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These are two old gentlemen, around 60 years old, who are the top authorities in the field of calligraphy, painting and antiques in China.

Sitting on the left is a tall, thin man in a purple cotton robe, with a clear face, and a pair of eyes that are always half-squinted.

This old man is Weng Yanling, the chief shopkeeper of Meizhuzhai in Beijing, known as the first expert in calligraphy, painting and antiques in China.

Beijing Meizhuzhai is similar to the glaze factory of the Qing Dynasty, which not only integrates the domestic calligraphy, painting and antique business, but also covers many other fields, such as the four treasures of the study, seal carving and so on.

Meizhuzhai has branches in various places, and the two largest are naturally Beijing and Nanjing.

In Suzhou, there are also several branches of Meizhuzhai, and most of the pen, ink and paper used daily are purchased from these stores, of course, he does not know the chief shopkeeper of Meizhuzhai.

Sitting on the right was a short and fat man, dressed in a crimson cocoon silk robe, as if he was deliberately going to oppose Weng Yanling, he was the opposite of him everywhere, a rich businessman's face, his eyes were a little cloudy, he stayed up too much and never woke up.

But in Shilin, everyone's reverence when they heard his name was no less than that of Weng Yanling, this old name was Sun Guangshao, and he was the chief head of Nanjing Jin Bao Zhai.

Jin Bao Zhai and Mei Zhu Zhai business is basically the same, but there is no Mei Zhu Zhai to cover a wide range, such as the four treasures of the study of the business to do less, mainly to operate calligraphy, painting and antique trading, in this area of professionalism is no less than Mei Zhu Zhai. In the south of the Yangtze River, Jin Bao Zhai is deeply rooted, and its actual name is bigger than that of Meizhu Zhai.

These two people were also invited to be referees for the comparison with Tang Bohu, and they were the chief referees, they represented the aspect of folk celebrities, and Zhou Dingcheng represented the more formal officials.

In fact, it is also the case, Zhou Dingcheng is an expert in the appraisal of calligraphy and painting in the palace, even if Meizhuzhai and Jin Baozhai are sometimes inaccurate, they will ask Zhou Dingcheng to help identify, and vice versa.

After Zuo Ling heard that the two of them arrived in Suzhou, he immediately sent out an invitation, inviting them to come to the house, and after sitting down to serve tea, Zuo Ling also explained his intentions, and begged these two people to be biased in the judgment.

Zuo Ling and these two people have met many times in Nanjing, not Zuo Ling found them, but they found Zuo Ling first, because these two people are Zuo Ling's mother's former fanatical admirers, even today, that love is not only not the slightest decrease, even more intense, people are old, it is inevitable to miss their youth.

At the mention of Zuo Ling's mother, the two old men were immediately refreshed and their eyes lit up. It's a pity that the beauty has passed away, and there is infinite grief and emotion in her chest, and after seeing Zuo Ling, I can't help but project this emotion onto her again. Of course, this kind of emotion is different, they treat Zuo Ling with more fatherly generosity, and treat her as their own daughter.

At that time, they were still in the prime of life, and it was also the period when their career fame was at its peak, and they had a dream in their hearts, like many admirers of Zuo Ling's mother, that is, to marry the goddess home, and in the end, only Zuo Ling's father, Zuo Wenxiang, got his wish.

Since then, they were naturally jealous and hateful to Zuo Wenxiang, and later heard that Zuo Ling's mother was not happy after marriage, which deepened this hatred, and the Zuo family's business in Nanjing has always been surviving, which is caused by the sniping of Zuo Ling's mother at all times by many admirers.

As for the resistance in Beijing, it was completely completed by Weng Yanling alone, and the Zuo family failed to open even a branch in Beijing.

When facing Zuo Ling, the two of them felt a little guilty, so they tried to do everything they could to remediate it, and they did everything that the elders could. Verbal care is secondary, they say they can help her financially, as long as she is willing to speak, anything can be discussed. If it weren't for Zuo Ling's preemptive announcement of a rule that he would never be a goddaughter to anyone, these two would be afraid that they would have to fight for a goddaughter, of course, in this case, it might not be just the two of them who joined this battle.

The Zuo family readily agreed to assign the industries in the Jiangnan area to Zuo Ling and let her stand on her own, and they were also optimistic that Zuo Ling could get the support of her mother's fanatical fans back then.

However, Zuo Ling's coquettish idiocy raised a difficult question that could not be answered.

"Ling'er, you can't kill us, you can change your request, anything will be done, as long as it's not this. After Weng Yanling heard Zuo Ling's request, a look of extreme pain appeared on his face.

"Ling'er, you just change your requirements, ask for silver, open the door, ask for any support, as long as you say it, we two old men will do it if we fight hard, don't say a word, but let us smash the signboard ourselves, this thing can't be done." Sun Guangshao also felt that this request was equivalent to killing him.

Zuo Ling said coquettishly: "Hmph, this is my first request, so I ate the closed door, you are embarrassed to say that you will respond to your request, and you will never shirk, this is what you two elders said yourself, right?"

Weng Yanling and Sun Guangshao were a little dumbfounded, indeed, when the two of them met with Zuo Ling a few days ago, they did say that Zuo Ling could raise any difficulties, as long as they could do it, they would respond to their requests and never shirk.

But it's not that they can't do this, but they really can't do it, which will not only ruin the reputation that the two of them have accumulated over a lifetime, but also the golden sign created by their ancestors for generations.

