Chapter 41: The Birthday Banquet (5)

"Slippery boy, you're still here playing with us old guys! I didn't say a word!" said an old man with a long beard and a very ancient style on the side.

"Xiao Xu, this is the current director of the Forbidden City, Yang Lao!" Tang Lao introduced to Xu Yang.

"Hello Yang Lao!" Anyway, Xu Yang knows that whoever is sitting here now bows his head and calls Lao Zhuan!

"Well, the young man has a good temperament! It seems that the education he received since he was a child is also biased towards ancient studies!"

"Thank you, Elder Yang, for the compliment!" Xu Yang continued to say humbly.

"Okay! Let Xiao Xu continue, tell me your opinion on the 'jade' carving!" Liu Lao said to a few old guys.

"Then let's talk about it, in my immature eyes, these three 'jade' carvings are authentic mutton fat white 'jade'. The origin should be Hetian 'jade', the reason why I am so sure that these three 'jade' carvings are the best mutton fat white 'jade' in the 'jade' is for a reason, first of all, the 'jade' is white and flawless, the texture is delicate and warm, the luster is moist and crystalline, and the shape is like clotted fat, which is also the most important point.

Clotted fat, that is, fat, is the most important characteristic of mutton fat white 'jade'. Only when the texture is pure and the structure is fine, can the oil luster be presented! Through the coagulation on this 'jade', I can also prove that this piece of fine mutton fat 'jade' seed material can only be shown by rubbing!" Xu Yang looked at Liu Lao after speaking.

Liu Lao nodded with satisfaction and said, "I didn't expect Xiao Xu's ability to perceive 'jade' stone so strongly, no worse than ordinary experts!"

"Old boy Liu is only a shallow learner, but he can't be an expert! I'll just read from the book!" Xu Yang was taken aback, if he didn't have the ability in his eyes to know a fart, this was still the information he showed in his eyes and what he found in the library and the computer before he said such a thing.

"Hehe, you kid is a demon, whether it's learning or luck, so the old man doesn't prove your words!~" Hahaha, Donald's words made everyone laugh.

"Okay, boy, you have identified the 'jade', so who carved this 'jade' carving, and what dynasty did you identify?" Liu Lao continued to ask. Now that Xu Yang has obviously become the protagonist here, Liu Jianing looked at the not very broad shoulders behind Xu Yang, and really felt that this person was so tall. It's not at all like the usual hippie smiling guy.

"I have a general conjecture, whether I don't know if I know, I will say it and let the seniors help evaluate it! These three 'jade' carvings should be the works of Shi Yidao, a famous 'jade' stone carving master in the Qianlong period! After I went back, I checked a lot of books, but fortunately, the Jinghua Library has a rich collection of books, and I really found the source of these three 'jade' carvings!

There is a little story here, I will tell you about it, according to legend, Emperor Qianlong loved 'jade' as his life. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is crazy, and Qianlong, the emperor, has always pretended to surpass the three emperors and five emperors in martial arts, so he has one of the biggest 'faults', and he always thinks that all the good things in the world should be in his own hands.

Now many Ming calligraphy and paintings have Qianlong's seals and inscriptions! Good things have been ruined by him, but it is also because of his liking for 'jade' stones, and he vigorously advocates and develops the production level and carving techniques of 'jade' ware, so that the Qing Dynasty, especially the Qianlong period, has reached the peak of China's 'jade' carving history!

As the saying goes, what kind of emperor has what kind of courtier, the upward and downward effect is indeed the best performance in ancient times, and at that time, it may also get the effect of adding officials to the knighthood because of a good 'jade'!

Qianlong's 60th birthday, the whole world celebrates, and what birthday gift to give is what this civil and military officials do. Shi Yidao was a famous 'jade' carving master at that time, just for the sake of arrogance, never climb the power to go to the noble, there is a prefect in Jiangnan named Chen Jie, he found this Shi Yidao, please Shi Yidao carved a birthday gift!

Shi Yidao's request to Chen Jie was that he would not carve a non-superb 'jade' stone, not carve it unless it was amnesty in the world, and not carve it if it was not for the common people to live and work in peace and contentment! When Chen Jie heard Shi Yidao's request, he thought that the other party was difficult for himself, and a small common man dared to shout at his own four-grade prefect, and he could not save face! Therefore, he gave Shi Yidao a name of rebellion, saying that the carved 'jade' stone had the meaning of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty!

