Chapter 6 (11)
Lu Ji suddenly heard Shang Cheng's voice in a daze, and when he looked up, Shang Cheng was dressed in brown clothes, short clothes, cloth pants, and bast shoes, dressed as an ordinary Yanju, and came in with the curtain of the door, and while greeting himself, he instructed the people outside: "I have business to discuss with Bo Fu, and all those who come to see him will be blocked except for urgent military affairs." After thinking about it, he said, "If the people from Dun'an County come early, let them wait for a while." ”
Taking advantage of the time when Shang Cheng was talking to people, Lu Ji hurriedly gathered his mind and stood up to greet him. It has been twenty days since Shang Cheng went to Fangzhou to inspect at the end of last month, and he should have said a few words of hush and warmth when he met at this time, but his mind always turned to Mr. Yu Que and "63 Post", and he wanted to ask too much and wanted to say, but he couldn't say a word, and even the little smile squeezed out of his face was stiff.
Shang Cheng didn't notice this, turned around and let his hand go, and said, "Bo Fu Gong sits." This is at home, not in the yamen, so it's better to be broad and casual. As he spoke, he sat down next to a few cases, and casually picked up the teapot on a few cases and wanted to refill the teapot sent by Lu Ji, and when he saw that the tea was still full, he smiled and said, "Seeing that I have been busy all day long, I forgot to explain and let them make tea soup." Bo Fu Gong waits, I will let them cook it and send it over. You are a blessed person, this is the imperial Gwangju 'dragon and phoenix', and you can't see it on the market at all. Sun Huan scolded me, and it took a lot of effort to get two boxes from Shangjing. You take a box with you when you turn around......"
Lu Ji grabbed his handroll and laughed dryly, shook his head and said, "No." This tea is not bad......" He had countless questions in his mind, but he didn't know where to start. Directly ask Shang Cheng if he is Mr. Yu Que? That's abrupt. Shang Cheng's calligraphy is beautiful and upright, but he does not rely on pearls and jade to climb rich and noble, nor does he grow the piano and short songs. But if you don't ask, you feel like a fish in your throat...... Just thinking about how to open his mouth to provoke the topic, Shang Cheng had already ordered someone to make tea and soup and came back, seeing that he was holding a framed scroll in his hand with a melancholy on his face, he said half-truthfully: "What? Bo Fu Gong got something good and was in a hurry to go home? …… Okay, too. Forget it today, another day. Just saying, I haven't even rested comfortably for a day when I came back from Fangzhou, and sure enough, Bo Fu understands me......"
Lu Ji was stunned, looked up and saw a hint of ridicule at the corner of Shang Cheng's mouth, let out a long breath heavily, and said with a wry smile: "Zida is joking......"
Shang Cheng was really curious about the book in his hand. Although he is confined to official duties all day, calligraphy is one of the few hobbies, so he usually pays more attention to this aspect of things. Nowadays, Yanshan calligraphers first recommend Tao Qi, the prefect of Yanzhou, which is recognized by everyone, the old lady Shou's hand is unrestrained and flowing, sparse and dense, and has already reached the point of perfection, and is a well-deserved famous family in the world. Zhou Xiang, the current head of the household department of the Health Department, once studied under Tao Qi to learn the word, and he was dignified and not hasty, and it was also a rare good word. In addition, the calligrapher can be called the land mail in front of him. He saw Lu Jiji's "Lanting Collection Preface" in Huo Shiqi's house, which was elegant, turbulent, subtle and euphemistic, with a bit of Wang Zi's peaceful and natural charm. However, judging from his shallow level of calligraphy appreciation, Zhou Xiang's regular script is straight and straight, and it is lost in smart changes. However, Lu Ji's level of appreciation of calligraphy and painting can be called the first in Yanshan...... Seeing Lu Ji's appearance in a trance, he grabbed a scroll in his hand and couldn't help asking: "What kind of good thing, Bo Fu is reluctant to let go?" ”
Lu Ji silently handed him the handscroll.
Shang Cheng took it very cautiously. It was the first time he had seen a book sticker from this era, and he couldn't imagine that it was so gorgeously framed. In this era, the papermaking technology was backward, the paper was gray and yellow, and the water absorption was poor, so the paper that could be used for writing and painting was relatively expensive; There are few literate people, the cost of engraving printing is too high, the market is too small, the transportation is not developed, and the circulation is impossible to talk about. Booksellers have no profit from publishing miscellaneous books, so in addition to Buddhist scriptures, bookstores basically sell books that literati have crossed the dragon gate to pass the imperial examination, "Yi", "Poems", "Books", "Zhou Li", and "Rites" are the subjects of the imperial examination, these books and various popular "Notes", "Shu", and "Ji" about these books are all available in large and small bookstores, and "Analects" and "Mencius" are concurrent subjects, and there are many books related to them. As for the other books, it's just a matter of luck. Not to mention that the two books "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Book of Han" have not been found so far, even "Spring and Autumn", which he specially bought in the mainland through a bookstore he was familiar with. In addition, there are several volumes of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty and the Book of the Tang Dynasty, all of which are hand-copied...... Even history books are so rare to see, not to mention that there is no place to buy books and tablets. Not only can you not find someone who is willing to sell the book sticker, but it is difficult to even look at it. Last time, he heard that Zhou Xiang had half of Cao Cao's "Duguan Mountain" at home, and he wanted to go to Zhou Xiang's house to observe it, but Zhou Shenzhi, who wrote so well, actually opened his eyes and said nonsense, and he didn't admit it, and in the end he had to go and come back......
