Su Yuan looked at the old man introduced by Huangfu Jiang, and even Shen Huanwen accompanied him, he was worthy of being an expert in the Forbidden City, and he was very well-connected.

"In front of Master Su, the old man doesn't dare to make an axe and claim to be an expert!" Zhang Bo took Su Yuan's hand and said affectionately: "The matter of the dragon thorn and the dragon yuan has spread throughout the sword circle, and everyone has only one word for you: obey!"

Seeing that Su Yuan just wanted to be polite, Zhang Bo said with a straight face: "It's gold that shines everywhere, this is a good thing to raise the prestige of my Chinese country, let those foreigners see, this is the real traditional sword!"

Everyone laughed, sat down to drink tea and chat, and after getting acquainted, Zhang Bo looked at Su Yuan and couldn't help but sigh: "Since ancient times, heroes have come out of youth, but I didn't expect a sword casting master in his twenties to appear in Longquan!"

"None of you are outsiders, I also have something to say straight to the point, this time I came with a mission, and I want to ask Master Su to help!"

Su Yuan was stunned, the Forbidden City actually came to the door to ask for his help?

Zhang Bo explained: "For the Forbidden City, the collection of cold weapons is only a niche category, and it is not even miscellaneous. The main collections are also ancient swords of the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially the Qing Dynasty. ”

"The most famous is the Qianlong Imperial Heaven, Earth and Man series, which became the record creator of the sky-high price of the sword auction after entering the people, which we didn't even expect. ”

Huangfu Jiang didn't speak beside him, and thought to himself: "That's because you don't know how much the dragon thorn sold!"

If you want to say that Zhang Bo, who has been a friend for many years, went to Wanjian Villa to ask for help a few days ago, it is definitely not a trivial matter that can make the experts of the Forbidden City feel embarrassed.

After thinking about it, he still came to Su Yuan, and Zhang Bo had no opinion, after all, the top of the heavenly list had already proved everything. When he went to Longquan, he brought Shen Huanwen again, and the three old faces were added together, hoping that Su Yuan could help.

Zhang Bo looked at Su Yuan, who was in his early twenties and was in the Forbidden City, and he didn't even have the qualifications to be an intern. But the other party has become famous overseas, and even several top brands are shocked, which can only be described as demonic!

"You've heard of the Nine Dragons, right?"

Su Yuan frowned, no wonder he was surprised, the Nine Dragons Sword is a legend in the history of swords. The greatest collector of antiques in history is none other than the Qianlong Emperor. He reigned for 60 years, and was the emperor for 4 years, and collected famous paintings and ancient posts, rare and exotic antiques, and countless.

After his death, these rare treasures were reluctant to leave a descendant, and they were directly buried in the underground palace of Yuling, the most legendary of which was a Nine Dragons Sword placed beside him.

If you want to talk about the number one tomb robber in modern times, it is none other than the warlord Sun Dianying. On July 2, 1928, in the name of military exercises, he led troops to surround the Qing Dongling Tomb in Zunhua County. Overnight, he robbed the two tombs of Cixi and Qianlong, and looted the gold and silver treasures in them.

According to legend, the Nine Dragons Sword, the sword is 5 feet in total, the hilt is extraordinarily long, and nine golden dragons are carved on it, symbolizing the ninety-nine to one. The scabbard is made of precious shark skin and set with ruby sapphires and diamonds, making it a priceless scabbard.

The whole country was shocked, and in order to escape responsibility, he could only give a lot of treasures to political dignitaries, and the most precious Nine Dragons Sword was handed over to Dai Li, the head of the secret service, and asked him to transfer it to Jiang someone.

At that time, it was the Anti-Japanese War, and Dai Li's sword was temporarily kept by his military commander Ma Hansan. Who knew that Ma Han was greedy for treasure and secretly hid the sword.

In early 1940, he was captured by the little devils and sacrificed his sword to save his life. The sword fell into the hands of the female spy Yoshiko Kawashima. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Yoshiko Kawashima was captured by the military commanders, and Dai Li went to the first prison in Beiping to interrogate the female Yoshiko Kawashima, and finally took the sword back.

