"Then let's decide, if you go anywhere in the future, you have to call us, don't you run alone to collect the baby, forget about us, okay, don't send it, hurry up and study your baby, just don't forget, there are important things tomorrow, don't delay." ”

Xiao Fengrui spoke, waved his hand at Zhang Tianyuan, and left with Murong De.

Zhang Tianyuan was very anxious at this time, not because of anything else, but because he still had his own things to do, if this person had something he wanted to do in a hurry, it would be very difficult for him to calm down, how could he still have the heart to chat with others, that string of Japanese characters, as if it was a mantra, made him feel uncomfortable.

After sending Xiao Fengrui and Murong De away, he hurriedly returned to the room and went to study the ivory mat again, if he didn't unlock the secret of the ivory mat today, it was estimated that he wouldn't be able to sleep.

"Brother, this line of writing is indeed strange, I believe that no one will engrave it for no reason, do you think this is a hint of some hidden treasure place?"

Because Zhang Tianyuan kept staring at the scratched place, the high-powered magnifying glass that Snake Lin brought was really seen with dense words written on it, and he didn't understand Japanese, so he didn't know what it meant, but he had experienced a lot of things, so when he thought about a lot of things, he also had a very big brain.

"You've watched too many movies, don't think about that kind of good thing, no matter what it's carved first, what we have to do now is to figure out this matter, if you don't understand, I won't be able to feel at ease today anyway." If it's really a treasure. Then we may not be able to get it, if it is not a treasure. It's always a good thing to figure out. ”

Zhang Tianyuan didn't think about the treasure. But to snake Lin such a reminder, he really has a little idea, when the Japanese were defeated, they left a lot of things in this place, where they are buried, no one knows, and the person who buried the things may have died a long time ago, or may not be able to take out the things for various reasons. It's also possible.

It's just that this kind of thing, he doesn't have much hope, that is, just think about it, if it's true, then it's naturally best, if it's not true, he doesn't ask for extravagance, he has enough money, and he really doesn't expect to get any gold and silver treasures. However, if there are antiques buried by the other party, it can arouse his interest even more.

"Brother, don't believe it, this miniature carving has its own merits. When I was on a mission at the border before, someone used miniature sculptures to convey information, and we didn't even notice it at first. I think since miniature sculptures can convey information, then do this kind of thing. I guess that's okay. "Serpentine seems to be stubborn in believing that it must be the information of the treasure.

In fact, his conjecture is not unreasonable. In ancient China, there were many similar things, and many people took the craftsmanship of miniature carving to the extreme.

is especially famous, I am afraid that it is the play of cheating in the examination room.

The imperial examination is definitely the moment when the ancients changed their fate, and if it is on the list, it can really be said that the carp has jumped into the dragon gate and ascended one step higher. But this opportunity is not something that everyone can grasp, so what should we do? As a result, a variety of cheating "tricks" were born. In this way, a tough battle between cheating and anti-cheating began.

This cheating battle is not just in the exam room, it has already started from the moment you are ready to enter the exam room.

Cheating people use all kinds of things, and even use mouse whiskers to write cheating books, entrainment of forbidden areas, and writing on mouse whiskers, if there is no exquisite miniature carving skills, it is absolutely impossible.

Candidates who are not good at poetry and books rack their brains to hide the relevant examination materials in their clothes and bring them into the examination room.

Some people copied the relevant content of the scientific expedition on a piece of paper with small block letters, and then made a horse coat, and the plagiarized text was spread and ironed on it, with "Analects" on the chest, "Mencius" on the back of the chest, and "University" on the sleeves. There are also candidates who densely copy the inside and outside of their shirts with the sample essays of the scientific examination, about 200,000 words.

"Making a fuss" out of clothes is only one of the means, and the use of small notes has also been around since ancient times. In the examination room of the Qing Dynasty, there were 15 pieces of special yellow silk with a length of 43 cm and a width of 42 cm, and the transcription content was extremely rich, with about 400,000 words. The first piece of yellow silk is actually a catalogue of the entire manuscript, and each catalogue is numbered, which makes it possible to find the information copied from the remaining 14 pieces of yellow silk very quickly.

In the exhibition hall of the South Jingjiang Gongyuan, there is a book of "Five Classics Full Note", about 5 centimeters long, about 4 centimeters wide, less than 1 centimeter thick, the words on the book are simply like fleas, a small grain of rice can cover 8 words, this can be regarded as a cheating book. It is said that there is a special tool for copying large paragraphs of text on small slips of paper - rat whiskers, and it is necessary to select extremely tough rat whiskers to be competent, and modern pens cannot write such small and clear words.

The entrainment techniques of the candidates are also varied, and it is recorded in the "Qing Barnyard Banknotes": "The ...... Privately hidden in the fruit cake and the belt, and with the basket of wine and inkstone, all of which are hidden for the bottom, and even have two layers of hats and two drawers on the soles of boots. ”

This is not just a legend, in fact, in the time of folk archaeology, many similar cheating artifacts have also been found, all of which are started with miniature carvings or small characters, and what you want is a small one and a thin one.

