Although the technology in ancient times is not as good as it is today, some of the skills of the ancients are also unattainable today. It is natural for archaeologists to think that the ancients were stupid. If they were stupid, how could they have the ability to push China to the top of the world in the past many years? To become the largest country in the world is something that even contemporary society cannot do...
There are so many talented people in history, and it is impossible for them to be the only ones who have noticed something wrong for over a thousand years.
However, it seems like an unfounded speculation. It is impossible to write down to the official history without finding solid evidence, so there are many unofficial histories in history. But like this kind of historical fault, a dynasty or a period of time disappears directly in front of people's eyes, there is no record, even if people in ancient times had such speculation, they would not dare to draw conclusions, because this is really ridiculous, even as a modern person They didn't dare to make assumptions. Maybe someone made a guess in ancient times, but they didn't write it directly because there was no supporting evidence. Just like the verse, they used other methods to express their doubts.
Qin Cheng briefly explained his thoughts to Wu Hai, "Pingyao should be the former capital of Daxu. Generally speaking, the emperor's tombs are not far from the imperial city, and we have already found out that in Ninghua Village, there are only Those two large tombs, an emperor's mausoleum, a...the queen's mausoleum..." Tan Cheng paused and continued: "There is only one mausoleum, of course it cannot be the location of the Daxu royal mausoleum."
Wu Hai frowned and thought for a long time before continuing to ask.
"You suspect that Pingyao also has the tombs of the rest of the royal family in that dynasty. You want to find that tomb and see if there is anything in it that records that history? It's just that Pingyao is so big, so the entire county is near the Fen River. At least there are dozens of square kilometers. Where can you find it? And you can see the construction of the tomb of Ninghua Village. The construction method of this dynasty is to use the mountains as the tombs and build the hills, which is different from covering the soil. The mausoleum of the mausoleum."
Indeed, compared with the mausoleums covered with earth, the mausoleums built by digging the mountains are much more difficult to identify. The mausoleums covered with the earth are generally built in a wider area, and the high rammed earth will naturally look like a flat after years It is a strange hillside, but someone with some knowledge of archaeology, if they see such an abrupt hillside with some rules on the plain, they can almost conclude that this should be a mausoleum.
However, the mausoleums built by chiseling the mountains were originally mountain peaks formed by nature. Some royal cemeteries were even set up in the mountains. The only tools he and Wu Hai had on him were difficult to detect that there was a mausoleum in that mountain.
The map Su Jingmo gave him was more specific, and gave him a certain range, but the topographic map of Pingyao that Qin Cheng found for those peaks could not be found.
It's not surprising to say that more than a thousand years have passed, especially the large-scale development in the past 100 years, blasting mountains to build roads, flattening mountains and expanding cities... Those once iconic peaks are long gone. .
"It can only come little by little. You saw the photo of the copper wine bottle Wei Pengfei got on the train. You should also see that it was the wine bottle used for the funeral. Since someone can take something out of the tomb, I think We should be able to do it too."
"You want to use the robbery holes dug by those people?"
Tan Cheng replied with a smile: "Of course, if you don't rob the cave, is it possible to take the tomb path in an open and honest way? The tomb path of the tomb of Ninghua Village is blocked by a huge strip of stone. If the tomb here is constructed in the same way , we really have no way to get in."
Wu Hai couldn't help laughing and said: "We've made it like a tomb robber. Well, where should we start, I have to listen to you. The time I entered the tomb, I didn't When I had time to see it, I hurriedly took you to escape, and I don’t know what is in it at all.”
Speaking of that time, Tan Cheng thought of Su Jingmo's mention of what Tang Jiaming saw him, and it was impossible to make Tan Cheng feel at ease, but he just thought that Su Jingmo said that his worries could not cause anything. The only thing he can help is to get an overview of what's going on here first, and if it ends earlier, he can also go back earlier.
Thinking of this, Qin Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, "There is a town four kilometers west of Pingyao called Zhongdu Town. According to the pictures and descriptions I saw in my tomb, this Zhongdu Town is no matter how far it is from the Fen River. Or the terrain is a bit like the description in the picture. I want to go there first, but before that, I want to go around the antique market in Zhanglan Town, southwest of Pingyao County. "
Since Pingyao is an ancient city, there are many such antique markets, and the Zhanglan Antique City in Zhanglan Town is well-known in China, with a wide range of categories, and everyone in the business knows it. It's just that most of the fake goods sold in the antique market are too deep, but occasionally thousands of fake goods may come across some real things, which requires understanding. Qin Cheng just wanted to try his luck, maybe he would meet Daxu's things at that time, but also not necessarily.
Understanding Qin Cheng's plan, Wu Hai also nodded, "Then go, I hope to get some useful information."
Zhanglan Antique City is very close to the ancient city of Pingyao. There are many people on the National Day, and taxis are not available. Tan Cheng can only take a black taxi for 15 yuan.
