Chapter 47: The Origin of the Wood Monkey

Today, I would like to thank the former persistent brothers for their support, and when we come together today, we can see that we have fought to the first place on the new book list. Yu Le also thanks to all brothers and sisters for their support!

The booth in front is very long, and fifty antiques can be placed at the same time and displayed together. In fact, the content of the treasure appreciation conference is also very simple, which is to give everyone a platform to show their treasures. During the period, there will be people who will comment on the baby, if you don't know how to ask questions, there will be experts to point out, and even the five masters will also speak, and everyone will get close to each other and communicate.

The people present were all confident people, and immediately someone took out their treasures and put them in the booth. Others passed by the booth in an orderly manner, saw what they were interested in, could talk about their opinions, and even communicated with the owner of the baby. If possible, when the conference is over, you can also discuss the transfer of the baby.

The first fifty pieces to appear are all ordinary antiques, and there are different types, but they are worth no less than a million if they can get here. Among them, Hong Tianbao saw that the most precious one was a wood carving, a wooden monkey, holding a peach, with a lovely demeanor, which showed that the carving was different, and the value should be between five million and six million. It is very rare for wood carving to be able to reach this price.

The wood carving is the size of a basketball, and it is carved from fragrant sandalwood. Maybe you don't know about the fragrant sandalwood, in fact, it is also called yellow rosewood. Many people call Huanghuali wood, but Huanghuali is a name, from ancient times to the present, there is no kind of tree called "Huanghuali tree".

There are two types of rosewood, one is light in color and brownish-yellow; One is dark, brownish-red. There are obvious differences between these two types of rosewood, and their characteristics are similar and different. Their luster is generally strong, and even if they have lost their wax for a long time, they will shine faintly with a little tidying. The portion is slightly lighter, and the texture is clear and smooth, not warm.

Carving such a large wood carving shows how big this yellow rosewood was at that time. This is rare, you must know that although it is not difficult to survive, it is extremely difficult to become a talent, and it does not grow for hundreds or thousands of years.

And another point is that rosewood is generally not used for carving, it is generally used to make furniture. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, a large number of such trees were cut down, so that now this kind of rosewood is on the verge of extinction.

"What a wooden monkey, it should be an old thing in the early Ming Dynasty! Rare! Rare! Ye Jianzhong also praised.

The owner of the wooden monkey is a middle-aged woman, which is very rare, and nine out of ten of the people present are men. When she heard Ye Jianzhong's words, she was immediately happy.

"Friend, good knowledge, this is indeed an object from the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, I didn't find the origin of this wooden monkey. I brought it here this time in the hope that someone would be able to recognize it. The middle-aged woman said with a smile.

At this moment, Ding Lao had come to Hong Tianbao's side, and the five antique masters went separately to answer difficult questions for everyone.

"This lady, how did you get this wooden monkey?" Ding Lao asked with a smile, he had seen this wooden monkey in the museum's classics.

"Oops! It turned out to be Mr. Ding. The middle-aged woman was a little flattered and immediately gave Ding Lao a salute. Then he continued: "It is also lucky, once I went to the countryside with my friends and stayed overnight in a farmhouse. I saw this wooden monkey thrown in the corner at random, and I recognized that this was a Huanghuali wood carving of the Ming Dynasty, so I bought it for 1,000 yuan. When I came back, I went to find someone to identify it, and others said that it was an object in the early Ming Dynasty, but it just couldn't be identified. ”

Ding Lao nodded, this lady's luck is really good, a thousand yuan is a few million.

"Speaking of which, this wooden monkey has a bit of a history." Ding Lao said with a smile.

Everyone immediately looked at him, and they were all interested in the origin of the wooden monkey, and the most touching thing in the antique industry was the story. Now that Ding Lao is going to tell a story, everyone naturally tilts their ears.

"Who does the third son of the early Ming Dynasty know?" Ding Lao asked first. Many people nodded, they played antiques and knew a lot about history.

"It seems that the third son of the early Ming Dynasty is quite controversial. In the Ming Dynasty, there were the so-called three talents, and the conditions for selection were very simple: well-read, erudite and talented, but it turned out that due to fierce competition, the simpler the standard, the more difficult it was to achieve. Hong Tianbao said with a frown.

When he was studying before, he had heard of the three sons of the early Ming Dynasty, but there was no unified answer at that time, and there were too many talented people in the Ming Dynasty.

"Huh! Tianbao's words are not false. But in our antique industry, we recognize that there are only three people: Xie Jin, Yang Shen, and Xu Wei. As the chief editor of the Yongle Canon, Xie Jin is recognized as the first erudite.

And Yang Shen, who couldn't get along with the emperor and gathered people to make trouble, because he stayed in the ravine all day and had nothing to do, it is said that he read all the books in the world and was promoted to the first place in the expo.

The reason why Xu Wei is ranked third is not because of his poor learning, but because he was born late. In terms of erudition, he is not as good as Xie Jin, and in terms of erudition, he is not as good as Yang Shen, but he has become the most famous and legendary figure among the three. ”

Ding Lao patiently explained, and when he saw Hong Tianbao nodding, he continued to speak: "I heard that once Xu Wei had a birthday, Yang Shen came uninvited, so he brought such a wooden monkey as a birthday gift. Everyone knows that monkeys have a sense of flattery, and Yang Shen used this wooden monkey to satirize Xu Wei, sarcastically mocking him for his monkey-like appearance, and flattering the current emperor. ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly opened their mouths and suddenly realized.

