Chapter 12 Chapter 12 There is always a history we don't know

"This is a Luban box?" Lin Moran recognized it at a glance, "This box itself is a treasure. I don't know what kind of plant liquid it is, it can block the rays, and even X-rays can't get in." Hearing Lin Moran's amazing words, Tang Ze couldn't help staring at the photo carefully, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything except a box. "Xiao Lin really has a deep family background." Hua Yuxuan nodded, praised and continued: "You know Tang Minghuang and Yang Guifei, right? Yang Guifei is a favorite concubine of Tang Minghuang. It is said that the two are very affectionate and their love is as deep as the sea. The Anshi Rebellion During the period, they fled to Sichuan together, and at Maweiyi, because soldiers mobilized to persecute them, Tang Minghuang ordered the death of Yang Guifei as a last resort. This is the famous "Maweiyi mutiny."

Lin Moran listened to the well-known history from Huayuxuan, and thought of what Tang Ze said a few days ago, those few gold flower tins that were said to be given to Concubine Yang by Tang Minghuang.It's just that for the same period of history, Hua Yuxuan's narration is naturally more convincing than Tang Ze's narration. Hua Yuxuan took a sip of tea and continued: "Because history is past and no one has witnessed it with their own eyes, so all history is inferred by people today based on various relics, whether it is true or false, depending on the situation. There are different versions. As for the history of Emperor Minghuang and Concubine Yang, what I said above is a widely recognized version. There are also some unofficial histories. For example, Concubine Yang did not die, but fled to Japan, and said that she lived in seclusion Waiting somewhere, too many to list."

"Well, I knew the first one from the beginning." Tang Ze said, "I only found out about the latter ones after I searched for some information when I was looking for Jin Huatian." "Well." Hua Yuxuan nodded, "What I want to talk about is not this period of history, but to tell you that there are many possibilities in history, and what is recorded in history books may not be true, and unofficial history may not be false. .” When the old man talked about his research, his expression was extremely serious.Lin Moran and Tang Ze nodded hurriedly, looking like they were studying hard.Such an old pedant is sometimes very serious, and the most intolerable thing is that you have doubts about his research.

There are too many impetuous young people nowadays, and few people are willing to calm down and listen to the results of historical research. Hua Yuxuan was very satisfied with the humbly and serious attitude of the two, and continued: "I have studied Tang history for half my life, and the most important thing is the section of Tang Minghuang. History. Because I also work on cultural relics, I am most concerned about the cultural relics of the Tang Dynasty. During the research, I found a very strange place, the Tang Dynasty lacked a lot of things." Missing a lot?This is very strange, but Hua Yuxuan explained it in more detail immediately.He took out an album from the bag beside him. This album was not a publication at first glance, it should have been printed and bound by himself.

"These are all collected by me." Hua Yuxuan said: "From the official history and unofficial history, folklore, poetry and prose that I can find, everything about Li Longji and Concubine Yang. Most of them are jewelry , as well as clothing items.” Tang Ze doesn't quite understand this, but Lin Moran has been immersed in antiques for decades, and has seen many antiques.When he flipped through the pages one by one, he gradually discovered something strange. He had never seen any of the things in this booklet.Even if a similar one flashes in your mind, you can confirm that what you have seen is not the real one.

"It's really strange." Lin Moran said: "I have also participated in many auctions, exhibitions, and even underground transactions. I have never seen these things before." Regardless of any period in ancient times, cultural relics cannot be completely preserved, nor can they disappear completely.Even if it is rare and rare, it is worth thousands of dollars, if you can't get it, you should have seen it and heard it. "Yes, that's the very strange thing. All the things related to Concubine Yang seem to have disappeared, leaving nothing in this world."

Hua Yuxuan said: "Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about the Tailing Mausoleum buried by Li Longji. Although due to technical reasons, archaeologists did not develop the Tailing Mausoleum, the Tailing Mausoleum has been damaged and looted many times in history. Especially During the period when Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, Wen Yun, the envoy of Huayuan Jiedu, said, "Those who are in the tombs of the Tang Dynasty, send them out and take the hidden treasures." But what about those treasures? After the death of Concubine Yang, Li Longji still remembered her. All old things should be buried with them. If they are stolen, they should be passed on among the people, even if they are lost in the long river of time, they cannot be completely lost.”

