Seeing Tang Yi pause slightly, Uncle Li couldn't help but ask: "You just talked about the origin of Huimo, whether it is Xi Chao or Xi Tingqi, they are both surnamed Xi, why do you keep emphasizing Li Mo?" ”

"Because he later changed his surname." Tang Yi smiled and continued:

On the basis of his father's technology, he made zuò more elegantly, and also added pearls, jade powder, borneol and other precious materials to the pine smoke. It is said that when making ink, 100,000 pestles are pounded with lacquerware. ”

Because Shezhou was subordinate to the Southern Tang Dynasty at that time, Xi Tingqi became the ink maker of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

"Li Yu, the queen of Li, is not good at being the emperor, but he is very good at poetry, calligraphy and painting, he naturally attaches great importance to ink making, and for talents like Xi Tingqi, he directly gave the country surname, surnamed Li. Xi Tingqi became Li Tingqi, this is the legendary Li Mo later. Tang Yi said with a smile.

It can be said that Li Ting's ink is a breathtaking peak. In the Song Dynasty, Li Ting's ink was already very expensive, and it often appeared in the imperial gifts, and later, Li Mo ran out, and there was a saying that "gold can be obtained, and Li's ink is not available".

"It is said that in the Song Dynasty, there was a famous ink-making artist named Pan Gu, who occasionally got half an ingot of Li Tingqi's ink, and even shouted 'the treasure of the world', knelt down and kowtowed!" Tang Yi continued, "Before Hui ink, ink was ball-shaped, and the Xi family used ink molds to create a new ink type of strips. ”

Hearing this, Uncle Li's body seemed to tremble slightly, "This······ Treasure of the world······ I ······"

Mao Chai also seemed incredulous, "This Li Mo is indeed just a legend." It is said that in the Qing Dynasty, there was only one piece of Li Mo left, which was still taken away by Emperor Qianlong. To this day, this piece of Li Mo is still in the Forbidden City on Taiwan Island, which is the only piece of Li Mo recognized by the collection community. Are you sure that this piece is also Li Mo now? ”

Tang Yi lowered his head and thought for a while, "There is no flaw in this piece of ink itself. Of course, in fact, to really identify Li Mo, it is best to give it a try, it is said that a real piece of Li Mo can be used for decades, and some people say that Li Mo has been in the water for several years. However, you can't really grind the ink or submerge the water test, right? ”

Mao Chai and Uncle Li were all silent.

Indeed, if you want to really identify this thing, I am afraid you have to gather experts and have a "three-hall trial", but this is unrealistic.

Not to mention that Uncle Li doesn't want to sell the treasures handed down from his ancestors, even if he wants to sell them, he has to identify them first. And once this ink is recognized as genuine Li Mo, and then appears at auction, it is very likely that the price will exceed 10 million.

However, the windfall is sudden, and Uncle Li's family may also undergo unexpected changes, which may not be just a surge in wealth.

"Tingqi makes tribute, it is not difficult to see from these four words that this is Li Tingjue making tribute to the Southern Tang Dynasty." Tang Yi said slowly at this time.

For whom did the Southern Tang pay tribute?

Long before Zhao Kuangyin established the Northern Song Dynasty, Hou Zhou had already done the Southern Tang Dynasty, not only bowing down to the vassals, but also losing his own year name. In this way, the Southern Tang Dynasty should have paid tribute to the Later Zhou.

"If you can find the relevant historical records of the Southern Tang Dynasty's tribute to the Later Zhou, combined with the shape and characteristics of this ink, it should not be difficult to identify it as Li Mo." Of course, Tang Yi himself has determined that this is a piece of Li Mo, and what he said is to be recognized by the world.

"That's hard. Not to mention Li Mo, who paid tribute to the Later Zhou, it is a record of Li Mo, which is not much in the historical books. Mao Chai shook his head.

"I believe in you!" Uncle Li suddenly looked at Tang Yi and said: "Don't bother with that thought, no matter how much it's worth, I won't sell it, after all, it's an ancestral treasure, and it's such a treasure!" When the old man closes his eyes, I will tell my son the truth, and I can't control what he will do when he wants to. ”

Tang Yi didn't expect that in the face of such a huge fortune, Uncle Li would still be able to hold on!

Even if some people question whether it is Li Mo, it is still very easy to find a buyer when a piece of ancient ink ingot of such a quality is taken out.

If you add the full product of the purple bamboo wolf Zhuge pen, the Song Dynasty lotus pond frog chirping Sheyan, the Ming Dynasty rice paper blank album, with the middle of the Qing Dynasty mahogany bookcase, such a complete set of four treasures of the study, the value is definitely very high. Uncle Li's family can barely be regarded as well-off, but if this set of things is sold, it will really be considered to be rich overnight.

"Uncle Li, since you don't want to make a move, I will persuade you more and more, this ink ingot is Li Mo's secret, you must keep it, I think even my wife and son can't say, what it was, what will happen in the future, otherwise, I'm afraid there will be trouble." Tang Yi said in a low voice.

"That's what you're talking about. I have a number. Uncle Li nodded emphatically.

"That's good. In this way, Uncle Li, I brought this Zhuge pen, and I also brought the money. Now that you've decided, we're too addicted, let's buy this Zhuge pen you plan to sell first! Tang Yi gently patted the satchel he was carrying.

"Listen to me, young man, what you said in the morning will not work anyway! You let me know Li Mo and help me analyze the age and characteristics of the ancestral treasures, I can't thank you enough! Uncle Li stretched out his hand and stopped in the air.

"In this way, if you take this pen, I will also take you 10,000 yuan, but I will give you an IOU, this one is considered to be given to you, and the ten thousand yuan is regarded as the one you lent me, and when I have money, I will definitely pay it back!"

Tang Yi didn't rush to express his position, and after a little thought, he said: "Uncle Li, I don't think the method you said will work anyway. In this way, let's take a compromise approach, I will buy your Zhuge pen for 10,000 yuan, and as for the other 10,000 yuan to see this treasure, I will lend it to you, aren't you missing 20,000 yuan to buy a house for your son? Isn't that all settled?

"This ······" Uncle Li's face turned a little red, "No, no, no!" ”

Tang Yi said very seriously: "Then let's do it, I will buy your pen for 10,000 yuan, and I will appreciate the four treasures of the study." The other 10,000 yuan is purely what I lent you! "Actually, what Tang Yi said, the result has not changed, but if the borrowed money is independent, Uncle Li's face will look better.

And Tang Yi did this because of the blood book, which was originally something in someone's pen, but because of the importance of the matter and the secret of Chongzhen's secret collection, Tang Yi really couldn't sue Uncle Li.

"Where are you going to put my old face!" Uncle Li didn't understand Tang Yi's good intentions, and shook his head again and again.

Tang Yi reached out and grabbed Uncle Li's hand, "Old man, I'm not the master of spending money indiscriminately. However, if it can be solved with money, it is not a problem. Getting to know an old man like you who has the character of a scholar is much more precious than 12,000 dollars! ”