"It's really hard to say!" After listening to what Liu Sizhe said, Zhu Dafu shook his head and said: "You should all know how rare Li Mo is. It is said that Song Taizu originally ordered several ships of 'Tinggui Mo' to be serialized and imported into Later, the rulers of the Song Dynasty began to monopolize Li Tinggui's ink, and it became the exclusive use of this ink for writing imperial edicts. This resulted in a situation where it was extremely difficult to find this ink on the market. "Li Mo is hard to find". It is said that one Li Mo has been sold for 10,000 yuan on the black market, which is much more expensive than gold. Therefore, it is also called "the best in the world" or "the best in the world". "It's a pity that many of Li Tinggui's descendants later entered politics, and many of them became officials, and no one can continue to inherit the ancestral business. There are no detailed records of Li Tinggui's specific methods and techniques for making ink, only "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty". A poem about Li Tinggui's method of preserving ink, "Li Tinggui's Secret of Hiding Ink", is preserved, which is said to have been dictated by Li Tinggui himself. I¡¯m willing to use it, but apart from the Li Mo that has been handed down, I can¡¯t find it anywhere else. In addition, this piece of ancient ink is much newer and better than that piece of Li Mo¡± Hearing this, Everyone also understands what Zhu Dafu means. Although antiques cannot be judged completely in terms of newness and oldness, if we count them in terms of time, the authentic ones have been preserved for thousands of years. After such a long time, this piece of ancient ink can still be preserved like this. It's so good, it's incredible. certainly. It would be unrealistic to say that there must be no exceptions, but how likely is this? Zhao Xueyi said: "I think so. Ancient ink is too new and cannot be used as conclusive evidence. We should use scientific dialectics to prove whether it is true or false." Uncle Wu asked: "Then how do you think we should prove it? Is it true or false? " "Haha, as you know, I don't have deep research on the identification of ancient ink. I can't tell you the specific reason, but based on the color and quality of this ancient ink, I think it is. It is very likely to be genuine." Zhao Xueyi smiled slightly and said: "It is said that the ink made by Li Tinggui is 'rich and smooth, and as shiny as paint', and it is as hard as stone, and the edge after grinding is like a knife blade, which can be cut. Paper. Someone did an experiment and used this ink to copy one and a half parts of the Avatamsaka Sutra, and it took only one inch of grinding. There was also a student who used this ink to write five thousand words a day, but it took ten years. " " There is also a short story written in "Duzhai Xianlan". It is said that a nobleman accidentally dropped a piece of Li ink into the water. At that time, he thought that the ink must have been damaged by the water, so he ignored it, but a month later he lost it. A piece of gold jewelry fell into the water again, so he ordered someone to fish it up. Unexpectedly, the piece of Li Mo was still there, and the color remained unchanged, so the nobleman quickly kept the piece of Li Mo. Get up." At this point, Zhao Xueyi felt thirsty. He went to pour a glass of water and then said: "Although the ancients liked to exaggerate in some aspects, based on the performance of this piece of ancient ink, I think what was recorded in the ancient books is not exaggerated at all. If you don't believe it, you can weigh it. Height, listen to its sound, and see what kind of ancient ink can be found that can perform like this besides Li Mo. "After hearing what Zhao Xueyi said, everyone started to weigh the ancient ink one by one, and then gently weighed it. Knocked a few times. At this time, Zhao Xueyi added: "Oh, and if you put this piece of ancient ink in front of your nose, you should still be able to smell a faint aroma. If it weren't for Li Mo, I really can't think of it. How can ink still taste like this after such a long time?" Zhu Dafu shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. Some good inks are still as fragrant after hundreds of years." Zhao Xueyi smiled. Then he said: "Then I have to ask, in the past few hundred years, which ancient ink made by any famous artist has such quality?" Zhu Dafu thought hard for a while and found that in his impression, there really was no such ink making. The master can produce such ancient ink. Uncle Wu smiled when he saw this: "Everyone should also hope that this is the real Li Mo, but there are too few clues for us now. Even if the gold and inscriptions on it can be clearer, it will be much better than now." Everyone nodded, this is called a clever woman who cannot make a meal without rice. Even if they have the ability to identify, but there are no relevant clues, there is nothing they can do. At this time, Chu Chen picked up the ancient ink and observed it carefully. Then he recognized the last character and said, "Take a look, does this look like the character Gui?" After hearing this, everyone hurriedly came forward. , take a closer look and find that it really looks like the word "Gui". Liu Sizhe frowned when he saw this and said, "Isn't that right? It should be 'gui', right?"