Chapter 1076

After telling a short story, Chu Chen continued: "Shangfang, in fact, was the official office in charge of manufacturing and supplying imperial utensils. It existed in the Qin Dynasty, and was most famous in the Han Dynasty. And Shangfang sword refers to the emperor's sword. "

"In this story, the so-called request for Shangfang's sword is just comparing the sword to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would pay attention to the corruption of the prime minister. As a matter of fact, it is recorded in the biography of Cai Lun in the book of the later Han Dynasty that emperor Liu Zhao of the Eastern Han Dynasty once ordered "Zhong Chang Shi Cai Lun to add a Shangfang order and supervise the making of swords, that is, Shangfang swords. It's for the imperial use, but not for private use. ". Therefore, it was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that the emperor's sword was definitely called Shangfang sword. "

"The horse chopping sword in my hand, judging from its shape and other characteristics, should have been made in the Western Han Dynasty. Although the decoration has the characteristics of the emperor's sword, it is not really Shangfang sword according to historical records."

At the end of the day, everyone was disappointed. After a long time, it turned out that this was not Shangfang's sword!

Seeing everyone's disappointment, Chu Chen said with a smile, "what is Shangfang's sword? Isn't it the emperor's sword? Does it have anything to do with Shangfang's sword? Besides, Shangfang sword is really no big deal, and its role in reality is not as exaggerated as that shown on TV. "

"Ah? No Everyone was surprised at this.

Chuchen explained with a smile: "it's absolutely true. It's recorded in the almanac that in the Han Dynasty, the Emperor gave the imperial sword to his subjects. For example, in the reign of emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the Emperor gave his sword to Wei Wan, a minister. Wei Wan said, "the former Emperor gave his minister six swords, and he did not dare to obey the imperial edict."

"How precious are six Shangfang swords that can be sent out in one breath? What's more, if the emperor sends them, they won't want them. It can be seen that Shangfang sword was not a very rare object in the beginning. "

Liu Sizhe said: "maybe the Shangfang sword of nahui in Han Dynasty is just something that the emperor usually used to reward. It doesn't have the meaning of giving special power."

Chu Chen nodded his head and said, "you are right. According to the analysis of historians, in the Tang Dynasty, the officials who were granted the" Shangfang sword "by the emperor did not have the power to" kill exclusively ". The so-called" kill exclusively "refers to the meaning of freely deciding to kill without listening to the emperor's orders."

"In the Song Dynasty, the situation was different. According to Wu Jing Bei Yao written by the people of the Song Dynasty, "in the system of this dynasty, every time a general asks for help, he will follow the imperial sword. Those who violate the order will be killed." That is to say, in the military affairs of the Song Dynasty, Shangfang sword began to realize the power of "if I come in person, I will kill illegally.". At the same time, in the Liao and Jin Dynasties of the same period, as well as in the yuan and Ming Dynasties of the later period, there were examples of giving swords for special killing. "

"However, at this time, the power of Shangfang sword was mostly used in the military field, mainly to solve the problem of" going far to the imperial court, and fearing to lose the opportunity every time he played ", which was not applicable to the judicial field. In other words, Bao Qingtian has no Shangfang sword. "

Hearing this, Chu Yulan asked in surprise: "that is to say, our previous understanding is all wrong?"

"It's not all wrong."

Chuchen said with a smile: "at least in the military field, Shangfang sword can still work, but there are also restrictions. For example, in the Song Dynasty, it means" under the deputy general, those who don't obey orders can be killed. ". In the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor gave Shangfang sword, which could only kill officials below the commander in chief. Moreover, it can only be within the jurisdiction, otherwise it will be beyond the authority, and the consequences will not be good. "

"Therefore, in reality, Shangfang's sword is not as beautiful as the traditional Chinese opera novels say, and it is absolutely not allowed to have such a system bug as" beheading a weak monarch and a sycophantic minister. "

"Hi Dong fat man said with a speechless face: "so, this Shangfang sword is just chicken ribs. Compared with the gold medal, it's too weak!"

"Don't mention the gold medal. It's not as good as Shangfang's sword. It's just a pit of dad's goods."

Liu Sizhe said with a smile: "the real name of the gold medal in history is" Dan Shu tie Quan ". It was invented by Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. It was mainly to praise the meritorious officials who helped him to win the world. Each meritorious official was given this thing to show that his descendants can use it. Then it was seriously put into a gold box and kept in the ancestral temple to represent the world Generations will not break the oath. "

"As a result, it didn't take long for Empress Lu to cheat Han Xin into the palace and kill him, and killed his three clans in a row. Although Han Xin didn't know how to be a man and was too arrogant, Xiao he almost died in prison... "

"Talking about the Han Dynasty, let's talk about the Ming Dynasty, which is relatively close to us. Everyone should have heard of Li Shanchang, a great meritorious official. When Zhu Yuanzhang just got up to revolt, he came to help and made great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty."

