From being a monk at the age of 19 to dying at the age of 22, the Empress Ming can be said to be in despair, and finally a year later, she was officially ordained and became a monk.

After becoming a monk, Zhu Tong's Dharma name became a monk of "Chuanqing", with the word "Blade An" and the name "Xue".

Under the guidance of Master Hongmin, he began his career as a painter who "let all living beings be painted", and later there was a masterpiece "Sketch Book".

From the age of 28 to 34, he served as the abbot of the Jiegang Lantern Society, and had more than 100 disciples, and settled in Fengxin Gengxiangyuan at the age of 46.

During that time, the Qing court has not relaxed its surveillance of him, so his paintings generally use the method of blinding, through the beginning of the picture, the title poem by the theme has become what he is best at, since then, his paintings, has begun to break away from the category of traditional landscape painting, began to derive the sprouts of freehand.

Although at that time, he was already outside the Three Realms and no longer in the Five Elements, but the Qing court never relaxed its surveillance of him.

Hesitant and homesick, when he was 56 years old, he suddenly became crazy in Linchuan, and some people said that he was actually pretending to be crazy, he was bareheaded, barefoot, his clothes were broken, his eyes were dull, he was talking to himself, staggering, and he walked all the way back to his hometown Nan@Chang......

Because of his symptoms, although the people of the Qing court were quite suspicious of him, they did not poison him, so he recuperated at his nephew's house for a year, and when he was 59 years old, the inscription of "Bada Shanren" began to appear.

On August 6, 1705, Bada Shanren died of illness in the "Singing Thatched Cottage" at the age of 80. It can also be regarded as the emperor surnamed Zhu. One of the few people who lived a long life. But he is also a miserable man.

It is precisely because of the ups and downs in his life that he has accumulated feelings and experiences of life that are different from those of other Chinese landscape painters, so the paintings he paints are often very different in style.

In fact, he also uses this painting method to express his inner depression, the pain of losing the country and breaking the family, after all, it is not the pain that can be simply forgotten so quickly. And he can only pin this pain on his paintings.

It is precisely this sentiment that led him to create the freehand school of Chinese landscape painting, that is, art paintings that are very similar to the style of Western impressionism.

After him, there were countless painters who wanted to imitate his creative style, but unfortunately most of them could only paint similar shapes and gods, and it was precisely because of the foil of these failed descendants that the paintings of the Bada Shanren were in the history of ancient Chinese landscape painting. It seems so unique and unattainable.

That's why in recent years. His paintings serve as the main reason why the prices are so high.

In recent years, the domestic collection market has been very hot, and there will be special auctions of antique landscape paintings in Beijing and Puhai almost every year.

Whenever there are works of Bada Shanren in such a special exhibition, it will often be regarded as the finale and put at the end, even if it is a very famous painter in modern times, Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian's works, in front of the paintings of Bada Shanren, but also to retreat, which shows the status of this ancient art master in the history of landscape painting in China.

In recent years, as long as his paintings are auctioned, the basic starting price has to start from 40 million, and the rest depends on the content and size of the picture.

If the size is large enough and the picture content is perfect, then the final transaction price exceeds 100 million, which is an easy thing.

Now the size of this "Lake Stone and Two Birds" on the table is not small, the length can be about one meter five, the width is nearly one meter, a single painting is calculated, it is definitely the kind of large size, and the content on the picture is also quite beautiful.

A boulder, two small birds, the painting is vivid, even the bird's expression can be seen clearly, even in people who do not know how to paint, can see some doorways from this painting.

Such a painting, if it had been brought to a formal auction, I am afraid that it would have been robbed by someone a long time ago, and the coffin of the Liao Dynasty general that was only the finale before this picture was not comparable at all.

But at the scene of this auction, as soon as the painting was unveiled, the scene became very weird, and there was originally a small noise in the auction scene, but after the painting appeared, it immediately became quiet, but after a while, the venue immediately began to chatter again.

Jin Muchen turned his head and glanced at those people, who were in groups of three or five, and no one even wanted to raise their eyes, looking at the painting, as if a glance would make them waste time.

In their eyes, the work of the famous Bada Shanren looks like waste paper, and they don't even bother to look at it.

