Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1214 Jade Pot Spring Vase

When Liang Shangjun was emphasizing the auction rules, two people first brought the bronze tripod to the display area. People who were interested in the bronze tripod took turns to identify the bronze tripod according to their numbers.

Liang Shangjun gave a reserve price of 300,000 yuan. Xu Chunliang had no interest in the bronze tripod, so Hua Zhuyue was too lazy to raise a bid. Most of the people who came to participate in the auction today did not come for the bronze tripod. In the end, the bronze tripod was bought by Zhao Tiehan for 600,000 yuan.

The second item to be auctioned was the Yuan Dynasty blue and white jade huchun vase that Xu Chunliang was interested in. He also went to the exhibition area, where Pu Jian, Chen Qianfan, Xue Renzhong and others also took turns to appear.

According to auction rules, no matter whether you know whether the item is real or fake, you cannot make any statement so as not to influence other people's judgment.

Although Xu Chunliang is not a specialist in cultural relics, he is surrounded by so many professionals, especially Xue Renzhong, a big name in the industry. Xu Chunliang only needs to observe his reactions. Xue Renzhong obviously does not have the strong control ability of the man in black, and his emotional ups and downs cannot escape Xu Chunliang's perception.

Xue Renzhong put on gloves and picked up the Yuan blue and white jade huchun vase to examine it carefully. His expression remained indifferent, but his heartbeat rhythm changed significantly.

  Xu Chunliang thought to himself, could this Yuan blue and white porcelain be authentic?

Pu Jian and Chen Qianfan also studied it for a while. When it was Xu Chunliang's turn, he held up the porcelain vase and observed it. He had also viewed this porcelain vase in the collection of Linzhengtang before. His eyesight was much sharper than most people, and his achievement of the innate realm allowed him to remember everything he saw.

In terms of appearance, this porcelain vase was not much different from the ones he had seen before. Xu Chunliang thought to himself that even if this one was a fake, it could at least be mistaken for the real thing. By looking at the reactions of the others, he could basically determine whether it was real or fake.

After everyone had identified the item, Liang Shangjun cleared his throat and said, "Everyone has checked the item. This item is very valuable and hard to come by. The starting price is two million. The auction officially begins now."

"Three million!" The first person to bid was Pu Jian. He did not have such financial resources, but he had Chen Qianfan as his backer.

"Five million!" The one who called the price this time was Zhao Tiehan. According to convention, the price would usually be stacked upwards of 500,000 and 500,000, but he jumped and called out directly to 5 million. This method of bidding directly scared away some competitors with weaker strength.

Pu Jian and Chen Qianfan looked at each other, and Chen Qianfan whispered, "I'm not good at porcelain."

Pu Jian said: "It should be true."

Chen Qianfan nodded: "Six million!" He only brought six million in cash this time, but he also brought some collections. The valuation had been made before the auction, and the total value was still ten million. If they still couldn't get it with sixteen million tonight, then they would withdraw from the auction.

Pu Jian glanced at Mo Han who was not far away. Mo Han was whispering something to Xue Renzhong. She had not joined the bidding until now, which made Pu Jian a little uneasy. Could it be that he had made a mistake? Was this Yuan blue and white porcelain a fake? Xue Renzhong must be the most accomplished one present. If Mo Han started bidding, then this Yuan blue and white porcelain must be the one that Linzhengtang lost.

In fact, Pu Jian was not the only one who held this idea, many people at the scene also held the same idea.

The news that Linzhengtang lost the Yuan Dynasty blue and white jade huchun vase has long been spread throughout the industry. It has only been a few days since the incident, but it has now appeared in the ghost market auction. There are usually two possibilities. One is that someone deliberately used a fake to make a quick buck. The other possibility is that the item is real, which proves that the person who stole the treasure was in a hurry to use the money, so he shipped it against the wind.

The first thing that bidders have to consider is whether they can successfully take the treasure home even if they win the bid, and whether they will get into trouble in the future. Therefore, the price of this porcelain vase cannot be too high. If the bid price is over 100 million, no one will take such a big risk and pay such a high price to grab this hot potato.

Zhao Tiehan said while eating sunflower seeds: "Eight million!"

There was an uproar at the scene. Zhao Tiehan showed an attitude of being determined to win today. He directly increased the price by two million twice.

At this time, a new person finally joined in, a red-faced man called out a price of nine million.

Liang Shangjun was obviously a little excited, and shouted: "Nine million, is there anything higher than nine million?"

Pu Jian glanced at Mo Han, who still hadn't made a move. Pu Jian made up his mind and shouted, "Ten million!"

"Twelve million!" Zhao Tiehan seemed to be competing with Pu Jian. The man who had just shouted nine million shook his head. He began to back off. It was not that the bottle was not worth the price, but looking at the current situation, the final transaction price would not be able to reach 20 million.

Pu Jian wanted to raise his hand but was grabbed by Chen Qianfan. It was not that Chen Qianfan was unwilling to pay, but he wanted to see what Mo Han would say. If Mo Han didn't say anything, it would prove that the bottle was most likely fake, and it was not worth spending so much money on a fake bottle.

Mo Han agreed to participate in the ghost market auction, but she did not explicitly say whether she would help Pu Jian, and it is not ruled out that she might eventually take the Yuan blue and white porcelain for herself.

