Section XXVIII

Chinese know that the jade seal of the country, also known as the "national seal" and "national treasure", was engraved by Qin Xiang Li Si on the order of Qin Shihuang with famous treasures and clans in ancient China, and later passed down to successive Chinese emperors. The legend www.biquge.info this treasure is four inches in circumference, and the front side is engraved with the eight seal characters of Qin Xiang Li Si's book "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang", and as a token of "the divine right of the monarch, orthodoxy and legitimacy".

Since ancient times, Chinese emperors have regarded this seal as a treasure and regarded it as an important weapon of the country. If you get it, it symbolizes that it is "ordered by the sky", and if you lose it, it shows that its "qi has been exhausted". Those who ascend to the throne without this seal are ridiculed as "white emperors", which seems to be lacking in confidence and is despised by the world

Unfortunately, this supreme treasure of great significance and value to the Chinese has long been lost in the inexorable history. The age in which the jade seal was lost is a controversial historical topic, but it is indeed a well-known treasure for the Chinese. The value contained in it is not enough to describe it even as "priceless".

After the voice of "Heirloom Jade Seal" came out, everyone gasped. People's first reaction was not to believe it. How could there be a jade seal in a place like W City? And even if the jade seal of the country was really born, how could it be possible to enter this kind of auction? Although W City is also a developed city in China, such a treasure is much more than what W City can accommodate. To put it mildly, the rest is fine, walking through the gray area of the law, and the government pretends not to see anything. But this treasure is different, and the Chinese government, as long as it is the Chinese government, will never allow this treasure to fall into the hands of any one person.

Of course, modern people have long stopped using seals, and the jade seals have no use value, but even so, if the jade seals appear in China, then it can and must be kept in museums in Beijing.

You can also think with your toes that if this thing is in your hand, it will be a matter of minutes for the police, national security or other agencies to come to your door.

"Next, we have invited Professor Song Quan, the honorary president of the W City Appreciation Association, to come to the stage and introduce the treasures for us......" The host's voice sounded, and the situation was finally controlled. People sat down and talked to each other.

"Fake......

"It should be fake, counterfeit ......"

If this TV treasure appreciation event wants to create a sensational effect, there is no doubt that this purpose has been achieved. At least in this scene, the atmosphere has become unusually hot. Many people didn't come back to their senses at the first time, so at this time they took out their mobile phones and started taking pictures to spread the sensational news.

"Shocking news: W City Jianbao will appear in the evening to pass on the jade seal of the country!"

"Is this the jade seal of the country?"

"I didn't dream, did I actually have a jade seal of the country?!"

"It's really fake, heirloom jade seal!"

"It should be fake, it's really ruined a long time ago...... How many years have it been ruined? Surely an imitation made in ancient times. ”

All of a sudden, the news spread quickly on the Internet. And not only the guests present, but also those who watch the TV show. If the audience in front of the TV didn't recognize what it was at first, they realized that it was big news in the exclamation of the audience afterwards.

"Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I would like to correct the two erroneous statements just now, first of all," Song Quan began to talk eloquently on the stage. "This one is not what we usually call a jade seal. As you know, when the Later Tang Dynasty fell, the last emperor Li Congke took the national seal to the Xuanwu Tower, China's national treasure, and the national seal disappeared. The whereabouts of this treasure have only been unknown since then. Although there have been many records of reappearance since then, none of them are certain to be genuine. And I can be sure that this is not the original heirloom jade seal. ”

"Is it an imitation?" the host asked aptly.

Song Quan also cleared his throat. "This one is not a forgery, let alone a counterfeit. This treasure should be called 'Linyi Wangxi'. ”

"As you know, in the south of ancient China, there was an ancient kingdom called Linyi, which was the predecessor of Champa. This country has coexisted with China for a long time, sometimes accepting Chinese canonization, sometimes waging war with China. According to the shape, text and many other details of the jade seal, I can infer that this treasure is an imitation of the jade seal of China, and it was a jade seal given by the Chinese emperor when he canonized the king of Linyi. Because of the high imitation, even the corners are specially inlaid with gold to imitate the heirloom jade seal...... However, after all, it is only an imitation, regardless of the text of the seal...... Or the top of the jade seal, there is a huge difference. Please note that there are only three dragons on the top of the jade seal, and according to historical records, the upper part of the jade seal should be a five-dragon knot. ”

This explanation immediately silenced the entire venue. After Song Quan finished his authoritative explanation, the host took a little time to let everyone quietly appreciate the jade seal of this "heirloom jade seal", and then moved on to the next link, that is, expert valuation. Unlike before, this time Song Quan also stood on the stage and was counted as one of the experts.

“…… I have to shatter some of your illusions. This jade seal is far less precious than everyone thinks. Because in ancient China, when canonizing foreign countries, it was very common to give jade seals...... As Chairman Song said just now, the so-called 'Linyi' is actually the ancient name of Champong, a country that lasted for a long time until the 17th century...... It has been canonized by China many times. The change of power in Linyi itself, or the change of power in the Central Plains Dynasty, usually has a new canonization. We can assume that the number of related jade seals is far more than one. "The first expert spoke. “…… Considering that this jade seal is very well preserved, its age can only be preliminarily determined to be the Sui and Tang dynasties or the Northern and Southern Dynasties...... In my opinion, its value should be ......"

