Chapter 123: Looking at the Painting

On this day, no one was absent from the regular court meeting, even the emperor, who rarely showed up.

Two chamberlains are slowly unfolding a picture scroll in the hall.

"Lu Si'an's grandfather Lu Jie was very good at painting, and I remember that the emperor loved it very much and ordered someone to hang it in the dormitory."

The emperor sat on the throne and said lightly.

"It's just that the spirituality of his descendants is insufficient, and there is no inheritance of his brushes, and he is also studying and learning, and these qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are naturally a few points behind, so Lu Jie's paintings are now more and more precious."

It is rare to talk about poetry and paintings in the court, because they will be impeached by the imperial history for being indolent, but today the imperial history did not jump out to speak, but they all looked at the unfolding picture scroll in the hall seriously, and their eyes shimmered, as if they saw a lamb to be slaughtered, calculating where to take a bite.

"Although Lu Si'an didn't learn the essence of his grandfather, he should also live up to his background, all of you Aiqing, let's take a look and see how he paints?"

There were not many officials at the Chang Dynasty meeting, and there were more than a dozen people standing in two rows, and no one was silent after listening to the emperor's words at this time.

"Your Majesty, Lu Si'an is more and more divided into words..."

When an official saw Gao Lingbo's eyes, he had to stand up and say hard.

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the emperor.

"The more Lu Si'an divides his words, I know, I don't need you to remind me, I am talking about painting now." The Emperor said lightly, "I'll let you tell me how this painting is!" ”

No one dared to speak anymore.

"Your Ministers obey."

A young man said in a clear voice, breaking the stagnant atmosphere in the hall.

Watching the King of Jin'an County take a step, the eldest prince on the side took a few steps. Standing in front of the scroll first.

The King of Jin'an smiled slightly. Stop and get out of the way.

There is a prince taking the lead. Chen Shao raised his feet and stood over, and the rest of the people came over in order according to their official positions.

This is a scroll of long paintings, starting from the west gate of the capital, the scenery depicted is not daring to say how good, the pen is also average, but it is better than lifelike.

In the hall, which was silent at first, although everyone's footsteps moved, they gradually whispered.

Naturally, the officials here did not see it with their own eyes, but they all heard about it more or less. At this moment, the portrayal is displayed in front of you, which is quite immersive.

Lu Si'an is worthy of being a descendant of Lu Jie, and the sketches are so meticulous that he doesn't even have a hasty thing with white flowers on his horse's head.

Those who hold the spirit, those who carry the flags, those who raise their hands to wipe away their tears, those who look blank, those who hang their heads, and the demeanor of the child who is held in his arms also changes as he walks, or raises his hand enough to fly the white flag. Or rub your eyes, or eat your fingers. It's cute.

The expressions of men, women and children on the side of the road are also different, and the surprised inquiries and the drunkenness of the wine robbers are even more vivid.

The King of Jin'an couldn't help but smile when he looked at it.

The eldest prince originally walked very fast, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the king of Jin'an was walking very slowly, so he also slowed down, looking at the king of Jin'an little by little on the picture scroll, as if he was afraid of missing something, his brows furrowed slightly.

He hates to look at paintings! It's like a map! But all these things outlined by the lines are disgusting in his eyes!

But he is no longer a child, the eldest prince raised his head, and with a bit of arrogance, his eyes fell seriously on the picture scroll.

Got it!

The footsteps of the king of Jin'an County stopped slightly, and his eyes fell on a place on the picture scroll, in the chaotic small crowd, the lady was reaching out to stroke the horse's head, although he was wearing a power fence, he still recognized it at a glance.

Lu Si'an's painting is indeed not as subtle as his grandfather's, and the lady's elegance can't be covered by the power fence, and look at his brush, it has become mediocre.

It should be taller here, and the sleeves should be wider, even if it is a power fence, it will not be blackened, at least its face should be faintly visible...

"Your Highness."

Someone next to him reminded him softly.

King Jin'an stood up straight, glanced at Chen Shao, nodded, and continued walking.

What to see? So distracted?

Chen Shao couldn't help but go up and take a look, but he didn't see anything special.

The scroll is long and ends at the east gate, followed by the bustle in front of the tomb and the fireworks that bloom in the sky.

"How's the drawing?" The Emperor's voice floated down from the throne.

It's not very good, but it's so hateful.

Gao Lingbo almost gritted his teeth.

Picture song and dance are always more intuitive and shocking than poetic descriptions.

If this matter is only described in a piece of music, it is nothing more than a cold text with different feelings because of different reading people, but if it is presented in pictures, it can give the emperor an intuitive impact.

The huge funeral procession, the dense crowd of onlookers, and the hustle and bustle of the entire capital jumped on the paper, which gave the emperor who could only leave the palace once or twice a year, and whose destination was a few miles away from the imperial garden, the feeling was extremely shocking.

He seems to follow the painting through the scene of that day, and he can also feel the feeling of being in it.

"The people are sad and angry, ten people watch nine people mourn, from west to north, the gushing is endless, the road is blocked, the paper money is like snow, the white flags are like forests, and the city is full of Maoyuan Mountain."

“… The minister had heard about it and privately investigated the matter, but he didn't want to be blackmailed by Jiang Wenyuan's generation to deceive His Majesty, and the people were resentful for life, and they were oppressed and could not be sued, and they could not listen.