Hua Yuxuan pointed to the booklet and said, "I printed out the antiques in this booklet and distributed them to some acquaintances who do research on cultural relics, as well as Lao Sheng's old friends in the antique business, and asked them to help me find them in the circle. But nothing was found. So, I have a guess, maybe these antiques were not born at all, they are not in the Tailing Mausoleum at all, but in a more hidden place, and no one has ever entered this place so far." Lin Moran could only feel his brows twitching when he heard this. This guess is very bold. Although it sounds absurd, there are good reasons for it.

Then, Hua Yuxuan's expression seemed to relax a little bit, and he said proudly: "So I studied a lot of Tang history in more depth, but I did not miss anyone who had anything to do with the two of them. I finally discovered it. Sure enough, there was a unique record in a secret history of the palace, but because it was not a formally compiled historical record, no one took it seriously." Hua Yuxuan signaled Lin Moran to continue to turn down. Under the photo of the box was a photocopied book page. On the page were small and fine traditional Chinese characters. Fortunately, there was a simplified translation on the side. Lin Moran squinted his eyes to read.

On the pages of the book is something similar to a diary. Judging from the tone of the narrator, it seems to be an eunuch next to Li Longji in the palace.Lin Moran watched while listening to Hua Yuxuan. Hua Yuxuan said: "After consulting a lot of information, my previous vague concept gradually became clear. Around the Tailing Mausoleum, there is a deeper mausoleum that has not been found so far. This mausoleum may be built in imitation of the Moon Palace. It may be built in imitation of the Hall of Eternal Life. All the treasures of Concubine Yang Gui were buried here, and no one knew about this secret mausoleum. Tang Minghuang only left a map. After the mausoleum was built, people took it to hide in seclusion Yang Yuhuan, I hope she can enter the mausoleum in her twilight years, so that she can live and die in the same cave, and stay together forever."

