"In this business, it has always been black and white is white." Seeing that Wu Chen understood a little, Liu Lao was relieved and continued: "If it is new, as long as it is not in the name of antiques and deceives others, it is true. It's just that the world is greedy, and there are always so many people, after they have the craft, they cheat, and this is into the evil way. ”

"All things are mutually reinforcing and interdependent, in this industry, since ancient times, there are artificial fakes, and there are people who have their eyes. Someone walks away, and someone picks up the leak. This is also the reason why the entire industry can survive for a long time. ”

Wu Chen listened to Liu Lao's solemn words, and he didn't dare to slack off, but he said yes, this truth is actually very simple, if there is no one in this world, let counterfeiters run rampant, who would dare to touch antiques? I'm afraid that even if it's real, I have to smash it in my hands!

Although more than 90% of the antiques sold in the market today are fake, many antique markets can almost be renamed handicraft markets. However, this is the norm in the industry, which has been the case since ancient times, and it is impossible to expect more genuine goods in the market, which is also not in line with objective facts.

"Those small fights are not important, really speaking, in the history of antiques, there have been several major disasters! Not to mention, it is the two outbreaks of Cheng Fang and Zhu Fang, which also made the whole industry rumored, and even for a while, all the varieties next to each other could not be circulated! How much energy is wasted to be considered to be rejuvenated. ”

Seeing that Liu Lao said it painfully, Wu Chen was a little puzzled in his heart, although according to the traditional routine of the old man, it is normal for virtue to be able to preach first before he can learn the arts, but Liu Lao is also a little too emphasized, right? Is it because the old man has suffered a loss? Or are you showing signs of going down the "evil path"?

"By the way, Master? What is the ancestor of our vein, ......? Wu Chen was afraid that Liu Lao would be verbose, so he asked the doubts in his heart at the right time.

There are ancestors in all walks of life, and even those who are upside down have posthumously recognized Cao Mengde as their ancestors, but there is no antique appreciation.

"Have you ever heard of the Ghost Valley Club?"

"Guigu Society?" Wu Chen shook his head, I have heard a lot about the Little Knife Society, the Red Flower Society, and so on, when will a ghost valley come out?

"Hmm." Liu Lao nodded, I don't know how many secret organizations are hidden in this world, and it is normal for Wu Chen, a young man from the countryside, not to be able to come into contact with these.

Guiguzi originally lived in seclusion in the mountains and was able to become famous, all because of the disciples who came out of the mountain, among which Pang Juan Sun Bin of the military family and Su Qin Zhang Yi of the Zongheng family were all people who stirred up the general trend of the world, so the world recognized him as a soldier and a vertical and horizontal family.

"In fact, Master Zu is thorough, taking into account several family knowledge, which is beyond the reach of others. Most of his knowledge is well-known to the world, one is theology: the sun and the stars, divination and gossip, budgeting and sophistication, very accurate; the second is military science, six Tao and three strategies, endless changes, marching in formation, unpredictable ghosts and gods; the third is a study tour, a wide memory, a clear judgment of the situation, export into a chapter, ten thousand people are difficult to do; The fourth is the study of birth, self-cultivation, dispelling illness and prolonging life, and profound learning. ”

"In addition, Master Zu actually has a lot of unknown knowledge, such as geological exploration, physical identification, which is also the source of our vein. It's just that in that era, there was no antique industry that had not yet been formed, so it was not known to the world, and with the vicissitudes of time and the treacherous way of the world, our vein was hidden and passed down from generation to generation. ”

"In the Tang Dynasty, there was gradually the emergence of archaeology, gold and stone and other professional knowledge. At that time, the veins of the Guigu Valley had long been scattered everywhere, and some of them had broken their roots, and under the auspices of Fang Xuanling, a generation of famous ministers, the Guigu Society was secretly established, mainly to inherit the ancestral legacy. After the reorganization, the Guigu Society is divided into five veins, and it is low-key, and outsiders have no way of knowing. ”

Wu Chen listened to this old man Liu tell the origin of his origin, and he only felt that he wanted to listen to the story, if it weren't for the high position of the old man in front of him, he really couldn't believe it.

No matter how strong Ren is's receptivity, he would never have thought that Liu Lao, a founding father who was a swords and a prince for a long time, would still have such an identity! Originally, I just thought that he was interested in this way in his later years and gradually became an expert, where would he have thought that there would be such a play!

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he felt, if this kind of secret organization that had been passed down for thousands of years had any "sacred mission", he was afraid that he would fall into it. I just harvested my wealth, and I am thinking about enjoying my life and being a leisurely man, which is good.

Didn't Liu Lao also see his thoughts, he smiled and said: "Although we are both from Guigumen, our vein has always been hidden in the city, but our reputation is not obvious, and it is not like other veins, and it is not like other veins, and it is the heart of the world." ”

What he said is also the truth, as a category that is biased towards practical research, antique appreciation, although the water is deep, but most of them are grievances and grievances in the rivers and lakes, and at most they are accompanied by national righteousness, and there are very few influences on the world.

