Wuwei listened to the master's enthusiastic explanation, and suddenly remembered something, so he asked Zhou Gong, "Master, I remember that when I first met you in Atlantic City, Zhan Xiongfei of the Hualong Gang offered to buy one of your tea cups with one and a half million, but you rejected it at that time, what kind of treasure is so valuable?"

"Oh, you remember that incident, in fact, although that tea cup is very precious, its value is not so high, mainly because there may be a secret hidden behind this tea set. I'll show you this teacup first, I've got two teacups now. Zhou Gong walked to the innermost safe as he spoke.

Jiang Wuwei found that the password key of this safe was electronically controlled, and there was a rectangular display screen on the top. I saw that Zhou Gong first entered the password to disarm the alarm system, then entered the unlocking code, and finally opened the safe.

Zhou Gong took out a delicate rectangular wooden box from the safe, he put the wooden box on the table on the side, gently opened the lid of the box, and it was also covered with red cotton flannel, and after lifting the flannel, two tea cups were exposed.

Zhou Gong carefully took out one of the tea cups, covered the wooden box and put the tea cup on the lid, he reached out and turned on the work lamp on the inside of the table, and immediately a bright beam of light shone on the table, illuminating the pattern on the tea cup very clearly.

Zhou Gong beckoned Wuwei to sit down at the table together, he picked up a magnifying glass next to him, and carefully admired the tea cup in his hand with a magnifying glass. It can be seen that Zhou Gong often studied these cultural relics here.

Jiang Wuwei found that the master's eyes were shining, and there was that kind of expression on his face.

"It's so beautiful, I don't know how many times I've watched it, but every time I'm very excited, come to Wuwei, you take a look. Zhou Gong said and handed the magnifying glass in his hand to Wu Wei.

"If you look closely at the pattern on the teacup, the dragon is vivid, as if it is flying through the clouds. This kind of five-color porcelain was invented in the Jiajing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty, and was directly fired with a variety of colors without blue and white hooks, and the five-color porcelain was later carried forward in the Qing Dynasty, and it can be said that it is a treasure in porcelain. The porcelain of the Ming Dynasty was rich and colorful, and the diversification of porcelain glazing methods marked the improvement of Chinese porcelain-making technology to a high level. Colored porcelain is generally divided into two categories: underglaze color and overglaze color, the pattern is painted on the tire blank first, and the colored porcelain that is glazed and then smelted in the kiln is called underglaze color. After glazing, the porcelain fired in the kiln is then painted, and the colored porcelain made by the furnace fire is called overglaze color ......" Zhou Gong said absolutely inaction.

Jiang Wuwei took the big mirror and carefully looked at the pattern of the tea cup, and he suddenly felt that this dragon was very familiar, and the shape of this dragon seemed to have been seen somewhere.

Zhou Gong saw that Wuwei was carefully watching the teacup, and then said: "Wuwei, you pay attention to the dragon's claw, such a small dragon is actually painted lifelike, the dragon's claw is composed of five fingers, which is the symbol of the royal item, and the folk dragon claw is four fingers, which is strictly regulated in ancient times, and it must not be messed up." ”

"Why do I look at this pattern so familiar...... Wu Wei said this, and suddenly remembered that on Anla Island, there was a dragon similar to this teacup on Olina's pot, and he hurriedly said to Zhou Gong: "Remember, master, I once saw a teapot with a pattern very similar to this teacup. ”

"Really, what kind of teapot is it?"

"After I jumped into the sea, I was rescued by a father and daughter to the island of Anla, this girl is called Olena, in her room I saw a teapot of multicolored porcelain, because I found it is a very valuable cultural relic of the Ming Dynasty, so I asked her, Olina said that this pot is a memento left to her by her biological father, it was from the Chinese palace by her ancestors, and she also said that there are several teacups with this pot, as if they were divided by relatives......"

Before Wuwei finished speaking, Zhou Gong asked excitedly: "Is what you said true? What kind of shape is that teapot?"

