After the boss of the Guo family finished speaking, Zhang Nan smiled and said, "Mr. Guo, is this piece really given to me?"

Don't regret it, bronze is rare, a good thing in the Western Zhou Dynasty, baby!"

Boss Guo was slightly stunned, then laughed and said, "I said Mr. Zhang, if you like this thing, it's just for you."

That's it.. This thing is called 'Xu'?

I'm a little curious, no one in Xiangjiang knows what this thing is, what was it used for in ancient times?"

Zhang Nan didn't answer, but asked again: "Did you really send me?"

Boss Guo even took a board, pretending to be unhappy, and his attitude was resolute: "If you say that you will send it, you will not accept it, and I will be unhappy!"

"Haha..."Zhang Nan laughed and said, "Then I'm welcome."

This is a piece of 盨, pronounced xǔ, which is a variation of the bronze 簋 that was popular in the Shang Dynasty.

From the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty in the late period, it became popular to use the ritual utensils used to hold millet and rice, which can be regarded as a very high-grade rice bowl, but it has not been popular for hundreds of years, and it basically disappeared in the early Spring and Autumn Period, so the number found and preserved now is very small.

This style should be from the middle and late Western Zhou Dynasty, nearly 3,000 years ago, but this can only be regarded as half. ”

Zhang Nan picked up the bowl placed on the tea table, "The lid is gone, it was still lost in the early years, these old rusts on the edge of the ring are all edging, the northern pit, there is no such rust in 2000." ”

This piece looks rusty, and it is definitely a northern pit that has not been seen for a long time.

Needless to say, smuggled over, in the distribution center of Xiangjiang, such an ordinary-looking bronze that no one can understand is not very eye-catching.

There are too few experts who recognize Yun, if he didn't recognize a group of real Chinese history and archaeology experts, and he likes to learn, Zhang Nan wouldn't have recognized him.

Now it seems that fortunately, there is a circle of phoenix bird patterns near the edge of the mouth of this pot, and the circle of tile grooves on the belly of the vessel is also quite exquisite, plus there are two or three faint inscriptions in the "bottom of the pot", otherwise it would not be short and tall, and it was bought by the Guo family and sent to Zhang Nan.

Looking ordinary, the greatest value of this piece is that it also has a gambling nature: since there is a faint inscription, if there are a few more interesting words, it will become more fun.

The seller listened to the Guo family and asked for more strange objects, although they didn't know what to buy for, but this kind of gambling utensils were the most suitable.

It is suitable for slow research, and more inscriptions may exist, but according to the seller's experience, it would be good for such an artifact to have a three-five-character inscription.

Bet, let the Guo family gamble, the asking price is quite real.

The bowl was held in Zhang Nan's hand, and he felt that it was about 5 pounds in weight, oval, with a straight mouth, a circle foot, and a pointed arc in the middle of the circle foot.

The belly is slightly bulging, the head of the beast has two ears, and there should have been a ring in the ear ring, but this will be the same as the lid I don't know which dynasty I lost it in.

Look carefully, this pot workmanship is actually quite exquisite, the phoenix bird ornament is composed of a total of 12 phoenixes, the phoenix has a pointed beak, and there is a crown, the body is small and the tail is long.

Zhang Nan looked at it carefully, and said to others by the way: "The Zhou people worship the phoenix and regard it as a mascot, so they often carve phoenix patterns on bronzes.

The casting date of this bronze bowl is from the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the late Western Zhou Dynasty, and it is impossible to make mistakes, two thousand eight or nine hundred years ago.

This form should be relatively early in the development sequence of the bird, and the characteristics of this bird pattern are seen..."

Zhang Nan raised his head and thought to himself, and then said: "It should be the middle and late Western Zhou Dynasty, about the appearance of King Xiao of Zhou and King Yi."

One ascended the throne in 910 BC, served as the Son of Heaven for 15 years, and succeeded to the throne next to each other, and should have hung up in 880 BC, 2900 years ago, about the same.

But there should be some problems with King Xiao this week, and it's almost the same as being called King Zhoukao..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Nan suddenly stopped.

