Chapter 6 Han Xizai's Night Banquet

Gu Yanzhong looked at Master Zeng's back, his body slowly retreated, "Oops" something suddenly bumped into him behind him......

Gu Yanzhong hurriedly looked back and saw a woman in a pink pleated skirt standing in front of him.

"Ahh He secretly screamed in his heart, wasn't this the woman who sang under the state bridge that day?

"Yan! Meet! Gu Yanzhong stained his tongue twice, his eyes emitted a colored light, and he looked at her carefully from top to bottom.

The woman glared at Gu Yanzhong, smiled, and walked past him.

He was about to salute the woman, but she walked away without knowing her head.

Gu Yanzhong's chest suddenly held her breath, she was so rude, she didn't even say hello, she was arrogant!

"Hehe" Gu Yanzhong suddenly remembered that this was in ancient times! What about a woman's ability to talk to a strange man as casually as she does in modern times? It's too much to laugh and laugh.

The woman walked to the side of Master Zeng in front, bowed her head and bent over to say "ten thousand blessings" to Master Zeng.

Master Zeng signaled, and the woman turned to leave.

Gu Yanzhong's feet involuntarily followed the woman into Zeng's mansion.

Gu Yanzhong stretched his neck to take a look, and the woman in the pink pleated skirt in front of him went to the side of the corridor.

Gu Yanzhong stood inside the door, his right palm secretly rotated in his sleeve, and he put his hand behind his back.

He secretly said in his heart: It is a blessing or a curse, and it is a disaster that cannot be avoided. Now that you're in, you'll have to take one step at a time. Looking at the official uniform on this old man, he is not a petty official, if he climbs on him, it may not be a bad thing.

Gu Yanzhong followed Old Man Zeng and walked proudly, through the path of the garden, and came to the door of a house.

Gu Yanzhong looked up and saw that the plaque in front of the door was written in Tang Kai: Burrow.

He remembered his favorite song "The Burrow", and couldn't bear it for a while, shaking his head and reciting: "The mountain is not high, and there are immortals." The water is not deep, and if there is a dragon, it will be spiritual. ”

Gu Yanzhong couldn't help but immerse himself in the "Burrow": Nanyang Zhuge Lu, Xishu Ziyun Pavilion. It is said that Liu Yuxi, a Tang dynasty man, called his study and bedroom a burrow.

With the tranquility of the word "Burrow", the elegant environment and Liu Yuxi's elegant demeanor to express his feelings of fresh breeze on his sleeves.

When Master Zeng heard Gu Yanzhong read the poem, he suddenly felt a little strange and looked back at him.

Gu Yanzhong came back to his senses at this time, this was in the Song Dynasty. He saluted and said, "The villain was rude just now, don't blame the adult." ”

Master Zeng touched his beard and said tentatively: "Do you know when this "Burrow Ming" was written by Liu Yuxi? ”

Gu Yan was taken aback, this was a sensitive topic. He remembered the story of "The Burrow".

During his tenure as the superintendent of the imperial history, Liu Yuxi participated in Wang Shuwen's "Yongzhen Reform" and opposed the eunuchs and the separatist forces of the feudal towns.

After the failure of the reform, he was demoted to Anhui Hezhou County as a small general judge. According to the regulations, the general judgment should live in three three-room houses in the county office.

But when the magistrate of Hezhou County saw that Liu Yuxi was a soft persimmon that was degraded from above, he deliberately made it difficult.

first arranged for him to live in the south of the city facing the river, Liu Yuxi not only had no complaints, but was very happy, and wrote two sentences at random and pasted them on the door: "Facing the white sail of the river, I am arguing with Zhou Si." ”

When the magistrate of Hezhou County found out, he was very angry and ordered the Yali officials to move Liu Yuxi's residence from the south gate of the county seat to the north gate of the county seat, and the area was reduced from the original three rooms to one and a half rooms.

The new residence is located by the Desheng River, the weeping willows are still in the background, Liu Yuxi still does not care, and seeing the scenery, he wrote two sentences on the door: "The weeping willows are green and the river is by the water, and the people are in Beijing in Liyang." ”

Seeing that he was still leisurely and happy, the magistrate sent someone to transfer him to the middle of the county again, and only gave him a hut that could only accommodate one bed, one table, and one chair.

