Unparalleled Treasures

"Xu Yaguang?"

Zhang Can is very unfamiliar, and I have never heard of it. Although he is already a number one figure in the antique world, but because he was in Jincheng before, he just came here not long ago in the capital, and he is not familiar with the antique circle in the capital. Because he is not very enthusiastic about his career, and he seldom gets in the limelight, so there are not many people who know him.

"In the antique world in the capital, the Xu family is considered an aristocratic family, with strong connections and economic power!"

While explaining to Zhang Can, Old Wu checked the big box that Zhang Can brought back. He was very surprised at the word "Xu" on the box, stared at it for a while, and then said: "This box The word Xu on the box is obviously not the pattern made by the box-making businessman on each box. The font on it can be seen, it was added later, and it does not match the color and shape of the box. Generally speaking, as a Manufacturers, unless the name of the family is particularly strong, generally will not use the surname as a brand, and the word 'Xu' on this box is very sloppy, it seems to be a temporary addition!"

Zhang Can didn't tell Lao Wu or his father and brother what was in the box. They didn't know that they had special abilities, so they still needed to hide it.

Of course, Old Wu didn't know what was in the box, and he didn't know what Zhang Can meant by getting such a box back. He just went about his business and examined the box with his own eyes.

The box was locked with an old-fashioned old-fashioned copper-tin buckle. Zhang Can naturally couldn't find the key to open the lock, so he turned to his brother Zhang Jiye and said, "Brother, find some tools to open the lock!"

Zhang Jiye immediately went to get a screwdriver, a small wire saw and other tools. Zhang Can took it and saw the copper buckle with the wire saw. Because he knew what was inside and where it was, he was very careful. The wire saw was very effective for sawing the copper buckle. After a few minutes, the copper buckle was sawn off. Under Zhang Can's perspective, the utensils inside the box were not damaged at all.

Old Wu kept staring at Zhang Can to unlock it. After the box was opened, there was another layer of sealed oily glue inside, sealed with wax paint, impermeable and very tight. This is an excellent waterproof, so I felt strange in my heart. The outside of the box is also sealed with wax. After opening the box, no water has penetrated inside, but the inside is still sealed with glue. The waterproof is so tight, it seems that the things hidden inside are not simple.

Zhang Can then used a knife to cut open the glue seal, and there were three layers of heat-sealed glue inside. After opening it completely, the contents inside the box were immediately revealed, two porcelain vases with brocade silk nestled together, and a pale yellow scroll.

As soon as he saw these three items, Old Wu's eyes froze, and his expression suddenly became tense. Even though the two porcelain vases were just superficial, Old Wu could tell that they were glazed and fancy. Extremely superior blue and white, blue and white of such a superior color, in the current time, high-tech equipment can be used to make fakes, but look at the style of the box, the degree of sealing, and the water immersion marks on the surface of the box , These all show that this box has been immersed in water for at least 50 years. If it was 50 years ago, such a fake with such a good color could not be made at that time. Therefore, Lao Wu is almost sure that the two blue and white It is genuine.

It’s just that the exact age of the blue and white vases has not been checked carefully, but although the age of the two blue and white vases cannot be confirmed, Lao Wu can be sure that each of these two blue and white vases can be worth at least 500 million yuan. I don't know where Zhang Can got such two good things.

Of course, Old Wu hasn't forgotten about the other scroll, which was sealed with gelatin on the outside, but looking inside the gelatin, the color of the scroll, the paint seal, and the color of the scroll all made him tremble in his heart. Well, this is another extremely precious calligraphy and painting relic.

Zhang Can naturally knew what it was, but of course he couldn't just say it casually. He just carefully opened the lacquer seal, and then gently opened the scroll. Because it was sealed for a long time, after the scroll was opened, a scent of sandalwood immediately emitted. .

"Sandalwood!"

Old Wu couldn't help but say that the handle of this scroll is made of extremely precious purlin incense wood, presumably that scroll is also extremely precious, but I don't know if it is calligraphy, calligraphy or painting, or something else Yes, everything can only be known after Zhang Can opens it.

But even if this thing is not worth much, it is worth it to have those two pieces of blue and white porcelain. Although Lao Wu doesn't know how much Zhang Can spent to get these things back, he also understands that Zhang Can's way of doing things is equal. Value, he almost never does that. I saw him picking up leaks from Taobao before, and he got it at a very small price, and then he got ten times, or even tens of times or hundreds of times of excess returns.

Besides, judging from the unopened condition of the box, Zhang Can must have spent nothing to get the box, and no one would sell the things without knowing it.

Zhang Can took the scroll in his hand, slowly opened it, and then laid it on the table. Amid the pure sandalwood, Old Wu stared at the scroll with a dumbfounded expression and trembling fingers!

This scroll is made of high-quality yellow silk and satin, and the edges are sewn extremely delicately. The edge of the silk and satin is inlaid with yellow borders, and the silk and satin are innumerable patterns of dragon and phoenix. From this point of view, this item is extremely precious. .

Look at the middle of the scroll again, there are countless block letters on it, each word is written on the silk quilt, most of the characters on the scroll are traditional characters, Zhang Can can still recognize many of these characters, but Zhang Guonian and Zhang Jiye didn't know much.

In the Zhang family, Zhang Guonian was basically illiterate, while Zhang Jiye was the eldest. At that time, his family was poor, he was stupid, he didn't like to study, he only had primary school education, and he couldn't read the characters on this scroll.

