Chapter 36: National Treasures
Lin Yuan was sitting in a precarious position, and in the face of this kind of occasion, he felt very restrained and nervous.
Deputy Director Huang said: "Director Zhang, please introduce and tell the comrades present about the four cultural relics." β
Zhang Heng stood up and said: "I have a ppt here, you can release it and take a look, Deputy Director Huang and everyone can listen to me while watching it." β
Zhang Heng's assistant turned on the projection in the conference room, and then put the PPT out, and the first photo was a three-dragon ear Tang Sancai porcelain vase.
Zhang Heng said: "This is the first cultural relic, the Tang Sancai porcelain vase of Sanlong's ear, all of you here are cultural relics experts, you should know that among all the Tang Sancai porcelain unearthed at present, only one Shuanglong's ear porcelain vase has been unearthed, and there is no record of Sanlong's ear porcelain vase in the literature." β
"What does the dragon represent, is a symbol of the royal family, and the double dragon ear porcelain bottle must be a royal vessel, originally the double dragon ear is very rare, and these three dragon ears are simply superb, from the age of the inference of this cultural relic should be Zhenguan period of things, from the glaze pattern of the bottle body and firing skills, absolutely one in ten thousand. β
"However, there is a small detail in this, all the cultural relics in the Zhenguan period are made of double as the production criterion, and there will be no single finished product style at all, and this three-dragon ear porcelain vase comes from Zhenguan, so the possibility of coming from the orthodox royal is relatively small, so the research value of this cultural relic is that he can understand the history of the unorthodox royal period through this cultural relic. β
"The next cultural relics are Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Collection Preface", we look at the picture, this cultural relic is actually more controversial, we all know, the rumored Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Collection Preface" authentic may be buried by Tang Taizong Li Shimin, Li Shimin loves calligraphy, originally the authentic work in the hands of Wang Xizhi's descendants to argue the monk, and then Xiao Yi used the trick to get the real work to Li Shimin, Li Shimin died after the real work was buried in Zhaoling, now Zhaoling has not been opened, whether the authentic work is in Zhaoling is doubtful. β
"We found a copy of the version for comparison, and this one is no different, originally we have decided that this is also a copy, but later found that the reason for this is the authenticity of the painting is that from the observation of the brush in this calligraphy, compared with Wang Xizhi's other genuine works, it is indeed a very small difference, the pen of the real handwriting hides fine thorns, with a high-powered magnifying glass to find, the pursuit of perfection in copying, must be more refined, and Wang Xizhi's true handwriting for him to do casually, naturally will not be too much pursuit of perfection, so that we can conclude that this is indeed the authentic handiworkγ β
"The third piece, the second non-dagger, is indeed a bronze dagger from the Qin Shi Huang period, and the sword lost in the tomb of Jing Ke is three feet long, not the length of the dagger, and it is not really a weapon used to stab. The stabbing dagger used by Jing Ke was purchased by Prince Dan from Mrs. Zhao Guoxu for a lot of money, and it was highly poisonous, and after identification, this dagger was indeed poisonous, but after thousands of years, most of the toxicity has been lost, and the residual poison will not cause harm to people. β
"Especially the money on the dagger, [Dan gave Cifei], Dan refers to the prince Dan, and Cifei is the word of Jing Ke, after the above identification results come out, it can be concluded that it is indeed the dagger used by Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin, as for why this dagger will flow from the Qin Palace into the people, it is unknown, this is also a subject that needs in-depth research. β
"The last cultural relic, and the most controversial one, is not the original manuscript, but the many versions formed by the adaptation of later generations, and the literature does not record where the original manuscript flowed, and what the content of the original manuscript was, it is impossible to know. β
"Lin Yuan's "Tui Bei Tu" is indeed inferred from the age of the late Zhenguan period, as for whether it is the original manuscript, there is no evidence to prove it, and there is no literature to refer to, we have made a lot of comparisons, and found that the content of this book is different from the content of many adapted versions, but it is difficult to conclude that this is the original manuscript. β
"Therefore, we decided that this book needs to be studied in depth, and we have invited professors and experts from various universities, as well as experts who are easy to learn, to study this book together. β
"The above is the basic situation of these four cultural relics, Deputy Director Huang!"
