Wang Lei took a puff on his pipe, and said while spitting out the window: "According to historical records, in the early years of the Xia Dynasty, Dayu cast Jiuding to determine the world, and since then, Jiuding has become a symbol of royal power and has been passed to the Zhou Dynasty. It can be said that Yu Jiuding is the first national treasure of our China, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but after arriving in the Zhou Dynasty, it suddenly disappeared mysteriously, and now after thousands of years, I want to find the missing Yu Wang Jiuding, I am afraid that it is much more difficult than entering the Luobu Desert underground to find the Pisces jade pendant. ”

Yu Tingting looked at Li Zhibao, her voice became soft, and said: "Regarding the study of ancient civilizations, we can't compare to you Li Lao, I think if there is anyone else in this world who may know the whereabouts of this Yu Wang Ding, it can only be that you are old." ”

When everyone heard Yu Tingting say this, they all looked at Li Zhibao.

Yes, Li Zhibao has studied ancient civilizations all his life, and he knows everything about the civilization of the Yu Dynasty, so it is impossible for him not to study and trace the whereabouts of Yuwang Jiuding, the first national treasure in China.

Li Zhibao saw that everyone was looking at him, so he smiled slightly, and then said slowly: "There are several legends about the whereabouts of this Yuwang Jiuding. ”

One of the most widely circulated is the sinking into Surabaya, a saying from Bangu's Book of Han. According to the Book of Han, in 327 BC and in the 42nd year of King Xian of Zhou, Jiuding sank in Surabaya in Pengcheng. But there are many doubts about this statement, first of all, it is not sure whether it is the nine tripods or the ninth tripods that are lost, and secondly, why did it sink in Surabaya? ”

"Why are there so many questions? Let's start with the first question. There are many contradictions in the records of the ancients, because some records clearly write that when the ship passed Surabaya, Yuzhou Ding suddenly turned into a flying dragon and sank into the water. However, some records say that all nine tripods sank into the water. Let's take a look at the second question, what is the situation of Qianding? It was the late Qin period, and its strength was unprecedentedly huge, and it already had the potential to swallow Liuhe, so Jiuding was moved from Luoyi of Zhouwang to Xianyang. Anyone with a rough geographical knowledge knows that Xianyang is west of Luoyang, and Pengcheng and Surabaya are east of Luoyi. How could Qianding from Luoyang to Xianyang pass by Pengcheng? ”

Li Zhibao talked eloquently, and everyone listened silently, understanding that Li Zhibao was a real expert in this area, and everyone was far inferior to him, so they could only listen quietly.

The second theory is that Jiuding was minted as a coin. This argument only became popular after the Qing Dynasty. And there are two versions of this statement, the first version is that the Zhou royal family is in decline, and the finances cannot make ends meet, so they have to melt Jiuding to mint coins to solve the emergency, and declare that Jiuding has been lost. Version 2 believes that Qin unified the world and cast twelve bronze figures after the melting of Jiuding, and after Qin in the Han Dynasty, the bronze figures were melted and minted into coins. ”

The third theory is that it is buried in the ground. The strength of the Qin State swelled dramatically in the late Warring States period, and Qin Zhaoxiang moved Jiuding to Xianyang when he was king. There is also a saying that Qin has eight tripods, and one tripod sinks into Surabaya. Again, this coincides with part of the account of the first view. After Qin won Ding, the third generation died, but there was no news of Ding, and it is very likely that the king of Qin was buried underground. It is said that Qin Shi Huang once sent people to look for tripods in Surabaya, but instead of looking for nine tripods, but looking for the ninth tripod, that is, Yuzhou tripod, and returned in vain. ”

"For these legends and records, I personally conducted careful research and combing, Jiuding is impossible to cast as an iron coin, no one will be nervous for a while, this symbol of the world Jiuding will be destroyed, the Zhou royal family will not, the Han Dynasty will not! Therefore, the two most popular theories now are that Jiuding fell to Pengcheng in Surabaya in the process of moving to Xianyang. Another theory is that Jiuding was put into the imperial tomb by Qin Shi Huang to shake the world of Kyushu! ”

In addition, there is another theory, saying that in the year of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Qin entered Luoyang to peek into the Zhou room, and wanted to move Jiuding to Xianyang, but he broke his tibia when he competed with the samurai, and died of serious injuries. In 256 B.C., King Qin Zhaoxiang destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, when the thunder above the palace of the king of Zhou suddenly rose and resounded through the heavens and the earth, and Jiuding suddenly disappeared. Such a royal power artifact has not been heard from since, as if it disappeared out of thin air. ”

Everyone saw that Li Zhibao talked endlessly for a long time, and they didn't hear what the whereabouts of this Jiuding were, Song Jifu frowned, listened patiently for a long time, and finally couldn't help it, and interjected: "Old Li, which rumor do you think is the most likely?" Did this Jiuding sink in Surabaya or was it put into the imperial tomb by Qin Shi Huang? ”

Li Zhibao shook his head and said: "In recent years, I have some experience in interpreting Yushu Xia Seal, and I have read another statement about Jiuding. ”

He said so much in one breath, felt thirsty, picked up the teacup, drank saliva, moistened his throat, and then continued: "It is recorded in the history books that Jiuding has been relocated many times since the summer solstice and Zhou, and has been circulated for nearly two thousand years, which is not accurate. Just because the nine tripods recorded in the history books are not the other nine tripods. ”

Everyone was stunned.

Jiuding is the first artifact in China, is the symbol of the supreme royal power, later emperors have repeatedly recast Jiuding, to Wu Zetian long live the first year of Tongtian and Song Huizong Chongning three years twice the most famous, solid and Yu cast nine tripods, also known as the mother tripod. Throughout the historical books, although there are many records about the whereabouts of Jiuding, but often contradict themselves, for this I am also puzzled, until this trip into the Luobu Desert, witnessed the murals of the ancient city ruins of the Yu Dynasty, only to understand the mystery. It turns out that the fundamental reason is that the nine tripods that appeared in history do not refer to the mother tripod cast by Dayu, but the imitation of the emperors of later generations, the history records that have been circulated for nearly two thousand years of nine tripods, are actually imitations, not the real mother tripod cast by Dayu. ”

"Only because Yu cast nine tripods to the town, the nine mother tripods, the day of the tripod, it will be used to suppress the disaster brought about by the black sun, there is a great merit of saving the world, later generations imitated nine tripods, symbolizing the supreme royal power, we will be recorded in the history books of the imitation of the nine tripods and the previous Yu cast mother tripod confused, later generations see, naturally feel that these records have many contradictions."

Listening to Li Zhibao say this, everyone finally understood that the mother tripod cast by Dayu was used to suppress the disaster, and the nine tripods that symbolized the king's power recorded in the history books were actually imitations.

Li Zhibao showed a smile like a childlike excitement on his face, and said: "After understanding this truth, if you want to find the whereabouts of this mother, there will be traces. ”

Li Zhibao said this, his eyes turned in the study, and soon fell on a map hanging on the wall facing him.

Li Zhibao stood up, walked to the map, stretched out his hand and pointed to it, and said slowly: "In the historical records, the mother tripod cast by Dayu is confused with the tripod cast by later emperors such as Shang and Zhou, resulting in a contradiction in the record of the whereabouts of his nine tripods. “