Old Wu could see clearly that there were two words in the middle of the scroll: "Imperial Edict"!

Just rushing these two words, Old Wu felt hot all over, and he couldn't help himself!

Look at the following, these block letters and traditional characters can hardly be missed by Lao Wu, who can see clearly: "Nian Gengyao, the general of Fuyuan, put down the Qinghai rebellion, led all the soldiers and horses to brave the wind and snow, and traveled thousands of miles across the Western Regions, plowing the courts and sweeping holes, and they were invincible , Invincible in all battles, let me be famous in the Great Qing Dynasty, specially promoted to first-class Duke, bestow first-class Duke on my father, add the title of Grand Tutor, the eldest son Bin is a Viscount, hereby, on January [-]th of the third year of Yongzheng!"

When Old Wu saw this, he couldn't help but tremble even more, he couldn't even speak!

Zhang Guonian and Zhang Jiye's father and son naturally didn't know what this thing was and couldn't read, but the characters on the yellow silk and satin were beautiful, and the patterns were also beautiful. Even if the rural people don't understand, they also know that the dragon and phoenix patterns are good intentions, and the dragon and phoenix bring good luck.

"Zhang Can, you...where did you get...you get this thing?"

Old Wu really couldn't even speak clearly, he stared at Zhang Can and asked directly.

Zhang Can's expression was very calm. He knew what was in the box, so he didn't feel any surprises. Besides, he didn't lack the money, so he didn't lack the surprises.

"I picked it up from the river, and no one saw it. I thought it might contain something valuable, so I pulled it back!"

Zhang Can replied with a faint smile, and really didn't care much.

"Picked up from the river?"

Old Wu almost passed out. After decades of working in the antique business, he has never seen anyone with better luck than Zhang Can. I have seen him pick up leaks many times before, and he has obtained priceless treasures many times. I was numb with shock, for Zhang Can, it seems that getting good things has become a very normal thing!

"Zhang Can, do you know what this is?"

After taking a few breaths, Old Wu asked Zhang Can in a deep voice, but when he saw Zhang Can's expression that was not very excited, he knew that he was not excited. What he wanted to say, from Zhang Can's eyes, he must know this thing !

"What is this? It's colorful, and it's written on silk. Is it worth it? But it still smells good. And those two small bottles, are they worth it?"

Zhang Jiye saw that Old Wu was a little excited, so he couldn't help asking. In his heart, he still knew that Old Wu's eyesight was better than that of his younger brother Zhang Can.

Old Wu couldn't help but paused before replying: "Nephew, this thing... this thing... I don't know how to say it in terms of money. This silk is not ordinary silk. This is Yongzheng silk. The emperor rewarded General Nian Gengyao with an imperial decree to quell the rebellion!"

"Holy decree?"

Zhang Jiye and Zhang Guonian father and son were shocked!

No more culture, even rural people know what the imperial decree is, not to mention anything else, they have watched a lot of ancient TV dramas, and the beardless eunuch is carrying a whisk, holding the imperial decree in his mouth, Shouting, "The imperial decree has arrived, and it will be carried by heaven, the emperor's edict said..." and so on, the imperial edict held in the eunuch's hand looks like this!

"Holy decree?"

Zhang Jiye, Zhang Guonian and his son couldn't help asking again. It wasn't because they didn't trust Old Wu, but because they felt it was unbelievable. Although Zhang Can had obtained a priceless night pearl before, getting the imperial decree from the emperor was another matter. A kind of shock, after all, the night pearl is something far away in the legend, but the imperial decree feels more real.

"That's right, it's the imperial decree!"

While holding the imperial decree, Old Wu took a closer look, and at the same time sighed in admiration, "Tsk tsk, this... is a priceless treasure, a priceless treasure!"

After saying two words of priceless treasure in a row, Zhang Guonian, Zhang Jiye and his son felt that this thing was really valuable.

"There are many emperors and dynasties in the past, and there are not a few imperial decrees handed down, but there are not many that are of great collection value and special significance. Whenever there are major historical events, the imperial decrees issued by the emperor for those major events have special significance! "

Old Wu sighed endlessly, then appraised the two blue vases for a while, and couldn't help sighing again, this expression made Zhang Guonian and Zhang Jiye think that the things were worthless.

"Uncle Wu, this... is this bottle worthless?"

Zhang Jiye asked carefully.

"Not worth much?" Old Wu was stunned, then shook his head and said, "These two bottles are real blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty. The Mongols are quick-witted and have a heroic personality. In modern times, only a pair of large blue-and-white elephant ear bottles were born. As early as 11, these ear bottles were sold abroad by overseas Chinese. In the Jingtang Club in Dejiaoli, Shuncheng Township, Zhang Wenjin, a disciple of Fengsheng, picked up the incense burner and a pair of vases, praying for the family to be clean and auspicious, and the children to be safe. In April of the 11th year, the inscription of "Keep in mind on a good day" includes the chronology of the [-]th year It is very clear that it refers to [-] A.D., so this pair of large vases has become the most important evidence of Yuan Qinghua. So far, only one pair of such large vases has been found, and all books on Yuan Qinghua will mention it. Because its research results came out, the price of Yuan blue and white rose soaring, and it became the dream of collectors!"

Zhang Guonian and Zhang Jiye's father and son were overwhelmed by what Old Wu said. They didn't know what these allusions were. What they cared most about was whether the pair of bottles were worth anything.

Of course, they are not greedy for money, but at this time, they just have this hope in their hearts. No one would want them to be fakes, fakes!