After listening to Qian Lao's comments, Wang Guan and Pi Qiu nodded in agreement. After all, they had had the Gongbu sword for some time, and they had studied it a lot, so they naturally noticed the characteristics of the blade's texture.

"You should also know that our human eyesight is limited, and the touch of our fingers is not the most sensitive. Even if the sword body feels smooth, it actually does not mean that the sword body is absolutely smooth." Mr. Qian continued to analyze: "Sword

The texture of the body is fine and very similar, so there is continuity..."

In an instant, Wang Guan and Pi Qiushi suddenly understood and completely understood what Qian Lao meant. Water is a liquid that has no roots and origins. It must be attached to something to exist, or in other words, to be seen.

Water, which has inherent adhesion, meets the relatively balanced and stable texture of the sword body, and then the effect is that one plus one is greater than two. And because the texture has the characteristic of continuity, coupled with the refraction of water ripples,

The principle is that it naturally gives people the illusion of a continuous flow of water.

Of course, although there are some things that are obvious and seem not worth mentioning, they do not include the Gongbu sword. After all, only those who know something about Chinese weapons will naturally understand that more than two thousand years ago, there was such a pinnacle of forging.

Sword craftsmanship is such a precious thing.

In contrast, modern people's sword-making technology has not made any progress. Instead, they have to pick up the crafts handed down by their ancestors one or two thousand years ago and slowly explore and study them in order to create a good weapon. If it is

Isn't it a shame to just stay where we are and go back two thousand years?

Wang Guan hopes that when appreciating ancient Chinese weapons, some people can realize their shame and move forward instead of simply being complacent about having such technology in ancient times...

"Mr. Qian."

At the same time, Pi Qiu asked humbly for advice: "You said that flow forging is only relatively advanced than group fighting, so is there any technology that is more powerful than flow craft?"

"There must be some."

Mr. Qian smiled slightly, with a bit of admiration: "But you must also know that the flow forging process itself is a very advanced technology, so more advanced processes are extremely random, and it is impossible to copy successful techniques in large quantities.

"

Wang Guan and Pi Qiushi looked at each other and nodded to express their understanding.

Just like the calligraphy and painting works of a master. He usually creates seriously and must have a very high level of calligraphy and painting. But one day his inspiration suddenly bursts out, and he completed a work in one go with a splash of ink.

This work is definitely full of spirituality and is the result of super-level performance. If the master were to do it step by step again, he would definitely not be able to do it. Even if he did it reluctantly, there would be no spirituality.

This situation is the so-called contingency, which is the true meaning of the article being made by nature and being accidentally obtained by a clever hand.

The same is true for ancient swordsmiths. They must have made countless swords in their lives. The great master Ou Yezi must have mastered certain skills and regularity, so he forged many famous swords that have been passed down to future generations. But others cannot.

Well, it would be good if they could have one masterpiece that was the pinnacle in their lifetime, and it would be enough for them to leave their name in history and be remembered by the world.

"The most profound casting technique is called spin welding!"

At this time, Mr. Qian continued to explain: "Spin welding is a modern term and a general term. The pattern of spin welding is not fixed. It can be like feathers, fish intestines, chrysanthemums, or ladders. They are different."

"Spin welding is also a kind of folding forging, but the forging texture it presents is very regular, and the patterns it presents are gorgeous and highly aesthetic. Speaking of the water pattern effect of the Gongbu sword, it is actually almost the same as spin welding.

"

As he spoke, Mr. Qian felt helpless: "Of course, if you insist on asking me what the different effects of these two processes are, I really can't answer. Even modern experts and scholars who study cold weapons are probably confused.

I can only give a more general answer."

Wang Guan thought about it and understood what Mr. Qian meant. After all, there was no systematic discipline of ancient weapons, and the physical objects that have been handed down are even rarer. Today's scholars can only take a gander at the literature, and then make decisions based on their own understanding.

Explain the differences between various processes. It is inevitable that private goods will be involved during this period. Naturally, there are different opinions and there is no unified opinion.

"You don't need to worry so much, just know that it is a good sword anyway." Wang Guan said with a smile. He is just a collector, not a scholar who specializes in cold weapons, so he doesn't need to understand it so thoroughly.

"It's best if you think so." Qian Lao smiled and continued to admire the Gongbu sword.

At this time, the water was boiled, and Wang Guan made tea. Taking out the tea leaves from the box next to him, he discovered that Qian Lao had changed the tea leaves again. Judging from the shape and color of the tea, it should be Xinyang Maojian.

Mr. Qian must have preferred Lushan Yunwu, but the tea leaves for entertaining guests were often changed. Wang Guan was already used to this. He took some tea leaves into the pot with a tong, and then washed it with boiling water. A strong aroma of mist was instantly felt.

It just exudes. The bright green tea leaves float in the water, giving people a green feeling.

"Mr. Qian, drink tea!"

