After taking a long breath, Liu Dong shook his head, "Forget it, having a 'Zhuang Wang Treasure' is enough to give me a headache! This 'Pouring Ruins' should be left to the state for development. Moreover, it should be left to the state.
Able to bring out its greatest historical and cultural value!"
After convincing himself, Liu Dong felt like a stone had fallen from his heart and he felt a lot more relaxed.
With nothing to worry about, Liu Dong had a good rest at night. After taking Boss Qian back to Zhengzhou the next day, he took a plane back to the capital.
Originally, Liu Dong was planning to transfer directly from Zhengzhou to Hong Kong, but now that the incident of the 'Zhen'u Ruins' has occurred, Liu Dong had to modify his itinerary.
After returning to the capital, Liu Dong took two complete jade slabs and drove to Zhongnanhai.
Nowadays, with his status and background, it is naturally much easier than ordinary people to enter this majestic building complex. However, necessary inspections are still inevitable.
"Xiaodong, when do you, a busy man, have time to come to my place?" Qi Hongjun put down the pen in his hand and came over from behind the desk.
"I brought some gifts for my uncle!" Liu Dong raised the thing in his hand and gestured.
"Forget it, I don't know you yet. You're like a kid who never goes to the Three Treasures Palace for anything!"
"Haha, my uncle still understands me!"
"You kid!... Come on, sit down!"
"Why!"
After agreeing, Liu Dong sat down on the sofa next to him.
At this time, Qi Hongjun's secretary had already brought the water without any instructions.
Knowing that Qi Hongjun, the Minister of Culture, was usually busy with work, Liu Dong did not show any concern after sitting down. He directly placed the password box he had brought over flat on the low table and opened it carefully. The jade plate inside appeared in front of the two of them.
"this is……?"
Although he knew that his great nephew would not do anything wrong, Qi Hongjun still couldn't figure out the purpose of his coming here.
Moreover, although as the Minister of Culture, he is in charge of state-owned art institutions across the country, Qi Hongjun knows nothing about the appraisal and collection of ancient art, but he is only slightly better than ordinary people.
Therefore, although the two jade slabs Liu Dong brought over were full of ancient charm, Qi Hongjun could not see the "Zichou Yinmao" at all.
"These two jade tablets were brought back by chance when I went to Zhengzhou to record a program!" After a pause, Liu Dong, who looked solemn, slowed down and said, "I suspect that the patterns on them are the characters of the Xia Dynasty!"
"Xia Dynasty writing...Xia Dynasty writing? Are you sure?" Qi Hongjun, who didn't pay attention at first, repeated the sentence and suddenly came back to his senses.
Although he is not familiar with antique appraisal and collection, this does not mean that he lacks understanding of ancient Chinese history.
"Uncle, you know that what I am most interested in is collecting and appraising antiques. Therefore, I have also done some research on ancient characters. As a result, I found that although the patterns on these jade plates are somewhat similar to oracle bone inscriptions, they are not oracle bone inscriptions.
But anyone who has studied oracle bone inscriptions can also understand part of the text on these jade tablets. Just like we are familiar with simplified Chinese characters, but can also understand some traditional Chinese characters!"
Liu Dong's words made Qi Hongjun couldn't help but carefully pick up a jade tablet from the lockbox, hold it in front of him and study it carefully.
Qi Hongjun naturally understands the special inheritance system of Chinese characters. Moreover, he is also willing to believe Liu Dong's words.
But he was extremely cautious about things like the Xia Dynasty writings, which the historians had been searching for for many years but could not find. After all, once such a thing spread, the impact would be too great. And if it turned out to be false, it would be very embarrassing.
It's too big. Qi Hongjun can't help but be cautious.
"Xiaodong, are you sure? This is nothing to joke about!" Qi Hongjun said with caution on his face.
"Uncle, I'm sure! I've found more than one jade slab like this, and I guarantee there won't be any flaws!"
After nodding, Qi Hongjun looked at the jade plate in his hand again and carefully placed it back on the cushion in the password box.
"How many more of these jade slabs do you have?"
Qi Hongjun asked with a hint of urgency in his words, but extremely cautiously.
Liu Dong can understand his uncle's feelings. To him, the Jade Banner Inscription may be just a rare archaeological discovery. But to Qi Red Army, it is a rare political achievement and an excellent springboard for him to further his political career.
, no reason why he doesn’t care.
"There are still eight complete jade slabs, and even more broken ones. There are about one hundred, twenty, or thirty pieces!"
"Is there such writing on every piece?" Qi Hongjun's eyes lit up and he asked eagerly.
"Of course! If it hadn't been so, I wouldn't have thought it was Xia Wenzi!"
"Very good!"
Qi Hongjun believed that Liu Dong would not deceive himself with such an important matter. If this is the case, it means that there is a high possibility that these jade tablets belong to the Xia Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Qi Hongjun couldn't sit still anymore!
He stood up with a bang and walked back and forth in the office with his hands behind his back. The expression on his face changed continuously. After about three or four minutes, Qi Hongjun's expression became fixed. He suddenly turned around and said quickly to Liu Dong: "Xiaodong, now
Where do you put these jade tablets in your hands?"
