Chapter 50: The Mystery Doctor's Hope
The people in the room are a little strange, what kind of logic is this? Even Xu Fatzi, who had been sitting there drinking tea, walked over and looked at it twice, wondering what the secret of this painting was.
Only Boss Chen's face was a little unnatural, and his mouth opened a little, but he didn't speak.
Cui Shiying asked: "Doctor Zeng, can you tell me the reason, and let us all have a long insight, where is this fake character?" Cui Shiying wondered that with his own years of experience in calligraphy identification, this character was absolutely true.
"It may be hard to accept to say a few things, but it's true!" Zeng Yi pointed to the painting, "I don't know much calligraphy, I observe it from the perspective of medical skills." According to my observations, the person who wrote this painting was already exhausted at that time, and after writing this painting, he would die within seven days, and there was no salvation from the medicine. And Dong Qichang is a well-known master of high-lived calligraphy, if this is his early work, it is a bit contrary to the common sense of medicine. ”
The ancients said: Calligraphy, text and painting, all have the middle qi in the middle, so we can see that the calligrapher is poor and long-lived. The pen style is round and fluent, and his people must be sleek and sophisticated, such as Zhao Meng, a great calligrapher who abandoned Zhao Touyuan; The style of writing is strong and heavy, and his people must be loyal and unyielding, such as Yan Zhenqing.
To look at calligraphy, in addition to looking at the font glyph, we should also look at the strength and integrity of the character.
Lao Zuo is a person who loves calligraphy, he believes that words are spiritual, and when he heard Zeng Yi's words, he stepped forward to observe it carefully, and finally shook his head and said: "I can't see it, this character is really a little inaccurate." ”
After speaking, he sat back in his seat, took a sip of tea, and said: "I once saw a story in an ancient book of the Qing Dynasty, "The Tale of Oupi Fisherman", which is about Fu Qingzhu, a great calligrapher and great doctor in the early Qing Dynasty. Once Fu Qingzhu was drunk and wrote a wild grass, he went to sleep, and when he got up the next day, he looked at it again, and suddenly became stunned, saying that his life would not last long. When his son asked him why, he said that he could see from the words that he was dying and that his life was imminent. Only then did Fu Qingzhu's son admit that this painting was not written by you, father, but by me after you slept last night. Lord Fu Qing was even more sad, saying that even if this is the case, I am afraid that your life will not last long. Soon after the incident, Fu Qingzhu's son died, which was a very big blow to Fu Qingzhu. ”
Putting down the teacup, Lao Zuo sighed: "I didn't expect that Dr. Zeng, like Fu Qingzhu, is a master of qi observation, but it's a pity that the truth of this painting is hard to say." ”
Dong Hongfeng looked at Boss Chen at this time and said, "Old Chen, since you bought this character in exchange, can you tell me about the origin?" ”
Boss Chen's face was a little lost, he waved his hand, and said angrily: "It's in exchange, what is there to talk about." ”
Lao Zuo frowned slightly, this is not the performance that Boss Chen should have, usually when there is a dispute between truth and falsehood, he will definitely blow his beard and stare at him, desperately defending his opinion, why is there a lack of interest today.
After pondering it carefully, Lao Zuo suddenly understood, dog day, this surnamed Chen must have known that this character was fake, and the things he brought today were identified as fake by everyone, he swept his face, and took out this character, wanting to deliberately study everyone's eyesight, but unfortunately, he deceived all the experts, but let Zeng Yi, who is a doctor, see through it at a glance.
In the antique industry, it is not easy to mix up fame, so the more famous you are, the more you cherish your reputation, like today, three masters can identify things for two laymen for free, which is already very rare, but I didn't expect that there were people who deliberately stumbled and wanted you to make a mistake.
Lao Zuo was very angry in his heart, and knocked the teacup on the table, you surnamed Chen are too damaged, you don't have enough eyesight to buy fakes, can you blame everyone, and no one is holding a knife on your neck to force you to buy those guys.
Cui Shiying is a scholar, he couldn't think of Lao Chen's crooked intestines, he looked at Zeng Yi and said: "Doctor Zeng, your reason does sound reasonable, but from the perspective of calligraphy and painting identification, it is difficult to stand. Do you judge that this painting is fake, is there any other reason? ”
Zeng Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "I have already said that I don't know calligraphy, so I will talk about two opinions from the perspective of medical skills." ”
Zeng Yi was modest, but he didn't say that his opinion might not be right, which showed that he was very confident in his judgment, "Several of them are people in the collection world, you can take this painting to the circle to inquire, maybe there is another painting of this painting." ”
Others appraise calligraphy, looking at the style, Zeng Yi appraisals calligraphy, looking at the spirit of the words, just like we usually recognize people, looking at a person's appearance and height, but Zeng Yi relies on the pulse, he remembers a person's pulse, and recognizes this person.
The words can be disguised, but the wind bones are difficult to disguise, Zeng Yi has also seen Dong Qichang's words before, and he dares to believe that this character is not genuine, but copied by a master. Since it is copied, there must be an original, as long as you go to the circle and ask, maybe you can find out if someone still has a collection of such a word, and the truth will be self-evident at that time.
When Boss Chen heard this, his hand holding the teacup trembled, his face flashed with panic, he squeezed out a smile and said, "Do you have any other opinions on this painting?" ”
Cui Shiying shook his head and said, "At present, it is me, Lao Zuo, and Lao Dong, and the three of us believe that it is genuine; Dr. Zeng found a unique way, from a medical point of view, it seems that the true and false opinions are not very unified, and Boss Chen will find someone else to help identify it. ”
Cui Shiying smiled, he said this to save face for Zeng Yi, and did not directly say that Zeng Yi was wrong.
