Live appraising treasures, I became a national treasure expert?

Chapter 272 I will not worship Zhu Daoming until I am born.

Li Ding'an glanced back and forth, his eyes unusually agile.

It's quite strange: both the spiritual tablets and the talisman cards are all new and mixed with old ones?

Most of them are new, only a few to ten years old, and nine out of ten of them are machine-engraved.A small part is relatively old, and the exact age is not yet known, but the traces of insect and rat bites are obvious, and they were repainted after repairs.

Several of them must have been placed in temples for many years and have been exposed to the smoke: the smoke stains on them have almost turned into dirt, and they will not reach this state after being smoked for less than 300 years.

It is like forming a protective film on it, which is actually very well preserved. Let’s look at the names: Jingxu Master Zhang Xiaoyao, Pingyang Master Xu Shoucheng, Qingxiazi Tan Taizhi...

I have no impression.

He rolled his eyes: "Which sect is the Changxian Sect?"

"Of course it's the Celestial Master's Way!"

"Can I ask for the name of the ancestor?"

"Chongxu real person!"

Still not impressed.

"When will the faction be established?"

"When Ming Dynasty became the ancestor!"

Chengzu is Zhu Di, who lived about 600 years ago, which is consistent with what the old Taoist said "has been passed down for 26 generations."

If he didn't lie, there should be a lot of old things left behind...

After thinking about it, the old Taoist priest smiled slightly: "So many of these talismans have been used for more than 500 years. If they wish to be pure, believers can ask for another one!"

I came here to look for antiques. Why do I need so many talismans, and they are not carved by celebrities?
"One piece is enough!" Li Ding'an shook his head, "Let's look at the others!"

The old Taoist priest was noncommittal and led a few people inside.

Passing through the Taoist altar, there is another scene: a large Dharma hall, which is similar to the shaman temple I have seen before, but here are the props and instruments used for Taoist rituals and rituals.

There is no shortage of everything from the Dharma platform to the small talismans, gongs, drums, cymbals, cymbals, knives, swords, whips, fly whisks, Taoist classics, etc.

It is no exaggeration. The moment he crossed the threshold, Li Ding'an thought he had entered a Taoist museum.

Knowing that this young man was very opinionated and not easy to fool, the old Taoist priest didn't say anything more and made a gesture of invitation.

Li Ding'an looked around, his eyes lit up, and he walked towards the innermost tribute platform.

Inside the shrine is a wooden statue of a Taoist priest. His hair is in a Hunyuan bun, with a Western hairpin on top, holding a Chao Hut board, and wearing a fairy cave robe.

Judging from the material, it is definitely high-quality rosewood. It has been wiped clean, but the color tends to be dark purple. If you look closely, you can see that the smoke stains have penetrated into the wooden statue, making it black and shiny.

To put it another way: it is definitely older than the three spiritual tablets outside.

The carving is also very good and lifelike. Judging from the crown, this person has a very high rank, at least the second grade or above.He was still wearing the Great Cave Immortal Clothes, indicating that he was either the nephew and brother of Zhang Tianshi, or his true disciple.

There is a spiritual tablet standing in front of him, with only four words: Master Chongxu!

No wonder he is so high-minded, he turns out to be the founder of the sect?
It's also rosewood, and the color is also dark enough, but Li Ding'an always feels it's a bit incongruous. It feels like the layer of oil on top is not smoked, but dyed?

Look at the handwriting again: the structure is too regular, closer to printing, the strokes are too rounded, and there is no trace of carving... Haha, is it machine-engraved again?
I understand, the spiritual tablets are given later...

Continuing to look down, there are four books under the spiritual tablet, which are also thread-bound editions: "The Comprehensive Meaning of the Yuanshi Immeasurable Human High-grade Miaojing", "The Emperor's Zhidao Taiqing Jade Book", "Jingming Mystery", "Ghost" Ghost farmer".

It seems that this is the inheritance that the old Taoist said "has been passed down for 26 generations"...

"Are these scriptures from the Celestial Master's Tao?"

"The first two books are, "Yuanshi Tongyi" was written by Zhang Yuchu, the third-generation heavenly master No. 40 of Longhu Mountain, and "Taiqing Jade Book" was written by Zhu Quan, the first generation Ning Wang in the Ming Dynasty. But the last two books are not: "Jingming'ao" "Lun" is the main scripture of Jingming Dao, and it was written earlier, probably in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty."

"Aren't these two families the same thing?"

"Of course, although they both belong to the same orthodox sect and follow the principle that 'the Tao is understood by the heart, regardless of whether they are monks or at home', their doctrinal ideas and themes are completely different."

Lei Mingzhen pointed to the last book: "Where is this one?"

"let me see!"

Li Ding'an raised his head and recalled carefully: "This is the Miao transliteration, which refers to the ancestor Chi You, also known as 'Badi Xiong', so this should be a witchcraft classic of Miao witches!"

"You even understand this?"

This is not nonsense?

Now that I know that the person I am visiting today is Miao Wu, I naturally have to do my homework, otherwise I won’t be able to recognize the treasure in front of my eyes.