"It's in the storage room of the Yuanming Museum. It's safe to keep it there!" Liu Dong said.
"That's good! ... In this case, you go back now and prepare a conference room immediately. In forty-five minutes, I will bring the experts there, and we will appraise these jade plates together!"
"That's no problem!" Liu Dong nodded.
"Okay, let's split up! See you at your Yuanming Museum in forty-five minutes!" Qi Hongjun said vigorously.
"Uncle, should I go back and prepare first?"
"Hmm!...Hey, Xiaodong, wait a minute. If you have enough time, help find some experts in ancient jade appraisal. Get the best ones!" Qi Hongjun stopped Liu Dong who was about to go out and explained.
"Haha, don't worry, uncle, everything will be ready for you when the time comes!"
"You brat! What will happen to my uncle in the future? It depends on this time! Don't give me any trouble!"
"Don't worry, I'll do the work!" Liu Dong patted his chest confidently.
"That's good, let's go!"
"Good!"
After agreeing, Liu Dong turned around and walked out.
Watching his back disappear outside the door, Qi Hongjun, who had been concentrating for a while, suddenly turned around and ordered: "Secretary Hu, call the Palace Museum for me. It's urgent...!"
"Understood, Minister!"
…
After coming out of Zhongnanhai, it was still afternoon when Liu Dong drove back to the Yuanming Museum. From the entrance to the first floor of the museum, excited visitors from home and abroad could be seen everywhere.
As the Yuanming Museum's collections, especially precious collections, become increasingly rich, the number of domestic and foreign tourists attracted by it has doubled or tripled compared to last year.
In particular, Liu Dong's shipwreck museum and the rich Western collections from the Tsar's treasures have given the Yuanming Museum an international reputation that is no less than that of the famous Forbidden City.
Now, more and more international travel agencies have begun to designate the Yuanming Museum as a must-visit place in China, especially in Beijing.
This result is exactly what Liu Dong hopes for. Only museums with profitability can truly operate. Even if the Hanhua Group declines hundreds or thousands of years later, it will not affect the operation of the Yuanming Museum.
After taking a pleased look at the bustling flow of people in the museum, Liu Dong parked his car in the parking lot outside. Then he entered the conference room on the first floor of the museum through the museum staff's dedicated passage.
When Liu Dong just walked to the door, he heard excited voices coming from the crack of the open door.
"The writing on these jade tablets must be the writing of the Xia Dynasty! It has a clear inheritance relationship with the oracle bone inscriptions!"
"I specialize in ancient jade appraisal. Although I don't understand the words on these, judging from the color of these jade plates, they do have a history of more than three thousand years!"
Listening to these old voices filled with excitement, Liu Dong smiled slightly, pushed the door open and walked in.
I saw that on the oval conference table in the middle of the small conference room, jade plates of different shapes were placed neatly in a messy manner.
Surrounding these jade plates, six or seven white-haired old men at least in their sixties were debating excitedly. Seeing their high spirits, eyes wide open, and excited faces, those who didn't know thought they were
It's mental illness!
However, it is precisely because of their most sincere love for their respective industries that they show such crazy behavior when they see these jade slabs that represent the source of Chinese civilization.
Perhaps because they were too involved, when Liu Dong walked in, the group of appraisal and restoration experts specially hired by the Yuanming Museum, including Mr. Li, did not notice Liu Dong's arrival.
Seeing this, Liu Dong did not go up to disturb them. After watching quietly for a while, he quietly walked out and started calling Mr. Qi.
In addition to his mastery of calligraphy and painting, Mr. Qi Gong also has in-depth research on Chinese studies. He is proficient in calligraphy and has a deep foundation in "oracle bone inscriptions", so Liu Dong thought of the old man first.
As expected, just after Liu Dong's call was dialed, Mr. Qi's hearty laughter came from the other side, "Xiaodong, you fly around all day and never leave home. How could this happen?"
Is it time to call this old man?"
"Haha! Mr. Qi, don't I miss you?" After an awkward smile, Liu Dong said flatteringly.
"Stop! You stick your ass out and I'll know what you're doing. Tell me, are you asking me to help you fix the painting again this time?"
"Haha, you are really a master of calculations! But let's leave the painting repair later. Now I have something to trouble you!" Liu Dong said quickly.
"When did you become so polite? Tell me what happened?"
"It's like this. This time I went to Zhengzhou to participate in a treasure appraisal program. I accidentally discovered some jade tablets while visiting the antique market...!" Then Liu Dong told the story of what happened during his trip to Zhengzhou.
Said it once.
"Where is the thing now?" After listening, Mr. Qi said immediately with a hint of urgency in his tone.
“It’s in the Yuanming Museum!”
"Dudu...!"
"Hello, Mr. Qi, Mr. Qi?" Listening to the blind tone on the phone, Liu Dong couldn't help but shook his head, "This old man is over ninety years old, and he still hasn't gotten rid of his short temper."
ps: It seems that we won’t be able to complete the outstanding chapter today, but we will definitely make up for it this week, don’t worry!