"Of course, I want to see if there is really any good treasure inside this thing. If not, you've got something wrong this time." Kunruosi said with a proud look on his face.
"Hehe, just watch it then!"
After Qin Fen finished speaking, he took a knife and started carving on the gap in the big inkstone. Kun Ruosi held her cheeks in both hands, blinked her big eyes, and looked at the inkstone in Qin Fen's hand.
Qin Fen held the knife with the same serious look on his face, picking at the gap bit by bit. Qin Fen discovered that the big black inkstone was actually a stone, and it seemed to be very hard. Qin Fen could only use it a few more times.
When Qin Fen exerted his strength, the tip of the knife plunged in. Seeing this scene, Qin Fen's face instantly showed a hint of excitement.
"Did you see it? It's really made of two halves!" Qin Fen couldn't help but said excitedly.
"It's really like this. I originally thought it was because of the mold, but now it seems like there's something going on inside." Kun Ruosi said with the same excitement.
While talking, Qin Fen followed this gap and made a cut around the inkstone. Qin Fen calmed down and tried to calm down. Then he put the knife in his hand aside and glanced at Kun Ruosi.
Mystique said: "Get ready, don't blink!"
"Oh, brother Qin Fen, you are so annoying. You scared me to death. I was fascinated by it, and you scared me when you said that!"
Kun Ruosi, who had always been nervous, was so frightened that he suddenly jumped up and rolled his eyes at Qin Fen.
"Haha, okay, let's begin." Qin Fen chuckled, picked up the inkstone, and exerted force with both hands. There was only a slight "pop" sound, and the inkstone had already split into two halves.
The faces of the two changed. Qin Fen hurriedly placed the inkstone on the table, and then carefully picked up the upper half. Both of them held their breaths at this moment, staring closely at the lower half of the inkstone.
, when the upper part was taken off, a spiritual energy was released from it, and then directly entered Qin Fen's body. At the same time, something that dumbfounded both of them appeared in front of them.
"Brother Qin Fen, is this the legendary Tao Yan?!" Kun Ruosi shouted with excitement.
"To be honest, I have seen it in books before, but I have never seen a real Tao inkstone. The thing inside should be a Tao inkstone!"
Qin Fen was a little excited when he spoke, and then he couldn't help but carefully take out the Tao inkstone. The Tao inkstone was rectangular in shape, with auspicious clouds and a coiled dragon carved on it.
"The color is so beautiful, and the pattern, especially the dragon above, seems real. It's so majestic as it flies through the clouds and mist!"
Kun Ruosi's eyes almost fell out. She saw that the Tao inkstone was dark green, and there seemed to be some black spots on it that looked like black sesame seeds.
"It's as green as blue and as smooth as jade. It's really like that. If you try it, try it!" As Qin Fen spoke, he handed the inkstone to Kun Ruosi and couldn't help but say.
Kun Ruosi hurriedly took the inkstone, stroked it gently with both hands, and said happily: "It's true, it feels really good. Now I know what this good thing is like, and
I really admire the craftsmanship of our ancestors, look at how good the carving is!"
"Yes, this kind of technology has been lost now. Even if machines can carve it now, it doesn't look so vivid, and there are no such good stones anymore..."
Qin Fen also nodded.
Kun Ruosi looked at it, frowned, and couldn't help but said with some doubts: "Brother Qin Fen, this thing is good, but why are there so many impurities in it?! It doesn't look like the color is correct at all!"
"What's the meaning?!"
Qin Fen said with a puzzled look.
"Look at how many little black spots there are on the Tao inkstone!" Kun Ruosi said, pointing to the inkstone.
Qin Fen glanced at the inkstone, a mysterious smile appeared on his face, and then he said to Kun Ruosi: "You girl, you are just trying to pick up the leaks every day. If you have time, you might as well learn professional knowledge!
Do you know what the characteristics of this Tao Inkstone are?!"
"Of course I know, it's as green as blue and as smooth as jade, didn't you just say that?!" Kun Ruosi rolled her eyes at Qin Fen and said.
"You learn very quickly, but this is just one of them. This Tao Inkstone is as strong as bronze, and there are two of these Tao Inkstones that are the most precious. One is the green Tao Inkstone with many green spots in it.
, like duckweed floating in the water, called green ripple stone!"
"Then this isn't green ripple stone either!" Kun Ruosi couldn't help but say after hearing Qin Fen's words.
"Of course not. Listen to me, there is another kind, which is the one we see in front of us. The texture of this Tao inkstone is covered with black dots the size of black sesame seeds, which seem to be inlaid in this Tao inkstone.
In the inkstone, these are the legendary ink dots. This is the best of the Tao inkstones!" Qin Fen's eyes were shining as he spoke.
Kun Ruosi nodded as if he understood, and then said hurriedly: "If you say so, this thing is worth a lot of money!"
"Why are you thinking about money? The value of this thing cannot be measured by money. Let me tell you, the value of this Fang Tao Inkstone is immeasurable, and this thing is not owned by ordinary people!"
Hearing this, Kun Ruosi's face became even more excited and said, "What did you see again?!"
"Then let me tell you!" Qin Fen deliberately said mysteriously.
"Tell me, is it fun to whet people's appetites?!" Kun Ruosi asked.
