Um...can you stop describing things so disgustingly?
Fu Yang glared at him angrily.
Then he handed the black stone piece in his hand to him: "Thank you for always bragging about your sharp eyes. Did you check the black stone piece just now and didn't find it? Turn it over and look at the top of the intact end.
Top position. Look carefully, what’s there?”
Ah Huang was very confused, but followed Fu Yang's instructions and got closer to observe carefully.
Finally...he discovered something strange!
Then, just like Fu Yang just now, he had a look of shock on his face and couldn't help blurting out: "Holy crap! This, this is...Chinese? Chinese characters!"
Ah Huang stared at Fu Yang, and Fu Yang nodded, suppressing the excitement in his heart.
"That's right. It's a Chinese character! And it's also a very regular regular script character. If you look carefully, it should be the character Chen. As far as I know, this font is called Guange style. It was the official writing position during the Ming Dynasty.
"
"That's right! That's exactly what it is."
Ah Huang also nodded in surprise.
Anyway, such an object with Chinese characters was found in Kana's house. Does this mean...
Ah Huang played with the black stone piece and looked a little confused: "But what exactly is this thing? It looks like a stone, but it feels very moist to the touch. Why is there the word "Chen" on it?"
Fu Yang laughed and started to show off.
Of course, this is indeed due to his sharp mind. When he saw this incomplete black stone piece and the Chinese characters in regular script on it, he immediately understood everything!
He explained to Ah Huang that this thing was not a black stone flake. Based on this texture and the background of this thing, its material should be... ivory!
Yes, this is exactly one part of a tablet made of ivory.
What is a Wat Ban? It is also called a hand tablet, a jade tablet or a court tablet. It is a tool used by ministers in ancient times when they went to the palace to meet the king. In ancient times, when civil and military ministers met with the king, they would hold the tablet in both hands to record the king's orders or will, and also to record the words to be reported to the king.
on the wat board to prevent forgetting.
The length of the wat board is about 2 feet 6 inches, and the middle width is 3 inches. Although it is not large, it is very valuable.
Because the Wat board is made of jade, ivory or bamboo. It is not only valuable in itself, but also symbolizes the status of the ministers.
The earliest appearance should be before the Spring and Autumn Period. Historians believe that it may have been used in the Shang Dynasty. It is an office supplies used by ancient Chinese officials for the longest time.
Since the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, officials above the fifth rank have held ivory wats, while officials below the sixth rank have held bamboo and wood wats. As for the Ming Dynasty, it was stipulated that officials above the fifth rank should wear ivory wats, while officials below the fifth rank should not hold wats...
And theoretically, because in ancient times, when ministers of the imperial court wanted to speak to the emperor, the first word they said must be "chen". So this word is also the most direct evidence!
It can be seen that the so-called "black stone piece" in front of Fu Yang and Ah Huang is actually the top of the upper part of a Ming Dynasty tablet. It should have been oxidized over the long years, so the white ivory
The texture became black.
And it may have been broken due to poor storage and other reasons, leaving only this very small part...
Wat boards are something unique to ancient Chinese courts. They have not been used since the Ming Dynasty. For hundreds of years, even if Chinese people suddenly saw them, they would not necessarily recognize them, let alone if they were broken.
What about a small piece?
Fu Yang can recognize it, which shows that he is indeed very powerful.
This one deserves full marks for being so cool!
It is precisely because this thing is unknown and unpopular that it has not been recognized or stolen.
As for Ah Huang, as soon as Fu Yang said that this was a wat board from the Ming Dynasty, he immediately reacted. There was an expression of surprise on his face and he said hastily: "I see. I understand! In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court had a fifth-rank or above imperial palace.
Fragments of an ivory tablet that can only be held by military officials appeared in Kanna's house. This shows that...even if she is not a descendant of Zheng He, she is at least a very close subordinate."
Fu Yang nodded sharply.
The situation that was already disappointing and depressing suddenly became full of hope!
"That's right! Call! You should call Aunt Pengna quickly and ask what's going on. Ask their ancestors what's going on?"
Fu Yang clapped his hands hard, quickly took out his mobile phone and dialed Weichai's number.
Toot toot.
"Hey, Boss Fu Yang..."
Fatty Weichai's voice just rang on the other end of the phone when he was rudely interrupted by Fu Yang.
"Hurry up, let Kana, oh no, let Aunt Pengna answer the phone!!!"
The sound was so loud that the normal sound of the receiver sounded like it was on speakerphone. Fatty Wei Chai was shocked. However, he did not dare to complain to Fu Yang and quickly handed the phone to the confused person.
So hot Ponna.
"Hey, Mr. Fu Yang, are you looking for me?"
"Aunt Pengna, listen to me. There is something very, very important right now." Fu Yang's tone was unprecedentedly serious, making Kana's mother a little nervous.
I can only keep nodding, um um ah ah ah.
"Excuse me, what are your ancestors' identities? Where did they come to settle in this riverside town? Are they any different from others? For example, how old is the house you live in now? How old is it?
Who built it?"
Fu Yang asked a series of questions like a barrage of questions.
In fact, as early as when he was living in Kana's house during his amnesia, he felt that the house was a bit too old, and that some parts were similar to the details of Chinese house architecture.
He didn't pay much attention to it at the time.
After all, the entire East Asia and Southeast Asia were once influenced by the Chinese civilization. Even many countries did not have their own writing in ancient times and directly used Chinese characters.
But now looking back on these details and clues, Fu Yang discovered a completely different possibility!
Peng Na answered honestly: "Well... Mr. Fu Yang, you asked me this. I don't know how to answer. My ancestors have been fishermen for generations." (First update)