Jianbao life

Chapter 864 Wei Zhongxian's Treasure?
After confirming the authenticity of the item, shopkeeper Peng was pleasantly surprised, but also lamented the luck of his apprentice, so it can be regarded as a lost harvest!
Seeing shopkeeper Peng's reaction, Xiao Guo didn't understand that his item was indeed a real one, which made him tremble immediately with excitement. After a while, he swallowed, and asked a little tongue-tied. Said: "Master, is this really the authentic product of Longquan Kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty?"

"Haha, of course!" Shopkeeper Peng nodded with a smile, and then asked curiously, "However, how did you get this thing?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Xiao Guo was so excited that he couldn't help himself. After a while, he came back to his senses. Seeing the smile of shopkeeper Peng, he scratched his head in embarrassment, and said with a simple smile, "This is the one you bought. The top of the jar."

Shopkeeper Peng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "You are really lucky! But how did you think of choosing such a thing?"

Xiao Guo spread his hands and said, "I can't help it. At that time, I chose the big one, but that person would definitely not agree. In the end, I had to choose the one that was more pleasing to the eye among the small ones."

"You boy, you are a good boy, but you are lucky this time, so don't try to rely on luck to catch the leak next time!" Seeing that Xiao Guo seemed a little carried away, shopkeeper Peng couldn't help reminding.

"Don't worry, I will definitely learn the lesson from this time!"

Xiao Guo was so impressed by this experience of drilling eyes that even with the current accident, he was worried that he would not be able to make up for this loss, so he quickly asked: "Master, how much is this thing worth?" ah?"

Shopkeeper Peng shook his head: "This is the first time I've seen this kind of utensil. I really don't know the exact price. You should ask Shopkeeper Chu for advice!"

Seeing the two masters and apprentices cast their eyes on him, Chu Chen pondered for a while, and then said: "Master Peng, let alone this is the first time you have seen it, and it is also the first time I have seen such a small gui-style stove. Therefore, I can only give a price that I am willing to buy, 60!"

"What! Can this thing be worth 60?!"

Hearing Chu Chen's quotation, Xiao Guo was stunned and seemed a little at a loss for a moment. No wonder his reaction was so strong. Today's event was too dramatic, and he lost 20 just now. Wan, now suddenly let him make up for the loss, let alone make another 40, this process is as exciting as riding a roller coaster!

Fortunately, Xiao Guo does not have a heart attack, otherwise he would have an attack.

It took a while for Xiao Guo to come back to his senses, and then he asked a little worried about gain and loss: "Master Chu, is this thing really worth 60 yuan?"

Chu Chen said with certainty: "In my eyes, it is indeed worth 60!"

Shopkeeper Peng said after hearing the words: "Shopkeeper Chu, can you tell us something?"

"Row!"

Chu Chen nodded with a smile: "First of all, let's see that although this gui-style furnace is small, it is small, refined and beautiful, and at the same time reflects the Song people's style of imitating ancient times and still being beautiful. It looks so beautiful that it is full of ancient flavor. It is said that it is a representative vessel of Song Dynasty porcelain, presumably everyone has no objection, right?"

Seeing that the two nodded, he went on to introduce: "Let's look at this gui-style furnace itself again. Its glaze color and shape are the purest pink green, and its shape is the most high-end imitation of Shang and Zhou bronzes among Longquan celadons. The shape of the utensil is a display utensil. Just these two points are enough to prove that this thing is definitely an imperial utensil fired and paid tribute to the official kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty."

"In particular, its ring foot is not the usual flat and upright shape, but an extremely rare angled shape, which completely refers to the ring foot of the bronze gui in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. However, it is extremely difficult to make this kind of ring foot on porcelain. The tall one, coupled with its double dragon ears, is really a pinnacle work!"

"Gui is a very important ritual vessel in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and it is used in conjunction with the tripod. The use of tripod and gui is the privilege of the nobles in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and it is a symbol of status. The emperor of Zhou can use the nine tripods and eight gui, and the number of other nobles is strictly limited. It is regarded as 'overstepping' and a crime of treason. Therefore, the use of this shape for porcelain proves its absolute nobility."

Chu Chen continued: "According to authoritative information, such a small Gui-style furnace from the Longquan kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty should be the only orphan product. As the old saying goes, rare things are valuable, and the origin of porcelain itself is very noble. Coupled with its rarity, 60 is still worth it. It's a pity that it's a little smaller, and if it's a little bigger, it's normal to have two or three times more!"

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Guo cracked his mouth and said with a smile: "It can be worth 60, I am already satisfied!"

Shopkeeper Peng was also very happy that his apprentice was able to pass today's test, but at this moment he immediately turned his attention to the small stove in front of him, and asked, "However, such a small gui-style stove What can it be used for? Could it be used as a piano stove?"

