The Qi sword recorded in the "Sword Record" is three feet nine inches long, which is converted into a modern unit of length, which is about 1.3 meters, which is not much different from the length measured for bronze swords in the archives. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Moreover, according to historical records, Qi conquered Boyi by force, defeated it and succeeded to the throne, and defeated the powerful Youhu clan through the Battle of Gan, realizing the inheritance of the mandate of heaven and the Xian Dynasty in the world.

Combining these aspects, archaeologists have determined that this bronze sword is the Qi sword that was recorded in the "Sword Record".

The last one is jade, Jade Huang!

Yuhuang and Yucong, Yubi, Yugui, Yuzhang, Yuhu, etc. are collectively called "Liurui", which is called "Liurui" by the book "Zhou Li", which is called "the four directions of the world and the world of the six instruments", with high level and heavy weight.

This jade is crescent-shaped, inlaid with jade by subtracting the ground, leaving the bottom to form the outline of the beast's face, inlaid with two round jade for the eye, the eye socket is the bottom of Huang, the bottom of the mountain shape is the shape of the mouth, the inside is inlaid with square turquoise, and the bottom of the four sides is the border, which is exquisite.

The jade used to carve this jade is a single piece of the finest white jade, the craftsmanship is extremely unique and exquisite, and the decorative techniques are extremely ancient and superb. Due to the age, it shows recrystallization spots on the jade surface, showing the vicissitudes of thousands of years.

There is an inscription on the jade, and the inscription reads 'Decree and Instructions'. The revelation is the revelation or instruction from the heavens or the ancestral gods.

Xia Wen's "purpose" has a 'dagger' on the top, like a soup spoon, and a 'day' on the bottom, like a mouth. The meaning is to put a spoonful of delicious soup in the mouth, which means to be happy and happy.

Combining the 'will' with the 'revelation', the inscription means that the people express to the heavens or to the ancestors: "Be happy to receive your revelations." "This jade huang is a big huang, a ritual vessel for the gods, for sacrifice.

"This is really the Huang of the Xia Hou Clan, the treasure of the world, and the artifact of the country!" Wu Tianyuan couldn't help but exclaim.

This time, not only did I find the Xia Houding that had been lost for thousands of years, but also found the three absolute heavy weapons that Xiao Ri kept secret, Yi Pan, Qi Jian, and Xia Hou's Huang!

"Change! You go to be in charge of the negotiations, and you have to get these heavy weapons back for me! ”

Wu Tianyuan commanded domineeringly: "If that Mitsui can't be the master, ask me to meet the head of the Mitsui family, and I'll talk about it personally!" ”

A day later, Wu Tianyuan met Mitsui Sunxia in the museum, and the two talked secretly for a long time, and finally reached an agreement to exchange 400 famous paintings for these Xia Dynasty cultural relics.

"We're at a loss this time!"

Sun Yuyao was dissatisfied: "Four hundred masterpieces, at least billions of dollars, you are really willing to do it!" ”

"It doesn't matter, I'm not interested in those oil paintings in the first place, and besides, I have 1,200 of them, which is definitely enough for a museum."

Wu Tianyuan said with a smile: "Now we also have money in our hands, and we collect some through several auction houses every year, which is enough for daily replacement." Our Xia Shang Zhou bronzes are the masterpieces of our ancestors, and they can't fall into the hands of little Japan! ”

Wu Tianyuan had just rested for a day, and Liu Meizi hurried to say that there was something important to discuss.

"You were invited to a fragrance tasting? What's the situation? ”

Liu Meizi said with some worry: "This is the highest level of incense tasting in Osaka, which is held by several senior connoisseurs and is held every six months. Inviting all the incense masters to participate is actually an opportunity for communication within the industry to see who has a better level. ”

"I want the circle to recognize the level, this is the first way to go, to make a name for ourselves in order to let our agarwood enter the Japanese market."

