Almighty Appraiser

Chapter 204 It's Just a Pretense

The Northern Song Dynasty's military classic "Wu Jing Zong Yao" records the whip as follows: "The iron whip has many sections and is inherited from the Jin Dynasty. The three-section whip is also in the shape of a barbarian weapon. The iron whip has been widely used in the Tang Dynasty."

The record on the mace is: "Iron whip and iron slip, two colors. The shape of the whip, the size and length, can be used according to the manpower. Some people make four-edged ones, which are called iron slips. Whips too."

In the absence of hints from mysterious ancient books, Shen Yunfeng concluded based on this that the cold weapon contained in the box was actually an iron mace that was one of the weapons in ancient times.

He didn't believe that Ge Zhongmo and Xu Yuanjun couldn't see it.

Not to mention the storytelling that was popular across the country at that time, that is, all kinds of comic books and picture albums, it is enough for people who are 50 years old now to have a general understanding of ancient cold weapons.

Although they are not in the antique business, Xu Yuanjun and Ge Zhongmo are ninety and the other is not far from eighty. Their understanding of ancient cold weapons is definitely higher than that of today's young people.

What Shen Yunfeng didn't understand was that Xu Yuanjun and Ge Zhongmo seemed to be calm, but in fact they had turbulent psychological activities.

"There must be a deep meaning in this."

Moved by his thoughts, Shen Yunfeng let the ancient books hidden in his mind, and began to examine the antique that looked like a mace and a whip.

Sure enough, there are gains, and they are not small.

At least, Shen Yunfeng himself couldn't help getting excited after receiving the feedback from the ancient book.

"Old Xu, Old Ge, the object in the box is actually a cold weapon that was more popular after the Song Dynasty—mace."

Shen Yunfeng said firmly.

Xu Yuanjun and Ge Zhongmo looked at each other.

""Shuo Tang Quan Zhuan" was read several times when I was young, and it was written that Luo Cheng and Qin Qiong, cousins, taught each other their own martial arts," Ge Zhongmo said with a stroke of his beard. Well, I didn’t teach my Luo family’s unique marksmanship—returning the carbine.”

"Hey, Qin Qiong naturally has some reservations, and he didn't teach the Qin family's 36-way mace all the way."

"Boy, don't you mean that this thing is the kind of mace used by Qin Shubao?"

Ge Zhongmo's slender fingers tapped on the handle of the "mace" and asked Shen Yunfeng.

Just when Shen Yunfeng was about to nod, Ge Zhongmo suddenly said: "But, how do I see it, is it more like the iron whip held by Yuchi Heizi?"

Xu Yuanjun watched Ge Zhongmo and Shen Yunfeng fight with interest.

"What you said, Mr. Ge, makes sense," Shen Yunfeng explained with a smile. "It is recorded in the Northern Song Dynasty's military classic "Wu Jing Zong Yao" that 'iron whips and iron slips are of two colors. The whip's shape, size, and length are determined by human power. Use it. People have four-edged shapes, which are called iron slips. The square edges are similar to the shape of a stick, and they are all similar to whips.'"

"So, it's not impossible for you to think that this antique resembles the weapon held by Duke E."

Ge Zhongmo will not let the idea of ​​taking advantage of the victory and chasing the enemy because of Shen Yunfeng's initiative to show weakness: "So, you, the new champion of appraising treasures, use this kind of vague means to fool Is it the client's?"

"You can't tell me what to say, just say what it is!"

"If it's like this, then I think it's not worth it for Lao Xu to take so much trouble to invite you here."

He squinted at Shen Yunfeng who was not far away from him, and said dissatisfied.

Xu Yuanjun didn't have the slightest intention to stop Ge Zhongmo from taking the opportunity to attack Shen Yunfeng, and even let his weak body slowly lie down on the soft backrest.

He felt that since he was ready to watch a good show, he should keep his old body in a comfortable posture as much as possible.

Ge Zhongmo's implicitly sarcastic words completely aroused Shen Yunfeng's fighting spirit.

"Who is not a baby!"

Shen Yunfeng slandered, looked away from the "mace", and looked at the complacent genius doctor with an expression of enough respect for Ge Zhongmo.

"Mr. Ge, you are right in what you said. When Mr. Xu asked Wanzhou to invite me to the villa on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday, he certainly did not ask me to appraise such a cold weapon that you can see the history of. .”

Shen Yunfeng said to Ge Zhongmo in an unhurried manner, "The boy holds on to what he has learned. He is considered a talent in the Hanzhong antique circle. Today, I will take this opportunity to talk to you."

"Hey, all ears."

Ge Zhongmo made a gesture of picking out his ears.

Naturally, Shen Yunfeng would not care about an old urchin, but this did not prevent him from already having the idea of ​​destroying the spirit of a genius doctor.

"Taizong has a famous horse teacher, Zi Cong, who is fat and incompetent. He is a court maid and said to Taizong: "A concubine can control it, but three things are needed, one iron whip, two iron scorpions, and three daggers. Iron whips If he refuses to accept it, he will smash his head with an iron, and if he refuses to accept it, he will use a dagger to cut off his throat."

Shen Yunfeng looked at Ge Zhongmo, and said loudly, "If I say that this cold weapon that Mr. Xu treasures has a great relationship with the only empress in history, Mr. Ge, don't feel sorry for him!"

"Hehe, boy, you underestimate me, Ge Zhongmo," Ge Zhongmo said unhappily, "If I like an antique, I will naturally go through legal channels, and I won't do those things that I despise. act."

"What's more, as far as my relationship with Lao Xu is concerned, if I open my mouth and want to borrow it to watch it, he will definitely not refuse."

Xu Yuanjun nodded slightly, overjoyed.

Shen Yunfeng laughed and said: "However, according to my understanding, Ge Lao should only care about the Qihuang technique, and is not interested in these things from the ancient tomb."

The corner of Ge Zhongmo's mouth twitched, and he said angrily: "What the boy said, the old man heard it, so he didn't have much to say! "

Xu Yuanjun couldn't help but said: "One of you is seventy-eight, and the other is in his early twenties, are you deliberately trying to fight against my dry bones, half of which have been buried in the loess?"

Shen Yunfeng immediately bowed and stood still.

Ge Zhongmo waved his hand angrily, making a gesture asking Shen Yunfeng to continue.

"Shen Xiaoyou, to be honest, this antique has been handed down to me for almost 70 years," Xu Yuanjun said with a sigh. A well-known master appraiser in the whole country, let alone the countless money spent in the middle, just to know its true origin, I have spent a lot of hard work."

Ge Zhongmo nodded silently to show that what Xu Yuanjun said was true.

"Originally, I thought this secret would be buried in the ground with my old bones, but I couldn't help but that girl Wanzhou boasted again and again, so I called you over."

Xu Yuanjun waved his hand, "As for inviting you to my ninetieth birthday, it's just a pretense for outsiders to see."

"Hey, if Shiyi finds out, he might be very sad."

Ge Zhongmo joked.

(End of this chapter)