Chapter 4 Chapter 4 A Family of Fake Bronze Ware of Wisdom
This is a small house with two bedrooms and one living room.Yao or I and Yao's eyes flashed, and we rushed to the east and west rooms separately.As soon as I entered the room, I saw that it was a bedroom, and there was nothing else in the bedroom except a large wardrobe and a double bed.I looked down and saw that there was no one under the bed, so I retreated to the door.Yao also checked the room opposite, and said that there was only a folding wooden table, a few chairs, and a black and white TV.
But otherwise Yao told me that there was a plate of peanuts and a plate of mixed jellyfish on the wooden table, as well as a bottle of Moutai and a wine cup.
The old lady had come to her senses at this time, grabbed me and Yao, and kept talking about calling the police.When I saw the flour on her cuffs, I knew she was making dumplings in the kitchen before opening the door.
In other words, there must be someone else drinking in the living room.
With a flicker of my eyes, I gently pulled the old lady away, handed it to the medicine or grabbed her, and walked into the bedroom for the second time.As soon as I went in, I glanced around and headed straight for the closet.This wardrobe is made of beech wood, the style is very old, and the legs are still shaped like tiger heads. It should be furniture of the Republic of China, but it has been well maintained, and the skin is smooth.
The old lady who was still spitting was stunned, and suddenly shouted at the top of her voice: "Old man, go!"
The two doors of the large closet were suddenly opened, and an old man in a sweater and shorts jumped out, holding a screwdriver (screwdriver) in his hand and stabbing me viciously.I didn't dare to stop, so I couldn't help but took three steps back.The old man took advantage of this gap to rush out of the bedroom and ran towards the door, his movements were extremely quick.Otherwise, Yao wanted to reach out to grab it, but the old lady bit the back of his hand, causing him to tremble with pain.
It's a pity that the old man didn't know that there was a female evil spirit waiting at the door.As soon as he stepped out halfway, a slender hand pressed on his shoulder, and the screwdriver fell to the concrete floor with a "clank", and he couldn't move immediately.
Although the old man acted in panic, there was a fierce light in his eyes, and his whole body was tense, like a vicious dog, a little indulgence would hurt people.He struggled to get up from the ground, but was held firmly by Huang Yanyan.
"Excuse me, are you Inspector Fu Guifu?" I knelt down and asked coldly.
When the old man heard my question, his body froze suddenly.
As soon as I saw his reaction, I felt at ease, the old man must have something to do.I signaled Huang Yanyan to be gentle, and said with a pleasant face, "Inspector Fu, don't worry. We didn't come here for that fake Jun porcelain brush, but we just wanted to ask a question."
Fu Gui heard me mention the "fake Jun porcelain brush washer", and knew that if he didn't cooperate, he would be thrown to Shenyang Road by us. He finally stopped struggling, stared at me and said, "You...what do you want to ask?"
"Come on, come on, get up first, respect the old and respect the virtuous, it won't work if you talk like that." I helped him up from the ground, Huang Yanyan took his arm tacitly, and led him into the room.Yao or else smiled bitterly and said to the old lady: "Aunt, are you a dog? Can you let go of your mouth?" The old lady's teeth are really good, and the palm that bit Yao or else didn't let go, and there was blood everywhere up.
Fu Gui waved his hand at the old lady and sighed: "Yue'er, let go, and then go make dumplings, it's none of your business." The old lady then let go of the medicine or else, gave us a hard look, turned and entered out of the kitchen.Seeing this scene, the three of us understood in our hearts.This old lady is probably Fu Gui's wife or girlfriend, but no one in Shenyang Road knows their relationship.
The old lady came out to play the role of the sufferer, firstly to fool the shopkeepers, and secondly to release smoke bombs-who would have thought that Fu Gui would hide in the sufferer's house.
Fu Gui bent down to pick up the screwdriver from the ground, and stretched his palm towards the living room: "Three, please." He has recovered from the panic just now, and his demeanor is calm, not at all like a liar who was just pinned to the ground .
I thought to myself, this old man has worked as an inspector after all, it really is not easy.He was eating in the living room, but when he heard the knock on the door, he immediately hid in the closet, not forgetting to hold the murder weapon in his hand, waiting for an opportunity to fight back.If Huang Yanyan hadn't been so skilled, he might have escaped.
A few of us sit down.Fu Gui said, "Are you from Beijing?" We all nodded.Fu Gui asked again: "Are you people from five veins?" This time only Yao Otherwise and Huang Yanyan nodded.Fu Gui found a few wine cups and filled them up for us, then he picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, and asked the third question: "Are you doing it for Xu Yicheng's business?"
This person's eyes were really vicious, otherwise Yao nodded at me: "This is Xu Yicheng's grandson."
Fu Gui sized me up and said calmly, "It's somewhat similar to Xu Yicheng." As soon as he mentioned Xu Yicheng, his whole demeanor changed, he was no longer that wretched old tracker who cheated people of money, It was the inspector who ran amok in Beiping back then.I noticed that there was a shocking scar on the right side of his neck. Although it was obscured by the collar, it was vaguely discernible as a burn.
Fu Gui was the only person who had seen Xu Yicheng with his own eyes, except for Huang Kewu.What I hear from his mouth will have a major impact on the rest of my life.My voice seemed a little nervous: "I heard that you were the one who arrested and interrogated my grandfather, so I want to ask you about the situation at that time."
Fu Gui pinched the wine cup with three fingers and said calmly: "It's been so many years, why did you find out about this matter again? You spent so much effort to come to me, I'm afraid it's not as simple as reminiscing about the past, right?" So I took the wood Hukana briefly explained the ins and outs of returning the Buddha's head, emphasizing that Fugui is the key to unlocking Kido's notes.
"So, Wumai has never forgotten this case of stealing and selling the Buddha's head."
"They are them, and I am me. The Xu family is no longer one of the five branches." I corrected Fu Gui.When Fu Gui heard the word Xu's family, the way he looked at me changed a bit.He asked, "How has your family been doing over the years?"
I briefly talked about the situation of the Xu family.After Fu Gui listened, he put down the wine cup and pointed to the door: "Did you see the couplet at the door? It was given to me by Xu Yicheng. I have someone copy it every year and hang it outside the door for many years. I did." I was quite surprised: "You and my grandfather knew each other before?"
"Not only do we know each other, but we are also good friends!" Fu Gui shook his head, as if he was nostalgic for the old days, and began to talk more, "I knew him, and it was not long before Pu Yi abdicated. At that time, I was in I worked as a small policeman near Liulichang, and walked around the area with a baton every day. One day, I saw a man in a mandarin jacket with an oil umbrella under his arm, who looked like a university student. At that time, college students were always making troubles, so I became interested and went to question him. The student said his name was Xu Yicheng, and he was about to go to Peking University for class. When I saw him wearing an umbrella, I became suspicious. It was a sunny day in Beiping, who was all right? If you go out with an umbrella, there must be something wrong!"
When Fu Gui spoke, a smile appeared on his face.Old people like to recall the past most, and they have a particularly deep memory of the past.I didn't rush to ask him about Kido's notes, but listened quietly, hoping to hear more about Xu Yicheng.
"I couldn't help but arrest him and brought him back to the bureau and brought him into the interrogation room. Not a minute after he sat down, another group of people came in, saying that someone accidentally broke a bronze mirror in an antique shop. The shopkeeper He said it was a Han mirror, which was priceless, and he had to pay for it, so the two dragged them to the police station. The police were short of manpower, so I simply brought the shopkeeper and the customer into the interrogation room, and interrogated the two things together. I asked a little Ask about the whole story of the antique shop, Xu Yicheng was happy beside him, and told me that I will help you solve this case, so you let me go. I don’t believe it, but you think you are Bao Qingtian? Xu Yicheng patted his chest: This is a crime Great wealth.
"Unexpectedly, this case was really solved by Xu Yicheng. He said that the material of Han and Tang bronze mirrors is high-tin bronze. Rubbing the surface of the mirror is called mirror grinding medicine. It is almost unreal when you grind it out. It is easy to get mercury or black paint. He lifted the shopkeeper's hand, and it was still stained with tin powder. He knew it was a fake workshop, specializing in blackmail. People. So I arrested the shopkeeper, and rushed to the shop with a few other guys, followed the clues and found a counterfeit workshop, which made a great contribution.
"I immediately admired this man, let him go, and invited him to Zhangji to have a meal of mutton in sauce. Since then, Xu Yicheng and I have become acquaintances. In the boundary of Liulichang, disputes often arise because of antiques. There is such a knowledgeable person My friend is here, and it will be convenient for me to handle cases in the future. I later found out that he is a plum blossom with a clear eye, and he is willing to make friends with me, a little policeman. That is because he thinks highly of me. As the head, I also took advantage of the opportunity to solve several major cases and became the inspector of Nancheng."
Speaking of this, Fu Gui suddenly became a little confused: "I really didn't expect that such a sensible person as Xu Yicheng would steal and sell Buddha heads. I know the character of that guy best. He hated ruining cultural relics in his life, and hated foreigners taking them away." Bao, I often lament that the country is weak and cultural relics cannot be protected. When Sun Dianying blew up Cixi’s tomb, he was so angry that he almost couldn’t bear it. Such a person would steal and sell Buddha’s head. I still think about it today. Not sure."
I asked, "Did he not tell you when you were interrogating him?"
Hearing this, Fu Gui coughed angrily: "Huh. After the Buddha head case happened, the Peking Police Station wanted to arrest him. Originally, I had nothing to do with this case. I took the initiative to invite Ying to interrogate him, thinking that there must be something wrong with him." The grievance. Xu Yicheng is my good friend, I have to find a way to clean up for him."
"Why are you so convinced?"
"Because this case is strange! Let me tell you, the only evidence in the case of stealing and selling the Buddha's head is the article published by Kido Yuzo in the Japanese Journal. Yes, when it was stolen, I don’t have any of these details. In such a case, Yicheng only needs to say that the Japanese did it. If he didn’t cooperate, he didn’t say anything, and after asking and asking, there was only one sentence: Lao Fu, you don’t understand. After a few days, he simply pleaded guilty, saying that he was going to die, and this last credit would be better given to Lao Fu, you Are you angry or not?"
When he said this, he slammed his fist on the table, and the wine cup fell to the ground and broke into five or six pieces. It was obvious that he had been brooding over this matter for decades.The old lady came in, took the fragment away, and brought him a new one.
Those words stuck me in place.Hearing what Fu Gui meant, Xu Yicheng threw himself into the trap and confessed the crime on his own initiative.This makes no sense at all.Seeing that I was silent, Yao was the first to ask, "There are three Mudos, have you dealt with them before?"
