Chapter 36 Introduction to Cultural Relics

After Zhou Nanyan finished talking about Jin Suiran, he turned his attention to the cultural creations in Xu Zhao's hand, but he did not rush to introduce them. Instead, he asked: "Does Zhao Zhao know what the cultural relic you need to find is called?"

Xu Zhao nodded, "Blue Blood Moon Mask."

"Have you ever understood?"

"No," Xu Zhao shook her head. According to her habit, if she encountered a knowledge point that she was interested in but did not understand, she would look for relevant information. However, a small incident just happened, which resulted in her having no time to look up relevant knowledge about the mask.

The only thing she knew was probably her personal experience. This mask was used in the Moon Country Army because of her. As for the rest, she really didn't know.

Zhou Nanyeon had a general understanding of it, and he deliberately asked Xu Zhao some questions. If Xu Zhao already knew a lot about the mask, then the next round of questions and answers would be a piece of cake for Xu Zhao, which would be a bit unfair to other guests.

So he began to introduce: "This mask is called the Blue Blood Moon Mask. According to historical records, this mask is made of a mineral that is only produced in the Moon Country. This mineral will reflect blue light under the light and shadow."

"The book records that there was an army in the Moon Country, whose commander wore this mask. Later, all the generals in the army also wore this mask. Soldiers from the Moon Country fought with those from the Mobei Country on the battlefield, and blood splattered on the masks," Zhou Nanyan pointed at the hollow crescent on the mask, "This is the origin of the blood moon."

Zhou Nanyue introduced to everyone the origin of this mask.

"This army is invincible on the battlefield. Rumor has it that the Moon Country's God of War Prince Shen Yu is the commander of this army."

Xu Zhao was a little stunned when she suddenly heard Shen Yu's name. She raised her hand and asked, "Director Zhou, I heard you mention Shen Yu before. Can you tell me the story of this god of war?"

As the director of a museum, he must be well-read, so listening to him tell stories about cultural relics can lead to many other stories.

It was a rare occasion for the museum director to explain the cultural relics to them. The other guests' eyes lit up and they all pricked up their ears to listen attentively.

However, Zhou Nanyue did not fulfill their wishes.

He just shook his head. "I don't know much about Chen Yu's story. There are unofficial records that he was the war god prince of Yue Kingdom. He went to the border when he was young. Later, he had great military achievements and coveted the imperial power. After being discovered, he committed suicide out of fear of crime. This is all I know."

Official history is a story written by the victors. Sometimes, content that is not recorded in the official history can indeed be explored from the perspective of unofficial history.

But unofficial history is not official history after all, and it contains many fabricated elements. Therefore, when it comes to identifying historical events, unofficial history cannot be taken seriously.

Over time, unofficial history has become a topic of conversation among everyone, and people just listen to it for fun.

Xu Zhao was in disbelief when he heard this. Is Uncle Zhou talking about Chen Yu?

She already knew the first half from Chen Yu, but what about the second half? Was Chen Yu greedy for imperial power?

If she had not had this time-travel experience, perhaps she would have believed it, but Chen Yu had told her why he went to the border at such a young age. Wasn't it just to allow his brother to be the emperor with peace of mind?

Xu Zhaoke clearly remembered the nostalgia and restraint in Shen Yu's eyes when he told her childhood stories, so she firmly believed that Shen Yu was not as the unofficial history said.

If he really wanted to be emperor, why did he have to go to the border for so many years? There are no swords on the battlefield, so why should he take the risk? As long as he behaved like his father's favorite child, the throne would naturally be his.

"If you are interested in him, you can look through the history books of the Moon Country. Maybe you can find some stories about him."

Zhou Nanyue saw that Xu Zhao seemed to be very interested in Chen Yu, so he decided to go find him himself. It would be more fun to discover it himself.

"Let's continue talking about this mask." Zhou Nanyue brought the topic back to the blue blood moon mask.

"We also call this army wearing this mask the Blood Moon Army. Later, they became Shen Lingge's main army when he was in the same country. Combined with what we just said, this Blood Moon Army is under the command of Shen Yu, so the academic community is discussing whether Shen Yu trained this army to assist Shen Lingge."

History is so interesting. Even if there are no detailed records in books, you can really discover many interesting things by exploring and guessing through other channels.

“From this, I guess whether Shen Yu’s rebellion is true or not still needs to be investigated.”

Xu Zhao didn't expect that Uncle Zhou, who was just recounting unofficial history, would now question it.

"The above only represents my personal opinion, and some things are still very subjective. I hope that one day, I can find relevant records, or find Chen Yu's tomb to complete his historical story." This task may have to be handed over to the next generation to complete.

Now, he is lucky to be able to experience the excavation of Shen Lingge's tomb.

After talking about the blue blood moon mask, Zhou Nanyue began to introduce the calligraphy and paintings in Lin Yuan's hands. He introduced all the cultural relics one by one.

It has to be said that Zhou Nanyeon is indeed well-read. He has dabbled in everything from small things like pottery figurines and pottery jars to big things like calligraphy and paintings, and his talks are really interesting to listen to.

After introducing all the cultural relics, Zheng Wen cue the process: "Thank you Director Zhou for explaining so many knowledge points to us and leading us to further understand these cultural relics."

"Next, we will test whether you have been listening carefully. We will give you some questions. Some of them are the knowledge points that Director Zhou just talked about, and some are to test your knowledge reserves."

"Our curator Zhou will ask the questions. He will give the options. You can answer them only after he has given the options. If you answer correctly in advance, it will be invalid. Do you understand?"

"Everyone can win prizes in this competition. The first place winner will get twelve prizes, the second place winner will get ten, the third place winner will get eight, and so on. Those who didn't get a prize just now will have to work harder this time."

After Zheng Wen announced all the rules, he looked at Zhou Nanyue and signaled that he could start.

Zhou Nanyan took out a stack of cards from his pocket and began to ask questions: "A large number of pottery figurines are often unearthed in archaeology. What is the purpose of these pottery figurines?"

"Option A is for burial, Option B is for art collection."

Xu Zhao:? ? ?

What is art collecting?

Did those ancient people collect things in their tombs after they died?

This question is simply a free point!

"Three, two, one, answer!"

When Xu Zhao heard the word "quick answer", he immediately answered. At the same time, others who answered included Jin Suiran and Qiao Zhijing.

After the program crew replayed the video repeatedly, Zheng Wen finally said, "Zhuan Zhuan raised his hand first."

Jin Suiran didn't expect that she would be the one to choose in the end. She hesitated for a while and said, "I choose A." She hadn't figured out the answer yet, so she just raised her hand first. At worst, she would have to choose one of the two options. The accuracy rate was 50%. What if she guessed it right?