Chapter 668: Nine Dragons Cup

Cheng Feihu saw that Zhou You's brows were tightly locked, and his eyes were full of surprise, so he explained with a smile: "The Cheng family is looking for foreign aid, and He Junru has recently come to Hong Kong Island to develop, and her temperament is extraordinary, she was immediately targeted by Qin Yuanfang, and she has been pestering her recently." ”

Zhou You was surprised: "It's strange, the Qin family shielded Tang Tianhao who the Fang and He families were going to deal with before, and the Qin family still had the courage to marry the He family?"

Cheng Feihu replied: "This is where they are shameless. They seem to want to use this signal to curry favor with the He family and reduce external pressure. I heard that the Qin family has recently hoarded a large amount of jadeite, and there is a lot of financial pressure, and our pressure on them has been relaxed, forcing them to not seek a breakthrough. ”

Zhou You said with deep feelings: "Yes, if this breakthrough is achieved, then the pressure on the Qin family will be much less, and even our posture will have to be restrained. ”

Qin came slowly from afar.

"Mr. Cheng, Mr. Zhou, good evening. ”

However, Qin Yuanfang was not embarrassed at all, and greeted Cheng Feihu and Zhou You very politely.

He Junru replied very dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Qin, please don't call it so intimately. Our relationship is not close enough yet. ”

Qin Yuanfang obviously didn't encounter such a scene for the first time, but he was still not embarrassed, and replied: "Miss He, if you have anything to look at, please tell me, even if it is bankrupt, I will take it down for you." ”

"I have a heart. ”

He Junru probably thought that this person was too annoying, or that he felt too embarrassed in front of Zhou You and Cheng Feihu, so he hurriedly said goodbye: "Please forgive me, Junru left first." ”

After saying that, he drifted away.

Qin Yuanfang was disgusting enough, and he actually put on a helpless expression with Zhou You and Cheng Feihu, and then chased after him, still persevering.

Cheng Feihu shook his head and sighed: "The environment is really easy to change people. This kid used to be very arrogant, but now he looks like a nymphomaniac dog, it's disgusting. ”

Zhou You also shook his head.

Qin Yuanfang was easy to deal with in the past, after all, the character was there, and a little design could let Qin Yuanfang get in. But now Qin Yuanfang is smarter, and he can still give a smile when he encounters the enemy of the past, which is definitely not what Qin Yuanfang could do before.

If Qin Yuanfang is given another chance, I'm afraid he will be a very tricky enemy. However, Zhou You would not make such a mistake, and he would definitely not give the Qin family a chance to make a comeback.

"The auction is on, let's find a spot. ”

Cheng Feihu is somewhat greasy.

Zhou You also followed to a relatively remote location, which made the two incompatible with the public. But they didn't care so much, and after asking the waiter for the drinks they needed, they began to wait for the next charity auction.

Zhou You was curious and asked, "Brother Cheng, what did you or the Mi family donate?" Looking at Mi Lao's proud appearance, it seems to have a bit of taste." ”

The eye of traveling around is quite accurate, and I always feel that there is a little different pride in Mi Lao's smile.

Cheng Feihu nodded and said, "Of course." Charity dinners like this are a good time to become famous, and in the last ten years, the Mi family has been silent for too long and will be forgotten, so they got something very interesting out, intending to restore the image of the Mi family. ”

Zhou You was puzzled and asked, "It's too simple to restore the image with just one auction." ”

Cheng Feihu said: "I also feel willy, but they feel that showing the strength of the Mi family in front of so many Hong Kong Island nobles will help restore the image of the Mi family, at least give people a feeling that the Mi family is back." ”

"Oh!"

Zhou You responded numbly.

At this point the auctioneer came out. However, this auctioneer is not a serious professional, but the host of a famous program on Hong Kong Island, and it is estimated that he was invited to preside over the situation.

"The first auction item was actually an antique from the Hejia. ”

Cheng Feihu was a little surprised after listening to the introduction. And when he saw Zhou You's puzzled eyes, Cheng Feihu introduced slowly: "The He family has always been good with the Huo family, and it is reasonable to come up with something to support." But I didn't expect Hejia to be so powerful, and took out the treasure they bid for a few years ago to support. I still clearly remember that after the He family got this treasure, they proudly opened an exhibition, and many people were envious. ”

"That's really enviable. ”

Zhou You looked at this exquisite Qing Dynasty porcelain cup, and found that the background of Hejia is indeed not comparable to ordinary people.

Cheng Feihu asked, "Do you see anything?"

Zhou You nodded and replied: "It's a perfect cup, worthy of being a symbol of the emperor." It's a pity that this is not the real Kowloon Cup, to be precise, it is a replica of the Emperor Kowloon Cup. ”

Nine dragon cup, the whole cup body is decorated by nine dragons, a dragon head stretches to the bottom of the cup, the tail stretches out of the cup mouth and bends into the cup handle, and the other eight dragons form four pairs, each pair of a head up, a head down, the four head heads head up stretch into the cup mouth to drink water, when the cup is filled with liquid, through the inverted U-shaped tube in the cup body, and from the mouth of the four dragons head down.