After hearing this, Fu Gui was very embarrassed. He silently picked up the wine glass and took another sip: "I'm not very familiar with Kido Yusan. I only had dinner with him twice, and I was with Xu Yicheng. I don't like the Japanese devils." , but this person is not a bad person. I have been a detective for so many years, and I can see through anyone at a glance. There are three people in Kido, who are bookworms, highly myopic, not good at speech, and read books when they have nothing to do. I don't hear anything outside the window. During the two meals we ate, we didn't say a few words in total. Most of the time, Xu Yicheng and I chatted. If Xu Yicheng hadn’t been imprisoned because of him later, I would have thought he was a good friend—so you said that I was able to unlock the password of Kido’s notes, it’s a bit reluctant, I really have nothing to do with him.”
"Was Kido there when Xu Yicheng was interrogated?"
"How is that possible? If that guy dares to come to Peiping, I'll kill him with one shot!"
"He had a notebook, which was confiscated as evidence at the time, and it was still signed by you. Do you have any impression?"
Fu Gui tilted his head and pondered for a while: "It seems that there is such a book... No, it's a stack, there are three books in total."
When the three of us heard it, we were all shocked.I have one of those leather-inlaid silver notebooks, and Kana Kido has one, and there is a third one?
"Do you know what is written in the notebook?"
"I don't know, the codes are used in it. I guess it's probably archaeological notes or something--but Xu Yicheng himself has admitted, so the prosecution doesn't have much interest in these notes. They treat them as second-class evidence and don't bother to look into them." decipher."
Sure enough, the third notebook was also encrypted.I just don't know if it uses the same password as "Su Ding Lu", or the same as Kido Notes, or has its own exclusive password.
"What happened to the notebooks later?" I asked.
"A diplomat named Sister Koji Yongde came to the Japanese consulate and said it was the property of the Japanese government and it was taken away."
"Take it all?"
"Ah, of course, all three books were taken away."
The source of Kido Yousan’s notes was clarified, but a new question was rediscovered: If the Japanese government confiscated the notebook at that time, where did I get the notebook at home?Also, where is the whereabouts of the third notebook?
I asked again carefully, and thanks to Fu Gui's deep impression of that incident back then, he still remembered many details.I asked around and found that Fu Gui just wanted to help Xu Yicheng because of his loyalty to his friends. He was just a small detective, and he probably didn't know as much about the matter of stealing and selling Buddha heads as Huang Kewu. .
Combining the stories of Huang Kewu, Fu Gui and Kido Kana, the image of Xu Yicheng has gradually become full, but his experience with Kido Yuzo between July and August 1931 is still blank.
I asked, "My grandfather, didn't he say anything until he died?" Fu Gui shook his head and said, "No. Your grandfather Xu Yicheng is a teapot cooker. If he doesn't want to say, you don't want to pry a word out. He On the eve of the execution, I took some wine and food to see him off, and advised him to think about it again. As long as he said a word, I was sure to drag the case forward. But he didn’t say anything. When I took the wine and food out of the prison, I found a note stuck to the case record. The note said that he met me once, and he always wanted to leave something as a souvenir. The note pointed me to a remote ice cellar in Nancheng, where I got a Tang Dynasty Sea Beast Grape Bronze Mirror. I know what he means: We met with a mirror, and we will end with a mirror."
When he said this, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
"I wanted to find his widow, but she had disappeared with her newborn child in her arms at that time. Later, when the Anti-Japanese War broke out and the Japanese occupied Beiping, I didn't run away, and became a pseudo-police in a daze. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, I barely avoided it. The traitor was in the limelight, and he even hugged the thigh of the commander of the Beiping Garrison. It's a pity that the hug was too tight. After the peaceful liberation of Beiping, it would be difficult for me to let go. You all know the rest, I spent half my life in prison , I won’t be able to be a policeman after I come out, so I can be a stretcher in Tianjin by relying on what I learned when I was with Xu Yicheng.”
"No..." I muttered to myself.The other three at the table heard it.Fu Gui frowned: "What are you saying wrong?"
I raised my head: "I said it's wrong for you to accept such antiques."
"You mean what your grandfather gave me is a fake? Hmph, you don't know him too well!" Fu Gui said displeased.
"No, no, it's not that this bronze mirror is a fake, but..." I quickly organized my words, "It's about the place where you got that bronze mirror. There is a problem. You just said that this thing is a shelf In an ice cellar?"
"Yes, it's in a small village in the south of the city. It used to be used to store ice for the palace."
"This is strange. My grandfather is a great expert in the Baizimen, the head of the Five Meridians. It is absolutely impossible for him to do such a thing without common sense."
My words immediately caught the attention of the others.I pointed my fingers and explained: "The alloy formula of the bronze mirror is tin plus copper, and tin will turn into yellow powder at low temperature. If the bronze is not placed in the right environment, the tin component in it will form chalk, and it will also be damaged. It will quickly spread to nearby areas - the so-called 'tin plague'. Therefore, low temperature is an absolute taboo in the storage of bronzes."
An ice cellar, as the name suggests, is a cellar for storing ice.The ancients did not have a refrigerator, so they could only dig a deep cellar, put ice cubes in it in winter, and store them at low temperature until they were used in summer.So the temperature in the ice cellar is very low.Put bronzes in it, and within a week you'll get tin plague.
Xu Yicheng is an expert on bronze wares, how could he make such a low-level mistake and put the bronze wares given to friends as souvenirs in the ice cellar?
"But he really let it go like that." Fu Gui argued.
I looked into his eyes: "Then there is only one possibility. He wants to convey some information through this bronze mirror, but he doesn't want others to know, so he uses this seemingly unreasonable placement method to make A hint. And this hint can only be discovered after the tin plague occurs in the bronze mirror.”
"Cough! Why does he have to go around such a big circle with me? Why can't he just say something."
"The matter of the Buddha's head involves too much, and many forces are secretly watching. My grandfather must have his reasons for doing that. After you got the bronze mirror later, do you remember what was on it?"
Fu Gui said: "After getting out of the ice cellar, it has been kept at home. I don't know much about bronzes, so I haven't looked at them carefully."
Huang Yanyan couldn't help asking: "Where is that bronze mirror now?"
Speaking of this, Fu Gui showed embarrassment, patted his head, and then said: "Uh...it's no longer in my hands. Two years ago, the old woman needed to see a doctor, so I sold it. But the money for the doctor's treatment is still not enough , That's why I wanted to join hands with shopkeeper Sun to make a big one, and take the old lady back to her hometown to recuperate. I didn't think so, but I let you come to the door."
It turned out that he was in a hurry to see a doctor for his wife, so he set up such a tricky plan.But if you think about it carefully, he is a prisoner who has been released from prison, and he lacks professional skills. He can't make much money doing stretching, so one can imagine the hardship of life.
Otherwise, Yao couldn't bear his temper, and rushed to ask: "Who did you sell it to?"
Fu Gui said: "A boss in Anyang. He said he needed an ancient mirror town house and bought it from me. Well, to be honest, if it wasn't for my wife's medical treatment, I wouldn't want to sell everything in the city. myself."
The three of us looked at each other. It seems that this journey is not over yet, and we have to go to Anyang.I asked Fu Gui for the address of the Anyang boss, and copied it down carefully.The owner's name is Zheng Guoqu. His name is quite interesting. It is estimated that his father is a fan of Qin Shihuang.
I picked up the wine cup on the table, raised my hands, and said respectfully, "Master Fu. My first glass of wine is to apologize for my recklessness today." Then I drank it all in one gulp and poured another glass: "My second glass This glass of wine is to honor your good friend Xu Yicheng for my grandfather, and I have always missed him for so many years." I drank it down again.
I was not very good at drinking, and my head was a little dizzy by this time, but I still insisted on pouring the third glass: "This third glass, thank you for pointing out a clue to me. This is for my grandfather and our Xu family reputation is of paramount importance.”
Fu Gui stood up slowly, held my wine glass with both hands, and burst into tears: "I have always regretted that I was not able to help the city. Today, this wish can finally be fulfilled." He drank the wine in the wine cup, his eyes became bright and bright: "Xiao Xu, let me tell you, your grandfather Xu Yicheng is definitely not a person who stole and sold Buddha heads. I didn't find out what was going on back then. What is the truth?" , it fell upon you."
After speaking, he turned and went into the balcony, rummaged from the balcony for a long time, and found a photo album, which was full of dust.Fu Gui patted the soil, coughed a few times, opened the booklet, and took out a dilapidated old photo: "This is the only photo of Xu Yicheng in my hand, which I secretly kept when Xu Yicheng was interrogated. Yes. Now it is considered to be returned to the original owner, so I will leave you a souvenir."
When we saw the photo, our faces changed drastically.
We have seen this photo at Kana Kido a few days ago. It was published in the Journal of Archeology by Yuzo Kido. The single photo taken on the way of the investigation, with the feet on the hills and the back against the city wall, the scenery and composition , character poses, and lighting are all the same.
But there is one decisive difference between this photo and the one in the journal.
There is one more person in this photo, and beside Kido Yuzo, there is another person standing.
The man was wearing a short shirt, it was Xu Yicheng.
Photo retouching is nothing new and has been around since the nineteenth century.Photographs could be seamlessly altered using darkroom techniques such as patching, cropping, and re-exposure.The more famous one is the photo of Lenin delivering a speech in Moscow in 1920, with Trotsky standing next to him, but after Stalin came to power, he used this technique to erase Trotsky.Chiang Kai-shek also did a similar thing. He edited the photo of himself and two other officers with Sun Yat-sen, and the two officers were changed into a photo of him and Sun Yat-sen alone to prove that he was appreciated by the father of the country.
The reason why I know this is because I know a photographer from Xinhua News Agency.During the "Cultural Revolution", he often received similar tasks, removing the downed old marshals and officials from Chairman Mao's side, or revising blocked slogans and quotations.
When I told Yao or Huang Yanyan this common sense, both of them looked shocked.They saw a lot of fake antiques, but they didn't expect that things like photos could be faked.Yao Or scratched his scalp and sighed: "Fuck, there is still such a method. Hey, do you still have contact with the photographer? Dude, I have a few photos with my ex-girlfriend and I want to deal with them..."
I put my hands in my trouser pockets and frowned.Things get more and more interesting.There are two different versions of the same photo. Is the photo of Xu Yicheng and Yuzo Kido altered, or the single photo of Yuzo Kido added? What is the purpose?
Mysteries linger one after another, but I feel powerless, trying to get rid of them but can't.