In half a year, the magistrate forced Liu Yuxi to move three times, each time the area was smaller than the other, and in the end it was only a bucket room.

Liu Yuxi was still calm, wrote this otherworldly, elegant "Burrow Inscription", and asked someone to engrave a stone tablet and stand in front of the door.

Gu Yanzhong knew: This is an extraordinary time, and he can't answer casually.

Gu Yanzhong sighed and said: "After the failure of the "Yongzhen Innovation", he was in a bleak situation, but he was very indifferent, and he made the "Burrow Inscription", carved it into a stone tablet, and stood in front of the door. It is really admirable to have such a free and easy state of mind after experiencing wind and rain! ”

Master Zeng nodded, thought for a while and asked tentatively, "Then do you know about Xining's law change?" ”

Hearing Master Zeng suddenly ask this question, Gu Yanzhong was not surprised.

He also had two answers in his mind, but the person in front of him didn't know whether it was the new party or the old party, and the views of the two answers were completely opposite, and he didn't know which answer to answer this question.

So, in such a moment of crisis, he chose the third answer.

He stretched out his arm in the direction of the door, smiled slightly, and said, "Master, it's not too early, let's talk about this painting." ”

Master Zeng walked towards the study, followed by Gu Yanzhong.

As soon as Gu Yanzhong stepped in, there was a burst of elegant fragrance, and he glanced at the study, and the furnishings were very neat.

In the middle of the study was a freehand ink bamboo drawing, which deeply caught Gu Yanzhong's eyeballs.

Painting bamboo pays great attention to the use of water and ink, not only to draw the elegant temperament of bamboo, but also to draw the elegant dynamics of bamboo, and at the same time to express their own taste.

Gu Yanzhong also loves to paint bamboo on weekdays, and when he has nothing to do, he will imitate several ink and bamboo drawings from ancient masters, especially Wen Tong's "Ink Bamboo Drawing".

Generally famous ink and bamboo drawings, he can tell whose work it is at a glance. He looked at this painting for a long time, but he didn't see whose Mobao it was.

Gu Yanzhong wanted to walk over and take a closer look, but Master Zeng turned to him and said, "Childe, take out your painting and open it to take a look." ”

There is a long, large desk in the study room.

Gu Yanzhong carefully put the scroll on it, opened it slowly, and glanced at the old man Zeng next to him from time to time, the picture scroll was only one-fifth open, and the old man Zeng showed a very surprised expression on his face.

Master Zeng stretched out his hand to touch it, but Gu Yanzhong hurriedly shouted: "Don't move, master." ”

Master Zeng looked at him in surprise.

He smiled again and said, "Master, you will have sweat on your hands, this is an ancient painting, and it is easy to damage when touched." ”

"I see." Master Zeng nodded, his eyes followed the direction in which the scroll opened, and kept looking over.

Master Zeng secretly pondered in his heart: I didn't really want to touch it just now, but I just used this method to test it. Sometimes to see if this thing is real or fake, you have to see if the person who sells it knows whether it is knowledgeable.

This boy is a connoisseur, and the painting should be genuine. But where did he get this painting?

Gu Yanzhong smiled slightly, and thought to himself: This painting has only been framed for a long time, and some places may not be dry yet, if you break it, I will be in trouble.

Gu Yanzhong opened the scroll, placed it on the desk, pointed to the scroll, and looked at Master Zeng from time to time, explaining any detail.

The Night Banquet of Han Xizai has a total of five parts, a little more than a foot wide (28.7 cm) and twelve and a half (335.5 cm) long.

This ancient measurement of size is different for each dynasty. The Sui and Tang dynasties of the Sui and Tang dynasties were equal to 26.7 centimeters, while the Song and Yuan rulers were equal to 30.72 centimeters.

The whole picture is centered on Han Xizai, and is divided into five sections: listening to music, watching dance, resting, blowing and feasting. Each paragraph is a separate chapter, and it can be connected as a whole.

