Chapter 209: Wealth and Silk Touching the Heart
After the morning court was dispersed the next day, Emperor Chushi had just returned to Changle Palace when he heard Du Hui report that Zuo Yanqing asked for a meeting.
"Xuan." Emperor Chu said, and couldn't help but guess what news would bring about this old eunuch who would not enter the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.
After a while, Zuo Yanqing went to the hall and knelt down, Emperor Chu Shi asked in a deep voice: "What, is there finally news about the jade seal?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the jade seal has not been found, but I accidentally discovered such a thing." Zuo Yanqing said, taking out the purple gold token from his sleeve and handing it to Du Hui.
Du Hui took it with both hands and glanced at the token. His face immediately changed, and then he quickly presented it to the Initial Emperor.
"This is..." The Emperor Chu had never participated in the operation of seizing Kou Xianzhi, nor had he seen the token look with his own eyes, so he was not sure for a moment.
"Report to Your Majesty, this is the Taiping Order made by Zhang Jiao, a great wise and wise teacher of Taiping Dao seven hundred years ago." Zuo Yanqing answered the emperor's confusion in a deep voice: "After Zhang Jiao's death, this thing was owned by his successor and became the token of Taiping Dao's head sect. It has been passed down for twenty or thirty generations and was in the hands of Kou Xian, the leader of Taiping Dao.
Listening to Zuo Yanqing's story, the initial emperor's expression gradually became solemn, and his breathing became even more rapid.
"Twenty years ago, Kou Xianzhi was captured by Emperor Gaozu, and this object and the nine-section scepter also passed down by Zhang Jiao fell into the hands of the royal family." Zuo Yanqing said as he glanced at Du Hui and said, "Eunuch Du was also present at that time, so he must have seen this object."
"Yes." Du Hui nodded and said softly: "This is indeed Taiping Order."
The Emperor of the First Ear buzzed his ears, and after a while, he returned to his spirit and said, "Didn't this thing be taken into my royal treasure by Emperor Gaozu? Where did this come out?"
"After snatching this token and the Nine-Secret Scepter from Kou Xianzhi, Emperor Gaozu took it into the Da Nei Secret," Zuo Yanqing, as an witness, knew more about it than the initial emperor. "A few years later, Emperor Gaozu secretly hid the Da Nei Secret in a certain place and buried it. Later, in the inner trunk, the figure, the Nine-Secret Scepter, and the traces of Kou Xianzhi's treasures were missing."
"So, is this thing really being included in the royal treasure?" The initial emperor's palms were sweating and his heartbeat increased.
"There is a great possibility, but it is not completely certain." Zuo Yanqing whispered: "The people who were in charge of this matter at that time have been silenced. Wei Chen is still alive, so he is naturally unaware of it."
"It must be like this!" The initial emperor's throat was dry, and he suddenly said with a grim expression: "Is this thing reappearing in the world means that my treasure has been found by someone?" The initial emperor's tone was involuntarily increasing, which was something he absolutely could not accept. He also hoped to revitalize the royal family's prestige by relying on the wealth and martial arts in the treasure!
"The Jishifu has made every effort to pursue the tomb robber." Zuo Yanqing said in a deep voice: "There should be news soon."
"You must be fast! And you must be hidden!" The Emperor of Chu was a little restless, stood up and paced back and forth, "You must not let the treasures of my Huangfu family fall into the hands of others, nor let the Qigu know!" Although he knew that the last sentence was just a luxury...
"Old slave does his best." Zuo Yanqing responded.
"You will catch this matter in person, and you must never miss it!" The Emperor Chu stared at Zuo Yanqing and emphasized again: "The treasure must never fall into the hands of others!"
"Yes!" Zuo Yanqing had no choice but to answer in a deep voice...
There is no airtight wall in the world, even the tall and sturdy palace walls of Ziwei City.
Despite the sudden instructions from the Emperor of the First, the Jishifu arrested the tomb robbers overnight before noon. The news about Zuo Yanqing's early preaching of the saints was soon spread throughout the various ranks. These clans with great powers soon learned that the reason for the incident was reported by a pawnshop owner!
In the evening, the various lords had figured out what exactly was that made the Chu Emperor and the Jishi Mansion so nervous!
