The most "precious" among the relics is a Yuan blue and white plum vase with entangled branches, about thirty centimeters high, which is the relic of Mr. Wu. The crazy fox took this thing with him when he came out to commit crimes. Of course he had other plans.
Youfang also knows what Kuanghu wants to do. This matter not only involves a public case in the Chinese cultural relics and archeology community, but also involves a recent hot news event in the domestic collection community.
This public case is about the number of Yuan blue and white porcelain handed down. On July 12, 2005, Christie's auction house in London sold a Yuan blue and white porcelain jar with the pattern of "Guiguzi going down the mountain" for a sky-high price equivalent to 230 million yuan, which detonated the collection.
The market is hyping up the frenzy of Chinese Yuan blue and white and Ming and Qing official kiln porcelain.
Yuan blue and white flowers were very popular for a while, but the number of them in existence has triggered a debate in the domestic archaeological collection circle. One group is represented by experts from the Palace Museum and is called the "inside the palace group", while the other group is of course the "outside the palace group"
Already.
The view of the "palace school" is that there are only 300 pieces of Yuan blue and white flowers in China. 19 pieces are collected in the Gao'an Museum in Jiangxi Province, 9 pieces were unearthed in Baoding, Hebei Province and are stored in the Palace Museum in Beijing and the Hebei Provincial Museum respectively. The rest are all abroad.
.There is no Yuan blue and white porcelain handed down among the people, and the Yuan blue and white porcelain seen in the domestic cultural relics market are all fakes.
The "palace outsiders" believe that although Yuan blue and white flowers are rare, it is impossible that there are no collections handed down among the Chinese people. In addition, more and more pieces have been unearthed from underground burials in recent years. The number is definitely not just a mere 300 pieces, nor a mere 300.
Maybe they are all abroad. A group of scholars were arguing over such a naive issue. Even Mr. Wu, who has studied archeology for many years, did not understand it and went out of his way to research the source of this statement.
The result made Mr. Wu dumbfounded. It turned out that Jiang Qiqi, a doctor of archeology at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, visited several museums in Turkey, Japan, Iran, the United Kingdom and other places from 1993 to 1996 and concluded that the Chinese Yuan Dynasty
Of the blue and white porcelain of the dynasty, only 300 pieces are known to have been handed down. There is another most important annotation to this conclusion: none of the exquisite and precious porcelain is located in China, but all overseas.
Out of a certain purpose, this investigator expressed a purely personal opinion, but it has been repeatedly cited by domestic and foreign public opinion, and has gradually become an academic conclusion - "There are only three hundred pieces of Yuan blue and white in the world, and they are exquisite."
They are all outside China." According to Chinese idioms, it is a standard saying that a crowd of people can win gold, and three people can become a tiger.
Mr. Wu just didn't understand it before he did the research. After getting the results of the research, Mr. Wu couldn't even figure it out. Later, You Fang explained to the old man that this was not an academic issue but a complicated interest relationship.
All parties have their own considerations on the issue, and Mr. Wu suddenly realized it. (Note: The details of the interaction between You Fang and Mr. Wu will be described in a special chapter later.)
The debate between the collection and archeology academic circles has not subsided in recent years. Many major domestic collectors even felt that the "palace faction" views hurt their national sentiments. This debate triggered a climax in 2010.
A certain big collector, an unnamed rich man, offered a reward to the domestic collecting community for Yuan blue and white flowers, and said that as long as the one he got was genuine, he would be rewarded heavily, and if he was willing to transfer it, he would be willing to buy it at a high price.
This incident did not have much impact outside the circle, but it was a sensational event in the antique collecting world. Of course Kuanghu heard about it, Mr. Wu heard about it, and even You Fang knew about it.
The great collector collected Yuan blue and white paintings in Guangzhou. He did not come forward himself. Instead, he entrusted a lawyer, a notary office, and an appraisal team to handle the matter on his behalf. He also guaranteed that the identities of those who participated in the collection would not be disclosed. Because this kind of genuine product is too precious.
, many private collectors often have the mentality of not exposing their wealth.
I heard Kuanghu mentioned that after robbing "Zhu Yuanzuo's Tomb", he planned to take this plum vase to Guangzhou to participate in this collection event. If there are Yuan blue and white flowers in Zhu Yuanzuo's tomb, he would also take it with him. Ming Dynasty
How could there be blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty in the eunuch's tomb? It's hard to say. Zhu Yuanzuo lived as a pottery supervisor in Jingdezhen during his lifetime. He may have collected porcelain from the previous dynasties, and he might have brought it to the ground for burial after his death.
In You Fang's opinion, one of the most important reasons why Kuang Hu wants to go to Guangzhou is that he is not sure whether this plum vase is authentic or fake? The antique appraisal industry is very professional and pays great attention to experience. The number of Yuan blue and white flowers handed down from generation to generation is huge.
