Chapter 123 Relics of Emperor Wanshou (for 4200 months)
Although "Moxuan" is not an underground vault, it still displays many high-quality antiques and treasures that can enter this villa. There cannot be any ordinary ones, otherwise, wouldn't it be a stain on Liu Mo and Liu Ba Ye's huge reputation?
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Xiao Fan stood in front of rows of brown wooden shelves that exuded a faint fragrance, looking at the exquisite antiques on the wooden shelves.
In fact, the rows of wooden shelves placed in the Moxuan are incredible treasures in themselves. They are authentic huanghuali wood furniture from the Kangxi period. According to the current market price, something like this is over 20 to 30 centimeters tall.
The price of each kilogram of round lumber and long plates exceeds 6,000 yuan. Calculating the price of raw materials alone, Mo Xuan's rows of wooden frames are worth millions of yuan. If the value of antiques is also included
, that is truly priceless.
Liu Baye is by no means a person who has gained fame in vain.
Precisely because of the preciousness of huanghuali wood furniture, owning such a piece of furniture is usually regarded as a wealthy home. All owners of huanghuali wood furniture treasure it as a treasure of the house. It is about
Only Liu Baye had the initiative to use this priceless set of huanghuali wood furniture from the Kangxi period as ordinary shelves.
Those guests who stepped into "Mo Xuan" for the first time were stunned by this extremely grand gesture as soon as they entered the door. Without even looking at the collection on the shelf, they were already in admiration for Mr. Liu.
The tables, chairs and couches in Moxuan are all antiques made of huanghuali wood.
The "Mo Xuan" displayed in the open is so shocking that I really don't know what kind of rare treasures are stored in Liu Baye's underground vault.
Some people even say that Liu Baye's collection may be even rarer than the Ouchi Museum.
"Young Master, I'm sorry, there are no particularly rare items during this time."
Liu Mo accompanied Xiao Fan and said with a smile, full of apology.
Liu Baye is in his forties, with a beard of about two inches under his chin, which is the same as his hair. He is black and shiny, of medium height, with a straight waist, without a trace of fat, and full of energy.
His outfit is also similar to Xiao Fan, a purple Tang suit and black cloth shoes.
Liu Mo apologized, secretly wondering.
Most of Xiao Fan's visits in the past were at the invitation of Liu Baye. Once Liu Baye got hold of something new and rare, he would call Xiao Fan and ask him to come over and appreciate it.
In the capital's antique world, there are not many connoisseurs who are truly recognized by Liu Mo, and Xiao Fan is one of them.
Especially for antiquities related to Taoist inheritance, Xiao Fan's appreciation ability is second to none. This Xiao Yishao seems to have an unusual ability to perceive Taoist objects. Any similar antiquities have never passed his hands.
Even Liu Mo was amazed by this.
Antiques have a soul. In Liu Mo's eyes, this sentence is absolutely true, without any falsehood.
Whether others believe it or not, Liu Mo started his career by relying on this skill.
Xiao Fan seems to have similar abilities to him.
Sometimes, Liu Mo was secretly glad that Xiao Fan did not focus his main attention on antiques. Otherwise, I am afraid that Liu Baye would have encountered the strongest competitors and might not have been able to achieve the brilliant achievements and supreme status he has today.
When it comes to the ability to appreciate and identify antiques, Liu Mo thinks he is not inferior to Xiao Fan. However, his surname is Xiao. If Xiao Fan becomes a competitor with him, he will rely on the old Xiao family's big name and wield a big stick of power·Liu Mo
It's too much to bear no matter what.
Fortunately, Xiao Fan is just a "player".
Faced with such an outstanding person, Liu Baye was extra cautious and it was absolutely the right choice.
This time, Liu Baye did not send an invitation. Xiao Fan took the initiative to contact him and said that he wanted to come over and have a look. While Liu Mo received him warmly, he was also a little uneasy, wondering why Xiao Fan made an exception.
Xiao Fan didn't stay in front of the huanghuali wooden frame for too long. As Liu Mo said, the wooden frame was filled with old objects that Xiao Fan had admired before and didn't see anything new.
"Young Master, please sit down."
Liu Mo invited him diligently and bowed apologetically to Xin Lin before sitting down in the carved huanghuali wood chair opposite Xiao Fan.
Liu Baye is not an ordinary person, his eyes are very poisonous.
Although Xin Lin always followed Xiao Fan quietly, Xiao Fan sat and stood with her, observing the rules very strictly. If she were an ordinary person, she would definitely ignore this "maid".
Liu Baye can't be so incompetent.
Xin Lin's hidden demeanor of a top expert couldn't escape his eyes. He didn't know whether Xin Lin was a person from the world or an expert from the Security Bureau.
Liu Mo did not investigate.
He knows very well the principle of "curiosity killed the cat".
Some people's secrets must never be investigated. Finding out Xin Lin's true identity is just to satisfy his curiosity, but it may cause huge trouble.
How serious are the consequences of peeking into the secrets of the Xiao family's children?
Maybe it will give people a handle and give them reasons to take action.
As the saying goes, "Every man is not guilty of having a jade in his possession." Liu Baye's billions of wealth and rare collections have made many people jealous and greedy. Giving someone an excuse may be a disaster.
Every time Xin Lin came with her attendants, Liu Mo never lost etiquette to her. Xin Lin abided by the rules and refused to sit down. That was her fault. If she lost etiquette, it meant that Mr. Liu had no sense.!
