big antique dealer

Chapter 7 An Ancient Book

Zhou Shui was very strange: with Bai Lao's condition just now, it didn't look like an acute heart attack.But last time I didn't see any other problems with him, what's going on?Could it be because of this handwritten book?
Speaking of Zhou Shui's collection of books, it's quite clear.Some of them are Zhou Shui's professional books, mainly the jade appreciation and signed reference books of the Forbidden City Publishing House.The second part is the old thread-bound books with actual reading value, these books are bought in pieces.The third category is the books handed down by Zhou Shui's family. There are not many books in this category.Most of them are kept in their hometown, and there are only a few commonly used ones on hand.

What Zhou Shui handed to Bai Lao just now was a copy of Qing court medical records. This book was bought by Zhou Shui from the morning market.Its content records the medical records of the emperors and women of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the plans for medicine or needle stones.There is also a part that records the responses to plague-like diseases across the country at that time.From the analysis of the content, it should be a compilation of archives compiled by the Imperial Hospital of the Qing Dynasty.

Zhou Shui read the book carefully.In terms of dialectics of the six classics, the level of this book is extremely high.Especially for the treatment of the epidemic, Zhou Shui was amazed by all the prescriptions.However, the practical value of this book is no longer great today. For example, smallpox-like epidemics have long been eradicated, and most of the diseases that were previously considered intractable diseases have been overcome by Western medicine.The post-penicillin era has deprived this book of its practical value.But more than a hundred years ago, this book was a masterpiece, with irrefutable authority.

Bai Lao took a sip of water, put a pill in his mouth, and swallowed it with the water.Take it easy.Ask Zhou Shui: "Where did this book come from?"

Zhou Shui said: "I bought it from the ghost market, the stall of a man in his 60s. After I bought this book, I asked him if he still had such books at home. One. What? Are you interested in this book?"

Zhou Shui thought in this way: This book is good, Chinese medicine doctors will indeed be moved when they read this book, but they must not be so excited.Besides, it is a bit high for a great doctor like Bai Lao to say that he can not show his emotions or anger, but he will be better than ordinary people no matter what.

Zhou Shui was even more surprised by Bai Lao's next words, Bai Lao said word by word: "This book originally belonged to my family."

Zhou Shui let out an "ah".

Bai Lao continued: "At that time, my father just wanted to keep this book and hide it in his waist. Think about it, the old man is a great doctor, and he has never done anything in his life. He was discovered easily. .At night, the old man vomited a mouthful of blood. When I felt the pulse, it felt like chicken pecking. The old man’s lifespan was exhausted. Before he died, he only said one sentence: "The book is gone, I can’t close my eyes." "Until the old man went into the coffin, his eyes were still open. At that time, I swore that I would not find this book, and I would not enter the ancestral grave after I died."

Zhou Shui was puzzled and asked, "This is just a medical book, why is it so?"

Bai Lao said: "In the previous Qing Dynasty, my grandfather was sitting in the hall in Baoding Mansion. Just in time for the epidemic in the year of Xinyou, the old man prescribed a prescription. Grandpa used this prescription for three days. After the prescription, he came out from the inner room with all his temples. To put it bluntly. Grandpa was less than 30 years old at that time, and he thought that there was no better prescription in the world. Once used, [-]% of the living people were alive. Later, the imperial court rushed to send a prescription. After using it, [-]% of the living people were alive. Grandpa Unconvinced, I spent money to take a look at this prescription. The king’s medicine of this prescription is exactly the same as the one prescribed by my grandfather, except that the minister’s medicine is added with a taste of bean rolls—to show evil and solve the symptoms. Grandpa tried every means to find out who wrote this prescription Yes. Later, I found out that this prescription came from a medical book collected by the royal family. Grandpa sold the family business and old house without hesitation, and bought a position as an imperial physician, just to see this divine book with his own eyes. Only then did the imperial physician know that with his grandfather’s rank, he would never see that book. Unless he sat on the position of the imperial envoy of the imperial hospital. However, hundreds of great doctors in the imperial hospital were promoted to the position of "envoy" of the imperial hospital. , is almost impossible."