"So this time it's inevitable?" Wu Tianyuan pondered for a moment and asked, "What rules?" ”

"The first item is empty smoked incense, see who is familiar with the raw materials of different origins? The shortest time to distinguish the most wins! ”

"The second item is to play the seal and taste the incense, and the contestants will each combine the incense to see who tastes better and who is more popular wins."

"The third item is the air burning method, each of them takes out the best at the bottom of the box, and all the referees score together, and they win two out of three games!"

Yanagi explains, "The three competitions proposed by the Incense Tasting Association are three different methods of incense tasting, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. The air smoking method has strong firepower, which is suitable for heating raw materials and distinguishing their origin and fragrance at different stages. There are more than a dozen agarwood production areas, and even connoisseurs cannot distinguish the origin by the naked eye. ”

"The most accurate is to heat it with air fumigation, smell the fragrance carefully, and judge the real quality." Liu Meizi took out the incense utensils and demonstrated them to Wu Tianyuan as she spoke. Liu Meizi's movements are smooth and rhythmic, and she is a master at first glance.

Wu Tianyuan also memorized the order by heart, incense and tea ceremony are the process of cultivating the mind, the so-called connoisseur will know if there is one as soon as he stretches out his hand, otherwise Liu Meizi would not value it so much.

"My biggest opponent is a Vietnamese mixed-race, Yumi Kawada, who is from a family of incense, and has been a real master since childhood! I've seen it once, it's elegant and seren, it's a fierce rival. That's what worries Ryumiko the most.

"Players will generally remove the impurities on it first, such as white skin, dirty mud, etc., otherwise it will affect the fragrance. Senior players simply make the raw materials into a uniform size for easy tasting. This is definitely the case there, so it is even more difficult to distinguish the origin of raw materials by appearance. It doesn't matter usually, but the competition is about who is faster, and the first instinct is the most important. ”

"The third item is the burning incense in the air, mainly high-grade agarwood, and even Qi Nan. Because the heating process is slow and easy to control, agarwood can be fully utilized. On the contrary, we have a better chance of winning, after all, we have some excellent Hainan incense in our hands. ”

Wu Tianyuan shook his head and had different opinions: "Not necessarily, that Yumi Kawada has a deep family tradition, even if there is no such superlative, there must be good goods in his hands." Coupled with her technique, when the time comes, all the judges will taste the fragrance together, who likes what taste? ”

"That's no way, our hole cards are only like this, and people don't know yet!" Liu Meizi is also very helpless, and she can only be hard when it comes to this.

"The second item is the most test of the level of incense, Hexiang!" Liu Meizi said: "The only criterion for an incense master is to create his own genre and create his own incense recipe. For example, Chen's incense spectrum is the work of a generation of grandmasters. ”

Wu Tianyuan smiled and asked, "You are also an expert, so you don't have any secret recipes or anything?" ”

"Hey, I also have a few small secret recipes in my hand that can increase the quality of the fragrance. This time, the theme of the tasting will be the most memorable taste, and let us play it ourselves. What's the most memorable? Everyone has a different understanding, it's difficult! ”

There is no way to do it now, Wu Tianyuan asked Tianyuan to use his strength to purchase agarwood raw materials at a high price, and let Liu Meizi train him as soon as possible, and there is still half a month before the incense tasting meeting, hoping to improve the level.

Yanagiko began to conduct special training, taking out various air-smoked ingredients purchased at a high price, and remembering their external characteristics and taste. There are always seventeen or eighteen kinds, and they are all about the same from the outside, and they can't be distinguished by non-real experts.