??Zhu Dafu said with a smile: "Xiao Liu, it's a good thing that Mr. Liu is not here, otherwise he would definitely have to give you a scolding if he heard what you said! You can look up in the dictionary. '«•' and 'gui' are actually pseudonyms." , 'Li Tinggui' and 'Li Tinggui' are both acceptable." Liu Sizhe touched his nose and smiled awkwardly, then he became excited again and asked: "In other words, this piece of ancient ink should be famous. "Li Mo?" Uncle Wu waved his hand and said: "Xiao Liu, you should also know that everyone thinks that the Li Mo collected in the Baodao Forbidden City is the only one that exists in the world. Now another one has appeared. What's going on? You have to be more careful! "The more precious something is, the higher its social influence. If this piece of Li Mo is indeed authentic, it will definitely be quite a sensation in the antique world. By then , if everyone finds out that the identification is wrong, it will be really embarrassing to the whole world, and everyone present will become the laughing stock of the antique world. Therefore, although everyone thinks that this piece of ancient ink is probably the real Li Mo, but without 100% confirmation that it is authentic, no one dares to confirm it rashly. "Then what should we do? With such a precious ancient ink, it's not necessary to try it out to verify its authenticity, right?" Liu Sizhe said with a frown. "How is this possible!" Uncle Wu and the other three shook their heads repeatedly, saying no. Ink should be used a little less. If it is an imitation, it will be fine, but if it is a genuine product, everyone will feel quite sad. At this time, Chu Chen said: "Actually, I have a gentler way." "What way?" Everyone asked in unison. "Our technology is so advanced now, wouldn't it be enough to take a little bit off this piece of ancient ink and test it?" Chu Chen replied. After hearing what Chu Chen said, everyone nodded in unison. Under the current circumstances, this method is indeed more appropriate. However, Liu Sizhe still felt very uneasy: "But what if this is a high imitation product with a very similar formula?" "If Li Mo was so easy to imitate, it wouldn't be so precious. And according to relevant introductions In addition to being used for grinding ink, Li Mo can also be used for other purposes. For example, it can be used as a substitute for lacquer and dyeing. " Chu Chen said with a smile: "In addition, some people also found that Li Tinggui ink can also be used as medicine to treat diseases. It is a special medicine for treating postpartum hemorrhage. This may be related to the fact that there are many astringent and blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicines in Mo. I don¡¯t believe that anyone can imitate Li Mo so much. You have to know that in ancient times, there were no medicines like now. "So many testing equipment." Liu Sizhe couldn't help but nodded after hearing what Chu Chen said: "That's true, but if there are too many testing items, then more ancient ink will be used. Wouldn't this be too wasteful? "A little?" "Then do you think there is any other good way?" Chu Chen spread his hands and asked. "Why are you thinking of a solution?" As soon as Chu Chen finished speaking, everyone saw Fatty Dong walking in from the door with others. "Hey, fat man, why are you here?" Liu Sizhe asked. Fatty Dong curled his lips and said: "Don't even look at how long you have been here. We were waiting here and there, but we didn't see you and Brother Chen coming. We thought there was some accident here, so we just went together." Come and take a look!" "That's cool, don't you want to come and see the fun?" Liu Sizhe sneered. "Youdao means that having fun alone is not as good as having fun with everyone. Since there is excitement to see, of course we have to come and take a look!" Fatty Dong said with a smile. "Then what age do you think this piece of ancient ink is from?" Liu Sizhe pointed to the piece of ancient ink with a smile. "Hey, the lacquered clothes that's not right! It actually has its own lines How does it look like the lines on rhinoceros horns? Could it be" Fatty Dong became more and more surprised and excited as he looked at it. In the end, he was speechless. The fat face trembled with excitement. Everyone didn't expect that Fatty Dong actually guessed it right away. Chu Chen said with a smile: "Fatboy, that's good, I guessed it right away." "Of course, I'm a member of the school's calligraphy club, what about Gu Mo?" Maybe you don¡¯t want to study it?¡± Fatty Dong smiled triumphantly, then quickly realized and asked excitedly: ¡°Brother Chen, do you mean that this piece of ancient ink is really the famous Li Mo?¡± He waved his hands and said: "We are not sure about this yet. We are going to take some of it and take it for appraisal before we talk about it." Fatty Dong disagreed with this: "Then this is such a waste! Isn't there any other way? Can it be done? We can¡¯t ask other experts to help take a look" At this point, he was afraid that everyone would misunderstand, so he quickly addedHe said: "Seniors, I don't say this because I don't believe in your eyesight. I just think it would be such a waste to wait for such good ink to be destroyed." Uncle Wu and others all smiled and shook their heads, saying it didn't matter. They also Everyone understood what Fatty Dong was thinking. "Yes!" Zhu Dafu patted his forehead: "I almost forgot, we can let Mr. Liu appraise it! And Mr. Liu had seen the piece of Li Mo from the Baodao Forbidden City" (To be continued Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!