Daomu Biji

I looked at this bronze tree and was surprised. I also forgot to ask Lao Tie what this has to do with the benefits of "Tian Da". I just surrounded it and sighed while watching closely.

Bronze trees are rare cultural relics. In my memory, except for the unearthed Sanxingdui, there seems to be no other places. I also learned a little from the documentary. The cause of archaeology is not conclusive. There are many opinions, but from casting In terms of craftsmanship, this bronze tree has no merits other than its large size. Obviously such a huge project can be done well, and it does n’t matter what it looks like.

Looking closer, you can see that the surface of the bronze tree is not smooth, and it is engraved with cloud and thunder patterns, which symbolizes the divinity of the bronze ware. Old itch asked me what these carvings are specifically used for?I told him that the ornaments on the bronze wares were not developed in accordance with the idea of ​​serving the ritual utensils. To be honest, they are used to scare the lower-level people and add some mystery, which has no practical effect.

Thinking of this, I asked Master Liang coolly: "Yes, you have a lot of knowledge, and I do n’t know where this thing is used. I know that the general bronze wares are food utensils, wine utensils and water utensils, and some are Musical instruments and weapons, this thing, do not cover these categories? "

After thinking for a while, Master Liang said to me: "Little Angkor, you are talking about small pieces, such a big guy, it is estimated to be a sacrificial vessel, something about the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, specifically what to do during the sacrifice, it is too old, Beyond my knowledge. "

Around the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the Shang is more than 600 years. The 222 years on Friday add up to more than 1,100 years. About a hundred years after the summer, it almost accounts for the entire history of China. Half of this judgment is equivalent to not saying.I asked him if he could be more precise, which segment of Shang Zhou?

Master Liang Liang spread his hands and said there was no way: "This thing is invisible to the naked eye, and you can only guess it at the bottom. You can see that the thunder pattern is below and the cloud pattern is above. It is one of tin bronze, lead tin bronze and lead bronze. It is the most probable in the Western Zhou Dynasty, probably about 50%. I cannot tell the other 50%. You also know the rules of our business, I know this These are already pretty good. If you go deeper, you can only talk blindly. "

The line of making antiques has a dividing line in the dynasty. A lot of antiques were produced after the Song Dynasty. There were few things before the Tang Dynasty, and there were almost nothing in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The industry did not know much about this kind of things. Master Liang did. It's pretty good, much better than me.

I heard him say so much, and still have no idea. Then I continued to ask him: "Then according to the Western Zhou Dynasty, can you give a judgement, can the bronze craftsmanship level of the Western Zhou Dynasty theoretically cast this kind of thing?"

Master Liang said: "I ca n’t even answer this question. I only know that the bronze ware must be made of pottery (ceramic mold) at that time. In theory, as long as the pottery can be made, it is possible to cast the finished product, but this The thing is too big, I'm afraid it can't be done with traditional crafts. "

Old itch asked him: "Master, do you say this thing is a relic of prehistoric civilization? I saw it in the newspaper. Some nails were dug in coal mines hundreds of millions of years ago. This thing is so big. People at that time probably can't do it? "

Master Liang Liang shook his head: "Two little grandpas, I really don't think it's necessary. From 1000 BC to the first year of history, it was called the age of miracles. Many impossible things were built at that time, like the Great Wall. , Pyramid, Emperor Qin Shihuang ’s Mausoleum, Tower of Babel, you have to say that this bronze tree cannot be cast out, it is difficult to say, after all, our ancestors had already cast bronzes at that time, and the emperor ordered that It ’s not impossible to work hard for decades. "

Master Liang Liang said something reasonable, but how could this thing be in this mountain, shouldn't the sacrificial vessel stand on the altar?

I thought about it, but I did n’t come up with a reason, but I remembered another thing and asked the old itch: "I said old itch, I do n’t say you did n’t mention it. What are the benefits of your day? We All the way down, I did n’t see anything good, and here is the end, do n’t you say that the benefit is this copper tree? We are not harvested, even though this tree is enough for a thousand harvested and spent a lifetime ... "

The old itch said: "I knew you would mention it, thought I lied to you? Who said there was no way? The road is still growing." Then he took out several rubber labor gloves from his pocket and handed it to us, saying, : "Bring this!"

I was puzzled and asked him what he did with my gloves and when to talk about hygiene.

Old itch said: "What health, I haven't told you? This copper tree can't be touched casually, take this, safe point when climbing."

I was anxious: "What ... what? I have to climb up?"

Old itch said: "It's all here. It's no big deal to climb a few steps. There are so many sticks on it. It's like climbing stairs. You don't need to work hard. If you want to see something good, just follow me. Keep you satisfied. "

I do n’t mind climbing for a while, but Master Liang has just roasted the fire, and has overdrawn his strength, and then let him go to the tree. I ’m afraid his life will be accounted. If he is paralyzed, we still have to take care of it. He really has no such energy.