Li Ding'an looked at it carefully again: "They are all engraved classics, and they are relatively old, at least they were engraved in the early morning, including this "Ghost Farmer"!"

It means that the old Taoist priest is not bragging. The Taoism is indeed inherited from the Ming Dynasty... Oh no, there is also witchcraft.

Are they really both Taoists and witches?

The three of them looked surprised and turned their heads involuntarily. When they looked again, the old Taoist priest was even more shocked than them. He stared at Li Ding'an blankly.

There were countless guests brought here by him, and more than [-]% of them didn't know the difference between these books. The remaining [-]% at most knew that the first two books were from the Zhengyi sect, and only a very small number of his colleagues... Oh No, only a very small number of fellow Taoists can tell the specific origins of these two classics.

There is even less than one person in a hundred who knows the "Jingming Ao Lun", because the lineage of Jingming Dao was discontinued during the Kangxi period. Although the scriptures and meanings have been handed down, no one has inherited it.

Absolutely no one can recognize "Ghost Farmer".

Awesome, have you met an expert?

No wonder he said he wanted to see it for himself...

The old Taoist priest suddenly became solemn, his reserved expression disappeared, and he bowed emphatically: "Fellow Taoist, haven't you asked me for advice?"

"Taoist Master, you're welcome. I don't practice Taoism, so I don't need to ask for advice. I just study casually!"

How can it be?

I've sharpened my brain in research, but I feel like I don't know as much as you do?

It depends on how young he is, otherwise he would have thought that one of his colleagues had invited an expert to mess up the situation...

The old Taoist priest was surprised and doubtful, but Li Ding'an smiled and pointed at the shrine: "Taoist Master, can you take a look at it?"

Are you kidding? What if you want to ask me for advice on a whim?
The old Taoist priest still knows very well how many kilograms he has.With his half-empty level, he would definitely have no problem fooling a layman. He wouldn't be able to deal with ordinary Taoist priests, but he would be afraid of meeting someone who really knows how to practice.Especially for witchcraft, I just thought it would be easier to cheat money with an extra layer of identity, so I learned a little bit here and there. At best, I only had a superficial understanding of it, and I didn't even understand it at all.

As for the book "Ghost Farmers", he couldn't even read it, let alone study it...

The old Taoist priest shook his head like a wave: "They are all sacred objects of the founder of the sect and must not be shown to outsiders!"

Are you still here?
I understand, this is just for people who don’t know how to practice: Look, my inheritance of Taoism is long enough, and my Taoism is deep enough...

Seeing Li Ding'an standing still, Lei Mingzhen came over and blinked: Good thing?

Li Dingan thought for a while and shook his head.

Looking at the paper and ink marks, it does look a bit like a Ming Dynasty engraving, but it prints Taoist classics rather than poetry, so its economic value is relatively average.Li Ding'an was curious because these four books were not completely unrelated:
Zhu Quan, the first king of Ning, was enfeoffed in Nanchang after the successful Jingnan campaign. In order to avoid Zhu Di's suspicion, he devoted the rest of his life to studying Taoism.First, he worshiped Zhang Yuchu, the third-generation heavenly master No. 40 of Longhu Mountain, as his teacher.Later, he turned to Jingming Taoism and claimed to be the "reincarnation of the true king of Chongxu Miaodao". He also built a Taoist temple in Gouling, Xishan, Nanchang, the ancestral home of Jingming Taoism.

Zhu Di also gave the Taoist temple: the Antarctic Palace of Eternal Life, and named him "Zhenren Hanxu".

So it's a coincidence: Zhang Yuchu, who wrote "Yuanshi Tongyi", was Zhu Quan's master, and "Tai Qing Jade Book" was also written by Zhu Quan. He also practiced Jingming Dao, and there happened to be another "Jingming Ao Lun" here. .

What's even more coincidental is that Zhu Quan also practiced witchcraft, and it is said that his skills were extremely high: "History of the Ming Dynasty": Someone sued Quan for witchcraft and slander, but the secret agent failed to test it. It was a last resort!

The founder of the Lao Tao sect is "Zhenren Chongxu", which coincides with Zhu Quan's self-titled "Zhenjun Chongxu Miaodao".It was during the time of Zhu Di that the sect was founded, and this place was so close to Nanchang. Li Ding'an had a sudden thought: The founder mentioned by the old Taoist priest was Zhu Quan, right?
What's more, it's possible that these four books were left behind by Zhu Quan, and the statue himself is Zhu Quan.

But the old Taoist refused to let him see it, and the shrine was sealed tightly. It was really difficult to confirm it just by eyesight.

Forget it, it’s already here...

Li Ding'an had an idea and opened the system.Take another look...

It's just a waste of time.

There are a series of question marks in front of it. This is because several things are mixed together, and the system cannot give accurate information and can only estimate the approximate value.Look at the bottom again: the total is only [-]?
The four Ming Dynasty engravings alone should cost 50 million, which shows that these things have little to do with Zhu Quan.

It's a pity that I lost a few points.

