In a mansion in the west gate of Luoyang, seven or eight people sat on the ground, Chen Xu stroking his beard and lowered his eyes at the top, but his mood was very complicated.

In the pre-Qin period, Prime Minister Li Si was ordered by the Emperor of Qin to engrave the emperor's jade seal with Lantian jade. This seal is four inches in radius and five dragons on the top. The front is engraved with eight seal characters written by Li Si, "After receiving the order from heaven, I will live forever" and is considered as the token of the emperor.

After the fall of Qin, emperors of all dynasties regarded this seal as a talisman, and regarded it as a rare treasure and regarded it as a valuable tool for the country. Anyone who ascended the throne without this seal was ridiculed as a "Baiban Emperor" and was despised by the world.

Those who obtain the jade seal symbolize that they are "received from the sky", and those who lose it mean that they "have finished their energy."

Chen Xu wanted to restore the country, but he did not want to present the jade seal to Yuwen Yong. So after Shi Huisi proposed to offer the seal, Chen Xu began to get entangled in his heart.

After a while, he asked in a low voice: "Master Si, I can be a good teacher, but can I not offer the jade seal to Emperor Zhou?"

Shi Huisi shook her head gently with a smile.

If he was still the Emperor of Chen, the greatest sincerity would be to send his son as his qualifier. But now he is just an emperor who lost his country, and is in exile and has no place to live. He only abandons one or two sons and wants to win the support of Zhou. This is obviously unrealistic.

"The jade seal of the country, Zhou, Qi and Chen are all available. Emperor Yuwen does not value the place in His Majesty. What he wants to see is His Majesty's wishes."

As Shi Huisi said, the three kingdoms of Zhou, Qi and Chen each had their own jade seals, and they all claimed that their own was the real one.

The seal of Zhou State was obtained from Buddha statues when Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty demolished a temple in Yecheng when he demolished a temple in Yecheng. Later, Emperor Xiaowu brought it to Guanzhong.

The seal of Qi State was obtained by Liu Yu's destruction of the Later Qin Dynasty. Later, during the Hou Jing Rebellion, Hou Jing's generals presented it to Gao Yang.

The seal of the State of Chen is said to be the seal of the State of Chen that Shi Min sent people to the Eastern Jin Dynasty to seek help before the fall of the country.

During the Hou Jing Rebellion, the two jade seals possessed by the Southern Dynasty (one of which was obtained by Liu Yu, the founding emperor of the Southern Dynasty, when Liu Yu, destroyed the Later Qin Dynasty, were missing.

After Chen Ba first usurped the throne, a monk presented the jade seal, claiming that it was Hou Jing's son who threw it into the well and dug it out by the monk.

To be honest, most of the jade seals of the Three Kingdoms are forged, and among them are the ones obtained by Chen Baxian, which is the one in Chen Xu's hands now, which is the most criticized.

It is not because of the origin that makes people suspicious, but because the jade seal is carved on it is "Emperor Shouchang" rather than "Shouchang forever".

Of course, Yuwen Yong didn't care whether he could get such an obvious fake jade seal. As Shi Huisi said, what he cared about was Chen Xu's actions of offering the jade seal.

Seeing that Chen Xu was still hesitant, he used to be rich and frugal, but now all the ministers who have suffered a lot with Chen Xu have spoken out and persuaded him.

Cai Jingli, the master of the Central Secretariat, said carefully: "Your Majesty, I think Zen Master Si's words are very reasonable. Now that the family and country are broken, we are desperate, so it is useless to keep this jade seal."

"It's better to offer it to Master Zhou. Even if you can't exchange it for Jiangling, you can at least get a place to settle down and overcome this difficult situation."

The Shangshu's right servant Lu Shan lost the toughness he had just escaped from Jiankang. He bowed and said to Chen Xu:

"Your Majesty, for the sake of this, it is indeed the best choice to exchange the jade seal for Jiangling. If the country is restored in the future, it will not affect the use of the new one..."

Everyone was persuading them with great thought, but suddenly, the Right Guard General Chen Rong, who was going out to inquire about the news, strode in from outside the room.

Seeing that he could not communicate, Chen Xu broke in without permission, and felt a little unhappy.