We first took the train back to Beijing.Fang Zhen went to pick us up and reported to Director Liu by the way.Director Liu's instructions are similar to the previous ones, let us continue to investigate freely, and the relevant departments will support, but will never intervene.Fang Zhen took the photo away, saying that he was going to the technical department for an appraisal.If it is modified, the film grain will be subtly different and recognizable. Kido Kana has also made new progress.She has already done the work of the Kido family, taking photos and faxing the Kido notes page by page.The sharpness is a bit poor, but it is enough to recognize Chinese characters. Kana Kido bound these faxes into a booklet, handed it to me, and then gave me a meaningful look: "Xu Sang, I hope we can cooperate happily. In China, I only trust you." I know she said what does it mean.In her opinion, no matter Bureau Liu or the Antiquity Research Society, their goal is to bring back the Jade Buddha head; only I participated in this matter for the honor of my grandfather, which is basically the same as her atonement for my grandfather. But I also don't believe that Kido Kana came here purely to atone for his grandfather's crimes of aggression against China.All of her methods have a hint of weirdness.There is also the "China Antique Account" published by the "China Fengtu Association". I don't know what connection it has with the current Northeast Asian studies. But at this stage, she doesn't conflict with my interests, so I didn't say anything temporarily. "Miss Kido, I've already told you everything about Fu Gui. I'm very concerned about my sister Xiaolu Yongde. Can you use your relationship in Japan to check the Japanese records at that time?" After Xu Yicheng's case happened, his sister Xiaolu Yongde took the three notebooks away.Now one of the three notebooks exists in Japan, one is in my collection, and the other is missing.If you can touch this clue, maybe you will gain something.After listening to me, Kana Kido agreed to call Japan to check. After saying this, Kido Kana put her hair behind her ears and looked at me with pleading eyes: "Xu Sang, can I go to Anyang with you?" I hesitated and refused.Yao Oran and Huang Yanyan have a bad impression of her, and it's hard for me to grasp this woman. I don't know what will happen when I go to Anyang this time. The fewer variables, the better. Kido Kana showed disappointment, but he didn't force it.She said that she would use these few days to inspect Panjiayuan's antique market.I just remembered that she seems to have another paper discussing the quantification of patina.To be honest, she really won't gain anything in a place like Panjiayuan. When I was about to walk to the door, Kido Kana suddenly called me to a halt: "Xu Sang, do you know how my grandfather commented on your grandfather?" "Huh?" I stopped and turned around. "He never mentioned it. Even if people in the academic circle asked repeatedly, he never said a word." Kido Kana said. I understood and bowed to thank her. Looking at the entire case of stealing and selling Buddha's head, it will be found that although the case was a sensation, almost no details were made public.Xu Yicheng was shot because he pleaded guilty, and Fu Gui did not get any valid information from him.Kido Yuzo published "The Discovery of the Buddha Head of Zetianmingtang" in the journal, but he only emphasized its historical value and kept secret about how to discover it.In other words, these two key parties, who were silent about the 1931 blank, were brought into the coffin. The sensational level of this case is not proportional to the details it has released so far.When other people talked about this case, they mostly focused on the criticism of national righteousness such as traitors and piracy, but paid little attention to this point.This strangeness gave me a little hope - my grandfather did this, it must not be as simple as a traitor. When I came out of the Beijing Hotel, I suddenly received a call from Yao, saying that his grandpa Yao came to talk to me. Yaojia is located in the east of the city. It is a small independent building with a western style, with black eaves and green tiles, and the decoration is of extraordinary taste.As soon as I entered the door, Yao or Yao came out to greet me.The old man Yao seemed to be in good spirits. He was leaning on a cane in his left hand and holding two purple gold walnuts in his right hand. When the walnuts were turned, they made a muffled collision sound, and he knew it was not ordinary. We each sat down, Yaolai cut to the chase and said, "During the dinner that day, did you feel that something was wrong?" I smiled wryly.There were too many things that went wrong that night to describe.I just shook my head and asked him to give an explanation.Yao Lai said, "Do you still remember how Bureau Liu introduced you?" I thought about it, what Liu Ju said at the time was "Xiao Xu, the son of Xu Heping. The only bloodline descendant of the Baizimen".That's pretty much what it means.Yao Lai narrowed his eyes, with a playful look on his face: "Understood?" I reacted immediately.For Wumai, the last member of the Xu family is Xu Yicheng.My father, Xu Heping, has never entered this circle in his life, nor has he dealt with them.To them, this person should not exist.When Director Liu introduced me, he didn't say that I was Xu Yicheng's grandson, but that he was Xu Heping's son. Liu Ju said that, which means that the Xu family also had contact with Wumai in my father's generation, and the relationship was very close.Thinking of this, I was shocked.Could it be that my father, who is indifferent to the world, also has a side that I don't know about? Yao saw that my expression was different, and I was very proud: "Xiao Xu, I came to you today just to tell you. The relationship between the five channels is far more complicated than you imagined. Even if your Xu family is expelled, The relationship that has been accumulated for hundreds of years cannot be easily severed." I didn't answer, I know that Mr. Yao must have something to say.Yao came to signal Yao to close the door, took a sip of tea slowly, and said, "I don't know why, you've been petitioning for your parents?" After "Su Ding Lu" was stolen, Yao also saw the contents of my safe, which contained petition materials.So he told his grandpa, it's not surprising. Both my parents are university teachers.My father teaches ancient Chinese in the Chinese Department, and my mother is a lecturer in the Architecture Department.In my impression, they live a very low-key life, except for the students and teachers in the school, they have almost no other friends. During the "Cultural