Although the holy ring is magical, it can only simply identify the detailed origin of a certain item. As for how this item came here, the holy ring does not have this function.
Looking at the five large boxes, Yang Jing was stunned for a while, and finally he laughed twice. He touched the boxes with his left hand, and instantly, the five large boxes disappeared from the spot and entered the upgraded storage space.
As a result, when Yang Jing put all the boxes into the storage space, he found a small purple-black wooden box on the ground.
Yang Jing's intuition made him happy when he saw the small wooden box. He hurriedly took a few steps forward and picked up the small box.
The box was very heavy. It was made of small-leaf red sandalwood. Although it was not big, it felt heavy when held in the arms.
The small box was also locked with a small copper lock, but the lock had long been rusted, and Yang Jing opened the small box effortlessly.
There was also oil paper wrapped inside. After peeling off the oil paper, what came into view was a silver straight-button seal. Judging from its size, it was obviously the highest-ranking Santai seal among all official seals of the Ming Dynasty, which was a straight-button seal that could only be used by first-rank officials.
Yang Jing picked up the square seal and looked at the inscription on the bottom. He was shocked and enlightened at the same time. Because the inscription on the seal was the four characters "Qian State Seal".
Needless to say, this must have been left behind by Mu Tianbo, the last Duke of Qian in the Ming Dynasty.
Think about how Mu Tianbo first fought against Sun Kewang together with Li Dingguo, and beat Sun Kewang into a miserable state, and finally escorted the emperor into Burma, and finally died in Burma's Wacheng. He was an absolute loyal minister. Looking at the treasures in the more than 20 large boxes, it was not difficult for Yang Jing to guess who placed these treasures here.
Apart from Mu Tianbo, no one else probably has such ability and courage.
If someone else hid these treasures here, Yang Jing might still doubt that person's purpose. But Mu Tianbo and Li Dingguo would never do such a thing.
Mu Tianbo eventually died in Burma to protect Zhu Youlang, fighting with Burmese soldiers until his death. After learning that Emperor Yongli was eventually killed by Wu Sangui, Li Dingguo also became depressed and died after only one year, following Emperor Yongli. He was only 42 years old when he died.
These two generals can be said to be the last loyal ministers of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and their loyalty is naturally beyond doubt. If these treasures were really hidden here by Mu Tianbo, then he must have his purpose.
Sure enough, under the seal, Yang Jing found a letter. After opening it carefully, the contents moved Yang Jing again.
My dear brother Ning Yu:
If you see this letter, I believe you have received my letter. I, from Awa Zhucheng, hope that you can use this military fund to show your might again, defeat the Tartars in Yunnan, and restore the peace and prosperity of Yunnan, so that my Lord can return to Yunnan.
This military fund was raised for my brother in many ways. The original copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia belonged to the late Emperor Lizong, who was given by Emperor Shenzong. Later, Emperor Lizong died of illness in Wuzhou, and our Emperor Zhaozong has been keeping these books.
There are also calligraphy and paintings by famous people of this dynasty and the previous dynasty, which were also bestowed by His Majesty Shenzong to His Majesty the Late Emperor Lizong, and were later brought here by His Majesty Zhaozong together with the "Yongle Encyclopedia".
The gold, silver and jewels were collected by me after His Majesty Emperor Zhaozong arrived in Kunming. In the ninth year of the Yongli reign, after I escorted His Majesty to Kunming, I felt that the Tartars were powerful, so I worked hard to collect military funds within three years. These 200,000 taels of gold and 1 million taels of silver were all the military funds I collected in three years.
In the 13th year of the Yongli reign, my brother escorted the Emperor into Burma and arrived at Manmo on the 29th day of the first lunar month. I felt deeply that the Burmese king was wary of Your Majesty, so I begged Your Majesty to divide the troops for the sake of safety. Your Majesty also agreed with my brother's suggestion, but the Empress Dowager Wang disagreed, so this plan had to be shelved.
However, I persuaded His Majesty to leave the military funds raised over the years to you so that you can make a comeback. His Majesty agreed and handed over the "Yongle Encyclopedia" and many calligraphy, paintings and jewelry that he had collected for many years to me.
While I was waiting for the King of Burma to come to Manmo, I learned from the locals that there was a solitary mountain near Manmo with a cave in it, which was very suitable for hiding treasures. So after I accompanied the King to Ava, the capital of Burma, I asked my confidant to hide all the military supplies hidden in the suburbs of Manmo in the cave, and completely sealed the original entrance of the cave and opened a new one. I believe you have already known this in the letter I gave you.
Your Majesty has had a hard time in Ava City over the past three years. I hope that you can make good use of this military fund to fight against the Tartars and strive to welcome the return of your Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible!
As your brother, I wish you to kill many enemies on the battlefield and repel the Tartars!
Brother: Mu Tianbo
In the first month of the fifteenth year of the Yongli reign, at Awa Zhucheng
This letter, which came more than 400 years late, explains the true origin of these treasures...
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