From the Island Owner to the King

"This exhibition hall is the exhibition hall of the beginning of Chinese civilization. The essence of the entire Chinese civilization and culture is concentrated here."

"This exhibition hall is about the Chinese bronze culture. There are 547 bronze wares from the Shang Dynasty, each of which is of the highest quality."

"This exhibition hall is about Chinese pre-Qin culture. There are 3048 volumes of pre-Qin bamboo slips preserved here. Pre-Qin culture laid the foundation for Chinese culture."

"This exhibition hall is about Chinese porcelain culture. From the earliest primitive porcelain, to the formation and development history of Chinese porcelain, everything is concentrated in this exhibition hall."

"This exhibition hall is about Chinese calligraphy culture,"

\u0026nbs! Pig! Pig! Island! Novel .zuzudo. p; "This is the exhibition hall of ancient Chinese books and texts. There are 1,200 Dunhuang scrolls and scriptures on display, as well as four volumes of the Jiajing copy of "Yongle Encyclopedia."

In the end, Chen Rui brought a shocked Professor Zhao to the underground treasure house. The Huang of the Queen of Xia, which is as famous as He's Wall, the first line of books in the world, and the two Chinese national treasures of "Lanting Preface" have shocked Professor Zhao to the point of sluggishness. .

After leaving the underground treasury, the two passed through a room with 6 or 7 people working.

When they saw someone coming in, they all raised their heads.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, why are you here today?" An old man in a Chinese tunic suit with white hair and a pair of glasses said to Chen Rui with a smile. He was wearing a pair of white gloves in his hands. There is a piece of porcelain in it, which is being appraised, "This is,"

The old man's name is Ji Guochang, a former research librarian of the Palace Museum of China and a former member of the appraisal committee of the Chinese Cultural Relics Society. China's famous ceramic experts. Good at porcelain identification. He has a deep understanding of modern ceramic antique techniques. He is currently working in the Royal Museum of Tortuga Island and is the curator of the China Museum.

"Professor Zhao Guangyuan, who teaches at Central South University, is very interested in antiques, so I took Professor Zhao to visit the museum." Chen Rui said

Let's chat. Begin to continue the identification work in hand.

Chen Rui took a look in the room, and casually picked up a painting on the table.

Put on gloves, spread it out carefully, and enjoy it. The paintings depict palaces, terraces, houses, boats, shops, bridges, streets, and castles.

It can be seen that this is a very old calligraphy and painting.

Ji Guochang saw that Chen Rui noticed the painting and said,

"This painting was received at Liulichang last year. The author of the painting cannot be identified. According to the C14 isotope, this painting was dated around 1100 years ago, probably during the Later Tang and Later Jin periods of China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. "

Chen Rui asked, "How much did you pay for how many paintings?"

"170,000 RMB, although the author of the painting is unknown, but this painting is relatively large in size, and the painter is also very skilled. The scenes and characters in the painting are vivid and vivid, and various activities are interspersed in it. The composition is dense and dense. It is full of changes in rhythm and rhythm. The brush and ink are very ingenious and have a good foundation. The most important thing is that the painting shows the scene of Luoyang City at that time, and it is also a portrayal of the economic situation of the cities in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Through this painting, you can understand It reflects the appearance of the cities of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the lives of people of all walks of life at that time, and is very valuable as a cultural relic.”

Chen Rui nodded, the painting was colored on silk.

Chen Rui subconsciously scanned the painting with his spiritual sense. He was stunned for a while, and his expression was stunned. Soon, his expression returned to calm, and he said to Ji Guochang, "I like this painting very much, I can take this painting with me. ."

"Of course, you can, but you need to register."

"Okay." Chen Rui nodded——

After leaving the museum, he hosted a banquet in the Swiss Garden for Professor Zhao.

After the banquet, Professor Zhao likes to drink tea.

Chen Rui gave the professor half a tael of Wuyi rock tea, and personally sent Professor Zhao away from Ruiyuan.

At night, on the desk in my bedroom.

Chen Rui spread the "Luoyang Map" gently.

This "Luoyang Map" hides a huge secret.

For Chen Rui, who possesses divine consciousness, any abnormality in the painting can be found.

In this painting, in a blank space in the lower left corner of the painting, some words are hidden with a special method of invisibility.

Chen Rui guessed that the pigments used to write these words were made of some kind of specially formulated pigment, which had the properties of water. It was painted on silk, absorbed by the silk, and disappeared after drying. It also had the properties of ink, which would not evaporate like water. , this pigment can be preserved for a long time on silk.

In this way, it can be hidden and kept for a very long time.

Although Chen Rui didn't know how to make the invisible characters visible.

However, under the scanning of Chen Rui's consciousness, these words have long been 'revealed'.

There are 4 characters in total, 'The seal is in the painting'.

Speaking of seals, Chen Rui immediately thought of Chuan Guoyu Seal.

Chuanguo Yuxi, also known as "Chuanguoxi" and "Chuanguobao", has a four-inch radius and five dragons in Shanghai. A token of divine gift, orthodoxy and legality.

The emperors of the past dynasties all took this seal as a sign, and regarded it as a rare treasure, and it is also an important weapon of the country. If it is obtained, it symbolizes that it is "ordered by the sky", and if it is lost, it means that it is "exhausted". Anyone who ascends the throne without this seal will be ridiculed as a "white emperor", which means that you are the emperor who has been sealed by yourself, which seems to lack confidence and is despised by the world.

According to historical records, Li Congke, the deposed emperor of the later Tang Dynasty, was defeated by the Khitan and set himself on fire with a jade seal. The whereabouts of the jade seal are unknown.

There is an error in this record, or the Spring and Autumn style of writing is used.

Hold the jade seal and set himself on fire. You must know that the Heshi wall used to carve the jade seal of the country is the 'pillar feldspar' in jade, which can withstand high temperatures of 1300 degrees Celsius, so it cannot be incinerated by ordinary fire.

Therefore, either the records are wrong, or the Spring and Autumn brushwork is used.

However, two facts are certain.

First, the jade seal was not burnt.

Second, the jade seal was after the Emperor Li Congke was abolished in the Later Tang Dynasty, and his whereabouts have been unknown since then.

"Luoyang Tu" has been tested by modern C14 isotope.

Well, is it possible to guess.

Later Tang Hedong Jiedushi Shi Jingtang led the Khitan army to attack Luoyang. Later Tang Emperor Li Congke did not burn the Chuanguo Jade Seal, or burned it, but was snatched from the burned ruins, in order to fear that Chuanguo Jade Seal would bring death to himself Unfortunately, the Chuan Guoyu Seal was hidden. (To be continued...)