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Chapter 428 Overlapping Bird Seals

Qi Changhe smiled slightly, "Most of the things here come with money."

Yu Yao responded, "Since that's the case, then it's not for sale. The old man still said he would give me the lowest price?"

"Why don't you sell it? It's better than those messy imitations."

The bottom of this Zhuge bowl does have money, but it is not "Da Ming Chenghua year system", but "Qi's imitation of ancient times".

"That's right, archaism is not out of the big circle, but I'm really not interested." Yu Yao smiled, "This is a unique way, old man."

"As soon as you said you had a unique approach, I remembered that the things here are not all antiques, there is also an old thing, or I'm not sure. Since it is so predestined, how about a look?"

Lin Fengcao didn't speak all the time, but he was sure of Qi Changhe's eyesight, and his eyes couldn't help but brighten up when he heard something like this.

Yu Yao didn't push back, "Then follow the old man to broaden your horizons."

Qi Changhe pushed open the baffle on the side of the counter and came out, first closed the store door from the inside, then motioned Yu Yao and Lin Fengcao to sit on the high stools, then walked into the counter, opened the door under the inner shelf. The cabinet revealed a safe that was flush with the tall cabinet, and a long wooden box was taken out from the safe.

Qi Changhe put the wooden box flat on the counter, and slowly opened it.

Inside, there was actually a bronze sword!

This sword is very short, less than two feet long, but the blade is wider, about eight centimeters, and the hilt is longer, nearly twenty centimeters.However, the shape of the sword grid and hilt is similar to that of swords cast in Wuyue area during the Spring and Autumn Period.

There is no trace of rust on this sword, and it is slightly redder than other bronze swords from the Spring and Autumn Period.The center of the sword tip is lower, and there are a few very strange runes engraved on it, which looks a little weird.

Neither Yu Yao nor Lin Fengcao could understand this rune, it didn't look like writing, the inscription was not deep, and the inside of the trace was slightly whitish.

"Can you get started?" Yu Yao asked.

"Of course." Qi Changhe took out a pair of gloves and handed them to Yu Yao.

Yu Yao took Dai and put it on, grabbed the hilt of the sword with one hand, and supported the body of the sword with the other.After I got it, I felt that it was heavier than ordinary bronze swords. When I turned it over, the center of the tip of the other side was lower, and the same rune was also engraved.

Looking further down, Yu Yao and Lin Fengcao couldn't help calling out at the same time:
"Wrong gold inscription?!"

Yes, on the body of the sword near the grid on this side, there are two rows of inscriptions in gold, with a total of eight characters.

Bird seal.

Although Yu Yao doesn't know bird script, but after looking at these eight characters, he can recognize six!
The four characters on the right are fully recognized: Yue Wang Jiuqian.

There are four characters on the left, and the two on the top are familiar: Zhaqi.

Only the two characters below the left side are not recognized.

In fact, let alone Yu Yao, anyone who has studied ancient bronze swords in detail will know these six characters.

Because this is the same as six characters in the famous eight-character wrong gold inscription!
The famous Goujian Sword of Yue King was unearthed in Wangshan Chu Tombs in 1965.The same position on the sword body is the golden inscription with eight characters wrong:

Yue Wang Jiuqian, since the first use of 鐱.

Jiuqian, the king of Yue, used it himself at first—meaning: Goujian, the king of Yue, used it himself as a sword.The language of the Yue State in the Spring and Autumn Period was the ancient Yue language, and the name of the King of Yue was expressed in Chinese characters, but it was actually just a transliteration.In ancient Yue language, Jiuqian and Goujian have the same pronunciation.Now, it can be regarded as a substitute character.

But the bronze sword in front of Yu Yao's eyes is very different from the Goujian Sword of the King of Yue. Except for the similar shape of the sword grid and the hilt, it is different in other places.

Even the hilts are not exactly the same.The top of the hilt of the Yue King Goujian sword, that is, the pier, is a three-dimensional circle, and the pier of this sword is an ellipse.

The sword body of Goujian, king of Yue, has diamond-shaped patterns, which should be plated with a layer of alloy with various components, so that it will not rust for thousands of years.

This sword also has no rust, but the sword body has no patterns, it is only slightly red, more like the color of pure copper.

And the eight-character inscription on this sword should be: Yue Wang Jiuqian, Zhaqi so-and-so.The so-and-so in the back is probably the name of this sword.

Lin Fengcao has been staring at the golden inscription with eight characters wrong. Seeing that he was concentrating, Yu Yao put the sword back into the wooden box, then took off the gloves and handed it to him.

Lin Fengcao took the gloves and put them on and started.

Yu Yao asked Qi Changhe, "Master Qi, how sharp is this sword?"

"I've only tried white paper and hair. When I cut the paper, if there is nothing, I blow the hair. I just don't know what the hard object is, so I dare not try it randomly."

Yu Yao nodded, but stopped talking.

Qi Changhe waved his hand, "You want to ask where this sword came from, right? I really can't say much, but it didn't come from the market."

Yu Yao understood, "Since the old man doesn't hide his secrets, I will tell the truth. This sword should last until the Spring and Autumn Period."

"But the shape is very different." Qi Changhe replied.

"If the standard is the same as other ancient swords of the Spring and Autumn Period, we should be suspicious." Yu Yao analyzed, "This sword, you don't need to look at other things, it can be judged from the craftsmanship of the wrong gold."

"Oh? But this eight-character bird script coincides with the six characters on the Yue King Goujian's sword..." Obviously, Qi Changhe didn't know the remaining two characters, and he probably hasn't found anyone who can recognize it for a while.

"It's not difficult to imitate the characters, but the gold inscriptions on the bronzes of the Spring and Autumn Period are very characteristic, and the details of the craftsmanship are difficult to be completely consistent." Yu Yao cupped his hands, "In my opinion, I should congratulate the old man for getting the treasure!"

Experts will know if there is one as soon as they make a move.Yu Yao spoke a few words, but Qi Changhe could basically accept it, because he is not a mediocre person either.

At this time, Lin Fengcao put the sword back into the box, then took off the gloves, with a solemn expression, "These two words..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yao and Qi Changhe couldn't help looking at him together.

Yu Yao thought to himself, he almost forgot about this, Lin Fengcao can be regarded as a historian, although the bird script is extremely difficult to identify, he may not have studied it!Of course, after researching, you may be able to recognize part of the bird script, but you may not be able to recognize these two characters, but judging from Lin Fengcao's expression, it should be recognized.

However, he may be hesitating now whether to tell Qi Changhe.

At this moment, Qi Changhe didn't have time to think about it, so he blurted out and asked, "You know it?"

In such matters, Yu Yao couldn't make up Lin Fengcao's opinion, so he could only keep silent.

Lin Fengcao looked at Yu Yao, and then at Qi Changhe, "Can I write down these two characters? I can ask someone to look at them, or they can recognize them."

He left a buffer.

"Yes." Qi Changhe replied, "I'm not going to lie to you two, I came here to ask someone to read these two characters, but no one has been able to identify them. Of course, the ancient writing scholars I know are limited, and no one can read them." Whoever wants to see it has to be considered. Although the two of you and I are quite different in age and met by chance, I am a person who believes in the word 'chance'."

　I'm not feeling well today, and it's too late.Let's do this first, everyone, please bear with me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)