"Oh, this name wasn't given to my family, it was my grandfather's old boss! I don't remember who it was, it's been too old. Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile: "My father is a farmer who graduated from junior high school, and my mother graduated from high school. ”

"I see, it seems that the person who named you has high expectations for you, but he would never have imagined that you would have become a talent at such a young age, and he would be surprised if he met him again. ”

"Who knows, that person didn't appear when my grandfather died, I don't know if I forgot this old subordinate, but it's normal, my grandfather was a soldier, and that was said to be a big official during the war against the United States. Zhang Tianyuan shook his head and said.

"Oh, don't care who gets the name, since the nickname of Tianyuan Jade Emperor has been set, let's hurry up and prepare the base, and then get the nickname up. Nie Zhen said urgently.

"I've actually made the base a long time ago, but I'm just thinking about what to engrave, so I didn't splice it together. Zhang Tianyuan went upstairs with a smile and took down a base, which was a complete piece of jade the color of the ocean.

"The quality of this piece of jade is not superior, but it is expensive to match, making zuò into a base, just like the sea, seven jade dragons turn over the river and the sea, it is also a wonder. Kurban looked at the base that had been made, and sighed: "Xiao Zhang, I think you will simply concentrate on studying jade carving in the future, with your level, it will be very easy to become a jade carving master." ”

"We'll talk about that later. "Zhang Tianyuan has no interest in becoming a jade carving master, and in the final analysis, he is still cheating, but if he builds his own business empire, it will be different. This is his own real industry, and the jade carving master is also popular in China. In the world, it may not necessarily be recognized. But if you can be a person who completely pushes jade to the world trend and surpasses diamonds, it is much more powerful than a jade carving master.

He looked at Nie Zhen and asked, "Whose calligraphy does Old Man Nie like?"

"Yan Zhenqing!" Nie Zhen replied.

"Oh, it's really Old Man Nie. Yan Zhenqing, the word Qingchen, is a native of Jingzhao Wannian, that is, today's Xifeng people in Shaanzhou. The fifth ancestor was Yan Zhitui of the Northern Qi Dynasty, a famous writer and educator. Yan Zhenqing was a scholar and his younger brother in the Kaiyuan period, and successively served as the supervisor of the imperial history and the history of the palace servants. Later, he contributed to the pacification of the Anshi Rebellion. The official worships the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu, the prince and the prince, and is named the Duke of Lu, so he is called the Duke of Yan Lu. Yan Zhenqing is a loyal martyr all his life, with a very high character, and he is deeply admired by the people of the time and future generations. Old Man Nie's personality is quite similar to Yan Zhenqing, no wonder he likes his calligraphy. Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile.

"You also know Yan Zhenqing?"

"This is not nonsense, how many people who know calligraphy don't know Yan Zhenqing? But others like Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy, and I admire Yan Zhenqing's personality more!" Zhang Tianyuan said.

"Oops. You are too similar to my old man, the old man likes Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy, in fact, the reason is also because of Yan Zhenqing's personality, he once told me a story. It was said that Lee Hee-yeol rebelled. Yan Zhenqing went to persuade him to surrender. Li Xilie heard that Yan Zhenqing was coming and wanted to give him a dismissal. At the time of the meeting, more than 1,000 of his subordinates and adopted sons gathered inside and outside the hall. Yan Zhenqing had just begun to persuade Li Xilie to stop the rebellion. Those generals and adopted sons rushed up, each holding a bright sharp knife in their hands. Surrounding Yan Zhenqing is another abuse and a threat. But Yan Zhenqing's face did not change. Sneering at them.

Lee Hee-yeol then ordered the people to stand back. Then, he sent Yan Zhenqing to the post house, trying to slowly soften him. The leaders of the rebellious towns all sent envoys to contact Li Xilie and persuade Li Xilie to become emperor. Li Xilie held a feast to entertain them, and Yan Zhenqing was also invited to participate.

When the envoys sent by the rebel town saw Yan Zhenqing coming, they all congratulated Li Xilie and said: "I have long heard that Taishi Yan is highly respected, and now the marshal is about to ascend the throne and become the emperor.

Yan Zhenqing raised his eyebrows and scolded the rebel envoy: "What prime minister is not a prime minister! I am almost eighty years old, and I am not afraid to kill or chop, will I be tempted by you and afraid of your threat?"

Li Xilie had no choice but to lock up Yan Zhenqing and send soldiers to monitor him. The soldiers dug a one-foot square pit in the courtyard and threatened to bury Yan Zhenqing alive in the pit. The next day, Li Xilie came to see him, and Yan Zhenqing said to Li Xilie: "My life and death have already been decided, why play these tricks." Wouldn't it be painful for you to slash me with a sword?'

A year later, Li Xilie proclaimed himself Emperor of Chu and sent his generals to force Yan Zhenqing to surrender. In the courtyard where Yan Zhenqing was imprisoned, the soldiers piled up firewood, poured enough oil, and threatened Yan Zhenqing: "If you don't surrender, you will be burned in the fire!"

Yan Zhenqing didn't say a word, he jumped into the fire, and the rebel generals stopped him and reported to Li Xilie.

On August 23, 785, Li Xilie tried his best, but in the end, he could not make Yan Zhenqing submit, so he sent someone to hang him at the age of 77. ”

"I have also heard this story, this man was loyal and brave all his life, and he was both civil and military, and swept Yan Zhao and repeatedly performed miraculous feats! He was upright, mighty, and virtuous, just like his words! He stuck to the plain and led the army to break through An Lushan! These things were all beautiful talks at that time! It's a pity that later generations only know Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy, but they don't know that this person is actually more admirable than calligraphy!" Zhang Tianyuan said with emotion.

