Department of Archaeology, Kyungju University.

Li Huachang lifted the frame of his glasses, and looked at the only two students in the audience, Liang Jing and Zhang Ru, and couldn't help but feel a little sad.

When he was a student in the Department of Archaeology at Kyungju University, there were dozens of people in a class and hundreds of people in a department. Fortunately, there are less than 10 students in the entire archaeology department.

If this continues, it is questionable whether the Department of Archaeology exists.

The reason for this can only be said to be because of this professional problem. The employment scope is narrow, there are few opportunities to make money, and naturally fewer people come to study. Take a look at those popular majors, either they will take a career in the future or they will make money quickly in a big company.

Because there are only two students, Li Huachang's enthusiasm for teaching is also a little less. After a class, it was even a little boring.

"Professor Li, please stay. ”

Just as Li Huachang was packing up his things and preparing to leave, Liang Jing stood up and shouted.

Li Huachang: "Liang Jing, what's the problem?"

Liang Jing: "Professor Li, I would like to ask you for a favor. ”

Li Huachang was happy: "Oh? Tell me, I will do my best." ”

Liang Jing was also very happy when she heard Li Huachang's words, and hurriedly took out her mobile phone to find the photos that Chen Dong sent her and handed them to Li Huachang.

Li Huachang: "????"

Liang Jing: "Professor Li, this is what a friend of mine asked me to ask you to help see what is special about this Xuande furnace." ”

Li Huachang took Liang Jing's mobile phone and began to look through it.

At first, I wasn't surprised, but when I turned to the last picture, my eyes widened.

Li Huachang: "Liang Jing, tell me quickly, where is your friend?"

Looking at Li Huachang, who was suddenly a little excited, Liang Jing was also a little surprised.

"Professor Li, this person's name is Chen Dong, I heard him say that he came to Jingzhou this time to bring that Xuande furnace to the treasure appreciation program. ”

"That kind of show doesn't have any value, can you contact him? I want to see that Xuande furnace for myself. ”

"No problem, he's just going to pay a visit to you. ”

After Liang Jing finished speaking, she quickly made a call to Chen Dong.

Chen Dong, who received the call, was at the gate of Jingzhou University, with Chen Xi by his side.

The reason why I brought Chen Xi to Jingzhou University was to let her feel the atmosphere of the university campus in advance, usually Chen Xi's grades are good, if she really has a chance to be admitted here, then the future is promising.

"Brother, the building of Jingzhou University is so old. ”

Walking into the school gate, Chen Xi looked at some of the buildings around him and couldn't help but say.

"You know, it's called culture. Founded in 1898, Jingzhou University was originally called Jingshi University, and is the first national comprehensive university in modern China, with a history of more than 100 years. Chen Dong knocked on Chen Xi's skull and said.

Bell bell bell ......

The phone rang for a while, and Chen Dong saw that the caller ID was actually from Liang Jing, so he quickly answered it.

"What? Professor Li wants to see me?"

Hearing Liang Jing's words, Chen Dong was also a little surprised.

"Yes, Professor Li wants to see the Xuande furnace in your collection. ”

Liang Jing said on the phone.

"No problem, I'll take the Xuande furnace with me. ”

Looking at a suitcase in his hand, Chen Dong said.

"That's great, in this case, I'll send you a spot, you can come over quickly. ”

Hanging up the phone, Chen Dong opened WeChat, and sure enough, he saw that Liang Jing had already sent the location.

I have to say that the current mobile phone map is really convenient, if it was before, Chen Dong didn't know when he would be able to find Liang Jing, but now with the navigation reminder of the map, a few minutes later, he came to the Department of Archaeology.

Seeing Li Huachang for the first time, Chen Dong was a little nervous. I didn't expect to meet this legendary figure in the archaeological field so soon, and he was kind and kind-eyed, not like a university professor at all, but more like a neighbor's uncle.

"Professor Li, this is Chen Dong. Liang Jing hurriedly introduced.

Chen Dong hurriedly stepped forward and took the initiative to stretch out his hand: "Hello Professor Li, I have long been familiar with your name, I didn't expect to have the opportunity to meet you, it's really an honor." ”

Li Huachang smiled: "Chen Dong, you don't have to pat me on the back, what else is my old man famous or not, by the way, did you bring that Xuande furnace?"

Chen Dong: "Brought." ”

After speaking, Chen Dong opened the suitcase and was about to reach out for the Xuande furnace.

Li Huachang: "Don't move. ”

Chen Dong: "???"

Li Huachang sighed: "That's how you usually take it?"

Chen Dong: "Ah......"

Li Huachang's face was black, and he felt that this guy didn't understand some basic common sense about antiques.

Li Huachang took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and brought them to his hand, and carefully moved the Xuande furnace out of the box.

He pulled out a magnifying glass from his pocket.

Chen Dong and Chen Xi looked at Li Huachang in surprise, I really don't know where this guy got so many things in his pocket.

I saw that Li Huachang was silent, and took a magnifying glass to look carefully, especially the inner wall of the Xuande furnace very carefully.

"Hoo ......"

After watching for more than ten minutes, Li Huachang stood up and exhaled lightly.

"Chen Dong, where did this Xuande furnace come from?"

Chen Dong: "I bought it at the thrift market. ”

Li Huachang: "Is it convenient to say how much money you bought?"

Chen Dong smiled: "Two hundred thousand." ”

When Chen Dong said 200,000, Liang Jing and Zhang Ru were taken aback.

I didn't expect a small Xuande furnace to be so valuable.

Li Huachang smiled when he heard the figure of 200,000: "Chen Dong, you kid has picked up a big bargain." If my estimate is correct, this should be the first generation of Xuande furnace, and it may even be the first Xuande furnace to come out. ”

Chen Dong: "???"

Li Huachang pointed to the inner wall of the Xuande furnace and said to Chen Dong: "Have you seen the words on this?"

"And the words?"

Chen Dong was stunned for a while, and quickly took the magnifying glass in Li Huachang's hand and looked at it.

"There are really words!"

Through the magnifying glass, there is a very small Lu character engraved inside.

"Lu Zi!"

Li Huachang: "That's right, it's this Lu character that makes this Xuande furnace valuable." ”

Liang Jing: "Why, Professor Li?"

Li Huachang smiled: "This is a long story, let's start with the history of Xuande furnace." ”

During the reign of Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the grandson of Zhu Di, in order to satisfy his hobby of playing with incense burners, he ordered the import of a batch of red copper from Siam, and instructed the imperial craftsman Lu Zhen and the Ministry of Works Wu Bangzuo to design and supervise the production of incense burners with reference to the styles of firewood kilns, Ru kilns, official kilns, Ge kilns, Jun kilns, and Dingyao famous porcelain in the imperial palace, as well as historical books such as "Xuanhe Bogu Catalogue" and "Archaeological Map".

In order to ensure the quality of the incense burner, Lu Zhen trembled and told the emperor that if he wanted to make a good incense burner, the copper had to be refined six times. After refining once, less, after six times, only half of the raw materials will be left. Emperor Xuande was rich and wealthy, and he had a strong sense of quality, so he immediately ordered that the number of refining should not only not be reduced, but also doubled, and precious metals such as gold and silver were added. So the craftsmen selected dozens of precious metals such as gold and silver, and carefully cast them together with red copper more than ten times. After great efforts, three years after Xuande, the best copper incense burner was finally successfully produced.

At that time, a total of 3,000 Xuande furnaces were built, but these Xuande furnaces only had the bottom width but no extra words, and although your Xuande furnace did not have the bottom width, it carved a Lu character on the inner wall.

So I suspect that this is refined by Lu Zhen himself.........