"It's hard to say!"

Listening to what Liu Sizhe said, Zhu Dafu shook his head and said: "You should all know Li Mo's rare Cheng dù, it is said that Song Taizu originally issued an order to 'Ting Jue Mo to carry several ships in a row and enter them into the inner library', and later, the rulers of the Song Dynasty began to monopolize Li Ting Jue Mo and became a royal specialty, and only this ink was used to write holy decrees. ”

"At that time every year Emblem. The state wanted to pay a tribute of 1,000 catties of ink to the imperial court, so it was extremely difficult to see the ink on the market. There is a saying in the society that 'gold is easy to obtain, but Li Mo is hard to find'. It is said that in the black market transaction, a piece of Li Mo has been sold for 10,000 yuan, which is much more expensive than gold. Therefore, it is also called 'the world's first product' or 'the world's first ink'. ”

It is a pity that Li Tingjue's descendants later entered the political circles, and many became officials, and no one inherited the ancestral business. There is no detailed record of Li Tingjue's specific method and process of ink making in the classics, only a poem about Li Tingjue's ink storage method "Li Tingjue's Ink Hidden Formula" is retained in the "Quantang Poems", which is said to be Li Tingjue's own oral description. ”

"What has been handed down to the present, except for the piece of the Treasure Island Forbidden City, which is said to have been personally preserved by Emperor Qianlong, and Li Mo, who has been handed down because his beloved has not been willing to use it, can no longer be found in other places. In addition, this piece of ancient ink is too new and good compared to that piece of Li ink......"

Hearing this, everyone also understands what Zhu Dafu means, although the antique thing, although it can't be completely based on the old and the new heroes, but if you count it in terms of time, the real thing has been preserved for thousands of years, after such a long time, this piece of ancient ink can still be preserved so well, it is incredible.

Of course. It's unrealistic to say that there must be no exceptions, but how likely is that?

Zhao Xueyi said, "I think so." Ancient ink is too new, and it cannot be used as conclusive evidence. We should use scientific dialectics to prove whether it is true or false. ”

Uncle Wu asked, "Then how do you think you should prove that it is true or false?" ”

"Hehe, as you know, I don't have a deep study of the identification of ancient ink, and I can't say why I want to be specific, but with the color and quality of this piece of ancient ink, I think there is a great possibility that it is genuine."

Zhao Xueyi smiled slightly: "It is said." The ink made by Li Tingqi is 'rich and greasy, and the luster is like lacquer. And it is as hard as stone, and the edge of the ink is like the edge of a knife, so that it can cut paper. Someone has done a real thing, and used this kind of ink to copy one and a half parts of the Huayan Sutra, and only then did he grind down an inch. There is also a student who grinds and learns calligraphy, writes 5,000 a day, and a piece of Li Mo actually took ten years. ”

"There is also a short story written in "Lianzhai Leisure". It is said that a nobleman accidentally dropped a piece of Li Mo into the water, and at that time he thought that the ink must have been damaged by the blister, so he ignored it, and a month passed as a result. He dropped a piece of gold ornament into the water again, and ordered someone to scoop it up, but he didn't expect that Li Mo was still there. And the color of the light remains the same, and the inside and outside are as new. So the nobleman hurriedly hid the piece of Li Mo. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Xueyi felt thirsty. I went to pour a glass of water to drink, and then said: "Although the ancients liked to exaggerate in some aspects, but just by the table of this piece of ancient ink, I think what was recorded in the ancient books before is not an exaggeration at all. ”

After listening to what Zhao Xueyi said, everyone got started one by one, weighed Gu Mo, and gently knocked a few times.

At this time, Zhao Xueyi added: "Oh, also, if this piece of ancient ink is placed in front of the nose, it should still be able to smell a faint aroma, if it weren't for Li Mo, I really can't think of what kind of ink can have such a taste after such a long time!" ”

Zhu Dafu shook his head and said: "This is not necessarily, some good ink is still fragrant after hundreds of years." ”

Zhao Xueyi said with a smile: "Then I'm going to ask, in the past few hundred years, which famous ancient ink has such quality?" ”

Zhu Dafu pondered for a while, and found that in his impression, there was really no such ink maker who could make such ancient ink.

Seeing this, Uncle Wu smiled and said: "Everyone should also hope that this is the real Li Mo, but there are too few clues for us now, even if the gold description and style on it can be clearer, it is much better than now." ”

Everyone nodded, this is called the difficulty of a good woman to cook without rice, even if they have the ability to identify, but there are no relevant clues, they are helpless.

At this time, Chu Chen picked up Gu Mo, observed it carefully, and then said with the last word of his knowledge: "Take a look, does this look like a Gui character?" ”

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly stepped forward, took a closer look, and found that it really looked like the word "Gui".

