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Text Chapter 527 National Treasure at Auction (Part 2)

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    Hearing what Zhao Qirui said, Chu Chen was slightly startled. After thinking about the textures of the two paintings, they were really similar.  Liu Sizhe said excitedly: "So, it's really possible! Maybe there are a lot of materials in the Red Dragon Picture, so it will show its true appearance when it rains, but there are less materials in the "Starry Sky Picture"  , so it needs to be put into the water. From this point of view, the red dragon picture may be able to show its true appearance by being put directly into the water. Brother Chen, do you think we should try it when we go back?" Wang Xiaoyue said first:  "I think it's better to forget it. If it's not as you said, then the painting will be ruined!" "That's right!" Liu Sizhe scratched his head and said a little embarrassed.  "I think it can be tried!" Chu Chen said with a smile: "Let's try it on the corner of the scroll first. If it doesn't stick to water like the "Starry Sky Map", it will almost prove that it is feasible.  "Liu Sizhe advised: "Brother Chen, you should think about it before talking about it!" Now that he thought about it, what he said just now was somewhat irresponsible. If a strange painting was damaged because of his suggestion, even if it was Chu Chen,  Don't blame him, he won't forgive himself.  Chu Chen somewhat understood what he was thinking, so he nodded and said: "Okay, let's put it aside beforehand!" Next, everyone chatted for a while, and when talking about the auction in the evening, Zhao Qirui said to Chu Chen seriously  : "By the way, there is one more thing I want to tell you. There will be two national treasures in this auction. We must get them no matter what." Chu Chen was not surprised. How did his uncle know about the items at the auction?  Yes, what is he curious about now.  It would make my uncle make such a solemn statement.  Liu Sizhe was impatient and asked first, "Uncle Zhao, what are the two national treasures you are talking about?" "There are ten original oracle bone inscriptions and one hundred and twelve volumes of Dunhuang suicide notes." Zhao Qirui replied.  After hearing Zhao Qirui¡¯s answer.  Everyone couldn't help but look at each other. These two items were indeed very important national treasures. It was no wonder that they attracted Zhao Qirui's attention.  "Uncle, those ten original pieces of oracle bone inscriptions must not be simple, right?" Chu Chen asked.  Zhao Qirui nodded and said: "Yes, those ten original pieces are the most essential parts of the oracle bones collected by Mr. Meng Guanghui. They can be said to be the most precious oracle bones among the people, so no matter what, they must be photographed." "Who is this Meng Guanghui?  Huh?" Qiao Xi asked Wu Ke beside her in a low voice.  Wu Ke shook his head: "I don't know either!" "Meng Guanghui was an expert on ancient characters and a famous calligrapher during the Republic of China." Chu Chen explained: "It is generally believed that the oracle bone inscriptions were first discovered in 1899 by Wang Yirong. But in fact The oracle bone inscriptions discovered by Meng Guanghui were one year earlier than Wang Yirong's discovery. Therefore, Meng was one of the earliest scholars in my country to discover, identify, and study oracle bones. The original oracle bones were purchased from Fan Shouxuan, an antique dealer in Lu Province. He collected 430 oracle bones throughout his life. After his death, the oracle bones left behind first belonged to Mr. Yang Fucun and then to Li Henian. ""In 1951, Li Henian selected and retained 30 pieces. The remaining 400 pieces were resold to the Social and Cultural Affairs Administration of the Ministry of Culture. The remaining 30 oracle bone pieces are not only larger, have more writings, but also have more important contents. It is a pity that they are the most essential parts of the oracle bones collected by Meng Guanghui. It was during that turbulent period that ten pieces were lost." Speaking of which.  Chu Chen asked: "Uncle, are the ten oracle bones in this auction the same ten that were lost back then?" "Yes, those ten pieces. That's why I said I must get it!" Zhao Qirui said: "  Fortunately, not many people know about this auction, and most of the people who come are locals from Xiangjiang, as well as wealthy people from nearby Xiangjiang. Moreover, I have already informed the owner of this auction in advance and asked him not to.  We must notify foreign buyers to come over. Otherwise, we will be under great pressure." Chu Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with his uncle's behavior.  After all, these ten oracle bones are national treasures, and it is natural for them to be kept in the country. It is normal to use some tricks to do this. Besides, they did not buy or sell by force. The organizers of the auction should not do anything detrimental to the country.  things.  Chu Chen said firmly: "Uncle, don't worry, no matter what, I will definitely get those ten pieces of oracle bones." Zhao Qirui patted Chu Chen's shoulder happily and said with a smile: "Okay, I just  Let me tell you, you will take the lead when the time comes. Are you still worried that I won¡¯t be able to take the photo?¡± Chu Chen complimented: ¡°If you take action yourself, it will kill the god if the god blocks it, and the Buddha will kill if the Buddha blocks it.¡±Needless to say, it¡¯s definitely within reach!  " "You boy!  " Zhao Qirui laughed. After a while, Liu Sizhe asked again: "Uncle Zhao, those Dunhuang suicide notes must also be treasures, right?  " "Yes, they are indeed excellent products!  "After saying that, Zhao Qirui sighed, with a somewhat depressed expression. "Dunhuang posthumous writings refer to ancient manuscripts and prints from the 5th to 11th centuries produced in Dunhuang. In 1900, when the Taoist priest Wang Yuanlu was cleaning Cave 16 of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, he discovered that behind the wall  There is a secret room filled with various Buddhist scriptures and other cultural relics, with a total number of about 50,000. Among them, Buddhist books account for about 90% of the Chinese documents in Dunhuang. Then, in 1907, the British man Stein came to Dunhuang.  In 1908, the French sinologist Pelliot came to the Mogao Grottoes and used a large amount of money to defraud 24 boxes of suicide notes, paintings and other cultural relics.  Buddhist paintings and silk fabrics. Pelliot also discovered a batch of Uighur writings from the Yuan Dynasty in Cave 464. In 1905, the Russians Obruchev, the islanders Ju Ruichao and Yoshikawa Koichiro, and the Russians Edenburg in 1914.  Warner and others from the United States have stolen a large number of scriptures from the Mogao Grottoes. Up to now, 35,000 of these cultural relics have been scattered overseas, accounting for about two-thirds of all cultural relics. Until 1909.  On August 22, the Qing court learned of the value of the Dunhuang suicide note, and Qiao Shunan, the left prime minister of the academy, ordered Mao Shijun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, to seal up the Mogao Grottoes Sutra Cave. Thinking that the precious cultural relics of his country had ended up like this, let alone Zhao Qirui.  Depressed, everyone else present sighed and couldn¡¯t help but said angrily: ¡°That Wang Taoist is really bad, because he caused the loss of so many cultural relics, but he is still a Taoist, and he is not afraid of doing it.  hell!  " Chu Chen shook his head: "Actually, although Wang Daoren can be regarded as the culprit, in fact, in the whole incident, his responsibility is not big.  " Qiao Xi frowned and said, "Why isn't it big?  If it weren't for him, how could those scriptures be sold to foreigners at such a low price?  " "If you know the cause and effect of this matter, you will know why I said this.  " Chu Chen explained: "First of all, Wang Yuanlu is an out-and-out Taoist priest, and Mogao Grottoes is a Buddhist holy site and has always been a place for Buddhist activities.  However, the Qing court did such an outrageous thing and actually placed a Taoist priest in a Buddhist cave.  " When Taoist Wang got there, he saw that the sacred treasure cave was in ruins because no one was taking care of it, and he felt very anxious. After that, he ran around, soliciting donations, living frugally, and collecting money to use it to clean up the accumulation in the cave.  It took nearly two years to clean up the silt in Cave 16, which led to the discovery of the Dunhuang suicide note. After the discovery of the Dunhuang suicide note, it can be said that Taoist Wang did everything he should do, first of all, he personally gave it to the county magistrate.  After sending two volumes of scriptures from the Sutra Cave, the county magistrate was uneducated and regarded the two volumes of scriptures as nothing more than two yellowed pieces of paper. After that, another new magistrate came to the local area.  After the county magistrate went to inspect it, he just left a message and asked Taoist Wang to keep it on the spot, take a good look at the scripture cave, and pick up a few volumes of scriptures to take away. In the end, Taoist Wang was still unwilling to give up, so he went there.  He picked up two boxes of scriptures from the scripture cave, drove his donkey, slept in the open air, and braved the danger alone. He traveled more than 800 miles and found the Daotai Tingdong, which was then the Ansu Army.  After a while, he finally came to a very absurd conclusion. The words on the scriptures were not as good as his calligraphy, so let¡¯s leave it at that! At this point, Chu Chen shook his head and sighed: ¡°For seven years, there were many Wangdao people.  The authorities paid attention to this request for help and reported it step by step, but no one cared about it. How do you think he didn't lose heart?  Moreover, in order to repair the cave at that time, he lacked funds, and he did not know the value of the cultural relics. In the end, he sold the scriptures because of this. How many faults do you think he had?  " After listening to Chu Chen's narration, everyone was silent for a while, thinking from their perspective. If they were kings, under the circumstances, would they have been able to change the fate of those cultural relics? "I think the culprit was actually that time.  The Qingting!  Not only did they not know how to protect cultural relics, but because of their own corruption, there were so many corrupt officials at that time!  " Chu Chen said angrily: "At that time, the Qing court learned of the value of the suicide note and sent someone to escort the scriptures back to the capital. However, after the escort officer Fu arrived in the capital, he disobeyed the order and did not directly report to the school. Instead, he secretly took the convoy back to the capital.  Rush into He Zhenyi's private house.  " "At that time, He Zhenyi, his father-in-law Li Shengduo, Liu Tingchen, Fang Erqian and other four people read all the Dunhuang suicide notes on the car and embezzled and stole some treasures.  There are more than 8,000 volumes of Dunhuang posthumous writings, many of which were intercepted and corrupted by officials. These cultural relics selected by Confucian officials are all top-quality cultural relics!  ¡±Hearing this, Zhao Qirui sighed and said: "Yes! I also feel that although Wang Daoren is somewhat responsible for the loss of the suicide notes, it was mostly caused by the decay of the Qing court at that time. Just like those at this auction  The suicide note was actually a treasure that was intercepted by those corrupt officials! Do you think it¡¯s ironic?¡± (To be continued)
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