"Control space? Be careful!"

Grandpa Lu immediately understood the key point - the most important thing about choosing the Shuangyangzun is to operate it well after obtaining it.

That must be to turn "unreasonable compliance" into "reasonable compliance"!

"Grandpa, you haven't seen the two double goat statues in the Nezu Museum and the British Museum. If you had seen them, you would know that although they are both goat heads, there are still many differences between the two objects."

"They are probably not a pair. They may be from the same era but different years."

"In this case, isn't it normal to find another authentic Shuangyangzun from the same period in our vast land of China?"

"Hmm?" Grandpa Lu's eyes lit up after hearing this. After a brief thought, he figured out the key points and clapped his hands and said, "Yes, this way, the source of our things can be explained clearly."

"If that doesn't work, just say it's a pair with the one in the British Museum. Theirs is female, ours is male, and they were a pair when they were unearthed."

"But there is still a problem..."

After all, Grandpa Lu is an old professor. He is familiar with the ways of the world besides the twists and turns of antiques. He reminded Zhang Yang:

"No matter how you explain the origin, once the authentic Shuangyangzun comes to light, I'm afraid you will have to donate it to a museum. Otherwise, hundreds or thousands of eyes will be staring at you, and you won't have a peaceful life."

"Well, thank you grandpa, you reminded me."

Zhang Yang nodded. He had actually thought about this problem a long time ago.

When the Shuangyang Zun was still in the British Museum, domestic experts tried every means to make rubbings of the patterns on it and bring them back for research.

If it were true, wouldn't those people be crazy?
By then, any means will be used, including those of people using connections, paying money, and using moral blackmail.

"So I thought about it. Once the things are returned to China, someone from the academic circle will get involved to ensure that the things will not be snatched away by others."

"Academic circle? Who?" Professor Lu looked at Zhang Yang curiously.

"This will be kept secret for now." Zhang Yang replied with a smile.

Grandpa Lu had seen the same smile on Shen Yiyi's face just now.

The old man's face darkened, he shook his head and sighed.

But Zhang Yang didn't buy it. Before things were prepared, he always kept his mouth shut to avoid any complications.

As for the people in the academic circle, Zhang Yang actually didn’t know many people in the archaeological circle, and the most influential ones among them were of course Professor Li and his wife.

As the first victim of Bronze Ultraman, Zhang Yang felt that Professor Li should be relatively open-minded, otherwise he would not have been able to raise such an abstract grandson.

Whether or not the national treasure-level bronze ware like the Shuangyangzun should be exchanged back depends on whether Professor Li is willing to help.

Before this, Zhang Yang played a little trick. He went to an auction on purpose and used some pocket money to buy a special item.

When he returned to Qingzhou, he brought the auction item and knocked on Professor Li's door.

……

Professor Li had just returned home from the archaeological site and was watching his son and daughter-in-law discipline his grandson when he suddenly received a call from Zhang Yang.

When he heard that Zhang Yang was coming to see him, he immediately drove his son and his family of three downstairs.

Family disgrace should not be made public. If not, you can drag the children to the park or a grove to play doubles. But don't embarrass the Li family in front of Zhang Yang, a junior.

So when Zhang Yang arrived, Professor Li was the only one at home. He was leisurely brewing tea, looking like Lu Yu reborn.

After tasting the Longjing tea before the rain, Zhang Yang pushed the box on the table towards Professor Li and said:

"Professor, come, take a look at this."

"Okay!" Professor Li nodded, squinted his eyes and took the thing in his hand.

In his heart, he was actually very curious about what kind of treasure it was that was worth Zhang Yang making a special trip.

After the long and narrow box was opened, a copper object shaped like a ladle was found inside.

There's some green patina on it, which makes the thing look a bit older.

"What is this?" Professor Li frowned. He seemed to have seen this kind of thing somewhere. Professor Li's main focus was on bronze artifacts from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. He had not devoted much energy to bronze artifacts after the Yuan Dynasty. For a moment, he could not remember what this was.

Fortunately, Zhang Yang was not trying to keep the secret, and took the initiative to introduce: "Professor, this is a copper iron from the Ming Dynasty."

The so-called iron is actually the most primitive iron. As early as the Han Dynasty in China, the ancients used this iron filled with charcoal to iron clothes.

"A steam iron from the Ming Dynasty?"

"Not bad."

Professor Li took the copper iron in his hand and turned it over and over to admire it.

The vessel is plain, meaning it is polished and round without any patterns, except for a four-character seal script inscription on the long handle - "Changle Weiyang".

"I remember that when I was in the Forbidden City before, there seemed to be a special exhibition that displayed similar things."

"It should be the laundry department? Right?"

"Yes, Professor Li is indeed knowledgeable." Zhang Yang nodded and agreed, "This item is an old collection from the Qing Palace."

"It was stolen by the British and hidden in the British Museum. It was only recently returned to China."

"I see..." Professor Li stroked his beard, feeling somewhat proud of himself for being able to figure out the origin of the artifact.

In the business of collecting antiques, the most commendable thing is the eye for detail, and he obviously showed that he had a good eye for detail just now.

But when he recovered and thought about Zhang Yang's words, he suddenly discovered the problem.

"Wait, Zhang Yang, you just said that this thing had been kept in the British Museum?"

"Then how did it end up in your hands?"

"Ahem." Zhang Yang cleared his throat, picked up the tea in front of him and drank it all. Looking at Professor Li who was full of curiosity, he said slowly: "This matter is a long story..."

In Zhang Yang's mouth, Master Jin's story was grafted onto himself.

Higgs became the "mysterious seller" he accidentally found online.

This copper iron was, according to the "mysterious seller", looted by the British army and registered in the British Museum.

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he looked at Professor Li quietly.

This was a test, and he was observing the reaction of the old man in front of him.

After hearing Zhang Yang's words, Professor Li stood up and said with his eyes wide open:

"You mean to say that you may have found a mole in the British Museum?"

"It's possible. Very likely! This iron used by the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty is so well preserved. It must be a museum collection. When the British came to rob it, they definitely didn't know what it was used for. When they saw that it was a bronze artifact, they took it all back."

"Reasonable, very reasonable."

"Zhang Yang, the mysterious seller you met might actually be someone from the British Museum!"

Looking at Professor Li's happy expression, Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, anyone who is interested in national cultural relics would be a little excited when hearing such news.

He quickly continued:

"The seller didn't say it directly, but just said he had connections in the British Museum and that if I needed anything, he could help get some of our country's cultural relics out."

"Really?" Professor Li pounded the table excitedly: "What are we waiting for? Let him make a few pieces to verify it!"

"For things like this, it's better to believe it exists than not to believe it!"

"But..." Zhang Yang hesitated and said, "Those things are a bit dirty. What if they are discovered after we bring them back to China and the British Museum comes to confiscate them?"

"Fuck, you're actually worried about this problem?" Professor Li said unhappily, patting his chest: "Want to recover it? They're wishful thinking!"

"The British put stolen and robbed items in museums and made them their own. Maybe we don't know how to do this?" (End of this chapter)