After sharing the tea with everyone, Wang Guan also took a cup himself and took a sip. He immediately felt that the fresh and refreshing aroma was very strong, and the discomfort caused by traveling between the two places disappeared.

At this time, Mr. Qian also took advantage of the situation and put the Gongbu sword back into the sword case. He also raised his glass gently to indicate that he had a sip of tea, and then smiled and said, "Didn't you take a picture of the picture of Empress Tang's travels?"

"Forget it, we can't afford it." Wang Guan shook his head and sighed: "After I went to the auction house, I realized that there were so many rich people, and they actually raised the price of something that was only 1,500 euros to 370 euros.

Fifty thousand euros is simply not money."

"It's normal."

Mr. Qian made an estimate and said calmly: "It's only more than 30 million, and the price is relatively normal. Speaking of which, it's because you thought about picking up the slack, and finally found that there was nothing left to pick up, so you felt it was very expensive."

"Maybe."

Wang Guan smiled sheepishly, and then said with some regret: "It's a pity that the color of the painting is very dull, far not as bright as the imitations collected by the Forbidden City. However, considering that it has experienced more than a thousand years of wind and rain, the painting has not been damaged.

It is also a very rare thing, so I won’t make any other extravagant requests.”

"That's why we say that cultural relics need to be carefully cared for, otherwise every time they change hands, it's a toss-up." Mr. Qian nodded: "If you toss too much, even the iron frame will become loose, not to mention the calligraphy and painting works on silk paper."

Wang Guanshen agreed, but some things are not subject to personal wishes. There will always be irresistible external factors, and there is no way.

In fact, the inheritance of ancient relics is also a process of big waves washing for sand, and it is also a process that is mixed with chance. Everyone understands the principle of big waves washing for sand, and gold will naturally be left at the end. After all, only good things will be treasured by everyone, and bad things will not be valued.

It's often easily damaged, but it doesn't hurt.

Of course, sometimes there are very precious things, but due to the ignorance of the ancients, they felt that since the rare treasures were their favorites during their lifetime, it was natural and reasonable to bury them with them after death. Therefore, many treasures were buried and never found again.

Any information is equivalent to being lost.

The most famous example is the Orchid Pavilion Preface. Some say it is buried in the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, while others say it is a burial object of Wu Zetian. Anyway, there is no conclusion yet.

But something like the Lanting Preface is okay, at least everyone still has something to think about. After all, the Chinese prefer to dig people's graves, whether it is Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty or Wu Zetian, their tombs will sooner or later be unable to escape the vicious hands of the relevant departments.

Therefore, the authentic Lanting Preface will eventually see the light of day.

However, compared with being buried with others, there was another even more hateful custom in ancient times - burial with sacrifice!

For example, "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" is a masterpiece by the famous calligrapher and painter Huang Gongwang of the Yuan Dynasty. It can be regarded as the crown of Huang Gongwang's paintings, and it is also the work in which his creative skills reached the peak. He worked hard and spent several years to complete his life-long work.

His savings and insights into life were all integrated into the creation of this work.

After the painting was completed, it was regarded as a masterpiece and was worshiped by future generations. In just a few hundred years, this work was collected by many literati and celebrities, including Shen Zhou and Dong Qichang.

In a blink of an eye, the Ming Dynasty was over, and then during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, this painting fell into the hands of collector Wu Hongyu. However, when he was dying, he was so crazy that he wanted to burn the painting of Residence in Fuchun Mountain for burial.

On the first day, I burned the original Thousand-Character Inscriptions of Monk Zhiyong, and on the second day I started burning the picture of Residence in Fuchun Mountain...

When he first saw this allusion, Wang Guan wished he could go back in time, kick the man to death, grab the Fuchun Mountain Residence map and run away. Unfortunately, history had not changed, and the Fuchun Mountain Residence map was still burned.

But fortunately, Wu Hongyu was old and confused, and there were sensible people among his juniors, who rescued the famous painting by stealing the beams and replacing the pillars. However, the painting was burned after all, and it was naturally damaged. From then on, it was divided into two parts.

Second, they are now separated into two places, half of which is kept in the Hangzhou Museum and the other half in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

All these things naturally make people sigh and sigh.

Of course, these are off-topic. At this time, Mr. Qian asked some details about the Tang Hou Xing Cong Tu, and gave Wang Guan some explanations. Then he smiled and said: "You have stayed in Hong Kong for so long, and you got a Gongbu sword."

Is that all? I heard that you seem to have another national treasure."

"Um!"

Wang Guan suddenly looked wary: "Director Wang called you?"

Apart from Director Wang, Wang Guan really couldn't think of anyone who would make this small report. He hadn't mentioned it before. He originally wanted to give Mr. Qian an unexpected surprise, but now it seems that his efforts were in vain.

"That's right."

At the right time, Mr. Qian chuckled and nodded: "Last night, he called me overnight. His tone was full of strong envy and jealousy. I thought it was about Gongbujian, but who knew it was something else."
Chapter completed!