Song Xingjun knew about Zhuang Rui's work. She thought that there must be many opportunities to deal with antiques in the pawn shop, and maybe there would be a way. She stopped insisting at the moment and waited for her brother to wrap the two objects in several layers of newspapers, and then followed
Zhuang Rui walked out of the antique market.
There are also several good restaurants in the Chenghuang Temple antique market, but today is the weekend and there are more tourists. Zhuang Rui asked two restaurants, but none of them had private rooms, so he simply walked out of the Chenghuang Temple and drove a few people to a five-star restaurant next to Nanjing Road.
In a class hotel.
Song Xingjun was a little surprised by Zhuang Rui's change. In her impression, Zhuang Rui was a shy big boy. She had also met Zhuang Rui's mother and sister. Judging from their clothes and conversation, they didn't seem to be very rich.
Now seeing Zhuang Rui driving a car and showing such confidence made Song Xingjun doubt whether he had admitted the wrong person.
"Nurse Song, you can sit down wherever you want, Miao Gege, you're welcome. If you can invite two beauties to dinner today, it's just to give us face."
After entering the hotel's private room, Zhuang Rui repeatedly asked everyone to sit down and handed the menus to Miao Feifei and Song Xingjun.
"I want a shark's fin and bird's nest soup, and a saury. The saury comes out of the mist in the spring tide. It's a good time to eat this month. By the way, I want two portions of the bird's nest soup. I'll give this lady one as well." Miao Feifei was not polite at all.
, took the menu and started ordering.
"No... no, no, just order some dishes." Song Xingjun waved her hands repeatedly after hearing Miao Feifei's words. Although she didn't know the price of the shark's fin and bird's nest soup, but just hearing the name, it must not be cheap.
Already.
"It's okay, bird's nest soup is good for beauty. If that stingy guy doesn't want to treat you, I will treat you this time."
Miao Feifei's words made Zhuang Rui dumbfounded. I didn't say no to the invitation. Besides, with the salary of your little policeman, you can afford to live here. It's not just an old man, but Zhuang Rui only said this.
Dare to think about it in your heart.
Song Huan seemed to have never been to such a high-end hotel. After entering, he looked around. Of course, he still held his two treasures tightly in his arms.
After a few people sat down, Zhuang Rui asked Song Xingjun and found out that her parents were ordinary workers at China Shipping, and her father had retired. He was diagnosed with gastric cancer not long ago. It had only been more than a month, and the treatment cost alone was...
After spending 80,000 to 90,000 yuan, almost all of the family's savings were spent. There was no other way, so Song Huan stole these two ancestral items from the family and prepared to sell them.
Song Huan was sitting with Zhuang Rui. After sitting down, she stared at Miao Feifei for a while, then looked at her sister, and finally touched Zhuang Rui's arm and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhuang, you and I
Sister, did we really meet each other in the hospital? Then what happened to my sister just now? She obviously knows you, but she still pretends not to know you."
"I had an eye injury. When I was bandaging, most of my face was covered. Maybe your sister didn't recognize me just now. Didn't I recognize it only after hearing your sister's voice?" Zhuang
Rui's answer satisfied Song Huan, and he carefully placed the two antiques wrapped in newspapers on the table next to him.
Seeing Song Huan's cautious look, Zhuang Rui smiled. If it were him, he would probably be more careful. In fact, when Zhuang Rui handed the chicken cup back to Song Huan, he had already seen it with the aura in his eyes.
Yes, this is indeed an old object with age, and judging from the purple aura contained in the cup, it is very likely that it is the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup that has been famous in every period since the Ming Dynasty.
To talk about Chenghua Doucai, we must first introduce the history before the Chenghua Year of the Ming Dynasty. There was a very famous emperor in the Ming Dynasty, namely Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen. Although the year title contained the word Yingming
, but Zhu Qizhen, who came to the throne at the age of nine, was a completely mediocre ruler.
After Zhu Qizhen came to the throne, with the successive deaths and retirements of the important ministers "San Yang" of the Renxuan Dynasty, and the sharp rise in the power of the eunuchs in the harem, the politics of the court became increasingly corrupt. The famous eunuch Wang Zhen was a representative figure of the eunuch dictatorship in the orthodox dynasty.
, Yingzong obeyed his advice, and he also relied on the emperor's majesty to eliminate dissidents and establish cliques.
At that time, the power of the Yuan Dynasty in Mobei had been divided into two, the Oara and Tatar tribes. The two tribes were fighting against each other. By the Yingzong Dynasty, the Oara had become stronger and continued to harass the north of the Ming Dynasty. The real power of the Oara tribe at that time was in Tai
In the hands of Shi Yexian, he often sent people to defraud rewards in the name of paying tribute to the court.
