Chapter 395: Kyushu Ding?
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The reason why Yu Fei couldn't move was because he had never seen any antique aura stronger and older than this bronze tripod, and Yu Fei even suspected that the chaotic qi was wrong. But since the evolution of the chaotic qi, his detection of the age has become more refined, and he is sure that the age of this Ding is even before the Shang and Zhou dynasties, that is, the first dynasty in Chinese history - the Xia Dynasty!
The bronze tripod made during the Xia Dynasty?! Yu Fei was the first to think of Kyushu Ding. But he quickly dismissed the idea. Kyushu Ding is just a thing that circulates in the pile of old papers, it is difficult to say whether it really exists, how can it be Kyushu Ding? Wait, Lao Xiao said just now, this was received when he was in Pengcheng Tao's old mansion?
Pengcheng is the land of Liu Bang's Longxing, and there are also many Han tombs, so many people from the old Tao mansion will go to Pengcheng Township to find some antiques.
This is not the point, the point is that in the legend, the King of Qin moved the Kyushu Ding, and one of them fell into Surabaya in Pengcheng. And this tripod was also found when cleaning up the river silt, is it said that this tripod is one of the tripods in Kyushu?
Regarding the legend of Kyushu Ding, Yu Fei also knows a little. It is reported that King Yu cast nine tripods with the bronze of Kyushu's tribute, and carved the images of Kyushu products, strange birds and beasts on the tripods respectively, which are exquisite, representing Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou, Yongzhou and other Kyushu at that time. "The Memories" explains: "Yu casts the five of Kyushu Ding to respond to the yang method, and the four to the number of elephant yin. "Symbolizing the world's Kyushu Fangyuan is all returned to summer, and Kyushu Ding is the treasure of the town. A symbol of royal power.
Later, Xia Wei lost his way, everyone rebelled and left, and King Tang cut down. The Shang Dynasty replaced the Xia Dynasty and took the Kyushu Ding as the treasure of the town. Sima Qian recorded in the "Historical Records": "There is chaos in morality, and Kyushu Ding moved to Yin. "The Shang Dynasty has been in Yin for nearly 300 years, so many people refer to the Shang Dynasty as Yin or Yin Shang.
In 1088 B.C., King Wu destroyed Shang and built Zhou, built a city in the north of Luoshui, and named Luoyi. And the symbol of the state power - Kyushu Ding from the Shang Dynasty capital of the Song moved to Luoyi.
In 606 BC, the power of the Zhou royal family declined, and the princes competed for hegemony. King Chuzhuang asked Wang Sunman about the size and weight of the Kyushu Ding, revealing that he had the intention of replacing it. Later generations said that he had a "heart to win", of course, it was just a question. Didn't really do anything. Later, civil strife broke out in the state of Chu. King Chuzhuang's heart of winning is also dead.
During the Warring States Period, the Qin State annexed the six countries to unify China, and the world was all over, so it was natural to occupy the national treasure Kyushu Ding. In 258 BC, when the Qin State destroyed the Zhou Dynasty, King Qin Zhaoxiang moved the Kyushu Ding to Xianyang, the capital of the Qin State. This marked the complete replacement of the Zhou royal family by the Qin state. Legend has it that on the way to move Ding, when the ship passed Surabaya, Yuzhou Ding (that is, Luoyang Ding) suddenly flew up from the ship. Turned into a dragon and submerged in the water, but the search was unsuccessful.
Therefore, when Qin Shi Huang ascended the throne, there were only eight dings. Nine is the most numerous. Qin Shi Huang wanted his power to reach an unparalleled level, so he naturally tried his best to find the lost Ding. Historical Records. Qin Shi Huang Benji said: Qin Shi Huang "passed through Pengcheng, fasted and prayed at the temple, and wanted to go out of Zhou Ding in Surabaya, so that ten people had no water to ask for it, and they were deserved." "It means that when Qin Shi Huang passed through Pengcheng, he fasted and wanted to fish Kyushu Ding out of Surabaya, so he sent many people into the water to look for it, but he didn't find it. And the other eight tripods are gradually lost and are missing. The whereabouts of Kyushu Ding have become a mystery for the ages.
In order to make up for this regret, Qin Shi Huang carved the Heshi bi into a jade seal, which became a new symbol of royal power.
In order to show her orthodox status, Empress Wu Zetian spent 560,000 catties of copper in Luoyang to recast Kyushu Ding, of which Shenzhou Ding was the largest. After the completion of the Kyushu Ding, the prime minister and the kings led 100,000 guards from the north and south to enter the city and placed them in the Tongtian Palace. Of course, that's another story.
There are many legends about the whereabouts of Kyushu Ding, and they are inconsistent and inconsistent.
For example, Sima Qian gave two whereabouts in the "Historical Records" he compiled, the first of which said that after the death of King Zhou Xun, the Qin soldiers plundered Kyushu Ding from Luoyang to Qin. The second whereabouts also said, "Zhou De declined, Song Zhishe died, Ding Nai fell, and he was gone." "In other words, Kyushu Ding is missing. And the "Death of the Society of Song" was still before the Qin State destroyed the Zhou. Since the Kyushu Ding had disappeared before, it was naturally impossible for Qin to plunder it to the Qin State.
