Chapter 258: Long Admiral
He was happy in his heart, this manuscript should be the true handwriting of celebrities and scholars, and more importantly, this manuscript should be with his own fate, bringing a very strong feeling, if you buy it, often observe and understand, it should be twice the result with half the effort. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
He was already moved by this manuscript, but there was still a question, whether this was a pair of earth-level authentic handwritings or heaven-level authentic handwritings, if it was really a heaven-level authentic handwriting, then he would have picked up a big leak.
Fan Bicheng stood there at the moment, did not speak, the expression on his face was not very good-looking, and anyone who fell to the point of selling the ancestral heirloom would not be happy.
Jiang Yun carefully looked at the manuscript for a while, trying to find out any strange and damaged parts of it, but found that although the pages of this scroll were yellowed and had been passed for a long time, the condition was not bad, and there was no obvious damage.
After looking at it for a while, he raised his head and said to the other party: "Brother Fan, this manuscript of Mr. Wen should have changed hands many times." "Uncle Wen is Song Gefei's trade name.
When Fan Bicheng heard this, he was a little annoyed, and argued: "After this manuscript was collected by my family, it has been preserved and handed down to this day, and it has never changed hands.
Jiang Yun listened, and said in his heart that this may not be, maybe when the Fan family got this manuscript, this manuscript had already changed hands many times, otherwise why should it be a heaven-level authentic handwriting, but it was said to be a ground-level authentic handwriting.
"Fan Gongzi, you say this is a pair of earth-level authentic works? As far as I know, Mr. Wen founded a sect and established a generation of people, and the Heluo Famous Garden is one of his masterpieces, if this is really Mr. Wen's authentic work, then it can be listed as a heaven-level authentic work. At this time, Tong Lingyu next to her opened her mouth and said, as the shopkeeper of Fat Yan Zhai, she has some knowledge, and it is impossible for Song Gefei to know his name.
Jiang Yun nodded, and looked at Fan Bicheng with questioning eyes, waiting for the other party's explanation.
When Fan Bicheng heard this, he said calmly: "This manuscript is indeed not Mr. Wen's handwriting, but his personal disciple Li Mingcheng's ghostwriting, which is evidenced by Mr. Mingcheng's inscription and seal." ”
Jiang Yun followed his finger and looked, and sure enough, at the back of the article, there was a small piece of text added, which he didn't pay attention to just now.
I see. He was relieved. Li Mingcheng is Song Gefei's proud personal disciple, the Heluo School was founded in the hands of Song Gefei, and Li Mingcheng, a personal disciple, has carried forward, the first head of the famous Heluo Academy.
If this scroll is not written by Song Gefei himself, but by Li Mingcheng's ghostwriting, this is a good explanation, although Li Mingcheng's achievements are not as good as his teacher Song Gefei, but his handwriting is listed as a prefecture level, there is no doubt that if it is not for this manuscript to be ghostwritten, but his own article handwriting, the grade is so high, I am afraid that Jiang Yun can only be discouraged.
This article on the Heluo Famous Garden is one of Song Gefei's masterpieces, not Li Mingcheng's own article, ghostwriting, always inferior to the inferior, so this Luoyang Famous Garden manuscript written by Li Mingcheng can be ranked at the prefecture level, but it is also inferior.
But Jiang Yun doesn't care about these, this is just right, otherwise he can't afford to buy some better prefecture-level authentic works, it is just right to buy this ghostwriting, although it is ghostwriting, but it is also Li Mingcheng's handwriting after all.
He was already very moved in his heart, and was about to speak, but at this time, Tong Lingyu glanced at him and shook his head, which meant that he should not be in a hurry, or carefully verify the authenticity first, according to her meaning, for the sake of safety, it is better to invite an experienced appraiser to come and make an appraisal, such as the worship of ten thousand volumes of study, specializing in the identification of authentic manuscripts, rich experience, at least show off talent and fame, and even have people to sit in charge, this art of hope is also more accurate, after all, it is a thousand taels of silver in and out, it is always right to be careful.
Jiang Yun hesitated for a moment, although this should be a genuine masterpiece of a celebrity, and the breath on it gave him a very majestic and unfathomable feeling, but it was not really Li Mingcheng's authentic work, whether it was really a prefecture-level authentic work, just relying on the other party's words, it was not accurate, it was better to be careful.
When he was thinking and hesitating here, he heard another knock on the door in front of him, and faintly heard the old housekeeper asking, but he didn't hear the answer of the person who came, but Jiang Yun was worried, could it be that he also came to buy the real handiwork of the prefecture, if so, he didn't have much capital in his hand at all, and he was afraid that any local tyrant would not be able to bid.
