Throughout the feudal era, which lasted for thousands of years, the centralization of power to enhance the imperial power was a problem that all emperors of all dynasties were thinking about. Successive dynasties had different policies and guidelines to achieve their goals, and the emperors were often unable to leave the palace to make rounds due to the peculiarities of their status.
The so-called "gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall", in the event of natural and man-made disasters, the emperor cannot go in person. So how can you solve the problem quickly and efficiently?
There is such a group of "angels" in history, they are responsible for the emperor's order, either their own status is noble, or they are upright and upright, but it is no surprise that they are the most trusted and relied on by the emperor.
As an envoy on behalf of the emperor on a patrol business,They possess one of the most essential items, the Sword of Shang Fang。Shang Fang's sword, known as "cutting first and then playing, acting cheaply", has also appeared in countless film and television dramas, and it is also the most well-known representative of imperial power.
Recently, in a large-scale treasure appreciation program, an unexpected treasure appeared.
As we all know, treasure hunting is a very difficult thing, the Panjiayuan antique market, which is very famous in the country, the number of people in and out every day is tens of thousands, and the probability of really finding the real thing in it is low and scary.
But even with the lowest probability, there are countless antique lovers who have plunged into it one after another. The biggest reason here is the huge market value of antique products, and antiques with special uses can often sell for a higher **.
There is such an ordinary rural eldest sister, who came to the scene of the treasure appreciation show with a worn-out bronze sword. This is a bronze sword with a very ordinary appearance, the tip of the sword has been broken, and the sword body is covered with large and small cracks, which looks very shabby.
Although it looks dilapidated and not amazing, when the host holds it in his hand, he finds that this sword is not in vain, it is very heavy to start, and it has an indescribable quaint atmosphere.
According to the eldest sister, the origin of this bronze sword is also legendary, it was still the end of the Qing Dynasty, the situation was very chaotic, and people's lives were changing every day. The eldest sister's ancestor was also a well-known wealthy family in the local area, and she held a large amount of real estate and land, and often reduced the rent and reduced the cost of tenants and poor people who rented houses.
There is such a family, I am sorry to always take advantage of the landlordAt a time of rent collection, he offered to use an ancestral sword in his family to pay the rent. The family was a little embarrassed at first, after all, the hard currency in the troubled times was grain, **, etc., and a sword that didn't know whether it was true or false was really worthless.
But the eldest sister's grandfather loved this sword very much, he felt that a thing that could be passed down for many years was already an antique, and he was also moved by the spirit of the family, not only waived the family's rent for the month, but also gave them an additional four oceans to live.
The ** of four oceans is not low, after all, the annual expenses of an ordinary family at that time were only about ten oceans, which was already worth the living expenses of the first half of the year.
So far, this bronze sword has settled in the eldest sister's grandfather's house, and with the changes of the times, the eldest sister's ancestors have become increasingly dilapidated and poor, and many items no longer exist. But the miraculous thing is that this bronze sword has been well preserved until now, and it has been handed over to the eldest sister
However, the sword in the eldest sister's hand did not get the treatment it deserved, and in the eldest sister's opinion, this is a relatively old object that has nothing to do with history. Because the village where the eldest sister lives is relatively remote and the local historical and cultural atmosphere is not strong, the eldest sister has not paid much attention to this sword.
Even because the material of the sword looks more like a metal such as copper, the eldest sister also had the idea of taking it to the scrap station to sell it for money. However, this sword, despite its age, has always been sharpFor the eldest sister who can't lift an axe, it is the best tool to chop wood.
Therefore, the sword escaped the fate of being scrapped **, melted and rebuilt, otherwise we would have lost the precious opportunity to see the "Shang Fang Sword".
That's right, this sword is indeed an antique artifact, and it is still a special kind that is not common. After careful observation by the on-site expert group, the experts gave a definite answer. This sword is the legendary Shang Fang sword, the full name is "Shang Fang Horse Sword".
According to historical records, the earliest record of this type of sword appeared in the Han Dynasty, and the name of the sword is in the sword"Shang Fang".The two characters are also taken from the name of the official office of the Han Dynasty. The main function of the office is to cast utensils for the royal family, so to speakThe origin of "Shang Fang Chopping Horse Sword" is to serve the royal family.
The Shang Fang sword gradually became known to the people in the Ming Dynasty, as the last Han regime in history, the Ming Dynasty has a lot to study. "The Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies" The fundamental idea of the Ming Dynasty is to pacify the world, so there are more errands on behalf of the emperor.
At this time, Shang Fang's sword, which was the "angel" certificate, began to shine. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty was also the last dynasty to record the use of Shang Fang Sword, and after the Ming Dynasty, Shang Fang Sword withdrew from the historical stage.
After listening to the expert's analysis, not only the eldest sister but also the audience present were excited, and the price of such a cultural relic with extraordinary significance must be very high. However, a word from the expert shattered the illusions of everyone present.
Experts said that if the eldest sister can keep this sword well, not to use it extra and cause irreversible damage to the sword body, this sword can be estimated at one million yuan in the current marketBut looking at the broken sword head and the dissatisfaction with the scratched sword body, the experts sighed one after another.
Eventually,The ** of this sword is two thousand yuan. Although there are a lot of things for the eldest sister, the eldest sister is really not happy.
A teacher quipped: "The eldest sister is really affordable, only considering the practicality of the tool, I never thought that this could be an antique." The eldest sister also regretted it, and she hurriedly consulted an expert to see if the sword could restore its own value if it was repaired through special repair methods.
The experts all said noCultural relics and antiques are valuable because they have survived thousands of years, dynastic changes, climate change, and have survived quite a long time for human beings. Its existence itself is a value, and the polishing of history can add to its charm, while man-made damage cannot be repaired.
Antiques that have been restored often lose their charmFrom "Shang Zhou's to Shang Zhou's", what we respect and protect is the value of history itself, rather than blindly pursuing perfect industrial products.
At the end of the treasure appreciation program, the expert also gave the eldest sister some advice, and the eldest sister also said that she was very happy to get the comments of the teachers, and she would keep the sword after she went back, and it would be handed over to the museum when she could, so that more people could appreciate the style of the sword.