Jianbao life

Chapter 1069
After telling a short story, Chu Chen continued: "Shangfang, actually, is the official office in charge of manufacturing and supplying imperial utensils. It already existed in the Qin Dynasty, and it was the most famous in the Han Dynasty. The Shangfang sword refers to the emperor's imperial sword. .”

"In this story, the so-called asking for the sword is nothing more than comparing the sword to the emperor, hoping that the emperor will pay attention to the corruption of the prime minister. In fact, the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Cai Lun Biography" records that the Eastern Han Dynasty and Emperor Liu Zhao once ordered the "Zhong Changshi Cai Lunjia was in charge of the Shangfang Order, and the sword made by the supervisor was the Shangfang Sword. The imperial weapon should not be used privately by ministers. Therefore, it was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that the emperor’s imperial sword was clearly called the Shangfang Sword.”

"The horse-chopping sword in my hand, judging from its shape and other characteristics, should be made in the Western Han Dynasty. Although the decoration has the characteristics of an emperor's sword, judging from the historical records, it is not a real Shangfang sword. sword."

At the end, everyone felt a little disappointed. After a long time, it turned out that this is not Shangfang's sword!

Seeing everyone's disappointment, Chu Chen smiled and said, "What is the Shangfang sword? Isn't it the emperor's imperial sword? Does it matter if it is the Shangfang sword? Besides, the Shangfang sword is really no big deal, and it has no role in reality. It's not as exaggerated as it is shown on TV."

"Ah? No way!" Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

Chu Chen explained with a smile: "It is absolutely true. It is recorded in the almanac that in the Han Dynasty, there was a case where the emperor bestowed the Shangfang sword used by the emperor to his ministers. For example, when Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the emperor bestowed the sword on the minister Wei Wan, Wei Wan Said, 'The first emperor bestowed upon him Jianfan Liu, but he dared not obey the edict.'"

"Six Shangfang swords can be given away in one breath, how precious can it be? Moreover, if the emperor gives it again, no one will want it. It can be seen that the Shangfang sword is not a particularly rare item in the first place."

Liu Sizhe said after hearing the words: "Perhaps the Shangfang sword in the Han Dynasty was just something the emperor usually used as a reward, and it didn't have the meaning of bestowing special powers."

Chu Chen nodded and said: "You are right. According to the analysis of historians, in the Tang Dynasty, the officials who were awarded the "Shang Fang Sword" by the emperor did not have the power to "specially kill". , freely decide the meaning of killing."

"But in the Song Dynasty, the situation was different. The "Wu Jing Bei Yao" written by the Song people recorded: "In the system of this dynasty, every time a general goes out to challenge, he will be accompanied by his sword. Anyone who violates the order will be killed exclusively." That is to say, in the military affairs of the Song Dynasty, Shang Fangjian began to realize the power of "if I come in person, kill illegally". example of."

"However, at this time, the power of Shangfang sword to kill is mostly used in the military field, mainly to solve the problem of the general's going to the court far away in the course of combat, and every time he plays, he is afraid of losing the opportunity". It is not in the judicial field. Applicable to 'Shangfang Sword'. In other words, Bao Qingtian does not have Shangfang Sword."

Hearing this, Chu Yulan asked in surprise: "That is to say, all our previous understandings were wrong?"

"It's not all wrong."

Chu Chen said with a smile: "At least in the military field, the Shangfang Sword can still be useful, but at the same time, there are restrictions. For example, in the Song Dynasty, it was 'below the lieutenant general, those who disobey orders can be killed'. In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor gave Shangfang Sword , can only kill officials below the head of the army, which limits the scope of use of the right to kill. And it can only be within the jurisdiction, otherwise it is exceeding the authority, and the consequences will not be good."

"So, in reality, Shangfang's sword is not as beautiful as it is in opera novels, and it is absolutely not allowed to have any system bugs such as 'cutting the faint king at the top and beheading the courtiers at the bottom'."

"Hi!" Fatty Dong said with a speechless face: "So, this Shangfang sword is nothing more than a tasteless one. Compared with the gold medal for avoiding death, it is simply weak!"

