"What are you doing?"

"Mr. Zhou, put down the gun!"

"Don't hurt the teacher."

"There's something to say."

"Brother Xuan, don't mess around."

“……”

As soon as the gun was drawn, everyone was shocked.

Except for Xia Nai and the two bodyguards, others dissuaded them one after another, and even Wanrong looked quite nervous. Zhang Daqian's nephews and apprentices were even more shocked and inexplicable, wanting to rush up to grab the gun, but they were afraid of hurting their teacher.

Zhang Daqian's status in China's flower beds is very high, and with the support of the Kuomintang veterans, including Yu Youren, it is easy to move.

Not to mention Zhou Hexuan, even Lao Jiang didn't dare to make a mistake, and it would be difficult to deal with the aftermath if something went wrong.

Zhang Daqian was stunned for a moment, with a puzzled expression on his face. He knew that Zhou Hexuan wouldn't really shoot, but he couldn't understand why Zhou Hexuan did this, so he immediately asked, "What does Mingcheng mean by this?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "The Dunhuang murals can't be moved. In my opinion, not to mention the murals of the Tang Dynasty, even the murals of the Song and Yuan dynasties are better not to peel off, and keep them until the technology is mature in the future. Now you peel off the waste painting on the outside, and let the painting layer inside be exposed. After a few decades, these brightly colored murals will inevitably change color due to oxidation, and future generations will only see a black lump. ”

Xia Nai chimed in beside him: "Mr. Zhou is right, the outer layer of the mural cannot be peeled off at will. ”

Zhang Daqian shook his head and sighed: "It seems that we need to have a good chat." ”

"Yes, there is something to discuss, Mr. Zhou put down the gun quickly," Zhang Daqian's son Zhang Xinzhi persuaded, "It's almost noon, let's go out for lunch first, and everyone will talk while eating." ”

Wanrong also pulled Zhou Hexuan's clothes and said, "Brother Xuan, don't go off." ”

Zhou Hexuan got off the donkey down the slope and put away the gun, but he didn't dare to really shoot, and it didn't have any effect except for his sore arm.

The camp is very mixed, and the Han, Tibetan, and Mongolian ethnic groups have different eating habits, and the food is also cooked in three pots. Plus the local peasants doing odd jobs, dozens of people, and even some horses and camels.

People eat horses and chew for two or three years, and it is normal for Zhang Daqian to spend thousands of taels of gold before and after, and it is a big expense to hire those who are soldiers.

Everyone sat down around the simple table, the meal was not yet cooked, and everyone made a cup of tea in front of them.

Zhang Daqian was the first to speak: "Mingcheng, do you know what the significance of my current work is to Chinese culture?" ”

Zhou Hexuan asked rhetorically: "Mr. Daqian, do you know how harmful your current behavior is to Chinese culture?" ”

"Can you hear me?" Zhang Daqian was a little irritable.

"Please." Zhou Hexuan said.

Zhang Daqian pointed in the direction of the cave and said with a hint of fanaticism: "Since China has had painting, there have been figure paintings first, and then Buddha paintings, and landscapes are just a foil. But later, the landscape became independent, and the characters gradually declined. As a result, the literati of the Ming and Qing dynasties regarded the landscape as orthodox, and regarded the figure painting as the craftsman's painting, and the figure became the foil of the landscape! Cao Yi out of the water, Wu with the wind, cheeks with a touch, the finishing touch, these idioms praising the art of painting, are all special character paintings. It's a pity that I can't see it now! Do you know what this means for painters? ”

Wu Zuoren replied next to him: "It's like the Confucian Analects has become a fragment." ”

Zhang Daqian's voice is getting louder and louder: "Since the late Qing Dynasty, Western painting techniques have been introduced to China, and young people have praised the color, line, space, and precision of his oil paintings...... What's more, slandering Chinese painting can't paint characters at all, only flowers, birds, and landscapes! You see from the Southern Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing dynasties, what are the things of Chinese figure paintings, you can't blame the Chinese people for being contemptuous, we have lost the skills of our ancestors! ”

Wu Zuoren was probably shocked by the Dunhuang murals, and echoed again and again: "Indeed, those murals are no worse than Western oil paintings." ”

Zhou Hexuan was a little speechless, the painter he paid for now actually helped Zhang Daqian speak.

