Qin Shihuang The Jade Seal of the Kingdom comes from? This question seems ridiculous. Whether it is film and television dramas or ancient books, it shows that Jade Seal was made by Spring and Autumn Warring States Period Qibao Heshi Bi.
After Qin Shihuang unified the world, Heshibi naturally became its belongings. "Records of Yi Ji" says that in order to show the supreme of the world, Qin Shihuang made it into the imperial seal, and Li Si also engraved words on it.
However, the book "Records of Different Records" is a book that records strange stories, which means that the statement about the imperial seal in the book is not reliable. The true official history " Book of Later Han " and " Book of the Fu Yuangui " say:
"The seal is passed down, and the jade comes out of Lantian Mountain."
on one side is a essay on the unofficial history and a record on the other. I must choose to believe in the records in the official history. However, "the only evidence is not established", if you draw a conclusion like this, it may be difficult to convince the public.
actually doesn’t need to find the answer from historical records. Just from the name of Heshi Bi, you can determine that it cannot be made into a jade seal. The key is the word "wall".
What is jade bi? Jade Bi is one of the "Six Abundant Sutras" and is a flat and round jade with perforated in the middle. It is recorded in "Erya Shiqi". Although jade bi has existed for a long time, the real peak of development was in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
At that time, the jade bi was no longer a dedicated burial object, and was often used as a jewelry. Therefore, the jade bi is relatively thin, basically about 1 cm.
Take the Warring States "Lu Kingdom Da Jade Bi" discovered in an ancient tomb in 1977. Although the outer diameter reaches 32 cm, the measured thickness is only 0.6 cm. According to historical records, the Heshi Bi should also be a large jade bi. Judging from the unearthed jade bi, the thickness is only 1 cm at most.
Then the answer is obvious. How to make the Jade Seal of the Imperial Palace with a thickness of 1 cm? Even the jade seal before the Han and Tang dynasties was very small and could be hung around the waist. However, the thickness of 1 cm is 1 cm, even if it can be engraved, it cannot make a scratch button.
The jade seal without a scratch button will not focus on it. It is very inconvenient to use, and it is difficult to take it out after being placed in the ink paste, and it is easy to dip the ink paste on your hands. So when we look at ancient jade seals, a scratch button should be carved directly above, which is generally in the shape of a dragon. With this grab button, you can have a point of force and be convenient to use.
Of course, in ancient times, there were round jade wares with hollow middle and very thick middle, but such jade wares cannot be called "bian", but "cong". Because jade was an important sacrificial tool in ancient times, there were strict regulations whether it was jade cong or jade bi. Just like the seniority that the ancients valued, they must not be confused.
So based on all the situations, it is absolutely impossible to make the imperial seal with the thickness of the Heshi Bi. Then the only explanation left is the Blue Sky Mountain Jade mentioned in the Book of Later Han.
However, nowadays people no longer care what material is made of the imperial seal. The whereabouts of this jade seal are the top priority. Judging from all the information that can be accessed at present, where is the most likely place for the jade seal now?
Historical books say that after the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, Liu Bang obtained the jade seal, and it has been passed down through the Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties. However, after the jade seal fell into the hands of Li Congke in the late Tang Dynasty, he was burned by Shi Jingtang, and the palace was burned by him. From then on, the jade seal disappeared from people's sight. The dynasties after
have tried their best to find the whereabouts of the jade seal, but they have found nothing. Sometimes news appears, but it is found that they are all fakes. Since then, there has been no whereabouts of the imperial seal.
Although the context of the jade seal can be found from historical classics, there is one thing that has always been doubtful. The first time the jade seal was lost was that when Qin Shihuang was passing by Dongting Lake in the east, he encountered a strong wind in the lake. The First Emperor was afraid that the lake god would overturn the dragon boat , so he had to follow Li Si's advice to throw the jade seal into the lake.
What’s strange is that a few years later someone presented the jade seal, and the historical book says: The imperial jade seal returned to Qin.
This is obviously unreasonable. You should know that Dongting Lake was called "800 miles Dongting " in ancient times. It not only has a large area, but also has deep water. The water level is generally about 30 meters, not to mention the depth of the water in the middle of the lake.
In ancient times, without any positioning, detection or diving equipment, it was impossible to find the imperial seal. If what the historical books say is true, then it must be the First Emperor to cover up his eyes. You should know that the name of making the jade seal was "obliged by heaven". If the jade seal was not found, it would inevitably shake its rule.
So the imperial seal is likely to remain at the bottom of Dongting Lake. As for the jade seals passed down from later generations, they should be the substitute used by the First Emperor to conceal people's efforts.
However, some people raised objections, believing that the First Emperor was not afraid of ghosts and gods, otherwise he would not "Zheqi Mountain" when Xiangshan Temple , so as to punish the daughter of Emperor Shun and the "Xiang God" of Emperor Yao's wife because of the strong wind, which made the First Emperor unable to overcome the sin.
So, how could the First Emperor, who didn't even care about the ancient Yao and Shun , be afraid of the Lake God?
This rebuttal seems to make sense, but it seems that I have forgotten a sentence called "A hero will not suffer any loss in front of me." You must know that the First Emperor was riding in a dragon boat in the middle of the lake. The sudden storm of the strong wind, even if the First Emperor was not afraid of ghosts and gods, he had to save his life first.
At the same time, Qin Shihuang's behavior of "Zheqishan" further proves that he is a person who believes in ghosts and gods but is not afraid of ghosts and gods. So the final answer is still the same. The real imperial seal should be at the bottom of Dongting Lake.
Reference materials: "Records of the Grand Historian", "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", etc.
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