Jiang Wuwei briefly described the shape of the teapot.

Zhou Gong tried his best to control the excitement in his heart, and he said with certainty: "Yes, it is very likely that it is the Nine Dragons Flying Pot." ”

"Master, what is the Nine Dragons Flying Pot?" asked incomprehensibly.

"Teapots are divided into five types according to the position of the handle, such as the ear-shaped handle, which is called a side lift on the opposite side of the spout. The handle of the pot is in the shape of a rainbow above the lid of the pot, which is called a handle pot. The pot with the handle above the side of the pot body and flying in a ribbon is called the flying pot. The pot you are talking about, because the body of the pot has the pattern of nine dragons, and the shape of the pot is a flying pot, so it is called the Nine Dragons Flying Pot. I've been looking for it for years, and I didn't expect you to stumble upon it. Wuwei, it seems that you really have a fate with the Kowloon Flying Pot......"

"Master, why do you pay so much attention to this set of tea sets?, is this set of pots very precious?" Jiang Wuwei asked curiously, he felt that there was a lot of information here.

Zhou Gong shook his head lightly and said slowly: "This set of Nine Dragons Flying Celestial Pot is indeed a very precious cultural relic, and the reason why I pay special attention to it is not because there is a shocking secret hidden behind the Nine Dragons Flying Pot. ”

"What kind of shocking secret is it?" Wuwei couldn't help but ask in surprise.

Zhou Gong did not answer Wuwei, but got up and walked to the safe, took out something wrapped in silk from it, and when he opened it, there were several very ancient books inside. The exterior of the book seems to be made of yellow silk, and although it is very old, it is well kept.

Zhou Gong gently stroked these ancient books with his gloved hand, with a complicated expression on his face, and seemed to be experiencing some kind of torment in his heart, and it took a while to say to Wuwei in a calm tone: "These books were smuggled out by me from my teacher, and there are many unknown stories behind them, all of which are unbearable pasts. Wuwei, you may already know that I and your mentor Ouyang Mingbo are brothers......"

Jiang Wuwei nodded honestly, he didn't speak, because he knew that the master must have a lot to say to himself.

"Wuwei, after you mentioned my senior brother in Las Vegas intentionally or unintentionally, I guessed your purpose and conducted a detailed investigation of you, the reason why I didn't recognize you is because this matter is too important, there are many criminal groups that are eyeing the treasure, we must be cautious. In addition, I want you to undergo rigorous training, and both Brother Mingbo and I are counting on you to fulfill our teacher's last wish, and I must train you to my satisfaction, so that you can explore this secret. ”

"Master, I can understand your painstaking efforts, and from the moment I accepted the secret mission given by my teacher, I was ready to meet all challenges. ”

Zhou Gong looked at Jiang Wuwei with relief, knowing that he didn't need to say anything to this apprentice, because he already knew him very well, otherwise Senior Brother Ouyang would not have handed over such an important mission to him.

Zhou Gong continued to say to Wuwei: "These books are the secret palace classics of the Qing Dynasty Imperial Palace, which record some unknown secrets. At first, I was skeptical of this content, but I didn't expect that I had actually found these two teacups by accident, so now I also believe in the secrets recorded in the secret books......"

Wuwei listened attentively to Zhou Gong's speech, "After Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, captured Beijing, he tortured and extorted the rich merchants, bureaucrats and eunuchs in the capital, forced them to pay money to save their lives, and extorted a total of more than 70 million taels of silver. ”

Zhou Gong opened the secret book as he spoke, pointed to one of the passages and continued: "It is recorded in the secret books of this wealth as follows: '(Li) detained thousands of silver and iron workers in the palace, collected treasury gold and tortured information, and melted gold and silver utensils, and a thousand taels for a cake, chiseled a hole in the middle, ran through a large iron rod, and tens of thousands of cakes, including thousands of mule carts, thousands of horses, mules, and camels, and loaded them into Shaanxi. ’”