Zhang Daqian said heroically: "Once I complete the study of Dunhuang murals, it will inevitably cause a sensation in the world painting circle, make our Chinese painting proud, and even change the atmosphere of the painting world in the next 100 years." The lines will be re-emphasized by Chinese painters, the method of hooking and dyeing mineral pigments will be revived, the style of Chinese painting will change from simple to precise, the complex atmosphere will replace the small freehand of Chinese painting, and the portrait of women will change from sick and weak to healthy...... At that time, who would dare to say that Chinese painting is outdated, and who would dare to say that Chinese painting is inferior to Western oil painting? ”

The Dunhuang murals are like the Taixuan Sutra in "Chivalrous Travel", which belongs to the peerless secret book.

From the Republic of China to the 21st century, all the painters who can persist in copying in the Mogao Grottoes for a year and a half have developed their painting skills by leaps and bounds. Not only that, but the Dunhuang murals have the same effect on professions such as architects, costume designers, dancers, and sculptors – a great treasure for all mankind.

"Mr. Daqian's words are very good, I would like to stay and copy the murals together." Wu Zuoren listened with enthusiasm.

Zhou Hexuan automatically ignored Wu Zuoren's stealing of the scene, he said: "No matter what the reason, you can't destroy the cultural relics." ”

"Pedantic!" Zhang Daqian said disdainfully.

Xia Nai pointed to Zhang Daqian's nose and asked, "You dare to say that you have no selfishness in it?" ”

Zhang Daqian raised his head and smiled: "I am not a saint, how can I not have selfishness?" My selfishness and the public heart of the Chinese flower bed stand together, I not only study the art of Jin and Tang painting for myself, but also study it for all the painters in China! At that time, Chinese painters will no longer have to bow their heads and hide their faces when facing Western painters. We can say that Chinese painting is the best painting in the world! ”

"Don't think too much of yourself," Xia Nai sarcastically said, "If all Chinese painters are in favor of destroying cultural relics for the sake of studying painting techniques, then I will be ashamed of them!" ”

Zhang Daqian angrily reprimanded: "You are not a painter, you know a fart!" The study and excavation of Dunhuang murals is equivalent to a renaissance in the Chinese painting industry! ”

"The Renaissance can't destroy cultural relics, you are a shame in the Chinese painting world!" Xia Nai showed no weakness.

Zhou Hexuan saw that the two were about to fight, so he hurriedly stopped: "Okay, okay, don't be impatient, listen to me a few words." ”

"You say." Zhang Daqian didn't have a good airway.

Zhou Hexuan asked, "Mr. Zhang, are you in favor of protecting cultural relics?" ”

Zhang Daqian said: "Of course I agree. ”

Zhou Hexuan asked again: "Are the Dunhuang murals cultural relics?" ”

Zhang Daqian was anxious: "You can't say that......"

Zhou Hexuan interrupted: "You just need to answer, yes, or no." I ask again, are the Dunhuang murals cultural relics? ”

Zhang Daqian closed his eyes and said, "Yes." ”

Zhou Hexuan continued to ask: "When you were copying the mural, did you destroy it?" Please don't explain, just answer, yes, or no. ”

"Yes!" Zhang Daqian turned his face away.

Zhou Hexuan also said: "All Chinese cultural relics are the common wealth of all Chinese, and individuals cannot explore and destroy them at will. I would like to ask, Mr. Zhang, do you have any government approval? ”

Zhang Daqian defended: "The bearded Weng (Yu Youren) is supporting my ......"

"Do you have any government approvals, yes, or no!" Zhou Hexuan suddenly shouted.

Zhang Daqian wanted to speak and stopped, and suddenly said after being silent for a few seconds: "No." ”

Zhou Hexuan stood up and shouted: "You don't have a government approval, what qualifications do you have to peel off the Dunhuang murals!" Don't talk to me about the protection of cultural relics, the study of art, and the height of the country and the nation. Am I declaring that if I want to study and restore the porcelain-making process of the Ru kiln, I can steal the national treasure of the Forbidden City for research? Or even smashed the study of its molecular structure? Zhang Daqian, let me tell you, your behavior is illegal! As a Chinese citizen, I order you to stop your bad behavior immediately, otherwise I will do my duty as a citizen and assist the government in arresting you! Yongzhen, Guozhen, tie up this person and send him back to Chongqing for trial! ”

When this series of words came out, everyone was dumbfounded, and Sun Yongzhen and Zhu Guozhen pressed Zhang Daqian's shoulders left and right.

"I ...... You...... Slander! ”

Zhang Daqian was angry and said in a trembling voice: "I...... I'll go back to Chongqing and ask the Ministry of Education to give me an approval! ”