No one spoke in the room for a long time. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, because everyone was shocked by Zheng Tianlong's words!
"Is this...really worth so much?"
Liao Zhong felt a bitter taste in his mouth, and he could not describe his mood at this time.
"Hey, Director Liao, how about we pay the money and deliver the goods in one hand?"
Zheng Tianlong seemed not to know the impact his words had on Liao Zhong.
"Tianlong, please explain to us what is going on."
Yang Xin was the first to calm down. After all, as an antique collector, she handled antiques worth more than tens of millions almost every day.
"Let's just talk about this one."
As Zheng Tianlong spoke, he picked up a bronze mirror, the size of a fist, made of copper. It was also the most valuable among the five magical instruments on the table.
"This brass mirror is called a stargazing and moongazing gas-gathering mirror. It is a very important magical instrument."
There are many kinds of materials for making magical instruments, such as stone, jade, wood, etc., but the most common one is brass. This is because brass is easier to absorb the Qi in Feng Shui, so it becomes the first material for making.
Zheng Tianlong turned the bronze mirror over, facing the mirror side, and continued: "One after another here are the auspicious clouds that are relatively common among magical instruments. The key ones are the moon that is half exposed and half hidden in the auspicious clouds, and the stars.
"
Yang Xin is an expert in antiques. She has carefully looked at this stargazing and moongazing mirror before. She is quite clear about what Zheng Tianlong said, so she said:
"In addition to the clouds, moon, and stars you mentioned, this mirror has a piece of green grass on the ground. There is a person standing on it, looking up and looking up. He is dressed like a Taoist priest, and around him there are cranes and spirits.
Turtle, etc., but what does that mean?”
Nodding, Zheng Tianlong said: "That's right. That's exactly what it is. The most important thing about this magical weapon is this portrait."
"This is a Taoist priest. He is not just looking up at the stars and moon in the sky, but also practicing martial arts!"
"Practice?"
After listening for a long time, Yang Zhi finally couldn't bear it anymore. She found that what Zheng Tianlong said became increasingly difficult to understand.
"Tianlong, do you mean to say that this Taoist priest is a Qi Refiner?"
A thoughtful expression appeared on Yang Xin's face.
"What is a Qigator?"
Bai Jianyun also came over and looked at the bronze mirror in Zheng Tianlong's hand, feeling quite curious.
"Qi refining refers to a Taoist method of pursuing immortality through breathing, breathing, and guidance. People who do qi refining are called qi refiners. It is recorded in many classics. For example, Bao Zhao's "Dai Dai"
In the poem "The King of Huainan", it is said, "The King of Huainan, wishing to live forever, takes food to refine qi and read the Immortal Sutra". For example, Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, also said in "Feng Sheng Pian", "When I first heard about refining qi and eating gold liquid,
Returning to heaven and going to the Jade Capital' refers to the life of a Qi practitioner."
Antique appraisal involves many aspects of knowledge. Yang Xin has been well-read since she was a child. Such questions will definitely not trouble her.
"But even if this is the case, how will it help us identify the value of this square bronze mirror?"
Yang Xin knew all this, but she couldn't figure out what use it had.
Zheng Tianlong stretched out his left hand, pointed to the words next to the Taoist statue, and said: "There are a few words here, which say: Stargazing and Moonlight."
Yang Xin frowned slightly. Of course she would not let go of these words, but she did not think that the age could be determined based on them.
Generally speaking, the identification of antiques, especially those with patterns, can judge the age from the style and content of the patterns, but it is not very accurate to rely on these alone. For example, a pattern that appeared in the Tang Dynasty, after the Tang Dynasty
Any dynasty such as the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties may appear...
Therefore, unless the pattern is from a painter or sculptor with his own unique style, it is definitely not possible to date it based on the pattern alone.
At this time, if there are words and seals, it will be very important. The words can be judged from the handwriting whether it was written by a famous person; the seal is a representative of a person, no different from the name.
Although there are words on the bronze mirror in front of him, the words are in general seal script, and they are not carved but cast. Even with Yang Xin's eyesight, he cannot determine which dynasty it is from - the general fonts have no characteristics.
It can be said.
"The grandfather of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was named Zhao Jing. The pronunciation of the word 'Jing' is very close to the word 'mirror' in mirror. To avoid taboos, the mirror in the Song Dynasty was renamed 'Zhao Zi', or simply 'Zhao'."
Zheng Tianlong's words shocked Yang Xin. How could he forget this?
The taboo is a way to avoid the emperor's real name. It is mainly reflected in speaking, recording and writing. If you encounter the emperor's name taboo, you must avoid it. Generally, you can replace it with another word, or deliberately leave out the word and replace it with another word.
You should not use Chinese characters or even characters with the same pronunciation in their names when naming them, otherwise it may be a crime of disrespect.
This is what Zheng Tianlong said. In the Song Dynasty, in order to avoid Zhao Jing's "Jing" word, the word "Zhao Zi" was used on the mirror.
"Since this mirror has a mirror cast on it, it must be a Song mirror."
Zheng Tianlong judged the value of the stargazing and moongazing mirror in front of him, of course, not because of its age, but because of its gas.
With the help of his superpower, he discovered that the qi on the mirror was actually "sucked" from the stars, the moon, and the clouds by the qi-refiner who raised his head and breathed while practicing. In other words, as the qi-refiner practiced,
A trace of Qi gathered on him from the stars, moon and clouds above his head, and then became stronger and stronger. It seemed to give people the feeling that this Qi alchemist would one day become an immortal - who can be sure in many years?
What if this is impossible?
Zheng Tianlong had never seen such a magical mirror before, and he couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of creation in the world.
The only thing that makes Zheng Tianlong feel a little regretful is that even if he touched the entire bronze mirror just now with the help of the appraisal of the bronze mirror, no "white spots" were absorbed. This also let him know that not every magical artifact
Everyone has knowledge that can be absorbed by themselves.
"Since this stargazing and moonglass is so valuable, then we can arrest this Hyuga Kojiro!"
Yang Zhi's eyes shone with light. In fact, she didn't care at all how much the magic weapon was worth. What she cared about was whether she could convict the Japanese devils.
He and Yang Xin looked at each other, and finally Zheng Tianlong shook his head and said, "Not yet."
"Ah?! Why?!"
"Yes, aren't they said that these magic weapons are worth tens of millions in total? Why can't they be arrested yet?"
"This... Tianlong, how could this happen?"
Yang Zhi, Bai Jianyun and Xie Fang suddenly screamed out in shock, not expecting such a situation at all.
Liao Zhong's face became heavy again. He looked at Zheng Tianlong and Yang Xin and said, "Why is this happening?"