Boss Chen stood up, "Since you have no other opinions, then I will tell you about the origin of this character!" ”
Dong Hongfeng's nose was crooked, "Lao Chen, you are too good, how good it is to talk about it earlier, you have to finish the appraisal before you speak, you are studying my old Dong's eyesight." ”
"Say it ahead of time, it won't be interesting!" Cui Shiying smiled, "Lao Chen, you can talk about it, and let us have a long experience." ”
"This painting is indeed copied!" Lao Chen smiled, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched, he couldn't help it, if he really let these people go to the circle to inquire, then he would be embarrassed today, I am afraid that in the future in the antique world, no one will dare to deal with him. He not only knew that this picture was fake, but also knew where the real one was, and who made it fake.
"Copying?"
Dong Hongfeng reacted very violently, he took out a magnifying glass, and immediately lay down on the scroll to identify it, could it be that there was something he didn't notice? Impossible, how could I be wrong, this is obviously the true work of my own ancestors.
Cui Shiying was also surprised, he walked over with a puzzled face, and once again observed the scroll, which was able to make the three connoisseurs look at each other at the same time, this painting is not simple.
"The three of you didn't see the mystery today, in fact, they are not wronged at all, if I tell who copied this character, you will understand." Boss Chen's face showed a slight hint of pride, "This painting is the handwriting of Mr. He Changzhi, because I have a little friendship with him, he transferred this painting to me, and the authentic handwriting is currently kept in the hands of his eldest son." ”
"Ah~, so that's it!"
Cui Shiying frequently bowed her head, with an expression of "reasonable, unexpected". He Changzhi is a contemporary calligrapher, the best is Dong Qichang's calligraphy, it can reach the level of fake, if this character is written by his old man, then he didn't recognize it, it's not a shame, there were many people who were more powerful than himself, and they were also planted in He Changzhi's hands.
Dong Hongfeng held a magnifying glass in his hand with a strange expression, "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, it's incredible!" ”
Boss Chen said in a stunned tone, "This painting is also Mr. He's masterpiece, and three days after writing this character, He Lao passed away." ”
Lao Zuo stared at Boss Chen, and sure enough, I guessed correctly, you old thing didn't have a good heart today, if it weren't for Dr. Zeng today, I'm afraid that tomorrow the whole circle will know about the three of us going together.
Thinking of this, Lao Zuo couldn't help but be shocked, it turned out that the records about Fu Qingzhu in the book were true, and there were really people in this world who could judge the authenticity of calligraphy by looking at qi, and even determine the life and death of people.
Zeng Yi's status in Lao Zuo's heart was immediately much higher, before Lao Zuo didn't take the prescription that Zeng Yi prescribed for himself seriously, but now he didn't dare to have the slightest doubt, although Zeng Yi looked young, he was already a generation of saints comparable to medical masters.
Cui Shiying looked at the words and sighed a little, "Mr. He's death is probably related to this character, and he must have put in so much effort to be able to do it to such a false level, so that his mind was exhausted and his life was overdrawn." ”
Dong Hongfeng was also a little stunned, "Lao Chen, you can keep this painting well, its value is only higher than Dong Qichang's original handwriting." ”
After speaking, he sat down in his seat, was stunned for a moment, and said with emotion: "Today, my old Dong has opened his eyes, I saw such a godlike handwriting, and I learned Dr. Zeng's miraculous skills. Today's tea money, I please! ”
Lao Zuo immediately raised his eyebrows, "It's all on my account today, and it's the consultation fee I paid to Dr. Zeng!" ”
"Whew! You can say that! Dong Hongfeng blew his beard and glared, "Since it is Dr. Zeng's consultation fee, it is Dr. Zeng's treat, what are you doing so generously, I can see through you, you are a complete miser, generous to others!" ”
Lao Zuo is usually used to being said by a few old friends, and he is not angry, and said: "You don't care who treats you, isn't it right that I pay in the end." ”
Zeng Yi smiled, "Several of them are seniors, today's tea is reasonable, it should be my invitation!" ”
Cui Shiying waved his hand, "What are you doing so politely, you just come here to drink every day, and you can't drink the old left." It's rare for him to be generous once, let him pay it today, otherwise we people will not be balanced in our hearts, haha. ”
A few people sat there chatting, Boss Chen was obviously snubbed, everyone was not a fool, and after thinking about it, they understood his thoughts, this kind of person is not worth deep friendship.
When leaving, Lao Zuo took out a card and handed it to Zeng Yi, "Doctor Zeng, this is our diamond card for leisurely living, come to me for tea when you are free in the future, and I will give you a discount for all consumption!" ”
Dong Hongfeng pointed at Lao Zuo, "I come to drink every day, and I haven't seen you give me a discount!" ”
"If you can cure insomnia, I will give you two folds immediately!" Lao Zuo's eyes narrowed.
Cui Shiying was used to the noisy and noisy of these two, he went over and grabbed Zeng Yi, and said: "I cured Neiko's illness a few days ago, and I haven't had time to thank you, I have already arranged it in the evening, prepare a glass of thin wine, and talk about gratitude, please Dr. Zeng must appreciate it." ”
ps: In the calligraphy world, Fu Qingzhu's reputation is not worse than Dong Qichang, formerly known as Fu Shan, known as "after Fu Shan, there is no cursive writing in China", is the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty anti-Qing righteous man, erudite and talented, proficient in each family. Fu Qingzhu, the first sword master of the martial arts novel "Seven Swords Under the Heavenly Mountain", is based on him.