Because at that time, the Ming Dynasty always had very generous rewards for envoys who paid tribute to the country, regardless of the tribute, and they were distributed according to their heads. They also took a fancy to this at first, and the number of envoys they sent continued to increase, and finally it increased to more than 3,000
people.
Wang Zhen couldn't bear this and ordered to reduce the rewards, and also launched a war against the Ming Dynasty in the name of this. Yingzong was young and energetic at the time, and wanted to conquer it himself. Wang Zhen also wanted to show off his power and leave his name in history, so he tried his best to encourage Yingzong to conquer it himself. However, due to the
At that time, the main force of the Ming Dynasty was fighting in other places and could not be transferred back for a while. Therefore, the ministers in the court and the central government dissuaded Yingzong from going to the expedition himself. However, in the end, Yingzong did not change his attitude, so he temporarily assembled an army of 500,000 troops from near the capital, under the command of Yingzong.
A mighty personal expedition began.
Due to the continuous heavy rain and the lack of food and salary support, the morale of the army was very low. When they marched near Datong, they saw the bodies of Ming soldiers who had been killed all over the place. Both Yingzong and Wang Zhen were shaken, so they decided to withdraw. But Wang Zhen's
His hometown is in Yuzhou, which is very close to Datong, so he decided to detour the army to retreat through Yuzhou. Wang Zhen's proposal was immediately opposed by the ministers, who believed that it would delay the retreat, but Wang Zhen could not listen, and added
Yingzong also hoped to give Wang Zhenyi the opportunity to return home in glory, so the army began to move towards Yuzhou.
At this time, Wang Zhen had another whim. He was afraid that the passing of the army would trample the crops in his hometown and he would be stigmatized, so he suggested withdrawing the troops along the original route. In this way, precious time was wasted. When the army arrived near Huailai, due to the
The baggage had not arrived yet, so Wang Zhen ordered to stay where he was and wait.
If Yingzong could enter Huailai City and garrison at this time, then history would be rewritten. But history is history, and there are not so many assumptions. Just outside Huailai City, the Ming army was overtaken by the Yexian army and surrounded.
He first cut off the water source of the Ming army, and the Ming army was trapped to death. He also pretended to negotiate a peace first, and took advantage of the Ming army's unpreparedness to launch a general attack. The entire Ming army was wiped out, Yingzong was captured, and Wang Zhen was killed by Ming general Fan Zhong. The British
Gong Zhang Fu, Minister of War Kuang Ye and other ministers died in the battle. This was the famous civil revolution. Yingzong also began his one-year hunting life in the north.
From then on, the Ming Dynasty began to decline.
Zhuang Rui first learned about this period of history from the martial arts novel "Pingzong Xia Yinglu" written by Liang Yusheng, which was based on the historical event of Yingzong's capture as the background.
After Yingzong was captured, the Ming ministers in Beijing, in order to stabilize people's hearts, under the leadership of Yu Qian, established Yingzong's younger brother Zhu Qiyu as emperor and Emperor Jing of the Ming Dynasty. After Yingzong was released by Oala, he was imprisoned by Emperor Jing in Beijing for eight years, in 1457.
, Zhu Qizhen took advantage of Emperor Jing's critical illness to launch the "Change of Seizing the Gate", ascended the throne again, and changed Yuan Tianshun.
Chenghua Emperor Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen was the eldest son of Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen. After Zhu Qizhen was restored, he was also re-established as prince. The 18-year-old Zhu Jianshen inherited his father's throne and began his 23-year reign.
Rule, the reign name is Chenghua.
Zhu Jianshen was not as passionate and adventurous as his father. He was quiet, cautious, tolerant, and trusted ministers. They all said that after great chaos there would be great rule, and eventually he became a dynasty. Except for the rebellion of the Yao people in Guangxi in the south, Jingxiang and Yunyang
Except for the refugees in the mountainous areas, the political situation was basically relatively stable, so the Ming Dynasty was known as the Chenghua Age of Peace and Prosperity.
Due to the stable political situation, the production of handicrafts reached its peak during the Chenghua period. Doucai porcelain is a masterpiece of the Chenghua period and a major contribution made by the Chenghua Dynasty to enrich the variety of colored porcelain. Chenghua doucai is made of blue and white.
The outline of the decoration may be made into a partial pattern and then filled with color, and then fired twice at a low temperature.
Zhuang Rui knew that the color of Chenghua doucai is transparent and bright, especially the red color, which is bright and dazzling and difficult to imitate. The yellow color is changeable, the green color has different shades, and the purple color is like the black purple of ripe grapes or eggplant skin.
It is light purple, especially bright purple, with a color like hematite and a dry and dull surface. The above points can be used as special basis for identifying Chenghua Doucai.
