Shi Xiaolin hurriedly asked, "Hanhan, what can you do?"

"I know an expert in Ming history named Xia Guoqing, who once wrote a monograph about the four geniuses of Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty, which contains a lot of anecdotes about the four geniuses. In order to write this book, he collected a lot of materials, including the letters of these four talents, diaries, contacts with friends, and records of wild history. I estimate that if Wen Zhengming had a story of drunken poems and paintings, Mr. Xia would know it. ”

Shi Xiaolin was anxious to confirm the authenticity of this painting, and hurriedly urged: "Then you can call Teacher Xia and ask him for advice." ”

Chen Yunhan nodded, picked up his mobile phone and dialed Xia Guoqing's number.

After the phone was connected, Chen Yunhan first greeted the other party, and then asked: "Teacher Xia, I would like to ask a question: Wen Zhengming, one of the four geniuses of Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty, did he paint inscription poems in a drunken state?"

Xia Guoqing replied happily: "Yes! According to the records I have seen from some sources, Wen Zhengming is a strict and cautious person, and only likes elegant things like flowing water, and is not interested in the wind and snow at all. As a result, he rarely got drunk throughout his life. However, once he was drunk, he would definitely write poems and paint. ”

Chen Yunhan hurriedly asked: "Then what is the difference between the poems and paintings he made when he was drunk and the poems and paintings he made when he was sober?"

"I have seen some records that Wen Zhengming wrote poems and paintings after he was drunk in his later years, and when he inscribed the title, he would subconsciously title the title 'Wenbi' instead of 'Wen Zhengming'. At the same time, when he is drunk, his small block font will also change greatly, which is completely different from his usual neat and steady style, but a little wild and elegant. It is said that because of these two small differences, some of the poems and paintings he mentioned when he was drunk in his later years are often mistaken for fakes by experts and scholars!"

In order to let Shi Xiaolin, Huang Jianli and others hear Mr. Xia's words, Chen Yunhan turned on the speakerphone button of the mobile phone and let them all hear Mr. Xia's reply.

Shi Xiaolin couldn't hide the excitement in her heart, and whispered to Chen Yunhan: "You ask Teacher Xia for advice: why is there such a big difference between the font written by Wen Zhengming when he was drunk and the font when he was sober?"

Chen Yunhan nodded and asked: "Teacher Xia, I also want to ask for advice: a person's font is cultivated by years of practice, it is difficult to change, whether the average person is drunk or sober, the font will not be too different, but why is the small block character of Wen Zhengming, in a state of drunkenness and soberness, the difference is so big?"

Xia Guoqing thought for a while and replied: "This may be analyzed from Wen Zhengming's personality characteristics and life experiences. According to historical records, Wen Zhengming has been stumbling all his life, and he couldn't speak when he was 7 years old, and he is a typical scumbag among the four talents. Nine township examinations failed, and the highest education is Xiucai. At that time, the township examination was held every 3 years, which meant that Wen Zhengming had taken the examination for nearly 30 years.

Moreover, Wen Zhengming wrote poorly before taking the township test, and was disqualified from participating in the township test for this reason. Since then, he has been practicing calligraphy diligently, repeatedly copying the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and other calligraphy masters, and finally became a calligrapher who is good at all fonts, especially Xiaokai, which has the highest attainment.

However, because he had achieved calligraphy by copying other people's works for many years, his font did not fully form his own unique style. Take his small block font as an example, it is only known for its neatness and roundness, but 'neat and rounded' is not a unique style.

In this way, once he reaches a drunken state, his small block characters will reveal some styles that he has copied from others all his life, and lose the characteristics of 'neat and rounded'. Of course, this is just some of my personal analysis and is not guaranteed to be completely correct. ”

Speaking of this, Xia Guoqing paused and asked, "Xiao Chen, did you see such a work when you asked Wen Zhengming about his drunken state of poetry and painting so carefully?"

Chen Yunhan replied, "That's right. A friend of mine has a painting called "Colorful Moon Flowing West", which has the name of "Wenbi" on it, and there is also a small poem by himself. However, several experts agree that this is a fake, so I would like to ask you about it. ”

"Oh, is the name of that painting called 'The Colorful Moon Flows West.' What is the content of that little poem on it? Can you read it to me?"

"The poem goes like this: 'The wind and dew on the wind, wake up at night, and the colorful moon flows westward with smoke from thousands of trees. The human language gradually began to speak lonely, where does Yulang support Chanjuan?'"

Xia Guoqing said "ah" and said in a very urgent tone: "Xiao Chen, please take a picture of this painting with your mobile phone and send it to me through WeChat, I will enjoy it." ”

Chen Yunhan filmed "Colorful Moon Flowing West" according to his words and transmitted it to Xia Guoqing through WeChat.

A few minutes later, Xia Guoqing called back and said in an extremely excited and excited tone: "Xiao Chen, this painting of your friend is a rare treasure! It is not only a genuine painting by Wen Zhengming, but also of great literary and historical value. Do you know who this painting is for?"

Chen Yunhan replied: "Judging from the words of Wen Zhengming's self-title that explain the reason for creation, there is a sentence at the end, 'I also have Ziwei', so I guess that this painting was made by him to miss a friend named 'Ziwei'." ”

"Yes, then do you know who this 'Ziwei' is?"

Chen Yunhan was a little ashamed and said: "Teacher, although I am the host of the "Baojian" column, my knowledge of literature and history is actually limited, so I don't know which ancient person 'Ziwei' is. ”

Xia Guoqing "coughed" and said in a slightly reproachful tone: "Xiao Chen, this shouldn't be!" 'Ziwei' is Tang Bohu, the head of the four talented men in Jiangnan in the famous Ming Dynasty. His real name is Tang Yin, the word Bohu, the word 'Ziwei', and the number 'Liuru Jushi'. Like this kind of common sense of literature and history, you, as the host of the treasure appreciation column, should master it!"

Chen Yunhan didn't care about Xia Guoqing's kind criticism, and asked in surprise: "So, this "Colorful Moon Flowing West" was made to cherish the memory of Tang Bohu? If this is the case, then the value of this painting should be doubled." ”

"That's right, the painting is of great literary and historical value. Why? Because in Wen Zhengming's poetry collection, there is a poem called "Huai Ziwei". We all know that this poem was written in memory of Tang Bohu, but we don't know why Wen Zhengming wrote this poem, nor do we know under what circumstances he wrote it.

But now, with this painting called "Colorful Moon Flowing West", we know: Wen Zhengming was living in a hotel called "Yingfeng Pavilion", because he saw the moon white and the wind was clear, the peaks were beautiful, and he heard the guests playing the flute, which triggered a reverie, and remembered his friend Tang Bohu, so he took advantage of the wine to create a painting, and inscribed this small poem on the painting. In this sense, this painting does have great literary and historical value, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a 'rare treasure'. ”