Chapter 783 Young General vs. Rich Lady 86
Yi Wenju saw Ji Yunhuan coming and happily put down his teacup, "I've been looking forward to seeing you for so long, and finally you're here. I've already finished my whole pot of tea, and I thought you were going to stand me up!"
Ji Yunhuan dragged a suitcase in and said, "I told you to come back after dinner. Grandpa Yi, you won't keep waiting for me, right?"
Yi Wenju couldn't wait any longer. He quickly took the box, put it gently on the ground, and opened it carefully.
"It was worth the wait! Let me see what good stuff he brought this time. Old Sun refused to believe me and kept arguing with me. How could I not tell whether it was an antique or not? This time, let this old guy broaden his horizons!"
There was another old gentleman in the room, who was dressed very fashionably, completely different from the old scholar Yi Wenju. He was a very trendy old grandfather.
Ji Yunhuan recognized him immediately: Sun Zhongang, a professor of history at Hanwon University who has five million fans online.
The two old men have different personalities, tempers, and styles, but because of their shared interest in history, they have become lifelong friends despite all the fussing.
Sun Zhongang took out his mobile phone and started taking pictures, which is the basic quality of an internet celebrity blogger: taking pictures wherever he goes.
The old man is very good at using mobile phones. He shoots the materials himself, and sometimes his students help him shoot. After returning home, his children help edit and publish the videos.
"Hi! Long time no see, Huanhuan is getting prettier and prettier! Do you mind if I pat her?"
Ji Yunhuan took a step back and said, "Feel free to take photos, but I don't want to appear on camera for now. I plan to hold a classical culture exhibition in the near future, and Grandpa Sun must take photos to show his support."
Sun Zhongang snapped his fingers, "That's for sure!"
"Hello, fans. What we are looking at now is an antique from the Six Kingdoms period. This is my first time looking at it. If you see something fake, it's none of my business. It's all the fault of this stern-faced old man!"
"Old Yi, why don't you say something, say hello, so I can edit it into the video."
Yi Wenju ignored his old friend and put his whole heart into the cultural relics. He took out a gorgeous wooden box, and when he opened it, there was a large piece of jade!
The carving is very simple, just a man and a boat under the mountain wall.
Yi Wenju touched it with gloves, put on glasses and looked at it carefully, "Good! It's really a good thing! It's natural and the carving is also good. It would be a waste to carve good jade into a fortune tree or cabbage."
"This is a big piece of jade without any impurities. You can't find it anywhere else in the country. I want it!"
Sun Zhongang placed his phone on the table and touched it. He found a signature in the corner. "It's really a masterpiece. There are no jade artifacts handed down from generation to generation. They were all imitated later. It's really a good thing!"
"The highest bidder wins. My rich friends will definitely be interested. If I auction it off, it will sell for a high price!"
Yi Wenju was reluctant to let it go, but he did not have much cash on hand, and he was reluctant to sell the antiques, so he could only give it to Sun Zhongang.
"You old man, didn't you say you didn't believe it? Now you're trying to snatch it from me!"
Sun Zhongang was very proud. "If I hadn't said that, would you have brought me here? Good things should be appreciated by everyone. There are five million fans watching here. Can't you just smile?"
Yi Wenju snorted coldly and was too angry to speak.
Sun Zhongang paid a deposit on the spot and said, "I will sell it to you tomorrow and transfer the money to you as soon as it arrives in my bank account."
In other words, he would give Ji Yunhuan the same amount as the sale price. Of course, some commission from the auction house would have to be deducted. Sun Zhongang was not making any money, he was just helping out.
The deposit was 50 million, so the auction price would definitely not be low. Ji Yunhuan was naturally happy to auction it.
She touched a jade cicada in the corner of the box. It had no packaging and was just put there casually.
"It's nothing good, just a little toy for Yaoyao to play with."
Yaoyao is Sun Zhongang’s granddaughter. She often appears in videos. She is smart and cute and is very popular among netizens.
Sun Zhongang knew it was a good thing as soon as he touched it. It might even be an antique. However, he did not refuse and happily accepted it.
Next came some jade ornaments. Yi Wenju collected some, Sun Zhongang also bought some, and the rest were prepared to be auctioned.
Ji Yunhuan also gave Yi Wenju's grandson a gold and jade peace locket. It's not possible to favor one over the other.
The last one is a bronze four-legged tripod. It is not very big, but it is well preserved and has excellent craftsmanship. The inscriptions inside the tripod can be clearly seen.
Yi Wenju was instantly excited. "Weiguo Ding! The inscription inside needs further deciphering, but roughly speaking, it should be a reward from the King of Wei to his meritorious officials. This is a sacrificial vessel!"
"The most important affairs of a country are sacrifices and war. Although the Six Kingdoms were at war, sacrifices were still very particular. What the emperor of Xia used for sacrifices, what the vassal states used, and what the lower lords used were all predetermined. Crossing the line was considered treason..."
Yi Wenju would chatter non-stop, and Sun Zhongang was able to chat with him. The two of them were basically taking a history lesson on their phones.
Ji Yunhuan thought of the big cauldron in front of the Goddess Temple. What she thought at that time was that such a big cauldron could be used to cook something, and then she would provide porridge in front of the Goddess Temple.
Huo Xiao's expression at that time was a little hard to describe, but he still listened to her.
So that's what it meant. Such a big tripod, it seems that the emperor would not use such a big one for sacrifice. Huo Xiao's intention of rebellion is obvious!
If we look into it carefully, the monarchs of the six countries all violated the rules. In the chaotic times, it was just a fig leaf. Who doesn't want to rule the world?
The four-legged tripod was taken by Yi Wenju. He would definitely not let it go. After raising the money in a few days, he would transfer it to Ji Yunhuan.
After finishing the business, Ji Yunhuan booked a private room nearby and invited the two old gentlemen to dinner.
"I asked Grandpa Yi before how Huo Xiao died, but there is still no answer. I'm not here to read a paper, so you don't have to be so strict. Just tell me what you know."
Yi Wenju coughed dryly. He was really working on his paper. Sun Zhongang also got involved. Both of them were studying this topic.
From the death of Huo Xiao, to the history of the Six Kingdoms, and then to the political and economic situation at that time, it must be published in a core journal.
"Take down your crappy video! What I'm going to say next has not been verified, so I can only say it's 70% true. Don't spread it around."
"You also know that there is no record of Huo Xiao in the history of the Six Kingdoms. Before this, I didn't even dare to assert that Huo Xiao really existed. Fortunately, I had those antiques you sent me. I dared to publicly say at the seminar of the Institute that Huo Xiao really existed."
"Last year, an ancient tomb was excavated in Wangxing City. It should be a marquis from the Six Kingdoms period. There were many burial objects, as well as many bamboo slips. The things written on them were confusing and no one could understand them. Some time ago, I took out those bamboo slips and read them. After several attempts to decipher them, I found that they all recorded Huo Xiao's deeds!"
"Huo Xiao was less than 20 years old when he died. He did not die at the hands of the Beirong people. He died in the capital of Wei State, Wangdu City!"
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