Live appraising treasures, I became a national treasure expert?

The sky is pale, and the rain doesn't stop for a moment, soft and thin, chaotic and dense.

Circles of water rippled on the ground, and the air was filled with a moist and fresh smell.

The water mist is looming, the city is hazy, the brick buildings are red and bright, and the long plaque at the door has been washed white by the rain: State Administration of Cultural Heritage!

The curtains in the conference room were tightly closed, the lights were dim, and the shots on the screen were even dimmer: Li Ding'an carefully picked up the copybook, blew it gently, and the dust flew into the air, and the treasure that had been covered in dust for more than seven hundred years finally came to light:
He resigned from his family and became a monk. He realized the true nature of his mind and understood the inaction. He was called a Samana. Always practice the two hundred and fifty precepts, be pure in progress and stop, and become an Arhat for the Four True Paths... An Arhat can fly and change, live for a long eon, and live in the heaven and earth...

A monk who is a monk must give up all desires and love, recognize the source of his heart, understand the profound principles of the Buddha, and understand the unconditioned Dharma. He has nothing to gain inside and nothing to seek outside. His heart is not attached to the Tao and he has no achievements. He has no thoughts, no actions, neither cultivation nor realization. After passing through all of them, I admire myself the most and call it Tao...

It is fluttering for more than ten feet, with nearly a thousand words eloquent. The words are like silver hooks and iron strokes, and the pens are like a plow sand table, turning up and down, left and right, vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, going in all directions...

But after looking at it, it suddenly stopped. The leaders frowned: Isn't this finished?
Take a closer look: there is a slanting stubble on the white silk, the silk may be short or long, flying in the air, and ink marks can still be seen vaguely.

This is only half of it... where is the other half?
In an instant, everyone's faces turned dark, just like the rainy day outside the window.

Another voice came from the video: "On the 23rd day of the autumn month of the Wuwu year of the Dali calendar, there was a real book hidden in Shamen Huaisu's calligraphy...Li Ding'an, is it really Huaisu?"

"Don't worry, it can't be fake!"

"It's more than four meters...why is it so long?"

"It was longer before it was torn apart, at least three feet or more... How else can it be called the best cursive script in the world?"

"It seems to make sense... Look, there are a lot of inscriptions and postscripts below: Green, taken from blue, and green is from blue; ice, from water, and cold from water... "Youjun Servant Boy", who is this? "

"Liu Gongquan learned his calligraphy from Wang Xizhi, so he called himself 'Youjun servant boy'... This sentence means: Huaisu learned from Zhang Xu, but his calligraphy is better than Zhang Xu."

"Long history is better than fatness, hiding truth is better than thinness... Long history is Zhang Xu, right? There is also a seal, "Like Leaks in a House"... Li Ding'an, who is this?"

"Gong Yan Lu!"

"Ah...Yan Zhenqing?"

"Correct!"

"To get the top of the right army, it is not beyond the laws of the Wei and Jin Dynasties... Thin gold body, this is the inscription and postscript of Song Huizong... Why did he put so many seals on it?"

"The ancestor of the stamping madman, Qianlong learned from him, it's normal!"

"The Zangzhen cursive calligraphy was good at that time, but it is especially rare in this world... "Liuyi Jushi", is this Ouyang Xiu?"

"Correct!"

"Gong Lu has mastered regular script, and Huai Su has mastered grass... This word is also beautiful, but why is the seal so strange: "Sixteen Things to Enjoy", who is this?"

"Su Shi carved it when he was writing "Ding Feng Bo"."

"The book is like a strong man drawing his sword, with a moving and moving look, and it is circling forward and retreating without missing the mark..."Baojin Book Seal", who is this?"

"Mi Fu, the name of the room where he wrote is 'Bao Jin Zhai', which is how this square seal got its name!"

"What about this: "Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao Shi Ye"?"

"This is Huang Tingjian."

"And this one, "Non-Duality"?"

"This is Cai Jing!"

As the words came out, the leaders' expressions became brighter and brighter: Regardless of how high the level of appreciation is, let's just say that with Li Ding'an's memory and knowledge coverage, I really can't find anyone else.