Revolution", they were labeled as counter-revolutionaries on the grounds that they preached feudal ethics and bourgeois tastes in the classroom.In that absurd era, there were all kinds of absurd charges.Every now and then, they would be dragged out to criticize and parade in the streets, and their homes were ransacked several times. A few of their former students criticized their teachers extremely fiercely, and even claimed to have found key evidence that they were anti-Party and anti-people.After that criticism meeting, my parents couldn't stand the humiliation and voted for Taiping Lake together.After the "Cultural Revolution" ended, their charges have never been cleared. I have been working on this matter for the past few years. Now that I think about it, I suddenly feel quite ironic.Now it is not only to restore the reputation of my parents, but also to run for the name of my grandfather.Our Xu family values reputation the most, but every generation is dragged down by this thing. After listening to Yaolai, he said with a serious expression: "Among the five veins, there are always people who want the Xu family to return, but there are also people who always want to put the Xu family to death." After listening to it, I fell into an ice cave.Yao Lai's words are obviously implying that the death of my parents during the "Cultural Revolution" did not seem to be so simple.There is a black hand behind the scenes, taking advantage of the situation to persecute the Xu family. "But why?" I couldn't help asking.The Xu family has faded out of the antique circle, and will not pose any threat to Wumai. Yao Lai sneered and said, "Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. During the 'Cultural Revolution', many collectors' homes were ransacked. Some good things were smashed, and some good things were never found again." He didn't say it clearly. , but I have understood the meaning.It seems that someone coveted something from Xu's family, so they instigated the young revolutionary to ransack the house, and then took the opportunity to steal. And the only thing in our family that can cause people in the five veins to covet, after much deliberation, is the "Su Ding Lu".My parents deposited it in the stack of the university library, and only left me an index number, so the teenagers copied it several times but failed to copy it. "Who is it? Is it the Huang family?" My fists were clenched unconsciously, and my chest was full of anger. Yao Lai shook his head: "I don't know. During the 'Cultural Revolution', Wumai suffered a particularly severe blow, and each family tried their best to shrink and couldn't take care of themselves. As for who was behind the instigation, I can only say that every family has suspicions." It suddenly occurred to me that the words "four regrets" left by my father before his death, could these four regrets refer to those ties with Wumai?When I asked Yaolai what was the relationship between my father and Wumai, Yaolai said, "Although Xu Heping doesn't have the courage of Xu Yicheng, he has a good character and knows how to advance and retreat. He lives in seclusion in the capital and has always wanted to sever his relationship with Wumai." , but the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. It's a pity, a pity..." After listening to it, I was silent and confused.Yao Lai chuckled and added: "I called you here today just to tell you. Your Xu family has always been within Wumai's sight. The return of the Jade Buddha head this time will definitely touch some people. Can they If you hurt the Xu family once, you can hurt the Xu family again. You have to be careful, pay more attention to everything, and don't repeat the mistakes of your parents." Who is the black hand in the five veins is still unknown.But one thing is for sure, the energy of this black hand is definitely not small, even during the "Cultural Revolution", he has the ability to ruin the Xu family.Now the black hand is still hidden in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to show his fangs.Yao Lai is quite afraid of Xuan Zimen because he considers it, and it is difficult to say a lot of things clearly.It's not easy for me to press. "Thank you." I sincerely thanked the old man.Yao Lai waved his hand disapprovingly: "The five veins are connected, and they are all one family. I didn't catch up with Xu Yicheng's generation; I didn't help Xu Heping's generation; when it comes to your generation, if I stand idly by again, wouldn't I be punished by my ancestors?" Complain? My grandson made some impolite temptations before, and I will apologize on his behalf. " I smiled: "I can't see it. Otherwise, the drug came to provoke you, and it was actually your secret order, right?" Yaolai became interested in me, but it was not easy to show up in public, so he let Yaolai out to fight and find out my details.It is not difficult to imagine the joints. Yao Lai laughed loudly: "Boss Liu said that you are smart and quick-responsive, and it is true. My grandson is arrogant, but he has no scheming, so he ran over as soon as he was teased. Otherwise, let me tell you, the experience of human feelings , You have to learn from Xiao Xu." Yao Orer listened to it, his face turned red and then turned pale, and he secretly gave me a middle finger. Coming out of the Yao’s shop, I threw the mobile phone into Yao’s arms: “Use it first, I’ll go home and have a good rest, and call me in the store if I have something to do.” He is a good buddy." He held the big brother in his right hand, patted my shoulder with his left hand, and said in a low voice: "Over there, you plan to..." Judging from Yao Lai's words, the Huang family is the number one suspect in the black hand.Huang Kewu insisted that Huang Yanyan follow the investigation, and his motives were quite suspicious.So Yao is worried about whether there will be variables in the next investigation. After all, Huang Yanyan is highly skilled in martial arts. When I went to Henan to find a mountainside or estuary, I would confess to him and me for the more than 100 catties. “放心吧，我觉得可能性不高。”我一一给他分析道，“如果黄家是幕后黑手，四悔斋开张的时候他们就对我下手了，还容我活到现在？他们一直到前几天才派人去偷，黄克武又还得那么痛快，只能说是一时利欲熏心而已吧……” “希望如此。”药不然嘟囔道，拍着胸脯道：“你放心好了，我们药家，会鼎力支持你的。就算药家不会，我药不然也绝不背叛朋友。” “你突然这么一本正经地说话，我还真有点不适应。”我笑道。 药不然忽然收敛起笑容，回头望着自家的高耸墙壁，叹了口气：“哥们儿其实压根对瓷器没兴趣，我本想去学吉他玩摇滚，结果被家里人整黄了。你甭看我们这些五脉弟子人五人六儿的，表面看风光得很，其实是驴粪蛋——外头光鲜罢了！全国除了秦城监狱，就属我们家管得严，就差没架机枪了。” 说到这里，他狠狠地砸了墙壁一拳，仿佛要把怨念都化为力量轰出来。可惜那墙岿然不动，倒是拳头磨破了点皮。 药不然把视线从高墙收了回来，摩挲着手上的伤口，语气颇有些沉重：“那些老家伙玩古董玩得太多了，把自己也都变成了一具具古董。哥们儿我是四有新人，我的理想，可不是五脉那一套陈腐的东西——说实在的，哥们儿最羡慕的，就是你这样自由自在，可以做自己想做的事情。” 我不知该说什么好，只好拍了拍他的肩膀，表示理解。
