China is a big country with a history and culture of five thousand years, and in this five thousand years of history, our country has also produced many exquisite treasures of reality. These treasures are of great value, and some of them can even be called priceless. However, among all the treasures, there are three items that can be said to be the most brilliant, behind them are not only a vivid story, but also disappeared forever in the long river of history, today I will take you to understand the three most precious treasures in the history of our country.
The Chuanguo Jade Seal is arguably the most famous of all the vanished treasures. Before the Chuanguo Jade Seal was cast, it was also deeply valued by the nations. During the Warring States period, King Zhaoxiang of Qin had planned to exchange fifteen cities for the Zhao state's Heshi bi, and the Zhao state's Shangqing Lin Xiangru was not afraid of difficulties, and eventually forced the King of Qin to return the heshibi to Zhao. This story was widely circulated at the time, but it can also be seen from this that heshibi's position among the nations.
After the Qin Dynasty unified the whole country, Heshi Bi was returned to Qin Shi Huang, and the First Emperor obeyed Li Si's construction strategy, so he carved Heshi Bi into a piece of square jade, and thus the Chuanguo Jade Seal came into being. For the ancient emperors, the Chuanguo Jade Seal is a symbol of the society, who gets it, it can be said that it is ordered by heaven, when the jade seal was transmitted to Liu Bao in the Western Han Dynasty, due to the usurpation of power by the powerful minister Wang Mang, the Han Emperor Wang Zhengjun threw he shibi to the ground, the Chuanguo Jade Seal was smashed off a horn, Wang Mang was angered by the empress dowager, so he re-filled the corner of the jade seal with gold inlay.
After several turns, the world was in chaos at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Sun Jian and Yuan Shu also obtained the Chuanguo Jade Seal. After the establishment of the State of Wei, the jade seal was returned to Cao Pi, and later until the Sui Dynasty, the jade seal was still regarded as the object of the Mandate of Heaven. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, the Chuanguo Yuxi was brought to the Turks by Empress Xiao, and in 630 AD, the Tang Dynasty general Li Jing led an army to break the Turks, and the Yuxi was returned to the Tang Dynasty.
Chuanguo jade seal was passed down to a thousand years, and finally completely disappeared in the long river of history, after the Tang Dynasty, the chuanguo jade seal went through several turns, and when the Yuan Dynasty was established, some people sold the jade seal on the market well, and the Yuan Dynasty prime minister Boyan took the opportunity to buy it, but this was also the last time that the chuanguo jade seal appeared, and when Boyan fell, the jade seal of the country disappeared permanently. To this day, this sacred treasure has not been revealed again, and all it brings to people is legend.
The second treasure is the Suihou Zhu, which is the same name as the Jade Seal, and the Suihou Zhu is a pearl of the night. Legend has it that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the king of Suiguo once saved a white snake, and the white snake claimed to be the son of the Dragon King, so he sent a pearl of night to Suijun. After the fall of the country, this pearl of the night fell to the Chu state, and later the Qin Dynasty unified the whole country, and it was again returned to the hands of Qin Shi Huang. Suihou Zhu and Heshi Bi are the same treasure, but unfortunately, since the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Suihou Zhu has disappeared.
The third treasure is the original copy of Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Collection Sequence". The original manuscript of the Orchid Pavilion Collection is the most precious treasure of all calligraphy works, and its value is enough to buy a second-tier city. The copies of the Orchid Pavilion Collection are of great value, and even many calligraphers regard it as a treasure, not to mention the authentic handwriting.
Regarding Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Collection Sequence", there is also a bumpy experience. Tang Taizong Li Shimin loved calligraphy all his life, and he especially admired the "Lanting Collection", after Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, Li Shimin also sent people to find its authentic handwriting many times, and finally obtained a copy of the "Lanting Collection Sequence" with the help of the eldest son Wuji and Chu Suiliang. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin once passed the copied version of the "Orchid Pavilion Collection" to the chancellor to watch, but unfortunately, after Emperor Taizong's death, it eventually disappeared without a trace.
It is reported that the copy of the "Lanting Collection Sequence" once appeared in Qianlong's tomb, and when the Republic of China warlord Sun Dianying stole the Qianlong tomb, he also found an imitation of the "Lanting Collection Sequence" in the tomb, but unfortunately, because the soldiers did not recognize the treasure at that time, it was quickly damaged. However, later generations speculate that the "Orchid Pavilion Collection" is likely to be in the Qianling tombs of Wu Zetian and Li Zhi, because the Qianling tombs have not been excavated or stolen so far, even if they are really hidden in them, I believe they will be preserved intact, although they cannot be seen at a glance, it is not necessarily a good thing to be preserved in the Qianling Underground Palace.