The wooden falcon machine lock is the pinnacle of the skills of ancient skilled craftsmen. The surface of the rosewood in front of you is carved, but the key to opening it cannot be seen at a glance. Several other experts also came forward to check one by one. They looked a little excited. What kind of treasure would use this box-in-box protection method?
And just the wooden falcon machine box made of rosewood in front of you is worth a lot of money.
"Xiao Mo, there must be a treasure inside this." A museum expert said in a very sure tone.
"It's just that I can't find a clue how to open this wooden box." Another expert studied for a while but couldn't figure out where the wooden falcon's mechanism was.
It seemed that cracking the mechanism box required the clairvoyance ability of the alien pupil. Li Mo looked at it intently, and the alien pupil's sight suddenly penetrated in. He saw that there was a round wooden box in the mechanism box.
After looking around the machine box with his strange eyes, he found a way to open it. Then his clairvoyant gaze penetrated into the original wooden box again, and then the world in front of him changed instantly.
It was a round piece of jade, and a three-color halo of light emitted from the body of the jade. The halo flowed and formed a circle of three-color aperture that spread to the surrounding space.
Moreover, the three-color aperture is still changing, with rich colors, rendering the surroundings into a colorful space.
Li Mo seemed to have stopped breathing at that moment, and his whole person was in a state of emptiness, because the flowing three-color halo also penetrated his eyes with a trace of weird energy, making his eyes feel cool and comfortable. .
He seemed to feel that the piece of jade seemed to have a kind of life, breathing and interacting with him.
"Li Mo, what's wrong with you?"
Huang Zhi touched Li Mo lightly and dragged him back to reality from that dreamlike world.
Li Mo returned to normal before his eyes. His chest seemed to be blocked and he couldn't breathe out. He couldn't help but clenched his fist and punched his chest, coughing violently several times before regaining his breath.
"Xiao Mo, are you okay?"
Seeing that his expression became abnormal, Zheng Bin thought that he was suddenly unwell, so he asked with concern.
"It's okay. I was just thinking about how to open this Wooden Falcon Mechanism Box. I encountered another Mechanism Box before, so I have some clues."
Li Mo picked up the machine box and looked at the uneven pattern on the bottom. Then press your finger hard on that place. There was only a snapping sound, and there seemed to be a mechanism making a sound inside the mechanism box.
Then there were several muffled sounds inside, and the upper part of the wooden box, which was originally tightly fitted, automatically rotated in a circle.
"opened."
The eyes of several people were eager, and even the handsome guy taking the camera focused the camera again.
Li Mo lifted the lid of the box with both hands and saw a round wooden box lying inside. The shape of this wooden box made everyone present dumbfounded.
The round wooden box is made of rosewood, and the surface is carved with gold into a dragon shape and inlaid around the box body. The purity of gold is very high, and the golden dragon looks shiny at this moment.
Li Mo exhaled and reached out to open the lid of the round box. The inside was covered with a layer of fur. The fur was pulled aside, and the treasure hidden inside was finally exposed to everyone.
It was a piece of round jade, about 20 centimeters in diameter, with a round hole as big as a thumb in the middle. Under the light, the whole piece of jade gives a pure and flawless feeling, with delicate and moist oil. This is the best piece of Hetian jade, mutton-fat white jade.
Li Mo carefully took out the piece of jade from the round box. It felt heavy when he held it, and it seemed to be at least 8 centimeters thick. There is a circle of cloud patterns carved on the front edge of this piece of jade, with complex lines and exquisite carving skills. Inside, there are four dragon patterns connected head to tail.
Carefully turn it over and look at the other side. There is no cloud and dragon pattern on this side, but there are three rows of characters carved on it. The font is quite special. When Li Mo recognized it carefully, it looked a bit like bird seal script. This font was written by the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Chu characters developed from Western Zhou characters. In ancient times, Chu was located between the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. The characters had a unique style. Its fonts were closer to the characters of Yan, Han, Zhao and Wei, but were quite different from the characters of Qin and Qi. In the early stage of Chu writing, there was little difference between it and the writings of other countries. As it went on, it became more and more unique in its own style.
Li Mo didn't know much about this kind of ancient writing. He had only seen it in a book occasionally, and it felt like bird seal script. As for the literal meaning, he was completely confused.
"Everyone come together and take a look. Can you recognize what this means?"
At first, everyone was curious about what the last treasure was, but now they saw it was a round jade, and the texture should be the best Hetian mutton-fat jade. What shocked them even more was that there were words on the back of the jade.
In ancient times, these were called inscriptions, which were used to record certain historical events.
Zheng Bin and Huang Zhi took the initiative to give up space and let three experts from the Kyoto Museum come forward to watch. However, because the entire jade is white, the inscription is difficult to read clearly. Li Mo had no choice but to change the angle of the jade so that they could all observe the shape of the characters from the side.
"Xiao Mo, these characters are a bit like the bird seal scripts of the Spring and Autumn Period, but at that time the characters of Yan, Han, Zhao and Wei were relatively similar, so I can't tell which vassal state they are from. This is not my strong point."
One expert stepped back silently after reading it, while the other expert looked at it carefully and shook his head. The last expert said directly: "We have to go to Professor Zhang from Beijing University. He is an authority in this field. As long as this inscription is translated, we will know the origin of this jade."
The origin of this piece of beautiful jade must be very great, so great that its brilliance can be equal to that of Xiang Yu's treasure. Li Mo's strange eyes were unmistakable. He carefully put the jade back into the original wooden box and stood there quietly thinking about something.
"Xiao Mo, what do you think of?"
one expert couldn't help but ask.
"I'm thinking about one thing. What is the origin of this beautiful jade that Xiang Yudu, the overlord of Western Chu, treated with caution? Is it engraved with a cloud and dragon pattern on the front, an inscription on the back, or is it a bird seal..."
Li Mo suddenly exclaimed, seeming to have thought of a possibility.
"Xiao Mo, have you thought of something?" Huang Zhi, a newbie, was startled by Li Mo's exclamation just now.
"I suspect it is the best jade in the world in history, the Heshi Jade from Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period."
NCM?
Everyone in the treasure house was also frightened, and even the handsome artistic guy in charge of the camera almost knocked over the camera.
The background of He's Bi is so great that it is almost deified. It is no exaggeration to call it the best jade in the world.
"Isn't it possible? It is said in history that He's Bi was not made into a national jade seal by Qin Shihuang? How could it appear here." An expert in his fifties swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva. He thought it was impossible, but then he thought He said uncertainly, "But if it weren't for He's Bi, why would Xiang Yu spend so much energy protecting it?"
"Oh, are you all confused? There is an inscription on the back of this jade. Please contact Professor Zhang or other experts to translate it. Then the origin will become clear."
Another expert said excitedly: "Whether it is the legendary Heshi Bi or not, just because it has inscriptions and just because it was carefully protected by Xiang Yu, it shows that it is extraordinary, and it must at least be related to the First Emperor." .”
Li Mo took out his mobile phone and contacted Zhu Changping first, and they were waiting above. Because there was no live broadcast, only surveillance, they couldn't see clearly what was going on below.
"Hey, Xiao Mo."
"Teacher, contact Professor Zhang quickly. I suspect that He Shibi was born!"
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