This time, Du Zhongxiao was surprised that he had not encountered any resistance in such a big case. Seeing the few people who were banned by Shisanlang Xiong were obviously ordinary farmers who farmed, Du Zhongxiao was a little curious.

After tying the person aside, Du Zhongxiao took the person in person to search.

In the owner's room, more than a dozen copper basins, copper pots, and bronze mirrors were found, most of which were cast and not polished. In the woodshed, several spears, spears, chisels, and shovels were found, all of which were small bronzes, which were obviously dug out from the ground.

Du Zhongxiao was a little disappointed. Although these were also cultural relics, they were not heavy tools. Heavy tools may not be large, but they must be ritual tools, which shows the status of their masters before their lifetime. Each ritual tool represents a certain historical significance and can best stimulate the nerves of those in power.

Just as he was about to order everyone to go back, a soldier took out a bronze ware more than a foot long from the haystack under the window and said to the people around him: "This pot looks strange, thin and long, I don't know whether to hold wine or water."

When Du Zhongxiao saw it, he hurriedly said, "That piece is a goblet, it is extremely expensive. Come and take it to me quickly!"

Seeing Du Zhongxiao's expression was solemn, the soldier did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly walked over with the bronze utensil in his hands and handed it to Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao took the bronze goblet in his hand, looked over and over for a while, but couldn't tell anything. He recognized it as a goblet, or because he was fond of refining ancient books before taking the Jinshi exam, he had some impression of the ritual vessels of all dynasties. Confucianism values ​​etiquette and is a must-learn content for ritual vessels of all dynasties. Du Zhongxiao knew a little about it. If he changed to another type of bronze ware, it would be difficult for Du Zhongwei to recognize it.

He weighed the goblet in his hand and handed it to Shisanlang beside him and said, "This thing is valuable, please take it carefully and do not break it!"

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao was solemn, Shisanlang did not dare to neglect, so he carefully held the bronze goblet in his arms.

Du Zhongxiao told Li Masada's insider: "Mr., there are so many forbidden items in this family, and this case is serious. I will take the person back and you sent someone to guard the place. Without the instructions of the government, no one is allowed to come in. If something goes wrong in this matter, I will only ask you!"

Yuanwai Tian saw that the bronze ware piled together on the ground had nothing valuable, and he didn't know how serious the Sun Ran family had committed. Du Zhongxiao ordered and agreed. He just sent a few young and strong men to guard the place.

Since the Tang Dynasty, this area has often been dug out bronze ware from the ground, and the villagers do not take it seriously. What forbidden objects are the treasures they dug out by themselves, but they may have a lot of money in the hands of the government. Who will do such stupid things? Most people will take them to the copper smith, then melt them and recast the utensils used at home, such as bronze mirrors, or sell them.

It was dark at this time, and Du Zhongxiao ordered his subordinates to light a torch, rob Sun Ran and his son and two patrol guests, and go back to the inn. Sun Ran's daughter-in-law and grandson were not daughters, and the young and strong man selected by Yuanwai Tian, ​​were taken to his house.

When he returned to the inn, Du Zhongxiao ordered his men to take the others, and Dan Ti Sun Ran went to his room.

Let Shisanlang stand behind him, Du Zhongxiao looked at Sun Ran in front of him. He was not astonishing as an ordinary old country farmer, and he really had nothing to do with the words "Thief". Although people should not behave like this, if such a person is a serious offender, Du Zhongxiao himself would not believe it. He had asked, there were many bronze ware unearthed nearby, and after they were transformed and recasted, it was an industry that had been passed down from here for hundreds of years.

After drinking a sip of tea and moistening his throat, Du Zhongxiao said to Sun Ran: "You have kept prohibited objects at home and cast them into bronze for profit. Are you sure you are guilty?"

Sun Ran said: "Officials, the old man sold some copper ware for the household use with a little skill. How could he break the ban?"

Du Zhongxiao sneered: "If you just cast some bronze ware, why should I catch you? Most of the bronze ware you transformed from underground, and maybe many of them were dug out from other people's tombs. Digging graves and robbing tombs is a death sentence!"

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao slapped the table suddenly, his voice and expression were harsh.

Sun Ran was frightened and said, "Official, the little old man only collected bronze ware and sold it after casting it. I don't know where it came from! Others used bronze ware to sell it, but who knew where it came from? What kind of tomb robbery is nothing to do with the little old man!"

Du Zhongxiao pointed to the bronze goblet on the table beside him and said, "If you are a person in this line of work, you should naturally know the shape of bronze ware. For example, this bronze goblet is from before the Qin and Han Dynasties, and it is rare in the Zhou Dynasty. It is mostly objects from the Shang Dynasty, so you can tell that it is precious. Would you not know?"

Sun Ran said with a bitter face: "Officials, the old man knows the Qin and Han Dynasties, and has never heard of anything in Shang and Zhou dynasties, so how can he know what this is? I know the shape of the bronze ware, it is nothing more than copper basins, copper pots, and bronze mirrors, and goblets. I have never heard of it."

Du Zhongxiao was reluctant to believe his words and said, "It's better if you don't know about the goblet, but don't you know about the tripod? How do you think we caught you? Today I happened to take two bronze tripods and secretly dug up the bronze tripod and said I'd sell it to you before I touched you."

Sun Ran shook his head repeatedly: "Is the cauldron mentioned by the official to cook meat? That's nothing strange-"

"Nonsense!" Du Zhongxiao slapped the table hard. "Is the bronze tripod used by ordinary people? Which family here uses the tripod to cook? Tell me, I'll get people! Since ancient times, tripods have been heavy tools, and they are used casually. You don't know other ritual tools, and it's understandable. If you don't know what tripods are used for, you know that they are pretending to be stupid! I'm not a local official, and you still have room for maneuver to tell me the truth. Otherwise, tomorrow, when the magistrate arrives here, you will be punished and punished again!"

Du Zhongxiao, an official passing by, actually has no power to trial the case, let alone punish the case. Even if the magistrate comes, it is nothing more than arresting Sun Ran's family back to the city of the city, and the case trial must be handed over to the supervisor's court. This is the same as the court arresting people. If it cannot be tried, it is the job of the Public Security Bureau.

Sun Ran had little dealing with the government, but he didn't know that there was a division of labor in the yamen. Seeing Du Zhongxiao's stern expression, he felt panicked. He was in this industry, so how could he not know the common sense of ordinary bronze ware? Other bronze ware is fine, one tripod and one clock are definitely not used by ordinary people. Not to mention the excavated from the ground, even new utensils are dare not cast for people casually. Especially the tripods have long had no practical value in this era. As long as they exist, they are almost certainly ritual utensils. As long as they are ritual utensils, they involve serious legal issues.

After a while of silence, Sun Ran said: "Officials, the young ones really just collect some bronze ware, and after melting it, they cast them into objects for money. Most of the utensils are bronze mirrors, and they are mostly taken to other states by children at home to sell them. In this industry, others sell bronze ware. We do not ask about the origin, but only calculate the money according to the weight of the utensils. This is the industry rule, not like this."

Although Du Zhongxiao didn't know the truth about their business, according to common sense, Sun Ran's words were still credible. His expression calmed down a little and said, "So, the copper tripod we cut off today was also sold to you? Have you ever received such artifacts in your family before?"

Sun Ran said: "The officials who returned to the government have received them before, but they are all ordinary objects."

"How do you know it is an ordinary object? Didn't you just say that you couldn't recognize it?"
Chapter completed!