告别药家，我回到四悔斋以后，屋子里一片漆黑，沈家的小伙计已经走了，还留下了当日的账本。我打开电灯，习惯性地一低头，看到门缝里塞着什么东西。我俯身捡起来，不出所料，又是一张报纸碎片。边缘潦草地写着两个圆珠笔字：有诈。 我去天津之前，也捡到过一样的纸条。那个神秘的主人似乎对我很关心，一次提醒见我没反应，又提醒了第二次。我把纸条展开，和第一次一样，在报纸里有一段广告被圈起来，里面包含了一个地址，和第一次给的完全一样。 若换了前两天，我肯定不予理睬。可今天听了药来的暗示，我却多留了一个心眼。我本来以为许家与世无争，结果爷爷的历史一片迷雾，父亲的历史又是一片迷雾，许家好像被魔术师一点点揭开平凡的幕布，露出隐藏许久的各种神秘。在这种真真假假的状态之下，有人提醒我有诈，到底用意为何，实在难以索解。 在这种情况下，贸然与之接触，并不是个好主意。我决定暂时先放一放，把地址默记下以后，纸条点着烧了，纸灰随风吹散。 次日一大早，我和药不然、黄烟烟约了在北京站集合，坐火车前往安阳。 我到站台的时候，黄烟烟已经到了。她今天穿了一条牛仔裤，配件浅灰色的蝙蝠衫，胳膊上还挎了一个女士皮包，时髦得很，屡屡引起旁边乘客侧目。 我拿出了青铜环，对黄烟烟道：“你爷爷当初给我这枚环，是为了弥补我的损失。我的钱之前已经讨回来了，那么与黄家的事，就算是一笔勾销。环你拿回去吧。” 黄烟烟寒着脸道：“你当它是什么？”伸手把我的手打开，自己拎着包先往车厢里钻。我自讨没趣，心想当初我拿走的时候，你怒目以对；现在要还给你，你还是怒目以对，真是反复无常。 黄烟烟上到一半台阶，回眸说：“我黄家的东西，不会轻易与人，亦不会轻易讨还。佛头归还之日，我自会取走。” 我有点惊讶，不是因为她现在不要那青铜环，而是因为我第一次听她说这么长的句子。看来她慢慢地，也愿意与我沟通了，这是个好兆头。 我一回头，看到药不然拿着我的电话，在月台上兀自絮絮叨叨，跟他的那个小女朋友说个没完。他这几天不是在天津，就是陪在爷爷身旁，现在又要去安阳，少不得要抚慰一下女孩子。我过去一拍他脑袋，催他快点上车，药不然嘴里不停地说着甜蜜话，手里忙不迭地伸出两根手指头，意思是再给他两分钟。 “我等你，车可不等！”我不由分说抢过大哥大来，跳上车厢，药不然只得也紧跟上来，还不忘把脑袋伸到话筒前，吻别了一下。 安阳位于河南北部，地接河北、山西，号称中国八大古都之一。对于藏古界，尤其是摆弄金石的人来说，这个城市称得上是圣地。这里有大名鼎鼎的殷墟，出土过大量的甲骨文；还有商王朝晚期的诸多宫殿遗址和大量青铜器，比如那个名声赫赫的司母戊大方鼎，即在这附近出土。其他还有大量古迹古墓，遍布四周，足以让任何一个考古学者或者古董贩子为之疯狂。 当然，安阳还有一个为业内熟知的特点：这里还是全国知名的青铜器伪造基地。从春秋时代开始，这一带仿制青铜器的传统就一直绵延不绝，已经形成一种悠久传统。在安阳附近的村子里，许多家族都是仿制世家，拥有无法想象的伪造工艺，即使是老专家也会走眼。最可怕的是，他们与时俱进，绝不固步自封。 我听过一件事：八十年代初，专家开发出一种新的青铜器鉴别方法。古人在用泥范铸造比较复杂的青铜器时，会用一些细小的金属片连接在范型之间，用来固定。待得浇铸成功、泥范被去掉以后，这些细小金属片有可能会被烧熔留在器物中，或造成微小空腔。通过X光对青铜器的扫描，垫片的痕迹便成为区分真赝的标准之一。结果这个研究成果公布没几年，市面上的赝品青铜器就已经出现了不规则的金属垫片，与真品几无二致…… 而我们此行要去拜访的那位郑国渠，据说就是来自青铜器赝品世家之一。这些资料大部分都是得自于黄烟烟，自从许家被开革以后，黄家便把持了这一门生意，对全国青铜器市场以及一些造假著名人士自然了如指掌。 这个郑国渠，是个造假的高手，经他手出去的赝品青铜器少说也有二十几件，很难被鉴定出来。郑国渠为人凶狠狡猾，据说身上还背着好几条人命。鉴古学会跟警方合作过好几次，却始终不能动摇其根本。从这个角度来说，我们这一次，可以说是深入敌阵了。 在安阳下车以后，有人接站，也是黄家在当地的关系。我们找了一家旅馆安顿下来以后，我把黄烟烟和药不然叫到一起，商量接下来该怎么办。 最简单的办法，就是由我出面去找郑国渠。我跟他毫无瓜葛，不会引起敌意。而且我只是借那枚铜镜看看，不是买，相信只要筹码开得慷慨，他不会拒绝。 但黄烟烟反对。她说郑国渠这人和一般玩古董的不同，他对收藏鉴赏什么的毫无兴趣，衡量古董的唯一标准，就是金钱。这样一个人，你求他看看那枚铜镜，搞不好会引得他狮子大开口。即使付出足够的代价，这份慷慨也会让他心生疑窦，认为铜镜里藏着什么东西。万一许一城在铜镜里留着的信息被郑国渠发现或破坏，一切都完蛋了。 黄烟烟说得十分严重，可见鉴古学会对这个郑国渠忌惮极深。 “那咱们该怎么办？”我问。 黄烟烟从提包里拿出一件器物，这是一具青铜爵，流口十分宽大，流底有垂鳞纹，菌形柱，腹部还有一周环龙纹，龙下以波曲纹衬底，三足为刀状，是典型的周代青铜纹饰特点。这个排列组合，暗喻着“龙凭鳞而行于水”，意思是龙是靠鳞片在水中游动的。 这绿莹莹的铜爵一拿出来，屋里的气氛陡然变得古朴幽密起来。 “知道父辛爵么？”黄烟烟问。 I nod.那是1976年12月出土于陕西扶风庄的一件国宝，号称是商周青铜爵之冠。黄烟烟拿着爵晃了晃：“同一批出土的。” 我闻言倒吸一口凉气。这可算是一件一级文物了，按规定应该被收到博物馆登记造册，即使是黄家，也不可能随便拿出来啊。再者说，就算他们能随便带出来，这尊青铜爵在市场上的价值也是极高的。用周代的青铜爵去换唐代的青铜镜，这岂不更是惹人生疑么？ 我想到这里，脑子里突然灵光一现：“我看不见得，你这是一件故意做旧的高仿品。”黄烟烟把青铜爵放下，淡淡一笑：“算你不傻。” 我从她手里接过这个龙纹爵，反复检视，越看越是心惊。这青铜爵仿制得相当精妙，无论是纹饰、爵制、包浆还是铜锈层次，都仿得天衣无缝，以我的水平，看不出一点破绽。我抬眼看黄烟烟，她知道我什么意思，点头允许，我伸手去抠爵边微微隆起的疙瘩锈，却抠不动。一般来说，只有锈蚀天然累积千年，才能有如此硬度。用化学试剂制成的新锈，都不结实，一抠就掉。 我有点不甘心，拿起爵来反过来掉过去地看。商周的青铜器都是用内外多块泥范浇铸而成，范与范之间不可能严丝合缝，总会有小小缝隙。铜汁在浇铸时侵入这些缝隙，就会在器物表面形成扉茬。这些扉茬又被称为范痕，不起眼，很容易被人忽略，但在行家眼里却是分辨真赝的标志之一。很快我失望地发现，在这尊爵的侧腰边缘，我摸到了内卷的扉茬。 我甚至还想用“悬丝诊脉”之术掂量它的重量，因为真正的青铜器经过千年锈蚀，重量会偏轻，但最后还是铩羽而归。末了我一脸沮丧地把青铜爵还给了黄烟烟：“才疏学浅，我认不出来。” 玩古董的有个规矩：“说新不说旧。”什么意思呢？你说这件东西是真的，可以不说为什么真；你若是说这件东西是假的，非得讲出个道理不可——讲不出道理，就是胡搅蛮缠。我这次真是败得太彻底了，明知眼前是赝品，却完全找不出证据。 我一个专业搞青铜器的白字门后人，却被黄字门仿制的爵器给忽悠了。这件事，真有点伤自尊心。我拍拍大腿，正色道：“爵器做的不错，但话说在前头。我做人有原则，如果你是想拿赝品去换真品，这是骗人，我可不赞同。” 黄烟烟冷哼一声：“假道学！”我眉头一皱，正要与她继续争辩。这时药不然眼珠一转，忽然拍手笑道：“又不是春晚，我说烟烟你就别逗他了，你是打算去斗口吧？” 黄烟烟没吭声，算是默认了。我暗自松了一口气，如果是斗口的话，只是为切磋技艺，拿赝品也无妨，不算骗人。 现在黄烟烟拿着这尊青铜爵去找郑国渠，显然是打算单刀直入，砸场子挑事。我猜她之所以采取这么激烈的手段，是家族里的授意。郑国渠是仿制青铜器的大行家，黄家以前恐怕也在他手里吃过亏，打算趁这次机会出出他的丑。 不过郑国渠大多数时间都待在村子里，很少公开露面，好在他在安阳有个门面。黄烟烟的计划是，拿着这具青铜爵连着几天去堵门斗口，斗到店里人撑不住，郑国渠肯定会现身的。这个人对自己技术有极大的自信，届时逼他用铜镜为赌注，便可到手。 药不然对黄烟烟这个计划大声赞同，他是个好热闹的性子，唯恐天下不乱，斗口这事正合他的胃口。我却没有立刻表态。 说实话，黄烟烟这么做，我是有点不开心的。这次调查，我该算是主导者。而现在她未经商量就抛出这么一个青铜爵，计划里又掺杂着为黄家出气的因素，很有些先斩后奏抢夺主导权的意味。黄家咄咄逼人的风格，我又一次领教到了。 不过这计划本身倒没什么大的漏洞，如果强制放弃，也有些可惜。大局面前，私人恩怨暂且搁置一边。我问黄烟烟道：“这事得谨慎。你有十足把握郑国渠会看不出这个青铜爵的破绽吗？”黄烟烟傲然道：“不会。”我又问：“如果他不肯拿青铜镜出来做赌注，或者干脆不跟你斗口呢？”黄烟烟一声冷笑：“那他就别混了。” 既然她都这么说了，我便不好再继续追问，只得叮嘱道：“这件事风险不好把握，要谨慎。”至于她听没听进去，我就不知道了。 到了晚上，我一个人躺在床上，一点也睡不着。最近发生的事情太多了：爷爷的事，父亲的事，自己的事，佛头的事，千头万绪化成一大团灰蝇在脑子里嗡嗡作响，捋不清也赶不走。我实在烦闷，披起衣服在屋子里转悠，想找点事情让自己分分心，就这么转悠着，还真让我想到一件…… 第二天一大早，我们三个便前往位于袁林的安阳古玩市场。袁林是袁世凯的陵墓所在，这位老先生死在北平，移陵到了安阳。虽然他生前没做什么好事，但身后总算留下了一片林子。安阳附近的古玩贩子都聚集在袁林景区门口的神道至照壁之间，地摊和固定店铺都有，繁华程度比起潘家园来并不逊色。 根据情报，郑国渠开的那家店铺叫做洹朝古玩，取了洹河与朝歌各一个字。铺子里东西很杂，从青铜面具到民国鼻烟壶，从汉八刀到全国粮票，乱七八糟什么都有。人进人出，生意兴隆得很。 黄烟烟悄悄告诉我们，这铺子只是个伪装，真正的生意，都在后头，非得有熟人带进去不可。郑家从不在这里公开卖青铜器，都是接洽好人以后，带去村子里看货，看准货以后，从另外一条路运出去。郑国渠的精明之处在于，他从不说自己卖的是真货，卖的只是仿古工艺品，至于买主买了仿制品以后怎么去骗别人，那就跟他没关系了。所以鉴古学会和警察明知他在伪造，却也无计可施。 我们三个人走进店里，径直朝里屋走去。一个穿中山装的中年男子赶紧伸手拦住：“三位，请问想看什么物件？” 药不然一马当先，大声道：“我们是有一件货，想看你们收不收。”说完话，他指了指黄烟烟，她的无名指在一尊玉貔貅头顶点了三点。那中年男子一看这手势，嘴角抽了一下，笑道：“不知是什么门类的玩意？”药不然一指招牌：“来洹朝古玩，当然是要出尊绿器。” 各地古董市场切口都不相同，安阳这里管青铜器叫做绿器，取其千年绿锈之意。中年男子一听是绿器，表情闪过一丝不易觉察的得意：“您带在身边么？” 药不然往旁边一指：“不是我，是她。”黄烟烟扶了扶墨镜，不动声色，显得高深莫测。她自从进了这门，一直表现出高高在上的傲气，这其中一半是演技，一半是与生俱来的气质。 做古董买卖，七分看宝，三分看人，阅人的老江湖一扫过去，就能猜出这人可靠不可靠、手里东西是真是假。像付贵这种人，没有古玩根基，却能在沈阳道替人拉纤，也是靠他一双看人的毒眼。这中年男子一看黄烟烟气质打扮，就知道是来了厉害的角色，哪敢怠慢，立刻换上一副笑脸：“鄙人姓郑，叫郑重。请几位里面品茶吧。” 药不然却拒绝了他的邀请，说咱们就在这看吧。斗口，就是要在大庭广众斗，让所有人都看到，才能达到公开羞辱的目的。若是进了里屋，门一关，斗赢了又有什么意义？ 郑重一计不成，又施一计：“我只是个看店的，做不得主，等我们店主回来如何？”药不然道：“那就是你们不敢收喽？”他声音放得很大，整个屋子里的人都转过头来，朝这边看，有眼尖的注意到，那个美貌大姑娘的无名指按在貔貅脑袋上，立刻招呼左右：哎哎，快看，有人来斗口了。中国人最好看热闹，这消息迅速传遍了整个店铺，就连外头的人都纷纷凑过来。 郑重脸色有些僵硬，这么多人看着，他没法推托，只得咬咬牙道：“那您把货拿出来我看看吧。不过您拿什么当彩头？” 药不然还没开口，黄烟烟摘下墨镜，长发轻撩，淡淡说道：“我。” 围观的人“轰”的一声全炸开了。黄烟烟生得漂亮，长期习武又让她的身材保持得极好，胸前曲线高耸，双腿笔直而修长。她话一出口，立刻引来无数色迷迷的眼光。不少人望着黄烟烟的窈窕身材咽咽口水，心想若真把这漂亮姑娘赢回家，得有多大的艳福可以享。 我和药不然也傻了。我们都知道这姑娘胆大妄为，但鲁莽到这程度还真是没想到！就算对那青铜爵有十足自信，押点钱或者古玩什么的也够了，怎么把自己也押上去了？还真当这是旧社会啊。 我们俩同时压低声音：“烟烟你想干什么！” 黄烟烟没理睬我们，面无表情地盯着郑重道：“够了？”郑重没有被美色冲晕了头，他听明白了黄烟烟的意思，这赌注不是她的身体，而是她的命。彩头越大，代价越大，这漂亮女人居然肯以自己性命为赌注，可见对这间铺子的图谋极大。能够抵偿这种赌注的，不是稀世珍宝，就是洹朝古玩这块招牌，或者另外一条命…… 他有心不接，可声势已造了出去，欲要退缩已不可能。 我终于明白，黄烟烟为何如此笃定郑国渠会出现——拿人命为斗口的彩头，还是个美女，这种耸人听闻的消息一传出去，整个安阳的藏古界都会被惊动。她这不是以青铜爵为饵，分明是以自己为饵。 我忽然想起之前药不然在自家楼前的感叹，不免多看了她一眼。这次的选择，真的是她自己做的吗？还是说，又是家族意志的一次体现？黄老爷子一声令下，黄烟烟可以毫不犹豫地舍弃自己最心爱的青铜挂饰，那么为了家族而把自己置于险地，也不是没可能的吧？ 这时候周围的人开始起哄，一齐有节奏地喊着：“接着！”“接着！”还有人唱起民间小调，里面的词儿低俗不堪，逗起阵阵笑声。郑重退无可退，终于拱手道：“您既然这么看得起，那么我们就接了。请您亮宝吧。” 店铺里的声音霎时安静下来，大家都屏息宁气，等着看这美女出手。黄烟烟从袋子里拿出那一尊龙纹爵，缓缓搁在桌子上，对郑重道：“请你过过眼吧。” 这爵一出，气氛立刻变得大不一样。在古董市场混迹的人，都多少有点眼光，一看这爵形，就知道气度不凡。郑重默默地把青铜爵捧起来，左右端详，又伸手去抠那铜锈，他低声吩咐旁边一个小伙计，让他去屋里取来一套工具。 过不多时，小伙计拿来几件钢制的细长工具，造型都很奇异，很像是江南吃大闸蟹用的蟹八件。有些工具我知道，比如那个像是大号牙签的尖头钎，是用来剔器物缝隙的，器物缝隙里的锈迹不易做伪，假锈轻浮，若能刮削下来，则说明是赝品。但有些工具，我就完全不明白其用途了，这次也算是开了眼界。 郑重又是刮，又是闻，又是抠，还拿起刷子蘸着热碱水来回刷了几遍，一会儿额头就沁出汗来了。看得出来，他与我的鉴定水平差不多，已经黔驴技穷。要知道，斗口不是斗真假，而是斗你能不能看出来这是假的。明知这青铜爵是赝品，可就是看不出破绽，实在太摧折人的意志。若是接不下来，洹朝古玩牌子可就彻底砸了。 眼看他用尽了各种手段，仍是没有定论，周围的看客都兴奋起来。洹朝古玩在安阳也是赫赫有名的铺子，行事很霸道。眼看他要吃瘪，以前吃过亏的人都怀着幸灾乐祸的心思。 药不然的嘴最欠，这会儿更是不闲着：“我说您要是没金刚钻，就别揽着瓷器活儿。四九城多少老专家，那都恨不得修成正果了，排着队过来鉴定，都没说出个不字儿。美国的科技牛不牛？月亮都登上去好几十年了，到北京这儿机器一开，也查不出来啥，临走还翘着大拇指，说一句OK！” 在这内外夹攻之下，郑重终于抬起头来，一言不发，转身进了里屋，托出一件宋代鸿雁银制香囊，盯着黄烟烟道：“拿这个封一天的盘，您看成么？”围观人群发出起哄声。 封盘本是围棋术语，指的是双方比赛中断，棋盘被封，中途休息后再战。引申到藏古界，是指在斗口的时候，被斗的一方若是鉴不出来，又不甘心认输，就会提出封盘，缓上一段时间，可以趁这期间去找外援。但是封不能白封，必须得拿出一件东西补偿给对方。补偿多少，得看斗口的器物鉴定难度有多高，彩头有多大。 像这个青铜爵的斗口难度，郑重拿出宋代的银香囊来封盘，已经算是低了。黄烟烟看也不看，把香囊扔到我手里，然后把青铜爵拿回来，在一大群人的灼灼目光下离开。 回到旅馆以后，我关上门，沉着脸质问她：“黄烟烟，你到底是打的什么主意？” 黄烟烟不回答，低头抱着龙纹爵缓缓摩挲。 “你拿自己做赌注！这算是什么意思？”我很生气。我们此行是接触郑国渠，拿到那枚铜镜，不是砸他的招牌。黄烟烟把自己押上去，无异于把我们与还没露面的郑国渠推上完全对抗的道路。 黄烟烟终于抬起头，淡然道：“这是我自己的选择，与你无关。”我一拍桌子，勃然大怒：“你太鲁莽了，这样不光会搅乱整个计划，也对你自己不负责！”<
