The raspberry moss saw traces of footsteps along the way.

The white clouds rest on the quiet bank, and the spring grass closes the leisure door.

When you pass the rain, you will see the color of the pine and follow the mountains to the water source.

The stream flowers and Zen meaning are also forgotten.

——"Seeking the Taoist in Changshan, Nanxi" Liu Changqing (Tang Dynasty)

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Manager Huang opened the wooden box and took out a statue of a bronze-cast gilded palace maid from the box and placed it on the Eight Immortals table. The palace maid had a beautiful face, lowered her eyebrows, and knelt respectfully on the ground, holding a palace lantern with both hands. Her left hand was underneath, holding the base of the palace lantern. Her right hand was on the upper part of the palace lantern, and she covered the palace lantern with a wide long sleeve.

Manager Huang pointed to the palace lantern and began to explain: "The small door directly in front of the palace lantern is very particular. If the door is opened a little wider, the light emitted by the palace lantern will be brighter; if the door is closed a little closer, the light will become narrower and darker, like silk and beans.

Everyone, look at the wide sleeves of the palace maid. It is actually a flue. The smoke produced by the burning in the lamp will enter the body directly from the sleeve of the palace maid's right hand, and the lower half of the palace maid's body is filled with water so that the palace lantern will not emit choking black smoke."

Everyone followed the direction of Manager Huang, and it was indeed so. They couldn't help but admire the designer of the palace lanterns for their unique ingenuity.

When Manager Huang saw that everyone was interested, he spoke more vividly: "This treasure comes from Dou Wan's tomb. Dou Wan's husband is Liu Sheng. He is the son of Emperor Jing of Han and the brother of Emperor Wu of Han. He was named King Jing of Zhongshan.

This treasure is called Changxin Palace Lantern. It was originally a palace lantern used by Emperor Jing of Han, Empress Dowager Dou, the mother of Emperor Jing of Han, and was later given to Dou Wan by Empress Dowager Dou.

If all the VIPs like it, you can bid."

It turns out that the "Jiacuihui" is an underground black market that specializes in trading antiques and cultural relics from tomb robbers. For the sake of secrets, members must be allowed to enter the market for trading.

Because this transaction is shameful, many tomb robbers are unwilling to enter Chang'an City to trade. Over time, this town, which is only one day away from the capital, has become the first choice for tomb robbers to trade.

The "Jiacui Club" of Yuelai Inn came into being and became a channel for communicating tomb robbers and antique buyers. The "Jiacui Club" mainly serves high-priced officials and nobles. Therefore, before the goods are sold, experts will also be hired to help their hands and palms, and try to ensure that the antique calligraphy and paintings sold on behalf of others are not fakes. After the goods are sold, the Jiacui Club will also hire the best escort agency in Chang'an City to deliver the goods to the location designated by the buyer.

At the same time, the owner behind Yuelai Inn is also very backgrounded. As long as the tomb robbers enter Yuelai Inn, they will receive black and white protection during the transaction. After the goods are sold, Jiacuihui will also help the tomb robbers exchange them for "flying money to exchange" so that they can withdraw money from other places. Therefore, once the tomb robbers dig up precious antiques, they are willing to take out the goods here.

The "Jiacuihui" has fair prices, considerate service, and often has newly unearthed rare treasures. After a long time, it has a good reputation, so it has become the first choice for the powerful and wealthy people in Chang'an City to buy and sell antiques in the black market.

After Manager Huang reported the reserve price of Changxin Palace Lanterns, Li Musheng looked at Lady Guoguo, and neither of them made a offer. Only the rich family reported a price.

Seeing that no one else had made a offer, Manager Huang knocked on the gong in his hand and said loudly: "Congratulations to the guest officer, this Changxin Palace Lantern is yours."

After saying that, he smiled and held the Changxin Gong Lantern in the hands of the rich family. After the rich family played with it, he asked the guy to put the Gong Lantern in the packaging box.