Seeing this, Liu Sizhe frowned and said, "This is not right, it should be 'Jue', right?" ”

Zhu Dafu said with a smile: "Xiao Liu, fortunately, Liu Lao is not here, otherwise he will definitely have to train you when he hears you say this!" You can go and look at the dictionary, '珪' and 'Gui' are actually fake words, 'Li Tingju' and 'Li Tinggui' are both OK. ”

Liu Sizhe touched his nose and smiled embarrassedly, and then the whole person became excited again, and asked, "That means that this piece of ancient ink should be the famous Li Mo?" ”

Uncle Wu waved his hand and said: "Xiao Liu, you should also know that everyone thinks that Li Mo, which is treasured by the Treasure Island Forbidden City, is the existing piece of the treasure in the world, and now another piece has emerged, so you have to be cautious!" ”

The more precious the thing, the higher the influence in the society, if this piece of Li Mo is indeed genuine, it must be quite a sensational thing for the antique world, at that time, if everyone finds that the identification is wrong, it is really a shame to throw it all over the world, and the people present will also become the laughing stock of the antique world.

Therefore, although everyone thinks that this piece of ancient ink is likely to be the real Li Mo, without 100% confirmation that it is genuine, everyone does not dare to rashly affirm it.

"Then what should I do, such a precious ancient ink, I don't necessarily have to try it to verify its authenticity, right?" Liu Sizhe said with a frown.

"How can this be!" Uncle Wu shook his head again and again, saying no. Ink is a little less used, and if it's an imitation, it's okay to say, but if it's genuine, then everyone will be quite painful.

At this time, Chu Chen spoke: "Actually, I have a gentle way. ”

"What's the solution?" Everyone asked in unison.

"We are so advanced in science and technology now, can't we take a little bit of this piece of ancient ink off this piece of ancient ink and take it for testing?" Chu Chen replied.

After listening to what Chu Chen said, everyone nodded in unison, in this situation, this method is indeed more appropriate.

However, Liu Sizhe still felt very uneasy: "However, what if this is a high-quality imitation that even the formula is very similar?" ”

"If Li Mo was so easy to imitate, it wouldn't be so precious. And according to relevant introductions, in addition to being used to grind ink, Li Mo can also be used for other purposes, such as a substitute for lacquer and dyeing. ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "In addition, some people have also found that Li Tingqimo can also be used as a medicine to treat diseases, and it is a special medicine for the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage. This may be related to the fact that there are many astringent and blood-invigorating and stasis-removing drugs in the ink. I don't believe that someone can imitate Li Mo so similarly, you know, in ancient times, it was not like now, there were so many testing equipment. ”

Liu Sizhe listened to what Chu Chen said, and couldn't help but nodded: "This is also true, but if there are too many items to be tested, then there will be more ancient ink, will it be too wasteful?" ”

"Then what do you think is a good way to do it?" Chu Chen spread his hands and asked.

"What are you trying to figure out?"

As soon as Chu Chen's words fell, everyone saw Dong Fatzi walking in from outside the door with others.

"Hey, fatty, why did you come here?" Liu Sizhe asked.

Dong Fatzi pouted and said: "Don't you look at it, how long have you been here, we waited left and right, we couldn't see you and Brother Chen coming, and I thought there was something wrong here, so let's come over and take a look!" ”

"Cut! That's nice, you don't want to come and see the fun! Liu Sizhe sneered.

"There is a way to be happy alone than to be happy with everyone, since there is a lively to see, of course we have to come and have a look!" Dong Fatzi said with a smile.

"Then what age do you think this piece of ancient ink is?" Liu Sizhe smiled and pointed to the piece of ancient ink.

"Hey, lacquered...... Wrong! It's actually a texture that comes with it...... How does this look like the lines on the rhino horn, is it ......" The more Dong Fat Man looked, the more surprised he became, and the more he looked at it, the more excited he became, and in the end, his fat face trembled with excitement.

Everyone didn't expect that Dong Fatzi would arrive with a guess, Chu Chen said with a smile: "Fatty, yes, I actually guessed it with a guess." ”

"Of course, I'm a member of the school's calligraphy club, how can Gu Mo not study?"

Dong Fatzi smiled triumphantly, then quickly reacted, and asked excitedly: "Brother Chen, do you mean that this piece of ancient ink really has to be the famous Li Mo?" ”

Chu Chen waved his hand and said, "This matter is not sure yet, we are going to take a little bit down and take it for appraisal." ”

Dong Fatzi disagrees with this: "What a waste of this!" Is there no other way? Can you get another expert to take a look at it......"

Speaking of this, he was afraid that everyone would misunderstand, so he hurriedly added: "Seniors, it's not that I don't believe your eyesight when I say this, I just think it's too wasteful for such good ink to be destroyed." ”

Uncle Wu and the others all shook their heads with a smile and said that it didn't matter, they all understood Dong Fatzi's thoughts.

"That's right!"

Zhu Dafu patted his forehead: "I almost forgot about it, we can let Liu Lao appraise it!" And Liu Lao had seen Li Mo's ...... in the Forbidden City of Treasure Island back then" (to be continued......