Placed in front of the two of them was an antique wooden case, also made of huanghuali wood, carved into the shape of an ancient tree with entwined roots and a birthday star offering peaches. Huanghuali wood has always been short of large materials, and this carved wooden case is also
It is assembled and made into a root carving.
On the huanghuali wood table, there is a set of tea sets for making Kung Fu tea.
Liu Mo made tea himself.
There are very few guests who can enter "Mo Xuan". Even so, the treatment of guests is still divided into three, six or nine. Usually guests can only visit "Mo Xuan" for a while and then they are invited out.
. More important guests can sit in Moxuan for a while and have tea made by a specialized tea artist. Guests like Xiao Fan belong to the most distinguished category, and Liu Baye makes tea himself.
Ever since Liu Mo moved to Tianyuan Community, only a handful of distinguished guests have enjoyed this kind of treatment.
Soon, the fragrance will overflow.
"Young master, please!"
Liu Mo gently handed a cup of yellow-orange tea to Xiao Fan.
"Thanks."
Xiao Fan smiled and thanked him, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Liu Mo accompanied me.
Seeing that Xiao Fan never mentioned the purpose of his visit, Liu Baye also kept silent and never asked. Liu Mo, a veteran in the world, knew very well what kind of people should be dealt with in what way.
Xiao Fan looks gentle and gentle, but in fact he is the kind of person who can make up his mind very well.
If you have something to ask, you will take the initiative to ask. Otherwise, asking will be in vain.
"Mr. Liu, I have a gadget here. Take a look and give me a price."
Xiao Fan took two sips of tea and said with a smile.
This is also the special thing about Xiao Fan. Usually people in the industry respectfully refer to Liu Mo as "Eighth Master" without naming him. In the capital's antique industry, "Eighth Master" is a specific title. When mentioning "Eighth Master", it refers to
Liu Mo, it can't be anyone else.
But Xiao Fan always called Liu Mo as Mr. Liu, which was very formal.
Liu Mo didn't think there was anything wrong. After all, Xiao Fan was the eldest grandson of the old Xiao family, and a national cadre who enjoyed deputy director level treatment could not confuse himself with people in the world. It would be inappropriate.
But after hearing Xiao Fan's words, Liu Mo was slightly stunned.
Why, Xiao Fan took the initiative to visit today just to sell him something?
This is really strange.
Xin Lin took a step forward and handed a rusty round object to Liu Mo.
Liu Mo quickly took it with both hands, glanced at it, his face changed slightly, and said: "Young Master, this is... the object of Emperor Wanshou?"
This round object is a bronze mirror, about five centimeters in diameter, extremely thin and less than half a centimeter thick. It is engraved with extremely delicate Bagua patterns and the ancient seal characters "Longevity Emperor".
The Bagua Bronze Mirror is a relatively common magical instrument in Taoist inheritance, but with such specifications, this bronze mirror is considered to be very miniature. Usually the Bagua Mirror magical artifacts used in Taoism are more than 20 centimeters in diameter.
The so-called "Wanshou Emperor" is also a very famous figure in the history of Taoist inheritance.
This man is not a real Taoist priest, but a down-to-earth emperor, the venerable emperor of all times - Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty Jiajing Emperor Zhu Hou!
Most of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty believed in Taoism, with Emperor Jiajing being the most religious, almost to the point of madness.
Emperor Jiajing reigned for a very long time, forty-five years.
Emperor Jiajing is very famous among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. One of the reasons is that his predecessor, Zhu Houzhao, the Zhengde Emperor of Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, was a famous absurd emperor and the prototype of "Young Dragon and Phoenix". There were many "Zhengde Emperors Touring Jiangnan" in later generations.
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Taiwanese drama. Zhu Houzhao died early and had no son to inherit the throne. As the cousin of Emperor Zhengde, Zhu Hou inherited the throne from a foreign vassal. The second reason was that during his reign, a corrupt official appeared, the famous "Qing Dynasty" in history.
It was he who single-handedly promoted the Prime Minister Yan Song.
In the history of the Ming Dynasty, Yan Song was more famous than Zhu Hou.
As an emperor, the most unforgivable thing about Zhu Hou is that he was obsessed with Taoism. He almost ignored the government for more than 20 years and was completely controlled by the treacherous Prime Minister Yan Song. Like Huizong of Song Dynasty, Zhu Hou gave himself many Taoist titles, among which the most famous
is the "Longevity Emperor".
He spent his whole day burning elixirs and refining mercury in the Forbidden City, pursuing the path to immortality.
Although Zhu Hou was fatuous and lazy when he was in power, and the Ming Dynasty and the people all over the world suffered deeply from it, hundreds of years after his death, some of the Taoist artifacts he left behind have become quite popular.
Precious historical relics.
It can be regarded as an unintentional intervention.
Xiao Fan smiled and said: "Yes, this is a gadget I found in the early years. At that time, many people thought it was a replica, so I bought it."
Liu Mo smiled and said: "These people are too blind to recognize gold and jade."
"Mr. Liu, please inspect the goods."
"Young Master, you are slapping me in the face. The Wanshou Emperor's magical weapon came out of your hands, how can it be fake?"
Liu Mo said seriously.
Xiao Fan's ability to appreciate Taoist artifacts is unparalleled.