The First Emperor broke away from his reminiscing state for a second and gave Gao Chen an ambiguous look.
"In exchange, he wants me to agree to two conditions. Once these two conditions are met, he will truly hand over the opportunity for eternal life to me."
exchange!
Everyone pricked up their ears.
Although it happened only over two thousand years ago, it is more like a story than history now.
It cannot be used as a reference or basis for the current revival of spiritual energy.
But their curiosity couldn't be contained!
What kind of exchange can be equivalent to the extraordinary items that the other party has brought out?
The First Emperor said that it was abnormal that the other party himself needed extraordinary items to prolong his life, but chose to give the things away.
The First Emperor raised his eyelids.
"You don't need to know the specific terms. I called you here to ask you to find something."
Everyone: ...
Why don’t you tell us why you have to say such a long list at the beginning?
It's really tantalizing!
When they thought of the other party's identity, they dared not speak out and could only hold their anger in their hearts.
Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, this is how the emperor is.
We can’t defeat them, we can’t defeat them…
Gao Chen bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, please speak."
"My imperial seal."
"The imperial seal?!" Gao Chen was shocked.
"Why, do you know where it is?"
Gao Chen gave a bitter laugh and said, "I don't know. May I ask if there is any connection between the Imperial Seal and the two conditions Your Majesty agreed to?"
The First Emperor nodded in agreement.
"I know what you're worried about. Don't try to deceive me. I woke up earlier than you thought and have already learned some of the history of the Qin Dynasty."
"Hmph, I gave birth to a good son, who killed his brother to seize the throne, and the second emperor destroyed the Qin Dynasty... Well done!"
Although he said he didn't care, the First Emperor's voice became heavier and heavier, and the last few words were particularly obvious.
After all, he was a powerful man who had risen from a hostage in another country to unify the world. He quickly adjusted his mentality.
"Let's put the Great Qin aside for now. I can be sure that even though the Great Qin has fallen, the Imperial Seal is still with the royal family. Otherwise, I wouldn't have woken up again. I need to take it back."
Gao Chen looked embarrassed.
The imperial seal of the First Qin Emperor is also the first imperial seal in China since ancient times.
According to legend, it was produced under the personal supervision of Prime Minister Li Si, and the raw material was the famous He Shi Bi in history, which is the "Bi" in the story of Return of the Jade to Zhao.
Lin Xiangru, a famous prime minister of Handan, helped the State of Zhao to take back the Heshi Bi from the then King of Qin. However, after many twists and turns, the jade bi finally fell into the hands of the First Emperor.
The finished jade seal is four inches square, with five dragons on the top and eight seal characters "Received the Mandate from Heaven, May You Live Long and Prosper" engraved on the front.
After it was made, it was regarded by the First Emperor as a token of "the divine right of imperial power and its legitimacy."
The Qin Dynasty fell during the reign of the Second Emperor, but for some reason the tradition of passing down the imperial seal was preserved and continued for a thousand years.
Emperors of all dynasties would claim legitimacy by holding the imperial seal in their hands.
Just like every time there is a rebellion in troubled times, there are always people shouting "Restore the Han Dynasty", which has resulted in there being more than a dozen "Han" dynasties with clear records in history.
When the First Emperor spoke of the imperial seal, he couldn't help but reveal pride in his tone.
"I unified the country in my time, a feat unprecedented in history. Those who come after me who wish to take over must inherit the throne from me and acknowledge the Imperial Seal."
"Even if not, the hidden chess pieces I have laid can still help them!"
"I need you to find the emperor of the current dynasty and have him hand over the imperial seal..."
Gao Chen felt complicated.
It has to be said that the First Emperor did it.
It can be seen from the unification of weights and measures and the construction of the Great Wall that this ancestor may have been tyrannical, but his overall vision was absolutely top-notch.
The predictions about the future are incredibly accurate, and most of the measures taken are criticized in the present, but will benefit future generations.
As long as the other party is sincere and wants to pass down the imperial seal to the next dynasty, he will indeed succeed.
However, two thousand years is too long, and there is no shortage of surprises in the long river of time.
More importantly, the other party said that he woke up early, but obviously not early enough. He didn’t even know that there was no emperor in China anymore.
Gao Chen had to correct the facts before the First Emperor became more and more excited.
"Your Majesty!" Gao Chen lowered his head to his neck. "Please allow me to speak!"
"Um?"
There was a flash of displeasure in the First Emperor's eyes, but then for some reason he suppressed it.
Reluctantly agreed to Gao Chen's request.
Gao Chen did not expect to make the other party understand what the feudal era was and what modern socialism was in just a few words, so he first told the other party the whereabouts of the imperial seal according to historical records.
After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the jade seal went through the Han, Wei, Jin, Zhao... and other dynasties, and was passed down to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Congke, the last emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, and Empress Dowager Cao burned themselves to death in the Xuanwu Tower. The country was destroyed and the imperial seal disappeared there.
It is now over a thousand years old.
Not to mention that there is no emperor keeping it now, even if there is, it cannot be found.
This is what Gao Chen called an accident.
The imperial seal has indeed always been carefully kept by the royal family, but only the royal family knows where it is.
Li Congke was so ruthless that his entire family committed suicide, leaving no one alive.
Add to that the country's destruction and war, who could find a jade seal the size of a palm?
If it were easy to find, the emperor would have lost his position long ago.
After listening to the whole story, those who were not aware of what the imperial seal was could not help but sigh for it.
A piece of jade has experienced many twists and turns in history. It once fell into the water and was questioned, fled with the treasure and was recalled, and was used as a bargaining chip to force the emperor to abdicate...
Despite so many events, it took more than a thousand years for the royal family to handle it before it disappeared. Even when it disappeared, it remained largely intact, and then it wandered for another thousand years.
The First Emperor was silent for a moment and said coldly.
"The army of a fallen nation? Trash! But in the end, they chose to live and die with the old nation, which didn't bring shame to the royal family."
Gao Chen spoke carefully, "The matter of the jade seal..."
"Of course we have to find the imperial seal! It's nearby now!" the First Emperor said firmly.
Gao Chen suddenly looked up.
Has the imperial seal really survived the test of time and been preserved to the present day?
It is said that time is the most unforgiving.
But after seeing the living Qin Shi Huang and the imperial seal that might have been preserved for a thousand years, Gao Chen suddenly doubted this view.
The reason why antiques are precious is that they are valuable because they have been polished by time.
Most of the well-preserved thousand-year-old antiques were used as burial objects and were not unearthed until modern times by archaeological teams or tomb robbers.
What's more, jade is inherently fragile and can be destroyed by a single bump.
The First Emperor held his forehead and digested the information he had just received. He still had only a vague understanding of what capital and society were.
But at the same time, other people's understanding of the imperial seal is far inferior to his own.
"I was able to wake up so quickly because I sensed the approach of the Imperial Seal."
"I originally thought you had guessed my revival, so you brought it here. It was only when you encountered an alien enemy along the way that it was shelved until now."
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