Xie Bo, an antique collector in Meizhou City, showed this reporter a batch of "pocket-sized" cheating books for the imperial examinations in ancient times. Most of these cheats are only 12 centimeters long and 8 centimeters wide, but each book is about 100 pages long, and it is densely packed with tiny text.

In a farmer's house in Dongyang City, Zhejiang, a two-volume "Five Classics Complete Notes" pocket cheat book was found. According to research, this is the only copy of the country's smallest lithograph micro-engraved "Five Classics Full Note" specially used by ancient candidates for cheating. The book is 5.7 cm long, 4.3 cm wide and 0.8 cm thick, with a total of 280,000 words. Each word is less than 1 millimeter, but it looks very clear.

On September 28, 2005, Tian Jin found a complete set of Qing Dynasty exam cheating tools, and a few days ago, 19-year-old Tian Jin young man Hao Di collected a complete set of Qing Dynasty Daoguang exam cheating tools. This set of cheat tools is in 9 volumes. Both are 4.5 cm long and 3.8 cm wide. Thickness 0.5 cm. There are about 10 articles in each volume, totaling more than 100,000 words. It also comes with a pair of thick-soled men's shoes that can be stowed away from the bottom of the shoe.

The principle of cheating is almost the same as writing on this ivory mat, which is to use very exquisite craftsmanship to get very small words on it, others can't see it, but you yourself know how to see it.

Although the carving technique on the ivory silk may not be the best, it is definitely a must, if it is the invigilator teacher in the imperial examination room, it may be able to find out, after all, those teachers at that time. But it's been rigorously trained.

According to records, during the provincial examination in the Tang Dynasty, candidates should "search for clothes" when entering the examination to prevent "coercion" cheating, and it was stipulated that when candidates entered the tribute courtyard, they were only allowed to bring tableware, water, charcoal and other utensils into the venue.

The search of the Jin Dynasty is even more special, in order to prevent candidates from being entrained. He was ordered to bathe and "put clothes on the official and change them for it", but the system was soon abolished. In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination was more stringent. It is stipulated that when candidates enter the examination room, they must undress and take off their hats, and be searched by the prison guards. Down to the knees, bare belly and bare toes. Prevent coercion".

In the Qing Dynasty, detailed regulations were made on the candidates' belongings and search procedures: "Scholars are admitted." Clothes and utensils are all customized. During the Kangxi period, it was stipulated: "All exams are carried out and sewn, and they are all dressed in dismantled and sewn clothes, with a single layer of soles." He also began to restrict clothing, shoes, etc. During the Qianlong period, the provision of "leather clothes to the face and felt clothes to the inside" was added.

Anyway, in order to prevent cheating in the examination room, this court is also quite hard.

If there is such strict supervision, it is estimated that the secret of this ivory mat has probably been cracked, but this thing has been in the hands of Xiaoshi's grandfather, so few people have really seen it, let alone discovered the secret of the miniature carving, many people probably think that it is an ordinary mat, after all, even in a place like Myanmar where there are many ivory carvings, there are no ivory mats.

"Brother, since you know so many things about the miniature carving, you should understand, it is absolutely possible that there is a treasure hidden in this miniature carving, why don't you believe it?"

After listening to Zhang Tianyuan's story, Snake Lin felt a little incomprehensible, Zhang Tianyuan said this, obviously knowing the vital role of this miniature carving technology in hiding information, and it is also very possible to hide the information of the treasure, why don't you believe it?

"Snake team, it's not that I don't believe what you say, it's just that my mind is not on the treasure, I just want to know what is recorded in this text, but it seems that this text seems to be smeared with a layer of special things, a bit like ivory glue, I have to use a method to get this glue off, otherwise I really can't see what is written on it. ”

Zhang Tianyuan really didn't believe in Snake Lin's words, but he was really not very interested in the term treasure at the moment, and he was more interested in what these words meant, because there was a layer of things smeared on it, even if he couldn't see it very clearly, if he misread the katakana of this Japanese character, he might directly misinterpret the meaning.

"Brother Zhang, this doesn't seem to be some glue, but silica gel, many people used to like to use this material to repair ivory carvings, although the effect is not good, but it is cheap, it's okay, I know how to get this." Snake Lin smiled and said, he could see that Zhang Tianyuan was really anxious to know what those Japanese words meant, in fact, he also wanted to know, if he didn't figure it out, it would really be as if someone was scratching his head, and it was uncomfortable.

"I want to take a look, but don't break this ivory mat, this thing is a first-class cultural relic, and it is intact, if it is damaged, no treasure can be worth it, and I will feel distressed about how much it is, you know?"

Although Zhang Tianyuan wants to know what these Japanese words mean, but if the whole thing is broken because of this, it will be meaningless, this ivory mat is already a treasure for him, and he really can't do it to destroy the treasure for the sake of curiosity, so if the snake lin's method is to break this thing, he resolutely disagrees.

"Don't worry, brother, since I said it can work, then I will never break things for you, you see. ”

After speaking, Serlin patted Zhang Tianyuan on the shoulder, asked Zhang Tianyuan to wait in the house first, he went out to buy something, and then opened the door and left. (To be continued......)