"Khmer agarwood, sweet and slightly sour, similar to honey. Because of its strong fragrance and ability to eliminate all odors, it is most popular in the Middle East market. This type of agarwood resembles eagle wing feathers and has brownish-black filamentous fine lines on its surface. The agarwood oil extracted from it has strong penetration, and after it is generally applied, it will not disperse for four or five days, and the fragrance is still there. Known as nature's best perfume. ”

"Laotian agarwood is brownish-black, hard and fragile, some are honeycomb-shaped, and coarse ones are extremely rare. Lao agarwood has a strong fragrance, mellow and cool. ”

"West Malaysia is a big region, so the taste of West Malaysia will be different in each region. In the industry, West Malaysia has not been subdivided. Near the northern West Malaysia production area, it has a slight sour rhyme, rich flavor, and tastes similar to the aroma of dried plums. Close to the south of West Malaysia, it has a slight floral scent, sweet and refreshing. ”

"The oil line in West Malaysia is very delicate, and the yield of submerged water is lower than that of places such as Gary. The wood color of West Malaysia in the north is slightly yellowish, and the wood color of West Malaysia in the south is black and white. ”

Wu Tianyuan also took a closer look at each of them, tasting its nuances with his nose. Not to mention that different production areas have different tastes, along with the same production area, because the environment is different in water and soil, the fragrance is not the same. The subtle changes are so strange that outsiders can't understand them.

"Nha Trang, Vietnam is known to everyone, and it is more about the Qi Nan produced by it. Nha Trang has the best quality of chinan and has always been the first among all the chinan species. But Nha Trang is under the aura of Qi Nan, in fact, it also produces ordinary agarwood. This is what we call Nha Trang agarwood. ”

"The agarwood in Nha Trang is also hollow and mostly sold as smoked wood. The grease is relatively thick, and the degree of decay of the material is not low. Nha Trang's smoked herbs are rich in flavor and vary with temperature and time, being sweet and melodious. ”

Liu Meizi focuses on collecting several kinds of Vietnamese agarwood, after all, Yumi Kawada is of mixed Vietnamese descent, and the family must grow this kind of incense, knowing oneself and knowing the other has a better chance of winning.

"Agarwood is produced in Vietnam, and red clay is also one of them. Most of Vietnam's agarwood is produced in the mountainous areas of central Vietnam, the wood is yellowish-white, quite soft, the surface is rough yellow wood film, under the wood film is hard black agarwood, followed by yellow black agarwood. Its taste is sweet and cool. Because this type of soil sinks in the soil and is buried for a long time, the shell is very brittle, and the individual charring is serious. There is a saying in the industry that "thousand-year-old agarwood, 10,000-year-old red clay". ”

When Wu Tianyuan heard this, he couldn't help asking: "Then will Yumi Kawada use red clay to make incense?" ”

"It is possible that it is difficult for others to know the specific recipe except for myself. Because the amount of each incense material will affect the result, and the production method will be different for different incense materials, so there are too many variations. ”

"This time, the theme of the most memorable taste is very large, and there is no fixed standard. According to your own understanding, you must first determine the taste of the main line, and then select the fragrance materials according to the fragrance spectrum, and constantly adjust the proportion of the portion, so as to try a finished product. ”

From ancient times to the present, there are very few incense recipes, and there are hundreds of incense recipes, which shows the difficulty of combining incense. Liu Meizi is most worried about this, Yumi Kami, who has been in the family for generations, must have a secret recipe that has been passed down. Liu Meizi is just a few small techniques in her hands, which at most increase the probability of success, and it will not help the main story much.

Wu Tianyuan is also most worried about this, in the end, the Liu family incense still has no background, even if it is done step by step according to the incense spectrum, the result is definitely not the best. After all, they are all experts at the fragrance tasting meeting, and the members are all senior players, and they can't deceive people without innovation.

Take one step at a time, first clear the raw material production area, and then two days of Liu Meizi's surprise training, the level of the boat rises. In three days, all the agarwood raw materials in Vietnam can be basically distinguished.

"In fact, the closer to the core part of the material, the more free of miscellaneous smells, everyone has a preference for various flavors of agarwood, and everyone's sensitivity to the fragrance of various agarwood is different, so agarwood is really a subjective and niche plaything." (To be continued.) )