In the first paragraph of the picture, Han Xizai and the guests feasted and listened to the sister of Li Jiaming, the deputy envoy of the teaching workshop, play the pipa.

In the second paragraph, it is written that Wang Wushan dances "Liume", and Hee Jae personally beats the drums.

In the third paragraph, it is written that after the guests dispersed, the master and the maidens rested and washed.

In the fourth paragraph, it is written that Xi Zai is more plain clothes to enjoy the coolness, and listens to the female actors playing wind music.

In the fifth paragraph, a part of the intimate guests and the ladies laughed.

The first two stanzas are the most expressive, with the guest of honor either listening quietly or silently, focusing on the hands of the players and the bodies of the singers and dancers.

The drumming and playing board are all played according to the beat, and there seems to be a rhyme coming out of the picture.

Gu Hongzhong observed subtly and vividly depicted the scene of Han Xizai's night banquet, five scenes, and more than 40 characters' voices and smiles.

While listening to Gu Yanzhong's analysis, Master Zeng stroked his beard and nodded lightly.

He looked at the place pointed by Gu Yanzhong and said, "Then tell me, how can this painting distinguish the real from the fake?" ”

"It's a fake painting!" Gu Yanzhong said in his heart. However, although it is a fake painting, it also took a lot of effort.

"Ahem!" Gu Yanzhong cleared his throat, coughed dryly, hurriedly adjusted his brain's thinking, and spoke again.

This can be discerned in two ways. First, the author has a seal from the title of the book or the title; Second, some works do not have a seal. ”

"The former is to distinguish between truth and falsehood, while the latter is clear from wrong. You can also start from the most basic things such as the use of brush, ink, color, and discipline (composition) of the work, and there is no other way to do it. ”

"Secondly, you can also see the era of painting, the characters, scenery, customs, and habits shown in the picture......"

Master Zeng suddenly shouted: "Someone! ”

Gu Yanzhong was stunned, he was talking triumphantly, not knowing what Master Zeng was going to do.

I saw five or six family members rushing in from outside the house, looking at Gu Yanzhong with fierce eyes, waiting for Master Zeng to speak.

"Take this guy down for me." Master Zeng said mercilessly.

Gu Yanzhong looked at Master Zeng in astonishment and asked, "My lord, did I intend to say anything wrong just now and offend the master?" ”

"Humph! You dare to deceive me with a fake "Han Xizai's Night Banquet", who instructed you, and you still don't recruit from the truth. ”

Master Zeng stood majestically in front of Gu Yanzhong, like that was a living Bao Qingtian. "Oh my god!" Gu Yanzhong complained again and again in his heart.

He held his head high and said with great confidence: "Master, why do you say that I am a fake painting!" ”

"It's obviously a fake painting, but you dare to quibble. What are your intentions, and you have brought them from the truth. Master Zeng said firmly.

Gu Yanzhong frowned, and quickly recalled the process of copying in his heart, thinking in his heart: The works I copied and my unique counterfeiting technology cannot be distinguished by ordinary people with the naked eye.

It can only be analyzed unless it is examined by a special technical analysis instrument in the 21st century. Does he have a fiery eye?

Gu Yanzhong desperately broke free from the person who grabbed him, and said confidently: "My lord, this is a small ancestral thing. The little one was also poor for a while, so he took this strategy and betrayed the ancestral Mobao. ”

"I don't know why the adults have to say that this is a fake painting? If the adults don't know this treasure, the villain doesn't sell it! ”

As he spoke, he stood up, rolled up his painting, and thought: I didn't want to buy it for you, I prepared it for Zhangton, and you wanted to buy it yourself!

Gu Yanzhong thought about it, and walked out, and as soon as he walked out a few steps, he heard Master Zeng say, "Slow!" ”

He turned around, and Master Zeng sat at the table, took two sips of the teacup, and didn't speak for a long time.

Gu Yanzhong was in a dilemma, standing next to the desk and waiting.