Wu Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this is good, although he also has the heart to help the world, but he also does not want to be involved in the whirlpool of history for no reason. According to Liu Lao, their vein seems to be making a fortune in a muffled voice, which is exactly in line with his state of mind at the moment.

But Liu Lao's words next made him feel pressured.

The wind is always blown away by the rain and wind, and the other veins have been suppressed by the dynasties for various reasons. Because of this, their vein has become synonymous with the Guigu Society, and when the outside world mentions the Guigu Society, they think that they are the only one.

As far as Wu Chen knows, the most authoritative appraisal institutions should be the Appraisal Committee of the Celestial Empire Cultural Relics Society and the Palace Museum in Beijing, in addition to the Celestial Collectors Association, etc., and there are a few top personal connoisseurs, such as Ma Lao, but they have never heard of any ghost valley meetings or anything like that.

"Master, how many people are there in this meeting?"

"If it were our lineage, it would only be you and me now."

"Two people?!" Wu Chen was dumbfounded when he heard this, this potential power is pitifully small! Now the antique and cultural relics identification industry of the Celestial Empire, it is also chaotic, and the major associations and institutions only see that they often talk about it, this is good, they are old and young on their side, in case of quarrels, there is not even a gang to shout, but I am afraid that it will soon be drowned in a piece of saliva!

Liu Lao smiled and told Wu Chen a little about his apprenticeship experience, it turned out that when he was in turmoil, he was still a child, and his father was busy with the revolution and followed the central government to fight everywhere, and he didn't care about them. The pioneers of that era did not hesitate to foster their children in the homes of their fellow villagers, and Liu Lao also stayed in a rural village in the Central Plains when he was young.

"Your master was rooted in Beijing and Tianjin for a generation, and later was moved by Li Ji to help him identify the archaeological relics of Anyang, although he did not show up and did not publish any papers, but he was the backbone of the team."

"Li Ji?" Wu Chen tugged at it in his mind, and it seemed that he knew a Li Jishen, but it was a democrat, and the one with a long white beard was standing on the city tower at the founding ceremony.

"Hehe, Li Ji is known as the father of Chinese archaeology." Liu Lao knows that Wu Chen has not been in this business for a long time, and a lot of common sense still doesn't know much about Lu Dao, and although archaeology and antiques have similarities, they are not in the same business, so they are not very self-conscious, but they have to conduct some "devil training" on this kid next.

Because of historical reasons, there are not too many people in the mainland who know Lu Dao Li Ji, but the archaeologist knows Lu Dao, is the first scholar in the modern Celestial Empire to carry out field archaeological practice, at the age of 29, he was hired by Tsinghua University, and Wang Guowei, Liang Qichao, Zhao Yuanren, Chen Yinke four famous scholars and called the "five tutors".

The earliest archaeological excavation carried out independently by Chinese scholars. At the beginning of 1929, he was hired as the director of the archaeological group of the Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica, and led and participated in the field archaeological excavations such as Yinxu in Anyang and Chengziya in Zhangqiu, which put the excavation work on a scientific track and created the first batch of high-level archaeologists in China. In 1936 he lectured in Europe and in 1938 he was elected an honorary member of the Royal Anthropological Society. In 1948, he went to Taiwan with the archaeological group and was elected as an academician of the Academia Sinica.

That is, in 1929, Wu Chen's master participated in the archaeological team organized by Li Ji and carried out field archaeological operations in Henan, Shaanxi and other places. In 1930, the Nanjing Nationalist Government promulgated the Law on the Preservation of Antiquities. In order to find out the current status of cultural relics, the Central Committee for the Preservation of Antiquities prepared a grand plan to carry out a nationwide survey of historical sites, and Li Ji was appointed as the executor.

That is, this time, Wu Chen's master was wanted by the whole country because of one of the public cases, and with the help of the Daoshang brothers, he absconded to the remote mountain village of the Central Plains, met Liu Lao, and under various opportunities, accepted this disciple and passed on the vein of the Guigu Society.

After returning to the Holy Land, he spent all day in the military, born and died, and after the founding of the Celestial Empire, he began to engage in politics until he retired, so he really had time to play with these old things.

Over the years, although the number of people is small, and they have never participated in any official institutions, they have a noble status in the industry, and even top institutions such as the appraisal committee and the Palace Museum, once there is uncertainty or disagreement, they have to find him to decide! However, he didn't want to tell Wu Chen first, he was just getting started, so he couldn't put too much pressure on him.

And in addition to their branch, there are some descendants of the other branches, although there are not many people, but they are all leaders in various industries, if you talk about real strength, but you are not afraid of who goes!

It's just that they have long been scattered all over the country over the years, and some of them may not even have heard of Liu Lao, and they are all identified by the tokens and unique contact information that they only see each other.

After Liu Lao finished speaking, he picked up a few teacups on the coffee table in front of him with both hands, and placed a pattern, a bit like a cross, one in the center, and one on the periphery, but the one on the left hand side was upside down, and the bottom of the cup was facing up.

"Do you see what's coming?" After Liu Lao finished placing it, he looked at Wu Chen with a smile on his face.

Wu Chen's face was black, although our understanding is high, but why don't you always give some hints! It seems that it can only rely on blindness.