Too few. Kuang Hu has not studied the authentic ones. He cannot go to Turkey, Iran, the United Kingdom, the Forbidden City and other places to take out all the handed down Yuan blue and white flowers and test his palms, so he cannot be sure.
But Kuang Hu is an expert in archeology after all. According to the usual experience of appraising ancient porcelain, Kuang Hu didn’t see any flaws in the plum vase in the hands of Mr. Wu, whose pseudonym is “Mr. Kong.” It is very likely to be an authentic product passed down from generation to generation. He took it to Guangzhou.
There are two obvious advantages to participating in the solicitation: first, since the other party dares to solicit at high prices, it must have authoritative professional appraisers and equipment, and secondly, it saves appraisal fees, mainly because appraisal in this aspect is not easy; second, if Mei
If the bottle is indeed genuine, not only can you make a lot of money, but you can also avoid revealing your identity.
The mad fox made good plans, but he never expected that he would fall into the trap of a young wanderer, and this plum vase became his talisman.
In addition to the plum bottle, You Fang also put away a notebook of Kuanghu. The palm-sized notebook recorded the contact information and notes of many people. Most of them were written in code names and code words. There was nothing special in it that could indicate their identity.
Mark. Except for Kuanghu himself, it is not easy for others to understand it. Even if they understand it, they still don’t understand what is going on.
This may record the contact information of the entire gang, as well as the contact information of the people involved in laundering, smuggling, auctions, etc. As mentioned earlier, the main profit from tomb robbing is in the subsequent circulation process, that is, how to turn stolen cultural relics into collected cultural relics
, through the process of open or underground market transfers, the real big fish in this industry are not those directly involved in poaching.
Du Xiucai, the leader of a large tomb robbing and smuggling gang like Kuanghu, must have someone with a bigger background behind him. We can vaguely see the shadow of a transnational smuggling and selling group. Many cultural relics that have been illegally excavated are sold at low prices.
Smuggled out of the country, it was transformed into a legal collectible abroad, and the customs paint returned to the country, where it was sold to the final collector at a staggeringly high price.
The reason why Mr. Wu used his identity as a private collector to find people like Du Xiucai and Kuanghu was not only to seize evidence of the illegal crimes of these tomb robbing gangs, but more importantly, to follow the clues and find out the transnational smuggling behind them.
Although the middleman's clues accomplished a lot, he was unfortunately killed in the end.
Mr. Wu Pingtung is a person who devotes his whole life to his ideals. You Fang asks himself that he cannot do it. This is why he respects Mr. Wu. If possible, he is also willing to help Mr. Wu fulfill his legacy.
, there might be clues in Kuanghu’s notebook, so You Fang kept it.
The mobile phones of Decaizi and Baldhead were still there. You Fang thought for a while, copied and stored all the information in their mobile phones to his own mobile phone, and then took out the mobile phone cards and destroyed them. The remaining items except some cash
Other than that, there is nothing of value or identity.
You Fang divided the things into two parts. One part included the compass, the plum vase, the wooden box containing the ancient sword, the jade token he got last night, the mad fox's notebook and his own belongings. The other part was intended to be disposed of.
I packed up my two travel bags and left the room to check out at the front desk.
The front desk manager of the guest house only asked, "Where are the other people?" You Fang replied casually: "I went out to do some business, and asked me to come check out and collect the deposit."
After leaving the house, You Fang walked to Qingxian Railway Station, throwing many things into the trash can along the way. When he arrived at the train station, he found a shipping company and packed a wooden box with foam padding for the plum bottle and checked it back.
Beijing. The shipping company was initially unwilling to transport large pieces of fragile porcelain. The traveler did not guarantee the price and did not say it was an antique. They also paid extra money to customize expensive special packaging.
Why did the traveler transport such a "precious" blue and white plum vase from the Yuan Dynasty by railway, and not be afraid of losing it on the way? Because he knew very well that it was a fake, although the imitation skills were so superb that it could almost look like the real thing. Being able to recognize it is not only a fake, but also a fake.
Because You Fang's eye for identifying ancient porcelain is better than that of Mad Fox, and this item was made by his father, You Zuming.
You Fang's father is a master in counterfeiting antiques. How could his son not recognize the fake I made? It is because of this plum vase that the relationship between You Fang and Mr. Wu has taken a further step, and they have gradually become friends who have been together for many years - I think.
At first, You Fang told the truth and told Mr. Wu the origin of the Yuan blue and white porcelain he collected.
It was inconvenient to move around with a large piece of porcelain. Mei Ping took the train north, but You Fang took a taxi in front of the train station and headed south. He did not take the 104 National Highway, but took the taxi onto the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway.
I told the driver that I was in a hurry and drove all the way to Cangzhou City.