As for the one in Song Huan's hand, if Zhuang Rui thinks he saw it correctly, it should be the authentic Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup. Very few of this kind of objects have been spread among the people. Even if the cup is damaged, its price is
Zhuang Rui is inestimable.
"Nurse Song, if I read correctly, your chicken cup should be the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup. This thing was sold at Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong in 1999 for a sky-high price of HK$29.17 million.
Although yours is a little damaged, the price of only 300,000 yuan is still low."
Zhuang Rui thought about it in his heart, and then expressed his opinion. If it were another person, Zhuang Rui might immediately spend 300,000 yuan to buy this chicken cup, but since Zhuang Rui had no intention last time
After seeing Song Xingjun's breasts, he felt a little guilty for the female nurse who had taken care of him for more than ten days, so he didn't want to take advantage of it.
"This is the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup? I know that this thing is quite expensive. Xiaozhuangzi is good and does not take advantage of others..." Miao Feifei seemed to have heard of the name of the Chicken Cup. After hearing this, she immediately
Casting his gaze on the wrapped newspaper.
After Zhuang Rui's words came out, Song Xingjun and Song Huan were both stunned. The two siblings did not expect that this cup would be so valuable. Of course, Zhuang Rui was talking about the Chenghua Doucai Chicken in perfect condition.
Zhuang Rui didn't know how much the cylinder cup was worth, but he thought it must be higher than 300,000 yuan.
"Miao Gege, how do you know about this Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup?"
Just now, Miao Feifei also held the chicken cup in her hand and played with it for a while, but she didn't recognize it. Now she actually said that she had heard of it. Zhuang Rui couldn't help but feel a little strange. He now understood that Miao Feifei was just an antique.
noob.
"Oh, I heard from a friend in Beijing that there is a TV series being filmed in Beijing this year, which is based on antiques. There are several props in it, which were provided by my friends, including this Chenghua color fighting chicken cup.
, I heard him say it was worth 30 to 40 million, hehe, there were many interesting stories happening at that time."
Zhuang Rui couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he heard this. He knew that this young lady's knowledge of antiques was all from stories.
"Sister Feifei, what's your story? Tell us."
Song Xingjun and Miao Feifei were fighting fiercely at the moment, and Zhuang Rui was stunned for a moment, and they actually became sisters. But considering Miao Feifei's character, it is understandable.
"My friend said that his "friendly appearance" in these antiques almost overshadowed the three leading actors: "Emperor Ama" Zhang Tielin, "Police Chief" Li Chengru and "Professor Tian" Li Liqun.
Every time these antiques appear, they are escorted by two dedicated prop masters. The other staff members also hold their breath and consciously avoid them. The prop master said that they have to be careful every time and handle them with care, which makes his heart beat so fast.
sick
Regarding "antique heart disease", there is an interesting story circulating in the crew. Ge Cunzhuang, who plays the role of the owner of an antique shop, once had a "rival scene" with this precious Chenghua colored chicken cup. Mr. Ge didn't know it at the time.
This small cup, which is only 2 inches high, is a priceless real antique. I turned it over in my hand and studied it: "How much is this small cup worth?"
Li Chengru, who had really played with antiques, told him seriously: "Teacher Ge, the auction price of this cup is 30 million yuan." Mr. Ge's hands trembled at that time and he quickly put the cup on the table. It is said that this scene passed
After that, the old man secretly took several quick-acting Jiuxin pills.
Well, it seems that this TV series has not started broadcasting yet. It will probably be in June or July, and then you will be able to see it."
Miao Feifei's words made Song Huan push the two objects placed on the edge of the table towards the middle of the table, presumably because he was afraid that they would accidentally touch the ground.
After Zhuang Rui heard Miao Feifei's words, he thought to himself: "After this TV series is broadcast, I'm afraid there will be a collection craze across the country. If you want to find something missing on Taobao, the chances will be even less." It's still a few months away.
At that time, Zhuang Rui even wanted to quit his job and visit the antique markets in a few more cities to make a fortune first.
Zhuang Rui's guess was correct. After the TV series was released, it was indeed popular all over the country. For a while, the whole country paid attention to the antique collecting business. Even some old rural ladies took a ceramic basin for feeding pigs and sat in it.
The car traveled dozens of kilometers to the county town to seek expert appraisal. There are countless such things that happened after that.
"Brother Zhuang, what do you think we should do with this thing? We will definitely sell it. Can you help us find a buyer?"
Although Song Huan was a little impulsive, he was still very smart. From Zhuang Rui and Miao Feifei's description of the chicken cup, he knew that Zhuang Rui didn't mean to deceive him, so he wanted to ask Zhuang Rui to help them sell it.