As for the statement that Kyushu Ding sank under the water of Pengcheng, it was given by Ban Gu in the Book of Han. In the forty-second year of King Xian of Zhou, that is, in 327 BC, Kyushu Ding sank under the water of Pengcheng. Later, when Qin Shi Huang toured the south, he sent thousands of people to swim in the water to salvage, but the river was surging, and there was no way to find it, so he had to return in vain.
Even the historians of the Han Dynasty, such as Sima Qian and Ban Gu, could not verify it, and later generations could not verify it. By the time of the Qing Dynasty, Wang Xianqian wrote in the "Hanshu Supplement. In the suburbs, it is believed that the royal family of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty has been unable to protect itself in the process of decline. However, during the Warring States Period, the powerful vassal states were eyeing each other, trying to unify China and replace Zhou. Therefore, the Kyushu Ding, which symbolizes royal power and "the destiny of heaven", has naturally become a rare national treasure that all princes must want to take; In addition, at this time, the Zhou royal family was in financial difficulties, and people could not make ends meet, so they destroyed the Kyushu Ding to cast copper coins, and falsely claimed that the Kyushu Ding had disappeared, and even said that one of the tripods had flown east and sunk into the water, so as not to let the princes and countries come to ask for trouble, although Wang Guangqian's statement seems reasonable, but can not put forward any historical data to confirm it, therefore, it is difficult to make people believe, and it is just random speculation.
Throughout the historical books of China, although there are many materials on the whereabouts of the Kyushu Ding, they are often contradictory and cannot provide sufficient and reliable evidence. Some people even wonder if Kyushu Ding really exists.
Yu Feiqiang suppressed his excitement and pretended to look at the ornaments on the tripod very casually, wanting to see if there was any inscription.
But he was soon disappointed, because the ornamentation on the tripod was very complicated, but there was no inscription.
In general, bronzes with inscriptions are much more expensive than bronzes without inscriptions. Because the inscription is an important historical document, there is even a saying that the inscription is 10,000 yuan.
Although disappointed, but this is also in Fei's expectations, if there is really an inscription on this ding, I am afraid that I will not be able to wait for him, and I will have already been seen by Lao Xiao and these people.
"Yu Fei, what are you rubbing? Let's go back. Song Xicai saw Yu Fei studying there with a big blind life, and couldn't help urging.
At this time, the two bodyguards brought by Qi Zhi and Song Xicai also came over. Just now, Song Xicai and Yu Fei were attending the trade fair, and the bodyguards were resting in the lounge. Qi Zhi couldn't rest assured, turned around a few times, and familiarized himself with the surrounding environment in case of an emergency. At the same time, he also noticed that this seemingly inconspicuous villa was very well guarded, which made him more and more careful.
"Xiao Wang, go and start the car." Song Xicai said to one of the bodyguards. Song Xicai didn't want to stay in this place for long, so he just left as soon as he saw it.
And Yu Fei was completely attracted by the ornamentation on the big ding.
The ornamentation on the bronze tripod can be roughly divided into nine pieces, each piece is different, some are mountains, some are rivers, some are cities, some are birds and beasts, and some can not even be seen by Yu Fei.
Yu Fei's breath was almost held for breath. Legend has it that Yu carved the products of Kyushu, strange birds and beasts on the Kyushu tripod to represent "Kyushu Fangyuan all returned to summer", showing the meaning of "the whole world is not the king's land".
However, doesn't the legend say that there are nine in Kyushu Ding? And each one represents a state, carved with corresponding products and exotic beasts, why will there be nine ornaments on this tripod? Could it be that this represents Kyushu? Could it be that Kyushu Ding is not nine at all, but one? Could it be that this is the legendary Kyushu Ding?!
Yu Fei was almost frightened by his thoughts.
There has been a debate in history about whether the Kyushu tripod is nine or one, but most people still think that it should be nine, after all, it corresponds to Kyushu. And it is the largest singular number, representing the supreme kingship.
In the Zhou Dynasty, strict etiquette was formulated. "Zhou Li" stipulates the number of nobles drinking and feasting and the types of meat in the tripod: Wang Jiuding (cattle, sheep, suckling pig, dried fish, dried meat, livestock, pork, fresh fish, fresh meat jerky), princes Qiding (cattle, sheep, suckling pig, dried fish, dried meat, livestock, pork), Qing Dafu Wuding (sheep, suckling pig, dried fish, dried meat, livestock), Shi Sanding (suckling pig, dried fish, dried meat).
Yu Fei was also inclined to think that Kyushu Ding was nine. But there is one thing I don't understand, Dayu unified Kyushu, casting tripods in order to show unity and Wang Quan, if this is the case, why did he cast nine tripods for Lu? Doesn't that seem divisive? What is the difference between the previous princes and the division of the princes, only by combining the copper of Kyushu into one can the meaning of the unity of ninety-nine to one be revealed, right?
"Mr. Yu? Mr. Yu? Lao Xiao saw that Yu Fei had been groping there for a long time, and seemed to be distracted, so he couldn't help but remind him. Because they were worried that the strips would come, Lao Xiao and the others didn't want to stay in this place for long. (To be continued......)