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Chapter 1133 "The Fat Sheep"

"Chadwick, is there something wrong with the signal?"

The Duke did not answer Chu Yunfeng's question directly, but turned to ask Chadwick, which made Chu Yunfeng chuckle inwardly.

Are you shooting yourself in the foot?

Anyway, I’m just watching you act, so I’m willing to take my time and cooperate with you!
Chadwick immediately took out his mobile phone to look at it, and then pressed the remote control in his hand a few times. He pretended to be pretty good, but unfortunately the result was as Chu Yunfeng expected.

Chadwick replied with a hint of apology and helplessness: "Your Majesty, I'm really sorry. It seems that there is something wrong with the system. I will go out to find someone to maintain it right away and restore the signal as soon as possible!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left in a hurry. If someone didn't know better, they would think he was very attentive!
"Mr. Chu, I'm really sorry. There's something wrong with the signal here, so the whole manor has no signal now. But I think these three teachers seem to be immersed in their own state, so give them more time!
As for Delong, just let them wait for a while. After all, you expressed your sincerity before, so I have to give back, right? "

Good guy, what the Duke said was so high-sounding that it made him seem like a very considerate person, completely different from the hysterical look he had before.

Cooperate!

Chu Yunfeng took a deep breath, trying to appear as depressed as possible, and then helplessly replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Duke. I wonder when we will be able to repair it?"

Seeing that Chu Yunfeng's performance was "appropriate", the Duke finally felt a little more at ease, and then replied with a smile: "It's hard to say, if we can't fix it ourselves, we have to call someone from the city to repair it.

You guys also know that the repair speed here is not as fast as that in China. In many cases, it takes a day or two to report for repair, or even a month before it is repaired.

But you also know that for me, they will definitely come over as quickly as possible, so don’t worry, the network will be fine soon! "

It sounded like it was true. After Mu Qing translated, Chu Yunfeng nodded seriously, then took Mu Qing's little hand and scratched her palm twice.

"Hate~!"

Mu Qing bit her lip gently and "complained" in a low voice, which made Chu Yunfeng laugh immediately.

This made the Duke feel more relaxed. Seeing that the two of them started to mess around, he continued to appreciate the wonderful expressions of the three teachers.

After Duke Dalton changed his gaze, Chu Yunfeng was still "playing" with Mu Qing without exchanging glances or any other actions.

Because Chu Yunfeng knew that there must be all-round surveillance here, and there must be many people paying close attention to every move here on the monitor.

Therefore, any "risky" move may be exposed, so he did the whole show. After a full three minutes, Mu Qing "ran" away by herself to appreciate these artworks full of historical vicissitudes.

Chu Yunfeng smiled in the direction Mu Qing ran away, and then walked straight to Teacher Jin. He had been there for a long time, and he didn't know why he was so excited.

But after walking in, Chu Yunfeng was also surprised, because it was only then that he discovered that this was a picture scroll that looked like a whole.

I was too far away to see clearly just now, but now I realize that this picture seems not simple!

One thing I just saw clearly is that some of the characters on the scroll are not very clear, but to Teacher Jin, he looks more dignified.

Is this because the painting was not well protected, or is it because it is too old?
After all, Chu Yunfeng was not a professional, so he couldn't tell the reason for this, but he saw that the images of the characters in the patterns were a little different.

In particular, their costumes are different from the portraits seen in modern times. Some of the characters on these patterns are painted more delicately, and you can clearly see that their appearance has a kind of airy state.

Especially the way the hair is tied up is quite unique. It doesn't look like the Song Dynasty, nor the Tang Dynasty, let alone the Qing Dynasty.

The braids of the Qing Dynasty are so distinctive that you can tell them apart at a glance.

So Chu Yunfeng began to murmur in his heart, couldn't this be from before the Tang Dynasty?
hiss~!

After making this judgment, Chu Yunfeng's expression became a little more serious. You must know that the longest-preserved paper painting is from the Tang Dynasty, and the one with historical records is the picture of five cows.

It can be called a national treasure among national treasures. Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, paintings were painted on silk. These materials would weather over time, so they could not be preserved.

Relatively speaking, paper can be stored for a longer period of time, but even if it is properly collected, it is not easy to pass it down to this day.

After all, it is thousands of years old. Any accident may be destroyed in the long river of history.

So Chu Yunfeng whispered in Teacher Jin's ear: "Teacher Jin, is there anything mysterious about this painting? What kind of judgment can you make after looking at it for so long?"