We first took the train back to Beijing.Fang Zhen went to pick us up and reported to Director Liu by the way.Director Liu's instructions are similar to the previous ones, let us continue to investigate freely, and the relevant departments will support, but will never intervene.Fang Zhen took the photo away, saying that he was going to the technical department for an appraisal.If it is modified, the film grain will be subtly different and recognizable. Kido Kana has also made new progress.She has already done the work of the Kido family, taking photos and faxing the Kido notes page by page.The sharpness is a bit poor, but it is enough to recognize Chinese characters. Kana Kido bound these faxes into a booklet, handed it to me, and then gave me a meaningful look: "Xu Sang, I hope we can cooperate happily. In China, I only trust you." I know she said what does it mean.In her opinion, no matter Bureau Liu or the Antiquity Research Society, their goal is to bring back the Jade Buddha head; only I participated in this matter for the honor of my grandfather, which is basically the same as her atonement for my grandfather. But I also don't believe that Kido Kana came here purely to atone for his grandfather's crimes of aggression against China.All of her methods have a hint of weirdness.There is also the "China Antique Account" published by the "China Fengtu Association". I don't know what connection it has with the current Northeast Asian studies. But at this stage, she doesn't conflict with my interests, so I didn't say anything temporarily. "Miss Kido, I've already told you everything about Fu Gui. I'm very concerned about my sister Xiaolu Yongde. Can you use your relationship in Japan to check the Japanese records at that time?" After Xu Yicheng's case happened, his sister Xiaolu Yongde took the three notebooks away.Now one of the three notebooks exists in Japan, one is in my collection, and the other is missing.If you can touch this clue, maybe you will gain something.After listening to me, Kana Kido agreed to call Japan to check. After saying this, Kido Kana put her hair behind her ears and looked at me with pleading eyes: "Xu Sang, can I go to Anyang with you?" I hesitated and refused.Yao Oran and Huang Yanyan have a bad impression of her, and it's hard for me to grasp this woman. I don't know what will happen when I go to Anyang this time. The fewer variables, the better. Kido Kana showed disappointment, but he didn't force it.She said that she would use these few days to inspect Panjiayuan's antique market.I just remembered that she seems to have another paper discussing the quantification of patina.To be honest, she really won't gain anything in a place like Panjiayuan. When I was about to walk to the door, Kido Kana suddenly called me to a halt: "Xu Sang, do you know how my grandfather commented on your grandfather?" "Huh?" I stopped and turned around. "He never mentioned it. Even if people in the academic circle asked repeatedly, he never said a word." Kido Kana said. I understood and bowed to thank her. Looking at the entire case of stealing and selling Buddha's head, it will be found that although the case was a sensation, almost no details were made public.Xu Yicheng was shot because he pleaded guilty, and Fu Gui did not get any valid information from him.Kido Yuzo published "The Discovery of the Buddha Head of Zetianmingtang" in the journal, but he only emphasized its historical value and kept secret about how to discover it.In other words, these two key parties, who were silent about the 1931 blank, were brought into the coffin. The sensational level of this case is not proportional to the details it has released so far.When other people talked about this case, they mostly focused on the criticism of national righteousness such as traitors and piracy, but paid little attention to this point.This strangeness gave me a little hope - my grandfather did this, it must not be as simple as a traitor. When I came out of the Beijing Hotel, I suddenly received a call from Yao, saying that his grandpa Yao came to talk to me. Yaojia is located in the east of the city. It is a small independent building with a western style, with black eaves and green tiles, and the decoration is of extraordinary taste.As soon as I entered the door, Yao or Yao came out to greet me.The old man Yao seemed to be in good spirits. He was leaning on a cane in his left hand and holding two purple gold walnuts in his right hand. When the walnuts were turned, they made a muffled collision sound, and he knew it was not ordinary. We each sat down, Yaolai cut to the chase and said, "During the dinner that day, did you feel that something was wrong?" I smiled wryly.There were too many things that went wrong that night to describe.I just shook my head and asked him to give an explanation.Yao Lai said, "Do you still remember how Bureau Liu introduced you?" I thought about it, what Liu Ju said at the time was "Xiao Xu, the son of Xu Heping. The only bloodline descendant of the Baizimen".That's pretty much what it means.Yao Lai narrowed his eyes, with a playful look on his face: "Understood?" I reacted immediately.For Wumai, the last member of the Xu family is Xu Yicheng.My father, Xu Heping, has never entered this circle in his life, nor has he dealt with them.To them, this person should not exist.When Director Liu introduced me, he didn't say that I was Xu Yicheng's grandson, but that he was Xu Heping's son. Liu Ju said that, which means that the Xu family also had contact with Wumai in my father's generation, and the relationship was very close.Thinking of this, I was shocked.Could it be that my father, who is indifferent to the world, also has a side that I don't know about? Yao saw that my expression was different, and I was very proud: "Xiao Xu, I came to you today just to tell you. The relationship between the five channels is far more complicated than you imagined. Even if your Xu family is expelled, The relationship that has been accumulated for hundreds of years cannot be easily severed." I didn't answer, I know that Mr. Yao must have something to say.Yao came to signal Yao to close the door, took a sip of tea slowly, and said, "I don't know why, you've been petitioning for your parents?" After "Su Ding Lu" was stolen, Yao also saw the contents of my safe, which contained petition materials.So he told his grandpa, it's not surprising. Both my parents are university teachers.My father teaches ancient Chinese in the Chinese Department, and my mother is a lecturer in the Architecture Department.In my impression, they live a very low-key life, except for the students and teachers in the school, they have almost no other friends. During the "Cultural