The meeting room is very ** and very magnificent. Several old men were already sitting in the conference room, and when they saw Qian Lao, they greeted each other.

After greetings, the group sat down in order, and the staff poured tea for us, of course, very ordinary tea.

Sitting down, Deputy Curator Fang asked, "Teacher, you said that there is a bronze statue to donate, is it true?"

"Hey, you're all a leader, and this qi cultivation has not grown at all. But your straight temper, like me, I like it, haha. "Mr. Qian originally wanted to educate the deputy director of education, but when he thought that he was such a person, his students were naturally the same as him.

Deputy Director Fang said: "Hehe, this style of work is completely inheriting your old glorious tradition." Tell us about it. As you know, although our museum has a large collection, this bronze vessel is not common. ”

"This..."Qian Lao was a little embarrassed, and said: "Xiao Fang, this is my apprentice, Niu Ben." ”

I saw that Qian Lao didn't know where to speak, so I immediately answered: "Hello Director Fang, I'm Niu Ben, this is my friend Wang Dazhuang, he thought it was funny before, and he accepted an object from someone else." I looked at it, it was a bronze skull, because I didn't know whether it was true or not, so we went to identify it, and the result was that it was true, and we immediately donated to the country. ”

"Oh, the little comrade has a very high consciousness, and he is not a teacher's apprentice!" Deputy Director Fang exclaimed.

"We are afraid of long nights and dreams, so we came here quickly, and there is an auction company that forces us to entrust them with an auction. I said.

Da Zhuang looked at me in amazement, and I shook my head and motioned for him to stop talking.

"However, that's the case, now some appraisal agencies are cheating money. Deputy Curator Fang said.

"I see what you mean. I understood and hurriedly asked Da Zhuang to take out the things.

Although he is big and strong, he is still a very careful person, and the bronze is wrapped in three layers inside and three layers outside, but it is wrapped in newspaper, so that the experts can only look at it.

However, as soon as the bronze Gui appeared, it immediately attracted their attention.

"This, this is—" An old man was speechless with excitement.

"Teacher Zhao, don't get excited. A staff member next to him immediately walked over.

"No, this is the shape of the bronze Gui in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and it is so intact. Teacher Zhao said a little speechlessly.

"Quick, get me gloves. Lad, show me this bronze squirt. Teacher Zhao didn't wait for me to hand it over, so he couldn't wait to come over.

Mr. Zhao looked at it carefully and nodded again and again, "This bronze Gui is moderately weight, rust is obvious, there are no traces of human processing, the shape of the vessel is a typical bronze Gui in the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the front and back of the neck are decorated with a relief animal face, the left and right are decorated with thunder patterns, and the feet are decorated with animal face patterns." ”

Teacher Zhao, look at the comments over and over again.

I am very impressed, I can see through it at a glance, and blurt it out without thinking, which shows that Mr. Zhao is an expert in bronze research and identification.

Teacher Zhao took a breath of cool air, "Of course, there is still an inscription." ”

"What are you talking about, Lao Zhao?" another old man stood up directly, "Let me see." ”

The old man stepped towards us in a few steps, I was very suspicious of how these old men usually maintained, looking at the old man's sixtieth birthday, all of them moved like a rabbit.

"Sima old thief, you have to rob me of everything. Teacher Zhao scolded.

I was stunned, Sima old thief, this name is too special.

Seeing that the old man was about to snatch the bronze gui in Mr. Zhao's hand, Qian Lao shouted: "Sima Yi, be careful, don't break something!", looking at his nervous appearance, it is estimated that this is a genuine product.

I sweated in my heart, it turned out that this expert's name was Sima Yi, no wonder Mr. Zhao called him Sima Old Thief.

"Jigo. Teacher Sima struggled to identify some vague inscriptions.

I was a little curious, "Teacher, excuse me, does this inscription have any special meaning?"

This inscription, also known as Jin Wen and Zhong Ding Wen, refers to the words engraved on bronze objects. Like the oracle bone inscription, it is an ancient Chinese script and a treasure of Chinese civilization. It is not only the most important criterion for judging the age of bronze objects, but also the standard for the shape and decoration of objects. Bronze inscriptions were already a very mature calligraphy art in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and were valued by people who studied calligraphy in the past dynasties. From the point of view of historiography, the inscriptions of bronze objects are very valuable because they have extremely rich and credible historical value. The ancients often inscribed the major events of the country or clan on them, and the manifestations were diverse. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, whenever a country was destroyed, it was necessary to "destroy its temples and move its heavy weapons" to show the transfer of power. Teacher Sima replied skillfully. It seems that this is an expert in paleographies.

He thought for a moment and continued: "The text on the early bronzes is relatively simple, some only remember the name, and some only remember the year and month. Later, the number of words gradually increased, and some even became special documents or records of events. Like the criminal tripod cast by Zheng Guo and Jin State in the late Spring and Autumn Period, it is simply an ancient legal code. However, there are only two words on it, which are obviously just names. Teacher Sima felt a little bored.

"I've finished reading it, I'll give it back to me as soon as I've finished reading. "Teacher Zhao said this to Teacher Sima like a child, but fortunately, the bronze gui was placed on the tablecloth on the tablecloth, which was very safe. Otherwise, I'm really afraid that these two old children will have to be broken.

After observing it more closely for a moment, he showed a surprised expression, "This is actually made of paraffin!"

I am very impressed that I can see the clue so quickly and find the answer so quickly.

"What, show me. Qian Lao said.

Qian Lao also sighed, "This bronze Gui, judging from the shape and rust color, is in line with the historical characteristics of the middle and late Western Zhou Dynasty. ”

Da Zhuang snapped his fingers underneath, and then suddenly said: "Brother Niu, you are so powerful, just like what the experts said!

I was speechless.

"Maverick, you said you've seen this object, and it seems that your eyesight is good. If it weren't for Xiao Zhao, an ordinary researcher, seeing this object, he would probably conclude that it was a fake because it did not have the characteristics of the Tao Fan Method. Qian Lao said this, looking at me in disbelief.

"Yes, if even the name is the same as you say, it means that the calf knows a lot about history. Not to mention the age of the calf, I see this bronze gui now, and I may not be able to name it so accurately. Vice President Fang also approved.

"No, no, I just combined the characteristics I saw with the results of my judgment, and I hit it by mistake, and the experts, it's still far behind. "I scratched my head a little embarrassed.

Suddenly, Da Zhuang's phone rang. Qian Lao signaled and could answer.

"Hey, who is it?" Da Zhuang asked, a little impatient.

"We are from the Chengdong Branch, and we received a report that you bought and sold bronzes and needed you to come to the bureau to cooperate with the investigation. A stern voice came from the microphone.

Da Zhuang was immediately stunned and looked at me blankly.

I took the phone and said, "Hello comrade policeman, I'm his friend." We are now in the Palace Museum, donating bronzes, I don't know who made a rumor for us!"

"Donate, in this case, you better come to the next bureau before the afternoon to explain the situation. The policeman hung up the phone.

Qian Lao frowned slightly: "Xiao Fang, you can call their leaders to explain." These two children are still young, don't have any problems. We're waiting for him here. ”

Deputy Curator Fang immediately complied.

Although I knew that this matter would definitely settle down, the face of the Zhen Group became even uglier in my heart.