Liang Shangjun asked loudly: "Anyone else want to bid?"

There was total silence.

Liang Shangjun asked again, and then said loudly: "Twelve million for the first time..."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Chunliang raised his hand: "Thirteen million." Everyone's eyes turned to Xu Chunliang and Hua Zhuyue. No one at the scene could recognize Xu Chunliang, but many people knew Hua Zhuyue and thought that the middle-aged man next to Hua Zhuyue was the technical consultant she hired.

Zhao Tiehan laughed out loud, nodded, and didn't raise the price any further.

Hua Zhuyue saw the mystery. Zhao Tiehan's purpose might not be for the Yuan blue and white porcelain. He might just want to raise the price. He might be in collusion with the organizer of the ghost market tonight. After all, this guy was from Qianmen and was best at setting traps. The bronze tripod just now might just be their bait.

  Liang Shangjun said: "This gentleman offers 13 million! Is there anyone else who wants to bid?

Pu Jian wanted to raise his hand, but Chen Qianfan held it, because Chen Qianfan noticed that Mo Han finally raised his hand: "Fifteen million."

Now everyone's attention was focused on Mo Han again, but the man in black beside Mo Han was still looking at Xu Chunliang, as if he wanted to see him clearly from head to toe.

"Sixteen million!" Someone raised his hand again this time.

Mo Han's bid meant that the blue and white porcelain vase had been authenticated by Xue Renzhong and confirmed to be authentic, so the auctioneers who had been hesitant began to bid.

Six people joined in, and soon the price had climbed to twenty-two million.

Although Pu Jian and Chen Qianfan knew that the bottle was real, the funds they brought were limited, so they decided to withdraw from the auction.

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, if it is true, there is no reason to let it fall into the hands of others. He raised the price to 23 million again and said that they will talk about the future later. The bottle can fall into the hands of Mo Han or Chen Qianfan, but it must not fall into the hands of anyone else.

After a brief period of frenzied bidding, most people began to calm down. They had to consider the risks involved in bidding.

Mo Han finally turned around and smiled at Hua Zhuyue, and she actually stopped raising the price.

Hua Zhuyue read something from Mo Han's smile and thought to herself that it was not good. Could it be that this bottle was just a fake? Mo Han deliberately joined the auction with the real purpose of pushing up the price.

Liang Shangjun made the final decision and announced that the Yuan Dynasty blue and white jade huchun vase was officially sold.

According to the rules, Hua Zhuyue signed the confirmation letter and gave them the two million cash she brought as a deposit, and would go through the handover procedures after the auction was over.

Xu Chunliang whispered, "I didn't bring enough money."

Hua Zhuyue sighed softly and said, "Money is a small matter. The key is that we may have been tricked by others."

Xu Chunliang said: "It doesn't matter, our target is not the bottle anyway."

  The third item, which is also the most important item of the night, finally made its grand debut. This time it was a volume of bamboo slips. According to Liang Shangjun's introduction, this volume of bamboo slips was from the Warring States Period. Xu Chunliang felt a little puzzled. How could the bamboo slips from the Warring States Period be preserved until now?

The mystery was soon revealed. The bamboo slips sent for everyone to appreciate had been processed. They were sealed between two pieces of glass and then placed in a glass test tube. The glass tube was filled with distilled water, the mouth was plugged with rubber and then sealed with wax. This preservation method is called water-saturated protection, which is also a commonly used method of preserving bamboo slips in the domestic cultural relics circles.

Liang Shangjun said: "This is only a part of it that is provided for your appreciation. This set of bamboo slips is a priceless treasure. Judging from the text on it, it can be judged that this is a medical classic that has been lost for a long time."

Xu Chunliang was very curious. These antique dealers were really omnipotent. He wanted to see what was recorded on the bamboo slips.

There were obviously fewer people interested in the bamboo slips. The man in black next to Mo Han walked over, and Xu Chunliang also stood up and followed him. His purpose was not just to look at the bamboo slips.

The man in black was more interested in the bamboo slips than Xu Chunliang. He picked up the slips, illuminated them with a lamp, and observed the words on them closely.

Xu Chunliang also picked up one and looked at it. As he looked at it, he said to the man in black, "Brother, what do you think is written on this bamboo slip?"

The man in black ignored him and continued to study the bamboo slips carefully. There was actually a slight change in his calm gaze, which showed how great an impact the bamboo slips had on him.

Xu Chunliang was able to determine after looking at only two of them that this thing contained the "Yellow Emperor's External Classic". In fact, many things in this world are not truly lost. Many ancient classics were buried underground as burial objects by the ancients. Therefore, classics have often been unearthed in recent years. There is a Yinque Mountain in southern Shandong. Two Han tombs excavated in the 1970s contained "The Art of War", "Sun Bin's Art of War", "Six Strategies", "Wei Liaozi", "Mozi" and "Guanzi", but those bamboo slips are also incomplete.

The bamboo slips in front of her were extremely well preserved. Xu Chunliang remembered that Mo Han was present. It seemed that this volume of "Huangdi Waijing" was what she was determined to get tonight. However, other people were obviously not very interested in this volume of bamboo slips, and some of them had already stood up and left.

(End of this chapter)