I turned my head and wanted to tell him whether to wait for us below. The two of us would just go up, but I saw that Master Liang had brought the gloves up, rubbed his face hard, and then slapped me: "It's fine, the last one Closed, why not go check it out! "

I saw his eyes firmly, knowing that he could n’t persuade, and did n’t make useless attempts, so he tied his backpack tightly, raised his torch and said to the old itch: “Then I ’m going to accompany you again, if you think Me, I will kick you off for a while. "

The old tickled me with a glance, and did not refute it. At the moment, the first stepped on the branches of the copper tree and started to climb. Master Liang and I followed, following the order in which he fell.

The branches on the top are not tight and tight, and they climb quite smoothly. Itchy old crawling while reminding us not to let our skin touch the copper tree. Think of this tree as a large piece of metal with high voltage electricity. Always pay attention The next move, unfortunately, this has increased our psychological pressure, the more and more unnatural movements, unconsciously stiff hands and feet.

Close to the bronze tree wall, I can see more clearly. These stretched branches are cast together with this torso. The interface is flawless and there is no trace of forging.However, to my surprise, the gap between the cloud and thunder patterns above is very deep. It seems to have been carved into the depth of the torso. I can't see anything in the carving groove.

When we climbed to the height of seventeen or eight meters, because we were too concerned about our movements, we were already sweating with our backs, panting like a cow. I looked down and found that I could not see the pit on the bottom, only the side of the door. Another torch's faint light, at such a small height, looks like a bottomless abyss.At this time, the old itch stopped and gave us a gesture to take a break.

If Master Liang was granted an amnesty, he squatted at once. He was tired enough, his sweat was light, his feet were trembling, and he almost couldn't stand. I was sitting on the branch, and my feet were in the air. , There is no way to rest well.

The old itch sees that we are too nervous, throws us the dry food, lets us chew in our mouths, said to us: "You can't look like this, there are still hundreds of meters above it, because of this physical strength, maybe we have to be in Spend a night in the tree, or else, Lao Wu, let us tell you a piece of meat to relax? "

I did n’t even want to talk, and scolded: “Go, you ’re not tired? You see your calf shivering. I want to say that the man said, I do n’t have the strength.”

Old Itchy took a bite of the tortillas and said, "I'll just talk about it, but you have to answer me a question first. Old Wu, you said we found this thing. If we inform the government, can we use our name? "

I really do n’t know anything about this. I turned my head to look at Master Liang, who gasped and waved his hands: "This itchy master, have you ever heard anything called Cheng Wang Erma Fang Ding, Zhao Tugen Three-legged goblet? The founders of national treasures have always been farmers and construction workers. If you want to name them, it will be interesting. We do n’t mean to discriminate against working people, but the Chinese name is not like a foreigner. Use, don't you feel cold and panicked? "

Old Itchy thought for a while, and felt a little reasonable, and then asked: "Then at least give me a naming rights, right, whoever found an island can not be named by the first discoverer?"

Master Liang said: "It seems that there is such a rule, but I haven't really studied it."

I asked the old itchy: "Why do you ask these things, you haven't gotten your money neatly, and you want both fame and fortune, and you don't want to think about whether someone can find such a place if you have nothing to do, and what you're doing is not clear. "

Old itch said: "I think this thing is very interesting, you say such a big copper pillar, what name should you give it? You also think about it, in the future we will blow up the cow or uniform caliber."

At this time, I didn't want to move on these boring thoughts, and said to him: "The first one you find, it's up to you, I'm not as emotional as you are."

Old Itchy looked at the above and said, "When I look at this thing, my mind is just a word. What do you think of this pillar and call 'I love a firewood'?"

I didn't have a good air: "Are you watching too many non-nutritive films? Do you love a firewood and get the name? Believe it or not, there will be thunder and thunder?"

The old itch laughed immediately, and Master Liang shook his head happily. In this smile, people finally relaxed.

After we finished eating, our strength recovered a lot, and the old itch urged to continue on the way. I just lifted my foot and wanted to go. Suddenly I found something seems to be wrong underneath. Look closely, Huh?How did the other torch by the door go out.

Old itch frowned: "Isn't the wind here blowing out?"

I shook my head and said no, the torch is so big, I do n’t know how many times it is than the professional I did, and it is impossible to blow the wind out. It should n’t be something below.

Thinking about it, suddenly the whole copper tree shook slightly, as if hitting something, Master Liang took a breath and asked quickly what happened?

Old Itchy made a gesture of forbidden sound to us, and then put his hands into a trumpet and attached it to the copper wall. Upon hearing it, his face changed greatly, and he whispered to us: "His mother, it seems that something is coming up!"