Chapter 339: You will not keep your armor if you kill me

Zhou Dafu smiled slightly and looked at Chen Ao with appreciation. On his side, there were two tables and two squares of brocade docks. He raised his hand to Chen Ao and said, "Sir, please sit down."

Chen Ao sat down and knew that this old man with a bad appearance was extraordinary. Just looking at his demeanor, I was afraid that he would be considered a top figure in Hangzhou. Moreover, although his clothes were simple, the pendant hanging around his waist did not look like an ordinary thing.

Zhou Dafu smiled, took out a ring from his hand, placed it on the table, and said, "A few days ago, I collected a ring from my shop, but I didn't know the value. Can County Magistrate Chen show me?"

This is a test of Chen Ao's jade-breaking technique; Chen Ao smiled and picked up the ring and looked up and down. The concept of ring was only familiar to people in the Qing Dynasty. The main purpose was to protect the fingers when shooting archery, but of course this was not the ring of the Qing Dynasty. In fact, rings appeared in China as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but with the changes of the times, the spirit of Chongwu was gradually suppressed. Therefore, in the late Tang Dynasty, rings gradually faded out of the historical stage.

The inner wall of the ring in front of me is a trapezoidal structure, which obviously has the characteristics of Central Plains culture. The ring in the Qing Dynasty was mainly cylindrical, which is very different.

Then one thing can at least prove that this ring should be an antique before the Tang Dynasty, because in the late Tang Dynasty, the manufacturing of rings was almost extinct; Chen Ao looked at the artistic style of the rings and couldn't help but smile. This style obviously had the characteristics of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, most wealthy families liked to wear jade ornaments, and jade rings once became fashionable.

Chen Ao looked at the inner wall of the ring again, and then realized that this should not be a simple decoration. Its owner should be a royal general who often leads troops to fight or loves hunting, because there are obvious marks of the bowstrings in the inner wall.

He put the ring on the table, smiled slightly, thinking to himself: The rings from the Spring and Autumn Period, but this ring seems to be a little different. The standard has a little characteristic of Yanzhao culture, so this ring should be an antique from the Yanzhao period.

No, it should not be made by the Yan people. The Yan people are located in the north and the weather is extremely dry and cold, so there are not many jade rings made. On the contrary, the rings made of deer bones are more common because jade is easy to sweat. In cold weather, if the sweat condenses, it is very uncomfortable to wear.

Then it is the ring of the nobles of Zhao State! Chen Ao thought about it. Zhao State experienced two stages, one was before and after Hu clothing, and the other was after. For the Zhao people, these two periods, not only customs, but also aesthetics. Before, Zhao people mostly used exquisite jade ornaments as fashion, but since then, Zhao people gradually began to tend to pragmatism; this ring was very exquisite, and the surface of the jade pattern was obviously carved. At first glance, although it was extremely exquisite, its practicality was greatly reduced, and it even had an hindering effect on archery.

He sat in front of the desk, his eyes lit up, and he murmured: "In this way, it should be made before King Wuling of Zhao."

Chen Ao picked up the ring and tried to wear it on his hand. The ring seemed a little narrow, obviously not worn by adults. Chen Ao's eyes flashed with doubt, and then he smiled and said, "Zhao Wuhou's ring is extraordinary. In my opinion, if this ring meets someone who knows the goods, it will be fine if it offers 5,000 guan."

Chow Tai Fook was stunned and said, "How did sir?"

Chen Ao curled his lips and said, "It's very simple. This ring is obviously a common thing for the Duke and Mausoleum. It also has the craftsmanship characteristics of Yan and Zhao in the Spring and Autumn Period. The Yan people rarely use jade rings, while the Zhao people are most commonly used. In addition, this ring is too exquisite and does not match the Zhao style after King Wuling, so it should be the ring before King Wuling."

Chen Ao paused, and then said: "In addition, this finger is quite narrow, and it should not be worn by adults. Among the Duke and Marquis of Zhao before King Wuling, who inherited the title of Zhao at a young age? I remember that in the Warring States Policy, Zhao Wuhou, mentioned that Zhao Wuhou, the second monarch of Zhao, inherited the title of title at a young age. He was martial and good at hunting. However, because he was young, all state affairs were in the hands of powerful officials. After that, Wuhou died of illness before he became an adult."

"Time is in a hurry. I can only use this guess to determine the approximate number of this ring. As for whether it has other owners, I don't know."

After listening to Chen Ao's analysis, Chow Tai Fook said in a moving manner: "I am very knowledgeable about the past and the present. I admire you very much. I will come to ask for advice in the future." His words were a little scared and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes: "Let me listen to the teachings of my elders."

Chen Ao smiled unanimously: "Can I land now?"

Chow Tai Fook hurriedly turned sideways and said, "Sir, please."

