The reason why Yu Fei could not move forward was because he had never seen any antique aura that was stronger and longer than this bronze cauldron. Yu Fei even suspected that the aura of chaos was wrong. But since the War of Chaos
After Qi evolved, his detection of the age became more precise. He was sure that the age of this tripod was even before the Shang and Zhou dynasties, which was the Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty in Chinese history.
The bronze cauldron made during the Xia Dynasty was Yu Fei's first thought of the Kyushu Tripod. But he quickly rejected this idea. The Kyushu Tripod is just a thing that has been circulated in old papers. It is hard to say whether it really exists. How could it be possible?
Where is the Jiuzhou Cauldron? Wait, Lao Xiao said just now that he received this when he was at Tao Laozhai in Pengcheng.
Pengcheng is the land of Liu Bang's Longxing, and there are many Han tombs, so many people from Tao Laozhaizi will go to Pengcheng countryside to look for some antiques.
This is not the point. The point is that in the legend, when the King of Qin moved the Kyushu tripod, one of them fell into the Si River in Pengcheng. And this tripod was also found when clearing the river silt. Could it be said that this tripod is one of the Nine tripods?
Yu Fei also knew a little bit about the legend of the Kyushu tripod. According to reports, King Yu cast nine tripods with bronze tribute from Kyushu. The tripods were engraved with images of exotic birds and animals native to Kyushu. They were extremely exquisite and represented the culture of the time.
Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou, Yongzhou and other Jiuzhou. The Supplementary Notes explain: Yu cast the Jiuzhou tripod, five of which correspond to the yang method, and the four of which represent the yin number. It symbolizes that all the square gardens of the nine states in the world have returned to Xia, and the Jiuzhou tripod is the town.
National treasure. Symbol of royal power.
Later, Xia Jie lost his way, everyone rebelled and separated, and King Tang attacked Jie. The Shang Dynasty replaced the Xia Dynasty and took Jie's Jiuzhou Ding as the treasure of the country. Sima Qian recorded in the Historical Records: Jie had a disorderly morality, and the Jiuzhou Ding moved to Yin. During the Shang Dynasty,
Yin established its capital for nearly three hundred years, so many people call the Shang Dynasty Yin or Yin Shang.
In 1088 BC, King Wu defeated Zhou and destroyed the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty. He built a city wall north of Luoshui River and named it Luoyi. He also moved the Jiuzhou Ding, an important symbol of state power, from Chaoge, the capital of the Shang Dynasty, to Luoyi.
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In 606 BC, the power of the Zhou royal family declined and the princes competed for hegemony. King Chuzhuang asked Wang Sunman about the size and weight of the Kyushu Tripod, indicating that he wanted to replace it. Later generations said that he had the intention to aspire to the throne, but of course, it was just a question.
He didn't really do anything. Later, civil strife broke out in Chu State, and King Zhuang of Chu's ambition to win the throne died.
During the Warring States Period, the Qin State annexed the six kingdoms and unified China, and the world was restored. Naturally, it wanted to possess the national treasure Jiuzhou Ding. In 258 BC, the Qin State destroyed the Zhou Dynasty, and King Qin Zhaoxiang moved the Jiuzhou Ding to Xianyang, the capital of the Qin State. This marked the
The Qin Kingdom completely replaced the Zhou royal family. According to legend, on the way to the trip to move the tripod, when the boat passed the Si River, the Yuzhou tripod, that is, the Luoyang tripod, suddenly flew up from the ship. It turned into a giant dragon and sank into the water. The search was unsuccessful.
Therefore, when Qin Shihuang came to the throne, there were only eight tripods. Nine is the highest number. Qin Shihuang hoped that his power would reach an unparalleled level, so he naturally tried his best to find the lost tripod. Historical Records. Qin Shihuang's Annals said: Qin Shihuang passed through Pengcheng
, the Temple of Fasting and Prayer, wanted to bring out the Zhou Ding from the Surabaya River, but ten people had no water and asked for it, Fu De. It means that when Qin Shihuang passed through Pengcheng, the fasting started, and he wanted to fish out the Jiuzhou Ding from the Surabaya River, so he sent
Many people went into the water to look for it, but failed to find it. The other eight tripods were gradually lost and disappeared. The whereabouts of the Jiuzhou tripod eventually became an eternal mystery.
In order to make up for this regret, Qin Shihuang carved the Heshi Bi into a jade seal and became a new symbol of royal power.
In order to show her orthodox status, Empress Wu Zetian recast the Jiuzhou Tripod in Luoyang, which cost 560,000 kilograms of copper, among which the Shenzhou Tripod was the largest. After the Jiuzhou Tripod was completed, the prime ministers and kings led thousands of Yasu guards from the north and south into the city and placed it in the Tongtian Palace. Of course,
This is a story for later.
There are many legends about the whereabouts of the Kyushu Cauldron, and they are inconsistent and very inconsistent.
For example, Sima Qian gave two accounts in his compiled historical records. The first account stated that after the death of King Nan of Zhou, Qin soldiers plundered the Jiuzhou Ding from Luoyang to Qin. The second account also stated that Zhou De declined.
