Tang Xin took advantage of Mr. Qiu's stunned moment, and continued to reveal the truth: "Mr. Qiu, these so-called ancient paintings of Song Huizong are actually the handwriting of your great-grandfather Mr. Qiu Zetang, right? Mr. Qiu Zetang is a former Qing Ju person, and he is also a master of Chinese painting, especially good at imitating Song Huizong's landscape figure paintings, and the thin gold body he writes is exactly the same as the original work of Song Huizong. Therefore, he imitated many landscape figure paintings of Song Huizong, and made a fortune as a result. Those ancient paintings in your house are actually imitations left by your great-grandfather, aren't they?"

When Mr. Qiu saw that Tang Xin not only told the name and identity of his great-grandfather, but also knew that his family had several other fake paintings of Song Huizong, he was surprised, he didn't dare to argue anymore, and muttered: "Since you have already investigated clearly, why did you bring me here? Do you want to mock and ridicule me?"

Huang Jianxiang hurriedly said: "Mr. Qiu, you misunderstood. We didn't know it was a fake until we saw your paintings, and we never investigated your family history and the origin of your paintings, but I really wanted to buy a painting by Song Huizong. ”

Mr. Qiu glanced at Tang Xin and asked suspiciously, "Since you haven't investigated, how do you know so clearly about my great-grandfather's situation, and how do you know how many such paintings I have at home?"

The outspoken Chen Yunhan replied first: "Mr. Qiu, that's because Tang Xin has special skills, and you can know its origin and inheritance history through your paintings, so you don't have to work hard to investigate." ”

Mr. Qiu looked at Tang Xin in disbelief, didn't say anything more, rolled up the painting and prepared to leave.

Huang Jianxiang said: "Mr. Qiu, do you still want to sell this painting? If you want to sell it, I can buy it, and it will save you a trip to waste." ”

Mr. Qiu looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Since you know that it is a fake, what else do you buy?"

Huang Jianxiang said with a smile: "Mr. Tang said just now, your great-ancestor is a master of Chinese painting, and he already has high artistic attainments. Although this imitation is a fake, it also has a certain ornamental and collectible value, and I would still like to buy it if the price is reasonable. ”

Mr. Qiu was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Really? Thank you so much." ”

Huang Jianxiang asked, "How much does Mr. Qiu want to sell this painting?"

Mr. Qiu hesitated, stretched out a palm and said, "500,000 yuan, how about it?"

Huang Jianxiang said very happily: "Okay, this price is very fair, I will transfer it to you now." ”

After Mr. Qiu left happily, Huang Jianxiang said sincerely: "Mr. Tang, thank you so much. If it weren't for your checks, I would have bought this "Danlou Listening to the Rain" as if it were true, and the loss would have been great. ”

Huang Jianli smiled proudly: "Brother, if I brought Mr. Tang here, it is likely that I will recover tens of millions of yuan in losses for you, and you have to thank me! In addition, the two bottles of Moutai wine and a big meal you promised can't miss the appointment!"

"Of course. Tomorrow I will invite you to have a drink with Mr. Tang and Miss Chen, and I will also invite some big names in the painting and calligraphy world to gather together and introduce Mr. Tang's magical skills to them, and I am sure they will all be very happy. ”

A few people chatted for a while, and soon it was half past ten, and a second collector of paintings also came.

The collector, surnamed Zou Yonghui and surnamed Zou Yonghui, brought a painting by Song Huizong called "Crane in the Clear Sky".

The size of this painting is similar to that of Mr. Qiu's, and the content and title are also very appropriate: the vast sky, the white clouds, the fields with strong autumn mood, and the babbling river like a jade belt. Between the sky and the field, a white crane soars through the clouds, as if its high-pitched and agitated chirping can be heard......

Looking at the seal and inscription, I can't see any flaws.

However, the poem inscribed on the painting is a transcription of Liu Yuxi's original work of "Autumn Words": "Since ancient times, autumn has been sad and lonely, and I say that autumn is better than spring." As soon as the cranes line the clouds in the clear sky, it will lead poetry to the blue sky. ”

The font of this transcribed poem is also a typical Song Huizong characteristic "thin gold body", and there is also a painting of "one person in the world" in the lower left corner.

When he saw the poem "Autumn Ci", Huang Jianxiang shook his head and said to Zou Yonghui with a little disappointment: "Mr. Zou, this painting is probably a fake! As far as I know, if there is an inscription poem on Song Huizong's painting, it is either Song Huizong's own inscription, or the poem inscribed by the favored minister Cai Jing, and there has never been a case of copying the poems of the ancients. But this painting is a copy of Liu Yuxi's poem on it, which is contrary to the norm!"

Zou Yonghui said a little confused: "Chairman Huang, I have appraised this painting to several experts, and they have also raised this question like you. However, this painting is clearly handed down by my ancestors. Before my grandfather died, he once told my father: This painting was given to our ancestor Yuan Qinggong by Emperor Xianfeng, and it is the authentic work of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. I thought, since it's a gift from the emperor, it can't be a fake!"

Huang Jianxiang turned his head to look at Tang Xin and asked, "Mr. Tang, what do you think?"

Tang Xin smiled and said, "This painting is half-true, but it is indeed a rare treasure." ”

Huang Jianxiang asked suspiciously: "What do you mean by half-truth?"

The meaning of half-truth and half-truth is: this painting is not painted by Song Huizong, but the inscription, inscription, and seal on it are the authentic works of Song Huizong. ”

Zou Yonghui asked in surprise: "Mr. Tang, what do you mean by this?

"It's very simple: this painting of "Crane in the Clear Sky" was painted by a royal painter of Song Huizong. This painter's name is Mao Xiaotong, and he is the best at imitating Song Huizong's paintings, and he is also very good at patting sycophants. He knew that Song Huizong admired Liu Yuxi's poems very much, and especially liked the artistic conception depicted in the poem "Autumn Ci".

So, on an autumn day, Mao Xiaotong used the scene depicted in "Autumn Words" as the background to create this painting "Crane and Clear Sky". When Song Huizong saw it, he really liked it very much, so he decided to keep the painting for himself. According to the custom, for a painting of this size, Song Huizong should have inscribed a poem on it. However, he pondered for a long time, but felt that it was completely impossible to make another poem comparable to that of "Autumn Words". So, he simply copied the original poem on it, and used his own seal and inscription to turn Mao Xiaotong's painting into an 'imperial' painting. ”

Huang Jianxiang suddenly realized: "Mr. Tang, as soon as you say this, I remember: Song Huizong has a very famous painting called "Listening to the Qin". At that time, there was a great deal of controversy in the industry around the authenticity of the painting. Some experts said: There is an inscription poem by Cai Jing on this painting, and the inscription is on the upper left side of the painting, which suppresses the inscription of Song Huizong, which is a great disrespectful act and cannot happen. Therefore, they concluded that the painting was a fake.

However, some other experts believe that the thin gold imperial pen inscription on this painting, as well as the seal and the painting of 'one person under heaven', are indeed those of Song Huizong, and there is no trace of forgery at all. Therefore, the painting is definitely real. The two sides have been arguing for a long time over this. Later, some experts in Song history proposed that Song Huizong had many imperial court painters, and some of them were very good at imitating Song Huizong's painting methods. Therefore, "Listening to the Qin" should have been painted by a royal painter, but it was taken by Song Huizong as his own. In this way, Mr. Zou's "Crane in the Clear Sky" may also be the case. ”