The expert flipped over the price card that he had prepared in front of him, and everyone could see that it was a full eight zeros on it.

"100 million yuan! The reference price given by expert No. 1 is, 1......00 million yuan!

Expert No. 2 also explained for a long time, and his mouth was full of belittling the value of this jade seal. He believes that although the jade seal was a thing in the Sui and Tang dynasties, it should not have really been used by the king of Linyi. So its value has to be greatly discounted. But having said that, when it came time to appraise the price, he gave a high price of 150 million.

The four experts, plus Song Quan, all estimated the price in their hearts. Song Quan is the one with the lowest valuation, but even if it is the lowest, it is 80 million.

Soon, it was time for the auction of treasures. According to the average price of the expert's appraisal price, the starting price of this Linyi Wang Xi was finally concluded on the spot to be 110 million.

The price is really very high. Although most of the people present thought that the price quoted by the Linyi Wang Xi was not outrageous, no one had bid.

An expert is an expert, and Song Quan's title of "honorary president" is not for nothing. His estimate was very accurate - although there are many rich people in W City, there are very few people who can spend hundreds of millions of dollars to collect such a thing in one go. Because this is a real deal, I have to come up with 100 million yuan. In addition, this antique has a certain aftermath - although this treasure is only an imitation of the jade seal of the country, it has no special significance for Chinese, but it is different for foreigners. The three Southeast Asian states, namely Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, all have an ambiguous relationship with the ancient city of Linyi (although experts say that the thing was not actually used). Who knows what those Southeast Asian monkeys will do?

If there really is some diplomatic dispute or something...... That can be a big hassle. Having said that, this is still just a Linyi royal seal, if it is really a jade seal, it is estimated that no one will dare to collect it - even if it is collected, it is hidden at home, and it must not be taken out for outsiders to see.

The host's three calls failed, and no one responded, so it was finally announced that the treasure would be auctioned.

"Great, Lu Wu. Ren Jian didn't look like he breathed a long sigh of relief. "This treasure is a loss when it is auctioned here...... It's a loss!"

But then again, Lu Wu was a little disappointed. Because when he heard the "Jade Seal of the Country", he couldn't help but have a trace of expectation.

It's not that he hasn't seen the jade seal - in fact, this thing has been looked at over and over for a long time, so Lu Wu knows that this jade seal does not have the words "Ordered by the heavens, both longevity and eternal prosperity", only some words that he does not recognize at all.

Well, non-specialists usually can't read the distorted and quite distorted ancient texts - the ancient texts are already difficult to understand, and they are even more difficult to understand after various deformations due to adaptation to seals, and when the text is still reversed, this difficulty is beyond the scope of non-specialists. Therefore, although Lu Wu thinks that the jade seal is not "ordered by the heavens, and the longevity is eternal", it cannot be said that it is 100% sure that it is very confident.

It wasn't until Song Quan revealed the truth that Lu Wu breathed a sigh of relief. The appearance of the heirloom jade seal in his hands or something, although it is a good thing, but it is something he absolutely cannot afford.

"Whew, it's over!" Ren Jian patted Lu Wu on the shoulder. "How's that? Surprised!" he asked.

Lu Wu had to admit that the scene just now was a roller coaster.

"By the way, the newcomer recruitment in the afternoon, do you want to come along?"

"No, thank you. ”

Lu Wu looked at Ren Jian's radiant expression, and suddenly remembered that half a year ago, he was still on a hot day, braving the scorching heat to submit resumes everywhere to find a job. It was like yesterday. Finding a job interview is never a pleasant thing, no matter what others say, but Lu Wu himself feels that the feeling of facing an examiner as an interviewer is like a pig walking into a slaughterhouse waiting for the butcher to choose. That's never a happy thing - unless you know you're predestined.

"Then I'll go first. Ren Jian said. "Now that we are not short of money for the time being, this jade seal will be sent to Hong Kong for auction according to President Song's arrangement. ”

He got up and left. Looking at the back of Ren Jian leaving, Lu Wu suddenly instinctively realized something.

That is, all this is Ren Jian's life ideal now, or Ren Jian's ideal life path, but it is not his. Maybe before, when he was embarrassed, he really only had this ideal. But now that everything was really within reach, Lu Wu was surprised to find that he couldn't lift his energy at all.

"Hey, I'm too pretentious. He sighed softly.

By the way, Amber, I don't know how. However, if the real cause happened in another world, then Lu Wu couldn't do anything......

Unconsciously, Lu Wu found that he had come outside the TV station.

W City TV is in a relatively remote location in the North District, it is noon at this time, and it seems that no one can be seen on the road after coming out.

"Lu Wu?" a voice suddenly called his name.

"It's me, who?" Lu Wu instinctively followed the voice, and then in the next moment, a violent blow fell on his neck.