"This bronze tripod is shaped like a Mao Gong tripod, but it is not as tall as the Mao Gong tripod. The feet of the tripod are only fifteen centimeters. This thing is probably a bit old." Zou Yunhu squatted in front of the tripod, squinted his eyes at the tripod.

"There is bronze rust on the cauldron. Judging from the material and oxidation level, it looks like something from the late Western Zhou Dynasty." Jiang Zhonghe frowned and thought, but his tone of speaking was not very certain.

"Mr. Zou and Mr. Jiang are both experts in this field. You should be able to give me a positive answer, right?" Wei Defeng asked.

Jiang Zhonghe shook his head: "It's hard to say, there is no basis for this thing. I can only compare it from the material and oxidation level. I can only estimate it is from the Western Zhou Dynasty."

"I think Mr. Jiang's judgment should be fine. I have never seen the shape of this thing before, and the book has not recorded this thing, but it can be seen from the degree of oxidation that it should be something from more than 3,000 years ago." Zou Yunhu also spoke.

He Sheng couldn't help but smile after hearing the two of them's answers. Although their statements were pertinent, they did not give a positive answer.

It seems that Wei Defeng is asking them a difficult problem.

"Mr. He, what do you think?" Wei Defeng looked at He Sheng.

Zou Yunhu, who was standing beside him, was stunned and stared at He Sheng in surprise, thinking, can this kid still watch antiques?

He Sheng smiled and replied softly: "This is a sacrificial tripod from the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty. It has no name, but the Mao Gong tripod was imitated in the shape of this tripod."

"As we all know, the Mao Gong Ding was created by a man named 'Mao Gong' in the Western Zhou Dynasty, so he was named Mao Gong Ding. However, before the Mao Gong Ding, this tripod was already there, and the Mao Gong Ding was made based on the shape of the tripod." He Sheng said.

"Boy, why are you just talking?" Zou Yunhu couldn't help but sneer: "Yes, we can't even see the way for this thing. You are talking nonsense anyway, no one can confirm it to you!"

He Sheng immediately gave an explanation: "The most complete Mao Gong Cauldron is stored in the National History Museum. The shape of the Mao Gong Cauldron is straight ears, hemisphere belly, short beast-shaped feet, and heavy ring patterns on the mouth of the tripod. However, this tripod is shorter and more strange in shape, and there are also beast-shaped feet, but the engraving is not thin, and the ring patterns on the mouth of the tripod are a bit rough."

"You all say this is an old thing, so it can prove that this is not a modern imitation. In this way, wouldn't such workmanship be longer than the Mao Gong Ding period?"

Hearing He Sheng's words, Zou Yunhu turned his head and carefully looked at the tripod.

As the saying goes, the process of this tripod is indeed not particularly rigorous.

Since it is not an imitation, it may be earlier than the Mao Gong Ding.

"Even if it was released earlier than Mao Gong Ding, how can you prove that it was from the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty? What if it was from the early stage?"

He Sheng shook his head: "It was impossible for the early Western Zhou Dynasty to build such a tripod. It can be seen from the animal's hoof-shaped feet that this is something very close to the Mao Gong tripod. Mr. Zou didn't even see this?"

After hearing this, Zou Yunhu's face suddenly became a little unrestrained and said hurriedly: "How is that possible! I... I naturally saw it, but it is too unreliable to judge by the beast's hoof-shaped feet, right?"

"Then you look at the tripod again." He Sheng said to Zou Yunhu.

After hearing this, Zou Yunhu was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand and carefully turned the tripod over.

"The Mao Gong Cauldron is also engraved with inscriptions, and the inscriptions on it can fully confirm that this tripod is the predecessor of the Mao Gong Cauldron." He Sheng said again.

Zou Yunhu's strange general He Sheng stared at: "Can you still understand the inscription on it?"

He Sheng smiled slightly: "I understand a little."

Looking at He Sheng's proud look, Zou Yunhu was a little dissatisfied. After putting the tripod back, he raised his head and stared at He Sheng: "I don't believe it! Since Mr. Wei has not received a positive answer, it means that there are not many people who can understand the inscriptions in China. Boy, I won't brag like this, right?"

He Sheng shrugged and did not speak.

Zou Yunhu looked at He Sheng, then looked at Wei Defeng.

"Mr. Wei, my master is more knowledgeable than me about old objects like this. If you want to get a positive answer, I will call my master now and take a picture of this tripod for him." Zou Yunhu said.

Wei Defeng smiled and said, "Of course, I'll invite you to come here just to have a result. Although Mr. He gave a detailed result, since Mr. Zou doesn't believe it, it's reasonable to take the basis."

"Okay!" Zou Yunhu grinned: "My master is now abroad. If he is in China, I can definitely invite him to give Mr. Wei a positive answer!"

After saying this, Zou Yunhu took out his cell phone.

The phone went through very quickly.

"Hey, Master, I am Yunhu." Zou Yunlong said with a smile: "That's right. I have a tripod from the Western Zhou Dynasty, but I'm not sure about the specific period. Master, I'll take a few photos and you can appraise it for me."

"Oh, let's start the video? That's fine, then I'll call you."

After saying this, Zou Yunhu put down his cell phone and made a video call with his master again.

After the phone was connected, Zou Yunhu turned on the hands-free.

"Master, can you see it?" Zou Yunhu said to his cell phone.

"Hey, you can see it, Yunhu, what kind of tripod?" An old voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hehe, Master, let me show you. Come on, always show me. Have you seen this tripod?" Zou Yunhu pointed the camera of his phone at the bronze tripod in front of him.

"Ouch! This thing?" the old man on the other end of the phone exclaimed.

"Master, have you seen it?"

"I've seen it. You asked me to see it. Is it short, short and thick?" asked the old man on the other end of the phone.

"Yes, yes!" Zou Yunhu hurriedly shouted: "Master, when did this thing come from?"

"This is an object from the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty. I have seen one overseas. It is of better quality than yours, but its shape is almost the same. Oh, it's really rare. You can even see two identical tripods. Where did this thing come from?"

After hearing this, Zou Yunhu's expression suddenly became awkward. He looked up and glared at He Sheng, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.

Zou Yunhu never thought that this tripod was actually from the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

"Oh, this is Mr. Wei's thing from Taishan Pavilion. I just helped to identify it." As he said that, Zou Yunhu stood up and moved the camera of his mobile phone from He Sheng: "Okay, Master, there's nothing wrong, so I'll hang up first."

Originally, Zou Yunhu was thinking of asking his master to appraise and then slapped He Sheng in the face. But what Zou Yunhu didn't expect was that his master also said that this was something from the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty. If he wanted his master to continue talking about it, it would be exactly the same as what He Sheng said.

"Hey! Wait a minute!" The old man on the other end of the phone exclaimed: "Change the camera, let me see the person you just took."

"Ah?" Zou Yunhu looked up at He Sheng with a puzzled look, then pointed his phone at He Sheng: "Master, is it him?"

There was no sound on the other end of the phone. After a few seconds, the old man on the other end of the phone suddenly exclaimed.

"Oh my God! Master, is it really you?"
Chapter completed!