Chapter 1037: Golden Stele
After admiring these precious porcelain, everyone was not idle, and began to pack them slowly.
However, Wang Guan and others were only responsible for packing the boxes and then affixing the seals. As for the handling of things, it was Mr. Anderson's business. After all, the basis of the transaction is fairness and justice, and one hand to pay the money, the other hand to deliver the goods is the king. Or barter, you have to trade all the things before you can exchange them.
Now that's it, Mr. Anderson is in charge of shipping the sealed items to China, and then retrieving the pieces of the Ten Commandments of Moses, leaving the things behind, and the deal is complete.
Anyway, after all the seals were pasted, Zhou Lao and the others returned to the capital directly. As for Wang Guan, he had other important things to do, so he went directly to the United States, stayed for a few days, and finally settled the matter properly.
At this time, Wang Guan returned with a full load, even if he was a little tired, he had a beaming expression.
"Hey, another big buck."
At the airport, Yu Feibai swept over the container, and couldn't help but sigh: "Fortunately, the warehouse of the Xiyi Museum is big enough, otherwise it really can't fit it." ”
"It's okay if you can't fit it." Wang Guan smiled and said: "It's really not good, it's okay to give it to the Forbidden City." ”
"Hey, when did you become so generous." Yu Feibai blinked and said, "Anyway, if you want to send it, just send it to me." ”
"I dare to send it, do you dare to ask for it?"
Wang Guan pouted and said: "The stone Buddha statues of the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties are national first-class cultural relics, if you don't know their origins, I'm afraid you will have to sit through the prison." ”
"It's also ......" Yu Feibai also agreed, and said helplessly: "These things are like chicken ribs, you can't take them out openly and show off, they are tasteless, and it's a pity to throw them away." ”
"Even if I donate it to the Forbidden City, the Forbidden City may not remain." Wang Guan shook his head and said: "These things are not easy to keep, it is estimated that when we study their origins, we will definitely have to return them." Or give it to a special museum collection. ”
"Hmmm......"
Yu Feibai nodded lightly, and no longer dwelled on this matter, but asked curiously: "By the way, among these things, are there any superb existences?" ”
"Yes." Wang Guan said with a smile: "If the things obtained from the trip to Australia are biased towards the Song Dynasty, then the harvest of the American trip is mostly from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The porcelain is mainly in the Qing Dynasty, and the calligraphy and painting are the works of the four families of Wumen and Dong Qichang. Speaking of which, this is also a special collection. ”
"More than that." Yu Feibai blinked and said, "I heard that there are other fine gems and diamonds...... Brothers, you can't take it alone. You have to even me one or two. ”
"What are you going to do?" Wang Guan was a little strange: "My good thing is coming, and it's normal to need diamonds to support the scene, why do you want this thing?" ”
"Nonsense, this blames you." Yu Feibai said angrily: "If you get married, you will get married, why bother to make the city full of wind and rain, make everyone know, and then affect me." It's really a fire at the city gate, which affects the fish in the pond. ”
"Cut, with or without me. Sooner or later, you will have this day too. Wang Guan smiled: "Congratulations, congratulations." ”
"Don't worry, it's not that fast." Yu Feibai said excitedly: "We have to wait for next year." ”
"Dying ......"
Wang Guan laughed, and Yu Feibai was naturally annoyed and angry. In the midst of the noise, the containers were loaded onto the truck and headed straight for the Xiyi Museum.
Naturally, the two accompanied them and arrived in the backyard of the museum shortly after. Meanwhile. There were also many people waiting in the courtyard, and when they saw the truck coming, they hurriedly and carefully unloaded the boxes. I was busy for most of the hour. In the spacious warehouse under the Xiyi Museum, there are stacks of large and small chests.
"Open it and take a look."
At the right time, at the suggestion of Qian Lao, Wang Guan and Yu Feibai tore open the seals of several large boxes, and then pried open the lid of the box, only to see the stone Buddha statues inside.
"Good stuff."
For a moment, everyone couldn't help but admire.
It is also necessary to admit that ancient Buddhist thought must be very negative and ignorant in modern times. Moreover, the monks do not produce, but they own a lot of land, and they do not even have to pay taxes, from a modern point of view, this is simply an obstacle to economic development and the exploitation of the broad masses of the people, which really needs to be criticized.
However, it cannot be denied that the existence of religion has a role in promoting traditional Chinese culture, especially architecture, painting, music and other arts. For example, at present, these Buddha stone carvings, although they also represent religious images such as Buddha and Bodhisattva, the basis of their modeling is real people.
I don't know why, whether it is an immortal or a Buddha, it should be high up and very indifferent to look down on all beings, but in the process of passing down from generation to generation, it has become more and more secular.
Originally, most of the Buddhist statues introduced to China in India were hideous and terrifying, but after entering China, they unconsciously changed their taste, became more amiable, and their expressions were gentle and touching.