"Don't mention the gold medal for avoiding death. This thing is not as good as Shangfang's sword. It's a complete scam."

Liu Sizhe said with a smile: "The real name of the death-free gold medal in history is 'Danshu Iron Coupon'. This thing was invented by Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty. A thing like this shows that it is hereditary and can be used by descendants, and then it is very solemnly put into a gold box and kept in the ancestral temple, representing that the oath will not be violated from generation to generation."

"As a result, it didn't take long for the great hero Han Xin to be tricked into the palace by Empress Lu and killed him, and even killed Han Xin's three clans one after another. Although this has something to do with Han Xin not knowing how to behave and being too arrogant and domineering, but that guy Xiao He , but almost died in prison..."

"Speaking of the Han Dynasty, let's talk about the Ming Dynasty, which is relatively close to us. Everyone should have heard of the great hero Li Shanchang. When Zhu Yuanzhang just rebelled, he came to help and helped the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. Made a great contribution."

"Later, Zhu Yuanzhang also gave him a Danshu Iron Coupon. Li Shanchang had read the book and knew about the Han Dynasty. He thought, the current emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is even more rascal than Liu Bang. He compared me to Xiao He and sent this to him. Me, this is the rhythm of my death. So I quickly resigned and went home."

"Those who are familiar with Li Shanchang should know that he did not escape in the end. Because of Hu Weiyong's rebellion, Zhu Yuanzhang insisted that Li Shanchang was behind the scenes, and his whole family was destroyed."

Having said such a big deal, Liu Sizhe's mouth was almost dry, he took a sip of tea, and then said: "Look, this is what happens to people who win the gold medal for avoiding death, at least Shangfang's sword is not so cheating."

Fatty Dong smacked his mouth and said, "It seems that this death-preventing gold medal is the same as Shangfang's sword, and its functions are all blown out of dramas and novels."

Su Jinning said: "Of course, otherwise it would not be a novel, but a history book."

Everyone laughed, and then Chu Chen said, "I'll go get some tools and clean up the sword a little bit, otherwise it will be inconvenient to identify."

After speaking, he went back out of the door, and walked in with a toolbox after a while.

Opening the box, Chu Chen took out a special rag and a small bottle of solution from inside. This bottle of solution was prepared by Chu Chen himself, and it was specially used to clean the rust on ironware.

Next, Chu Chen gently wiped the top of the iron sword with a rag dipped in the solution. After a while, the rust on the surface of the iron sword faded a little, and the patterns below could be distinguished.

"what!"

At this time, Chu Chen suddenly let out a soft "Huh".

"What's wrong?" Wu Ke asked quickly.

"Wait." Chu Chen waved his hand, then quickly took out a magnifying glass, observed carefully, and found that there were indeed some special marks on the iron sword.He thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Thinking of it, this iron sword is actually not gold."

Everyone was quite surprised when they heard this, especially those who were familiar with the sword tools of the Han Dynasty felt that this sword was very precious.

This is because, judging from the unearthed objects, the iron swords used by the nobles of the Central Plains in the Han Dynasty were rarely gilded with gold and silver on the sword body and sword tools, and those equipped with pure gold and silver tools were even rarer.The former are mostly the daily sabers of princes and dignitaries, which are a symbol of status and rank; the latter are mostly short swords or daggers, which can be enjoyed at any time and can be used for personal protection.But no matter what kind of form and function, they are extremely gorgeous and dazzling.

Chu Chen said: "Let's not talk about who used this sword. Gold and silver swords in the Han Dynasty are rare, and it is the first time I have seen gold and silver on swords like Zhanmajian. Whether it is Both research value and economic value are very high! Fifth brother, what kind of reward do you want?"

The fifth child laughed and waved his hands: "What kind of reward do you want? I took your salary. This is what I should do."

Chu Chen chuckled. Although the fifth brother said so, the rewards that should be given must be given. If there are no rewards and punishments, how can the employees work for him with peace of mind?

Liu Sizhe asked, "Brother Chen, is this precious sword the emperor's royal sword of the Han Dynasty?"