Flipping through the documents one by one, Lin Moran admired Huayuxuan completely.These data are very fragmentary, and it really requires absolute imagination to deduce such a conclusion from them.But once you deduce it, you feel that this should be the case. Seeing that Lin Moran was listening seriously, Hua Yuxuan said seriously: "In order to ensure that this secret will not be known, Li Longji put this map into a special box, which is the one in front of you. This box is also called Luban box It's not necessarily made by Lu Ban, but it's just to describe its ingenious workmanship. This box is a one-off. After it's done, put things in and cover it, and then you need a special key to open it. You see, it's almost a whole , You can’t find where the lock is at all. Any brutal dismantling by external force will cause irreversible damage to the contents inside. It can be said that putting things inside is foolproof, either legally opened, or destroyed.” It can only be used once, which is why the Luban box has not been handed down to the world.This kind of box is generally not used by people. Although it is valuable, it cannot be used as a jewelry box. Whoever puts it in has to take it out.And those who need to use it to keep secrets will destroy the box at the same time when they take out the secrets. "I understand." Hua Yuxuan said at this moment, Lin Moran finally connected the messy fragments in his mind, and suddenly realized: "This box is a safe, and the key is these five gold flowers. That Williams The ultimate goal is not to get these five golden flower tines, but to open the Luban box through the golden flower tines, find the treasure map, and then get the huge treasure left by Tang Minghuang." A mausoleum that gathers all the precious items of Li Longji and Concubine Yang is undoubtedly a huge treasure house, containing countless historical treasures. Historically, there have been many treasures that are either missing, or agreed to have been destroyed, perhaps they were just well hidden. Williams would not buy murder for five million, but for countless five million, he could do anything. Hua Yuxuan slapped his thigh and said, "The Williams family joined the army in the early years, and their ancestors participated in the Eight-Nation Allied Forces. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was known as a great country, and in the eyes of those Westerners, it was simply a huge natural treasure house. After the Eight-Power Allied Forces came in, they burned, killed, looted, took away what could be taken away, and destroyed what could not be taken away, and did everything they could.” For every patriotic person, that dark history is like a big stone weighing heavily on the heart. Hua Yuxuan said bitterly: "Perhaps this Luban box was taken away from China by Williams' ancestors at that time, because it is inconspicuous, unlike other treasures whose value can be seen at a glance, so it is kept on display. .Until this generation, Mark Williams is a China hand and is very interested in Chinese culture. He has been studying this mysterious oriental box. In the end, the secret I discovered was also discovered by him.” Tang Ze's heart felt hot, and he blurted out: "Then we must not let him get the golden flower." This is not just a simple matter of one gold flower ingot being lost abroad. If Williams collects five gold flower ingots and finds the treasure left by Li Longji, countless national treasures will be lost and the loss will be huge. Although from the Tang Dynasty to the present, there have been so many dynasties and times have changed, even with the treasure map from that year, it may not be possible to find that place, but there is no room for carelessness in this matter. "Not only can't let him get the golden flower tin, but also find a way to get back the Luban box." Lin Moran said calmly: "Our treasures can't be buried in the ground or put in a museum, and they must not fall into the hands of foreigners. inside." Sheng Guoqiang glanced at Huayuxuan and laughed, patted Lin Moran on the shoulder and said, "I knew you would say that, and I think your father was like that back then. I always find this Williams not pleasing to the eye, with a sheepskin on his head Wolf, pretending to be a gentleman and aristocrat, doing deceitful things. You don’t know it when you are young, but he did a lot of bad things earlier. If you like something, you will buy it. When you buy it, you don’t want to spend more money. If he doesn't want to, he can really find someone to grab it." Hua Yuxuan nodded and said, "I've met them before." As he spoke, Hua Yuxuan pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, "Fortunately, I have practiced martial arts. I was young and in good health at that time. Don't take it seriously." Lin Moran only felt awe.It never occurred to him that this seemingly gentle scholar had also practiced martial arts. He could fight three or five gangsters by himself. It turns out that Williams has so much dark history.No wonder Sheng Guoqiang called him in a hurry as soon as he found out about the news yesterday, for fear that he would suffer if he didn't understand the brutality of his opponent.It's just that I didn't expect that the murderous opponent had already done it, and kept pace with the times. He didn't hire gangsters to rob, but directly hired gunmen. Sheng Guoqiang said: "Later, when our country became strong and stable, he couldn't be so arrogant. He came here again more than ten years ago, and suffered a big loss at the hands of your father. He lost most of his wealth. He almost My son was paralyzed with anger, and went back in despair." Speaking of Lin's father, Sheng Guoqiang inevitably sighed again: "Hey, if your father is still here, he must have a solution. What a pity! I have never seen anyone more talented in antiques than him in all these years." Lin Moran lowered his head, a little sad. Tang Ze's heart skipped a beat. From Sheng Guoqiang's words, he guessed that Lin Moran's father might not be alive.Fortunately, I was not abrupt yesterday, and stopped after only saying a few words, otherwise I would really hurt someone. When it comes to his father Lin Huo, Lin Moran's heart is naturally heavy.Although it is said that there is no corpse, but a person has disappeared for seven or eight years without any news, which is basically equated with death. People who make antiques often go to deep mountains, old forests, and remote mountain villages, so they are prone to accidents.So in Sheng Guoqiang's mind, Lin Huo may have died while going out.There are some places that are rarely visited by people, and no one will go there for ten or eight years. If a person is trapped in it, even if he turns into a white bone, no one will know. Fortunately, no matter how heavy