Although Chu Yunfeng asked in a low voice, it still shocked Teacher Jin, as if he was pulled back from a very mysterious realm of thinking.

"what?
What did you say? "

Then Teacher Jin frowned deeply. He originally wanted to get angry, but when he turned around and saw that it was Chu Yunfeng, he suppressed his anger and asked casually.

It seems that I was a little reckless just now, and I should wait for Mr. Jin to "wake up" naturally. I didn't expect him to have a state of trance, which shows that this painting is not ordinary!

So Chu Yunfeng repeated what he just said. Teacher Jin nodded first, then shook his head, but did not reply, which made Chu Yunfeng feel that things seemed not simple!

After waiting for a full 2 ​​minutes, Teacher Jin took a long breath, then pulled Chu Yunfeng aside and whispered in his ear, which made Chu Yunfeng almost straighten his body. .

"What? This painting is a national treasure among national treasures?"

As soon as he heard Teacher Jin say it calmly, Chu Yunfeng almost yelled.

Then he immediately saw Teacher Jin's stern eyes: "Keep your voice down, why are you so loud?"

Darling, my secret was almost exposed just now. Chu Yunfeng quickly regained his composure and continued to ask in a low voice: "What's going on?"

"I don't understand either. This painting is quite famous anyway. It should be collected in the British Museum, but I don't know why there is still one here!"

Teacher Jin's frown deepened, making Chu Yunfeng feel that this matter must not be that simple, and it sounded like there was some story in it!

Seeing Chu Yunfeng's blank eyes, Teacher Jin no longer tried to be pretentious, but directly said in a low voice: "This painting is called the Picture of Women's Admonitions, and it was created by Gu Kaizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

The whole work depicts the deeds of female models, most of which depict the moral emotions that upper-class women should have, and has a certain didactic nature.

Although the work contains moral creeds that women should abide by, the depiction of upper-class women's daily life such as dressing up and dressing up truly and vividly reproduces the tenderness and reserve of aristocratic women. No matter their posture, manners, or clothing, they are consistent with their status and status. personality.

Therefore, this work successfully portrays the images of palace women with different identities, and to a certain extent reflects the life of women in the era in which the author lived.

But you may not know that this kind of silk is easy to rot or weather over time, so the original work has not been handed down to this day, and there is no evidence of when it disappeared.

So there are two versions that have been preserved to this day, one is a copy from the Tang Dynasty, and the other is a copy from the Southern Song Dynasty. However, these two versions have differences. The local techniques of the Southern Song Dynasty are not sophisticated enough, so the Tang version is more valuable. "

When Teacher Jin said this, his eyes were full of regret, and Chu Yunfeng looked back at the Duke at this time and found that he had gone to pay attention to Teacher Qiu and did not look over here.

Teacher Qiu couldn't help himself when he saw those exquisite porcelains. He kept mumbling something, which could make the Duke listen happily.

"Teacher Jin, is this one from the Tang Dynasty or the Southern Song Dynasty?"

Chu Yunfeng lowered his voice, but he saw Teacher Jin shaking his head, which was very confusing.

Although he shook his head, Teacher Jin became more excited and lowered his voice a little: "The Tang Dynasty version used to be a treasure collection of the Qing Palace, and it is said that Emperor Qianlong couldn't put it down.

In 1900, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked BJ, a British captain stationed in the Summer Palace, Captain Clarence K. Johnson of the [-]st Bengal Cavalry, took advantage of the chaos and stole the "Pictures of Proverbs for Women's History".

In 1902, he returned to London and brought "Proverbs of Women's History" back to the UK. However, although the British captain grabbed this famous painting, he did not understand the value of the painting.

He took "The Picture of Women's History" to the British Museum to ask the curator to appraise the jade buckle on the scroll. The administrator of the painting department of the British Museum and his assistant realized the value of the painting, so they bought it from Johnson for 25 pounds. have to.

However, although these idiots realized the value of this painting, they framed it according to the Japanese painting method and cut it into three sections, causing slag to fall off.

What is even more legendary is that this painting actually had the opportunity to return to China, but it still stayed in the British Empire Museum and was only exhibited twice a year to avoid fading caused by overexposure. "

Teacher Jin's tone began to sound a little sad, and Chu Yunfeng felt a little bit sympathized with the sadness of this national treasure wandering around.

So Chu Yunfeng immediately asked: "How can the British Museum be so kind? They didn't give us the cultural relics we asked for before, so why did they think of returning this national treasure?"