Listen to the names he read again: Cai Jing, Huang Tingjian, Ouyang Xiu, Mi Fu, Su Shi... all the famous calligraphers in the Northern Song Dynasty have inscribed on this copybook and even left seals.

What's more, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan?

Anyone with a little knowledge of calligraphy knows who these two are, but they have never thought that they actually have calligraphy treasures left in the world?
Although it is just a postscript.

Comparing again, Song Huizong sandwiched in the middle looks like a partner...

But the lights were too dim and the inscriptions were too small. They couldn't see clearly, so they could only listen, so they became more and more anxious.

Some people are even thinking: Why doesn't Li Ding'an bring out such a treasure?
As soon as I thought about it, another sigh came from the video: "Li Ding'an, what a pity, only half of it is left?"

"Don't worry, I haven't lost it. It must be in that corner of the cave... maybe there are inscriptions by Li Bai and Du Fu."

"Ah...Li Bai, Du Fu?"

Everyone's hearts trembled uncontrollably, and then Li Ding'an's laughter came out again, "Haha, I lied to you... The year of Wuwu in the Dali Calendar was 778, and those two people had died long ago... If Huaisu had written earlier... A little bit, I really can’t tell…”

"Even without the inscriptions of Li Bai and Du Fu, it is already precious enough... Li Ding'an, do you want to take it away?"

"It's so big, how can I carry it with me? Just throw it away..."

"Oh……"

In the camera, the two of them carefully, almost lifting, stacked half of the copybook on top, and pressed the corners with stones.

Several people clenched their fists: Li Ding'an, that's all if you don't look for the remaining half of the sheet. Why don't you bring this half out first?

So what's the matter...can't it be called "The Best Cursive Script in the World"?
Just as I was getting angry, the table made a clanging sound: "Stop!"

The video stops when it says to stop.

"Go back, find a clearer angle, and give one to everyone here!"

The clerk nodded hurriedly and scrolled the mouse.

"Ten minutes of rest!" The deputy director sighed again, "Look for someone to ask for advice!"

Everyone understands instantly: It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, but there is always someone who understands, right?
Since you can enter this conference room, who doesn’t know a few appraisal masters?
Afterwards, one after another left the conference room.

"Team leader Ding, I, Lao Zhou, can you please identify the calligraphy... What, it's no problem... You haven't even looked at the thing, how dare you say it's no problem... Teacher Li said it's no problem?"

"Director Cha, aren't you busy... ah, Inner Mongolia? Oh, I want to ask you for a favor... What, what Teacher Li has seen is absolutely fine? Who said... that's what all national museums say? Okay Bar……"

"Yang Suo, Li Zhentao of the Cultural Relics Bureau has a copybook, which is said to be the original work of Huaisu. Could you please take a look at it... Ah, no need to look at it, is it undoubtedly authentic?"

"Lv Yuan, help me, there is a calligraphy... Hey, I haven't finished speaking yet, how do you know that the thing is in Mongolia? What, you have already arrived in Mongolia? Li Ding'an is sure that it is authentic? Okay, thank you Luyuan..."

"He Guan, please do me a favor... What, the video we watched was the one you sent to the director? But that's not what I'm asking... Ah, no matter which one, it's all true... You guarantee it with Li Ding'an ? Okay...eh, it doesn’t seem right?”

Before he could ask, "What kind of guarantee do you have Li Ding'an on?" He Anbang hung up the phone.

"Children's Department, please... Oh, you are also in a meeting, our director is also there, and we are watching the video... The secretary is holding the meeting in person? Okay, you are busy first..."

More than a dozen people, more than a dozen phone calls, most of them said similar things, but these were researchers and professors from the National Museum of China, the Forbidden City, and Beijing University, and they all had some connection with Li Ding'an to a greater or lesser extent.

The rest, such as those experts who had never dealt with Li Ding'an, were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out: An authentic work by Huai Su?
impossible.

The "Zhang Jing Tie", which is nearly one and a half feet long and has more than a thousand words... is even more impossible. The "Zhang Jing Tie" is still in the tomb of Li Yu (Tang Daizong).

Listening again, Li Ding'an discovered it and has verified it... Oh, I'm sorry, I was too shocked just now to take a closer look. I'll do more research...

