In front of each of the more than 30 looms, there are two weavers and a master master. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Jiang Li temporarily filled Jiang Gan's position and stood next to the loom, together with dozens of craftsmen, quietly waiting for the items and rules of the competition under the orders of the Jinayayuan.

The officials of the Nishiki-in Temple gathered in a corner of the workshop to discuss.

An old green-clothed round-collar official spoke: "It is rare that dozens of brocade-making techniques that have been handed down in this dynasty today have been gathered in the Jinaya Academy, and everyone has seen the hundreds of brocades handed over one by one. ”

The people in various official uniforms nodded one after another, and the official uniforms were divided into official ranks, and everyone couldn't help but look at Qin Yuanhua in a scarlet robe.

Receiving Qin Yuanhua's eyes, the green-clothed round collar continued: "The brocade from the border is simple and magnificent, the brocade from Shu is complex and fine, and the brocade from the south of the Yangtze River brings together the strengths of the north and the south in terms of patterns and brocade-making skills, and all kinds of brocade techniques. It is rumored that only Nan Chen's brocade is the most luxurious, and the piece is made of brocade such as gold silk feathers, and the brocade woven is light and elegant. ”

"I believe everyone still has an impression of the brocade with the picture of the Buddha's teachings," the old green-clothed official's eyes lit up, "although the tapestry technique of that picture is not very skillful, and the handling of picking flowers and retreating is a little dull and stiff." But its makeup techniques are from Nan Chen. What's even more remarkable is that this makeup craft is now settled in Beijing – the picture of the Buddha's teachings is from one of our local workshops in the capital. ”

"So, out of the protection of this Nanchen technique, I propose that everyone should pay special attention to this workshop today. If this workshop is ranked in the top three and successfully canonized by the royal family, then this brocade skill that originally belongs to Nanchen will be the same as other brocade making skills in our dynasty, and can be requisitioned by the imperial court openly and popularly. ”

The words of the old official were undoubtedly regarded as greeting them and asking them to cheat together. Some of the people in the group hesitated.

Qin Yuanhua said in a casual tone: "Lord Cui's heart is also for the benefit of our Great Song Dynasty brocade-making skills inheritance. I am in favor of this proposal. ”

Here Qin Yuanhua has the highest official rank, and he opened his mouth like this, and the rest of the officials of the Jinya Academy only silently agreed.

Next, according to the rules prepared in advance, the Brocade Temple took out a few calligraphy and painting works, displayed them on the spot, and asked the craftsmen who entered the workshop to choose one at random as a sample of the base map of the brocade.

Alternative drawings were presented to dozens of weavers. Someone picked the calligraphy, and chose the word "longevity and double happiness" in bluegrass calligraphy; Some people chose flowers, birds, insects, and fish. There is a simple landscape painting with light ink and light rhyme, and no workshop is willing to choose.

These patterns were passed into Jiang Li's hands, and she started to think about them: the bluegrass handwriting in the handwriting of the former Qin Xiang had been seen before, and the paintings of these flowers, birds, insects and fish were obviously from Qin Yuanhua's handwriting. Putting aside his bad impression of Qin Yuanhua, Jiang Li also had to admit that each of these calligraphy and paintings was a masterpiece.

But since it is a fine product, Qin Yuanhua is one of today's chief examiners, if Qin Yuanhua's calligraphy and painting are chosen as the base, he himself has the most say in which workshop to weave the brocade.

Jiang Li turned his heart to the side and decided to challenge the most difficult landscape painting.

In general, few people use landscape painting. Because the brocade is not as good as painting, the ink of a painting is thick and shallow, and the amount of ink used on the paper is different from the strength of the brush.

The same brocade of the same size and size, if it is a big deal to weave flowers, birds, insects and fish, it is a big deal to use dozens of different colors of silk.

But to weave the same landscape painting, the ink between the mountains and rivers is deep and shallow, and the various colors of silk silk used in the conversion of light and shade are countless, and the calligraphy of flowers, birds, insects, fish and happiness is good, as long as you have seen how much there will be a rough pattern in your heart, and there is a spectrum in your heart when you weave the brocade, and the brocade woven out will not deviate too much from the pattern.

If you want to weave a landscape painting according to the pattern, it is different, and when you make the bottom map on the loom, the complexity is even more than several times.