Such an attitude made Jin Muchen puzzled, because in his eyes, this painting was not wrong from that point of view?

No matter how you look at it, it's genuine! Although these bidders are not necessarily connoisseurs, there should be at least some of them who have been immersed in the antique circle for many years!

Can't they even tell whether a painting is good or bad?

The attitude of these people towards this painting made Jin Muchen really feel confused.

But whatever, they don't value it, wouldn't it be better, the more they do this, the more they don't care about the painting, isn't that their chance?

"This painting of the Bada Shanren...... Starting price: 500,000 ...... 50,000 ...... each time"

The auctioneer on the stage shouted hard for a long time, but when he saw the attitude of the people in the audience, he also felt very discouraged, and he couldn't help it, this painting has actually appeared in their underground auction for a long time, and has even participated in several underground auctions, but it has not been sold, as for why it has not been sold, of course they know.

But in line with the principle of waste utilization, the organizers have not given up on this painting, no, this time they took out this painting again, but this time their price is very low, just hope to meet a fool and take this painting away.

As for making money, they don't want to do so much anymore, anyway, don't let this painting, continue to be disgusting here.

The auctioneer on the stage quoted the reserve price, and Jin Muchen felt as if his brain had been punched, Nima's, this is the work of Bada Shanren!

When you get it at the auction, you will have to start at 40 million at any time, but you actually start the auction here with 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, Jin Muchen really doesn't know what to say.

Looking at the other bidders, there are still groups of three or five, talking and laughing, and no one is looking at the paintings on the stand.

"There is no offer...... Is anyone willing to bid...... Everyone is optimistic, this is the work of Bada Shanren......"

The auctioneer on the stage shouted weakly, although his rhetoric was very beautiful, but from his tone, it could be heard that even he himself did not want to believe that this painting was the genuine work of Bada Shanren.

Seeing that no one in the audience had raised their hands, the auctioneer was stupidly planning to announce that when the painting was not auctioned, suddenly in a certain row in front of him, someone raised the number plate.

"Mr. No. 68 bid 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, and finally a discerning gentleman came out, and there is no bid? Well, 500,000 once...... 500,000 three ...... Sold ......"

The auctioneer's speed of speech was as fast as the front of a high-speed train at this time, for fear that Jin Muchen would regret it, almost so that the people in the audience didn't know it at all, he had already picked up the hammer, and then announced that the painting had become owned by Jin Muchen.

It all happened almost instantly, to everyone's surprise.

Those present, especially those who have participated in this underground auction several times before, have seen this painting in almost all previous auctions, but there is certainly a reason why it has not been sold.

Because many people thought that this painting was a fake painting, everyone didn't shoot it.

I originally thought that this painting would never be sold, but who would have thought that this time a fool would take over the painting, and everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they turned their eyes to the fool.

Yo, isn't this guy the guy who bought those pieces of Hongshan Ancient Jade that are hard to distinguish between real and fake?

Why did you buy this fake painting this time? What is the origin of this guy, is it possible that he is really a fool?

Such a good auction with so many good things, why did he pick these fake things to buy?

Could it be that he really doesn't understand anything? Or do you have a lot of money at home and have nowhere to spend it? Specifically like to be deceived? Could it be that he has masochistic tendencies?

For a while, all the bidders present looked at Jin Muchen's eyes, all of them were strange, as for the two sons and brothers who had to be deflated by Jin Muchen before, they looked at him even more, elated, and secretly scolded him in their stomachs.

What other people think of themselves, Jin Muchen doesn't care at all, what he cares about is that by this time, the basic purpose of his participation in this auction has been achieved.

And I was lucky, I only spent a million Hong Kong dollars to get a few things, which is simply a big bargain.

You must know that such a treasure, if it is in a formal auction outside, let alone one million Hong Kong dollars, even if it is one hundred million Hong Kong dollars, it may not be able to take it.

This time I came to Xiangjiang, I really didn't go wrong, it seems that I made money.

He sat there and waited for the auction to end, and then he paid for it, and the thing was gone.

"Hey! If you're blind, you'll just stay at home, why do you have to come out and be embarrassed! (To be continued......)