrong.

Xiang Yu ignored everyone's stares, got up and took the third imperial edict from Fan Zengji, lowered his head to compare the vermilion jade seal imprint, his face became extremely cold, and his cold eyes fell on the Chuanguo jade seal that he had been playing with before .

Xiang Yu took the jade seal, dipped it in the cinnabar on the commander-in-chief's case, pressed his hands firmly on an imperial edict, and two imprints of the imperial jade seal, one new and one old, appeared in front of his eyes.

Xiang Yu leaned down, carefully looked at the two cinnabar marks, stared for a long time and couldn't help sneering.A look of disappointment and disappointment suddenly appeared on his face. Xiang Yu seemed a little unwilling, and picked up his beloved Jade Seal of Chuanguo to stamp the other two imperial edicts.After comparing it carefully several times, an angry look suddenly appeared on his face, and he sneered coldly with unstoppable anger. He suddenly grabbed the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, which was regarded as a treasure just now, from the handsome case, and swung his arm violently to throw it away.

"Yu'er can't do it!" Xiang Bo rushed up and grabbed Xiang Yu's arm in time, and the crystal-clear Jade Seal of Chuanguo temporarily stayed on top of Xiang Yu's head, but he didn't throw it out after all.Everyone's heart jumped into their throats, if they threw it down, this priceless jade would probably be broken into pieces.

Although Heshibi is hard, the Empress Dowager He of the Eastern Han Dynasty once threw it to the ground, but broke a corner.This matter does not affix a strong and unbreakable mark to the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.After all, Queen Mother He was just a pampered woman. When she was angry, she only threw the jade seal to the ground lightly. Her strength was weak, and a corner was broken just like that.

But Xiang Yu is quite different. It goes without saying how powerful the overlord of Western Chu is, let alone being angry at this time.This violent smash, no matter how hard it is, is just a piece of jade, how can it withstand it?It's no wonder that the piece of jade in Xiang Yu's hand is different from the piece that Queen Mother He dropped, and the quality is also worse.

Xiang Yu's actions were too shocking. All the generals in the Chinese army's tent were suppressed, and a strong question arose in their hearts, what is the general going to do?Chuan Guo Yuxi, that is a treasure, a symbol of power and status, but the general's favorite thing, why is it suddenly about to be smashed?It seems that everything is on the white silk and the cinnabar seal on the three edicts.

Xiang Yu maintained this movement for quite a while, then put down the jade seal in his hand, looked at the engraving on it, and his face was extremely cold.After all, I still can't bear it, maybe there is something hidden in it, Xiang Yu has an extra luck in his heart, I hope so, otherwise... Thinking of this, General Xiang Yu already gritted his teeth with hatred.

Xiang Bo took a quick look at the edict from the previous issue of Shuai's case, frowned, and said doubtfully, "Is there anything unusual?"Why did Yu'er react so violently?There must be something I haven't discovered.Thinking of the comparison of the jade seals written on the white silk, he focused his eyes on the vermilion seals of the two jade seals.At the beginning, I still didn't see anything, I kept my eyes on the comparison carefully, and when my eyes fell on the word "Yongchang", my pupils suddenly dilated, and I stood there in a daze.

The reaction of the Xiang family's uncle and nephew was too strange. Xiang Zhuang stepped forward to take the edict and handed a copy to his father, Fan Zeng. With Fan Zeng's approval, he passed it on to people on both sides for circulation.

After everyone took it, the reaction was similar to Xiang Bo's, and they didn't find anything at first.There seems to be no difference between the two jade seals, both of which are written with the eight characters "Ordered by the sky, long life and eternal prosperity".I looked carefully and compared bit by bit before I noticed that there was a slight difference in the writing of the word "Yong Chang" in "Ji Shou Yong Chang", which would not be noticeable unless one looked carefully.

The imprints of the two jade seals are not the same, could it be possible... Thinking of the difference written on the white silk, everyone was astonished. Could it be that the jade seals are fake?This conclusion was too shocking, and all the generals of Xiang Yu's direct line in the Chinese army's tent were full of astonishment.Now they understood why General Xiang Yu was so furious and had such a violent reaction.

Yafu Fan Zeng took it, took a closer look and found the problem. Although he is over sixty years old, it doesn't mean he is old and dim.In contrast, decades of ups and downs, his experience is more rich and sophisticated.

There is a difference in the writing of the word "Yong", that is to say, one of the two imprints of the Jade Seal of Chuanguo is fake?Which one?There were three copies of Qin Shihuang's imperial edict sent, and the three seals on them were identical, except for the newly stamped one.

You must know that the years on the three edicts are all in the middle of Qin Shihuang's reign. Logically speaking, as long as these three edicts that appear to be old are not forged, there is basically no need to doubt the authenticity of the seals on them.Then it would naturally prove that the piece Xiang Yu currently owns is fake, and the Chuan Guo Yuxi is—fake!This is too shocking news.

Fan Zeng quickly thought about the authenticity of this matter?Who is also thinking about gift giving?What is the purpose of sending this thing?Obviously, to prove the authenticity of Chuanguo Yuxi, it will inevitably cause a series of thunderstorms.Could it be that this person has enmity with Liu Bang?Want to borrow a knife to kill someone?If it's really just like this, Fan Zeng doesn't mind pushing things along.But isn't it so simple?If he had ulterior motives, it would be a little troublesome. Fan Zeng was not sure, and the identity of the gift giver became confusing...

Uncle Xiang also felt turbulent in his heart. As soon as he saw that the imprint was different from that of a jade seal, Uncle Xiang immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.The most likely conclusion in this matter is that the jade seal is fake.But this Chuanguo Yuxi was sent by Peigong Liu Bang two hours ago. Could it be that Liu Bang sent a fake Yuxi to Xiang Yu?
I just went to Bashang Barracks to meet Liu Bang last night. Both Liu Bang and Zhang Liang are smart people. How could they do such a thing at this time?Chuan Guo Yuxi is good, it is a treasure that people dream of, but if it is really not that person, it will be a disaster if you don't have that strength in your hands.

Liu Bang's favorite position as the king of Guanzhong, and his desire for power and wealth are obvious. If he likes to pass on the jade seal of the country, it is understandable that he wants to keep it for himself.But at this juncture of life and death, shouldn't he be so irrational?Without strong strength, Yuxi, no matter how easy it is to hold in the hand, is just a piece of more beautiful jade, and it does not play its due role at all.

Moreover, it is very risky to deceive people with a fake one. If Xiang Yu finds out, all the previous efforts will be in vain, and it will backfire, causing Xiang Yu to kill him immediately.According to the minds of Liu Bang and Zhang Liang, it is definitely not impossible to do such wrong things, but now that things have come out, how to explain them?

Thinking of the agreement between the son and daughter's family last night, the promise of Liu Bang's help to him, and the safety of Zhang Liang's life and death.Xiang Bo's heart was shocked, he was very anxious, and secretly sighed: "Maybe I should do something!"
(End of this chapter)