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After copying the picture, the painter asked the monks who were practicing on Tianlong Mountain about the origin of the mural, but most of the monks could not tell him. However, the painter did not give up, and kept asking people for advice, until one day when he asked an old monk who had been practicing for many years, he heard a relatively vague answer from his mouth. ”

At this time, Qian Lao smiled and said: "Xue Ji used to be an official in Jinyang, and was warmly entertained by the elders of Tianlongshan Temple, and then at the request of the elders, he happily painted a mural. However, there is no record of this matter, it is just passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation, so that people can't tell the truth from the false. ”

"So Qian Lao thinks this is the real thing? I don't think it's a little unreliable. Wang Guan is still not sure, after all, there are too many legends attached to the ancient association, and he can't believe it at all.

"If it's just word of mouth, it's definitely not enough to be believed." Qian Lao smiled: "But have you noticed that there is an annual model on the picture." ”

"Huh?" Wang Guan was stunned, and hurriedly looked at the whole picture, and immediately found that there were two years on the picture, one was a pen left by an anonymous painter, and the other was a mural painting. The word vertical arch shows that this is the name of Tang Ruizong.

For the ancient emperors, in fact, the vertical arch is not a good word, to put it bluntly, it is not a director. Scholars and doctors often say that the Holy Son of Heaven rules by hanging the arch, and the lines are nothing more than hints, or hopes, hoping that the emperor will be a puppet obediently, whether it is eating, drinking, or having fun, or working hard to sow seeds and create people, anyway, don't be dictatorial......

Of course, if it is according to such a standard, then the emperors of the middle and late Ming Dynasty can actually be regarded as "holy sons of heaven", because they often do not go to court, and it stands to reason that scholars and doctors should be secretive. However, the fact is the opposite, not only are the scholars unhappy. On the contrary, I hate it very much.

After all, the emperor ignored the government and politics, but handed over the affairs of the state to a group of eunuchs, and the scholars and doctors were naturally envious, jealous and hateful. The scholars felt that it was their own power to deal with national affairs, and now that their power was damaged, they must be very unhappy, so they naturally scolded the emperor to the death.

However, for Tang Ruizong, there is no way to decentralize power, because he does not have any rights in his hands. What's more important is that his mother is Wu Zetian, who is destined for his tragic life.

"Vertical arch...... This is Tang Ruizong's era name of Li Dan. ”

At the same time, Wang Guan muttered: "The era name of the vertical arch seems to be only three years, and then two years were changed, one year of Yongchang, another year at the beginning of Zaichu, and then Li Dan was abolished, and Wu Zetian himself ascended the throne and became the emperor." Changed to the Yuan Heavenly Grant. ”

"You're right, but you missed the point." Qian Lao said with a smile: "The reason why I reminded you to look at this era name is just to let you think about it, why can Brother Tao of Jinyang be sure that the lady in the picture is Wu Zetian?" ”

"That's right. I forgot to ask why. ”

Wang Guan's reaction was also very fast: "Qian Lao's meaning, although the mural is damaged, but the text can still be seen, so Tao Lao and they can be sure." The mural depicts Wu Zetian. ”

"That's what it means." Qian Lao smiled: "You can call and ask, and it will be clear." ”

"Little Joe......"

In an instant, Wang Guan hurriedly turned his head to look at Qiao Yu, it was more appropriate for her to make this call.

"Got it."

Qiao Yu nodded. Immediately took out the small and delicate mobile phone and dialed the phone of Tao's old family, and then the two talked softly for a while, she hung up the phone, looked up and smiled: "That's right, there were indeed words next to the mural at that time, although it was a little blurry, but it was barely recognizable, plus the portrait figure was wearing a dress that seemed to be a Tang Dynasty queen......"

"The teacher said that the age can be determined from the text, and then compared with the clothing decorations, it can be affirmed that the character in the painting is the queen. Moreover, during that period, except for Wu Zetian, I am afraid that not many people dared to draw other queens on the stone wall. Qiao Yu replied: "So after the teacher has studied it, he can be sure that the character is Wu Zetian." ”

"It's a given." Wang Guan agreed: "During the reign of Wu Zetian, even the emperor was a puppet, let alone a queen. And it can also be seen from this painting that she has begun to build momentum for her ascension to the throne and emperor. The painting of the icon is only the first step, and there are all kinds of auspicious ...... to follow"

"But then again." Wang Guan still had some doubts: "Even if it is certain that it is Wu Zetian who paints it, then it is not certain that it cannot be painted by Xue Ji." ”

"You, you still haven't figured it out." Qian Lao chuckled: "Letting you read the words not only makes you think about the background meaning of the words, but also makes you pay attention to the words themselves." You have to know the words on the painting, it is a copy of the ...... by an anonymous artist."

"The word itself."

In an instant, Wang Guan suddenly realized and completely understood: "If it can be affirmed that the text is Xue Ji's handwriting, then the mural is naturally painted by him." ”

After all, after the Song Dynasty, especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the aesthetics of literati and scholars have undergone some changes, and calligraphy and painting have been perfectly integrated. They feel that calligraphy can indeed be pure, but if there is no inscription on the painting of a simple painting, everyone thinks it is not beautiful.