Bai Lao took a breath, and then said: "Later, I saw that there was no other way, so I had to bribe the court envoy. Grandpa sold grandma's dowry and raised 3000 taels of silver, 1000 taels a day, and grandpa watched it for three days. During these three days , Grandpa and grandma changed shifts to copy. After three days of copying, grandpa resigned from the salary of Taiyuan Hospital and lived in seclusion in Qinyang. In order to repay grandma’s kindness, grandpa bought the yard where I live now a few years later. Grandma’s name has a Zhizi, this yard is named Zhiyuan. Grandma is a talented woman. She copied the book again in Guange Xiaokai and destroyed the original manuscript. It was officially passed on to my father in that year. Until my father passed away, every time I saw When I read the book, I bowed and bowed like seeing my grandparents. After my father passed away, I tried everything possible to find this book, and after I found it, I burned it on my father's grave. This is the biggest wish of my life. Now I am looking for Don't move anymore, the road to Huangquan is near, and there are not many days to come. I never thought that the heavens are so pitiful, and I don't want to die in peace."

After Bai Lao finished his speech, two lines of old tears fell down.Zhou Shui sighed: "Old man, this book has found its real owner. You see, just now, I didn't take it left or right, but I just took out this book."

Old Bai nodded.Said: "I will meet a bosom friend at the end of my life, and today I will make you a friend who forgets the age."

Zhou Shui stretched out his right palm and hit Bai Lao three times in a row: "This junior also recognizes you as a father."

Zhou Shui and Bai Lao chatted for a while, Bai Lao was getting older, and he was a little excited just now, but now he was a little tired.Then he said goodbye to Zhou Shui and went with his book.Zhou Shui changed out of his pajamas and put on formal clothes.Just about to go downstairs to eat breakfast, when the doorbell rang, Zhou Shuixin said: Usually no one comes to the door for a year, and if they come, they will gather together.

Zhou Shui opened the door, and there was a tall man in a police uniform—it was Zhang Kejian, who was so handsome as hell.Zhou Shui was taken aback: "You, how did you find this?"

When he was in school, Zhang Kejian was Zhou Shui's best friend, so he complained to the principal about Zhou Shui's dropping out of school, almost following in Zhou Shui's footsteps.But Zhang Kejian has a mysterious father with great energy, which makes Zhang Kejian pass the test easily.There is another reason why Zhou Shui praised Zhang Kejian: Zhang Kejian never pretended to be his father. It was only after the Zhou Shui incident that the students knew that Zhang Kejian still had such a father.

In the past few years, Zhang Kejian and Zhou Shui have kept in touch, but this kind of contact is limited to two people eating skewers at food stalls, or inviting a few classmates to the suburbs for fun on weekends.Among them, Zhou Shui is more concerned with rigor. Zhang Kejian and Zhou Shui have not worked together because of their different living environments.This was the first time to visit, and Zhou Shui's address was also strictly told to him.

After entering the house, Zhang Kejian looked around: "Don't you buy a house? Why do you still live here? Damn, don't tell me, this is the house you bought."

Zhou Shui said with a smile: "From Officer Zhang's tone, it's the chief who visits the poor, what's the matter? Didn't he bring condolence money?"

Zhang Kejian punched Zhou Shui, and casually threw the bag in his hand on the sofa.He sat down heavily on his buttocks, leaned back, and put his feet directly on the coffee table.He slammed on the armrest of the sofa with his right hand and shouted: "Hurry up and serve tea to the chief."

Zhou Shui threw Zhang Kejian's feet down: "There must be no good for your kid to come to the door. Tell me, what's wrong with holding back?"

Zhang Kejian took the bag: "Let's get down to business. I'm here this time to ask you for a favor. Let me explain in advance that I'm not Zhang Kejian begging you. I'm asking you to do your best on behalf of the Economic Investigation Brigade of Qinyang City Public Security Bureau." duty of a citizen.”