"Later, Zhu Yuanzhang also gave him a certificate. Li Shanchang, who had read a book and knew about the Han Dynasty, thought that the Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was more rascal than Liu Bang. He compared me to Xiao He and sent me this thing. This is the rhythm of my death. So he resigned and went home as soon as possible. "

"Those who are familiar with Li Shanchang should know that he did not escape in the end. Because of Hu Weiyong's rebellion, Zhu Yuanzhang insisted that Li Shanchang was behind the scenes, and his family was destroyed."After such a big talk, Liu Sizhe almost dried up, drank a cup of tea, and then said, "you see, this is the end of the man who won the gold medal of death free. At least Shangfang's sword doesn't pit his father like that."

Dong pangzi smashed his mouth and said, "it seems that this gold medal is just like Fang Baojian. It's all played in drama and novels."

Su Jinning said: "of course, otherwise it would not be a novel, but a history book."

Then Chu Chen said, "I'll get some tools and clean up this sword a little, otherwise it's not convenient to identify."

With that, he went back out of the door, and soon came in with a toolbox.

When he opened the box, Chu Chen took out a special rag from inside and had a small bottle of solution. This bottle of solution was prepared by Chu Chen himself, which was specially used to clean the rust on the iron ware.

Next, Chu Chen gently wiped the top of the iron sword with a rag dipped in the solution. After a while, the rust on the surface of the iron sword faded away, and the patterns below could be distinguished.

"Eh!"

At this time, chuchen suddenly made a light "Yi" sound in his mouth.

"What's the matter?" Wu Ke asked.

"Wait a minute." Chu Chen waved his hand, then quickly took out a magnifying glass, carefully observed, and found that there were some special traces on the iron sword. He pondered for a while, said with a smile: "this thought, this iron sword actually wrong gold."

After listening to these words, everyone was quite surprised, especially those who are familiar with the sword tools of the Han Dynasty.

This is because, judging from the unearthed objects, the iron swords used by the nobles in the Central Plains in the Han Dynasty were rarely inlaid with gold and silver on the body and utensils, while those equipped with pure gold and silver utensils were even rarer. The former is the symbol of dagger and dagger, while the latter is the symbol of personal status. But no matter what kind of form and function, they are extremely gorgeous and dazzling.

Chu Chen said: "let's not say who used this sword, gold and silver swords in the Han Dynasty are rare, and it's the first time that I've seen gold on the horse chopping sword. It's of high research value and economic value! Five brothers, what reward do you want? "

The fifth man waved his hand with a smile: "what reward do you want? I've got your salary. This is what we should do."

Chuchen laughs. Although the fifth brother says so, the reward he should give must be given. If there is no reward and punishment, how can an employee feel at ease to work for him?

Liu Sizhe asked, "brother Chen, is this sword the imperial sword of the Han Emperor?"

Chuchen said with a smile: "I can only say that it is possible, as for the accurate results, we can only wait until the rust has been cleaned up."

For an answer, we are somewhat disappointed, but the antique identification must not be a little sloppy. For a while and a half, we can't get the result. That's the most normal thing.

Next, we talked about the topic of antiques for a while. When the time was almost up, some people left and went back.

Before Lao Wu left, he and Chu Chen said, "boss, the man who sold this iron sword told me that he still has some collections. Would you like to ask him to have a look?"

"That's for sure." Chu Chen nodded.

"When he comes, I'll call you. I'm afraid I can't tell the truth as well as this sword."

Old five didn't drift away because he picked up a big leak. How to do it or how to do it? This is what Chu Chen appreciates most about him.

"Yes, but you know I've been busy recently. You'd better ask him to come back after I get married."

"Yes, I see."

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Soon, three days passed. These days Chu Chen was busy preparing for the wedding and the courtyard. He finally got free and was ready to go to the museum to deal with affairs. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the gate, old five called him and said that the man who sold the iron sword had just called him and that he wanted to sell some of his collections, and the time was very urgent.

No way, Chu Chen can only change today's itinerary and drive to the antique shop.

It's been a long time since he came to the antique shop. Chu Chen felt very kind and said hello to everyone. He went to his office to deal with some affairs of the antique shop.

In fact, if Chu Chen can't come to the antique shop, Zhou Wenping will take financial statements and other things to Chu Chen every day to check them. Therefore, Chu Chen was quite at ease with the antique shop.

After a while, old five informed Chu Chen that the seller had arrived.

Old five took Chu Chen and Uncle Wu into the reception room. The seller was a middle-aged man in his forties. He sat there in a daze with a slight frown, as if he had something on his mind.

Chuchen their footsteps, let the man back to God, then the fifth to both sides to do the next introduction.

