"That's too!"

Hearing Guan Guokang say this, Du Shengqing's heart also felt a little better, and said: "The maker of this bronze tripod is really powerful, if the inscription and the hook thunder pattern can be improved, it is really fake and real." ”

Guan Guokang sighed when he heard this: "Yes, I don't know who that person is, if he is still alive, or if the craftsmanship is handed down, it will be no less dangerous to our antique world, no less than Zhang Huoclay!" ”

"I remember that there was a candidate, but I don't know if he has a successor." Chu Chen said.

"Who is it?" Guan Guokang and Du Shengqing asked in unison.

"Zhou Meigu."

Hearing Chu Chen say this name, Du Shengqing clapped his hands: "It's possible, it's really possible!" ”

"Brother, who is Meigu this week?" Chu Yulan asked.

Chu Chen gave a brief introduction to Zhou Meigu's life, and Guan Guokang nodded again and again after hearing it, after all, judging from the pulp of this bronze, the age of making zuò should not be too close, coupled with Zhou Meigu's fame, it is very likely that he made zuò.

Du Shengqing sighed: "I think that at the beginning, those little dwarfs were deceived by Zhou Meigu, if this tripod was made by him, then I would not be wronged." Fortunately, Zhou Meigu didn't seem to have heard of any powerful apprentices in him, otherwise if his craftsmanship was passed down in its original form, it would really be a disaster for our antique world. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement. A piece of fire clay has so much power, and the power of Meigu this week will not be much less than that of Zhang Huo clay, of course, bronze is a controlled artifact after all. In terms of influence, it is definitely not as big as Zhang Huoni.

"Dad. Isn't it possible that this bronze tripod is genuine? ”

At this time, Du Liyu looked at the bronze tripod with a distressed expression. You must know that if this bronze tripod is genuine, it will be worth at least several million, which makes her feel like her heart is dripping blood when she thinks about it, which values money very much.

Du Shengqing shook his head and said: "I know what you think in your heart, but you must know that in the past, when there was only one mistake, it could be said that it was done occasionally, and the probability of two wrongness was basically not genuine." Besides, I'm okay with the results. What do you can't accept? ”

Du Liyu was silent for a while when she heard this, and then said a little unwillingly: "Dad, why don't we do a scientific appraisal again!" ”

"You ......" Du Shengqing pointed at his daughter, wanting to reprimand her, but finally sighed: "You, you really don't die if you don't have the heart of the Yellow River!" ”

Guan Guokang next to him smiled and said: "Lao Du, don't say that, after all, it is a matter of millions, and it is still necessary to thoroughly verify the authenticity." ”

Chu Chen took the opportunity to say, "I think I can do an X-ray examination." ”

Du Shengqing frowned lightly when he heard this, and said, "This X-ray seems to only be able to check the integrity of the artifact. You can't check the authenticity of the utensils, right? ”

Chu Chen shook his head with a smile and said, "This is not necessarily, as far as I know, there is a successful case." Mao Gongding, you know, right? ”

Mao Gongding is a bronze cast by Mao Gong in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, and is now collected in the treasure island. Palace Museum, for the treasure island of the past. One of the three treasures of the palace museum.

The reason why Mao Gongding is so valuable. It is because the inscription in the ding is as long as 497 words, which records the fact that Mao Gong sincerely offered advice to King Xuan of Zhou for the country, and is known as "worthy of a book". His calligraphy is a mature style of Western Zhou Jinwen. Qiyi is flying, and the weather is muddy. The brushwork is round and vigorous, and the knot is square and long. It is an important historical material for the study of the political history of the late Western Zhou Dynasty.

"Yes!" Everyone nodded.

Chu Chen continued: "After this Mao Gongding was dug up. It fell into the hands of the antique dealer Su Yinian and was transported to the capital by him. In the second year of Xianfeng, Chen Jieqi, a goldsmith and collector in Beijing, purchased it from Su Yinian's hand and rewarded Su Yinian with 1,000 taels. ”

"Later, some people thought that Chen Jieqi used the real weapon to recast and create a fake vessel, and then suspected that the Mao Gongding on the treasure island should be the fake vesseled by Chen Jieqi."

"How can you tell if something is real or fake? At that time, it was a difficult problem in front of experts, after all, it was not necessary to break Mao Gongding and take it for testing. So the experts at that time came up with the idea of using strong X-rays to irradiate a small copper sheet inside the tripod to distinguish the authenticity. ”

"Why do you have to shine that little piece of copper?" Chu Yulan asked curiously.

"This was due to the process of casting bronzes at the time."

