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Chapter 146 One Kill - Taboo

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they remembered that Fang Ming had indeed said such words before.

"Boss Fang, then you continue to talk, we are all ears."

Yan Zhi hesitated for a moment. He is also a well-known person in Antique Street. He has already announced that this piece of ink is real. This is why he reacted so strongly when Fang Ming gave the first reason— —I can’t believe or don’t want to believe that this ink is fake, and I’m even more worried that others will say it’s fake, so once someone presents evidence that can prove it’s fake, I’ll react immediately.

However, he is an upright gentleman after all, so he can let it go at this time.

"We all know that there are characters on ink, and apart from poetry, the most common thing is that the ink will leave the ink maker's message."

"That's right, it's true."

Yan Zhi pointed to the ink on the table and said: "This piece of ink is engraved with the words 'Cao Sugong was made in Xuanli Zhai Ink Shop in Xiucheng'. According to historical records, when he started making ink, he received the The ink name and ink model of Wu Shuda, a famous ink maker in Xiuning, "Xiucheng" in "Cao Sugong made in Xiucheng Xuanlizhai Ink Shop" refers to Xiuning, and "Xuanlizhai" refers to Wu Shuda's ink name is equivalent to the current store name or trademark."

In fact, Yan Zhi judged from these words that it is a piece of clear ink. Of course, other than that, the color, weight, and form of the ink belonged to the Qing Dynasty, which made him believe that these words were correct. up.

Fang Ming shook his head, and said: "Oh, Cao Sugong did borrow Uncle Wu's Mo Heng and Mo name, but what was engraved was not the words 'Cao Sugong was made in Xiucheng Xuanlizhai Ink Shop', but It should be 'Cao Sugong made in Xiucheng Yilizhai Ink Shop'."

"Hahaha! Fang Ming, just talk about it. Mr. Yan said just now that Uncle Wu's store name is 'Xuan Li Zhai' instead of 'Yi Li Zhai'. Cao Sugong accepted the name of Uncle Wu's store, and How could it be 'Yipiaozhai'? This can be found from the relevant information, so stop talking nonsense and admit defeat obediently."

Hearing what Fang Ming said, Xie Shi laughed loudly. In his opinion, Fang Ming was just talking nonsense, a dead duck—hard mouthed!
Zhou Yafang also frowned all of a sudden.Although she is not good at appraising ancient ink, but because of her family background, she still dabbles in these. Among them, she also knows a little about Cao Sugong's life. The ink name that this person borrowed from Uncle Wu is indeed Xuanlizhai. Fang Mingda did make a mistake on this question.

She shook her head lightly. She knew that it must be because Fang Ming had been in the industry for too short a time, and he knew too little about some basic knowledge. Showed his feet.

"It's not easy to do!"

The mistake Fang Ming made gave her quite a headache. So many people at the scene heard it, and it will definitely spread after a while. She, Fang Ming and Gu Xuanzhai will all be affected to a certain extent. She wants to find a way to solve this problem, but it is obviously not easy.

Fang Ming looked at Xie Shi, but there was nothing strange on his face.

"This... don't you want to admit defeat?"

Xie Shi was quite uncomfortable being looked at by Fang Ming. It felt like when he was a child, he thought he got a question right but actually got it wrong and was discovered by the teacher.

"It wasn't me who lost, why should I admit it?"

Fang Ming's face was full of smiles, as if everything was under control, which made Xie Shi quite unhappy.

"Hmph! You're just talking nonsense! As soon as we checked the information, we knew whether Uncle Wu's store name was Xuanli Zhai. This is clearly recorded, and we can't deny it even if we want to deny it."

Xie Shi did not "intimidate" Fang Ming, but looked at Fang Ming with a mocking look.

"No need to check, the ink name created by Wu Shuda is indeed Xuanlizhai."

"Fang Ming, what do you mean? Since you admit that Uncle Wu's ink name is Xuanlizhai, why don't you admit defeat? So many people are watching, do you think you can't do it? Fang Ming, I see you You don’t want to be in the Antique Street, no, I think you don’t want to hang out in the antique world in Ningdong City.”

Xie Shi's eyes widened. Since Fang Ming admitted that Wu Shuda's ink name was Xuanlizhai, he also admitted that Cao
There is no problem with the words "Cao Sugong made in Xuanlizhai ink shop in Xiucheng" left on the ink made by Sugong.

Yan Zhi frowned. He didn't think that Fang Ming was talking nonsense like Xie Shi did. He always felt as if he had forgotten something—why did Fang Ming insist on mentioning that Cao Sugong was controlled by Xuanlizhai Ink Shop in Xiucheng? How many words?And in these few words, the three words "Xuanlizhai" have been emphasized all the time?
What's the problem here?Or is there some mystery?
There is no love or hatred for no reason in this world, and it is the same in antique appraisal. Fang Ming is not a fool, since he has been emphasizing these words, it is not aimless.