Zhou Shui also sat on the sofa, and said with a smile, "Tell me about this guy, he's really like a man with an official accent. You're okay, you have the potential to be the Minister of Public Security."

Zhang Kejian moved his head closer: "You said, we are good brothers, right?"

Zhou Shui smiled and said, "That depends on what you want to do next?"

Zhang Kejian said: "By the way, can you figure out why I am looking for you this time, okay?"

Zhou Shui tried Zhang Kejian's forehead with his hands, pretending to be surprised: "I don't have a fever."

Zhang Kejian stood up: "Really, really, you said it was just the rain, how could it be such a coincidence? I think so, first of all, it must not be a hoodwink, but it's also a bit of a mystery, right?"

Zhou Shui didn't say a word, and his face became serious.

Zhang Kejian waved his hands again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, just pretend I didn't say anything, and every time you mention this, you are so virtuous."

After staying for a while, Zhang Kejian said again: "This time it's true, you and I are friends, please help me meet. To be honest, I don't want to work as a police officer. There is no way to make a fortune in this business. In peaceful times, the average life expectancy of practitioners is the shortest I don’t know what our old man thinks? He bound me, a promising young man with lofty ideals, with this uniform.”

Having said that, Zhou Shui subconsciously fixed his eyes on Zhang Kejian's face.In just a few seconds, Zhou Shui's heart skipped a beat: After a few years, the chief's joke just now may very well come true.

At this time Zhou Shui also became serious, and told Zhang Kejian word by word: "Listen to me and stick to it." Zhang Kejian looked into Zhou Shui's eyes, and he could tell that Zhou Shui was not joking.

Zhang Kejian took out a small box from his bag, opened it, and there was a seal inside.Zhou Shui was startled by the seal just by looking at it.Judging from the seal button, this is a seal used by the emperor.The theme of the button is a squatting dragon, with four dragon claws tightly grasping the four corners of the seal. The dragon neck protrudes back, the dragon head stretches forward, and the whole body is full of muscles and mighty.Part of it is dyed with amber powder unique to Qianlong court jade.

Speaking of amber powder dyeing, Zhou Shui checked some information, and there is a little story in it.It is said that Emperor Qianlong got a jade cup with double children's ears.The cup is round with paired ears.The ears are in the shape of a boy, the feet are on auspicious clouds, and the cup wall is held by the hand, with mottled maroon color in some parts.

Emperor Qianlong himself was a master of antique appreciation. This ear cup was considered by Emperor Qianlong as an old object of the Western Han Dynasty, and he wrote a poem to record it.Then let the court craftsman engrave the poem on the cup wall.The craftsman's surname is Yao and his name is Zongren.

When Yao Zongren saw the cup, he realized that it was made by his grandfather.Then he made it clear to the officials that after Qianlong heard the performance, he immediately issued an imperial edict to Yao Zongren, and asked him what evidence he had to prove that this cup was made by his grandfather? .Yao Zongren reported: The red color of the part of the jade cup is not soaked in the soil, but dyed with amber powder.This method is a secret not handed down by the Yao family.

Emperor Qianlong was overjoyed when he heard about it, and specially instructed that today's royal court will use this method to cover all flaws, faults, stones, and borders.And recorded this event in the form of poetry, engraved on the boy's ear cup.But in the Jiaqing Dynasty, this method was lost and has not been restored until today.Therefore, some jade articles dyed with amber can basically be designated as the official system of the Qianlong Dynasty.As for the number of dyed utensils made by the Yao family, it is completely negligible compared with the jade wares made by the Qianlong government.

Zhou Shui turned over the printed surface, and the printed text was in seal script, with a total of five characters: Yan Yun Wu Wu Zang.Zhou Shui thought about it carefully. This seal was mentioned in a certain document. It seemed that Emperor Qianlong specially rewarded Prince Horqin for his meritorious service in the war between the Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia.This seal was used many times before by Emperor Qianlong.Among the paintings and calligraphy collected in some inner palaces, this seal is occasionally engraved.So this chapter is now alive, indicating that the tomb of Prince Horqin was stolen.