Chen walked over with a loud and climbed the steps. The Wanhua Tower was conveniently located in front of him. This Wanhua Tower was on the base of dozens of steps. Looking down from the bottom, it seemed to be towering into the clouds, majestic and spectacular. When you climbed up the steps, the spectators on the embankments on both sides shouted: "Look, County Magistrate Chen has passed another level."

The crowd was in agitation, and there were noises and discussions. This was unprecedented. In the past, no one could pass four passes and reach the entrance of the Wanhua Tower. This County Magistrate Chen was so amazing.

Chen Ao ignored the people behind him and walked straight into Wanhua Tower. There were many guests in Wanhua Tower, all of whom were famous talents in Hangzhou City. Seeing Chen Ao come in, he was a little caught off guard. No one had ever thought that Chen Ao could pass the hurdles and pass several times in a row.

Chen Ao smiled and looked at the Wanhua Tower left and right, smelled a scent of wine from the air, found a seat to sit down calmly, and smiled: "It turns out that you are drinking here, it's great. Come and serve me. By the way, who invited me to come, please write it on his account."

Everyone in Wanhua Tower looked a little weird and looked at each other.

Seeing that there was no waiter coming to entertain him, Chen Ao patted the table and said, "Hey, what about you? Do you know who I am? Be careful to ask Dutou to check if your broken restaurant pays taxes!" He then thought, "Hey, it seems that this tax payment is not my responsibility? Pay attention to him, let's scare these rich people before talking about it."

Seeing Chen Ao like this, Shi Xiaohu, who was behind him, also plucked up his courage, sat opposite Shen Ao, slapped the table and said, "Shopkeeper, I will give me thirty strings of candied haws. My master will pay the bill and ask for hawthorn!"

Chen Ao stared at him: "Xiaohu, you...you are so sorry? I didn't bring any money to go out."

Shi Xiaohu said: "It's okay, Brother Shen, at worst, I can run another leg later and get the money for you."

"Shameless!" Chen Ao opened the fan and fanned the wind hatefully.

The scholars finally came to their senses and came over together. One of them asked, "Dare you ask if you are Lord Chen AoShen?"

Chen Ao said: "Mr. Shen is handsome and elegant, and handsome. Can't you recognize him?"

These scholars had thought about Chen Ao's many images, but they did not expect that Chen Ao was so young and handsome, and had no nonsense at all. They couldn't help but be stunned. A scholar saluted solemnly and said, "The students admire him for being able to enter the Baihua Building."

Some of the others who were unwilling to accept and admired him were all respectful to Chen Ao.

Chen Ao was not polite at all. It was too late to play this trick now. Why didn’t they be polite to themselves before? He laughed and said, “I’ll give up on admiration. I’ll ask you, if you have anything else to come to take the exam, just use it. After the exam, I will immediately get the lottery. I am an official, an official, do you understand? I’m very busy and have no interest in accompanying you to chant poems about the moon and enjoy the lanterns and paint."

One of the scholars thought for a while and said, "There is another last question, which is to ask the adults to leave the calligraphy and write the inscriptions for Baihualou. How about it?"

"Inscription?" Chen Ao closed the fan and stretched out his hand: "Then hurry up, I'll hurry up and bring the four treasures of the study."

This is how people are. When they see those who are bullied, they are extremely arrogant. When they meet Chen Ao, they are even more crazy than them. These so-called famous scholars who are usually crazy are guilty, and soon someone brings pens and ink.

Chen Ao put down his fan, rolled up his sleeves, grabbed the pen and wrote wildly on the rice paper.

He used the writing style of cursive writing. He started writing directly, and did it in one go without any stop. The tip of the pen flew on the snow-white paper, like the tip of a jumping needle on a record.

Everyone looked at it, and when Chen Ao put his pen down, he realized that this cursive script had a big, passionate and bold style. The ink was extremely exquisite without waiting for the slightest stagnation.

"The momentum cannot be stopped, the momentum cannot be stopped, the momentum cannot be stopped, good calligraphy!" One of the scholars couldn't help but pinch his short beard and cheered loudly.

Chen Ao smiled slightly and stretched out his hand: "Stop flattering, take the lottery!"

Chen Ao's running script is very elegant, but he didn't expect that this person would be a little surprised, and he was like a person who wanted money.

Since Chen Ao had already spoken and the running script was impeccable, several people looked at each other, and then someone said, "Why don't you drink a few drinks with us? We will teach people to send this lottery to the yamen."

Chen Ao thought about it and was still thinking about it. Shi Xiaohu on the side said, "Are there any candied haws to eat?"

“Yes, yes.”

Shi Xiaohu laughed: "Brother Shen, since they are invited to each other with a warm invitation, it will always be unreasonable if we don't drink a few glasses of wine with them."

Chen Ao knocked on his head and glared at him. The smelly monk dared to sell me. He felt a little sad. It turned out that in Shi Xiaohu's heart, his value was just a few strings of candied haws.
Chapter completed!