Only then, the guys took out a long wooden box, opened it, and there was a bronze sword inside. The shopkeeper Huang drew his sword out of the sheath. Although the sword body was partially covered with thin blue rust, it was still shining with a bright cold light. The sword body was slender, with a middle ridge, and the forward was concave in the curved arc. The arc-shaped double-edge edges were sharp, as if they were newly cast.

The sword is covered with regular black diamond-shaped lattice patterns, and there are several bird seal inscriptions near the front. The front and back of the sword grid are also inlaid with sapphire and turquoise into beautiful patterns. The hilt of the sword is wrapped with silk thread. The sword head is rolled to the outside to form a garden hoop, and nine extremely fine concentric circles are cast inside.

Manager Huang asked the clerk to take out a hundred pieces of rice paper and spread it on the Eight Immortals table. He slashed it with a sword, and all the pieces of rice paper were cut through with a "swish". The hair was blown and the hair was broken, which was extremely sharp!

After the demonstration, Manager Huang carefully wiped the sword body with silk and said, "This sword is obtained from the hanging coffin of Jiuqu River in Wuyi Mountain. It should be a product of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is likely to be one of the few swords that Ou Yezi cast for King Goujian of Yue."

Before Manager Huang could finish his words, the heroine in the 'Three Swords of Kongtong' was the first to shout: "We want this sword!"

Li Musheng glanced at the beautiful woman with almond eyes and peach cheeks, and smiled wickedly: "I want this sword too!"

Manager Huang smiled and said, "Don't fight, don't hurt the harmony. The rules of our "Jiacui Club" are very fair, and those with the highest price will be. The base price of this sword is fifty taels of gold. Please ask this heroine to quote first."

The heroine shouted: "Sixty taels!"

Li Musheng said lazily: "One hundred taels!"

The "Three Swords of Kongtong" looked at each other and said, "One Hundred and Twenty Taw!"

Li Musheng smiled wickedly and said, "Two hundred taels!"

The heroine slapped the table and said angrily: "You did it on purpose!"

Li Musheng raised the teapot, took a sip, and said, "It was intentional, how can you do to me?"

The heroine's eyes widened, her fingers Li Musheng, and cursed!

Li Musheng laughed and said, "It's not difficult to want this sword. As long as you are willing to have a drink with me tonight, I'll give this sword to you!"

The heroine was furious and raised her eyebrows. She touched the hilt of the sword with her hand and was about to pull the sword out of the sheath. The older hero hurriedly pressed the hilt of the sword. The two of them pulled and dragged it, taking the heroine out of the secret room.

Lady Guo Guo smiled slightly, opened her red lips and said, "Young Master Li suppressed first and then raised it, a good method! This sword may appear in the girl's boudoir tonight. It's a pity that this girl has a stubborn temper, and I'm afraid she won't be able to tell you!"

Li Musheng laughed and said, "Mrs. It's a pity that there are not many young ladies in the world who can treat money like dirt like their wives! In the face of fame and fortune, they can still protect themselves like jade..."

Mrs. Guo's expression changed and she was about to retort. Another treasure in the hands of Shopkeeper Huang attracted her attention.

I saw a picture of elegant calligraphy that was vividly displayed on the paper:

"Xizhi paused his head: the turmoil was extremely chaotic, and he was first left to the tomb and then to get rid of poison. He was very cruel, and he was so excited that he could destroy his heart and liver. What should he do if he hurts! ... I felt choked up when I was on the paper, and I don't know what to say! Xizhi paused his head."

For these dozens of words, each font is not flat, and the emphasis is very different. The viewer can feel the writing speed and gradual increase in the speed of writing and the strength of the calligraphy lines. The writer is initially in a depressed mood, and the more he writes, the more indignant and sad the pen is, and the pen is vented, and the emotions are vented freely with the tip of the pen.

Lady Guo State had accompanied Xuanzong to appreciate calligraphy and paintings many times and recognized that this was Wang Xizhi's font style.

Mrs. Guo covered her mouth and exclaimed secretly: "Can this be really the original work of Wang Youjun?"
Chapter completed!