Different identities have different concerns.

Xia Nai was concerned with the extent of the destruction of the Dunhuang murals, Wanrong, Lin Fengmian, and Wu Zuoren were concerned with the mural art, while Zhou Hexuan was observing the situation in the various caves.

Zhou Hexuan found that all the caves that Zhang Daqian had not copied were basically dirty and messy. These caves were once used as cavalry stables, and some of them even had troughs in them, which were even more destroyed by the warlords.

The caves that Zhang Daqian copied were cleaned clean, and each cave was filed and numbered by him. At least it looks more comfortable, and it can be regarded as a contribution to the rescue of Dunhuang murals.

Until Zhou Hexuan entered another cave......

"Bastard!"

Xia Nai stared at a painting wall and gritted his teeth, so angry that he almost fainted.

I saw a line of calligraphy written on the exquisite Tang Dynasty mural: "...... It was found that there were Tang paintings on this compound wall, and he ordered his son to lead the painting work...... Breaking the three-day work, peeling off the outer layer, quite the old view, happy and admired, because of the topic. Shudu Zhang Daqian. ”

Zhou Hexuan was also so angry that he looked back at Wanrong, Wu Zuoren and Lin Fengmian, but found that they didn't care too much.

Zhou Hexuan finally understood why Zhang Daqian's destruction of Dunhuang murals was controversial in the 21st century. Those who strongly condemn it are basically people from the archaeological community; And most of those who defend Zhang Daqian are playing art.

Especially in the eyes of the painters of the Republic of China, Zhang Daqian was inscribed in the blank space of the mural, which did not destroy the beauty of the mural. This is like a collector stamping an inscription on an antique calligraphy and painting, which is an elegant act, which should not only not be condemned, but can be used as a beautiful talk.

In the eyes of professional archaeologists like Xia Nai, Zhang Daqian's inscription on the murals of the Tang Dynasty is no different from tourists writing "XXX to visit here".

"Where is Zhang Zhengquan?" Xia Nai was so angry that he didn't even say Zhang Daqian's font size, and directly called his real name.

Zhang Yifan was very dissatisfied with this, he was not only Zhang Daqian's student, but also Zhang Daqian's son and nephew, thinking that Xia Nai behaved very disrespectful to his master.

After passing through several caves, I finally met Zhang Daqian himself, as well as his son, five painting monks, two apprentices, and a few local farmers who had been hired to do odd jobs.

Xia Nai saw that Zhang Daqian was standing on the ladder, and the ladder was directly on the wall of the painting, without any protective measures. He suddenly became even more angry: "Come down, come down quickly, how can you do this!" ”

"What's the noise?" Zhang Daqian was very unhappy.

Xia Nai pointed to the ladder and said, "This is a cultural relic, you can't squeeze and touch it at will, you are going to have a big problem like this." ”

Zhang Daqian said: "I am just protecting and sorting out cultural relics. ”

"Nonsense, you don't even have the basic concept of protecting cultural relics." Xia Nai said angrily.

Zhang Daqian frowned and said, "Who are you?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "This is Mr. Xia Nai, a doctor of archaeology from the University of London and a commissioner of the Central Museum. ”

Zhang Daqian was so annoyed that he couldn't continue copying, so he could only go down the ladder to greet Zhou Hexuan: "Why is Mingcheng here too?" ”

Zhou Hexuan had met Zhang Daqian in Tianjin before, when Zhang Daqian was still Miss Zhao Si's Chinese painting teacher.

"Someone wrote to you for destroying the mural." Zhou Hexuan said bluntly.

Zhang Daqian said disdainfully: "The little ones can only chew the root of their tongues." ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly: "Mr. Zhang, there is indeed a problem with your approach, how can you directly inscribe on the mural." ”

"What's wrong with the inscription on the mural?" Zhang Daqian asked rhetorically.

really told Xia Nai, Zhang Daqian really didn't even have the most basic concept of cultural relics protection. In his opinion, the Dunhuang murals are no different from antique calligraphy and paintings, Qianlong can be inscribed on the "Cold Food Post", why can't he Zhang Daqian inscribe on the Dunhuang murals to commemorate?

Reasoning is absolutely unreasonable, just look at the attitudes of the three painters, Wanrong, Lin Fengmian and Wu Zuoren.