Deputy Director Huang muttered: "Well, although these four cultural relics are somewhat controversial, but its value is beyond doubt. β
"Lin Yuan's contribution is indispensable, on behalf of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, I would like to thank you again!"
Lin Yuan was flattered, hurriedly stood up, and said: "Deputy Director Huang is serious, it is all what I should do, although I am young, I know that cultural relics should be valuable where they should be, and I don't know how to protect these cultural relics, it is a huge loss if they are damaged." β
Deputy Director Huang nodded with satisfaction and praised: "Okay, it's really a role model for the younger generation, and this kind of selfless behavior is really worth learning from young people now." The press conference the day after tomorrow, Lin Yuan, you must attend. β
Lin Yuan said with a sad face: "Deputy Director Huang, can I not attend the press conference?"
"Why?"
"I'm really not used to that kind of occasion. β
"Lin Yuan, that's the case, you have set an example for young people today, you are an example for young people to learn from, attending the press conference is not to make a name for yourself, take you as an example, encourage them to hand over important cultural relics to the state for protection, instead of selling cultural relics abroad for their own selfish interests, which is a loss for the country. The meaning of this, Lin Yuan, you should understand. β
Zhang Heng continued: "Lin Yuan, don't shirk, you must come to the press conference, you know?"
Lin Yuan thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll go." β
Deputy Director Huang smiled: "That's right. β
At the end of the meeting, Zhang Heng sent Lin Yuan out and advised: "Lin Yuan, this is a very glorious thing, do you understand? You will also be awarded at the press conference, which is also a very proud highlight of your future life path." β
"I know Zhang Ju, don't worry, I'll definitely go. β
"Okay, then I'll have my assistant call you when the time comes. β
Lin Yuan came out of the building of the Cultural Relics Bureau, and there were still a large number of reporters at the door, and when he saw Lin Yuan coming out, he rushed up and surrounded Lin Yuan.
The security guard rushed over to clear the way for Lin Yuan, who got into his car and drove away.
That night, Lin Yuan and Luo Shuyan finished eating, turned on the TV, and saw the news from the city TV station.
"Brother, you're on TV!" Luo Shuyan pointed to the TV in surprise.
Lin Yuan was making tea in the kitchen, and he was also very shocked when he heard Luo Shuyan shouting, he came to the living room from the kitchen and saw that the news was playing on the TV, and the news headline was [Mr. Lin, a citizen, donated heirlooms free of charge, and was identified as a national treasure by experts from the Cultural Relics Bureau].
Luo Shuyan looked at Lin Yuan with wide eyes, her jaw fell to the ground in shock, and said, "Brother, what family heirloom? Why don't I know?"
Lin Yuan didn't expect it to be on the news so soon, and he was shocked in his heart, but in the face of Luo Shuyan's questioning, he didn't know how to explain this matter.
"Shu Yan, that's right, it's not an heirloom, I lied to them, in fact, those cultural relics were found in that cave in Houtouwan Village. β
"Oh, really? No, when you came out of the hole, I didn't see you taking anything. β
Lin Yuan saw that she believed it, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to lie: "Then can I take it out directly, you are stupid, I took it out and hid it in a place in the village, and I went again in the first few days before I took out all the things." β
"Then how did you hide it until now, you are still not my brother, you actually hide this kind of good thing from me. β
"What's the use of hiding it from you, I'm going to donate it anyway. β
"Then why are you lying to the Bureau of Cultural Relics, why don't you tell them directly?"
"This ......" Lin Yuan didn't know how to answer when she asked him, and he didn't think about it.
"Say!"
"You don't know, that hole collapsed after I came out, even if I told them the truth, they couldn't find anything in that hole, not to mention, that hole is very weird, if it is announced, it will cause panic in the whole world. β
Luo Shuyan crossed her arms around her chest and said with a questioning expression: "What's weird?"