After a while, I saw the old housekeeper leading a young man in a brocade robe in, Fan Bicheng greeted him out, and heard the two talking in the courtyard outside, greeting each other, and seemed to recognize each other.
"Brother Fan, don't come unharmed, I haven't talked about it for a long time, I heard that you have a pair of authentic handicrafts at the prefecture level to sell? The young man in the brocade robe shook the folding fan lightly and said neatly.
"Brother Ding's news is well-informed, Brother Ding, please-"
The young man in the brocade robe swaggered into the room, looked at Jiang Yun and Tong Lingyu in the room a few times, didn't pay much attention to it, walked a few steps quickly, and came to the table in the center of the hall, and his eyes were immediately attracted by the manuscript on the table.
"Hey, Song Gefei's Heluo Famous Garden!" the young brocade-robed boy was shocked, and his eyes stared at the manuscript on the table without blinking.
Jiang Yun stood next to him and didn't speak for a while, and he didn't mean to leave, Tong Lingyu didn't have any idea about the sudden killing of the young brocade-robed boy in front of her, she knew that such a large deal could not be determined in a few words, so she whispered to Jiang Yun, "Jiang Gongzi, we might as well go back first, and invite an appraiser from the Wanjuan Study tomorrow to make a plan after identifying the authenticity." ”
Jiang Yun didn't have this patience, and when he came tomorrow, maybe the daylilies would be cold, and this script had already been bought first.
"It seems to be a real handiwork at the prefecture level, I can't imagine that Brother Fan still has such a treasure in his house. The young brocade-robed boy looked at it for a while, got up and raised his head, and said with a smile to Fan Bicheng next to him.
Fan Bicheng's expression was blank, and he didn't know what to say.
"This is a real relic, does Brother Fan really plan to make a move? The young brocade-robed boy shook his folding fan and asked again.
"Of course it's true. Fan Bicheng replied quickly.
The young brocade-robed boy glanced at the manuscript on the table a few more times, and said: "That's it, it's not that the junior brother can't trust Brother Fan, it's a big matter, I'll ask an appraiser to come tomorrow, how about it." ”
Fan Bicheng nodded and didn't say anything.
The young brocade-robed boy chatted a few more words, and didn't stay long, so he said goodbye and left, and when he left, his eyes swept over Jiang Yun and Tong Lingyu in the room a few more times.
Fan Bicheng went out to see him off, Jiang Yun turned around, spread his hands, and said to Tong Lingyu: "It seems that we can't wait until tomorrow." ”
Tong Lingyu said: "Does Gongzi Jiang like this script very much?"
Jiang Yun said "Yes", and Tong Lingyu said again: "Even so, Jiang Gongzi doesn't have to be too anxious, I don't think that person really wants to buy it, besides, this may not be a childcare, let's find out the truth first." ”
Nursery, scam? Maybe that's the case, but Jiang Yun still decided to gamble, he didn't have much capital, if someone really came to bid, he couldn't resist it at all, he would rather take a risk and take it early, vaguely felt that even if this manuscript was fake, it was worth a lot of money, it was not Li Mingcheng's real handwriting, it must have been written by someone, even if he was deceived, the loss was limited.
The decision was made, and when Fan Bicheng walked back, he was about to put away the manuscript on the table, when Jiang Yun stepped forward to stop the other party and said, "Wait." ”
"If Brother Fan wants to sell this manuscript, I don't know how much it will cost?" Jiang Yun asked the price bluntly.
Fan Bicheng was somewhat surprised, the other party had been observing the manuscript for a long time, not saying a word, and did not show much willingness to buy, he thought that the other party should at least be like the previous Brother Ding, invite an appraiser, and then talk about other things after identifying the authenticity.
He glanced at the other party, and doubted whether the other party could afford it, and after a while, he stretched out two fingers and quoted a price: "Two thousand taels of silver." ”
Jiang Yun frowned, the price of two thousand taels of silver, this is really unacceptable to him, it seems that it is necessary to make the other party sober up.
"Brother Fan, you are asking for a sky-high price, although this manuscript is Li Mingcheng's handwriting, but it is a ghostwriting work, and it can only be listed as a lower grade, the price of two thousand taels is too high. He shook his head repeatedly.
The figure of two thousand taels was also a fictitious price casually reported by Fan Bicheng, and he immediately said: "If Brother Jiang is really willing to buy it, this price is not negotiable, I don't know how much Brother Jiang is willing to bid?"