"Hey, let me tell you, most people's inkstones are engraved with mythological figures, or people, flowers and birds, but very few are carving dragons. Those who can use this kind of inkstone are at least relatives of the emperor, you know?
?!" Qin Fen smiled mysteriously and said again.
"In that case, does this Tao inkstone belong to the imperial palace?!" Kunruosi asked again.
"Even if it's not the emperor, it's probably an object in the palace. But I'm a little bit surprised. Supposedly, this Tao inkstone was produced here in Gan Province. If it's from the palace, it should be in the capital. Why did it appear in Gan Province again?
, and this thing looks like an object from the Qing Dynasty, so I was wondering if this was a reward from the emperor to the ministers in the palace?!"
As Qin Fen spoke, there was a trace of doubt on his face. Kun Ruosi was not very knowledgeable about history. After hearing Qin Fen's words, she picked up the inkstone and looked at it again. When she looked at the side of the inkstone, her eyes suddenly lit up.
, hurriedly said to Qin Fen: "Brother Qin Fen, you see there seems to be words here, but they are too small for me to see clearly!"
Hearing this, Qin Fen hurriedly took the Fang Tao Yan. He had not looked at the Fang Tao Yan carefully just now because of his excitement. "Ruosi, get me a magnifying glass from my bag!"
Kun Ruosi quickly stood up and took out a magnifying glass from Qin Fen's bag. Qin Fen took the magnifying glass and began to look at it carefully. Sure enough, he saw a few small words on the side. When he saw these words clearly, Qin Fen's face suddenly changed.
Suddenly, seeing this scene, Kun Ruosi suddenly became nervous and asked hurriedly: "Brother Qin Fen, what is written on this?!"
"Grandmaster Gongtai..."
"Grandmaster Gong Tai?! What does this mean?!" Kun Ruosi asked hurriedly.
Qin Fen didn't bother to answer at this time. He took a magnifying glass in his hand and inspected the Fang Tao Inkstone inch by inch. Sure enough, he found some words under the Tao Inkstone, "I am thinking about my father, my hometown, and my wife. I want to say thank you with every inch of my body.
Thank God, thank you King."
Seeing these people, Qin Fen suddenly lost his composure, "As expected, Ruosi, if the value of this Fang Tao Inkstone is no less than your luminous cup!"
Kun Ruosi's expression changed and she hurriedly asked Qin Fen: "Brother Qin Fen, what is going on?! What does everything written here mean?!"
"Let me tell you, in the second year of Yongzheng's reign, a big figure and a great educator appeared in Gansu Province. Because of his unique insight in presiding over the Sichuan Provincial Township Examinations, he was regarded as a 'contemporary Bole' and was deeply loved by the people.
The emperor’s love.”
Qin Fen said calmly.
"Then this person is Grandmaster Gong as written above, and the owner of Fang Tao Yan?!" Kun Ruosi asked.
"Yes, the name of Grandmaster Gongtai is Gong Jianfeng. He was an educator in the early Qing Dynasty and a native of Gansu Province. He came into the world in the 52nd year of Kangxi. There is such an allusion to Grandmaster Gongtai!"
"What allusion?!" Kun Ruosi asked hurriedly.
"It is said that this was the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign. Gong Jianfeng took up the post of academic administrator of Yunnan. He took responsibility for his actions, implemented a strict examination system, and selected many outstanding talents for the court. He also advocated frugality and opposed various bad habits. By the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign,
, Gong Jianfeng left Yunnan, and his students were very reluctant to leave him, and sent him directly to the Jinsha River six hundred miles away, and engraved the four characters 'Gong Taizong' on the cliffs beside the river."
After Qin Fen said this, Kun Ruosi was fascinated. After a while, he hurriedly asked: "Brother Qin Fen, you are really amazing, you seem to know everything!"
"Haha, there's no harm in reading more. Don't just think about picking up the slack in the future!"
"I hate it..." Kun Ruosi rolled her eyes at Qin Fen and said, "But if it goes according to what you said, then Grandmaster Gong Tai is really a loyal minister! And he has a good reputation, and his students are all over the world! He is especially worthy of the title.
If you are a master, that is enough to illustrate Mr. Gong’s way of becoming an official."
"Of course, look at this couplet, do you have any feelings?!" Qin Fen handed the Tao inkstone to Kun Ruosi as he spoke.
Kun Ruosi hurriedly took the Tao inkstone, then picked up Qin Fen's magnifying glass and looked at it hastily, "I am thinking about my father, my hometown, and my wife. I would like to say thank you, thank God, thank the king... What on earth does this mean?!
"
"Haha, as I said before, there is no harm in reading more!" Qin Fen chuckled and said.
"Okay, I remember it. How about reading more in the future? Please tell me quickly. To say that I am interested in these antiques, it is better to say that I am more interested in the stories behind these antiques."
Kun Ruosi said with an earnest look.
"Okay, let me tell you again. There is really an interesting story in this couplet. It is said that after Gong Jianfeng returned to the capital, he directly became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy until he retired in the tenth year of Yongzheng.
Returning home, it is said that Emperor Yongzheng respected Gong Jianfeng very much, so he was very reluctant to let Gong Jianfeng leave, so he wrote a couplet, which is what we see, the thoughts of ten people, missing their father, homesickness and wife."