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Chapter 171 The situation changes suddenly
Chapter 171. Sudden changes in the situation
"what?"

Hearing what Qu Zhinong said, You Zhengxing looked at each other angrily, his eyes almost popping out:
"You haven't even played a hand, so you say I lost, what's the point!"

The implication is that he is biased towards Ren Ping.

Qu Zhinong didn't pay attention to him, but looked around at the merchants around him, and saw that they also had a look of incomprehension, and said lightly:

"To be honest with you, Qu has done a lot of research on Zuo Zongtang. He also has many of his posthumous works and relics at home and knows his life, so some problems can be seen at a glance,"

"It's like this thing, you don't even have to touch it to know it's fake."

Everyone exclaimed, thinking that President Qu likes to collect Zuo Zongtang's relics. This is the first time they have heard of it.

But it’s not surprising. Among his colleagues, isn’t Liu Shitang who was decorated by Shang Long the same?It is said that even the name is related to it.

Thinking of Shanglong Decoration and Liu Shitang, everyone naturally looked at Ren Ping again, only to see that his expression was indifferent, and they couldn't tell what he was thinking.

You Zhengxing on the side finally became angry:

"Well, just make it clear, what's wrong with this thing? If you don't have an explanation today, it's not over!"

Qu Zhinong stared at him coldly, with disdain on his face, and then pointed to the brush to wash the small italic characters inside:
"Mr. You see for yourself, what is this?"

"It's just a few lines on the brush, what's the problem?"

"What is written?"

"Wen Zong's martial artisan, the eight characters are grand and grand,"

You Zhengxing read it out without hesitation, and then said loudly:
"Brush washes are a kind of plaything in the study. Most ancient literati would add some philosophical principles or enlightening quotes on these utensils to express their aspirations. Is it any wonder?"

"Can't you just say that this brush wash is fake just because of these few words?"

Everyone followed the direction pointed by the two men and saw that it was indeed the eight characters, and they were written on the inside of the pen washer on the left and right sides. They coincided with the two koi fish, one large and one small, and were quite suitable.

I don't know why Qu Zhinong thought there was something wrong with these words.

He only heard him snort: "It's really because of these few words, Mr. You knows, as one of the four famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty, what did Zuo Zongtang rely on to become an official?"

You Zhengxing stared blankly, at a loss.

"First, he relied on his military exploits, and second, he relied on his fellow countrymen. He was recommended by Zeng Guofan, who was also one of the four famous officials, but he did not rely on the imperial examination alone. Do you think a person who entered the official position without passing the orthodox imperial examination would call himself a 'Wen Zong'?"

Seeing You Zhengxing's unbelieving expression, Qu Zhinong continued:
"At that time, Zuo Zongtang did think about the road of scientific examination, and he also passed the provincial examination, and passed the Juren, but since then, he has failed in the examination many times and has not obtained an official honor,"

"Because of this, in a fit of rage, he turned to study land, farming, and the art of war, and later became an aide. He entered the Qing court because of his repeated military exploits, but he was ultimately a failure in the imperial examination. "

"The reason why later generations preached that he was both civil and military was mostly because of his military achievements rather than his literary talent. Wenzong is a martial artist. Naturally, the martial artist is good, but Wenzong has big problems."

"If you think about it, you will know that a person who has never been a Jinshi actually calls himself Wenzong. No matter how arrogant and arrogant he is, he probably doesn't have such a face, right?"

It turned out that what Qu Zhinong was referring to about Zuo Zongtang's life did not correspond to these eight characters. Although it was the first time for everyone to hear it, they also felt that it was very reasonable.

In all likelihood, this brush wash was not Zuo Zongtang's property. Didn't You Zhengxing just say that he bought it from a private collector not long ago? It's only normal for such a private channel to be tricked and abducted.

You Zhengxing's face was livid, he thought about it carefully, then looked at the brush washer in front of him, and took a deep breath:

"I just said that it was used by Zuo Zongtang, but I didn't say that it was made by him. Maybe it was given to him by someone else in order to flatter him?"

"That doesn't make sense. If someone really gave him a gift, how could he not know his life history and deliberately add the word Wenzong? Isn't this a mockery of his failure to pass the examination?"

"Hmph, the word Wen Zong may not be as sensitive as you said, and it is not evidence. Besides, the surname You is not the first day in the industry. There are materials to support the origin and inheritance of this thing. Remember to be clear, otherwise How could I easily offer such a high price of 350 million?"

The implication is that he refuses to admit that he is easily deceived.

Seeing him clenching his teeth, Qu Zhinong refused to admit it to death, but he was helpless.

I thought that any material evidence could be falsified, only biographical records cannot be faked, if you believe that this thing is true in order to win this bet, then no one can do anything about it, the so-called 350 million, just throw it away .

Now turn to Ren Ping to see what he has to say.

Ren Ping smiled slightly: "Actually, President Qu wants to prove that this thing is fake. There is a more direct way."

"Oh? What is it?"

Qu Zhinong didn't react for a moment.

I saw Ren Ping pointing to the two characters on the left and right of the two columns of regular characters, which are the two characters Wen and Zheng.

Qu Zhinong murmured silently several times. At first he didn't understand what it meant, but soon he suddenly realized:

"Not bad! Not bad! It doesn't take eight words to prove that this thing is fake, two words are enough!"

While yelling at the table, he showed a look of admiration, and gave Ren Ping a thumbs up.

The rest of the people were still at a loss, they all gathered around and asked why.

Qu Zhinong shook his head and laughed: "What do you think these two words are?"

"Wen Zheng, what's wrong?"

"Of course, the two characters Wen and Zheng are nothing if they are separated separately. If they are connected together, there is a big problem. It is one of the most famous posthumous titles in Chinese history!"

