golden ear

Chapter 240 Inside the National Treasure
Mr. Geng interjected, "Director, you're too late to invite! At first both the Nanjing Library and the Jiangsu Museum invited Director Wu as an honorary expert, and the Zhejiang Provincial Government also formally invited him yesterday, and our Forbidden City is only ranked fourth." !"

Director Shan was not angry, but instead smiled and said, "It's better to come early than to come by coincidence. They are far away from the emperor, and the Forbidden City is not so close!"

He pulled Wu Tianyuan and said in a low voice: "Xiao Wu, you see, both of us are in the capital, and we have exchanged collections, do we have the right to choose in the future?"

"You don't need to listen to the fooling around of the Capital Museum and the National Museum. The heavy weapons in their hands are not as good as the Forbidden City! In fact, we still have a few secret rooms at the bottom of the box. Let's take a look next time?"

Wu Tianyuan quickly agreed, the treasure at the bottom of the Forbidden City?I'm really curious what is it?
In the next two days, the museum was even more busy, and Baoli sent twelve bronze heads, which were the most eye-catching heavy ones.People in the industry don't see much, but for the public this is the most worthwhile treasure.

The National Treasure of the Forbidden City, Qingming Shanghe Tu, has also arrived. This is 64 pieces of real heavy objects that are restricted from leaving the country. Every exhibition must be reported to the Bureau of Cultural Relics for approval.Known as the longest scroll in the ages, it is also the first time for Wu Tianyuan to see it up close.

The Qingming Riverside Picture can be regarded as the first painting in Chinese history. However, shortly after the painting was completed, the Jin soldiers invaded on a large scale, killing people and burning the city, and the fire in Bianjing city continued for three days.While Zhang Zeduan described the prosperity of Bianjing in detail in his paintings, he even concealed the reasons why the Northern Song Dynasty was in danger, such as the loose defense of the Song army and ineffective fire protection.

In the picture, the watchtower used for fire observation has been turned into a gazebo, and the barracks where stationed were converted into restaurants and teahouses, with small tables and stools, and wooden barrels for firefighting water were converted into military wine, and soldiers drank excessively.The gates of the city are undefended, and barbarians come and go freely; shops are built in violation of regulations, and there are many hidden dangers.

However, Song Huizong didn't seem to pay much attention to this famous painting handed down from generation to generation except for a small seal of double dragons. Didn't Song Huizong realize the many problems of the Northern Song Dynasty in Zhang Zeduan's painting?Or that the emperor who has lived in the capital for a long time has already seen through the general trend of the Song Dynasty, but he just wants to play a game of death and survive?
Studies of later generations have pointed out that there is actually one and only answer to the various unreasonable things in the Qingming Riverside Picture. Whether it is the chaotic crowd on the Hongqiao, or the defenseless, open city gate, etc., they are all conspiracy, and behind this conspiracy The mastermind is most likely Song Huizong.

Zhang Zeduan is just a recorder, and it is his records that allow future generations to see an extraordinary situation involving the six forces of Song, Goryeo, Liao, Jin, Xixia, and Fangla thousands of years ago!

Some people have summed up the four unreasonable aspects of Qingming Shanghe Tu, the first is the watchtower.There are 120 workshops inside and outside Bianjing City, and most of the buildings at that time were of brick and wood structure.

In the Southern Song Dynasty Meng Yuanlao's "Tokyo Menghualu" records: "There is also a brick watchtower on a high place, and there are Zhuo Wang on the upper floor. There are several official houses below, more than [-] soldiers stationed, and there are family affairs for firefighting. Then there are horse troops rushing to report, and the military commanders, horse infantry, Dianqian Third Street, and Bianjing Mansion are all leading troops to put out the fire, and they don’t bother the people." There are people stationed at the height to observe the fire, and there are soldiers and horses on standby at any time, from the perspective of firefighting It is strictly in place.