The man's surname is Shi Luo, who has the same name as the official of Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period. Chu Chen guessed whether it was the man's elder who liked to read the annals of the Three Kingdoms.After a few words of greeting, shuangshiluo could not wait to take out all the things he wanted to sell this time. He put them on the table and said with a bitter smile: "if it wasn't for something, I really didn't want to sell my collection this time. Thank you, Mr. Chu

Because he had to go to the museum to deal with things, Chu Chen said politely and picked up the things in front of him.

It may be that shuangshiluo prefers the Han Dynasty cultural relics. This time, he also brought in Han Dynasty jades, bronzes, pottery and other things. Although there are many things, it is estimated that there are few or none of them compared with the Han Dynasty iron sword.

Just when Chu Chen and Uncle Wu were appraising there, old five asked curiously: "Mr. Shuang, how can you suddenly sell things in such a hurry?"

In fact, after returning that day, Lao Wu contacted shuangshiluo by telephone. At that time, shuangshiluo also told him that he had no plans to sell his collection for the time being. But in just a few days, shuangshiluo suddenly became so urgent. No wonder old five would feel strange.

"Ah! It's my bad luck... " It is estimated that he felt too depressed in his heart, so shuangshiluo talked about his bad thoughts.

It turns out that shuangshiluo, besides sometimes setting up stalls, is also a senior collector himself. Because he is very fond of Han Dynasty culture, he mainly collects Han Dynasty jade and bronze wares. Over the past few years, in his field of research, not to mention how proficient it is, at least few fakes deceived him.

Because shuangshiluo's eyesight is good, so some of his relatives and friends, if there are any corresponding antiques, will give him to identify. He didn't refuse and rarely made mistakes.

A while ago, shuangshiluo's relatives brought a Han Dynasty jade for him to identify. The jade was well carved and of very good quality. It was very rare among the Han Dynasty jade. He estimated that the value of the jade was about five or six hundred thousand.

Shuangshiluo's relatives were very excited when they heard the news, so they entrusted him to sell the jade as soon as possible, and shuangshiluo agreed happily.

In order to maximize the price of jade, shuangshiluo took the jade to an auction company for auction. Unexpectedly, the auction company mistakenly identified the jade and finally sold it at a price of less than 50000.

Shuangshiluo was a little surprised at the result, but he thought that the experts invited by the auction company should be more authoritative and should not make mistakes.

Because of the formal contract and other information, and also satisfied with the price, shuangshiluo's relatives did not blame shuangshiluo and invited shuangshiluo to dinner to show their gratitude.

Unexpectedly, the buyer was an expert who studied Han Dynasty jade. He published the research results in a magazine and showed them to shuangshiluo's relatives. This is tantamount to poking a hornet's nest. It is clear that there are five or six hundred thousand things, but they only sell less than fifty thousand. How can he give up?

So, the day after Lao Wu called shuangshiluo, his relatives came to his house and made a big noise.

Speaking of this, shuangshiluo's expression was both sad and angry. He said, "these days, my legs are running away. The auction company just doesn't admit that it's their fault. Even if I get the certificate issued by the expert, the attitude of the auction company is still like this. I can only solve it through the court."

In fact, it's not uncommon for real products to be sold as fakes at such auctions. For example, Chu Chen found a leak at the auction, while Sotheby's auction company, which is famous for its low price auction of genuine collections as fakes, was sued by the seller in court.

Even Sotheby's, a big company, has such a situation, let alone an auction company that is not first-class?

At this time, Chu Chen raised his head and asked, "Mr. Shuang, why do you want to sell the collection?"

Shuangshiluo sighed: "ah, it's not my relative. They don't believe me. They want me to pay back the money as soon as possible. My money has been used to buy the collection. How can I get five or six hundred thousand? I have no choice but to sell these collections for money. Well, it's impossible to do good things! "

We don't know how to judge what shuangshiluo said. For a gentleman, shuangshiluo's relatives are hard to accept. But what if they don't even have bank deposits? Will he think wildly, will he feel that shuangshiluo cheated him?

What's more, in the case of a lawsuit, there are losses and wins. Shuangshiluo's relatives should also consider what to do if they lose the lawsuit. Therefore, it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in this kind of thing.

After identifying all the things, Chu Chen said, "Mr. Shuang, these things are genuine, but they are not of high value."

Shuangshiluo was very happy at the beginning. When he heard the five words "the value is not high", his expression became sad again. He quickly asked: "Mr. Chu, how much are my things worth in the end?"

Chu Chen replied, "I think these things are about 150000 in total."

It was obvious that only 150000 could not meet the requirements of shuangshiluo. He shook his head and sighed. Then he took out a box from his bag and opened it. There were several figurines in it.Chuchen was surprised to see that these figurines were made of dewaxed glass.