Historically, the Nine Dragons Cup was a special item for the emperor, and was used as a wine cup and teacup at banquets, which could help the wine, increase the lively atmosphere, and show the glory of the emperor to the courtiers. In addition, it is a special craft with appreciation and collection value.

Cheng Feihu said: "I also heard that a certain emperor of the Qing Dynasty imitated Zhu Yuanzhang's Nine Dragon Cup, which is also priceless. ”

Zhou You said: "The full name of Zhu Yuanzhang's Kowloon Cup is Kowloon Fair Cup. ”

Cheng Feihu wondered and asked, "Why is the cup also related to justice?"

Zhou You proudly explained: "The allusion to the Kowloon Cup has a clear circulation, and you can dig it out with a little search, and I won't waste time in this regard." ”

After a pause, Zhou You began to tell the story: "After Zhu Yuanzhang got the Kowloon Cup, he often used this treasure to hold wine banquets for the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs. At a banquet, Emperor Hongwu intended to reward several confidants and ministers for drinking a little more wine, so he specially filled them with imperial wine, while some other ministers who usually liked to be outspoken and admonished were sifted shallow. As a result, it backfired, and the ministers who were deliberately taken care of by the emperor did not drink the wine, and all the imperial wine leaked from the bottom of the Nine Dragon Cup, while the other ministers happily drank the imperial wine given by the emperor. The emperor was very puzzled by this, and the reason for this was that he knew that this cup of wine was the most fair, and that it could only be shallow and flat when it was filled with wine, not too full, otherwise, all the wine in the cup would be leaked, and there would be no drop left. In order to remember the fairness of the Kowloon Cup, Emperor Hongwu named the Kowloon Cup the Kowloon Fair Cup. Those who are content have water, and those who are greedy have water. The allusion of the Kowloon Fair Cup tells people that they must be fair and not insatiable. ”

"It turns out that there is such a story. ”

Cheng Feihu couldn't help but nod his head and said: "I always heard many stories about the Kowloon Cup before, such as the story of our Premier Zhou in the early 60s who cleverly took back the stolen Kowloon Cup, such as the story of the Kowloon Cup related to a mysterious treasure told in the movie, it turns out that there are so many historical backgrounds in the real world. No wonder even the imitations are worth more than 20 million, and it is no wonder that even the Hejia family also cited the imitations as treasures. ”

Cheng Feihu then asked: "Since it is an auction, it is naturally the one with the highest price." How about it, is Xiaoyou interested in taking it down and enriching his museum?"

Zhou You replied: "If it is true, I may still make a move, even if it is the Nine Dragons Jade Cup specially made by Emperor Kangxi later, I will resolutely make a move." But this is just an imitation in front of me, so I don't have much interest, after all, Mingyuan Museum is not short of treasures. ”

Cheng Feihu thought about it, so he didn't continue.

Zhou You sighed: "Hejia is courageous, a charity dinner at random will produce such strength, if you come a few more times a year, it is strange that Hejia can bear it"

Cheng Feihu said: "The key this time is the Huo family, if it is someone else, the He family can come up with millions of things, which can be regarded as face." The most important thing is that the organizers of this charity dinner have a share of the family, and they can make sure that the charity funds they receive are used in the most practical way, which is why they are so generous. ”

"I see. ”

Zhou You continued to nod.

At this time, the imitation Kowloon Cup was also successfully auctioned at an outrageously high price of nearly 30 million, attracting warm applause from the audience. Of course, Zhou You and Cheng Feihu also gave applause, after all, the higher the price, the more people will benefit, and the more practical it will be.

"Please look at the second lot. ”

The famous program host rendered in a sensational tone: "Dear philanthropists, the artwork below is provided by the Mi family, which not only represents a piece of the Mi family's heart, but also hides an extremely touching story." ”

Everyone's mind is not only drawn to the past.

The famous program host told the story: "One day a hundred years ago, a group of people with lofty ideals who did not want to be slaves of the empire raised a strong amount of national salvation funds in the hands of overseas Chinese abroad, and were ready to bring them back to China to invest in industry and save the country economically. But the society at that time was too dark, and many of their investments were either embezzled by officials or taken by warlords. ”

Speaking of this, the famous program host actually groaned.

Everyone was also infected by the atmosphere.

The famous program host said again: "Rao is like this, the last jade seal was also taken by a reactionary warlord and planned to snatch it. In order to protect the last glimmer of hope, this group of patriots rose up to resist, and finally managed to escape to Hong Kong Island when they sacrificed the last remaining person, and secretly sold it to a wealthy patriotic businessman. And before his death, this patriotic rich businessman returned this jade seal to the descendants of the last patriot. ”

Wow!

The audience was in an uproar.

Many people present knew that the history of the Mi family was not short, and they didn't want to have such a difficult story.