When the Society of the Song Dynasty died, the Ding Nai was destroyed and disappeared. In other words, the Jiuzhou Ding disappeared. And the Sheshe of the Song Dynasty died before the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Zhou Dynasty. Since the Jiuzhou Ding had disappeared before, Qin Bing naturally could not
He plundered it and brought it to Qin.
As for the theory that the Jiuzhou Ding sank under the Pengcheng swimming pool, it was given by Ban Gu in the Han Dynasty. In the 42nd year of King Xian of Zhou Dynasty, that is, 327 BC, the Jiuzhou Ding sank under the Pengcheng swimming pool. Later, Qin Shihuang went south
During the patrol, thousands of people were sent to swim in the water to salvage. However, the river was so strong that they could not find it, so they had to return in vain.
Even historians of the Han Dynasty such as Sima Qian and Ban Gu could not verify things, and later generations could not verify them. By the Qing Dynasty, Wang Xianqian added annotations to the Han Dynasty. Jiao Ba Zhi believed that: in the process of decline of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the royal family had
They had no strength to protect themselves. However, during the Warring States Period, various powerful vassal states were eyeing it, trying to unify China and replace it with Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, the Kyushu Tripod, which symbolizes the royal power and destiny, naturally became a rare national treasure that all the vassals were eager to seize.
; In addition, the Zhou royal family was in financial difficulty at this time and could not make ends meet, so they destroyed the Jiuzhou tripod to cast copper coins. They falsely claimed that the Jiuzhou tripod had disappeared, and even said that one of the tripods had flown eastward and sank into the water, so as to avoid the loss of the princes.
Wang Guangqian came to seek the throne and asked for trouble. Although Wang Guangqian's statement seemed reasonable, he could not provide any historical data to confirm it. Therefore, it was unbelievable. I think it was just random speculation.
Looking at the historical records of China, although there is a lot of information about the whereabouts of the Jiuzhou Ding, they are often contradictory and cannot provide sufficient and reliable basis. Some people even doubt whether the Jiuzhou Ding really exists.
Yu Fei suppressed his excitement and pretended to look at the decorations on the tripod casually to see if there were any inscriptions.
But he was soon disappointed, because the decoration on the tripod was very complicated, but there was no inscription.
Generally speaking, bronzes with inscriptions are much more expensive than bronzes without inscriptions. Because inscriptions are important historical documents, there is even a saying that an inscription costs 10,000 yuan.
Although he is disappointed, this is what Yu Fei expected. If there is really an inscription on this tripod, he may not be able to wait for it. People like Lao Xiao would have seen the clues long ago.
Yu Fei, why are you dawdling? Go back quickly. Song Xicai saw Yu Fei studying in front of a blind man and couldn't help but urge him.
At this time, the two bodyguards brought by Qi Zhi and Song Xicai also came over. Song Xicai and Yu Fei were attending the trade fair just now, and the bodyguards were resting in the lounge. Qi Zhi was worried and walked around a few times to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.
, in case of emergencies. At the same time, he also noticed that this seemingly inconspicuous villa was very tightly guarded, which made him even more cautious.
Xiao Wang, go and start the car. Song Xicai said to one of the bodyguards. Song Xicai didn't want to stay here any longer. He just wanted to leave as soon as Fei took a liking to it.
Yu Fei, on the other hand, was completely attracted by the patterns on the cauldron.
The decorations on the bronze cauldron can be roughly divided into nine parts, each of which is different. Some are mountains, some are rivers, some are cities, some are birds and beasts, and some even Yu Fei cannot tell what they are.
Yu Fei almost held his breath. Legend has it that Yu carved the exotic birds and animals of Kyushu on the Kyushu tripod to represent that all the square gardens of Kyushu were returned to Xia, showing that the whole world is not the royal land.
However, isn’t it said in the legend that there are nine Kyushu tripods? Each one represents a state, with corresponding products and exotic animals carved on it. Why are there nine patterns on this tripod? Could it be said that this represents Kyushu?
Could it be that there are not nine Kyushu Cauldrons at all, but one? Could this be the legendary Kyushu Cauldron?
Yu Fei was almost frightened by his own thoughts.
There has been debate in history as to whether the Kyushu tripod is nine or one, but most people still think it should be nine. After all, it corresponds to the Kyushu. And it is the largest singular number, representing the supreme royal power.
In the Zhou Dynasty, strict etiquette was formulated. The Zhou rites stipulated the number of banquets for nobles and the types of meat in the tripod: Wang Jiuding beef, goat, suckling pig, dried fish, dried meat, tripe, pork, fresh fish, fresh meat, dried meat, seven princes
Yu Fei also tended to think that there were nine tripods in Kyushu before. But there is one thing I don’t understand. Dayu unified the nine states and built the tripod to show the unity and the king. If this is the case, why did he build nine tripods? That’s not the case.
Does it appear to be divided? Is it any different from the previous feudal separatist regimes? Only by merging the coppers of the Nine Provinces into one can it show the meaning of unity.
Mr. Yu, Mr. Yu, and Lao Xiao saw that Yu Fei had been groping there for a long time, as if he was in a trance, and couldn't help but remind him. Because they were worried about the police coming, Lao Xiao and the others did not want to stay in this place longer. To be continued...