The Qing Dynasty was fine with everything else, but for the anti-Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, as long as there was a little bit of trouble, the nine clans would be punished! The whole family of the 'jade' carving master Shi Yidao was arrested, but because Qianlong's birthday was approaching, it was pushed to the execution after the 100th day of Qianlong's birthday!

Shi Yidao's character in the local area was quite good, and he was able to get out of trouble with the help of nobles in prison, but for the sake of his family, Shi Yidao could not live alone, and he had to find a way to save his family, and he only had to carve a disciple! He returned home and took out a piece of beautiful 'jade' that he had treasured for many years. Carved into three 'jade' carvings, it is the Fu Shoulu in front of him to pay tribute to Qianlong.

Qianlong liked it very much at first sight, made an exception to summon Shi Yidao, on top of the Golden Palace, Shi Yidao made his grievances clear to Qianlong, Qianlong was furious, and immediately began to investigate, and finally concluded that Shi Yidao was indeed wronged, and immediately rehabilitated Shi Yidao, and dismissed the prefect Chen Jie, and then Shi Yidao was invited by Qianlong to the manufacturing office, and was responsible for leading the carving 'jade' master full-time, and these three 'jade' carvings Qianlong also couldn't put it down!" Xu Yang told the origin of these three 'jade' carvings like telling a story.

"Oh, Xiao Xu, we also know the story you said, but how can you be sure of the three pieces you sent!" said Donald with a smile.

"In fact, it is not difficult to prove that these three 'jade' carvings are not difficult at all, every 'jade' carving master will leave a secret mark on his work, and I also looked it up when I went back, and I did find the secret mark left by the master of Shi Yidao! I pointed it out to a few old-timers!"

In fact, ordinary people really can't see it if they don't look carefully, and even if they look carefully, they may not be able to see it, these three secret marks have a small micro-carving inside the folds of each 'jade' statue that is so small that it may not be possible to see it with a magnifying glass! The ancients were able to do such a thing without today's conditions, and the name of the master is unparalleled!

Several old people sighed in particular, and they all expressed their sincere admiration for the skills of their predecessors! Xu Yang was avoiding Liu Jianing's sneak attack at this time, and he didn't know what this girl was thinking, didn't he just make a metaphor for her, and he still didn't let go now!

"It is indeed those three treasures, Liu Lao, you are so blessed!" Rui Lao laughed. The love in the eyes is something that anyone can see!

"Boy, it's true that these three things of yours are real things, but don't you think you shouldn't give them to others as birthday gifts?" a very discordant voice sounded. Xu Yang saw that an old man with white hair was sitting diagonally opposite him and asked, and for a while Xu Yang didn't know what the other party meant!

"Old guy, it's good that the things sent by the junior have arrived, the master didn't pick them, what are you picking there!" Donald frowned and said very facelessly.

"I'm just telling you the truth, boy, these three 'jade' carvings are exactly like in the story you just told, and this incident is also recorded in the history books. Of course, your thing seems to be the real thing now, but don't you know that giving these three things is scolding others?" said the old fellow with a cold brow.

"Old gentleman, where did you start with this, why didn't I give things away! Please also ask the old gentleman for advice! If it is really as the old gentleman said, then I will break this thing in front of everyone, crush it into powder and drink it, if it is done on purpose, then I have to ask for an explanation!"

Xu Yang is not a soft persimmon, you can pinch it if you want to, what if you are high, I didn't break the law, I didn't ask for help, I'm afraid of what you're doing!

Xu Yang's words made everyone stunned, these people knew that the person who spoke just now was actually Liang Kai's grandfather outside, and in the old man's heart, he always thought that Liu Jianing was his grandson Liang Kai's daughter-in-law, and also his granddaughter-in-law'. But he didn't expect to kill a Cheng biting Jin halfway through! How could he not be angry.

"Then I'll tell you why you can't give away this thing!" Lao Liang's standard military demeanor, like his grandson, the more he looks at Xu Yang now, the more pleasing it is, although he is not interested in the relationship between Xu Yang and Liu Jianing, it does not affect his good impression of Xu Yang!

"That kid will be taught!" Xu Yang arched his hand and said.

"These three 'jade' carvings are Fu Shoulu, and there is only one virtue, doesn't this mean that the person receiving the gift has no virtue? This is not what is scolding? If I were your boy, it would be better to give a birthday star 'jade' carving at that time, and the three together would be a curse!"

"So that's the case, in fact, there are virtuous!"