Chu Chen said with a smile: "I can only say that it is possible. As for the exact result, we can only wait for the rust to be cleaned up."

For this answer, everyone is somewhat disappointed, but as for the appraisal of antiques, it must not be a little sloppy, and the result will not be obtained for a while, that is a very normal thing.

Next, everyone chatted about antiques for a while, and when the time was almost up, some people left and went back.

Before the fifth child left, he said to Chu Chen, "Boss, the person who sold this iron sword told me that he still has some collections. Do you want him to take a look?"

"That's for sure." Chu Chen nodded.

"Then when he comes over, I'll give you a call. I'm afraid I won't be able to tell if it's true or not like this sword."

The fifth child didn't get flustered because he picked up a big leak, he did what he should do, and this was what Chu Chen admired him the most.

"Yes, but you also know that I've been busy recently. You'd better let him come over after I get married."

"Okay, I see."

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Soon, three days passed. These few days, Chu Chen has been busy with the preparations for the wedding and the affairs of the courtyard. Finally, he was free and prepared to go to the museum to deal with business. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the gate, the fifth child called , Said that the man who sold the iron sword had just called him, saying that he was going to sell some of his collections, and the time was tight.

There is no way, Chu Chen can only change today's schedule and drive to the antique shop.

It's been a long time since I came to the antique shop, and Chu Chen also felt very cordial, and after greeting everyone, he went to his office to deal with some antique shop affairs.

In fact, if Chu Chen couldn't come to the antique shop, Zhou Wenping would take financial statements and other things to Chu Chen's every day to check for him.Therefore, Chu Chen was quite at ease with the antique shop.

After a while, the fifth child notified Chu Chen that the seller had arrived.

The fifth child walked into the reception room with Chu Chen and Uncle Wu, and saw that the seller was a middle-aged man in his 40s, sitting there with a slight frown in a daze, as if he had something on his mind.

The sound of Chu Chen's footsteps brought the man back to his senses, and then the fifth child introduced the two parties.

The man's surname is double named Shiluo, which has the same name and surname as a famous Wei official in the Three Kingdoms period in history. Chu Chen wondered if some of the man's elders liked to read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so he chose this name.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Shuangshiluo couldn't wait to take out all the things he was going to sell this time, and while putting the things on the table, he said with a wry smile: "If it wasn't for something wrong this time, I would really I don’t want to sell these collections of mine. Please, Mr. Chu, don’t worry about it.”

Because he still had to go to the museum to deal with matters, Chu Chen said a few words politely, then picked up the things in front of him and looked at them.

It may be because Shuangshiluo prefers the cultural relics of the Han Dynasty. The items brought here this time are all Han Dynasty jade, bronze and pottery. It is estimated that there are few or no iron swords on a par.

When Chu Chen and Uncle Wu were appraising there, the fifth child asked curiously: "Mr. Shuang, I would like to ask, why are you suddenly so eager to sell the thing?"

In fact, after going back that day, Lao Wu contacted Shuang Shiluo on the phone. At that time, Shuang Shiluo also told him that he had no plans to sell his collection for the time being.But in just a few days, Shuangshiluo suddenly became so urgent, no wonder the fifth child felt strange.

"Hey! Count me as unlucky..." Probably feeling too aggrieved in his heart, Shuang Shiluo babbled out his bad things.

It turns out that apart from setting up stalls sometimes, Shuangshiluo himself is also a senior collector, because he is particularly fond of the culture of the Han Dynasty. He mainly collects jade and bronze wares of the Han Dynasty.Over the past few years, in the field of his research, not to mention how proficient it is, at least there are very few counterfeit products that have deceived him.

Because Shuangshiluo had good eyesight, some of his relatives and friends would bring him for appraisal if they had any corresponding antiques.He doesn't say no to it, and it turns out that he is rarely wrong.

A while ago, a relative of Shuangshiluo brought a jade article from the Han Dynasty for him to appraise. There are five or six million or so.

Shuangshiluo's relatives were very excited when they heard the news, and entrusted him to sell the jade as soon as possible, and Shuangshiluo happily agreed.