Li Ding'an sighed and turned to look to the side.

Displayed here are seals and decrees, some large and some small, some cast in bronze and some carved in wood, all costing 60 to [-] yuan.

Look carefully again, haha, is the new mixed with the old again?
If you follow the regulations of "Tao Fa Hui Yuan": If you want to make a token, you must first choose an auspicious day, bathe your body and mind, listen to God, and declare where the thunderbolt belongs.Use jujube wood knots, pomegranate wood, or cypress wood, and the remaining wood cannot be used... This means that only these three types of wood can be used, and lightning wood must be used.

But besides pine and elm, there are also locust trees here?

It was half burnt but not black, and some pieces still had a silvery light on them. An ordinary person would look at it and wonder: was it really struck by lightning?

In fact, it is made by burning charcoal.

There are also several squares of copper-made Sanqing seals, with mercury-skin shells stacked one on top of another, twisted and crooked, as if they were crawling with insects.

It seems that it was soaked in dung water to make it old, but the heat was not controlled well, and it was soaked for too long.

Li Ding'an thought, if Sanqing had a spirit, would he be so angry that he would jump up from the altar table?
A Taoist priest who can forge antiques... can be regarded as gaining knowledge!

Secretly happy, Li Dingan looked aside. After a few glances, he paused for a moment.

It is a double-connected square seal, but it is very small, about two centimeters in diameter. It looks like an ordinary lock-type seal button made of copper, linked together with a copper chain about ten centimeters long in the middle.

When the seal is lying flat, you can see the seal text. On one side is the seal engraving, just two words: sun and moon.The other side was written in cursive, and it was not ordinary cursive. Li Ding'an took a few glances and didn't even recognize what was engraved.

It can be seen that the first character seems to be cow, the second character seems to be scholar, and together they seem to be the character "生", with the character "口" in the middle.But the word at the bottom is really hard to judge.

For example, "戈", it may also be "Feng" or "Hui", and there are not many strokes.When several words are put together, it becomes even more difficult to recognize.

Continuous seals are rare, and Li Ding'an has only seen one so far: the three consecutive seals of Qianlong collected in the Forbidden City. "Cursive seals" are even rarer. Li Ding'an has never seen them in person or in pictures.

I was still looking through materials at school, and I accidentally came across the biography of Zheng Zhenduo, a famous collector in modern times and the first director of the National Institute of Archeology after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It mentioned that he had a self-engraved seal for his book collection, which is cursive script.

So, it's very strange...

For a while, without figuring out the reason, Li Dingan pointed through the glass: "Taoist Priest, what kind of magic weapon is this... It's just the word Duo Duo..."

This is a good thing...

The old Taoist priest opened his mouth and wanted to say a few words, but when the words reached the bottom of his tongue, he felt something was wrong: This person is not the ones he met before. He will believe whatever he says.

After hesitating for a moment, he simply told the truth: "This is the idle seal of the ninth generation master Mingyue Zhenren!"

Fu Yan looked at it curiously: "What is Xian Yin?"

"They are casual seals used in informal situations, such as calligraphy and painting seals, appreciation title seals, and embossed seals commonly used in letterheads by the ancients. This one is an embossed seal, similar to today's pen name signature..."

Know you still ask?
The old Taoist priest rolled his eyes and murmured again: "With such proficiency, I'm afraid it won't be easy to make money today."

Just as he was thinking about whether there was something or not, Li Ding'an pointed to the cursive seal again: "Taoist Priest, what is this seal engraved on?"

"Qian Shifeng-kun!"

No impression, definitely never heard of it...

"Can you take a closer look?"

The old Taoist priest was a little reluctant, but he thought in his heart: This person was introduced by Mr. Fu of Changfu Group, and his background must be unusual. It is better not to offend him if possible.

In a flash of thought, he opened the cabinet door and took out the printing box. Knowing that Li Ding'an knew what he was doing, he didn't bother to pretend anymore. He pushed it over without saying "please" or "no respect".

Li Dingan was not polite and took it directly in his hand.

It is indeed made of copper. It is well preserved and has not rusted much. The surface is covered with a thick layer of "black lacquer" and it is not aged later.

The seal text is not cast, but chiseled. The seal characters of "Sun and Moon" are very clear, but the carving work can only be considered average, and there are really a lot of marks from the weight work.The cursive seal is even worse. The edges of the strokes are chipped, as if they have been bitten by insect teeth.

Looking at the characters again, the last character is indeed a bit like the character "jun", but more like the lower part of the character "feng" or "hui", but the first character is definitely not "qian".

It's either "cow" or raw.

The middle part looks a bit like the word "stone".

What kind of king is born, what kind of cow is wisdom, or what kind of cow is like stone... they all seem to be similar.

Hmm... Niu Shihui?

In an instant, a light lit up in his mind, and Li Dingan paused: Do you want to worship Niu Shihui or not?
There is also the Ming printed on the other side...

Let me go. Is this Zhu Daoming, the ninth grandson of King Ning Zhu Quan and the younger brother of Bada Shanren?
(End of this chapter)