"What? Posthumous title!"

Everyone was taken aback.

"That's right, it's the posthumous title given to princes, generals, princes and nobles after death. Especially after the Tang Dynasty, when a literati became an official, these two characters were what they wanted most after death,"

"Literature refers to the latitude and longitude of heaven and earth as literature, moral knowledge as literature, kindness and love for the people as literature, sensitivity and love of learning as literature; righteousness, uprightness and non-compliance as righteousness, being submissive to both internal and external guests as righteousness, impartiality and impartiality as righteousness, innocence and integrity as righteousness,"

"It can be said that these two words represent the literati's supreme pursuit of themselves and the world's highest respect for them. Those who have been awarded these two posthumous titles in all dynasties in history are all literary giants in the world,"

"But thinking about it the other way around, no matter how lofty the posthumous title is, it is only used after death. How can you add it to yourself when you are alive, and how can someone else give you a gift. Isn't this a curse?"

After the words were finished, everyone laughed, thinking that the ancients loved to delve into writing skills, especially the literati. If you want to be sloppy in this kind of thing, the probability of choking to death is almost the same as eating.

At this time, You Zhengxing was convinced that this brush washer was not used by Zuo Zongtang. Even if it was of good quality, this kind of celebrity relic is expensive because it is associated with a celebrity. Usually it is proven wrong, and its value will be lost immediately. Big discount.

More importantly, it is the most indefensible shame and humiliation in the collecting world to prove that one was mistaken and was treated as an idiot.

Holding the brush washer in both hands, he looked at Ren Ping, Qu Zhinong and others, hesitating in his heart.

Qu Zhinong shook his head and sighed:

"Mr. You, horses have stumbled, and people have wrong eyes. If you admit defeat, I will call the shots and ask Mr. Ren for mercy. Let you not smash this thing, and then go to the seller to get 350 million back. besides, "

"If you don't admit it, I'm afraid you will lose your money."

You Zhengxing was hesitating, but when Qu Zhinong persuaded him, he got angry and roared:
"Who wants you to be hypocritical? You can't afford to lose when you think of me as You!"

Before he finished speaking, the pen washer was smashed to the ground with a bang.

At this time, there were only a few people in the upper exhibition hall, and the only sound that could be heard was the clear and harsh sound, which echoed endlessly.

Strangely, the mixed-race beautiful master and servant were not chased away by the waiter just now, but wandered around while still standing far away to watch the excitement.

"This is already the third one, miss. This bet is really cruel."

Looking at the debris splashed all over the ground again, Ping'er clicked his tongue.

The mixed-race beauty couldn't help but feel lingering fear, and nodded:

"Well, it's also the first time I've seen it. I'm going to burn jade and stone together? If this kind of gambling is spread, I'm afraid it will attract a lot of criticism. Those in the porcelain industry should not be pissed off. It stands to reason that this kind of gambling that harms others and does not benefit oneself , it’s not good for both parties, so why bring it up specifically?”

"Why else, because people have self-confidence and feel that they will definitely not lose."

"Then you can change the gambling method. For example, if you lose, you can directly transfer the porcelain for free. Wouldn't it be more beneficial?"

"This one……"

The questions the two raised were naturally aimed at Ren Ping. After thinking about it, they both felt that it was unreasonable, and it seemed that Ren Ping did not seem like the kind of person who was blindly vicious, and most likely had another purpose.

The mixed-race beauty couldn't help laughing after thinking for a while:
"Look, I just said this game is very interesting, but luckily I didn't go with you."

"Do you think the game of gambling is interesting? I think it's human."

Ping'er rolled his eyes.

"What did you say?"

"Haha, nothing."

She stuck out her tongue and closed her mouth wisely.

Ren Ping didn't expect to win the third round so easily, so he didn't even need to introduce his own items, so he immediately put away the porcelain on the table and replaced it with another one.

"Mr. You, this is the fourth round."

He looked at You Zhengxing with a smile.

The latter's face was still ugly. After all, he had lost three pieces of porcelain in a short period of time, worth more than 400 million, but he was still calm. Seeing Ren Ping put the porcelain on the table, he suddenly raised his hand:

"Wait, no need."

"how?"

"What I mean is that there is no need to waste any more time. Let's compete together in the next few rounds."

You Zhengxing said coldly.

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words, but saw him wave his hands to the waiters beside him after speaking, and gave some instructions. After a while, several trailers were pushed up from downstairs.

This kind of trailer is 1.5 meters in length and width, with pulleys on the bottom and scaffolding on the top, which is firmly built. Everyone knows that it is used to transport precious porcelain.

When I saw it in front of me, I was even more shocked. I saw that five pieces of porcelain were loaded in sequence in five trailers, some with blue ground and yellow color, some with pink ground purple color, some with yellow ground ink color, and some with blue ground green. Colorful, the glaze color is very rich.

The shapes of the vessels are also different, some are big and some are small, some are tall and some are short, and there is also a pair of bottles on a trailer, which is extremely eye-catching.

The only thing in common is that the painting style of these five pieces of porcelain is quite elegant, and the glaze colors such as flowers, birds and trees are also very gorgeous. Porcelain collectors can tell at a glance that they are typical Daya Zhai series porcelain.

Now that things have happened, it seems that You Zhengxing is also thinking about it. Instead of quarreling with Ren Ping one by one, it is better to just move out all the things at the bottom of the box, so as to reduce losses.

All of these Daya Zhai porcelains are authentic, Qu Zhinong and others have seen them before, so there is no need to identify them.

The most important thing is to put out five pieces at once. This is to directly seal the victory and not give Ren Ping any chance!

(End of this chapter)