Chapter 645: "Inscriptions on Gold and Stone"

Liu and Wang Anshi were originally very good friends. After Wang Anshi joined politics, their political opinions became increasingly different.

Wang Anshi was good at talking and profiting, and a villain flattered him and said: "If you light up Liangshan Mountain and moat 800 miles of water into fields, the profit will be great."

Wang Anshi was very happy. After a while, he thought of a question: "Where can we accommodate the flood?"

Liu said on the side: "Can't we dig another pit of 800 miles on the side to hold water?"

"Anshi laughed and stopped."

Wang Anshi was also a master of writing. He tried to make fun of Liu's name and said to him: "Liu is not worth a penny."

Liu Sui replied: "If you lose a daughter, you will end up in trouble. There is no other reason than jealousy. It is true that you have sex with others, but you would rather be mistaken for someone with your neck."

Wang Anshi split one sentence, and Liu immediately split the word "Anshi" into four sentences, removing the female character to form "宕", removing the word "口" to form "jealousy", removing the top part, it became "ru", and keeping only the top part, it was "jealousy".

rather".

"Jiefu's great title".

However, Liu was actually a very upright person. Someone wanted to impeach Wang Anshi. Knowing that he was Wang Anshi's good friend in the past, but now they had different political opinions, they came to him and asked him: "Does this person have any hidden crimes? The lieutenant general will beat the drum and attack him."

Liu replied: "The commander-in-chief can play the drum himself, but I can't be a target of hidden arrows."

However, he never cooperated with his good friends in government affairs. Because it was inconvenient to write a letter to Wang Anshi discussing the new law, he was demoted to Taizhou and moved to Caozhou.

Caozhou was a bandit area, and strict laws could not stop it; Liu went against the grain and advocated leniency and peace in governance, which in turn reduced the amount of banditry.

Because of his meritorious service, he moved to Jingdong as a transit envoy, knowing that the two prefectures of Yan and Bo could not implement the new law.

Later, he was appointed as the transshipment envoy of Jingdong. He was blamed for the crime of abolishing the new law during his tenure. Now he was demoted to guard the salt warehouse in Hengzhou.

Su You and Liu Fengshi drank tea together, shook their heads and sighed: "Like my Da Su, your uncle has always been bad at talking."

Liu Fengshi and this naughty uncle have completely different personalities. Scholars commented that he was "simple in nature and strong in discipline."

Hearing this, he also shook his head and smiled bitterly: "My uncle is straightforward, romantic and humorous, and he is content with himself."

Liu Fengshi was also very capable. In the past, the Imperial Court would issue a final report every five days, submit it to the Privy Council, and then spread it to all directions.

Officials at the residence often secretly stuff family letters in and put them in the mail, using their power for personal gain.

After Liu Fengshi found out, he changed the report to a circular letter, and those seeking personal gain were traced.

Zhao Xu praised him for his meticulous dedication to his duties, and now he is the director of Jixian School, the inspector of official affairs of Zhongshu Xingfang, the editor of Zhishi Museum, and the Academy of National History.

When he saw Su You directing the servants of the Shi family at the door to move wooden boxes to Liu's house, Liu Fengshi was shocked: "What is Mingrun doing?"

Su You opened a box and found a bronze vessel wrapped in straw: "There was some misunderstanding before. It would be better to keep these things at your home."

Liu Fengshi looked at the Taotie pattern on the bronze vessel, and then at the text inside. He held the two ears of the bronze vessel in his hands, but kept pretending to be modest: "I can't help it, how can this be done..."

Su You pulled back twice and couldn't hold it anymore, then let go with relief: "Brother Liu, you're welcome. I collected these things originally to study the epigraphic inscriptions and leave something for future generations."

"In today's Jinshi family, who else is there besides the Liu family?"

"Mr. Gong is a lifelong scholar, and the art of metal and stone is one of them. I have an idea, which is to copy the collections of major aristocratic families. If possible, I can persuade your majesty to draw the diagrams of the bronzes in the secret pavilion.

, rubbing text, and then writing writings and research about this artifact, wouldn’t it be a great undertaking?”

Seeing that Liu Fengshi was a little moved, Su You continued: "When I was in Shaanxi, I also asked Songyang Academy, Sima Bachelor, and Fu Xianggong to collect it on my behalf. This time I went to Beijing and dragged back a lot. In addition, there were also some collected by the Shi family in Beijing.

I bought thousands of them. I heard that when Mr. Gongshi left Shaanxi, he also had several cars?"

Liu Fengshi's lips trembled a little: "Engraving... is too expensive..."

Su You said: "The cost is still controllable. Now that we have wax engraving technology, we only need to accurately depict the shape of the vessel, rub the text, and then wax print according to the drawing."