Zhanglan Antique City covers a large area, all of which are antique buildings. Fanggu buildings have two or three floors. Except for a few specialty food stores, the rest are almost all antique stores. There is a spacious avenue between the two rows of antique buildings. Traders from all walks of life set up stalls on the spot, and they were divided into three crowded roads, and these three roads were also crowded by tourists who came to 'Taobao'. Many people came here on National Day. The moment he entered the Zhanglan Antique City, the sounds of hawking, bargaining, and noise made Qin Cheng's ears tingle. Three-quarters of the crowd were men. The stench simply comes to an end here.
"I'm going!" Wu Hai was stunned by the crowd in front of him, "I really didn't know that there are so many people in China who love antiques."
Tan Cheng looked at a man who was squatting in front of a stall full of miscellaneous objects, playing with a snuff bottle, and the man nodded as he listened to the vendor's introduction that the snuff bottle was an item from the Qianlong period and cost at least 1,000 yuan. That snuff bottle looks like.
Qin Cheng shook his head: "I'm afraid most of them came to join in the fun."
The snuff bottle in the man's hand was made of rough workmanship and the surface was smooth and beautiful, but the middle was very rough, and the bottom had signs of being worn out. This looks like a modern imitation, and it is estimated that you can buy it in some boutiques for 20 yuan. Besides, how do you come to Shanxi to buy things during the Qianlong period? It’s not that they don’t have it here, but it’s better to go to Beijing. After checking the Internet, I know that Zhang Lanzhen is mainly about the Wei and Jin Dynasties…
Wu Hai glanced around and nodded in agreement: "I'm afraid it's true, I've seen it better, it's just giving money away."
Don't say it, that sentence is really true. You want to know how to distinguish real jade from fake jade. You will know if you touch the real jade. They study archaeology. One piece, but the ones I have touched are all real guys. After so many years, the pattern, feel, and appearance have long been engraved into the bones and blood, and many things are really true and false at a glance.
There are many people in the antique market, and it takes the most time to look at this kind of thing. Therefore, the crowd moves more slowly, but Tan Cheng is not in a hurry. This speed happens to be able to slowly see if there is anything he is looking for.
Almost two hours later, Qin Cheng and Wu Hai only moved less than 50 meters. On the other hand, they really saw some old and valuable things, and they looked pretty good. Naturally, Qin Cheng and Wu Hai did not. will miss it.
Just because they know how to do it doesn't mean the seller is stupid. Can he still know which of his fakes is the real thing? The eyes are always there, for fear that some thief will let them go.
Tan Cheng looked at the black-blue hosta. The texture was very delicate and the hand felt very soft. The luster was soft, simple and clean. The color of ink only made Qin Cheng think of the person with the word ink in his name.
Black sapphire, a kind of sapphire in Hetian jade. Under the strong light flashlight, the black and green light is cyan light. In natural light, the best black sapphire looks pure black.
This is the real thing, although it's not what the seller said in the second year of Hongwu.
"Twenty thousand yuan is too expensive. This is only something from the late Qing Dynasty. It is estimated that it has been more than a hundred years from now. It is not a treasure."
The middle-aged man who set up the stall also knew that this deceptive young man in front of him was really knowledgeable, so he simply said: "Look at the quality of this jade, it's definitely good jade, I won't drop the price, it's the real thing, If you don't buy it, put it down and someone will buy it."
Tan Cheng looked at the middle-aged man who used aggressive tactics in front of him, and smiled: "Black sapphire jade is no better than white jade and jade, and it is not as popular as people. If you can sell it, it would be great." Having said that, Tan Cheng put down the jade hairpin and got up and prepared to leave.
"Hey, wait!" The middle-aged man still hasn't been able to sell a thing, and he bought this hosta for 2,000 yuan after seeing it as a genuine item. It's just that black jade is not easy to sell after all. This has been on display for a long time and no one asked, but the fake jade made of glass sold a lot...
"Then 10,000 yuan." If you can sell it, sell it. The black jade is not very good-looking and no one buys it.
Tan Cheng, who was called, looked at the boss with a smile, but did not speak.
"Six thousand, no more."
"Two thousand five hundred yuan." Tan Cheng said the price and walked to the stall. Before the vendor was about to get angry, he said, "You sell it to me, and then I can help you find some real things in this store."
Don't say this, it really makes the middle-aged man's heart a little bit, he can see that the person in front of him knows what he is doing, and he knows better than him, maybe he can let this person help find some good stuff...
After thinking about this black hosta and earning five hundred dollars, the man nodded, "Okay, I got something some time ago, you can help me see how much it can be worth." As he spoke, the man got off the butt stool. He took out a jade ring from the box, held it carefully, and asked:
"Let's see how much this thing is worth? I see that the year is there, but it doesn't look like the goods that Tang Shi will have. Could it be imitations?"
The whole body of the jade ring is translucent, with some dirt infiltrated in a few scratches, and there are carved dragon patterns on the outside of the ring...
What Tan Cheng was surprised was not the authenticity of the jade ring, but that the jade ring was almost identical to the one on Su Jingmo's thumb...