In 2002, one of Zhao Ji's "Sketches of Rare Birds" was sold for 25.3 million yuan.

In 2008, a cursive manuscript of Song Huizong's "Our Lady of Linhuaisu" (Yanjing is designated as a first-class cultural relic) was auctioned for a sky-high price of 128 million Hong Kong dollars.

These cannot be compared with the Jiuding created by Zhao Ji.

In addition to Yugong Jiuding in Chinese history, there have been three times in history, the first time was during the Wu Zetian Great Zhou Dynasty in order to determine the orthodoxy of Wu Zhou, recast Jiuding and placed in the Ming Hall.

More than 567,000 catties of copper were shared. At that time, Wu Zetian wanted to use a thousand taels of gold for gilding, but Yao Tao said: "Jiuding is an artifact, which is more expensive than natural nature. You can't show off with gold. Wu Zetian followed, and later the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, and the Ding of the Wu Zhou period was turned into a local capitalization.

The second time is the tripod made by Zhao Ji, in order to whitewash the peace, the first time to cast the tripod with 220,000 catties of copper, placed in the ninety into the palace. Later, I felt that it was not enjoyable, and later made nearly 600,000 catties of copper again, and hid it in the Shenxiao Hall of Shangqing Baoqi Palace after casting.

However, the good times did not last long, in 1127 AD, the Jin people invaded, the emperor and queen of the Northern Song Dynasty and the things in the palace were taken captive, and the eighteen tripods cast by Zhao Ji are also missing......

The third time was after the establishment of New China.

Sponsored by the National Museum of China and undertaken by the Yanjing National Treasure Craft Research Institute, the restoration project of China Jiuding was launched. In 2006, Jiuding was recast and exhibited at the National Museum of China. However, some people commented: The Ding cast is inevitably a little coquettish.

It can be seen that the Jiuding built by Zhao Ji in two batches is the important weapon of the country, and the scale is difficult to match in future generations, and the value is immeasurable.

It is difficult to find a higher value in history.

Although Zhu Wei got the tripod, he found it in the territorial waters of China, which could not be admitted in any case, and he had to throw the Jiuding on the open sea. Then send ships to salvage.

Zhu Wei deliberately let out the wind, and the news was immediately announced on the Internet of the Ming Kingdom, and the Ming Kingdom salvaged an ancient shipwreck on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean, which was confirmed to be a ship during the Northern Song Dynasty, and 18 copper tripods were found inside, hundreds of ritual vessels, and rescue salvage was underway.

At the same time, it is equipped with N photos of the seabed and copper tripod photos.

In front of the TV set of Yenching University, Xie Hong, director of the Huaxia Yenching Museum, was having dinner with his family, and the CCIV channel was broadcasting news.

"Yesterday, a salvage company in the Ming Dynasty found an ancient shipwreck with a history of nearly 1,000 years in a certain area of the high seas of the Pacific Ocean, the construction age is unknown, and it is said that the collection includes at least dozens of large artifacts including bronze tripods, and the origin of this shipwreck is still a mystery."

Curator Xie Hong turned his head when he heard the bronze tripod, and saw a photo of a wet and ultra-high-tech large bronze tripod appear in front of him.

"Huh?" As the director of the Yanjing Museum, of course he knows what this is, there are many copper tripods in the Yanjing Museum, but the tripod in front of him is obviously not ordinary.

He suddenly realized something.

The call immediately went to the phone of Kong Min, director of the Yanjing Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau.

After receiving the call, Director Kong Min immediately reported to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, so he immediately convened a meeting and invited a number of Shang and Zhou bronze cultural relics experts and archaeologists to discuss. Look through the news and photos at the meeting.

It can be said that the cultural relics world in China is like a sudden nine-magnitude earthquake, and people who are slightly sensitive to cultural relics have been shaken.

After identification, everyone agreed that such a large-volume bronze vessel did not look like an export ritual vessel, and it felt that it was likely to be a Jiuding made by Zhao Ji.

National treasure! National treasure! National treasure! The Chinese cultural relics, historiography, and archaeology circles are boiling. Once it is confirmed that it is Zhao Ji's tripod, it is really a historical blessing.

The Huaxia government attached great importance to it and immediately sent a team composed of Kong Min, director of the Yanjing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, and a number of experts to investigate whether it was Zhao Ji Jiuding.

When the delegation led by Director Kong Min came to the Ming Kingdom, they saw a salvage ship unloading on the wharf.

In the sky, five Apache helicopters of the Ming Marine Corps circled in the air.

Half of the Ming army was sent, and more than a thousand Ming marines were heavily armed, holding Scar-h rifles and AUG rifles in their hands. The current deployment of the Marine Corps is 12 men per squad, consisting of three snipers, two anti-tank fighters, and seven riflemen.

The cargo ship was on full alert during the landing process.

On the wharf, twelve bronze tripods were placed, and they were being moved from the ship to the shore one after another, and Emperor Zhu Wei was also watching at the scene.

"Hello, can we go and see Ding? We are from the Huaxia government. A Chinese expert said to several police officers in the Criminal Department who were maintaining order.

"I'm sorry, no one can come close." The police stared at these Chinese officials in white shirts, trousers and leather shoes.

Everyone had no choice but to go directly to the Huaxia Embassy in Ming, and then Liu Xiangming, the ambassador to Ming, helped coordinate the State Council of Ming, and the State Council then asked Zhongshu Province for instructions, and Zhongshu Province then asked for instructions from the emperor.

After a few days of communication, Zhu Wei agreed to let the Chinese delegation led by Kong Min visit, and the Chinese experts finally saw these two sets of eighteen copper tripods in the imperial city of the Ming Kingdom.

The first set is bronze inside, inlaid with gold on the outside, and painted with color, although it has sunk to the bottom of the sea for thousands of years, it is still full of color.

"Elder Li, how is it?" Kong Min, director of the Yenching Cultural Relics Bureau, asked, next to him was Li Jianbin, director of the Huaxia Bronze Research Center.

Li Jianbin was already very excited, he grabbed Kong Min's hand, "It is a real tripod, it is made by the genuine Zhao Ji, and there is a record on the tripod." It was built in Chongning for four years, and the big tripod was cast in Zhenghe for seven years. ”

Kong Min nodded, "I'll call China right away and see if I can claim Huaxia back." It's a national treasure, but it can't be left overseas. ”

Outside the door, Zhu Wei strode in, he was excited, he didn't sleep for two consecutive nights, he came to see Ding today, but he happened to meet the experts in Huaxia.

"Your Majesty, is it possible for this tripod to be transported to our Huaxia? This tripod is our cultural relics of China, you are also a Chinese person, dedicate it to the country, I believe that the Chinese government will pay a very high price. ”

Zhu Wei didn't expect him to be so thick-skinned, is money of any use to him?

Zhu Wei smiled and said, "Thank you for your love, but the ownership of this tripod is up for debate, as you said, we are also of Chinese blood, and we dare not be the master of our ancestors." What's more, your government doesn't need it, it will definitely be exhibited and eaten ashes, so it is better for us to use it. ”

Kong Min wanted to say something, but Zhu Wei once again refused.

"No matter how much money it is, we don't sell it." (To be continued.) )