My Father in Law is Lu Bu

Chapter 84 – Miss Yuan’s Imperial Seal as a Dowry; The Path of Princes or The Path of the Emperor.

Translated by Bloodfalcon, Edited by Krayto

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Its body is made completely of He Shi Bi jade, glittering and translucent with carvings at the bottom. Its four sides were casted using pure gold. On its top side there is a carving of five dragons, bottom side, there is something written

“The Mandate is received from Heaven, May He have Longevity and Prosperity”.

TL: For more information about the Imperial Seal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heirloom_Seal_of_the_Realm

“It can’t be!” Not mentioning the other people, Lu Bu also swallowed his saliva. Their eyes are flashing looking at that thing.

“Correct, this is Milord’s dowry – Heirloom Seal of the Realm or The Imperial Seal!” Said Yang Hong with serious face.

“That thing is made of He Shi Bi jade right?!” Liu Mang always thought that the Imperial Seal was made using normal jade, but, if it was made using normal jade how could it possibly be this alluring. This object is the embodiment of greed! He discovered exactly how wrong he was.

The base material for Imperial Seal is He Shi Bi jade. Originally, a person found this material in the State of Chu by a man named Bian He. He offered this stone to the king at the time claiming that it was a priceless treasure, the ignorant king however called it a normal stone so he cut off Bian Heʼs left foot.

After he passed his son ascended the throne and once again Bian He offered this jade stone. And again the king calling it a normal stone cut off his right foot this time. Once he passed away, his son also ascended to the throne.

For the third time Bian He offered the stone, and finally the king realized the quality of the stone. In light of the discovery he named it the He Shi Be stone (The jade disc of He).

The jade was then stolen from Chu and eventually sold to the state of Zhao

The State of Qin hearing about the news offered the State of Zhao, 15 cities in exchange for that He Shi Bi jade.

TL: State of Chu and State of Zhao. Both are states from Warring States period called the Spring and Autumn Period, the same time when Confucius started to spread his teachings

Later, State of Qin destroyed the State of Zhao, and retrieved the He Shi Bi jade. After the entire l nation was pacified, the first Emperor of Qin, Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Ying Zheng assigned Li Si to create a script to be carved on that piece of jade

“The Mandate is received from Heaven, May He have Longevity and Prosperity” and then asked Sun Shou to carve it properly until it become a proper Imperial Seal.

TL: Again, want to know better about the history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heirloom_Seal_of_the_Realm

After Qin Dynasty fell, the Imperial Seal was received by Liu Bang and passed on from emperor to emperor for four hundred years, until it changed hands after Luo Yang was burnt to the ground by Dong Zhuo. Our Sun Jian, Sun Wentai, then salvaged it from a dry well.

Not long after Sun Jian took hold of it, he died eaten by his oath in front of 18 warlords.

He left behind the Imperial Seal for Sun Ce who then exchanged it to Yuan Shu with soldiers and horses, for his quest to gain independence from Yuan Shu.

When Old Yuan took hold of it, he proclaimed himself as Emperor. Right after he was deserted by friends and allies, and now finally died like a dog with no bone to bury.

Actually, you cannot blame Yuan Shu for being greedy, even Liu Mang looking at this Imperial Seal, his heart oozed with greedy intentions.

This is the symbol of sovereignty, this symbolizes that you are king of this nation. That piece of jade was shining, brimming with luster, itʼs as if there were rays of light coming out from it.

This stone value is too big, no wonder numerous heroes lost their life after obtaining this.

Chen Gong’s eyes were also shining when he saw that thing in Yang Hong’s palm.

Chen Gong who is a Confucian scholar, cannot possibly know about quality of material like gold or jade, but his gaze is fixated on those carving of characters. It is indeed Li Si’s script which Sun Shou crafted into the Imperial Seal.

“General Lu, I, Yang Hong with all that I have, would like to ask one question. Which path does General Lu want to tread?!” Said Yang Hong with an increased tone after seeing Lu Bu’s hesitation.