Revolution", they were labeled as counter-revolutionaries on the grounds that they preached feudal ethics and bourgeois tastes in the classroom.In that absurd era, there were all kinds of absurd charges.Every now and then, they would be dragged out to criticize and parade in the streets, and their homes were ransacked several times. A few of their former students criticized their teachers extremely fiercely, and even claimed to have found key evidence that they were anti-Party and anti-people.After that criticism meeting, my parents couldn't stand the humiliation and voted for Taiping Lake together.After the "Cultural Revolution" ended, their charges have never been cleared. I have been working on this matter for the past few years. Now that I think about it, I suddenly feel quite ironic.Now it is not only to restore the reputation of my parents, but also to run for the name of my grandfather.Our Xu family values reputation the most, but every generation is dragged down by this thing. After listening to Yaolai, he said with a serious expression: "Among the five veins, there are always people who want the Xu family to return, but there are also people who always want to put the Xu family to death." After listening to it, I fell into an ice cave.Yao Lai's words are obviously implying that the death of my parents during the "Cultural Revolution" did not seem to be so simple.There is a black hand behind the scenes, taking advantage of the situation to persecute the Xu family. "But why?" I couldn't help asking.The Xu family has faded out of the antique circle, and will not pose any threat to Wumai. Yao Lai sneered and said, "Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. During the 'Cultural Revolution', many collectors' homes were ransacked. Some good things were smashed, and some good things were never found again." He didn't say it clearly. , but I have understood the meaning.It seems that someone coveted something from Xu's family, so they instigated the young revolutionary to ransack the house, and then took the opportunity to steal. And the only thing in our family that can cause people in the five veins to covet, after much deliberation, is the "Su Ding Lu".My parents deposited it in the stack of the university library, and only left me an index number, so the teenagers copied it several times but failed to copy it. "Who is it? Is it the Huang family?" My fists were clenched unconsciously, and my chest was full of anger. Yao Lai shook his head: "I don't know. During the 'Cultural Revolution', Wumai suffered a particularly severe blow, and each family tried their best to shrink and couldn't take care of themselves. As for who was behind the instigation, I can only say that every family has suspicions." It suddenly occurred to me that the words "four regrets" left by my father before his death, could these four regrets refer to those ties with Wumai?When I asked Yaolai what was the relationship between my father and Wumai, Yaolai said, "Although Xu Heping doesn't have the courage of Xu Yicheng, he has a good character and knows how to advance and retreat. He lives in seclusion in the capital and has always wanted to sever his relationship with Wumai." , but the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. It's a pity, a pity..." After listening to it, I was silent and confused.Yao Lai chuckled and added: "I called you here today just to tell you. Your Xu family has always been within Wumai's sight. The return of the Jade Buddha head this time will definitely touch some people. Can they If you hurt the Xu family once, you can hurt the Xu family again. You have to be careful, pay more attention to everything, and don't repeat the mistakes of your parents." Who is the black hand in the five veins is still unknown.But one thing is for sure, the energy of this black hand is definitely not small, even during the "Cultural Revolution", he has the ability to ruin the Xu family.Now the black hand is still hidden in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to show his fangs.Yao Lai is quite afraid of Xuan Zimen because he considers it, and it is difficult to say a lot of things clearly.It's not easy for me to press. "Thank you." I sincerely thanked the old man.Yao Lai waved his hand disapprovingly: "The five veins are connected, and they are all one family. I didn't catch up with Xu Yicheng's generation; I didn't help Xu Heping's generation; when it comes to your generation, if I stand idly by again, wouldn't I be punished by my ancestors?" Complain? My grandson made some impolite temptations before, and I will apologize on his behalf. " I smiled: "I can't see it. Otherwise, the drug came to provoke you, and it was actually your secret order, right?" Yaolai became interested in me, but it was not easy to show up in public, so he let Yaolai out to fight and find out my details.It is not difficult to imagine the joints. Yao Lai laughed loudly: "Boss Liu said that you are smart and quick-responsive, and it is true. My grandson is arrogant, but he has no scheming, so he ran over as soon as he was teased. Otherwise, let me tell you, the experience of human feelings , You have to learn from Xiao Xu." Yao Orer listened to it, his face turned red and then turned pale, and he secretly gave me a middle finger. Coming out of the Yao’s shop, I threw the mobile phone into Yao’s arms: “Use it first, I’ll go home and have a good rest, and call me in the store if I have something to do.” He is a good buddy." He held the big brother in his right hand, patted my shoulder with his left hand, and said in a low voice: "Over there, you plan to..." Judging from Yao Lai's words, the Huang family is the number one suspect in the black hand.Huang Kewu insisted that Huang Yanyan follow the investigation, and his motives were quite suspicious.So Yao is worried about whether there will be variables in the next investigation. After all, Huang Yanyan is highly skilled in martial arts. When I went to Henan to find a mountainside or estuary, I would confess to him and me for the more than 100 catties. “放心吧，我觉得可能性不高。”我一一给他分析道，“如果黄家是幕后黑手，四悔斋开张的时候他们就对我下手了，还容我活到现在？他们一直到前几天才派人去偷，黄克武又还得那么痛快，只能说是一时利欲熏心而已吧……” “希望如此。”药不然嘟囔道，拍着胸脯道：“你放心好了，我们药家，会鼎力支持你的。就算药家不会，我药不然也绝不背叛朋友。” “你突然这么一本正经地说话，我还真有点不适应。”我笑道。 药不然忽然收敛起笑容，回头望着自家的高耸墙壁，叹了口气：“哥们儿其实压根对瓷器没兴趣，我本想去学吉他玩摇滚，结果被家里人整黄了。你甭看我们这些五脉弟子人五人六儿的，表面看风光得很，其实是驴粪蛋——外头光鲜罢了！全国除了秦城监狱，就属我们家管得严，就差没架机枪了。” 说到这里，他狠狠地砸了墙壁一拳，仿佛要把怨念都化为力量轰出来。可惜那墙岿然不动，倒是拳头磨破了点皮。 药不然把视线从高墙收了回来，摩挲着手上的伤口，语气颇有些沉重：“那些老家伙玩古董玩得太多了，把自己也都变成了一具具古董。哥们儿我是四有新人，我的理想，可不是五脉那一套陈腐的东西——说实在的，哥们儿最羡慕的，就是你这样自由自在，可以做自己想做的事情。” 我不知该说什么好，只好拍了拍他的肩膀，表示理解。
