Chapter 68: Satisfaction and Disappointment
After listening to Qian Qianyi's explanation for about an hour, Xiao Mu announced that he would talk about it here in the morning, and then asked Wang Chengen to bring a pen and paper, obviously wanting Qian Qianyi to continue to paint portraits of Guan Yu, Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Qian Qianyi's painting this time was much more relaxed than the previous two times, and he looked like he was in his chest, and after taking the pen, he drew on the paper without hesitation. Qian Qianyi's movements were chic and smooth, completely revealing the demeanor of a master in the literary and artistic circles, and the whole action was smooth, so that Xiao Mu and Lin Yi, who were watching on the side, were dizzying, and they almost couldn't keep up with the rhythm of Qian Qianyi's painting.
It only took half an hour for the pen to go under the dragon and snake, probably the same time as yesterday's painting of Zhuge Liang's portrait, Qian Qianyi finished painting all three portraits, although Xiao Mu and Lin Yi witnessed the whole process, but they still didn't dare to believe the reality in front of them: Qian Qianyi's painting speed is not only extremely fast, the portrait itself is also in good shape, even if someone wants to add or subtract a few strokes on the painting, they will only feel that they have no way to start, the whole painting is natural, it looks more like a natural generation, rather than artificially drawn.
The characters in the painting are also awe-inspiring, Xiao Mu feels that such a portrait of a young man with strong blood will definitely have the urge to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions to serve the court. Even if you are an old fritter who has been immersed in officialdom for many years, after seeing these portraits, I am afraid that you will be angry and bloody, and you will have the mind that you will be painted like this in the future.
"This Qian Qianyi really lives up to his reputation, he painted such a vivid portrait in such a short time, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it." Xiao Mu looked at several portraits and thought to himself at the same time.
Of course, there is also a reason why Qian Qianyi can have such a good performance, which is what Xiao Mu should not have thought of when he killed him.
In fact, after hearing that Zhou Yanru was also called by the emperor to give a lecture, Qian Qianyi suddenly had a sense of urgency, and at the same time had the idea of wanting to compete with Zhou Yanru: Although you Zhou Yusheng is the champion of Wanli in the forty-first year, I am also the Tanhua of the thirty-eighth year of Wanli, and I am not much worse than you as the champion. Moreover, if you talk about seniority, compared to seniority, it is natural for you Zhou Yusheng to call me a senior.
Qian Qianyi consciously found an opponent, and naturally knew that he could not be compared to Zhou Yanru, and it was best to show his hand in front of the emperor and leave a deep impression on the emperor. Therefore, Qian Qianyi began to prepare yesterday afternoon, and he didn't want to rest until the evening, but almost didn't sleep all night, and practiced painting skills all night - the characters that should be drawn are already known, and Qian Qianyi's preparation is also clear.
So, when Xiao Mu ordered Qian Qianyi to continue painting today, Qian Qianyi, who had done enough homework, of course did not have any nervousness, but was very confident in his preparation, and when he thought of being able to leave a deep impression on the emperor, Qian Qianyi, who was even more excited in his heart, was also more handy in painting, so that the last half an hour was all completed, which was much faster than he expected.
Xiao Mu and Lin Yi naturally didn't know the full preparation behind Qian Qianyi, and thought that he was improvising and painting, but now their minds are full of thoughts like, "This Qian Qianyi is really amazing!" "Are all ancient scholars so perverted? "Such thoughts.
Xiao Mu was naturally so satisfied with Qian Qianyi's portrait that he couldn't be more satisfied, he didn't skimp on his praise at all, he praised it fiercely, and praised Qian Qianyi again and again.
Xiao Mu, Lin Yi and Qian Qianyi exchanged their views on the topic of Daming's artistic creation, and it was noon in a blink of an eye. Xiao Mu, who was happy, happily arranged for Wang Chengen to send away Qian Qianyi, who was happy in his heart, seeing that the emperor and his mother were so happy, Wang Chengen's heart was also happy, and Qian Qianyi was also happily chatting with Qian Qianyi along the way, and both of them were also happy.
After sending Qian Qianyi out of the palace, Wang Chengen quickly rushed back - it was time for dinner soon, of course, he needed to wait by himself. Xiao Mu was very satisfied with the portrait painted by Qian Qianyi, and he was in a good mood, and unconsciously ate an extra bowl of rice, which of course was all seen by Wang Chengen, and he hoped that the emperor could often summon Qian Qianyi into the palace.
After lunch, Xiao Mu instructed Wang Chengen to let him print the portrait of the "Famous Minister's Brand" that had been drawn in the past two days together with the previous portrait of the "Traitorous Brand". Originally, Xiao Mu instructed Wang Chengen to print more cards, but later because he wanted to add traitorous cards and improve the famous ministers' cards, so Wang Chengen also deliberately arranged for the following to print other cards, and now the new portrait has been painted, and only need to let the people below add it. So Wang Chengen happily accepted the order, saying that he would arrange someone to do it, and he could print a hundred sets of cards for the palace ladies to play and relieve boredom early tomorrow morning, and he could also use it for the emperor to reward the emperor's relatives, princes and earls and meritorious ministers.