However, in "Along the River during the Qingming Festival", the watchtower in the painting is actually equipped with tables and stools, like a gazebo, it has become a place to climb up and enjoy the scenery.No one upstairs, no horses downstairs.The barracks where they are stationed have even been converted into restaurants and tea shops, with small tables and stools.

In fact, the Northern Song Dynasty tacitly allowed the army to use surplus money for operations to supplement military expenses, which was called "Huiyi".Therefore, it is very common to embezzle military expenditures, or even withhold military pay, to lend money and buy properties.It's just that "easy" is easy, but "return" is difficult, and most of the interest falls into private pockets.It is not difficult to understand why this good fire barracks has become a "private" industry.

The second is the military patrol shop, the hut next to the "Sun Jizheng Store" in the downtown area, which is the military patrol shop, which is equivalent to a fire station.In the painting, there are full wine barrels, which seem to be a tavern.

The bucket in the house should have been filled with fire-fighting water and mud. The long rod with a ring against the wall of the house should be the tool "Mata" used to extinguish the fire mentioned in "Tokyo Menghualu". There should also be a large ball of hemp rope wrapped around the circle, so that it can be dipped in mud to suppress the flames.

The three soldiers were bare-chested, with their bows drawn to their full strings, or their wristbands wrapped around their wrists. It was obvious that they were in high spirits after drinking.Fire-fighting equipment was put on hold, and soldiers in the garrison drank excessively.It is conceivable that once a fire breaks out, fire dispatching will be difficult.

The third is the gate of the city, at the foot of the Emperor of Bianjing City, the walls of the gate of the city are empty, which is especially deserted compared to the bustling surroundings.There is only one gatekeeper on the top of the wall, and it is more like watching the scenery than guarding the gate.

There are no soldiers guarding the gates of the city, allowing anyone to come in and out.Interestingly, Zhang Zeduan did not paint barbarians anywhere, but only painted camel caravans and barbarians at the gate of the city where there should be defenses, but the intention is quite intriguing.

The fourth is the shops along the street. In the picture, there are a large number of rain canopies added in front of the eaves on both sides of the street, and the sunshades and rain shelters extended from the bungalows are used for business, or setting up stalls to set up loads, encroaching on the road, affecting traffic, especially It's a fire exit.These shops did make Bianjing look extraordinarily bustling and lively, but they virtually increased safety hazards.

Mr. Ouyang has studied the Qingming Riverside Picture for more than 30 years. He sighed: “The more you study, the more you admire the wisdom of the ancients. Puzzling the academic world. One of the mysteries is the mystery of whether the Qingming Riverside Picture in the Forbidden City is "incomplete" or "complete", which has always been the focus of academic debate."

"To this day, the "incomplete theory" of the Qingming Shanghe Tu has been held by many well-known domestic experts. This view has had a huge impact and has almost become an academic definition. "A Picture of Shanghe during the Qingming Festival" all held the "incomplete theory" point of view."

"It is precisely for this reason that the Forbidden City organized experts to complete the work of Qingming Shanghe Tu in the mid-90s, and held a special appraisal meeting for the "Completion Volume" with the participation of top domestic ancient calligraphy and painting appraisal experts. Attendees Experts have given high praise to the "Completion Volume", and believe that it is a good complement to the missing second half of the Qingming Riverside Picture in the process of spreading."

"The final completed volume was permanently collected by the BJ Palace Museum as a national second-class protected cultural relic. In this way, the "incomplete theory" of Qingming Shanghe Tu has undoubtedly been given the highest standard of academic qualification. However, some people found it during the research process. The "password" of Qingming Shanghe Tu can prove that Qingming Shanghe Tu is complete, and it has not been incomplete during the hundreds of years of circulation!"

Wu Tianyuan was curiously waiting for Ouyang's next words. He was most interested in the stories behind the cultural relics. He still couldn't hear the voice of the Song Dynasty, so he couldn't understand many inside stories.

(End of this chapter)