告别药家，我回到四悔斋以后，屋子里一片漆黑，沈家的小伙计已经走了，还留下了当日的账本。我打开电灯，习惯性地一低头，看到门缝里塞着什么东西。我俯身捡起来，不出所料，又是一张报纸碎片。边缘潦草地写着两个圆珠笔字：有诈。 我去天津之前，也捡到过一样的纸条。那个神秘的主人似乎对我很关心，一次提醒见我没反应，又提醒了第二次。我把纸条展开，和第一次一样，在报纸里有一段广告被圈起来，里面包含了一个地址，和第一次给的完全一样。 若换了前两天，我肯定不予理睬。可今天听了药来的暗示，我却多留了一个心眼。我本来以为许家与世无争，结果爷爷的历史一片迷雾，父亲的历史又是一片迷雾，许家好像被魔术师一点点揭开平凡的幕布，露出隐藏许久的各种神秘。在这种真真假假的状态之下，有人提醒我有诈，到底用意为何，实在难以索解。 在这种情况下，贸然与之接触，并不是个好主意。我决定暂时先放一放，把地址默记下以后，纸条点着烧了，纸灰随风吹散。 次日一大早，我和药不然、黄烟烟约了在北京站集合，坐火车前往安阳。 我到站台的时候，黄烟烟已经到了。她今天穿了一条牛仔裤，配件浅灰色的蝙蝠衫，胳膊上还挎了一个女士皮包，时髦得很，屡屡引起旁边乘客侧目。 我拿出了青铜环，对黄烟烟道：“你爷爷当初给我这枚环，是为了弥补我的损失。我的钱之前已经讨回来了，那么与黄家的事，就算是一笔勾销。环你拿回去吧。” 黄烟烟寒着脸道：“你当它是什么？”伸手把我的手打开，自己拎着包先往车厢里钻。我自讨没趣，心想当初我拿走的时候，你怒目以对；现在要还给你，你还是怒目以对，真是反复无常。 黄烟烟上到一半台阶，回眸说：“我黄家的东西，不会轻易与人，亦不会轻易讨还。佛头归还之日，我自会取走。” 我有点惊讶，不是因为她现在不要那青铜环，而是因为我第一次听她说这么长的句子。看来她慢慢地，也愿意与我沟通了，这是个好兆头。 我一回头，看到药不然拿着我的电话，在月台上兀自絮絮叨叨，跟他的那个小女朋友说个没完。他这几天不是在天津，就是陪在爷爷身旁，现在又要去安阳，少不得要抚慰一下女孩子。我过去一拍他脑袋，催他快点上车，药不然嘴里不停地说着甜蜜话，手里忙不迭地伸出两根手指头，意思是再给他两分钟。 “我等你，车可不等！”我不由分说抢过大哥大来，跳上车厢，药不然只得也紧跟上来，还不忘把脑袋伸到话筒前，吻别了一下。 安阳位于河南北部，地接河北、山西，号称中国八大古都之一。对于藏古界，尤其是摆弄金石的人来说，这个城市称得上是圣地。这里有大名鼎鼎的殷墟，出土过大量的甲骨文；还有商王朝晚期的诸多宫殿遗址和大量青铜器，比如那个名声赫赫的司母戊大方鼎，即在这附近出土。其他还有大量古迹古墓，遍布四周，足以让任何一个考古学者或者古董贩子为之疯狂。 当然，安阳还有一个为业内熟知的特点：这里还是全国知名的青铜器伪造基地。从春秋时代开始，这一带仿制青铜器的传统就一直绵延不绝，已经形成一种悠久传统。在安阳附近的村子里，许多家族都是仿制世家，拥有无法想象的伪造工艺，即使是老专家也会走眼。最可怕的是，他们与时俱进，绝不固步自封。 我听过一件事：八十年代初，专家开发出一种新的青铜器鉴别方法。古人在用泥范铸造比较复杂的青铜器时，会用一些细小的金属片连接在范型之间，用来固定。待得浇铸成功、泥范被去掉以后，这些细小金属片有可能会被烧熔留在器物中，或造成微小空腔。通过X光对青铜器的扫描，垫片的痕迹便成为区分真赝的标准之一。结果这个研究成果公布没几年，市面上的赝品青铜器就已经出现了不规则的金属垫片，与真品几无二致…… 而我们此行要去拜访的那位郑国渠，据说就是来自青铜器赝品世家之一。这些资料大部分都是得自于黄烟烟，自从许家被开革以后，黄家便把持了这一门生意，对全国青铜器市场以及一些造假著名人士自然了如指掌。 这个郑国渠，是个造假的高手，经他手出去的赝品青铜器少说也有二十几件，很难被鉴定出来。郑国渠为人凶狠狡猾，据说身上还背着好几条人命。鉴古学会跟警方合作过好几次，却始终不能动摇其根本。从这个角度来说，我们这一次，可以说是深入敌阵了。 在安阳下车以后，有人接站，也是黄家在当地的关系。我们找了一家旅馆安顿下来以后，我把黄烟烟和药不然叫到一起，商量接下来该怎么办。 最简单的办法，就是由我出面去找郑国渠。我跟他毫无瓜葛，不会引起敌意。而且我只是借那枚铜镜看看，不是买，相信只要筹码开得慷慨，他不会拒绝。 但黄烟烟反对。她说郑国渠这人和一般玩古董的不同，他对收藏鉴赏什么的毫无兴趣，衡量古董的唯一标准，就是金钱。这样一个人，你求他看看那枚铜镜，搞不好会引得他狮子大开口。即使付出足够的代价，这份慷慨也会让他心生疑窦，认为铜镜里藏着什么东西。万一许一城在铜镜里留着的信息被郑国渠发现或破坏，一切都完蛋了。 黄烟烟说得十分严重，可见鉴古学会对这个郑国渠忌惮极深。 “那咱们该怎么办？”我问。 黄烟烟从提包里拿出一件器物，这是一具青铜爵，流口十分宽大，流底有垂鳞纹，菌形柱，腹部还有一周环龙纹，龙下以波曲纹衬底，三足为刀状，是典型的周代青铜纹饰特点。这个排列组合，暗喻着“龙凭鳞而行于水”，意思是龙是靠鳞片在水中游动的。 这绿莹莹的铜爵一拿出来，屋里的气氛陡然变得古朴幽密起来。 “知道父辛爵么？”黄烟烟问。 I nod.那是1976年12月出土于陕西扶风庄的一件国宝，号称是商周青铜爵之冠。黄烟烟拿着爵晃了晃：“同一批出土的。” 我闻言倒吸一口凉气。这可算是一件一级文物了，按规定应该被收到博物馆登记造册，即使是黄家，也不可能随便拿出来啊。再者说，就算他们能随便带出来，这尊青铜爵在市场上的价值也是极高的。用周代的青铜爵去换唐代的青铜镜，这岂不更是惹人生疑么？ 我想到这里，脑子里突然灵光一现：“我看不见得，你这是一件故意做旧的高仿品。”黄烟烟把青铜爵放下，淡淡一笑：“算你不傻。” 我从她手里接过这个龙纹爵，反复检视，越看越是心惊。这青铜爵仿制得相当精妙，无论是纹饰、爵制、包浆还是铜锈层次，都仿得天衣无缝，以我的水平，看不出一点破绽。我抬眼看黄烟烟，她知道我什么意思，点头允许，我伸手去抠爵边微微隆起的疙瘩锈，却抠不动。一般来说，只有锈蚀天然累积千年，才能有如此硬度。用化学试剂制成的新锈，都不结实，一抠就掉。 我有点不甘心，拿起爵来反过来掉过去地看。商周的青铜器都是用内外多块泥范浇铸而成，范与范之间不可能严丝合缝，总会有小小缝隙。铜汁在浇铸时侵入这些缝隙，就会在器物表面形成扉茬。这些扉茬又被称为范痕，不起眼，很容易被人忽略，但在行家眼里却是分辨真赝的标志之一。很快我失望地发现，在这尊爵的侧腰边缘，我摸到了内卷的扉茬。 我甚至还想用“悬丝诊脉”之术掂量它的重量，因为真正的青铜器经过千年锈蚀，重量会偏轻，但最后还是铩羽而归。末了我一脸沮丧地把青铜爵还给了黄烟烟：“才疏学浅，我认不出来。” 玩古董的有个规矩：“说新不说旧。”什么意思呢？你说这件东西是真的，可以不说为什么真；你若是说这件东西是假的，非得讲出个道理不可——讲不出道理，就是胡搅蛮缠。我这次真是败得太彻底了，明知眼前是赝品，却完全找不出证据。 我一个专业搞青铜器的白字门后人，却被黄字门仿制的爵器给忽悠了。这件事，真有点伤自尊心。我拍拍大腿，正色道：“爵器做的不错，但话说在前头。我做人有原则，如果你是想拿赝品去换真品，这是骗人，我可不赞同。” 黄烟烟冷哼一声：“假道学！”我眉头一皱，正要与她继续争辩。这时药不然眼珠一转，忽然拍手笑道：“又不是春晚，我说烟烟你就别逗他了，你是打算去斗口吧？” 黄烟烟没吭声，算是默认了。我暗自松了一口气，如果是斗口的话，只是为切磋技艺，拿赝品也无妨，不算骗人。 现在黄烟烟拿着这尊青铜爵去找郑国渠，显然是打算单刀直入，砸场子挑事。我猜她之所以采取这么激烈的手段，是家族里的授意。郑国渠是仿制青铜器的大行家，黄家以前恐怕也在他手里吃过亏，打算趁这次机会出出他的丑。 不过郑国渠大多数时间都待在村子里，很少公开露面，好在他在安阳有个门面。黄烟烟的计划是，拿着这具青铜爵连着几天去堵门斗口，斗到店里人撑不住，郑国渠肯定会现身的。这个人对自己技术有极大的自信，届时逼他用铜镜为赌注，便可到手。 药不然对黄烟烟这个计划大声赞同，他是个好热闹的性子，唯恐天下不乱，斗口这事正合他的胃口。我却没有立刻表态。 说实话，黄烟烟这么做，我是有点不开心的。这次调查，我该算是主导者。而现在她未经商量就抛出这么一个青铜爵，计划里又掺杂着为黄家出气的因素，很有些先斩后奏抢夺主导权的意味。黄家咄咄逼人的风格，我又一次领教到了。 不过这计划本身倒没什么大的漏洞，如果强制放弃，也有些可惜。大局面前，私人恩怨暂且搁置一边。我问黄烟烟道：“这事得谨慎。你有十足把握郑国渠会看不出这个青铜爵的破绽吗？”黄烟烟傲然道：“不会。”我又问：“如果他不肯拿青铜镜出来做赌注，或者干脆不跟你斗口呢？”黄烟烟一声冷笑：“那他就别混了。” 既然她都这么说了，我便不好再继续追问，只得叮嘱道：“这件事风险不好把握，要谨慎。”至于她听没听进去，我就不知道了。 到了晚上，我一个人躺在床上，一点也睡不着。最近发生的事情太多了：爷爷的事，父亲的事，自己的事，佛头的事，千头万绪化成一大团灰蝇在脑子里嗡嗡作响，捋不清也赶不走。我实在烦闷，披起衣服在屋子里转悠，想找点事情让自己分分心，就这么转悠着，还真让我想到一件…… 第二天一大早，我们三个便前往位于袁林的安阳古玩市场。袁林是袁世凯的陵墓所在，这位老先生死在北平，移陵到了安阳。虽然他生前没做什么好事，但身后总算留下了一片林子。安阳附近的古玩贩子都聚集在袁林景区门口的神道至照壁之间，地摊和固定店铺都有，繁华程度比起潘家园来并不逊色。 根据情报，郑国渠开的那家店铺叫做洹朝古玩，取了洹河与朝歌各一个字。铺子里东西很杂，从青铜面具到民国鼻烟壶，从汉八刀到全国粮票，乱七八糟什么都有。人进人出，生意兴隆得很。 黄烟烟悄悄告诉我们，这铺子只是个伪装，真正的生意，都在后头，非得有熟人带进去不可。郑家从不在这里公开卖青铜器，都是接洽好人以后，带去村子里看货，看准货以后，从另外一条路运出去。郑国渠的精明之处在于，他从不说自己卖的是真货，卖的只是仿古工艺品，至于买主买了仿制品以后怎么去骗别人，那就跟他没关系了。所以鉴古学会和警察明知他在伪造，却也无计可施。 我们三个人走进店里，径直朝里屋走去。一个穿中山装的中年男子赶紧伸手拦住：“三位，请问想看什么物件？” 药不然一马当先，大声道：“我们是有一件货，想看你们收不收。”说完话，他指了指黄烟烟，她的无名指在一尊玉貔貅头顶点了三点。那中年男子一看这手势，嘴角抽了一下，笑道：“不知是什么门类的玩意？”药不然一指招牌：“来洹朝古玩，当然是要出尊绿器。” 各地古董市场切口都不相同，安阳这里管青铜器叫做绿器，取其千年绿锈之意。中年男子一听是绿器，表情闪过一丝不易觉察的得意：“您带在身边么？” 药不然往旁边一指：“不是我，是她。”黄烟烟扶了扶墨镜，不动声色，显得高深莫测。她自从进了这门，一直表现出高高在上的傲气，这其中一半是演技，一半是与生俱来的气质。 做古董买卖，七分看宝，三分看人，阅人的老江湖一扫过去，就能猜出这人可靠不可靠、手里东西是真是假。像付贵这种人，没有古玩根基，却能在沈阳道替人拉纤，也是靠他一双看人的毒眼。这中年男子一看黄烟烟气质打扮，就知道是来了厉害的角色，哪敢怠慢，立刻换上一副笑脸：“鄙人姓郑，叫郑重。请几位里面品茶吧。” 药不然却拒绝了他的邀请，说咱们就在这看吧。斗口，就是要在大庭广众斗，让所有人都看到，才能达到公开羞辱的目的。若是进了里屋，门一关，斗赢了又有什么意义？ 郑重一计不成，又施一计：“我只是个看店的，做不得主，等我们店主回来如何？”药不然道：“那就是你们不敢收喽？”他声音放得很大，整个屋子里的人都转过头来，朝这边看，有眼尖的注意到，那个美貌大姑娘的无名指按在貔貅脑袋上，立刻招呼左右：哎哎，快看，有人来斗口了。中国人最好看热闹，这消息迅速传遍了整个店铺，就连外头的人都纷纷凑过来。 郑重脸色有些僵硬，这么多人看着，他没法推托，只得咬咬牙道：“那您把货拿出来我看看吧。不过您拿什么当彩头？” 药不然还没开口，黄烟烟摘下墨镜，长发轻撩，淡淡说道：“我。” 围观的人“轰”的一声全炸开了。黄烟烟生得漂亮，长期习武又让她的身材保持得极好，胸前曲线高耸，双腿笔直而修长。她话一出口，立刻引来无数色迷迷的眼光。不少人望着黄烟烟的窈窕身材咽咽口水，心想若真把这漂亮姑娘赢回家，得有多大的艳福可以享。 我和药不然也傻了。我们都知道这姑娘胆大妄为，但鲁莽到这程度还真是没想到！就算对那青铜爵有十足自信，押点钱或者古玩什么的也够了，怎么把自己也押上去了？还真当这是旧社会啊。 我们俩同时压低声音：“烟烟你想干什么！” 黄烟烟没理睬我们，面无表情地盯着郑重道：“够了？”郑重没有被美色冲晕了头，他听明白了黄烟烟的意思，这赌注不是她的身体，而是她的命。彩头越大，代价越大，这漂亮女人居然肯以自己性命为赌注，可见对这间铺子的图谋极大。能够抵偿这种赌注的，不是稀世珍宝，就是洹朝古玩这块招牌，或者另外一条命…… 他有心不接，可声势已造了出去，欲要退缩已不可能。 我终于明白，黄烟烟为何如此笃定郑国渠会出现——拿人命为斗口的彩头，还是个美女，这种耸人听闻的消息一传出去，整个安阳的藏古界都会被惊动。她这不是以青铜爵为饵，分明是以自己为饵。 我忽然想起之前药不然在自家楼前的感叹，不免多看了她一眼。这次的选择，真的是她自己做的吗？还是说，又是家族意志的一次体现？黄老爷子一声令下，黄烟烟可以毫不犹豫地舍弃自己最心爱的青铜挂饰，那么为了家族而把自己置于险地，也不是没可能的吧？ 这时候周围的人开始起哄，一齐有节奏地喊着：“接着！”“接着！”还有人唱起民间小调，里面的词儿低俗不堪，逗起阵阵笑声。郑重退无可退，终于拱手道：“您既然这么看得起，那么我们就接了。请您亮宝吧。” 店铺里的声音霎时安静下来，大家都屏息宁气，等着看这美女出手。黄烟烟从袋子里拿出那一尊龙纹爵，缓缓搁在桌子上，对郑重道：“请你过过眼吧。” 这爵一出，气氛立刻变得大不一样。在古董市场混迹的人，都多少有点眼光，一看这爵形，就知道气度不凡。郑重默默地把青铜爵捧起来，左右端详，又伸手去抠那铜锈，他低声吩咐旁边一个小伙计，让他去屋里取来一套工具。 过不多时，小伙计拿来几件钢制的细长工具，造型都很奇异，很像是江南吃大闸蟹用的蟹八件。有些工具我知道，比如那个像是大号牙签的尖头钎，是用来剔器物缝隙的，器物缝隙里的锈迹不易做伪，假锈轻浮，若能刮削下来，则说明是赝品。但有些工具，我就完全不明白其用途了，这次也算是开了眼界。 郑重又是刮，又是闻，又是抠，还拿起刷子蘸着热碱水来回刷了几遍，一会儿额头就沁出汗来了。看得出来，他与我的鉴定水平差不多，已经黔驴技穷。要知道，斗口不是斗真假，而是斗你能不能看出来这是假的。明知这青铜爵是赝品，可就是看不出破绽，实在太摧折人的意志。若是接不下来，洹朝古玩牌子可就彻底砸了。 眼看他用尽了各种手段，仍是没有定论，周围的看客都兴奋起来。洹朝古玩在安阳也是赫赫有名的铺子，行事很霸道。眼看他要吃瘪，以前吃过亏的人都怀着幸灾乐祸的心思。 药不然的嘴最欠，这会儿更是不闲着：“我说您要是没金刚钻，就别揽着瓷器活儿。四九城多少老专家，那都恨不得修成正果了，排着队过来鉴定，都没说出个不字儿。美国的科技牛不牛？月亮都登上去好几十年了，到北京这儿机器一开，也查不出来啥，临走还翘着大拇指，说一句OK！” 在这内外夹攻之下，郑重终于抬起头来，一言不发，转身进了里屋，托出一件宋代鸿雁银制香囊，盯着黄烟烟道：“拿这个封一天的盘，您看成么？”围观人群发出起哄声。 封盘本是围棋术语，指的是双方比赛中断，棋盘被封，中途休息后再战。引申到藏古界，是指在斗口的时候，被斗的一方若是鉴不出来，又不甘心认输，就会提出封盘，缓上一段时间，可以趁这期间去找外援。但是封不能白封，必须得拿出一件东西补偿给对方。补偿多少，得看斗口的器物鉴定难度有多高，彩头有多大。 像这个青铜爵的斗口难度，郑重拿出宋代的银香囊来封盘，已经算是低了。黄烟烟看也不看，把香囊扔到我手里，然后把青铜爵拿回来，在一大群人的灼灼目光下离开。 回到旅馆以后，我关上门，沉着脸质问她：“黄烟烟，你到底是打的什么主意？” 黄烟烟不回答，低头抱着龙纹爵缓缓摩挲。 “你拿自己做赌注！这算是什么意思？”我很生气。我们此行是接触郑国渠，拿到那枚铜镜，不是砸他的招牌。黄烟烟把自己押上去，无异于把我们与还没露面的郑国渠推上完全对抗的道路。 黄烟烟终于抬起头，淡然道：“这是我自己的选择，与你无关。”我一拍桌子，勃然大怒：“你太鲁莽了，这样不光会搅乱整个计划，也对你自己不负责！”<