Chu Chen explained: "At that time, the casting of bronzes was carried out by the fan casting method, so there must be a small copper sheet between the inner fan and the outer fan to separate a certain gap, so that when casting, the copper liquid can be poured into it, and the thickness of the bronze can be consistent. ”

"This small copper sheet was regular at that time, but because in the late Qing Dynasty, it was impossible for forgers to use X-rays, so there was no way to find the pattern, and of course it was impossible to know how to pad that small copper sheet."

Chu Yulan nodded suddenly: "What is the result of Mao Gongding's identification?" ”

"Of course it's genuine, otherwise how can it become the treasure of the town hall?" Chu Chen said with a smile.

Chu Yulan chuckled, and only then did she remember that she was asking nonsense, and she felt a little embarrassed in front of so many people.

"Xiao Chu, do you mean that there may be no copper plates inside this bronze tripod?" Guan Guokang asked.

Chu Chen nodded: "If it was really made by Zhou Meigu, then at that time, the X-ray machine had not been invented for a long time, and no one would have thought that this kind of thing would be applied to the identification of antiques, so he would not know the law of copper sheets." ”

Guan Guokang nodded again and again and agreed: "Don't say that at that time, before the eighties, who counterfeiters would be able to use X-ray machines, so I think this method is still feasible." ”

Du Shengqing said with a smile: "Okay, then after the Spring Festival, I will let them go to the appraisal, anyway, they are the ones who don't believe the results!" ”

Having said that, in fact, he also has a little idea in his heart, after all, it is something that has accompanied him for more than 20 years, and it is also emotional for him, of course I hope that the thing is true. However, he also knew that the possibility of authenticity was very slim, and he did not have much hope.

Next, the two sides chatted for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Guan Guokang left with the Chu Chen brothers and sisters.

Walking out of the teahouse, Chu Chen asked, "Guan Lao, do you want me to send you back?" ”

"No, no! Xiao Xu drove over. ”

Guan Guokang waved his hand, and then said with some guilt: "Xiao Chu, I'm really sorry today." ”

Chu Chen asked a little strangely, "Guan Lao, what are you sorry for me?" ”

"Hey!" Guan Guokang sighed: "Although there are some problems with the inscription of the original tripod, everyone has also felt that the thing should be a genuine product over the years, I brought you over, mainly to find a place to see the leak you picked up, but I really didn't expect that the tripod is really just an imitation." ”

Chu Chen nodded, and said, "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you feeling sorry for me, right?" ”

Guan Guokang said: "It really matters, you don't know, Lao Du's sons and daughters are all things that have been drilled into the eyes of copper coins, especially his son, who looks dignified and has a very small heart, if the thing is genuine, then at most he will hate me, and I am not afraid ......of him."

Hearing this, Chu Chen said with some surprise: "Guan Lao, you don't mean it, because I identified that thing is wrong, he will hate me, right?" ”

"It's really possible, and it's very likely!" Guan Guokang smiled bitterly.

Hearing that this is really the case, the brother and sister glanced at each other, and felt that Du Shengqing's son was really a little unreasonable.

Chu Yulan sneered: "If something is real, it is true, and it is impossible to be true if it is fake, doesn't my brother say that something is fake, it will come true?" ”

Guan Guokang smiled bitterly: "Didn't I say it, Lao Du's children have all fallen into the eyes of money, if you say something wrong, you will make his family earn millions less, how can he not hold a grudge against us with his character." I don't care, I'm afraid that if he finds out, he will come to you for trouble. ”

Chu Chen shrugged his shoulders and said, "If he wants to come, he will come!" However, his family seems to open a teahouse, right, and this has nothing to do with me? ”

"That teahouse was inherited by Lao Du's daughter, his son's name is Du Yuncheng, and now we are doing jade business in the capital, so you may still encounter it." Kwan explained.

Chu Chen smiled: "This jade business is really a bit in line with his greedy character, but it's still the same sentence, he really came to provoke me, and I won't be polite to him." If he goes too far, it's not hard for me to ban him. ”

Chu Chen is not a big deal when he says this, let alone his background, with the friends he knows in the jade world, as well as the strength of his brother-in-law Wan Qianjun, plus Du Yuncheng has no name in the jade market in the capital, he should just be a small boss, such a small boss, it is not too difficult for him to block it.

Guan Guokang was slightly stunned when he heard this, only then did he think of Chu Chen's background, and just like Chu Chen thought, Du Yuncheng was only a boss who earned one or two million a year, if it was for ordinary people, it was already very powerful, but compared to Chu Chen's strength, it was just a giant and an ant, and it was really effortless for Chu Chen to pinch him to death.

If that's really the case, then he is sorry for his old friend, so he hurriedly persuaded:

"Xiao Chu, the root of today's matter is still me, if I hadn't called it over, I wouldn't have encountered such a thing, Lao Du only has such a son after all, for my sake, don't be like him when the time comes, what do you think? Of course, if he's really going too far, then what should you do, do it! (To be continued......)