In the autumn of 1901, a farmer in Maying Village, Baoji Online eSabong, Shaanxi Province, found a batch of bronze wares while plowing their fields. Wang Kui, a villager in Tongwen Lane, was very excited and rushed over 40 kilometers away. Facing the messy arrangement of bronze ware, he quickly identified 12 utensils, including ding, jue, zun, goblet, owl, horn, goose, and pheasant. There is also a huge bronze ware.
These 13 bronze wares are complete, appropriate and integrated, and can be called rare treasures!
Wang Kui, who knew a little about antiquities, was overjoyed and felt that great luck was in front of him. But he had to pay 1,000 taels of silver to get this set of bronzes, and the stubborn farmer would not sell it for 1,000 taels of silver.
Su Guishan, an antique owner from Xi’an, also rushed to the cockfighting platform, making Wang Kui, who has no money, very anxious. He thought of the wealthy neighbor Zhou’s family, so he borrowed 500 taels of silver from the Zhou family, and promised to share the profits after the acquisition.
Mrs. Zhou agreed to borrow money and asked to keep one of the bronze cauldrons. Wang Kui had to agree and collected the other half of 500 taels from relatives and friends.
Afterwards, Wang Kui rushed to the farmhouse and bought the bronze wares before Su Guishan returned to Xi’an to collect money. Since then, the locals have called it “Thirteen Pieces” or “Bronze Cases”.
After Wang Kui got 13 pieces, he suddenly had a dirty idea and betrayed his promise. He dug a pit in the Wang family’s old house in Tongwen Lane behind his back and hid the bronze wares.
While secretly contacting a foreign antique dealer to sell 13 pieces, he whimpered to Mrs. Zhou, saying that the bronzes had been bought by Su Guishan when he rushed to Xiamaying Village, and he was robbed of all the silver taels by bandits on the way back. He also swore that the money owed to the Zhou family would be repaid as soon as possible.
Grandpa Zhou believed it to be true.
Unexpectedly, 13 pieces were delayed because Wang Kui asked for 5,000 taels of silver, and the money he promised to return to the Zhou family could not be returned on time. The Zhou family kept coming to the door to ask for it. Wang Kuigang started to delay it for excuses, but later denied it in every possible way, which made Mrs. Zhou very angry.
At this moment, Mrs. Zhou learned from Wang Kui’s neighbors that Wang Kui’s family had hidden thirteen things. The Zhou family also found that Wang Kui’s family was unusual, so they asked the servants to inquire secretly. Sure enough, they came to buy bronze wares. antique dealer.
This made Mrs. Zhou feel more peaceful, so he asked Wang Kui to question him face to face. Seeing that the conspiracy was revealed, Wang Kui spoke ill of each other, and the two sides had physical conflicts.
The second time, the Zhou family sued Wang Kui to the county government. It happened that Duan Fang, who was the vassal of Shaanxi at the time, passed Fengxiang, and the Zhou family approached Duan Fang and asked him to punish Wang Kui.
As everyone knows, Duan Fangzheng learned from Su Guifang’s mouth that the “thirteen pieces” had been bought, but he didn’t know why they bought it and he was worried. Duan Fang was a connoisseur and collector of gold and stone, and he liked antiques. He was overjoyed to receive this information.
Therefore, Duanfang sent his cronies to arrest Wang Kui. Wang Kui knew that he could not escape, so he dedicated two bronze cauldrons and a huge bronze case to Duanfang to save his life, and falsely claimed that the other 10 had been sold.
When Duanfang saw the traces of bronze wares listed, he immediately realized that Wang Kui was cheating, and he couldn’t help being furious, and severely punished Wang Kui again. In order to preserve 10 bronze wares, Wang Kui suffered hardships and finally died under severe punishment.
Although Wang Kui died, Duanfang did not give up. He sent someone to arrest Wang Kui’s wife and tortured her to extort a confession. Under the severe punishment, Wang’s wife had to randomly identify the burial location.
Although Wang Kui died, Duanfang did not give up. He sent someone to arrest Wang Kui’s wife and tortured her to extort a confession. Under the severe punishment, Wang’s wife had to randomly identify the burial location.
Duanfang sent his cronies to lead troops to excavate around the old house of the Wang family in Tongwen Lane.
Unexpectedly, he dug up 10 bronzes hidden by Wang Kui. Afterwards, Duanfang retrieved 10 bronze wares and all the antiquities previously purchased by the Wang family. Seeing this, Wang’s wife died on the spot, and her son died mysteriously soon after.
Unexpectedly, he dug up 10 bronzes hidden by Wang Kui. Afterwards, Duanfang retrieved 10 bronze wares and all the antiquities previously purchased by the Wang family. Seeing this, Wang’s wife died on the spot, and her son died mysteriously soon after.
Unexpectedly, he dug up 10 bronzes hidden by Wang Kui. Afterwards, Duanfang retrieved 10 bronze wares and all the antiquities previously purchased by the Wang family. Seeing this, Wang’s wife died on the spot, and her son died mysteriously soon after.
Unexpectedly, he dug up 10 bronzes hidden by Wang Kui. Afterwards, Duanfang retrieved 10 bronze wares and all the antiquities previously purchased by the Wang family. Seeing this, Wang’s wife died on the spot, and her son died mysteriously soon after.
