In 1993, a 73-year-old farmer in Shaanxi suddenly announced to the public that he had 9 ancestral holy wills in his home. Hearing of this, the Cultural Relics Bureau did not dare to be sloppy, and immediately sent a commissioner to inspect and analyze it. After the evaluation of the Small Wild Goose Pagoda Cultural Relics Depository, experts found that the old farmer did not lie, these holy wills are indeed cultural relics, and the source is legitimate, has not been circulated in the market, and is not the proceeds of tomb robbery.
According to the old man, his name is Zhang Zhenhua, and he is now engaged in farming. However, according to genealogical records and his father's lifetime, his ancestor's name was Zhang Pengcheng, who was the deputy general of the general army at the end of Chongzhen, and the official Residence Erpin. Later, after the demise of Daming, he became a general soldier in the Qing Dynasty and guarded several places. He also led the army to quell the "San Francisco Rebellion" and made many military achievements. Since then, the Zhang family has produced many talents and has had outstanding performances in all eras of the Qing Dynasty. However, in the late Qing Dynasty, the eighth generation ancestor of the Zhang family resigned from the government and went into hiding, and because of this, the Zhang family has since made a living from farming. The holy wills given by the emperors in that year were also collected by the Zhang family from generation to generation. Originally, there were 15 of these holy wills, but due to the war and improper preservation, 6 holy orders have been lost and destroyed, and only 9 have survived.
It is reported that these nine holy decrees are the products of the Yongzheng to Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty and have high historical value. Since the old farmer "revealed his wealth", lovers of literature and play from all over the world have come to the door, and some people even want to spend 500,000 yuan to buy out these holy wills, but they are politely rejected by him. To this end, relevant experts have repeatedly visited the door to persuade the old farmer, hoping that he can donate free of charge, but the old farmer refused. In desperation, the experts had to consult with the old farmers and let the old farmers temporarily lend the holy will to museums around the world for exhibition. At the same time, the old farmer will receive part of the income from the ticket. Considering that it could subsidize the family and allow more people to see the holy will, the old farmer agreed to the request of the expert. However, no one knows. It was because of his rash promise that he fought a lawsuit for 8 years!
In December 2002, Zhang Zhenhua received a request from the Qingyanyuan Museum in Jiangsu Province, hoping that he would carry the Holy Will to the exhibition. Because he had already had several pleasant cooperation experiences with the museum before, plus the Qingyan Garden Museum personally handed over the key to the exhibition hall for his safekeeping, Zhang Zhenhua did not have much heart. Even if you think that the holy will has only been on display for one month, 2 of the 9 holy wills that should have been in the exhibition hall have been lost.
Zhang Zhenhua was furious and immediately called the police, he thought that this was a problem with the museum, if there was no internal ghost, or the security personnel were not well protected. But the museum is not to be outdone, they pointed out: there is only one key to the exhibition hall, which is kept by Zhang Zhenhua, so he is suspected of guarding and stealing. In this way, Zhang Zhenhua, who was depressed, did not clear his suspicions until nearly five years after the case. Subsequently, he immediately took Qing yanyuan to court. However, after the court's assessment, it was found that the value of these two holy decrees did not exceed 200,000. In addition, the matter is still inconclusive, and both sides are negligent, so the responsibility needs to be shared equally. In the end, the old farmer was compensated 90,000 yuan, and the case is still unresolved.