the grief is, it will be diluted by time.In the first two years of Lin Moran's life, he really couldn't bear to think about it.But after so many years, I have been able to control myself and face all this calmly.And vaguely, he always felt that his father was not dead, maybe he did something that must be done.There are always some people and things that people have to let go of in this life. If there is a good enough reason for his father to leave him, he can accept it. Before Sheng Guoqiang and the others had time to comfort him, Lin Moran said, "That time, how did you deal with Williams?" Although Lin Moran and his father depended on each other since he was a child, and all of Lin Huo's skills were passed on to him, his father didn't like to talk about his past, so for those glorious days and thrilling past events, Lin Moran was mostly Hear it from other people's mouths, and then slowly piece it together. "Actually, it's an old trick." Sheng Guoqiang smiled and said: "The antique circle has been true and false for so many years, and there are no new tricks. However, as long as the old tricks are skilled enough, they can still fool the insiders. The so-called don't care Recruiting old people mainly depends on whether the internal strength is high or not." When Sheng Guoqiang talked about the past, his eyes lit up a little.For an antique businessman, this is a battlefield, this is a battle. Although there is no blood, it is also thrilling, not to mention competing with a foreigner for a national treasure, the meaning becomes different in an instant, and thinking about it makes people excited. Sheng Guoqiang said: "I remember that time, Williams also came to China to buy antiques. At that time, he traded with several sellers at the same time. They all paid a small amount of deposit before paying the full amount, and they all signed a sky-high price for breaking the contract. For example, if the goods are worth 100,000 yuan, if you fail to deliver the goods after receiving the deposit, or fail to complete the transaction within the agreed time, you may have to pay up to 1 million, or even 10 million." Lin Moran thought about the one million and ten million at that time, but the astronomical figures.At that time, money was more valuable than it is now.Unless it is a business family, otherwise, it will not be able to save for a few lifetimes without eating or drinking. Tang Ze listened with great interest. He had seen a lot of life and death in shopping malls since he was a child, but he had never had much contact with the antique circle.There are some things in the circle that you can't know just by buying a few things in an antique shop. There are too many twists and turns in this circle, and even people who have been in it for half their lives may be mistaken. That's what Williams thought. Sheng Guoqiang said: "Actually, the trick is also simple. Let's first find a few powerful people, ask them to sell antiques to Williams, make an appointment, set a high compensation, and then find a rich man to tell Williams The intention to buy antiques, and the money was very generous. I remember that what we planned at the time was blue and white porcelain, but it was a kind of broken porcelain that is extremely rare in blue and white porcelain, also known as fine porcelain." Lin Moran naturally knew the knowledge about these antiques that Sheng Guoqiang mentioned, but Tang Ze didn't know, so he couldn't help asking: "What is broken porcelain?" "Broken porcelain, as the name suggests, is broken porcelain." Sheng Guoqiang explained: "Porcelain comes out of the kiln, there are good and bad ones, such as burnt crooked, cracked and broken, they are all defective or waste products. But this piece of broken porcelain is such a rare and unique product out of hundreds of thousands or even millions of waste products. It cannot be made deliberately, so it is rare and hard to find. Needless to say, the value." In Sheng Guoqiang's reception room, there is a row of bookshelves against the wall, which are neatly filled with books, most of which are related to antiques.Seeing that Tang Ze didn't understand, he got up and found a book in the middle and opened it for him to read: "Just like this, you can see that this porcelain bottle is full of fine cracks, which are naturally formed, and it won't break if it is less heated." If it is broken, it will be completely broken after a little more heat, so it is rare, and the rare is the most expensive. No matter how many people have fired kilns for generations, they will not be able to produce a piece of broken porcelain." Tang Ze followed the album, nodded while looking at it, feeling taught.Every other industry is like a mountain, especially in the antique industry, where knowledge is as deep as the sea. Sheng Guoqiang sat down again, refilled himself a cup of tea, and continued: "Williams is just like those people who pick up leaks in China, wandering around looking for treasures. So, we estimated his route and let him encounter a Broken porcelain. At that time, his eyes were shining. After carefully checking that there was no problem, he immediately took out 20 million US dollars. This is not a small amount of money. It is not a small amount of money now, and it was not even then. We checked, That was almost all the cash he could come up with in a short period of time. Of course, he called the rich man at the same time, and the other party said that he wanted it no matter how expensive it was, and asked to meet immediately and make a deal as soon as possible, feeling impatient." Lin Moran smiled, people who make antiques, especially those who want to get a good treasure to make money, when they see valuable things, they all jump up desperately, and so do treasure hunters. "Speaking of which, the fine porcelain is a good imitation." Sheng Guoqiang said: "Williams is not a novice, he has his own way of identifying antiques, and it is difficult to fool. But the fine porcelain made by your father is simply fake. , No, in my opinion, that is real. The only difference between it and the real thing is that it lasts for a different length of time. The real broken porcelain looks like pieces on the surface, but it is very strong, you don’t want to smash it , it will not be broken. But the one your father imitated will only last for three to five days. After three to five days, the vegetable glue in the middle will lose its effectiveness, and it will naturally break into slag." Probably thinking of Williams' distraught look, Hua Yuxuan, who was still full of resentment just now, couldn't help but say, "I really relieved the hatred when I think about it, Williams negotiated the price with the rich man, and then bought the broken porcelain, and made an appointment It was delivered the next