Lu Si'an's recital was read aloud in the hall by the chamberlain, making the officials who had finished reading the scroll silent again.

"Tell me, how is Lu Si'an's drawing?" The Emperor asked again.

The eldest prince wanted to step out and say something, but he didn't know what to say, at this time if he said that the painting was good, it was purely perfunctory, after all, the emperor did not mean this, but if he wanted to say anything else, it was even more inappropriate.

The day before yesterday, the master had already given a lecture and taught him, so he should say less and never say anything if he is not sure.

Hesitation. The king of Jin'an has already stepped out of the ranks.

"Your Majesty. Lu Si'an didn't draw very well. He said with a smile.

All the people in the hall looked at the king of Jin'an in light or dark. It's a little hard to hide the surprise.

The prince was just a decoration many times in the court, unlike the eldest prince who was cultivated as a prince who could be demonstrated, and the king of Jin'an County obviously understood this, so he could argue with the emperor in private, but he never openly expressed his opinions in front of the court officials.

For the first time today.

The Emperor looked at him with no joy or anger on his face.

"Your Majesty still remembers the walking map of the Three Mountains and Five Mountains that the minister drew for Your Majesty?" King Jin'an looked relaxed, and still said with a little smile.

What diagram? The officials present were a little puzzled, and the emperor's face moved slightly.

"I don't know much about painting. But I also know that Lu Si'an's painting is average, and it is not much better than Chen. The King of Jin'an said, looking at the scroll that was still unfolded by the chamberlain, "However, the minister can see that he has put his heart into it, just like the painting that the minister made for His Majesty at the beginning, he empathizes with it, and sketches it with his eyes." ”

With heart!

That's the evaluation! This is the evaluation of the painting and the matter! This is the evaluation that His Majesty the Emperor wants to hear!

This sentence tore open the picture scroll and put the things behind the picture scroll in front of everyone.

Fang Wei!

You're so comfortable living! How dare you meddle in your business!

Gao Lingbo couldn't hide his stunned expression and looked at the King of Jin'an County. Roaring in my heart.

He wasn't shocked by the words, he was shocked by the first person who said it. Someone will definitely say this, but it should be someone from Chen Shao's party, not this irrelevant county king.

If it is Chen Shao, it stands to reason that it must also be Chen Shao and others, because Lu Si'an was recommended by Chen Shao, in the eyes of the emperor, that is Chen Shao's person, if he doesn't say it, it means that he has a ghost in his heart, if he comes up and says that Lu Si'an's approach is correct, then he is a relative and hidden, in short, whether Chen Shao says it or not, it will achieve an effect, that is, to make the emperor more suspicious.

It is suspected that this incident was manipulated by Chen Shao behind the scenes.

But now because the king of Jin'an County said this inexplicably, and what he said about the previous paintings, it caused the emperor to think about it himself, and the situation is completely different!

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks so." Chen Shao stood up and said.

Did you hear it, it became that he also thought so, not that he thought so! The difference of one word can make Chen Shao's words avoid rebellion and questioning in the emperor's heart!

"Your Majesty, Lu Si'an did use his heart, but his heart can be punished!" Gao Lingbo couldn't care about being angry, and the immediate priority was to argue and minimize the disadvantages of the matter.

"Lord Gao is really strange to see, how can you see that his heart is punishable?"

“… Lu Si'an said that Jiang Wenyuan's generation was blackmailing His Majesty, and the minister thought that he was inciting the people to blackmail His Majesty..."

"Incitement to the populace? This empty alley, tall man, you really look up to Lu Si'an..."

The originally calm hall suddenly set off a fierce wind and waves, and the rebuttals were endless, like a violent wind and rain.

The eldest prince stood a little stunned, looking dumbfounded.

He didn't even react to what was going on, why suddenly the court officials who were still silent and well-behaved like blind, deaf and dumb began to talk and I said, and soon their faces were red, and they almost rolled up their sleeves and started fighting.

Again, I really don't know what they're arguing about, how boring it is.

The eldest prince stood in the main hall, as if he had returned to the time when he was a child for his father, but this time was even more uncomfortable than then, because he was sitting at that time, and now he is standing.

I don't know how long these people are going to be noisy....

As the king of Jin'an, who lit the fuse and blew off the fireworks, lowered his head and smiled, and then raised his head with a relaxed expression, his eyes fell on the picture scroll, and the noise of everyone in his ears became a background decoration.

"I love this painting." He whispered to the eldest prince.

The eldest prince didn't even look at him.

"You see, how good the painting is, how realistic it is, when I used to go out, I used to go through the west gate and the east gate... I still recognize this bridge, there are three lions at the head of the bridge..."King Jin'an continued to whisper unexpectedly, while looking at the painting.

The eldest prince simply stood a few steps away from him.

The eyes of the king of Jin'an fell on the fireworks at the end of the painting, and the fireworks outside the city that day turned out to be so gorgeous.

In fact, he also saw it, but it was just a few stars, and when the fireworks exploded that day, he was sitting at the highest place in the palace with his sixth brother, and he was really startled.

It turned out that Beijing was so lively that day.

The gaze of the King of Jin'an County hovered over the scroll again and over again.

She must have been very angry, angry, sad, sad, she had so little, and now she had lost it. (To be continued......)