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Wang Lei took a deep puff on his pipe, and while exhaling smoke out of the window, he said, "According to historical records, in the early years of the Xia Dynasty, Dayu cast Jiuding to rule the world. Since then, Jiuding has become a symbol of royal power and has been passed down to the Zhou Dynasty. It can be said that the Dayu Jiuding is the number one national treasure in China, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but after the Zhou Dynasty, it suddenly disappeared mysteriously. I'm afraid it will be much more difficult than entering the Lobu Desert underground to find the Pisces Jade Pendant."

Yu Tingting looked at Li Zhibao, her voice became softer, and said: "As for the study of ancient civilizations, all of us together can't compare with you, Mr. Li. I think if anyone in this world may know the whereabouts of King Yu, It can only be that you are old."

When everyone heard what Yu Tingting said, they all looked at Li Zhibao.

That's right, Li Zhibao has studied the ancient civilization all his life, and he knows the civilization of the Yu Dynasty very well. It is impossible for him not to study and track down the whereabouts of the first national treasure in China, King Yu Jiuding.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Li Zhibao smiled slightly, and then said slowly: "There are several legends about the whereabouts of King Yu Jiuding."

"The most widely circulated one is sinking into Surabaya. This statement comes from Ban Gu's "Hanshu". "Hanshu" records that in 327 BC, in the 42nd year of King Zhou Xian, Jiuding sank in Surabaya in Pengcheng. But this There are many doubts about the statement, first of all, it is not sure whether it is the nine tripods or the ninth tripod that was lost, and second, why did it sink in Surabaya?"

"Why are there so many questions? Let's look at the first question first. There are many contradictions in the records of the ancients, because some records clearly stated that when the boat passed Surabaya, the Yuzhou Ding suddenly turned into a flying dragon and sank into the water. However, some records say that all the nine tripods have sunk into the water. Let’s look at the second question, what happened when the tripod was moved? It was the late Qin Dynasty, and its strength was unprecedentedly great, and it had already swallowed Liuhe. Moved from Zhou Wangji Luoyi to Xianyang. Anyone with a little general knowledge of geography knows that Xianyang is in the west of Luoyang in Luoyi, and Pengcheng and Surabaya are in the east of Luoyi. How could the trip from Luoyang to Xianyang pass through Pengcheng?

Li Zhibao talked eloquently, and everyone listened silently, knowing that Li Zhibao is a real expert in this field, and everyone is far behind him, so they can only listen quietly.

"The second theory is that Jiuding was cast as a coin. This kind of saying became popular after the Qing Dynasty. And there are two versions of this saying. The first version is that the Zhou royal family declined and the finances were unable to make ends meet, so they had to melt Jiuding to make coins. In order to relieve the urgency, it was declared that the nine tripods had been lost. The second version believed that Qin unified the world, melted the nine tripods and cast twelve bronze figures, and after the Qin Dynasty in the Han Dynasty, the bronze figures were melted into coins."

"The third theory is that it was buried in the ground. The strength of the Qin State expanded rapidly in the late Warring States period. When King Qin Zhaoxiang moved the nine tripods to Xianyang. There is also a saying that Qin won the Eight Tripods, and one tripod sank into Surabaya. This is also the same as the first tripod. Part of the records of this point of view are consistent. After Qin got the tripod, the third generation died, but there was no news of the tripod. It is very likely that the king who accompanied Qin died in the ground. It is said that Qin Shihuang once sent people to search for the tripod in Surabaya, but not the search for Jiu. The first tripod, but the ninth tripod, which is the Yuzhou tripod, returned in vain."

"For these legends and records, I personally conducted a careful study and sorting out. It is absolutely impossible for the Jiuding to be cast as an iron coin. No one will destroy the Jiuding, which symbolizes the world, because of a moment of nervousness. The Zhou royal family will not, the Han Dynasty Not to mention! So now the two most popular theories are that Jiuding fell to Pengcheng, Surabaya during the process of moving to Xianyang. Another theory is that Jiuding was placed in the imperial mausoleum by Qin Shihuang to shake the world of Kyushu!"

"Besides, there is another saying. It is said that during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Qin entered Luoyang to get a glimpse of the Zhou family. He wanted to move the Jiuding to Xianyang, but he broke his tibia and died of serious injuries when he was fighting with the warriors. In 256 B.C., King Zhaoxiang of Qin destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. At that time, a thunderous light suddenly rose from the sky above the Palace of the King of Zhou, resounding throughout the world, and Jiuding suddenly disappeared. Such an artifact of royal power has never been heard from since, as if it disappeared out of thin air.”

Seeing Li Zhibao talking non-stop for a long time, they didn't hear the whereabouts of the Jiuding. Song Jifu frowned and listened patiently for a long time. Finally, he couldn't help it anymore, and interjected: "Old Li, then which one do you think?" Rumors are the most likely? Did the Jiuding sink in Surabaya or was it put in the imperial mausoleum by Qin Shihuang?"

Li Zhibao shook his head and said: "In recent years, I have gained some experience in interpreting Yu Shu Xia Zhuan, from which I read another saying about Jiuding."

He said so much in one breath, felt thirsty, picked up the teacup, drank water, moistened his throat, and then continued: "It is recorded in the history books that Jiuding has been moved many times since Xia Zhi Zhou, and it has been handed down for nearly two thousand years. The statement is not accurate. It is only because the Jiuding recorded in the history books is not the Jiuding."

Everyone was startled.

"The Jiuding is the first artifact in China and a symbol of supreme royal power. Later emperors have recast the Jiuding many times. The most famous ones are the first year of Wu Zetian's long live Tongtian and Song Huizong's Chongning twice in three years. The nine tripods cast by Dayu are also known It is called the mother tripod. Looking at the historical records of the past dynasties, although there are many records about the whereabouts of the Jiuding, they are often contradictory. For this reason, I am still puzzled. Only then did I realize the mystery. The fundamental reason is that the Jiuding that appeared in history did not only refer to the mother tripod cast by Dayu, but the imitation of later emperors. The Jiuding that has been handed down for nearly two thousand years in historical records is actually an imitation. It is not the real mother cauldron cast by Dayu."

"Only because Yu cast the nine tripods to suppress the nine tripods, the nine mother tripods were used to suppress the disasters brought by the black sun on the day of their completion. The world confuses the imitation Jiuding recorded in the history books with the mother tripod cast by Dayu before, and from the perspective of later generations, it is natural that these records are contradictory."

Hearing what Li Zhibao said, everyone finally understood that the mother tripod cast by Dayu was used to suppress disasters, and the nine tripods that symbolized royal power recorded in historical books were all imitations.

Li Zhibao showed an excited childlike smile on his face, and said: "After understanding this level of truth, if you want to find the whereabouts of this mother tripod, you will find traces. I have consulted a lot of ancient books and historical facts these days, and finally I found the clues."

When Li Zhibao said this, his eyes turned around in the study, and soon fell on a map hanging on the facing wall.

Li Zhibao stood up, walked to the map, put his finger on it, and said slowly: "In the historical records, the mother tripod made by Dayu was confused with the tripod made by the later emperors such as Shang and Zhou, which led to the record of the whereabouts of the nine tripods. Contradictory."