In the winter of 1975, an ordinary farmhouse in the suburbs of Xi'an. 17-year-old Yang Dongfeng was about to go out to do farm work, but was stopped by his sister: "Brother, what do you have in your trouser pocket?" Panic!" Yang Dongfeng took out an iron lump and threw it to his sister as a toy. Who would have thought that this inconspicuous "piece of iron" would have an amazing origin, and it was about to uncover a dusty history of 2,000 years.
[That worthless "piece of iron"]
Speaking of the countryside at that time, it was really poor. The family can't even afford a decent toy, so the dolls have to have fun on their own. Some pick up stones to play, some origami airplanes, and use a branch as a gun no matter how bad they are.
No, Yang Dongfeng's family is the same. His little sister usually likes to hang around behind her brother's ass and see what he does. On this day, Yang Dongfeng was just about to go out, but his sister followed again, and shouted that his brother had something in his trouser pocket.
Yang Dongfeng touched it, and there was really a thing. I took it out and looked at it, oh, it turned out to be an iron lump that turned out in the ground a few days ago. At that time, he was still wondering if the doorknob of one house had fallen into the ground, and he didn't pay much attention to it, so he put it in his pocket.
Seeing his sister's curious look at this time, Yang Dongfeng felt hot in his heart: "Let's play with you, it's not worth a lot of money anyway." After speaking, he shoved the "iron block" into his sister's hand.
Who would have thought, it doesn't matter if this plug is stuffed, it actually stuffs out a priceless national treasure!
【Three visits to the thatched house】
Yang Dongfeng's "iron block" has been playing with his sister for several years, and no one takes it seriously. Until one day, Yang Dongfeng accidentally found that there seemed to be some patterns on this thing. He washed it with water, and it really revealed some golden words.
This can give Yang Dongfeng a boost. He wondered if this thing might really have some origins. So I ran around the world with it, trying to find someone to see what it was.
First ran to the antique shop in the town, but the owner didn't even look at him and blasted him out. Yang Dongfeng was not convinced, and ran to the county's cultural relics appraisal office. This time it can be regarded as meeting an expert, but after watching it for a long time, they still shook their heads and said: "The workmanship of this thing is good, but it must be fake."
Yang Dongfeng is about to be rectified. This is the second time that this has been said to be a fake, is it really just a worthless thing?
But he still didn't give up, and ran to the provincial museum again. This time it was really a big scene, several experts came, took a magnifying glass to look left and right, and discussed for a long time. In the end, the conclusion was: well, the workmanship is good, but it's still fake.
Now Yang Dongfeng was completely wilted. looked at the thatched house three times, but I didn't even touch the thatch. Looks like this thing is really a worthless lump of iron.
Just as he was about to go home in disgrace, he was suddenly stopped.
[Legend of 50 Dollar Achievement]
The person who stopped Yang Dongfeng was a person named Dai Yingxin, who said that he was a researcher at the Provincial Museum. He looked at Yang Dongfeng with a disappointed look, so he asked, "Young man, do you sell this thing?"
As soon as Yang Dongfeng heard that someone wanted to buy it, he immediately came to the spirit: "Sell, you can tell me a price."
Dai Yingxin is also a real person, seeing that Yang Dongfeng was dressed in tatters, he said: "That's it, I'll give you 50 yuan, do you think it's okay?"
50 bucks! Yang Dongfeng almost didn't jump. You must know that 50 yuan was not a small amount at that time, enough for the family to eat for several months. He agreed without saying a word.
In this way, this "iron block", which was judged by experts to be a fake three times, changed hands at a price of 50 yuan.
Who would have thought that the things bought for 50 yuan would become priceless national treasures?
The rest of the story is wonderful.
【Millennial National Treasure Emerges】
After Dai Yingxin bought this "iron block", he didn't take it too seriously at first. But he is a professional after all, and after careful research, he found that this thing is really a bit of a doorway.
First of all, it has a special shape, like a standing tiger. Secondly, although the text above is a small seal, the writing is not the same as the common one. The most important thing is that its craftsmanship is quite exquisite, and those golden handwriting are embedded in a fine and even manner, which is not something that ordinary people can make at a glance.
The more Dai Yingxin looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong, so he found more experts to study it together. As a result, this study doesn't matter, but it shocks everyone.
It turns out that this is some kind of "iron", it is clearly a tiger talisman! And it's not an ordinary tiger talisman, it is likely to be a national treasure-level cultural relic in the Qin period!
You must know that the tiger talisman is an important token used to dispatch troops in ancient times. National events are not trivial, so tiger talismans are generally in pairs, half of which are kept by the monarch and half are handed over to the generals. Only when the two halves are taken together can the authenticity of the order be proved.
How could something so important casually appear in a farmer's house? And it has been played with as a toy for years?
The experts are going crazy, scrambling to find out. Some people say that this is the period of King Qin Huiwen, and some people say that it is the period of King Qin Zhaoxiang. Anyway, everyone unanimously agreed that this thing must be more than 2,000 years old!
[Transformation from "Iron" to National Treasure]
The rest is simple. The tiger talisman was sent for various tests, and the results confirmed its authenticity.
After careful study, the experts found that the text on this tiger talisman roughly means this:
"This thing has to be split in half, half for the imperial court and half for the generals on the border. If the imperial court wanted to transfer more than 50 soldiers, it had to send someone to bring the right half. The two halves are put together, and the seams are tightly sealed, so that the troops can be transferred. However, if there is an emergency, such as when the enemy is coming, then there is no need to be so troublesome, and the general can directly transfer troops with the left half. "
It's going to make everyone happy. What kind of "iron" is this, it is simply an ancient version of the "military secret order"! And it's so well preserved, it's a national treasure among national treasures!
After some restoration and protection, this tiger talisman finally showed its proper appearance. I saw that it showed a majestic tiger all over its body, and the gold characters on its body were shining and lifelike. Those words are not only neat and beautiful, but also exude a quaint atmosphere, which makes people sigh.
What's even more touching is that this tiger talisman was originally supposed to be two halves, but now only the left half has been found. I don't know where the right half is now, and if it is still playing as a toy in a farmer's house?
[The Past and Present Life of "Iron"]
Speaking of the life experience of this tiger talisman, it was really a twist and turn.
It was first dug out of the ground by Yang Dongfeng in 1975. At that time, Yang Dongfeng thought it was a doorknob or something that fell from the box, so he put it in his pocket.
Later, I used it as a toy for my sister and touched it in my sister's hand for several years. If Yang Dongfeng hadn't stumbled upon the words on it, this tiger talisman might still be collecting dust in some corner.
Later, Yang Dongfeng took it everywhere to find someone to identify, and the result was said to be a fake three times in a row. If it weren't for Dai Yingxin's vision and spending 50 yuan to buy it, this national treasure-level cultural relic might have been buried.
Finally, through the efforts of experts, this tiger talisman finally returned to its rightful place - becoming the treasure of the Shaanxi History Museum.
Now some experts have estimated it, saying that it is worth 100 million. But to be honest, how can money measure this kind of national treasure-level cultural relics? It carries more than 2,000 years of history!
The story of this tiger talisman tells us that sometimes the real treasure may be hidden around us, but we just don't find it.
But then again, this kind of thing is not something that can happen to anyone. If you dig a lump of iron in the ground one day, don't take it for a treasure. If it's a doorknob, it's a joke.
But then again, even if it's not a national treasure, everything around us has its value. For example, the "iron block" in Yang Dongfeng's sister's hand, although it is not valuable, brings her happiness, isn't this also a kind of treasure? So, cherish the people and things around you, maybe one day it will bring you unexpected surprises. #头条首发大赛#