"I bother!"

Teacher Jin immediately despised it, and suddenly found that it seemed inappropriate to make too high a sound here, and then said depressedly: "That was in 1942, when the Japanese army attacked Myanmar.

At that time, the British troops stationed in Myanmar were besieged by the Japanese army. Sun Liren, commander of the new 38th Division, was ordered to lead a regiment to support the British troops. They repelled the Japanese troops in just two days and successfully helped the British troops to rescue the siege.

Therefore, in order to thank China for extending a helping hand, the British decided to let China choose between "Proverbs of Women's History" and a submarine to be sent by the United Kingdom.

However, due to some current circumstances at the time, the submarine was finally chosen, so the painting never returned to the embrace of the motherland. "

As soon as Teacher Jin finished speaking, Chu Yunfeng immediately exclaimed: "A submarine? So the value of this painting is not low?"

At least several billion or tens of billions, right?Is it really that valuable? "

The value of a painting can be comparable to that of a submarine. This value is almost unimaginable. Chu Yunfeng roughly knows that the price of a submarine is several billion, right?

If it were a nuclear submarine, tens of billions would not be a problem, so is this painting really that valuable?

However, Teacher Jin seemed to be amused by Chu Yunfeng's surprised expression. He immediately knew that he had misunderstood, so he immediately shook his head and said: "The price of this submarine is different from what you imagined. According to the price at that time, now In total, it should be only one billion.

Of course, the prices of things like antiques are often artificially hyped up. For things you like, the price will naturally go up.

But I looked at the painting carefully just now, and I didn’t understand some of it. I need to verify it slowly. This painting looks like it was copied in the late Tang Dynasty, or during the Northern Song Dynasty.

Research will take a lot of time, but time is precious. Go find the old man and ask, where did this painting come from? "

Seeing Chu Yunfeng nodding and about to go over, Teacher Jin stopped him again and continued to instruct: "Don't be in a hurry. You can ask again when you have a chance, otherwise he will think that we care about this painting." .

I'm going to look at other paintings. There are so many good things here, but now I'm worried that you might have to exchange some of those things back.

You don't know, if you estimate the price of so many things, they might be twice as expensive as your paintings, so you have to be mentally prepared.

See if you can just pick some high-quality products and go back, otherwise others are not fools, and it is impossible to exchange them with you without equal value! "

There was a hint of sadness in Teacher Jin’s words. Especially as a person in the Chinese antiques industry, seeing these cultural heritage passed down from my country being placed in other people’s homes, the aggrieved feeling is not to mention how uncomfortable it is!
Chu Yunfeng was also stimulated by the feeling of helplessness and powerlessness in the words, but he didn't quite understand Teacher Jin's judgment, so he immediately asked: "That's not true, are these things really so valuable?

Didn’t we roughly calculate it before?According to what the Duke bought from the collector last time, isn't it roughly equal to the value of those paintings? "

Seeing that Chu Yunfeng hadn't reacted after coming in for so long, Teacher Jin immediately laughed: "Have you forgotten that this is an avid collector?

The collector has packed all the things out of the house. Doesn’t he just accept them from other places?
After so many years, if you look at his collection, not to mention the collections from China, he has collections from other countries. Although he has not seen the whole picture, it should not be underestimated!
Although it is not as good as the British Museum, I feel that the collection here is at least 1/10 of the British Museum's collection. Don't underestimate this ratio. Even if it is this small, it is not something that ordinary people can imagine.

Therefore, it is very likely that there are many national treasures that have been scattered overseas through other channels, and he has secretly collected them.

Okay, just have it in mind. I have to say hello to those two guys and get to work quickly. If you don’t remind them, you can keep them here for a year without any problem! "

After giving instructions, Teacher Jin went to find Teacher Cai to "talk", but Chu Yunfeng found that he had just walked up a step and was immediately attracted by the paintings hanging on the wall.
Didn't you agree to find someone to "talk to"?
Chu Yunfeng shook his head helplessly, feeling a little sad when he thought about what Teacher Jin said that he could not replace all the Chinese antiques here.

But suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred, and a plan suddenly came to mind. It might have miraculous results. If this could be implemented, maybe the Duke would give him more things?
How can you enjoy just gathering wool? You have to eat mutton to enjoy it!

Then Chu Yunfeng couldn't help but laugh and walked towards the "fat sheep" with an appreciative look on his face.
(End of this chapter)