A group of leaders don’t know what to say.

They knew that Li Ding'an had a high level of connoisseurship and a great influence in the cultural, museum and antique circles, but this was the first time they realized that it was so big?
Let’s understand, Li Ding’an is the intern researcher of the National Museum, and which of you is not a member of the Association of Cultural Relics Appraisal Committees, and which one is not a nationally renowned expert?

All of them receive subsidies from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage...can they be a little ambitious?

pity……

At about ten minutes, a group of people returned to the conference room.

No need to ask at all, you can know the answer just by looking at their expressions. The deputy director sighed and nodded on the table: "Continue!"

The video plays again.

Then, everyone narrowed their eyes: What a big copper bell?
Nearly two meters high, the bell body is divided into six levels by spiral patterns. The first layer is a bell button, in the shape of two dragons playing with a pearl. The second, third, and fourth floors are equipped with chariot wheels, ceremonial guards, and palace guards. Both the decorations and uniforms are consistent with the records in the "History of the Song Dynasty."

The fifth layer is for mountains and forests, trees, houses, boats and people, the sixth layer is for sea water, immortals, dragons... The craftsmanship is excellent, and the patterns are complex and clear. Looking at the raised effect of the relief patterns, you can know that this is typical of the Northern Song Dynasty. The casting process...

But I feel that this shape is no different from the treasure of Liaoning Museum, the Northern Song Dynasty Braised Bell?
Including patterns, decorations... And the more they look, the more similar they become?

"No, this bell is bigger than the one in Liaobo?"

"How big is that mouth?"

"It is one hundred and eighty-four centimeters tall, six feet tall in the Song Dynasty, and ninety-two feet in diameter, three feet tall in total... But the mouth should be seven feet high, and three feet six feet tall!"

"What's the difference?"

"The six-foot bell hangs in the palace. According to research, the Liaobo bell hangs in the Xuanhe Hall of Song Huizong Yanxi in the inner court, so it is also called the Xuanhe Bell. The seven-foot bell can only be hung in the outer court..."

"Chao Zhong?"

"Guess so!"

Just as he was talking, a "dang" sound came from the video: Li Ding'an struck the bell, "Daqing Bell!"

Haha...More than just Chao Zhong?

"Tokyo Menghua Lu": Whenever there is a big ceremony, the chariots, fasting, and Zhengshuo dynasties gather in the Daqing Hall... This is the place where emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty held sacrifices, major ceremonies, and dynasties.

This is the ceremonial bell...

"Why is he so sure?"

"I don't know...but it's almost the same?"

You said you don’t know, how dare you be so sure?

But surprisingly, no one objected: Just think about the attitudes of those researchers, professors, and appraisal committee members just now: Li Ding'an said that what this thing is, at least 99% of the time, this thing is what it is...

As for how to judge, we can only wait until he comes back to ask...

As I was thinking about it, someone said "hiss" again.

"what happened?"

"Look, Ruci...one, two, three, four...is this seven boxes or eight boxes?"

How many?

More than a dozen people's necks stretched forward at the same time.

Li Ding'an had picked up pieces of Ru porcelain outside, so he was mentally prepared. He estimated that there must be Ru porcelain in this cave, but no one dared to think that there would be so many of them?
The box, which is nearly sixty centimeters in diameter, can accommodate eight people. It's a little less. For large pieces of porcelain such as plum vases and square pots, each box contains four pieces. How much is eight boxes?
And the plates, bowls, inkstones, basins, cups, and bowls on the ground...are equivalent to the fact that there may be more Ru porcelains in this cave than those in existence today?
Not to mention the following: Guan, Jun, Ge, Ding, Di, Qing...the whole pile filled half the wall, how much is this?
I was in a state of shock, and the light shone farther away: more than ten bottles of Buddha statues glowed with white light, lifelike.

"It scared me... It was so lifelike, I almost thought these monks were alive... Li Ding'an, what kind of Buddha images are these?"

"The Eighteen Arhats with three colors from the Liao Dynasty are mainly realistic, and their artistic achievements far exceed those of Roman sculptures. They are considered an outlier in ancient Chinese art."

"Isn't it precious?"

"Of course, it is more expensive than the previous coins, silver ingots, calligraphy and paintings, and porcelain combined!"