day. Thinking about changing hands, tens of millions will be paid in. I guess I stared at the broken porcelain with a smile and admired it all night. As a result, when I arrived at the place the next day, the two parties met. As soon as the box was opened, the broken porcelain was really It was broken and turned into a pile of scum.” "Williams was in a daze at the time, and the rich man was very angry, saying that you were playing with me, no matter how broken porcelain is, it can't be broken like this, so he turned away immediately." Sheng Guoqiang continued: "The rest of Williams After standing in a daze for a few minutes, I finally fully understood that this is the right way. Going back to the shopping place, let alone the people, even the house was emptied. What's more, Williams flower I spent all the cash to buy a bunch of rubbish, and now I have no money, and he still owes a lot of money outside." Lin Moran also straightened things out at this time. It's really not a new trick, but it's a loop.Even if his father was involved in this plan, he still had to say it was ruthless.This is definitely a plan to kill everything. "Yes, that's it. This is the best place." Sheng Guoqiang said that he was very proud of the game he participated in setting up. "Williams was cheated and had no money, but the contracts he signed cannot be voided." , The money that should be paid still has to be paid. There is no money to be raised for a while, followed by sky-high liquidated damages. However, among the people who sell things, there are a few people with gangster backgrounds, so they are directly detained When it is down, when to pay and when to let people go. There is no way for Williams to let his family sell his collection of antiques. They are all good things. The advantage of good things is that they are valuable, but the disadvantage is that they often have prices but no market. It was not so easy to find a buyer, so we had to lower the price. That time..." Sheng Guoqiang recalled it very happily, "That time we almost bought more than half of his collection at a very low price and donated it to build I bought a small museum. And the money spent was obediently sent by him.” It made people feel happy to hear this, but Tang Ze interjected after hearing this: "Such a large amount of fraud, won't he report it?" Sheng Guoqiang smiled triumphantly: "Report the case, what case are you reporting? The things were good when they were handed over to him, and the two parties confirmed that the money and the goods were cleared. If you break it yourself, who can blame you. Say things are fake, don't say that antiques go out It will not be refunded, and it has always been the rule to buy a fake without compensating. Besides, he said it was fake, and others said it was subcontracted by him. Even people with discerning eyes can see that this is a game, but no one can provide evidence. " "This matter hit Williams very hard. It is said that when he saw the list of collections sent by his home for sale, he couldn't stand it at that time, and was carried back later." Sheng Guoqiang said: "I haven't seen it in these years. , I thought he had calmed down, but unexpectedly he came out again, and his attacks were more vicious than before." "That's right." Hua Yuxuan shook his head and said, "Williams must have been scared out of his wits last time. This time he didn't show up by himself. He first found a middleman, so at the beginning, I really didn't find him. Last night As soon as I found out the news, I quickly informed Lao Sheng, and he hurriedly called you, but it was still too late, fortunately nothing serious happened." The two old seniors sighed and felt lucky. If it weren't for a group of kidnappers who happened to be there, with extra strength, Lin Moran and Tang Ze were fighting against two gun-wielding gangsters, and there was really no chance of winning.Williams wanted this set of gold flowers, and it seemed that his hair was graying. When he found that there was an obstacle on the way to the acquisition, he almost couldn't wait to clear it. Five million is nothing to him, but if this thing is bought by Tang Ze, it cannot be bought back with five million.The Tang family is not short of money, and it is hard to buy a good heart. If it comes to Tang Ze, it will probably become a non-sale item. It is estimated that Williams deliberated and decided not to take this risk.Instead of being controlled by others at that time, it is better to act first now.If Tang Ze had an accident, the Tang family would be in chaos, and they would no longer be interested in collecting antiques in a short time. Blood relationship is a kind of magical bond. Even though he hasn't seen him in these years, Lin Moran still feels a sense of pride when he hears people praise his father. Tang Ze was also excited by the bloodless battle back then. Thinking about the brush with death last night, he couldn't help saying: "Since you dare to come, it proves that the past was not miserable enough. This time it can't be cheap." killed him." "That's it." Sheng Guoqiang said: "Lao Hua and I want to set up another game, let him spit out all the scams and abductions of these years, and never dare to come to our country again in his lifetime." "It's all cheaper for him." Tang Ze said: "Needless to mention the previous incidents, just this time, foreigners who break the law in China will be imprisoned for the attempted murder." "That's not necessary." Sheng Guoqiang said: "Williams is over 60 years old. If he gets in, he may not be able to get out in this life. It's meaningless. It's a waste of our country to eat, drink, and see a doctor." resources. He is worthless, what is valuable is what is in his hands. If you can get back the treasures in his hands, you can kill him without trial." It's really hard to say about going to jail.After all, Williams is a foreigner with a special status.In case the relationship is used to get medical parole or something like that, I am afraid that there will be too much thunder and little rain, not to mention that it will not have the effect of punishment, and there will be endless risks of letting the tiger go back to the mountain. Hearing what Sheng Guoqiang said, Lin Moran and Tang Ze thought about it, and felt that it was indeed reasonable.For a person who collects antiques all his life and loves money like his life, he may not take it seriously if you sentence him to a few years in prison, but if you cut off his money, it will kill him. For Williams, who has done bad things for most of his life and looted countless treasures in China, Sheng Guoqiang and the others can't calm down their anger even if they kill him.To make his life worse than death, and to be destitute in his later years, is what he deserved. But it's not easy.