After a person has finished painting, even if the painter himself does not write, the person who asks for the painting will definitely find another calligraphy master to inscribe. Over time, there must be words when there is a painting, and the calligraphy and painting have become a specialized term. Then the words on the painting have naturally become an important auxiliary evidence for identifying authenticity.

However, because there is no text on the painting given by Tao Lao, Wang Guan didn't think much about it for a while, so he naturally ignored this point, and now under the reminder of Qian Lao, he was surprised to realize that Xue Ji himself is a great calligrapher, and his words are very distinctive, and he can use words as the basis for judging the origin of the picture.

"It's still Qian Lao, you can think clearly." Wang Guan smiled and sighed: "Sure enough, I am still very tender in comparison. ”

"Less sycophants." Qian Lao waved his hand and said, "What are the characteristics of Xue Ji's calligraphy, you should know something, right?" ”

Wang Guan pondered and recalled: "It seems to be beautiful, charming and fleshy, and is described by the world as a garden flower in the wind, and the snow provokes the mountain cypress, full of poetic and picturesque feelings." ”

"Those are empty words." Qian Lao shook his head and said, "Say something practical." ”

"Yes." Wang Guan said with a smile: "To put it bluntly, Xue Ji is slender with a pen, the text structure is relatively dredged, and the lines are very smooth, and there is a feeling of vigorous training." ”

"Well, that's a cliché for you." Qian Lao smiled lightly: "I'll say something you don't know now." ”

"Please give me advice." When Wang Guan heard this, he quickly corrected his attitude and listened carefully.

Some people commented that Xue Ji's calligraphy was actually the originator of calligraphy in the Song Dynasty. This may be an exaggeration, but there is some truth to it. Qian Lao talked eloquently: "For example, Song Ti characters, for a long time, it has been said that Song Ti characters were created by Qin Hui, because he is a traitor, so everyone simply does not mention his name, and directly calls Song Ti characters." ”

However, tracing back to the source and making a slight comparison, we can know that the calligraphy of Song style and Xue Ji is inherited in the same vein, and the similarity is extremely high. And Song Huizong Zhao Ji's thin gold calligraphy, you should know, right? ”

Qian Lao asked and answered: "The thin gold body is very sharp and sharp, and the pen is thin and hard and has a moist and free wind, which is actually evolved from Xue Ji's calligraphy. The Ming people evaluated Zhao Ji's calligraphy, thinking that he was a beginner Xue Ji, changing his law, and calling himself a thin gold book. ”

Zhao Ji is very partial to Xue Ji's calligraphy, and he has copied it all his life, and he has won Xue Ji's calligraphy is sparse and strong, with a strong backbone, and a hard, thin and rigid demeanor. The font he evolved from Xue Ji's calligraphy is unique in the world and self-contained. Because this kind of writing is thin and hard, like cutting jade, it is known as the thin gold book. Qian Lao smiled: "So now some people think that if the original source is traced, Xue Ji should be well-deserved as the originator of Song Tizi." ”

"There is some truth to it."

Wang Guan nodded lightly, and then said with a smile: "I finally understand now why Xue Ji, who is also one of the four famous calligraphers of the early Tang Dynasty, is not as famous as Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun, and Chu Suiliang." ”

"Why?" Qian Lao was also quite curious.

"It was killed by Zhao Ji."

Wang Guan smiled and said: "Due to the promotion of Zhao Ji, the Song style character is famous all over the world, and it has become a printing font. So when everyone is studying Xue Ji's calligraphy, they always feel so familiar, as if the goods on the bad street subconsciously look down on him. ”

"." Qian Lao scolded with a smile, but he agreed with it in his heart.

After all, scarcity is expensive, calligraphy is similar, if a text is too widespread, everyone must forget how amazing this font is at the beginning of the world, will only feel very monotonous and boring, naturally not much evaluation.

"Far from it."

At the same time, Qian Lao signaled: "Getting back to business, what do you think of the font on the painting, is it Xue Ji's handwriting?" ”

"Old Qian, you're trying to slap me in the face." Wang Guan smiled bitterly: "This is clearly a lice on the monk's head, and it is a clear thing, why bother me to identify it again." ”

"Hehe, just be sure." Qian Lao smiled and said, "Then do you have any objections to my inference?" ”

"No, there is no doubt that this painting is Xue Ji's work." Wang Guanxi said with a smile: "I can't be happy to come to such a conclusion, how can there be any objections." ”

At this moment, seeing Wang Guan's smiling eyes, Qiao Yu was very curious and couldn't help asking, "Is this painting very valuable?" ”

"It's really hard to say, if you say it's valuable, it's worth it, and if it's not valuable, it's not worth anything."

Qian Lao shook his head lightly, and said with a pleasant face: "The reason why it is said to be valuable is because this is Xue Ji's painting." Xue Ji's poems and articles are famous. But some people believe that his poems are not as good as books, and books are not as good as paintings. However, due to his age, his paintings have not survived at all......" (To be continued. )