Master Zeng looked at Gu Yanzhong and asked slowly: "You said that this painting is your ancestral thing, and it is authentic!" ”

"Can my ancestral heirloom be fake?" Gu Yanzhong did not hesitate, thinking: Of course this painting is fake, but I won't tell you that it was painted by me!

"Then there are two "Han Xizai's Night Banquet Pictures" in this world?"

"Yes!." Gu Yanzhong said with great certainty.

"Yes?" Master Zeng was confused.

Gu Yanzhong said very firmly: "In this world, every calligraphy and painting has only one authentic handiwork, and there are two authentic works in this "Han Xizai's Night Banquet Picture". ”

"Two authentic paintings?" Master Zeng asked suspiciously, "How do you say this?" ”

The corner of Gu Yanzhong's mouth smiled slightly, and he said with great confidence: "This authentic painting in my hand is the authentic work of Gu Hongzhong, a court painter of the Southern Tang Dynasty of the fifth generation, and Gu Hongzhong is a native of Jiangnan. That is, my ancestors' ancestors......"

Gu Yanzhong thought about it while calculating in his heart: From the Southern Tang Dynasty of the Five Dynasties to the Shaosheng period of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was about a hundred years, and Gu Yanzhong quickly made a subtraction in his heart, which was determined to be about one hundred or twenty years.

Then, if this Gu Hongzhong wants to say that he is his ancestor, he is about the seventh generation.

After thinking clearly, he hurriedly said, "I am his seventh generation. ”

"Oh?" Master Zeng said in surprise.

Gu Yan smiled slightly in the center, anyway, your surname is Gu, and my surname is Gu, maybe the two of us are really a family, Gu Hongzhong, you must bless me if you have a spirit in the sky.

He gently stroked the painting, and continued to tell the origin of "Han Xizai's Night Banquet" without blinking his eyes.

"Han Xizai's Night Banquet" was painted by Gu Hongzhong on the order of the queen Li Yu. The main character in this picture scroll, Han Xizai, is a native of Beihai in the fifth dynasty, the word Shuyan, the Later Tang Dynasty with the light year of Jinshi, the article calligraphy and painting, famous for a while.

His father was sentenced for something, and Han Xizai fled to Jiangnan and surrendered to the Southern Tang Dynasty.

At the beginning, he was deeply favored by Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and was succeeded by Li Yu, the later lord.

At that time, the Song Dynasty in the north threatened the security of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Li Yu humiliated the Northern Song Dynasty on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was suspicious and framed officials from the north.

In this environment, in order to protect himself, Han Xizai deliberately pretended to be a foolish person who was drunk and dreamed of death, so that Empress Li would not suspect that he was a person with political ambitions in order to protect himself.

But Li Yu was still not at ease with him, so he sent Gu Hongzhong, the "edict" of the painting academy, to his house, secretly spied on Han Xizai's activities, and ordered them to paint everything they saw truthfully and give it to him to see.

With his quick insight and amazing memory, Gu Hongzhong memorized the process of Han Xizai's night banquet at home, and immediately painted after he returned.

After Li Yu saw this painting, he temporarily let go of Han Xizai and others, but a masterpiece was handed down because of this.

"If you say that, there's only one picture!" Master Zeng said.

"No, two." Gu Yanzhong did not hesitate.

"What about the other painting?" Master Zeng asked.

"Another painting?" Gu Yanzhong smiled slightly.

He continued: "At that time, in addition to Gu Hong, Empress Li also sent a painter named Zhou Wenju to spy on Han Xizai and understand his whereabouts and behavior.

Therefore, Zhou Wenju also painted a picture of Han Xizai's Night Banquet. Therefore, there are two "Han Xizai's Night Banquet Pictures" in the world. ”

Gu Yanzhong was talking about two different pictures of "Han Xizai's Night Banquet", and he saw that the meaning on Master Zeng's face was still unfinished, obviously believing his own words.

Gu Yanzhong changed his words and said: "My lord, this small ancestral ink treasure is Gu Hongzhong's "Han Xizai's Night Banquet", and the origin of this painting has also been said, since the adults don't want to buy my painting, then I will leave." ”

Gu Yan was secretly proud in the center, and he was about to pack up the picture scroll and leave.

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