But he also knew that today is not as good as before. If he still scolded him like he was when he was emperor in Jiankang, it would not take long before he would become a real lonely man.

Chen Rong did not notice Chen Xu's expression. He walked two steps closer and bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, I have just heard the rumors. A few days ago, the left prime minister of Qi, the king of Xianyang, Hu Luguang, the general of the cavalry, and the governor of Youzhou, Hu Luxian, were both killed by the Emperor of Qi. Now the whole country of Qi is in a state of chaos."

"In my opinion, Luoyang is probably not able to keep it!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

This famous general in the Northern Qi Dynasty, who was so famous all over the world, was killed by Gao Wei so lightly?

Without Huluguang, who can lead the army to resist the iron hoof of the Zhou army?

Without Huluxian, who will resist the Turkic invasion?

After a while, Shi Huisi sighed "Oh..."

Although he became a monk, Qi State was always his home country. Seeing that the disaster of his home country was not far away, he couldn't help but feel melancholy.

Chen Xu and his ministers were shocked.

They have been lingering in Yecheng for quite some time, and they know very well about the situation in Qi State.

Hu Luguang, who was known as the "Governor of the Lost Eagle" for his extraordinary archery skills, led the Qi army to fight against the Zhou army for more than 20 years, and experienced hundreds of battles of all sizes and sizes, with few defeats.

In the Battle of Luoyang in the third year of Heqing (564), the Zhou State Grand Sima Yuchi Jiong, Wang Xiong and other generals led an army of 100,000 to besiege Luoyang, and Huluguang led 50,000 cavalry to rescue him.

He took advantage of the Zhou army's long-term attack on Luoyang and was still tired. He concentrated his troops to attack the Zhou army's central camp, and shot Wang Xiong with his own hands, defeating the Zhou army. In this battle, Yuchi Jiong had to escape alone, and even his followers could not escape.

In the fifth year of Tiantong (569), the Zhou State once again launched a large-scale attack on Northern Qi, and a hundred thousand troops besieged Yiyang. Huluguang was ordered to rescue him, indicating that the enemy was weak, and led the Zhou army into the ambush circle. After a battle, he almost wiped out the invading Zhou army.

In the second year of Wuping (571), Wei Xiaokuan, a famous general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the General of the Cavalry, led more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry to attack Northern Qi, and Huluguang was ordered to resist the enemy.

The two armies fought in the Fen River, and the Qi army finally won a great victory. Huluguang took advantage of the victory and pursued it and expanded hundreds of miles of land for Qi.

His younger brother was also a famous general in Qi State. During his guardianship of Youji, Hu Luxian built forts and cities, raised horses and trained troops, repaired water conservancy, encouraged agriculture and sericulture, and shocked the Turks.

Over the past twenty years, Qi's national strength has declined, but neither the Turks nor the Zhou Kingdom have been able to gain much advantage from it. Most of this can be said to be the contribution of Huluguang and Huluxian.

Now that the two brothers have been harmed by the tyrant monarchs and treacherous ministers of Qi, the State of Qi has lost its pillars. How come it is not regrettable?

Even Chen Xu sighed sadly: "Mingyue (Hulu Guangbiao) sounded like a shock to Guanxi, Fengle (Hulu Xian) was powerful and powerful in the Turks. Unexpectedly, he was killed by the Lord of Qi. This move is tantamount to destroying the Great Wall..."

Speaking of this, he seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly raised his voice and said, "Master Si, I have agreed to the matter of offering the seal!"

If you disagree, once Zhou annexes Qi and combines the manpower and material resources of the two countries to conquer the Southern Dynasty, it will be only a matter of time before and after unifying the world.

At that time, Yuwen Yong still needed his fake seal?

The king of a country who has lost its value usually has only one ending. When Chen Xu thinks of this, he can't help but feel a little scared.

"Xu Qing, you go back today and have a rest early. You will set off for Chang'an with the imperial seal tomorrow morning."

After everyone left, Chen Xu ordered the eunuch behind him in a deep voice.

"Go and notify Wu Ji and Xu Ji, and ask them to arrange a few maids, and take Shu Chong and Shu Yan to Chang'an early tomorrow morning."
Chapter completed!