The more than 40-kilometer journey was a big job for local taxis. The driver was very happy and excitedly told the traveler many things he heard about the local area. The traveler answered the questions every time he took a ride, and his attention was almost entirely focused on it.
Later, I didn’t find any other cars deliberately following me along the way, so I gradually felt relieved.
Yesterday, after "committing a crime", I was stepped on by a mysterious old man. I didn't drive very fast on the national highway at night and turned back. It's possible that I was overtaken by an expert on foot. But today I took a car and went to Beijing and Shanghai.
On the highway, it would be a myth if the old man could still follow him on foot. Since there were no cars chasing him, it meant that he had gotten rid of the strange old man.
The old man is indeed very mysterious, mysterious and even crazy, but You Fang knows the rules of walking in the rivers and lakes very well. Don't take unnecessary risks out of curiosity. Since you have committed murder and arson, it is best not to be entangled by witnesses. Leave him alone.
What kind of master is he? If you can get rid of him, you must get rid of him.
About half an hour later, the car got off the highway and entered the city of Cangzhou. The driver asked him how to get there. You Fang pointed to a large shopping mall in front and said, "Just park at the door."
After getting off the bus, You Fang entered the mall gate, blended in with the crowd and quickly came out from the side door on another street, and got into a local taxi. The driver asked with a strong Hebei accent: "Where are you going?" You Fang
He answered casually and skillfully: "Cangzhou Hotel."
It was his first time to come to Cangzhou and he didn’t know any place. But now that he has traveled around many places, he should have common sense experience. In any slightly larger city, there will usually be a hotel or restaurant named after the city.
For example, XX Hotel or XX Hotel in XX City, just mention it casually, most taxi drivers will know it.
If you don’t want people to trace your destination, the best way is to decide randomly without having a clear destination in advance. As expected, there is a Cangzhou Hotel in Cangzhou. The scale of the state-owned time-honored restaurant is not small. Although it is only three-star, it is still high-end in the local area.
Not bad. Although You Fang followed Kuanghu out to commit crimes this time, he didn't do it to make money, but he still made a small fortune. Even a suite in a five-star hotel can be afforded for a few nights.
After entering the Cangzhou Hotel, he changed his ID card and asked for a standard room to stay. It was already dark, and You Fang completely relaxed. He had not had a good rest since last night. At this time, not only did his body feel...
There is also physical fatigue and mental burnout.
After going downstairs for a meal, this restaurant actually sells special herbal meals, which is a good time to take a tonic. After returning to the room, he took another shower and put on a clean shirt. You Fang did not go to sleep immediately, but meditated on the bed.
When many people see cross-legged meditating, they think of mysterious and mysterious things. In fact, there is no need to misunderstand. Martial arts practitioners meditate, and ancient scholars also meditate. This is simply because this posture is the most stable and upright. An upright body is conducive to a calm mind, and an upright posture is conducive to tranquility.
Stability. Monks in temples also meditate when chanting sutras. Most of them are not for the purpose of cultivating magical powers and stabilizing body and mind.
Of course, formal double-lotus meditation is also a kind of "kung fu". To achieve uprightness but not stiffness, looseness but not looseness, although it is not advanced, it still requires a period of practice. You Fang has learned internal martial arts since he was a child, among which
There are also exercises for internal nourishment and qi training, which can assist in nourishing the five internal organs, muscles and bones, and can also make people more energetic, more focused, and more aware.
You Fang sat cross-legged and adjusted his breathing to gradually calm down the chaotic thoughts. At the same time, he faded away the tiredness of his body and mind, and entered a more awake state. The next step should be to relax his body and mind as if his bones and flesh were melting, his Dantian seemed to be guarded but not guarded, and his abdomen
The breathing reaches an extremely subtle and almost silent state.
Deep in the practice, a warmth rises from the abdomen and spreads into the body and all the meridians. With subtle thoughts, it seems that one can feel the circulation of qi and blood throughout the body. At the same time, there is a sense of comfort and pleasure that is indescribable. Practicing meditation looks like
It is very difficult, but everyone knows that after getting started, there will be all kinds of strange feelings, the most obvious one is the comfort and joy of one's own heart. The master will often remind the disciple not to indulge in it, and then he can practice various mental methods.
However, as soon as you "entered the country" tonight, you felt a sense of horror deep in your soul; you could hear rustling sounds from all directions, and the sounds of rushing and crashing alternately rising and falling, just like gusts of dark wind blowing the endless corn leaves; before your eyes, you could vaguely see a deep and endless shadow.
The black hole has bottomed out, and there are faint but clear wails and miserable laughter in the hole; a smell of gunpowder smoke and blood can be smelled in the nose, not only coming from the hole but also covering the whole body; the skin becomes tight, chills, and the hairs stand on end.
Got up.
Startled, Xia Fang immediately opened his eyes, turned on the bedside lamp, and took a deep breath for a long time before calming down.
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