Zhou Shui took a deep breath in his heart. With the status of Prince Horqin and the scale of his tomb, robbing this tomb was almost like robbing the imperial mausoleum.If the crime happens, someone will be killed.Zhou Shui's expression became serious, and he asked Zhang Kejian: "What's going on? I declare in advance that I will not provide any conclusions."

Zhang Kejian looked at Zhou Shui and said, "This matter must reach a conclusion. In fact, this case has already been settled. What we need is a process, not a result." Zhou Shui didn't understand, and waited for Zhang Kejian's next words.

Zhang Kejian was silent for a while, and then said: "There is a man named Song Qian in your antique shop. He sold this thing to a Korean for 100 million. After the guy paid the money, he thought it was a fake. Ask Song Qian to return the goods. But this Song Qian will not return his life and death, and he will not be rude. The Korean stick directly stabbed the matter to the mayor."

Zhou Shui continued, "It's a simple matter, just ask the museum's experts to take a look, and it's over, isn't it?"

Zhang Kejian said again: "Yes, we got it to the museum. There are four experts in total, and it happens that two of them are telling the truth and two are telling the truth."

Zhou Shui cursed inwardly: These four old slickers have discussed it for sure, and they will push the responsibility away without taking any risk.Zhou Shui asked Zhang Kejian: "Then why are you looking for me? I am a grassroots person, so I have no right to speak. Besides, my words have no legal effect."

Zhang Kejian said: "We know this thing is real. But it has to be fake."

Zhou Shui was at a loss: "Did I hear it right? You came here just to hear me tell a lie without conscience?"

Zhang Kejian nodded: "It can be understood that the key issue now lies with Mayor Gao."

Zhou Shui was even more confused: "Why did you contact the mayor again?"

Zhang Kejian sighed softly: "Oh, this Korean is the God of Wealth invited by Mayor Gao himself to Korea, and invested in a project worth [-] million U.S. dollars in the economic development zone. If this thing is true, this Koryo stick will commit a crime." The crime of trading and smuggling cultural relics, in that case, Mayor Gao will not be able to keep him. Even if it is the end, this Koryo stick will have to be deported. Then the merchants that Mayor Gao worked so hard to recruit will be completely ruined. That Song Qian will also be designated as unlucky Otherwise, how will Mayor Gao's bad breath spread?"

Zhou Shui was a little annoyed: "Good classmate, good classmate, what's the matter, you can't hide it, you really love me, so you want me to do this? This matter is too shallow, and you will get a bad reputation in the industry. , To be honest, I might not know what happened. Are you annoyed by Song Qian? Damn, whoever swims in this muddy water will be unlucky, why can't you see it?"

Zhang Kejian showed a helpless expression: "You think I'm stupid to give you this time bomb? This is the name that Mayor Gao personally named you, saying that you have great wisdom. Only you can do this without revealing anything, don't you A small talent is a great talent with a holistic view.”

Zhou Shui was even more confused, and said in surprise: "How does Mayor Gao know me? Besides, how can my speech be authoritative? I'm just a grassroots person, and he speaks lightly."

Zhang Kejian smiled and said, "Don't underestimate yourself, you are very famous. The future son-in-law of Chenglong Kuai, a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the Chief of Public Security, is the number one expert in Qinyang's antique world, and possesses strange skills. Tsk tsk, people are more deadly than others."

Zhang Kejian's few words made Zhou Shui a little flustered. He smiled and punched Zhang Kejian: "Tell me, what do you want me to do? Hey, by the way, how did Mayor Gao know about the rigorous matter between me? Yan Jin and Is there a showdown at home?"

Zhang Kejian smiled and said: "Actually, I really don't need to come this time. It's just such a result, and it's already been decided. But I think it's better to inform you as soon as possible. You should be prepared here. If someone else comes, you More passive. I don’t disclose the background of this matter to you, for fear of leaving you with trouble. How can you clarify your affairs with rigor? We have worked as a criminal police officer in the Yan Bureau. Damn, you think our Qinyang public security system is full of Trash?"

(End of this chapter)