Dewaxing glass, also known as ancient glass, is made by hand with the ancient bronze dewaxing casting technology. After more than ten manual manufacturing processes, the crystal glass mother stone is melted in a furnace with a high temperature of more than 1000 ℃ and condensed into a noble, gorgeous and natural glass. Its color is flowing and beautiful, and its quality is crystal clear and dazzling.

There are five terracotta figures in shuangshiluo, which are divided into dance, piano, harp, rhythm and so on, showing a singing and dancing scene. Detailed depiction, smooth and natural lines. Although the craft is ancient and clumsy, it can feel the artistic appeal of music and dance from the simple lines and shapes, and the expressive force is rich.

The clothes of the five figurines are green at the bottom of the wine bottle, which is similar to the color of the beer bottle, but more gloomy. The color is more in line with the characteristics of the Han Dynasty glass.

In addition, we know that antiques are divided into three categories: utensils, ritual utensils and daily utensils, and glass is no more than one of them. In addition to Dragonfly eyes and glass vessels, most glass products (especially ornaments) are substitutes or imitations of other materials, so the corresponding objects of other materials can be found functionally.

Therefore, based on Chu Chen's experience and judging from the shape of these figurines, it should be the glazed figurines of the Han Dynasty. In addition, the shell and slurry on the surface of the terracotta can be identified as the authentic products of the Han Dynasty.

Chu Chen and others were amazed to see such a group of exquisite glazed figurines in the Han Dynasty. They should know that dewaxing glass needs dozens of careful manual operations to complete, and slight negligence can cause failure or defects. Moreover, these glass were still made in the Han Dynasty, where the glass technology was not developed, so there is no need to say that they are precious.

When he carefully put the last one back on the table, Uncle Wu said with some regret: "unfortunately, this group of terracotta should not be a complete set. If it can be a complete set, it will be perfect."

"Mr. Wu, to tell you the truth, it's not easy to buy these five pieces of terracotta music. If I can gather one set, I won't be willing to sell them at all."

Shuangshiluo was very calm with a smile, and then asked: "teacher Chu, I think it is very possible to collect this set of musical figurines. I don't know how much these musical figurines are worth in this case?"

Hearing this, Chu Chen felt that he didn't understand: "Mr. Shuang, take the liberty to ask a question. Since this set of terracotta figures may be put together, why don't you buy them all?"

"This..." Shuangshiluo hesitated at first and pondered for a long time. Then he said with a bitter smile: "Mr. Chu, to tell you the truth, I bought these pieces of terracotta figures and jumped into a pit. In fact, I received these pieces of terracotta figures in a farmer's home. At that time, his family only found three pieces, and the price I bought was relatively cheap."

"What we didn't expect was that the farmer knocked down the old house for reconstruction and picked out six pieces. Fortunately, one of the shovels saw them, so he bought the six pieces. Moreover, the farmer told him that I also had three pieces in my hand."

"The guy heard that I had three things in my hand, so he came to me and wanted to buy them back from me. Of course, I don't agree with such a good thing. Later, he came to me several times, and when he saw that I didn't agree, he wanted to sell it to me. "

Hearing this, Chu Chen understood why he said he had jumped into the pit. Nine times out of ten, it was the shovel that started the price. Although shuangshiluo didn't agree, he was not willing to buy it, so he suffered a loss. And now that you've bought five, the next four will definitely want to be included in the bag. In this case, the other party can start from the ground.

As for why Shuang shiluogang hesitated, it's easy to understand. He was afraid that he would not buy these figurines, or he chose to lower the price. But he finally chose to tell himself about it, which shows that his character is quite open-minded.

As long as the price given by shuangshiluo is reasonable, chuchen will definitely buy things. So he said, "Mr. Shuang, please give me a price."

Shuangshiluo pondered for a while and said, "even if it's 300000, what do you think?"

Chu Chen thought about it and thought that the price was relatively reasonable, so he agreed. Then he asked, "what about your collection?"

Shuangshiluo a face not to give up said: "sold it, 300000 is not enough to compensate."

Next, the two sides signed an agreement to complete the transaction. Shuangshiluo also told Chu Chen about the spades that owned the other four figurines.

Looking at his years of hard work so sold, shuangshiluo can't help but feel dejected, he sighed, and told chuchen they left.

However, when he came to the door, he came back and asked, "Miss Chu, is it possible for me to win this lawsuit?"

Chu Chen thought about it and said, "I think that winning or losing should be based on the condition that" the auction house has no complete obligation to identify the true or false sellers ". If the agreement you signed at the beginning stipulated that you have this obligation, you should win. If not, it's hard to say. However, I'm not very familiar with the law. You'd better listen to the lawyer's opinions in this respect. ""OK, thank you, Miss Chu..."

Seeing that shuangshiluo left the gate, the fifth said, "in the end, he is not good either. He clearly thinks his judgment is right. Why didn't he raise an objection at that time? Besides, it's not his own, so it should be more true. Now it's bad luck for him... "