Among the stationery utensils, the piano stove is an indispensable and important object.Chinese society has attached great importance to music since ancient times, and "music" is one of the six arts made by Confucius.Qin, se, zither, and flute were inseparable from ancient banquet halls and the study rooms of literati.

In order to create an elegant and fragrant environment, and at the same time to facilitate timekeeping, incense burners are used when playing and blowing musical instruments, so a small incense burner specially used for playing the qin and zither came into being, and it has a very elegant name. piano stove.

The qin stove burns incense one at a time, so the body of the qin stove should be small and exquisite, which is more elegant when placed in front of the qin table.People are stroking and playing the zither in the study, looking at the wisp of green smoke curling up, smelling the fragrance that comes from bursts, it really feels like entering the fairyland and forgetting both things and me.

Chu Chen imagined it for a while, and found that this stove is indeed more suitable as a qin stove, but he immediately said: "From our current perspective, this gui-style stove is completely fine as a qin stove, but in ancient times , especially in the Song Dynasty, it was really rare to use a gui-style stove as a qin stove!"

After all, the gui-style furnace was mainly a ritual vessel in the Song Dynasty, and it was used as a qin furnace. Chu Chen has never seen such an example before.

"Forget it, let's study this kind of thing later!"

Chu Chen shook his head, and then asked, "Xiao Guo, what are you going to do with this gui-style furnace?"

Xiao Guo looked at Master Peng, saw him nod his head slightly, and then replied: "I actually like this thing, but with my current economic strength, I don't have the capital to collect it. If you like it, then I can transfer it to you! The price is just as you said."

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Then you have to think about it, if I offer a lower price, then you will suffer."

Xiao Guo chuckled: "As the old saying goes, a loss is a blessing, and I believe that shopkeeper Chu will not let me suffer."

Chu Chen laughed and said, "Okay, I will remember this today!"

Although considering the current market conditions, the price he offered is already very fair, but this pocket gui-style stove is a unique utensil after all, and the production is very good. Once such a thing appears, it must be a hot item. If it goes to an auction, he may not be able to buy it if the price is [-] to [-] percent higher.

"Shopkeeper Chu, don't be so polite, you have helped me a lot today, and I have treated you that way before, I really feel sorry for you!"

Xiao Guo had learned of Chu Chen's identity from shopkeeper Peng before, and he was very panicked at that time, fearing that Chu Chen would give him small shoes to wear in the future. Fortunately, Chu Chen didn't get angry and said nothing, and even took his favor , this can't help him being unhappy.

"Since the matter is over, don't mention it again!" Chu Chen waved his hand, and then asked, "Do you want a check or a transfer?"

Xiao Guo quickly said: "Just transfer the money..."

Next, Chu Chen asked someone to transfer the account to Xiao Guo, and after chatting for a while, he left with his things.

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After dinner, Chu Chen greeted his parents and returned to his room with the box containing the peacock blue glazed dish.

After closing the door, Chu Chen immediately took out tools, ready to take out the roll inside the box.

Chu Chen used a tool to gently remove the wooden panel inlaid on the lid of the box, and then took out the things hidden inside.

The thing is actually a roll of paper that looks old and feels a little special.

Carefully opened the paper, there was an introduction written on the front of the volume, saying that he found out Li Jinzhong's secrets by chance, and sold some of them, earning a fortune for the family. Don't ruin your family fortune.

If you encounter difficulties that you really can't get through, go to the place where he hides things and take out the things inside to realize them.

The rest of the content is all about family affairs. Chu Chen read it again, but he didn't find any secret language or other words in it.However, even so, he is already extremely excited at this time, you must know that this may be related to Li Jinzhong's treasure!
Some people may ask, who is this Li Jinzhong?If you change the name, everyone will recognize him. This Li Jinzhong is actually Wei Zhongxian, the famous "Nine Thousand Years Old" in Ming Dynasty.

It should be said that the treasures left by Wei Zhongxian have actually been circulated in the market, but they have never been discovered.Of course, there are also unofficial histories that said that the treasure left by Wei Zhongxian had been removed by Li Zicheng at the end of Ming Dynasty.

It is said that in 1644 AD, Li Zicheng's peasant uprising army withdrew from the capital in a hurry on the eve of the Qing army's attack.With the withdrawal of the army, there is also a large amount of snowflake silver. Where did this batch of silver come from?Did it really exist?It has been debated throughout history.

According to the "Records of Kangxi": "During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was 200 million gold in a cellar at the back of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Our soldiers arrived, and the bandits fled with the gold. Because of the pursuit of the soldiers, they abandoned it in the Yellow River."
It is not difficult to see from the text that if Li Zicheng really brought a lot of money, at least 200 million taels of it came from the palace, so what exactly is the 200 million taels?
(End of this chapter)