Weng Yanling held back for a long time, and said with great difficulty: "Ling'er, let me tell you the truth, this kid you said is not well-known, how can he be on a par with Tang Bohu? If it is another person, not Tang Bohu, or any one of the talented people in Suzhou, we will admit it as soon as we close our eyes." However, this is Tang Bohu. ”

Zuo Ling was unhappy, and his eyes slanted: "What's wrong with Tang Bohu, Tang Bohu is a god, will he never lose?"

"You're really right, Tang Bohu is a god in Jiangnan Wenlin, you don't know, we don't blame you. But we can't afford to be disobedient. Sun Guangshao explained.

Jin Bao Zhai and Mei Zhu Zhai these two calligraphy and painting antique business, but also ancestors started with a small store, with reputation, they will never sell fake paintings and calligraphy as genuine, nor will they get some fake antiques to deceive customers, let alone inflated prices on the goods, as long as they set the price after the appraisal of a painting and calligraphy, that is the actual value of the painting and calligraphy, can be recognized at home, they can do this, there is no other secret, all because of the reputation of the century-old store, and the two of them have never made a mistake for many years。

It is said that the successive generations of the Weng family have practiced the eyesight that can see through fake antiques and fake paintings and calligraphy at a glance, called Baoguang Eye, and many people also prove that the successive generations of the Weng family are full of spirit in their eyes, but this is just a rumor, and it is difficult to say how credible it is, but fake antiques, fake paintings and calligraphy can never escape Weng Yanling's eyes, and no one in the circle doubts this. However, he is not the only one who can do this, Sun Guangshao's achievements in this regard are not inferior to him, and there are also royal appraisers like Zhou Dingcheng who specialize in serving the royal family, so Baoguang is cloudy, and not too many people pay attention to it.

"Ling'er, even if my old man pleads with you, anything else will be fine except for this matter. Weng Yanling said in embarrassment, after all, the big words were said by himself, and now he wants to take it back is equivalent to slapping himself in the face.

"Okay, you two elders can just pick a star in the sky for me. Zuo Ling blinked, and he was as good as a stream.

Weng and Sun almost slipped out of their chairs, is this still a requirement? This kind of talk can only be a metaphor, and no one can really do it.

"Ling'er, we have all said that we have to do what we can do. Sun Guangshao smiled bitterly.

"Hmph, you can't do what you can, you have to change it. If you say that you can't do it, you have a reason for saying it. Okay, I don't have any other requirements, two please, my temple can't fit a big Bodhisattva. Zuo Ling immediately turned his face, got up and began to chase away customers.

"Don't, don't, Ling'er, let's directly judge that the kid you said won't we don't do, but it's impossible to do it, and the referee is not just the two of us, everyone has to discuss, and we can't talk nonsense." Weng Yanling hurriedly waved his hand, indicating that he was soft.

Zuo Ling's face was covered with frost, but she was smiling secretly in her heart, she had many tricks to deal with these elders who doted on her, and her moves were fatal. As long as they put on an attitude of "I'm angry, I won't pay attention to you anymore", these elders will have to give in.

"I know, there is also a Zhongshu Lord Zhou of the imperial court, you don't have to worry about him, Lord Zhou is also on our side. "Zuo Ling's chest is full of bamboo.

Zuo Ling has already inquired about the members of the referee team and understood, the main referee is Zhou Dingcheng and the two in front of him, as long as the three of them judge together and win, and win, even if others are not convinced, it is useless, after all, this thing is a work of art, not a handicraft, you can use a ruler to measure whether it is qualified, whether it is excellent, etc., there is no scale at all, look at the eye, know the heart, the value of this artwork will naturally come out.

This is just like some people like Yan Ti, some people like Chu Ti, and some people like Su Ti, if you really want to compare the shortcomings of each parent, there are too many statements, and the differences are too big, and there is no consensus. Even if there is a quarrel and a fight, there is still no unified result.

For example, Yan body is recognized by the world, most people in later generations practice Yan body, even if you practice the two kings, Yan body this hurdle must still be passed, but the Northern Song Dynasty calligraphy everyone Mi Fu is particularly disgusted with Yan body, called Yan Zhenqing's regular script "ugly" can not bear to see, of course, Mi Fu dares to say, if others say, must be drowned by the world's mouth.

Yan Ti has people who dare to be so disdainful, and there is no standard answer for other calligraphy and painting artworks, if there is no controversial work, I am afraid that only Wang Xizhi's Lan Tingxu is the swan song.

Zuo Ling came up with this trick to force the palace in a hurry, anyway, the two referees took the initiative to come to the door, they said that they wanted to take care of her wholeheartedly, help her, and were willing to do anything for her, but they were afraid that she would not accept it.

"Lord Zhou is on your side?" Weng Yanling is mainly in Beijing, so he is not particularly clear about the affairs of Jiangnan.

Sun Guangshao had heard some things about the situation, and he also knew that Zhou Dingcheng's relationship with the situation was not ordinary, the two seemed to be brothers, but they didn't really worship the son, and no one could tell the true relationship between the two in various rumors. But since Zhou Dingcheng doesn't live at his own house, he lives at home every day, and the relationship between the two goes without saying.

"Well, Brother Zhou does have a close relationship with this little friend. Sun Guangshao nodded.

"So, it's not that you really want to do anything so difficult, it's just to work with Master Zhou to do this little thing well. Zuo Ling said very easily, as if this matter could be solved with just a casual sentence.

In fact, this thing seems to be a sentence, but this sentence is a thousand pounds, once Weng and Sun say it against their will, it is equivalent to smashing the ruined reputation and smashing the brand of their century-old store.

Indeed, they would rather die than do this kind of thing.