Zhou Yafang naturally also noticed Fang Ming's strangeness. Among all the people at the scene, she was undoubtedly the one who knew Fang Ming best, so she understood almost immediately that there must be something wrong, and the problem was that Fang Ming kept emphasizing "Xuan Li Zhai Shang".

"Ah, I see!"

"I figured it out!"

Almost at the same time, Zhou Yafang and Yan Zhi yelled out, their faces showed a look of sudden realization, but at the same time they also showed a look of surprise, and they looked at Fang Ming together.

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Xie Shi was taken aback by Zhou Yafang and Yan Zhi, and his heart jumped crazily.

"Oh, I thought of the reason why Boss Fang said that this piece of black is fake."

Yan Zhi shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "I never imagined that I've been in this business for a lifetime, and I even forgot such a simple thing. It really shouldn't be."

Zhou Yafang showed a look of surprise on her face, but she knew that it was Fang Ming who bet with Xie Shi now, and she couldn't explain it out loud, so she could only forcefully suppress her surprise.

"What? What do you mean? You mean this ink is fake?"

Xie Shi stared at Yan Zhi desperately, even though Yan Zhi had made it very clear just now, he asked again - he didn't want to believe his ears, hoping that he heard it wrong.

The people around suddenly burst into flames, they never thought that such a "reversal" would occur at this time.

"What? This is fake? Didn't you say it was true just now?"

"What the hell is going on here? Who can tell?"

"I don't think it's possible? Fake?"

……

The crowd started to make noise, but they were just watching the fun, let alone whether they are masters in the ancient ink appraisal, it is impossible to tell why just because they have not gotten started at all.

"Old Yan, tell us what's going on? I'm so anxious."

"Yes, Mr. Yan, tell us about it."

Shaking his head, Yan Zhi said: "Everyone, Fang Ming and Xie Shi made a bet today, so this is their business. It's not that I don't want to talk about it, but it's against the rules. But don't worry, everyone, since Fang Ming has already seen this. Where the ink problem is, I will definitely explain it to everyone."

Hearing what Yan Zhi said, the people around looked at Fang Ming together, their "earnest" eyes almost melted Fang Ming, which made him shiver involuntarily.

"Okay, let me tell you briefly."

Fang Ming knew that this was a rare good opportunity to promote himself, Zhou Yafang and Guxuanzhai, how could he let it go?Immediately went on to say:
"Taboo is an ancient system. It is divided into two categories, one is national taboo, and the other is family taboo. That is to say, when encountering a character that needs to be taboo, it is necessary to reduce the character by one stroke or use a homonym. This is the so-called taboo. For example, Qin Shihuang's name was Zheng, so in ancient times, the "Zheng" month was changed to the "Zheng" month, or it was called the first month. This is the so-called taboo of avoiding the country. An example is that Su Dongpo's father's name was Su Xu, and when Su Dongpo wrote "Lanting Preface", he would write "Lanting Xu", which is a family taboo."

"Taboo is a very important thing for ancient people. If you do this, you may be beheaded. If you do it, you will be considered disloyal and unfilial. Therefore, no matter what the situation is, this must be done. Persist. Because of this principle, we may use it when appraising antiques, and we must pay attention to it. Simply put, as long as we see words when appraising antiques, we must think of this Question, through the study of taboos, we can even identify whether a considerable part of the antiques are fake."

Fang Ming had read a book before, which specifically discussed the relationship between taboo and antique appraisal.People who imitate antiques are often people of later generations. Either they did not study the taboos that should be avoided in that era, or they did not pay attention to them at all. In the modern society, this problem will naturally be ignored, so that it will naturally leave flaws, and it also provides a direction and thinking for the identification of antiques.

Looking around, Fang Ming found that everyone was quiet, and there was even a thoughtful expression on his face, obviously moved by his words.

Pointing to the ink on the table again, Fang Ming said: "The piece of ink in front of me can be determined to be fake by avoiding the taboo. As I said just now, Uncle Wu's ink name is Xuanli Zhai, which is not wrong, but We need to know that Wu Shuda lived in the Ming Dynasty, so there is no taboo issue for him, but Cao Sugong is different. He lived in the Qing Dynasty. We all know that there was a famous emperor in Qing Dynasty named Kangxi, his name is Aixinjueluo Xuan Ye, how could Cao Sugong still write the words "Cao Sugong made in Xiucheng Xuanlizhai Ink Shop" on the ink he made without avoiding taboo? Want to lose your head? Therefore, Cao Sugong changed 'Xuanlizhai' to 'Yilizhai' after borrowing Wu Shuda's store name, but the ink in front of us still says 'Cao Sugong was made in Xiucheng Xuanli Zhai ink shop', there is no taboo, so this piece of ink is definitely fake!"

(End of this chapter)