"Back then, the First Emperor unified the world, sold all the armies of the world, and cast them into golden men; Xiang Yu entered Chang'an and burned Afang; later Dong Zhuo entered the capital; the Jin Dynasty moved eastward; the Anshi Rebellion; the ruins of the Tang and Five Dynasties... one after another cultural catastrophes, let Yang

Many of China's treasures have suffered heavy losses."

"Now that we have this condition, why not unify the important artifacts from the pre-Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties owned by each family into a volume, add detailed appraisals and annotations, and preserve the graphics and characters of these treasures to leave them to our descendants?"

"A scholar has three qualities: establishing virtue, performing meritorious service, and establishing reputation. If these three are combined, who else is there except pursuing ancient times and studying scriptures?"

Liu Fengshi stood up solemnly and gave Su You the courtesy of a scholar: "My late father's ambition was nothing more than this, and his hatred is beyond his reach."

"Fenghao's hometown is desolate and ruined. Farmers and shepherds often find something but don't know the treasure. They often abandon it in the wilderness or even destroy it."

"My father was so heartbroken that he spent all his money on the purchase. I have written about it for three generations."

"If it can be passed down to the world together with the graphics, it will certainly be a great achievement. If you are not talented in serving the world, you dare to follow the path of Mingrun!"

Su You stood up happily and responded with a salute: "Compared with Brother Liu in this aspect, I am just trying to do the same thing. But in terms of funds and technology, Brother Xian doesn't need to worry."

"But even one or two people can't do this. We have to form a team, just like the Shaanxi Bow and Arrow Society, the Wubao Society, and the Bianjing Epigraphy Research Society."

Liu Fengshi laughed loudly: "Then your Da Su, the county prince, Ouyang Bohe, son of Duke Wen Zhong, Prince Consort Wang Shen, and others such as Cai Junmo, Lu Dalin, and Li Gonglin should be caught in one fell swoop!"

Hearing these names, Su You couldn't help but murmur to himself: "The circle of friends in Kochi is so different..."

Liu Fengshi didn't expect Su You to come here to discuss such a big matter. At this time, he changed his direction and went into the inner room, where the two of them discussed the feasibility of this matter.

Advocating the past and adhering to the truth, and inferring the three generations, to put it nicely, is actually the predecessor of archeology.

Hearing that Wang Anshi was already preparing for the Three Classics Xinyi Bureau, Su You's move was to confront him on civil matters.

But instead of suppressing public opinions with one family's opinions like Wang Anshi did, we should pool our wisdom and let everyone study together.

However, setting down the rules of the game first means advocating truth, and using factual research on epigraphy and stone inscriptions as evidence, which is iron-clad.

In this way, the trend is solidified, and everyone can show their talents under this general principle.

The two named the book "Xining Gold and Stone Illustrations", in order of time line, from Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn, Warring States to the Five Dynasties.

The items include ritual vessels of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, bronzes of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, as well as mirrors, knives, seals, and seals of later generations.

Each item will be recorded with graphics, text, textual research process, provenance, and the order of transmission by the collector. It is both informative and interesting with pictures and texts.

In terms of professionalism, comparisons will be made vertically, and a comprehensive picture will be given from the spread and changes of vessel types, patterns, and text.

In fact, this will also shake up the foundation of Wang Anshi's "Character Theory", which will be a rigorous and rational authoritative conclusion on the transformation rules of Chinese characters.

Epigraphy is still in its infancy, with Liu Chang and Ouyang Xiu being the pioneers.

However, they only studied epigraphy out of their personal interest in history and their intellectual instinct to protect Chinese civilization, and their intentions did not reach the level of Su You.

This concept is also in line with Su You’s academic emphasis on empirical evidence and maximum tolerance.

Moreover, this cause definitely has great influence and attraction for the senior intellectuals of the Song Dynasty today.

Think about it, if you had a tripod in your home, and the inscription on the tripod was related to a historical event in the Spring and Autumn Annals, how excited would the scholar-bureaucrats be?

However, Liu Fengshi was still a little uneasy: "Mingrun, can you tell me how much money you can spend to do this?"

Su You smiled and said: "Money is not a problem. I think Brother Liu should know that the copper mine in Nongdongfu, Dali, is an important source of wealth for me in the southwest of the Song Dynasty, right?"

"My younger brother was involved in managing this matter. The Gaoyang family in Dali gave me some shares for the sake of balance and to open up transportation channels."

This is really a bit unscrupulous. He has monopolized other people's livelihoods and used other people's bones to make other people's oil. Su You couldn't help but blush: "In short, it's just using Dali copper in exchange for Chinese cultural relics. It's not for ourselves, it's

For the sake of future generations, Brother Xian can rest assured in terms of funds."
Chapter completed!