After speaking, Zhang Tianyuan first picked up a pen and wrote eight words on the paper: "Both civil and military, just and mighty!"

These eight words are talking about Yan Zhenqing, but in fact, they are also talking about Old Man Nie, Zhang Tianyuan knows that Old Man Nie has basically spent his whole life in the military, and he is really both civil and military, just and mighty, which is admirable.

These eight characters are written in block letters, and at the back, "Tianyuan Jade Emperor" and the time of carving of these characters are written in cursive.

Just looking at this calligraphy, Kurban couldn't help but applaud: "Xiao Zhang, I thought that your jade carving skills are outstanding, which is already rare, but I never thought that your calligraphy could write the essence of Yan Gong, it is really rare, rare!"

"Is this very well written?" Nie Zhen was a little confused, he didn't know much about calligraphy.

"It's not just good. Even if it is the reincarnation of Yan Gong, I am afraid that it is this level! Mi Fu said at the beginning, "quite Zhenqing is like Xiang Yu hanging armor." Fan is bursting out, and the hard crossbow is about to be tense. The iron will stand, and there is an inviolable color. As Fan Wenxiang said: "Ou, Yu, Chu, and Xue in the early Tang Dynasty were only the heirs of the Erwang calligraphy, and Yan Zhenqing of the Tang Dynasty was the creator of the new calligraphy of the Tang Dynasty." Xiao Zhang's calligraphy is to put all of Yan Gong's otherworldly skills on paper!" But after all, jade carving also involves some calligraphy, so he still knows these more famous calligraphers very well.

"Master Kurban, you praise me so much, I don't even know how to deal with myself. No matter how well this imitation is, after all, it is just imitation, and there is nothing of its own! Just like you said, the four calligraphers of the early Tang Dynasty are no match for Yan Gong after all!" Zhang Tianyuan said with emotion.

"No, no, no, no, times are different. In my opinion, today's calligraphy is missing too much, rather than creating its own zào. It's better to let the classics of the ancients come to the world again, whether it's the two kings or Yan Gong. How many calligraphers dare to say that they can reach their Cheng dù?" said Kurban, shaking his head.

Zhang Tianyuan smiled, and it was not easy to refute it anymore. In fact, as Kurban said, the level of calligraphy today. It's really too far worse than in the past, the so-called calligraphy everyone, is absolutely unable to compare with these ancients, if you can really restore the calligraphy of the ancients, so that modern people can appreciate that kind of beauty, in fact, it is also a good thing.

He put down his pen, then took the carving tool and began to carve his writing on the base.

He used to write, the pen is flying, and now carving, it is actually a snake walking dragon, it is simply free, eight regular scripts, plus the signature and time, the time he took was only twenty minutes.

After washing the base with clean water, the relief calligraphy against the blue background looks really eye-catching.

"Xiao Zhang, I'm going to take back what I said before, this carving, plus your calligraphy, sells for fifteen million, that's absolutely no problem, as long as it's a person who knows the goods, he's definitely willing to pay a high price, such as me!"

"This is not good, Master Kurban, this is a birthday gift prepared by Brother Zhang for my old man, I can't give it to you. Nie Zhen hurriedly protected the jade carving and said.

"Don't worry, I won't rob you, I will scare you. Kurban smiled: "Old man Nie is worthy of such a thing, I'm a bad old man, it's too ostentatious to use such ornaments." ”

Hearing this, Nie Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

After the base and the colorful jade dragon were spliced, Kurban packed it in a box specially designed for the jade objects, which could avoid being broken due to collisions.

"Master Kurban, we are going to leave for Beijing tomorrow, I really have to thank you for this time, if it weren't for your help and care, we wouldn't have gained so much here. Nie Zhen poured jade there, and Zhang Tianyuan stretched out his hand and hugged Kurban and said.

If you really want to thank me, a bad old man, then when I celebrate my seventieth birthday, make me a jade ornament, I will provide the materials, and I will ask you to carve it yourself, how about it?" said Kurban with a smile.

"What kind of thing is this, it's on the juniors, but when is your seventieth birthday, Master Kurban?"

"It's early, there's no hurry. Kurban laughed.

"Okay, you let me know when the time comes, and I'll be on call. Zhang Tianyuan said.

"Why don't you go back to the mountains and have a look, the mine is very prosperous now." Kurban asked with a smile.

"Forget it, this comes and goes and has to be delayed for a few days, I'll go see a few friends, I won't toss today, otherwise I will be tired and half dead tomorrow." Zhang Tianyuan hurriedly shook his head and said.

Although it is said that entering the mountain is also a good life experience, but entering the mountain once is a sin, Zhang Tianyuan is really a little afraid, these days, he has suffered a lot of sin on his feet and hands, if it is not for the earthly qi that can be repaired at any time, he is now estimated to be covered with the kind of worn blisters and scars.

"Okay, you can go and say goodbye to your friends today, I won't bother. Kurban finished speaking and went out.

After Nie Zhen put the jade carving away, he also said that he would go out to meet a few friends, and by the way.

Zhang Tianyuan knew that he should go to greet some powerful people in the local area, after all, it was difficult to guarantee that something would not happen here, and it would be good if someone took care of it. (To be continued......)