In order to maximize the price of the jade, Shuangshiluo took the jade to an auction company for auction. Unexpectedly, the auction company actually misidentified the jade, and finally sold it for less than [-] yuan.

Shuang Shiluo was a little surprised by this result, but thought that the experts hired by the auction company should be relatively authoritative, and there should be no mistakes.

Because there is a formal contract and other information, and they are still satisfied with the price, Shuangshiluo's relatives did not blame Shuangshiluo, and even invited Shuangshiluo to eat to show their gratitude.

Unexpectedly, the buyer turned out to be an expert in the study of Han Dynasty jade. He published the results of his research in a magazine, and happened to show them to relatives in Shuangshiluo. 60 things, but only sold for less than [-], how could you let it go?
So, the day after Lao Wu finished calling Shuangshiluo, his relatives came to his house and made a big fuss.

Speaking of this, Shuang Shiluo's expression was sad and a little angry, and said: "These days, my legs are almost running away, and the auction company just refuses to admit that they made a mistake, even though I managed to get the auctioneer. The certificate issued by the experts, the attitude of the auction company is still the same, there is no way, I can only solve it through the court."

In fact, it is not uncommon for such auctions to see "authentic products being auctioned as fakes". News that it was auctioned at a low price as a counterfeit and was sued by the seller.

Even a big company like Sotheby's has this kind of situation, let alone a less than first-class auction company?
At this time, Chu Chen raised his head, and asked with some doubts: "Mr. Shuang, in that case, why do you still sell the collection?"

Shuang Shiluo sighed: "Hey, it's not my relatives, they don't believe me, they want me to pay back the money as soon as possible, all my money is used to buy collections, how can I get 60 to [-] at a time? There is no other way, I can only sell these collections for money. Hey, good things are really impossible!"

Regarding what Shuang Shiluo said, everyone does not know how to judge. For a gentleman, the actions of Shuang Shiluo's relatives are very difficult to accept, but what if the other party is someone who does not even have a bank deposit?Would he be thinking wildly, would he feel that Shuangshiluo had deceived him?

What's more, there are winners and losers in a lawsuit, and the relatives of Shuangshiluo should also consider what to do if they lose the lawsuit.Therefore, it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in this kind of thing.

After appraising all the items, Chu Chen said, "Mr. Shuang, these items of yours are genuine, but the value is not very high."

Shuangshiluo was quite happy at first, but when he heard the words "the value is not high", his expression became sad again, and he asked quickly: "Mr. Chu, how much are these things of mine worth? Where's the money?"

Chu Chen replied: "I think the total of these things is about 15."

A mere 15 was obviously not enough to meet Shuangshiluo's requirements. He shook his head and sighed, then took out a box from his bag and opened it, only to see several figurines inside.

Chu Chen took a closer look and couldn't help being a little surprised. He didn't expect these figurines to be made of dewaxed glass.

Dewaxed glass, also known as ancient glass, is manufactured by hand using ancient bronze dewaxing casting technology. After more than ten manual manufacturing processes, the crystal glass mother stone is melted on a furnace with a high temperature of 1000 ° C. And the natural flow is condensed into noble, gorgeous and self-defeating colored glaze.Its color is flowing and beautiful, and its quality is crystal clear and dazzling.

There are five figurines in Shuangshiluo, which are divided into dance, qin, se and beat, etc., showing a scene of singing and dancing.The depiction is meticulous and the lines are smooth and natural.Although the craftsmanship is simple and clumsy, you can feel the artistic appeal and rich expressiveness brought by music and dance to people from the simple lines and shapes.

The clothes of these five figurines are all green at the bottom of wine bottles, which is the color similar to beer bottles, but darker.The color is more in line with the characteristics of colored glaze in the Han Dynasty.

In addition, we know that there are three categories of antiques, ritual vessels, and living utensils, and colored glaze is nothing more than one of these three categories.Except for dragonfly eyes and glazed vessels, most glazed products (especially ornaments) are substitutes or imitations of other materials, so in terms of function, corresponding objects of other materials can be found.