He thought to himself, and said, "It's still Bo Fu generous." Zhou Wenlong's stingy ghost smashed the bowl after eating, turned his face and didn't recognize people, I just wanted to see his treasured Cao Cao's authentic handwritings, and he swore to me that he had never seen that thing. He didn't want to think about it, if I didn't nod, he could be transferred from Duanzhou to the Health Department as the first most important person in charge of the six departments of the Health Department? One said that he had carefully unfolded the handscroll, and only glanced at it and froze one by one
Wei monument?
He has been here for two or three years, whether it is when he used to drive horses through the state and county, he visited the temple and went to the Sanqing Dynasty, or when he was a governor sitting in the yamen, whether it was an inscription or an official document, this was the first time he saw the Wei stele! Tsk, rare!
Look closely, the pen and handwriting seem to be very familiar, one by one, "Yidong and Xun"? Didn't you write it after I came back from a night of conversation with Zhang Shao? The day before yesterday, Pan'er said that he would send it for framing, because he himself was very proud of these four words, so he agreed. I remember telling Pan'er at the time, when he took the time to add the title and the payment before sending it away, why did he quietly frame it and send it back?
Seeing clearly that it was his own words, he lost interest and said with a smile: "Look at your nervous expression, I should have gotten some exquisite calligraphy and painting, and it was my few ugly words for a long time......" He re-rolled the scroll and put it on a few cases, and said, "The family is messing around, if you don't say that this word is good, you don't even have a head and end to frame it, and in the eyes of you, a big calligrapher, I'm afraid you even laugh off your front teeth, right?" ”
Lu Ji saw that the handscroll almost fell on a few drops of water on the case, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times. He took a sip of the teacup, calmed down, put down the cup and took the scroll in his hand, and said with a dry smile: "...... Zida humbled himself. How can this word be said to be ugly? Compared with Mr. You's "Sixty-Three Stickers", it is only a little tactful and delicate, if it is thick and heavy, Zhang Chi is steady, Zida is slightly better......"
How did Shang Cheng know that Lu Ji's words were testing him. The matter of a note he left in the warehouse for Gao Xiaosan in order to buy a house, along with the word "missing" that he temporarily made up for himself, has long been forgotten by him, how can he know that the famous "63 Post" is from his own handwriting? However, he has heard some of the stories of "63 Stickers", and he also knows that the real works are hidden in the deep palace, as for what is the content of the book stickers, and who left it, he has seen and learned so many posts before, but he has no clue at all, and he can't help but ask Lu Ji in a low voice: "I heard that the former Wei Mu committed a crime and sacrificed the "63 Sticker" to atone for his sins, and he was sent to Beijing through your hands?" ”
Lu Ji nodded slowly. The predecessor Wei Mu was afraid that "63 Post" would be borrowed by Li Wei to offer flowers to the Buddha, so he let him choose it cheaply, and there were many people who knew about it, and he had no reason to cover it up. But he didn't know what Shang Cheng meant when he suddenly asked about this matter, so he looked at Shang Cheng with his eyes and waited for his next step.
Shang Cheng licked his lips, rubbed his hands and said one after another: "This, I heard...... I heard that Bo Fugong has a copy of "63 Stickers" in his hand, can you discuss it and lend it to me? ”
Lu Ji looked at him dumbfounded.
His expression was so strange, Shang Cheng became more and more cramped, and he even lost his caution in speaking, smacking his lips and explaining: "This, don't hide from Bo Fu, I also like calligraphy, and I like to write a few strokes when I am very bored, but this good book is hard to find......" Seeing that Lu Ji couldn't open his mouth, he quickly said again, "I know, Bo Fu has difficulties one by one, I'll go to your house to see." It's the Mid-Autumn Festival soon, and the yamen has a five-day holiday, so let's agree to go to your house one night to appreciate this calligraphy......"
Lu Ji frowned and stared at Shang Cheng. Looking at Shang Cheng's demeanor, it doesn't seem to be a fake. But "63 Stickers" and the "Yidong Xun" in front of you are obviously a kind of font, they are all thick and flying, hidden in the middle of the movement, ancient and simple, steady and vigorous, and steep and steep into a family, except for Mr. Yu Que and Shang Cheng, he has never seen a third person who can be good at this book. Not only have I never seen a copy of the original handwriting, but I have never even heard of it. Moreover, "63 Stickers" is mellow and beautiful but slightly urgent, and the rough and heroic handscroll of "Yidong and Xun" is more subtle, and it is also in line with the ups and downs of Shang Cheng's identity from the time calculation. Shang Cheng is Mr. Yu Lack, and Mr. Yu Lack is Shang Cheng, even if there is a discrepancy, this point is not big. But why didn't Shang Cheng admit it?
As soon as he thought about it, he figured out the mystery of this, and Shang Cheng didn't want anyone to know that he was Mr. Yu Que!
Although I don't understand why Shang Cheng did this, who can not have secrets? Lu Ji smiled slightly and said, "That Zida is going to be disappointed." Don't hide it, I am also excited about this "63 Post", but it was the treasure of the former Wei Mu, and now it is deeply loved today, you and I just want to figure it out, I'm afraid it's also a difficult thing. ”
Shang Cheng asked in surprise, "You haven't seen it either?" Didn't you say that you forwarded the book sticker to Beijing? ”
Lu Jiyi snorted and said: "Sealed in the red silk box, who dares to move?" ”
Shang Cheng stared at Lu Ji twice. Could it be that the news I inquired about at the beginning was wrong? Impossible, right......
Lu Ji was calm in his inquiring skeptical gaze. He didn't tell a lie, the truth was originally like this, and of course he wouldn't be weak-hearted. However, "63 Stickers" was sealed into the Red Silk Zhu Box by himself, so there was no need to tell Shang Cheng. Besides, hasn't Mr. Yu Que even seen his own handwriting? Jokes......