The reason for this is nothing more than the world's respect for truth, goodness and beauty. When people think what kind of shape is beautiful, they naturally carve out their own will.
The Buddhist statues show a quiet, free, elegant and full of wisdom demeanor, in fact, it concentrates on the beautiful hopes and ideals of the people at that time, and is the highest standard of beauty that the people pursued and yearned for at that time. In the view of Wang Guan and others, even if the times are changing, the aesthetics are also changing, but this pursuit and yearning is eternal.
"Hey, how can there be a big turtle?"
At the same time, Yu Feibai was a little surprised, but he saw the existence of the stump in a large box.
"What big turtle?"
In an instant, everyone's attention also shifted, and then under Yu Feibai's signal, they also saw the shrunken head and feet, and suddenly became a little more curious.
"It's ...... Overlord! ”
These days, Zhou Lao and several other experts from the Forbidden City have also been staying in the Xiyi Museum to sort out things, and they are naturally among them at this time. After seeing the stele, Zhou Lao also approached and looked at it, and touched the stele to study it.
"Overlord?"
At the right time, Yu Feibai was surprised: "It's the one who is one of the nine sons of the dragon." ”
"That's right, it's also called a swag."
Zhou Lao nodded and explained: "It looks like a turtle, likes to carry weight, and if there is a turtle under the monument, it must be it." As for this stele, it is a stele of divine merit and holy virtue, which is generally a record of the merits of emperors and generals......"
"It's a pity."
After looking at it for a while, Zhou Lao shook his head and said: "Due to poor preservation, things have been damaged by wind and rain, and the words on the stele have been very blurred, and even peeled off, I don't know what is engraved." ”
"No matter what it's engraved, it's not worth much." Yu Feibai said casually: "This kind of thing can be seen everywhere casually, I really don't understand what you brought it back for, and it occupies a place." ”
"I'm sure I have a reason."
While speaking, Wang Guan smiled mysteriously: "Old Zhou, do you remember that tortoise shell piece?" ”
"Huh?" Zhou Lao was stunned for a moment, and said a little stunned: "Is that piece of tortoise shell with lines and small dots on the back?" As soon as you said it, I remembered it, and it seems that you took it back then. ”
"That's right." Wang nodded and admitted that such a gadget was equivalent to a head, and even if he took it, Mr. Anderson did not care, and did not mean to ask at all.
"What a tortoiseshell piece?"
At the same time, Yu Feibai said inexplicably: "There seems to be something we don't know." ”
"Actually, it's nothing."
Zhou Lao explained, so that everyone understood the origin of the tortoise shell piece. At this time, Wang Guan also brought things over in the warehouse, and by the way, let everyone take a closer look.
"Even if the line points on the tortoiseshell could be astrology, isn't that unusual?"
After watching it, Yu Feibai was still very puzzled: "Besides, no matter how you look at such a thing, you can't connect it with the tyrant." ”
"There's no contact now, but we'll be in touch later." Wang Guan said with a smile, and suddenly, he didn't know where to find a big hammer, and it looked like he was going to smash it.
"Not really."
At this moment, in the stunned eyes of everyone, Wang Guan really picked up the sledgehammer, and then split Huashan with force, which was better like a stick on the head, and smashed directly at the top of the stele.
"Bang."
There was a muffled sound, and the sound was a little harsh, so that everyone unconsciously took two steps back, and then looked towards the stele, only to see that under Wang Guan's violent blow, large cracks had appeared on the stele.
However, everyone had no intention of stopping it, after all, they also knew Wang Guan's temperament, and knew that if he was not completely sure, he would never do such a rough thing.
Facts speak louder than words, and everyone's guesses are correct.
After discovering that the body of the stele was cracked, Wang Guan did not stop there, but intensified his efforts, picking up the sledgehammer again and beating it. Left hammer, right hammer, this is not enjoyable, simply hit back and forth. After beating it back and forth, left and right, Wang Guan didn't feel that it was difficult, but the results were remarkable.
Under the violent blowing, the cracks on the stele grew larger and larger, as if spider webs were covering the stele body, and then large pieces of fragments also fell down.
It was in this situation that the people next to him also saw some clues. I saw that after the stone flakes peeled off, I could faintly see that wisps of dark luster flashed out. It seems that there is something in the stele, or that the stone tablets on the stele are just a simple protective layer, and in fact there are other objects hidden in the stele.
After a few moments, everyone can be sure of this. Because after the stone flakes were almost peeled off, Wang Guan immediately put down the sledgehammer, and then took a towel to wipe it up.
At the same time, everyone also saw very clearly, with Wang Guan's wiping, the dark luster was also clear, only to see that under the reflection of the light, a touch of yellow, very bright light appeared under everyone's noses.
"Gold!"
Seeing the familiar light, Yu Feibai blurted out and couldn't help but marvel.
At the right time, even well-informed people like Qian Lao and Zhou Lao are inevitably a little surprised. Because this is not just pure gold, but also a golden monument, a golden monument made of gold...... (To be continued......)