By the way, I said that I missed my mouth - King Zhou Xiao? In the "Chuan Pan" that he brought people to dig up, it is clearly recorded that the person is called King Kao, not the King of Filial Piety.

In this year, the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties project has not yet started, and the precise years and dynasties I said have not yet come out.

Fortunately, there are no historians here, otherwise it would be embarrassing to ask yourself where you know these points in time.

"You have to let the heavy weapons come out as soon as possible, otherwise some jokes will be seen by everyone. ”

With a turn in his mind, his thoughts were pulled back, and several people on the left and right were waiting for him to say it.

After reasoning, without following what he just said, Zhang Nan directly made a self-interruption: he gestured with his hand, the height was about 12 cm, and the diameter was about 25 cm.

Then take a closer look at the two or three inscriptions faintly exposed in the middle of the patina, because I can't see it clearly, I can't judge what it means, but I feel that this big rice bowl of the Western Zhou Dynasty seems to be a little different, as if there is something to tell and wait for my own area to unravel.

Are you superhuman and have superpowers?

Except for rebirth, the others are all normal people, which Zhang Nan is very sure of!

There will still be such a feeling, it can only be said that the memory of the previous life is playing tricks, or the memory that has been ignored by yourself.

Don't bother to think about what you have forgotten, just make it clear that the problem lies in the bowl itself: if you make this guy straight, the strange feeling in your head will definitely be solved.

The villain didn't have an overnight feud, since he had doubts, Zhang Nan's character couldn't wait for a moment, put the pot in his hand back on the tea table, and said to the old avenue of the Guo family: "Mr. Guo, do you have vinegar in your kitchen?"

The others were stunned, and Boss Guo was puzzled: "There should be, but Mr. Zhang didn't seem to be jealous that day..."

Of course, there is vinegar in the mansion, Xiangjiang people love to eat seafood, what should I do if there is no vinegar?

It's just that before going to the jewelry king's house that day, people asked Zhang Nan's taboo from the housekeeper Tom in advance - no jealousy, absolutely no touch!

"It's not to eat, I'm allergic to vinegar, vinegar is used to rust, this piece is a bit special. ”

Other collectors and museums have all kinds of lofty methods to remove the patina on bronzes, and Zhang Nan likes to use simple, direct, and rough methods!

Soon, a group of people got to know the grassroots side of this super collector.

After two bottles of good vinegar are heated by the chef in the kitchen, carefully pour them into the bronze bowl and wait.

Before eating, Zhang Nan took a mask and tried the rust removal effect with wooden chopsticks, and then decided to talk about it after the dinner, and asked people to get some bamboo chips back.

This is simple, and Xiangjiang especially likes to use bamboo as scaffolding to build houses, even 20 years later, when most of the projects in the mainland have already used steel pipes.

Before the meal, the second and third elders of the Guo family also brought their families, and as soon as the meal was over, a group of bigwigs did not go to the living room to smoke and drink tea, and even the women did not talk about fashion and jewelry, but went to the kitchen.

The Guo family's mansion, this scene is really a wonder that has not appeared for decades in the eyes of the servants.

The old way is to pour out all the vinegar, then rinse it with clean water, and then mix it with a washing liquid that does not contain irritating substances, and then let the knowledgeable bodyguard scrape the black residue inside with the bamboo chips prepared in advance.

Scrape and rinse, rinse and scrape, repeat many times, then wipe with a napkin, and finally use a hair dryer to blow this cup inside and out!

The thing returned to Zhang Nan's hand, and then he came to the living room with a smile: there are 10 lines and 98 words of inscription on the inner bottom of this pot!

Amazing!

The first 9 lines are 10 words per line, and the last line is 8 words, and all the inscriptions have a bit of calligraphy.

The inscription is still very well preserved, only at the lower end of the fourth and fifth lines, because there are some problems in the casting of the fan, which caused the defects and distortions, so that the word at the end of the fifth line is difficult to read.

The 98-character inscription appeared in a seemingly inconspicuous artifact, and the value was like a rocket!

Everyone sat down, served tea and coffee, and Zhang Nan said to the old road of the Guo family: "Mr. Guo, I don't have to regret it." ”

Of course, this is a joke, the boss of the Guo family laughed and said: "It can only be said that Mr. Zhang is a real collector, and he can wash out a treasure by washing it."