Jiang Li's memories of her previous life are still there, and when she was in college, she was obsessed with computer programming. But now that she has studied brocade weaving with Jiang Gan for a period of time, she understands that the skill of picking flowers and knotting the brocade (that is, knotting the rope on the loom in advance and arranging the pattern base map) is many times more difficult than computer programming.

But Jiang Li's purpose was not to win or lose the competition, she first carefully observed how the other craftsmen picked silk and brocade, and then returned to her loom and discussed with the two weavers she brought to start knotting the rope.

It is impossible to weave a pattern in a short time, and today I lay a sample of the base map, and I don't know how many days it will take to complete this tapestry.

The master in front of each loom only needs to arrange the patterns on the loom, and the rest of the brocade can be handed over to two weavers to complete.

Jiang Li took two weavers and began to knot ropes on the loom. Dressed in a black silk robe, she walked around the loom with a pair of slender hands under her narrow sleeves, holding her breath and working on the drawings.

The officials of the Jinaya Institute next to the loom came to see and walk, and a group of Dayan people stopped and stayed for a long time to observe carefully, and then a group of women wearing brocade clothes came to the bead hairpin, and there seemed to be some other big man who had come in a vague way.

Others knelt and bowed, Jiang Li focused on a pile of silk and cotton threads, comparing the silk threads with the landscape paintings placed in front of him, so busy that he forgot about himself, ignoring all the things around him.

I don't know how long time has passed, and the rough pattern is lined up on the loom, and Jiang Li feels pain in his arms.

Stopped. A fine layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, and a hand in front of her handed over a snow-white silk handkerchief, she didn't want to take it and wipe it and put it back.

When he saw that the people around him were dressed in white, Jiang Li was still a little stunned that he didn't know where he was.

With a stunned face, she looked at the silk handkerchief in Xiao Yu's hand, and then looked at the eyes of the brocade craftsmen on the left and right who looked at her a little strangely, as well as the group of people in the Jinyan Academy, their expressions were also clearly different. Jiang Li's face flushed, "What did I miss just now?" ”

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "The emperor and queen came just now, and the people here knelt together, but you didn't kneel or say anything, and you didn't even look at them!" ”

Jiang Li's head buzzed, and he thought about what happened just now, but he didn't have the slightest impression. couldn't help but be a little frightened, "Uh, what I did just now, is the consequence serious?" ”

Xiao Yu's eyes smiled even more, "When I see the emperor, I dare not bow down, and even Xiao has to admire Miss Jiang's arrogance!" ”

"As for the consequences," Xiao Yu blinked and smiled: "Miss Jiang is a blessing in disguise, the emperor appointed Mei to be included in the top three, and casually praised Miss Jiang as the most beautiful flower picker." ”

"Nonsense! The base map is not arranged, how can the emperor see whether the brocade is good or bad. Maybe I'm arrogant and rude for a while, but he also handpicked Mei Ji? Jiang Li said angrily.

"Because the landscape painting selected by Miss Jiang was painted by the emperor's imperial pen, Miss Jiang was able to pick the emperor's painting from those paintings, and the saint was also very happy." Xiao Yu said.

There was still a narrow smile on her lips: "Miss Jiang is young and beautiful, she can be praised and favored by the emperor, and she has a bright future, so the emperor will be happy for a while, and it is not necessary to make a decree to recruit Miss Jiang into the palace." ”

Jiang Li asked the two weavers who had been working with him on the same loom with his eyes, and they listened to Xiao Yu's words, and none of them objected.

One of them also said: "After the emperor left, I heard the adults of the Jinyayuan saying that the workshops of the top three were going to bring today's fabrics into the palace and so on. ”

"Really." Xiao Yu took out a jade plaque and shook it in front of Jiang Li's eyes, "This is the token for the top three to enter the palace, just two pieces, as the owner of Mei Ji, we can go together then." ”

Xiao Yu faced Qin Yuanhua and the others who were standing at the door of the workshop and were talking cordially with the envoy of Dayan, the Dayan people looked at the wolf Gu and looked over here, Xiao Yu's eyes were calm and resolute.

That group of Dayan people never entered Jiang Li's eyes, she only looked at Xiao Yu. Seeing his calm expression, and hearing him say that he was going to go together, Jiang Li's heart, which was still a little apprehensive, also settled down.

She took the jade plaque from Xiao Yu's hand, "Whoever is afraid of whom, go to go." ”