This is a matter of concept, and before archaeological knowledge is popularized, it is impossible to distinguish between right and wrong. It's like if you were discussing nationalism with people in the Tang Dynasty, let's talk nonsense, and direct force persuasion is more realistic.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Mr. Zhang, I will discuss something with you. ”

"You speak." Zhang Daqian said.

Zhou Hexuan said: "I very much admire Mr. Zhang's behavior in saving and sorting out the Dunhuang murals, but please don't peel off the outer layers of paintings. ”

Zhang Daqian said angrily: "How can you tidy it up if you don't peel it?" Let's just say that more than eighty percent of the murals in the Western Xia have been damaged, and if I don't rescue them quickly, the murals of the late Tang Dynasty inside can't be saved. ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "It's okay to peel off the layers of Song Dynasty paintings, but please be sure to keep the layers of Tang Dynasty and Wei and Jin paintings." ”

Zhang Daqian said: "The painting layers of the Tang Dynasty are not peeled off, and the painting layers of the Wei and Jin dynasties cannot be seen." I can't see the Wei and Jin painting layers, how can I rescue it? ”

Xia Nai interjected angrily: "The Wei and Jin painting layers were saved by you, but the Tang and Song painting layers outside were destroyed by you!" ”

Zhang Daqian said: "I have already copied the Tang and Song Dynasty paintings." ”

"Can the mural be the same as yours?" Xia Nai roared.

Zhang Daqian said: "What's the difference? ”

Xia Nai said: "The mural is a cultural relic, and what you copy is only the content. ”

Zhang Daqian said: "In my opinion, as long as the content is copied, the mural can be preserved." ”

Xia Nai pointed to the other party's nose and said, "You are a sinner for the ages who destroyed cultural relics!" ”

"You've got a bag in your skull (you've got a sick brain)!" Zhang Daqian was also a little angry, and directly popped out a Sichuan dialect.

The more the two talked, the more excited they became, and they almost didn't fight, and they couldn't tell the chicken and the duck at all.

Zhang Daqian's nephews and students gradually surrounded him, and if the conflict continued to escalate, they were likely to beat Xia Nai.

Zhou Hexuan is also very difficult, if Zhang Daqian only destroys the mural for his own selfish interests, he will directly take out a gun and kidnap people and return to Chongqing. The problem is that Zhang Daqian doesn't think that he has done wrong, but that he is protecting ancient art.

Zhang Daqian is also a selfless man, in history he sold more than 200 pieces of beloved ancient paintings in order to copy the Dunhuang murals, and owed a huge debt of 5,000 taels of gold.

The difference between Xia Nai and Zhang Daqian is whether the artistic value is important or the archaeological value is important.

Zhou Hexuan is obviously more inclined to Xia Nai, because the cultural relics are lost when they are damaged, and the study of art can be left for future generations.

Zhou Hexuan tried to convince: "Mr. Zhang, murals are not only works of art, but also irreproducible cultural relics. Although you have copied the content, the peeled off layers of the painting directly turn into dust, and future generations can only see your copy, but not the original mural. From a painter's point of view, would you rather see the original work of "Orchid Pavilion Preface", or would you like to see the imitation of future generations? ”

Zhang Daqian said: "This is different. As long as you want to study the Wei and Jin painting layers, the Tang and Song painting layers outside must be peeled off. ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "Maybe in a few decades, science and technology have made great progress, and those peeled off layers of painting can be preserved." Wouldn't everyone be happy to be able to keep the outer layer and study the inner layer? ”

Zhang Daqian sneered: "How can there be such technology? ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "The ancients in the Ming and Qing dynasties couldn't believe that airplanes could go to the sky. ”

"You are using strong words," Zhang Daqian said, pointing to the surrounding murals, "You can go to other caves to see how much of those murals have been destroyed by robbers, warlords, and foreigners." If I don't hurry up and rescue it, maybe in another ten years, I won't be able to find a place to copy! ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "This is a lack of protection, and I am willing to pay to hire someone to guard here." ”

Zhang Daqian asked: "What if the Japanese occupy Dunhuang and strip away all these murals?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said angrily: "If the Japanese can occupy Gansu, then China will not be far from the country, and it will be useless to keep the Mogao Grottoes at that time." ”

Zhang Daqian said angrily: "Unreasonable! Let's go, don't delay me copying the mural. ”

"Alas!"

Zhou Hexuan sighed, took out a gun and pointed it at Zhang Daqian's head, and said helplessly: "Mr. Zhang, please come back to Chongqing with me." ”