"As for how Yang Shen got such a big huanghuali and who carved it, you may have to find a historian." Ding Lao's last words immediately made everyone laugh.

Hong Tianbao knew that Yang Shen was a person, at that time, this guy was definitely an extremist who specialized in disrupting the party.

"This Yang Shen is lucky!"

Hong Tianbao's brainless words made everyone stunned. Could it be that Yang Shen was lucky to get this piece of yellow rosewood? That's not right! Although rosewood was also precious and rare at that time, it was not impossible to find it.

Hong Tianbao saw everyone looking at him, and said with a smile: "The Ming Dynasty is a dynasty with a gradually closed mind, Yang Shen, a person who is a chaotic party, is it bad luck that he was not beheaded?" ”

Everyone also felt that it made sense, and they all smiled. The Ming Dynasty was a closed dynasty, and after Zheng He went to the West, the Ming Dynasty closed all foreign trade ports, and merchants could only smuggle, which was also an important reason for the formation of the Wako. The imperial examinations have also slowly changed, leaving many students in a quagmire.

But Ding Lao shook his head and smiled: "The court of the Ming Dynasty was very closed, but the folk thought was active and open, which is unprecedented and unprecedented in Chinese history.

At that time, Li Zhen, an iconoclastic heretical thinker, lived to be seventy years old, which was unthinkable in any previous dynasty. Not only that, but incredibly, Li Zhen's book was a bestseller at the time, and almost everyone had one. So much so that some bookstore printing factories, in order to make money, actually pretended to be some books written by Li Zhen and sold them, and its grand occasion can be imagined. ”

When everyone heard it, they felt right, it was quite contradictory, and they all smiled bitterly.

At this moment, a discordant voice came, and everyone immediately stopped laughing.

"Yang Shen is a genius, and it is understandable to shine. But some people are jealous, but they are half a bucket of water, and they have to shake it around, which is really not dead or alive. Tang Xin said nonchalantly, she deliberately pinned her face to the side and did not look at Hong Tianbao. But everyone knows that this is insinuating, referring to Sang scolding Kui.

Hong Tianbao smiled, he knew that this girl would not let go of herself easily. He also learned Tang Xin's tone and movements, moved his head to the side, and then said without itching or pain: "Half a bucket of water is always like some people, not a drop of water, but also dancing and ink, smiling and generous." With Yang Shen is a raccoon dog, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he also dares to swagger around, arrogant, arrogant and uninhibited, and it is really disgusting. ”

Hong Tianbao's words were even more poisonous, and everyone hurriedly took a few steps away from him. Now that these two people are in a cold war between the Soviet Union and the United States, it is best to stay away, otherwise they will be affected by the pond fish, and they will want to cry without tears.

Tang Xin turned her head suddenly, she couldn't bear it anymore. Secretly saying that bastard's words are too annoying, and scolding people has to turn around. She didn't know how she wasn't.

Now Tang Xin is like an angry lioness, with an angry face, and her originally extremely beautiful eyes are terrifying and terrifying by her.

"Who do you say is dancing, swaggering, and arrogant?" She pointed at Hong Tianbao and screamed, and the voice rushed out of the side hall, and it could be heard within half a kilometer around. Everyone took a few steps back again, and even Uncle Gu and Ye Jianzhong didn't dare to stay by Hong Tianbao's side, the two of them glanced at each other, and they both smiled bitterly.

Who knew that Hong Tianbao didn't bird her at all, still tilting his head and looking at the scenery on the other side.

"Drawing a doll on the wall, is it interesting? People are self-aware, and some people just can't recognize themselves, pitiful and pathetic! Although Hong Tianbao didn't look at Tang Xin, he still seemed to shake his head very sadly, and jumped out of a sentence to continue to be sarcastic.

Tang's delicate body trembled, and she now understood that she had made another mistake. I shouldn't have fiddled with this bastard in the first place, and I wasn't anyone's opponent at all.

But when she saw Hong Tianbao talking, she couldn't help but say a few words, which was unconscious and couldn't be controlled at all.

Tang Xin saw that this bastard was still that angry, and immediately raised his leg to rush over, wanting to make up for the bastard. Kong Lao next to him secretly said in his heart that something was wrong, and he hurriedly spoke to stop him: "Girl! Don't mess around. ”

Kong Lao is also helpless, Hong Tianbao and Tang Xin are like natural enemies. One is fire, the other is explosives. Neither of them is a stabilizer, and it will explode as long as they meet, which is really a headache.

"Teacher! He bullies! Tang Xin instantly froze his figure, turned his head, and looked at Kong Lao aggrievedly.

Hong Tianbao also turned around, and he was stunned for a moment. This witch really made something out of nothing, talking nonsense. Obviously, she set the fire, and the wicked person sued first.

Kong Lao glanced at his apprentice angrily, and said in his heart: You can still say, if you don't hit someone first, people will bully you?

"Okay, let's appreciate the treasure first, and appreciate the treasure first!" Kong Lao hurriedly changed the topic, but he was worried in his heart. Hong Tianbao and Tang Xin are both people in the antique world, and it is difficult to separate them, and they will have to bear it in the future.

Everyone immediately agreed, but secretly wiped their sweat, secretly thinking that this year's treasure appreciation conference was really different and eventful. First, Zhu imitated disturbing people, and now there are two turbulent elements, a demon and a demon star. made everyone dare not come out, everyone was careful not to say anything, and they had to be afraid.

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