"Really or not...don't lie to me?"

"Why are you lying to me... Believe it or not, as long as it is shipped back, the provincial museums can smash their heads in pieces?"

"boom……"

The conference room felt like a hornet's nest.

Don't blame the leaders for being unable to keep their composure. Leaders are also human beings. They will be shocked and gasp when encountering something too unbelievable.

Listen to what Li Ding'an said: Liao Sancai Arhat, a full eighteen bottles?
The key thing is, I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect or a preconception. How do they see it and feel like it?
The deputy director finally couldn't sit still anymore: "You guys watch first, I'll go out for a while!"

Before he finished speaking, his body left the chair and walked out "Tengteng".

The secretary didn't even react, so he grabbed the meeting minutes and started chasing after them.

I'm so anxious, where is Mi Ju going?
I understand, I should report to the director.
No wonder he was anxious: there are only eleven bottles of Liao Sancai Arhat in the world, but not a single bottle is available in China. Who is not sad and regretful?

Suddenly, Li Ding'an discovered a complete set. One bottle of Eighteen Arhats was not missing, and one bottle was missing?
It was so well preserved that not even a fingernail fell off?
To say that I have no ideas is to deceive myself.

……

The conference room was very quiet. Occasionally, a few words of dialogue between Li Ding'an and Yu Huiyin came from the video.

The leaders participating in the meeting were extremely serious and were afraid of missing a scene.

But my heart is not at peace: those wonderful paintings, those peerless imperial porcelain, those Liao Sancai Arhats, which are called "the greatest works of art in the Middle Ages" by foreign artists... Which of them are not national treasures?
It’s not heavy, just a little melancholy, but more importantly, I’m happy:
If Li Ding'an had not discovered this cave, would these cultural relics and treasures have been buried for many years, torn by wild beasts, and allowed to erode over time?

This is the blessing among misfortunes.

Suddenly, the video continued to play, and Li Dingan pried open the iron box.

Then, a square jade seal was taken out.

The more they took out, the weirder the leaders' expressions became: Li Ding'an, this is the imperial seal, not a steamed bun...

"Look, this is the "Emperor's Divine Treasure", this is the "Emperor's Divine Treasure"...it was carved by Guo Wei and passed on to Chai Rong..."

"This was engraved during the Zhao Guangyi period... This was engraved after Zhenzong Zhao Heng ascended the throne... This was engraved during the time of Huizong Zhao Ji..."

Yes, you all know that this is the Imperial Seal, and you explained it so clearly, but why do you just pick it up and throw it away...

Well, it's not really a throw away, but Li Ding'an's movements were so casual: he picked it up, looked at it, and then put it aside. It's all in a mess, swaying...

Is this an imperial seal...or is it an imperial seal from the Song Dynasty, a full five or six hundred years earlier than the surviving imperial seal from the Qing Dynasty?
If it were them, their hands wouldn't be shaking, but they would be shocked for a short time anyway, and then look at it carefully, inside and out, from front to back, eighty, nine or ten times.

Looking at Li Ding'an again, I feel that these are not precious seals, but Panjiayuan's street stalls, indescribably casual and perfunctory...

The secretary was also very surprised: "Old Lin, why can Li Ding'an see so quickly?"

"Practice makes perfect, he did the same when appraising cultural relics at the National Museum!"

"The psychological quality is also very good. I didn't realize how surprised he was?"

"I guess it's because I'm dazzled and have visual fatigue..."

The secretary nodded thoughtfully: "Don't tell me, I feel the same way: there are too many things, like cabbage... it's so unreal!"

Lin Zhiyuan also laughed: "It's indeed a bit much!"

Others thought about it carefully: they were shocked, but looking at these imperial seals now, it seems that they are not as surprised as when Li Ding'an grabbed the piece of tapestry?
But compared with it, one is in heaven and the other is on earth...

After thinking about it, they continued to look down. When they saw the stone drum, everyone became uneasy.

Including Lin Zhiyuan, including the secretary.

Then, all eyes were fixed on the face of the Forbidden City's director.

Dean Tong's face turned green: If this is an original stone drum, what is the one in the Forbidden City? (End of chapter)