Jiang Yun pondered for a moment, then stretched out two eight-character fingers, and said in a deep voice: "Eight hundred taels." ”
When Fan Bicheng heard this, his brows furrowed, this price was obviously not much different from what he expected in his heart.
The two sides then bargained there, Fan Bicheng naturally tried his best to advocate the value of this manuscript, almost blowing to the sky, while Jiang Yun tried his best to find fault with it, and it was worthless to refute it.
The prices of the two sides were also staggered, and it was difficult to approach step by step, and finally Jiang Yun was impatient, and quoted the final hole price, one thousand taels of silver, and immediately took out a yellow and clear gold ingot and put it on the table.
"One thousand taels of silver, this is the highest price that can be made in the next, if Brother Fan agrees, you can sign the deed now, and this gold ingot is the deposit. ”
Fan Bicheng pondered for a while and said, "One thousand two hundred taels, Brother Jiang will take it on the spot." ”
Jiang Yun shook his head and said, "I said, one thousand taels is the highest price." ”
Fan Bicheng did not give in, and said: "One thousand two hundred taels, no less." ”
When Jiang Yun saw it, he put away the gold ingots on the table and said, "In this way, this deal can't be negotiated." ”
Fan Bicheng was unmoved, standing there without speaking.
Jiang Yun said goodbye and turned away, Tong Lingyu was silent beside her, she already felt that Jiang Yun's decision was too hasty and hasty, and now that she saw that the deal was not successful, she didn't say anything, and after saying goodbye to the master, she followed the other party out.
Fan Bicheng didn't mean to leave the other party at all, and let the two of them just walk outside, but when Jiang Yun was about to walk out of the door, he finally couldn't help but stop the other party and said, "Wait." ”
Jiang Yun felt that there was a play, so he stopped and turned around, and said, "Brother Fan, what else is going on?"
Fan Bicheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Jiang's previous Tongsheng Seal Letter, can you let me observe it again?"
Jiang Yun was stunned, he didn't know what the other party meant, but this request didn't seem to be excessive, he immediately walked back, took out his child's seal and put it on the table.
Fan Bicheng walked over, picked up the seal letter and couldn't put it down, and only put it down after a long time, and sighed: "Brother Jiang is young and talented, and he is a young man, which is really admired and envied, forgive me for taking the liberty of daring to ask Brother Jiang this year, what year is the list?"
If the other party had asked earlier, Jiang Yun might have some concerns, but his reputation was too unbearable, but now that the deal couldn't be done anyway, what was he worried about, and he immediately said bluntly: "Spending seventeen years in the next year is the list in this year." ”
"Let me think about it, I still have some impressions on this year's list, dare to ask Brother Jiang's name?" Fan Bicheng looked like he broke the casserole and asked to the end.
"Jiang Yun. Jiang Yun happily reported his name.
"Jiang Yun?" Fan Bicheng muttered a few words about this name in his mouth, and suddenly his expression changed, he looked up at the other party, showed a surprised look, and said: "Could it be that Your Excellency is Jiang Yun of Qinghe Academy, the famous Dong, Brother Dongfeng?"
Jiang Yun had nothing to hide at the moment, and hummed softly.
To his surprise and Tong Lingyu next to him, after confirming Jiang Yun's identity, Fan Bicheng's reaction was very abnormal, he did not despise and disdain, did not get angry, and did not close the door on the spot to chase away customers, but instead bowed his hand with sincerity and said: "I have admired Brother Jiang's name for a long time, but I have always been a friend, and now I can see Brother Jiang in person, what a blessing." ”
Jiang Yun and Tong Lingyu looked at each other, feeling that Fan Bicheng's behavior in front of him was very abnormal, and he said in his heart that when he heard someone's name, shouldn't the other party be furious, reprimand, draw a line, and close the door to chase away customers, how can he politely say here for a long time.
Seeing the sincerity of the other party, it doesn't seem like he is talking back, if the other party is acting, Jiang Yun can only admire the five-body cast, the other party's acting skills are definitely at the actor level.
Fan Bicheng's next words made the two of them even more unexpected, only to see him say again: "I didn't know that Brother Jiang was in front of him, and there were many rudes and offenses, but now I know that everything is easy to say, if it were other people, I would definitely not sell this ancestral manuscript lightly, but Brother Jiang is different, according to what I said before, a thousand taels of silver are sold, and Brother Jiang will take it." ”
Jiang Yun listened, and was speechless for a while, when did his reputation be so good, he could be so admired and take the initiative to make profits, is this true, at this time, Tong Lingyu next to him couldn't help but glance at him, obviously very suspicious of this matter. (To be continued.) )