Wang Chengen's arrangement was very appropriate, which also made Xiao Mu feel very satisfied, so he praised Wang Chengen and said a few words of encouragement similar to "You do things, I can rest assured", which made Wang Chengen feel flattered, and the atmosphere of the entire palace seemed to have improved.
Xiao Mu even felt that today was really a good day, from the morning to now, everything made him feel so satisfied.
After lunch, Xiao Mu and Lin Yi simply rested, and continued to find Zhou Yanru to come to talk about the book just like yesterday. Zhou Yanru also heard that he was not the only one who lectured to the emperor, and he also had a strong rival.
Qian Muzhai's name is indeed very loud, and Zhou Yanru also has to pay attention to this competitor, and before giving Xiao Mu a lecture, he also prepared carefully, which can be said to have done his homework. And considering that Qian Qianyi will continue to talk to the emperor this morning from the position he talked about yesterday afternoon, so when Zhou Yanru was preparing, he also skipped the part he talked about yesterday, and focused on preparing the content after that. Of course, even if it was the content of "skipping", Zhou Yanru did not completely ignore it, and also prepared it carefully, but it was not so "sufficient" in comparison. After all, the emperor has every opportunity, what if there are other affairs this morning, and he doesn't have time to call Qian Qianyi into the palace to give a lecture?
Of course, in Zhou Yanru's mind, he must be slightly better than Qian Qianyi in terms of literary talent, so he didn't think about it at all, in case the emperor had no time to clone and didn't have time to ask himself to talk about books.
Zhou Yanru, who has done enough homework, naturally has a very high level of explanation, and the boring historical allusions have become very vivid and vivid under his explanation, and at the same time, Zhou Yanru has also compared with other similar historical events, analyzing the gains and losses, Xiao Mu and Lin Yi are also very attentive to listening, and feel deeply rewarded. Unconsciously, an afternoon passed quickly, and by ten o'clock in the evening, Zhou Yanru had finished telling the history of Wei Qing and Huo Quai's defeat of the Xiongnu during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Xiao Mu listened very attentively, and at the same time felt very satisfied with this history - although history is the existence of guest officials, and the dusty old things cannot be described by the word satisfaction, but after all, Xiao Mu, as the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, naturally has a very strong sense of substitution, and when he heard that Huo Qubing broke the Huns, his heart was also full of enthusiasm, and even the idea of recruiting talents from all over the world and looking for the Ming version of Huo Qubing appeared.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Xiao Mu, who was very satisfied with Zhou Yanru's explanation, announced that he would explain it here today, and arranged for Wang Chengen to send Zhou Yanru, who was also very satisfied with himself, out of the palace.
"What a satisfying day!" Xiao Mu looked back on the things of the whole day, and found that everything was so smooth, as if it had been arranged in advance, he was not satisfied all the time, or on the way to satisfaction.
"Today isn't over yet, maybe something tricky will come over to bother you in a while." Lin Yi looked at Xiao Mu's intoxicated expression, felt very uncomfortable, and said sarcastically.
"No, today is a day of providence in the dark, and it is destined to be a perfect day." Xiao Mu retorted, "By the way, that day, I sent Luo Yangxing to interrogate Du Lao Liu in person, and asked him to come back and report the results of the trial to me within three days, today is the third day, Luo Yangxing may come at any time, and bring me another good news." ”
"Are you so sure that Luo Yangxing will be able to judge the result?" Lin Yi was skeptical of Xiao Mu's self-confidence.
"That's natural, he's the commander of the Jinyi Guard, can you imagine that the Ming version of the FBI won't be able to handle a street minion?" Xiao Mu asked rhetorically.
"Du Lao Liu is not an ordinary minion...... Lin Yi dismantled the stage again.
"Your Majesty, Luo Yangxing has returned to Beijing." Wang Chengen brought the news of Luo Yang's sex very appropriately.
"Look, what am I talking about, I really mean Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive. It must be Luo Yangxing's trial that has resulted, and now he is here to find me to regain his life! Xiao Mu looked complacent, said to Lin Yi proudly, and then ordered Wang Chengen, "Hurry up and announce him in." ”
"Your Majesty, Lord Luo, he ......" Wang Chengen was a little embarrassed, and said hesitantly.
"What's wrong with him? If you have something to say, say it! Xiao Mu also felt that something seemed to be wrong, and urged Wang Chengen to say.
"Back to the emperor, Lord Luo, he presented this ......," Wang Chengen said, presenting a note.
"What, it turned out that the content of the interrogation was written and handed over to me." Xiao Mu muttered and said, and another question arose, "Why didn't Luo Yangxing himself come in person?" ”
Soon Xiao Mu's question was answered:
"Back to the emperor, Lord Luo knew that he had not been able to complete the holy order, and he had no shame to meet the emperor, so he took this plea ......"