"This is a painting from the early Ming Dynasty, and it is also a palace portrait. In the feudal dynasty, this was the highest level. It was usually hung in the Ziguang Pavilion. During sacrifices, it would accompany the royal ancestors to enjoy the royal incense." Zhou Zhi said: "But although the shape of this painting is like that, it should also be a kind of The special reward to win over the obedient minority areas was not available in Ziguang Pavilion, but returned to the Yi area with Mrs. Shexiang, and eventually spread from Shuixi to here."
"I always hear you talk about water. Xi, where is this Shuixi? "
Only then did Zhou Zhi think of Chi Xue. Li and the others had never heard of "Wumeng Mountain is connected to Shanwai Mountain", so they laughed and said: "In the early Ming Dynasty, the central Guizhou area was ruled by several chieftains from large families. The Yachi River was used as the dividing line between the two sides, and the Shuidong Song family was to the east. It is ruled by the Shuixi An clan to the west, and Shexiang is the Longzan of the An clan, that is, the leader Aicui. My daughter-in-law, Aicui, was sick, so Shexiang took charge of the affairs for her husband. After her husband died, she took charge of the affairs for her son. "
"Will this painting be snatched away by Qianzhou in the end?" Lao Chiri became a little worried.
"Finding this painting is already worth the trip." Zhou Zhi said: "Not to mention there are so many historical records."
"But the country has legal provisions that any painting discovered after 1949 Cultural relics, no matter who discovers them, belong to the state. "
"Grandpa Chiri, Xiaomiao and I may have to leave for a while. These materials will be sent to Shudu University for preliminary identification by experts in ethnic studies, and then we will definitely go to the capital. This painting and some of the important things in this cave I don’t think the materials can be kept anywhere except the National Library and the National Museum.”
“As for the Shudu Museum and the Central Guizhou Museum, they probably only have copies hanging there, at most during important festivals. There is no need to think about anything else "
"It's best to return to the country, as long as you don't destroy things." Old Chiri is still a little worried about some things in the past, but he is a transparent person, and many of the things he did in Lianhe Township are also true. It touched him a little, no longer like before.
Otherwise, this trip would not have been possible.
Lao Chiri brought eight horses this time, and Zhou Zhi selected some from three caves that had obvious characteristics of the times, were easy to carry, and would not cause damage to the cultural relics during the carrying process. I took some of them, and used a camera to record their original position, original state and other information before selecting them, and then put them into the piggyback cage.
Eight horses, each carrying two large panniers, couldn’t actually carry much. When Chi Xueli was helping, she finally understood the amount of labor that had gone into this cave, and couldn’t help but sigh: "Fill these three rooms with stones How many generations and how many horse teams will it take to do this? "We have to take into account several special periods," Zhou Zhi said, "It must be done secretly, otherwise there will be beheadings." risk in protecting the minority In terms of national classics, Grandpa Chiri and his generation have made great contributions.” Branch, there is another kind of thing that Zhou Zhi doesn’t recognize, which is Lao Chiri called the plants "萹萹", saying that they all have the effect of repelling insects. He replaced the long-dried insecticides in the stone room, then re-sealed the hole with mud bricks, mixed the mud with water, and put the mud into the hole. The exterior of the brick wall was covered in mud.
Zhou Zhi suspects that those plants also have the function of slowly releasing water. In fact, the preservation environment of calligraphy and painting cultural relics is not necessarily as dry as possible. Some humidity should still be retained.
But whether these fresh insect repellents really have these functions, we have to wait until archaeological experts come here to make professional judgments.
After filling the eight-horse pack cages, the purpose of the trip was successfully completed. However, in order to create a sense of mystery in the camera, Chi Xueli deliberately dragged everyone around to capture the scene, and finally waited until the sunset Finally, I took a picture of a beautifully lit caravan marching under the soft light of the setting sun. But this led to walking at night. Although Mai Xiaomiao thought it was fun to light pine torches, it made Zhou Zhi a little frightened, especially when Chi Xueli and Da Wei rushed down Qiantou Mountain and asked Zhou Zhi and the others to light the torches. Coming down from the mountain road, the close-up shots of nature are so beautiful.
Zhou Zhi couldn’t help but object, saying sarcastically that meeting a wild boar at the foot of the mountain would be so beautiful!
As a result, Lao Chiri took out two huge firecrackers, lit the fuses and threw them down the mountain. Two "bang" sounds startled the night birds to fly around, and then said that they were no longer afraid of wild animals, and they could run as far as they wanted.
“Don’t documentaries have to be real in their shots?” Zhou Zhi found it funny: “Isn’t this a staged shot?”
“Movies are art, and art must come from life and be higher than life. , Otherwise, why would the documentary have a director?" Although Chi Xueli's expression could not be clearly seen in the darkness, Zhou Zhi felt a pair of big eyes from her tone.
With these episodes, by the time everyone returned to the grain station, it was completely dark.
Although Zhou Zhi called in advance, it was actually very unreliable for the cavalry to travel at night. Therefore, Tu Liangzhi and Gillette Abi were unavoidable to worry, so they kept waiting at the grain station. At the door, he breathed a sigh of relief until he saw the cavalry coming.
Everyone was a little too excited before. After two days of tossing like this, they were actually a little exhausted. Chi Xueli looked at Zhou Zhi and Mai Xiaomiao who were in good condition: "What's going on with you two? I feel like I'm about to fall apart." .”
< br>"Really?" Zhou Zhi and Mai Xiaomiao looked at each other: "Is it because we have been practicing the stretching exercises hosted by Lingshan Temple in the morning and evening? Haven't you also learned it? You have stayed at Lingshan Temple longer than us. God, didn’t the old monk teach you a few more tricks?”< br>
"Have you ever learned it? Ah, I forgot all about it!" Chi Xueli said dumbly: "Are you so good? Then you can take me to practice again before going to bed!"
" You go to eat first and take a rest early after eating." Lao Chiri. He smiled and said: "The horses have worked hard, I will feed them the weeds first."
Wu Renzhong, Lu Hui and Hao Chunwang also came out to watch the fun: "Wow! This is a lot of harvesting. Ah, what are they? ”
"If Renzhong wants people to play mahjong, then don't touch them." Zhou Zhi stopped him: "They are all books!"
"Why do these books look like small flags wrapped one after another?" Lu Hui Feel curious.
"Well, this is the first time I have seen binding and binding books like this." Although Zhou Zhi has done a lot of work in restoring ancient books, and he has seen a lot of various ancient and rare books, but it is so rough. He had never seen this simple but practical way of collecting things before: "Even if you open your eyes a little bit, this trip will be different." It’s worth it.”
“But I’m not familiar with these things. They need to be sent for identification. What I can identify is the portrait of Mrs. Shexiang and the palace paintings of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone will know it in a while. Come and see me, you will be sent away tomorrow" (End of Chapter)