"Actually, the two are still one and the same, but archeology focuses more on comprehensive research. We appraise treasures, while taking into account history, we are more inclined to economic value!"
"Essentially, there is no contradiction!"
"Whether it is the Shang Yi Zhou Ding or Sanxingdui cultural relics, any one of them is a national treasure! Not only do they reproduce the history of that time, but we also understand the development of science and technology at that time!"
"In the antique market, every piece of bronze is priceless. Of course, whoever dares to steal a national treasure will definitely be punished by death!"
"However, this further proves what I just said. The more advanced the culture and technology of a certain historical stage are, the more exquisite the cultural relics they hand down will be, and the more valuable they will be!"
"You? You are lying!" Shen Yanni glared at Ye Zhiqiu angrily.
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said: "Teacher Shen, do you think what I said is wrong?"
"Your archeology and our treasure appraisal are both studying that period of history! It's just that our methods are more straightforward!"
"You?" Shen Yanni's face turned red, but she was speechless.
Gu Ziming smiled helplessly and whispered to Wang Xitai: "Theoretically, what he said is right!"
Wang Xitai said softly: "Teacher Shen is from a serious academic background. How can she defend herself against those antique players who make a living by talking?"
"Teacher Shen, it's pointless for us to argue here. Why don't we just take out a few antiques you use for teaching and let's compete. The students here may be looking forward to that scene!"
"Okay! Teacher Shen, let's start!"
The students below started to boo, and the whole classroom suddenly became loud.
Gu Ziming turned around and waved to a man in blue in his mid-twenties who was outside the door. The man ran in. Gu Ziming whispered a few instructions in his ear, and the man left quickly.
Three to five minutes later, the man came in with three people, each holding a tray in their hands. The trays were covered with transparent glass covers, and each of them placed an antique.
The man's tray held a pitch-black bowl, the little girl behind him held a red jade in her tray, and the man's tray held an incense burner more than ten centimeters high.
The three of them placed the three antiques on the desk one by one and retreated.
Close-up photos of three antiques were displayed on the big screen behind Shen Yanni. They were taken from all directions and angles, so that all the students in the audience could see them clearly.
Gu Ziming next to him smiled and said: "Classmate Ye, these three items are all private collections I just brought to school. Teacher Shen has never seen them before, so don't worry, she has appraised them before."
Seeing that Shen Yanni also looked confused, Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said, "I believe Professor Gu, Mr. Gu!"
"Since you two are competing, you should look at it directly so that every student can understand it at a glance. You two will tell everyone about the authenticity, age, and value of these three things."
"As for the specific historical and cultural background, cultural value, technological level and other aspects of knowledge presented by these cultural relics, the students must have been tired of hearing about it in class!"
"It's better to be simple and straightforward, it will come faster!"
All the students in the class burst into laughter: "Mr. Gu is right!"
Shen Yanni looked at Ye Zhiqiu: "Classmate Ye, you are a student, you start first!"
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said: "Teacher Shen, I am now a member of society, just like you! Ladies first, you go first!"
Shen Yanni glared at him fiercely, and she walked towards the blood jade in the middle.
"Okay, let me comment on this blood jade first."
She reached out and grabbed the tray, lifted the glass cover on it, and put it aside. On the big screen, the piece of blood jade suddenly enlarged. The students looked at the red lines on the blood jade, and for some reason, they felt a creepy feeling.
"This is a blood jade, about five or six centimeters in diameter, and the round hole in the middle is less than half a centimeter. It is obvious that this is a safety buckle worn by some powerful families, wealthy businessmen, or scholars in ancient times."
"Looking at the quality of this jade, it should be Hetian jade. Before Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, Hetian jade was always called Kunlun jade or Khotan jade. It was not until the ninth year of Guangxu, 1883, that Hetian Zhili Prefecture was established. At that time, it was also renamed Hetian Jade."
"Later generations continued to use this method, and it was passed down."
Shen Yanni paused for a moment, "This Hetian Jade Ping An Button is exquisite and of high quality. It should be polished from the best seed material. I guess it should be from the Jiajing to Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty. The current market price should be Between six and seven million.”
She said, looking at Ye Zhiqiu provocatively, with a proud smile on her lips.
Gu Ziming looked directly at Ye Zhiqiu: "Classmate Ye, what do you think?"
"Teacher Shen is absolutely right! I would like to add that this safety buckle, more precisely, was the personal accessory of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant during the Wanli period!"
"The current market value should be around 10 million!"
Gu Ziming suddenly stood up, his eyes widened, looking at Ye Zhiqiu in disbelief.
"You, how do you know it belongs to Zhang Juzheng?"
When Shen Yanni saw her mentor's loss of composure, her expression suddenly changed, knowing that something was not good.
Ye Zhiqiu had a faint smile on his face. He had scanned it with his clairvoyant eyes just now, and its origin was clear at a glance.
He took a step forward and pointed his finger at the inner wall of the round hole in the middle of the safety buckle.
"Teacher Shen, you'd better pinch it and adjust the angle. There are words on the inner wall."
Shen Yanni was surprised, why didn't she notice?
She put on a pair of white gloves as thin as cicada wings, gently pinched the safety buckle, adjusted the angle, and looked at the round hole in the middle. Suddenly, she saw three faint lines formed by blood on the inner wall of the hole. It seems to be a character, both like the character "太" and the character "大".
If you don't pay attention, you won't be able to identify it at all.
At this time, Ye Zhiqiu reminded Shen Yanni to carefully examine the three red traces of blood. For some reason, they looked more and more like words.
"It does look a bit like the word 'tai', and a bit like the word 'big'. What does that have to do with Zhang Juzheng?"
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said: "Zhang Juzheng's nickname is 'Shu Da' and his nickname is 'Taiyue'!"
Shen Yanni was stunned, and her expression suddenly changed. She glanced at the three red lines of blood again, and scolded: "You are so far-fetched! Anyone who takes a first look at it will not think it is like words. Wait until you think that he After racking your brains, you tend to get closer to the text, which is not an objective fact at all!"
Ye Zhiqiu chuckled and said, "But this piece of jade was indeed worn by Zhang Juzheng during his lifetime!"
Shen Yanni turned to look at Gu Ziming: "Teacher, when you were playing with this safety buckle, did you find that the three blood lines looked like words?"
