I collect cultural relics in the human world

Chapter 205 Calendar (Part )

"No wonder."

He Si whispered half a sentence, which of course did not escape Qin Jian's ears, but he waited for a while but could not get the next word, so he asked anxiously, "What's the problem?"

"Just now I was wondering why you were so inconsiderate. Since you came here secretly, you should have done it right away. You knew I had to get the pan, but you took me out from such a far place. It turns out that was a backdoor you secretly left. You had no choice."

Qin Jian spread his hands and said helplessly: "Yes, if I stay too long, I'm afraid something might happen. Anyway, I'm familiar with this place, so I'll just take a walk."

“Did you collect everything here?”

"Of course not, but I have participated in the imitation and research of many items."

"Hey, what is that? Why isn't it on the cabinet?"

"I can't put it down," Qin Jian said without even looking at the pile of unidentified objects He Si was pointing at. "That is the world's largest bronze musical instrument, the Zenghouyi chime bells."

"Wow!" He Si gasped, and her legs moved towards the blue drape before her brain did. When she regained her senses, she was already kneeling on the ground. She carefully lifted a corner of the drape, and in a transparent long cabinet of unknown texture, an ancient gold-inlaid inscription appeared before her eyes.

Qin Jian slowed down his pace and said softly, "I remember Professor Jun has a replica at home. If you are interested, you can ask her."

"In fact, I don't understand music either, but I have heard of your name for a long time. The crane standing on antlers, the black lacquer lying deer, and the sixteen-section dragon and phoenix jade pendants, all of which I have encountered recently, are from the Zenghouyi Tomb. But this chime should be the most famous rare treasure among these cultural relics," He Si said as she carefully put the cover back and returned to Qin Jian with satisfaction. Only then did she truly realize that she was walking among the treasures of human civilization. She couldn't help but get excited and blurted out, "But looking at the layout here, it seems that Director Deng and the others are guarding against you?"

Qin Jian put his hands behind his back and continued to walk forward, his steps leisurely and relaxed: "If you say so, then that back door is also my protection against them."

"I'm just kidding."

"Haha, me too."

He Si asked casually, and Qin Jian answered casually. The temperature and humidity were constant, and the speed of their feet was constant during the conversation. Qin Jian walked in front with his back to He Si. Neither of them could see the expression on each other's face. Only the sound of slow footsteps could be heard in the long corridor.

"found it."

Just when He Si thought she was going to be lost in this blue ocean forever, Qin Jian's low voice rang out. He finally stopped, lifted the blue cotton cloth, and leaned over to look at a wooden product.

"Is this it?" He Si approached curiously. The object in front of her was much smaller than she had imagined. The paint was mottled and it was very inconspicuous. If Qin Jian hadn't mentioned it, it would be hard to imagine that this object had the ability to change the solar terms. However, the appearance was consistent with Qin Jian's description. The round wooden plate sat on a larger square wooden plate, which was engraved with scales and symbols she couldn't understand. The two plates were connected by an axis in the center and could rotate, conforming to the theory of the round earth and square sky. He Si looked at it a few more times and felt that it was familiar. Thinking about it again, it looked a bit like the navigation compass she had seen in comics.

"This 栲盘 is similar to a compass." "Lun Heng says: 'For geomancy, the 栲盘'. The so-called Feng Shui divination shows that the 栲盘 is the source of the compass used by Feng Shui masters, and gradually evolved into a compass," Qin Jian said, and directly passed through the transparent protective box with his bare hands, took out the 栲盘, and handed it to He Si and asked, "Do you want to try it?"

"No." He Si waved her hands quickly and took several steps back. She first looked at Qin Jian's hand, then at the transparent box, and finally at the object, as if the wood in front of her was burning and would burn everything she had.

Qin Jian still smiled when he saw this, and did not force it. He put the plate neatly inside his gown, held her hand again, and opened his other hand. A silver light flashed across his palm. Almost at the same time, they disappeared from Warehouse No. 7 and came to the Mirror Gallery again.

Although the area was changed, He Si's mind was still on the plate, and she couldn't help asking, "How do I use this object?"

"This Han Dynasty lacquer plate is actually a magic tool made according to the Liuren style. The center of the sky plate is the Big Dipper, and from the inside to the outside are the Twelve Gods and the Twenty-Eight Constellations. The ground plate is engraved with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches and the Twenty-Eight Constellations, which are derived from the Five Elements Yin and Yang theory." Qin Jian said, and seeing He Si's blinking eyes seemed to have something to say, he stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It sounds like... the use of metaphysics is greater than science. Compared with mathematical deduction, it seems that feng shui and divination are more useful in judging good and bad luck."

Qin Jian couldn't help but knock on He Si's head. "These lines are divided into Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, Twelve Gods or Twenty-Eight Constellations, but the ancients did not really demarcate the positions of the gods and stars on the mysterious and boundless sky and earth. Instead, they made corresponding marks on the square inch of land based on long-term observation records, continuous trial and error, and through changes in distance and direction, for comparison and deduction. In addition, using Yin and Yang and the Five Elements to predict good and bad luck is also a kind of magic. It is a unique culture that evolved from the ancient people's attempt to use science to explain the unknown. What you call metaphysics is actually a kind of science."

This explanation was contrary to what He Si had always known. She had thought that the Sitian Terrace was full of feudal superstition, but she had never expected that it was real astronomy. So she touched her head that had been hit by Qin Jian and said, "I have read too many novels and watched too many TV dramas. But what did you mean by Liuren that you mentioned earlier?"

"Liu Ren is the oldest astrology in the East. Together with Dun Jia and Tai Yi, they are called the Three Styles. The origin of the method is unknown. We only know that it has a long history and many books have been written about it. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Renzong of Song personally wrote a preface for the Jingnuo Liu Ren Shen Ding Jing compiled by Yang Weide. However, many observation data and algorithms have been lost."

"That... is only lost among us modern people. Teacher Qin must have known it well."

"A'si thinks too highly of me," Qin Jian blinked and said firmly, "I can't do it either."

"Really?"

"real."

"Then what's the point of stealing this plate?"

"A few years ago, Director Deng organized a study specifically targeting ancient calendars and astronomical records. He used a large number of excavated astronomical artifacts to recalculate ancient mainstream calendars such as the Jiyuan Calendar and Chongtian Calendar, attempting to restore the astronomical phenomena described in historical materials. At that time, top students from the Department of Astronomy and the Department of Mathematics spent a whole year restoring the six records of solar terms in the Northern Song calendar. The historical records of two of the solar terms were completely consistent with the restored results. Coincidentally, one of them was Jingzhe, and I happened to remember the entire process of the deduction on the 砲盘."

"So, if we just repeat the process on the plate, we can awaken Jingzhe?"

"Correct."