Peifang, in the Iron Blood Hall of Peijia Temple.
Under the plaque of "The One-Bao Bi is Not Easy" painted by silver hook and iron, Pei Qiu, the head of the Pei Valve, Pei Jiao, Pei Bang, and the Grand Deacon Pei Yuchou, were listening to the report of Pei Yunan with a serious expression.
"Report to the clan leader, two deputy sect leaders," Pei Yunan reported in a deep voice: "Guanfeng Courtyard has found out that the tomb robber came to Renhe pawnshop and was a purple-gold token the size of a palm. The front words "Taiping Tianxia" were written on it, and the back words "Great Sage and Good Teacher" were written on it, and the eight words were in seal script."
"That's..." Pei Qiu hesitated for a moment, then his eyes sank, and he said with great certainty: "Taiping Order!"
"Taiping Ling?" No one present had seen this thing before, but they were all very aware of it. Pei Jiao said in surprise: "Isn't that thing taken into the royal treasure house by Emperor Gaozu? Why did it appear out of thin air? It's not a fake?" He never did, and did not dare to doubt the elder brother's judgment.
"If it is a fake, will Your Majesty and Zuo Yanqing be so nervous?" Pei Qiu said slowly.
"It may be that they deliberately released the wind to make some people take the bait?" Pei Bang is the youngest brother of Pei Qiu and Pei Jiao, only three years older than Pei Yuchou, and both of them are on the list of heaven.
"This possibility is not ruled out." Pei Qiu frowned and said, "But it is also very likely that the Taiping Order has really appeared."
"Then..." Pei Jiao said with some difficulty in breathing: "Someone has found the royal treasure?!"
"Yes." Pei Qiu nodded and laughed: "Your Majesty and the Xiahou clan have been looking for a royal treasure for ten years, but they were actually taken to the tomb robbers. If this is true, it would be really ridiculous."
"Hey. What's going on over the Xiahou Fen?" Pei Jiao asked Pei Yu if he was.
"Xiahou's family has also taken action. Xiahou Bupo personally took charge, as if he wanted to find the tomb robber before His Majesty." Pei Yunan replied softly.
"It's interesting." Pei Qiu clasped his neat beard and smiled: "It's been a few days just now, and there's another battle between dragons and tigers."
"As long as the dragon and tiger are in the same hole, fighting will naturally be inevitable." Pei Jiao also smiled and said, "The question is, should we participate this time?"
"Yes." Pei Qiu said decisively. Pei Jia is different from each other. There is no Presbyterian's Council to restrain the owner of the lord. Therefore, Pei Qiu said everything in the lord. He looked at his brothers and nephews and said in a deep voice: "We are not greedy for the treasures in the treasure house, and that is not something we can get involved. But at the beginning, Emperor Gaozu collected all the martial arts secrets and military books and formations of the countries that he destroyed. As long as we try to get one or two, Pei Jia will be much stronger."
"Yes." Pei Jiaoshen nodded with approval, and said with resentment when he mentioned the old story: "The God-Destroying Crossbow of Dongqi back then could shoot and kill the great master of the Heavenly Level! After attacking Dongdu, I just found the drawings, but before I could understand it, I was forced to leave by Emperor Gaozu." As he said that, he sighed heavily: "For the past twenty years, I have been thinking hard, but I can't copy the shocking shot of the God-Destroying Crossbow. I can only create some half-baked things."
Everyone present was the core figure of Pei's family, so they naturally knew what Pei Jiao's so-called half-baked things meant. Pei Bang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If the half-baked things you made by Xiahou's family know about them, they will definitely get them at all costs."
Everyone nodded deeply with agreement.
"Hehe," Pei Jiao said a little proudly: "That's because you have never seen the God-Destroying Crossbow show its power with your own eyes."
"Although I didn't see him personally, Huangfu Jueran was so fierce that he could be shot to death by a crossbow in Dongqi. He could also imagine that his divine power was shocking." Pei Qiu said in a deep voice: "The God-Destroying Crossbow in Dongqi, the Zhuge Crossbow in Western Shu, the fierce train of the Western Wei, and the thunder of the Southern Dynasties... The secrets of these important weapons of a country were collected by Emperor Gaozu in that treasure house, and there is no reason not to take this risk!"
Chapter completed!