On March 17, 1946, Dai Li flew directly to Jinling with the Nine Dragons Sword to face Chiang. Unbeknownst to him, the weather was bad, and the plane crashed headlong into Daishan, Jiangning, destroying the plane and killing people, and the fire burned for several hours.

Legend has it that when the army retrieved the Nine Dragons Sword from the peasants of Jiangning, the scabbard and hilt had already burned to the ground. So he put it in a coffin with Dai Li's remains and transported it back to the Zhigong Hall of Linggu Temple for temporary storage.

In 1951, several farmers in Dongshantou Village, Mausoleum District, spent half a month using an iron pickaxe to open the tomb along the joint of cement. In front of you is a red lacquered wooden coffin.

After opening the coffin, it was found that in addition to Dai Li's remains, there was only a deformed revolver that had been burned and deformed, a leather shoe heel, and the Nine Dragons Sword, a narrow iron piece more than a foot long, which was so rusted that only the sword body could be vaguely seen.

Thinking of this, Su Yuan asked curiously, "Could it be that the Nine Dragons Sword has seen the light of day again?"

Zhang Bo nodded, and said: "This was originally a secret, in fact, the so-called Nine Dragon Sword found in Dai Li's tomb is just a folk legend, the real Nine Dragon Sword has been around for many years, and finally it was donated to the Forbidden City by patriots, and now it is kept in the treasury." ”

Su Yuan nodded, it is also normal, there are thousands of national treasures, most of them have disappeared in natural and man-made disasters, and there is not one that can be left, so it is doubly precious.

"Although I returned to my hometown, I ...... because of the poor preservation conditions, the serious corrosion of the sword body, and the extremely poor condition."

Zhang Bo shook his head, it stands to reason that metal is already one of the least squeamish categories of cultural relics, but nothing can withstand the washing of time. Once buried in the soil for decades, the metal will rust, the stone will shed its skin, and even the jade will inevitably produce a stained color, which is the law of nature.

In fact, many of the national treasures on display in the museum are restored by craftsmen, such as the national treasure Siyang Fangzun, which is broken into dozens of pieces and then put back together, otherwise it would have been a pile of rusty copper sheets.

Su Yuan suddenly realized, no wonder Zhang Bo would be embarrassed as an expert in the Forbidden City, the sword seems to be strong, but once it is corroded, it is more fragile, and many of them will be broken when touched.

Zhang Bo looked at Su Yuan, in fact, he didn't know the bottom in his heart, although the other party was a master of sword casting, but the restoration of cultural relics was completely different things.

In many cases, it is much easier to start over than to change the old look!

Seeing that Su Yuan was silent, Huangfu Jiang naturally understood the other party's concerns, even if it was the Forbidden City, he couldn't let others work in vain, right?

Both sides are friends, in all fairness, they are inclined to Su Yuan, after all, the future is immeasurable, breaking the deadlock and smiling: "In the old man's heart, Master Su's sword-forging level is already a peerless master, although he has not passed the official assessment, but his strength is obvious to all, isn't it?"

Zhang Bo had a flash of inspiration, understood what Huangfu Jiang meant, and hurriedly smiled: "That's natural, otherwise Zhang wouldn't have traveled all the way to invite Master Su to help." ”

According to the regulations, the minimum standard of national craft masters is also more than 20 years in the industry, and they have to be assessed at various levels before they are eligible for selection. But with your level and fame, it's definitely a special case!"

Su Yuan nodded with satisfaction after listening, the name of the National Arts and Crafts Master is absolutely loud.

It seems to be a false name, but in fact, it hides a lot of benefits, you must know that no matter what art category, the person who can hold this title is the elite of one in a hundred, and the youngest master is more than forty-five years old.

Slowly stood up and said with a smile: "Since Elder Zhang looks up to Su, then I'll go and take a look, but I can't guarantee the result." ”

Zhang Bo smiled, took Su Yuan's hand, and said politely: "Understand, as long as the master is willing to help, nothing else is a problem." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and quickly reached a deal, brother will help you repair the Nine Dragons Sword, and you will give your brother a real master title, and each will take what he needs, hello and I.