Therefore, based on Chu Chen's experience and judging from the shape of these figurines, they should be glazed music figurines from the Han Dynasty.Coupled with the leather shell and patina on the surface of the musical figurines, it can basically be identified as the authentic product of the Han Dynasty.

Seeing such a group of exquisite glazed figurines from the Han Dynasty, Chu Chen and others were amazed. You must know that the dewaxed glaze requires dozens of manual operations to complete, and a slight negligence can cause failure or failure. Flaws, and these glazes were made in the Han Dynasty when the glaze technology was not developed, so it goes without saying that they are precious.

Putting the last musical figurines back on the table carefully, Uncle Wu said with some regret: "Unfortunately, this group of musical figurines should not be enough for a set. If it can be a complete set, it will be perfect."

"Mr. Wu, to tell you the truth, it's not easy to buy these five figurines. If I can collect a set, I won't be willing to sell them at all."

Shuang Shiluo smiled calmly, and then asked: "Mr. Chu, I think it is very possible to collect this set of musical figurines. I wonder how much these musical figurines are worth under such circumstances?"

After hearing this, Chu Chen felt a little confused: "Mr. Shuang, I would like to ask you a question. Since it is possible to get this set of figurines together, why don't you buy them all?"

"This..." Shuangshiluo seemed a little hesitant at first, and after pondering for a while, he smiled wryly: "Mr. Chu, to tell you the truth, buying these figurines is equivalent to jumping into a pit." , these musical figurines were actually received by me at a farmer’s house, and only three were found at that time, and the price I bought was relatively cheap.”

"What we didn't expect was that the farmer knocked down the old house and rebuilt it, and picked up six pieces. Fortunately, a shovel who received the goods saw it, so the six pieces of musical figurines were taken away. He bought it, and the farmer told him that I also have three of them.”

"The guy came to me when he heard that I had three pieces in my hand, and wanted to buy them back from me. Of course I disagreed with such a good thing. Later, he came to me a few times to see me I have been refusing to agree, and I have no choice but to sell things to me..."

Hearing this, Chu Chen finally understood why he said he jumped into the pit. In all likelihood, the shovel raised the price. Although Shuang Shiluo disagreed, he was unwilling not to buy it, so he suffered a loss. .And since I bought five pieces, the following four pieces must be more desirable. In this case, the other party can sit down and raise the price even more.

As for why Shuangshiluo was hesitant just now, it is easy to understand. He was afraid that he would not buy these figurines if he knew it, or he would choose to lower the price.But he chose to tell himself about it in the end, which shows that his character is quite upright.

Since you respect me one foot, then I will respect you one foot, as long as the price offered by Shuang Shiluo is reasonable, Chu Chen will definitely buy the thing, so he said: "Mr. Shuang, please ask for a price. "

Shuang Shiluo pondered for a while, and said, "Let's say 30, what do you think?"

Chu Chen thought for a while, and felt that the price was relatively reasonable, so he agreed, and then asked, "What about your collection?"

Shuang Shiluo said with a look of reluctance: "Sell it all, 30 is not enough to pay."

Next, the two parties signed an agreement to complete the transaction, and Shuangshiluo also told Chu Chen about the shovel with the other four figurines.

Seeing his years of hard work being sold like this, Shuang Shiluo couldn't help feeling sad, he sighed, and bid farewell to Chu Chen and the others.

However, when he reached the door, he came back and asked, "Mr. Chu, is it possible for me to win this lawsuit?"

Chu Chen thought for a while and said, "I think, winning or losing should be based on the condition that 'the auction house is not fully obliged to verify the authenticity of the seller'. If there was such an obligation in the agreement you signed, you should Will win, if not, it's hard to say. However, I am not too familiar with the law, so you should listen to the lawyer's opinion in this regard."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Chu..."

Seeing Shuang Shiluo walk through the gate, the fifth child said: "In the end, he is not good at this matter. He obviously thinks that his judgment is correct, so why didn't he raise an objection at that time? Besides, the things are not his own." , then it should be more truthful, and now this has made him unlucky..."

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