With nearly 100 words of inscriptions, I am an outsider, and I also know that such Western Zhou bronzes are amazing!"

Zhang Nan's face was slightly correct, and he said, "These inscriptions are even more amazing!"

In the reception room of the super-rich family, there is nothing to say about the lighting conditions, but Zhang Nan still habitually takes a small flashlight from Lin Ming.

Holding a flashlight in one hand, he read under the inner bottom of the jar: "The Mandate of Heaven Yu covers the soil, follows the mountains and rivers, sets up a levy on the land, lowers the people's morality, and makes himself a villager and becomes a parent."

Born to my king as a minister, noble and virtuous, the people are good and virtuous, and they are neglected in the world. It's good to use Shao, and it's good to dry...

There is a word that I can't read clearly, it should be Yigan's 'what' Yide, Kang is not guilty.

Filial piety, the scriptures are all in order, and there is no good worship. The heart is virtuous, and the marriage is also the only one. Tianli uses the test, God reuses the purification, and the eternal Yu Ning.

Then the public said: The people are only able to use Zid, and they are dead. ”

As soon as he looked up, the people in the circle were all confused, and the expression on his face was clear: "Big brother, can you say something that we can understand?"

If this level of ancient literature is in the house of the "fourth uncle" of the Li family, who was a guest yesterday, it is estimated that the "fourth uncle" who has been familiar with the Four Books and the Five Classics since childhood and has a deep study of ancient Chinese literature should be able to understand a lot.

Here, Zhang Nan read the inscription last time, and it is strange that others can understand it!

Zhang Nan had no choice but to say: "This inscription has the words 'Sui Gong Said', indicating that this should be a bronze ritual vessel cast by a certain generation of monarchs of the Sui Kingdom in the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and it can be called 'Sui Gong Xuan'."

The meaning of the inscription is even more amazing, and the first half is about Dayu's water control. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Nan smiled and said to the people on the side who did not understand "a Western Zhou Dynasty bronze that describes the historical importance of Dayu's water control": "The inscription says that when Dayu controlled the water, he used to flatten some hills to block the flood and channel the river parallel method to calm the flood, and at the same time demarcate Kyushu, and also stipulate their respective contributions according to the land conditions of various places."

The inscription also says that after the flood waters receded, those who had fled to the hills descended the mountains and resettled in the plains.

Thanks to the people, Dayu was able to become the king of the people and the 'parents' of the people.

The second half of the inscription expounds on virtue and politics, and teaches the people to act with virtue. ”

I'm in a really good mood, and I can't remember what I forgot in my previous life, but this inscription on this piece is really important!

"Everyone, Yu can be said to be the founder of the Xia Dynasty, without Yu there would be no Xia, and there would be no our Huaxia!

In the previous records of Dayu, the actual founder of the Xia Dynasty, in the ancient cultural relics, as far as I know, there is only one single seedling: there is a simple inscription of "Yu trace" in the Qin Gongwei in the Spring and Autumn Period.

In the past, many people doubted whether Dayu really existed, and also doubted the existence of the Xia Dynasty, especially in the Western world, many countries still think that our Chinese civilization can only be traced back to Shang. ”

Today, Joseph was not there, and Zhang Nan still couldn't stop squirting: "A bunch of wild people, if they can't eat grapes, they say that grapes are sour, and when we are humans, they are still monkeys!"

"Haha," several people in the living room laughed.

I didn't pay attention to whether "Beijingers in New York" would be released, but even if it was released, these super-rich people in Xiangjiang probably wouldn't be able to watch or see it.

As soon as Zhang Nan said this, the lethality should not be too great, it was too much for everyone's appetite.

Zhang Nan's gloved hand touched the text at the bottom of the bowl, "These words will be six or seven hundred years earlier in the literature of Dayu's water control, which is also the earliest and most detailed reliable written record of Dayu now."

With these 98 words, we can be sure that people 2900 years ago were widely praising the exploits of Dayu, and we can also determine that the Xia Dynasty is the head of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the concept has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Huaxia, the Xia Dynasty is real, and outsiders can't be allowed to talk crookedly!"