readx; Dong Qichang refused to sell "Fuchun Mountain Residence", but let everyone watch it once, which couldn't help but make many buyers who were ready to buy paintings at any cost sigh. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the beginning, Zhu Youzhen also thought that Dong Qichang just wanted to show off his collection, but after thinking about it carefully, this painting has a clear record in history and was passed on to Wu Hongyu. Such a precious famous painting, Dong Qichang naturally refused to give it away for nothing, it seems that he still intends to sell it, but not now. This is really a bit of hunger marketing, which shows that Dong Qichang is scheming.

Since "Fuchun Mountain Residence" is not auctioned, the most heavyweight work of this auction, "Xishan Travel Map" by Wuzhou Trading Company, has finally made its grand debut. The painting was originally hidden in a large wooden box in the inner vault of the Forbidden City, and the box was covered with dust. Judging from the treasurer's records, this painting entered the palace in the Yongle period, and when it arrived in the Wanli Dynasty, because Wanli did not like calligraphy and painting, this painting was shelved along with other paintings. His successor, Guangzong, was only the emperor for a month, and Xizong was an uneducated carpenter emperor who lacked interest in paintings, so this wooden box had not been opened for more than 50 years.

After Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, he counted the inner library, and a large number of famous paintings, including "Traveling in Streams and Mountains", finally saw the light of day. Of course, these paintings are the precious heritage of Chinese civilization, but Zhu Youzhen himself does not know how to appreciate them, and he does not want these famous paintings to continue to sleep in the Forbidden City. Since the people were eager for this kind of antiquities, he simply took out some of them and handed them over to the Wuzhou Trading Company, and exchanged them for silver flowers to solve the urgent need.

At that time, Rui'er and Zhu Cunqi were a little reluctant to make this masterpiece a masterpiece, and Zhu Youzhen smiled helplessly: "I can't bear it, but I can't help it, isn't there a shortage of money now?" When the country is strong, we will find a way to take it back and put it in the museum for everyone to see. If you are reluctant to give up a painting today, many major events will be affected by lack of funds. To put it to the extreme, in case the Ming Dynasty dies, these rare treasures will not be able to be preserved anywhere. ”

As soon as "Traveling in Streams and Mountains" was unveiled, it aroused the amazement of the audience. The painting is three feet wide and six feet high, and two-thirds of the picture is occupied by a giant peak rising into the sky. The hilltop is densely populated with trees, and waterfalls flow down from the mountainside; At the foot of the mountain, huge rocks are criss-crossed, and a caravan appears on the narrow mountain road, which is very small compared to the majestic peaks, but it also highlights the traveler's fearlessness. The whole painting is full of ink and ink, the composition is staggered, and the picture is still and moving, which is really the pinnacle of landscape painting.

"The Journey to the Mountains and Streams is the treasure of the Wuzhou Trading Company, with a price tag of 1.5 million taels." Sun Delong shouted loudly, "Today is a bidding, and the starting price is deliberately lowered, only 300,000 taels!" This is a rare opportunity, so if you are interested, please hurry..."

"Wait!" Before Sun Delong's words fell, a person suddenly got up and asked sharply, "The Journey to the Mountains and Streams was written by Fan Kuan of the Northern Song Dynasty, which was hidden in the palace at the beginning, and after the change of Jingkang, he was exiled to the people and has never been seen since. It is also rumored that this painting has been re-entered into the Forbidden City during the Yongle period, why did it fall into the hands of your Wuzhou trading company? How do you prove the authenticity of this painting? According to the old man, this painting may be a fake! ”

When everyone looked at it in shock, they found that the person who spoke out was Qiao Yuliang, the leader of the Luliang Shang Gang. He openly questioned the authenticity of the painting, which was obviously a smash.

Sun Delong was speechless, this painting was handed over to him by Zhu Cunqi himself, of course he didn't dare to say this. Moreover, he entered the antique world halfway, and his real ability to appreciate calligraphy and painting is also rare, so Qiao Yuliang really stopped him.

When everyone saw that Sun Delong couldn't answer, they all began to doubt the authenticity of this painting, and some good things began to coax. Zhu Youzhen in the private room was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, he originally had great hopes for the auction of "Traveling in the Mountains and Streams", if he could get a high price, Neiku would be able to get a large amount of money, and he would be more confident in doing things. But to be honest, he couldn't be sure of the authenticity of the painting. If the auction is disrupted because of a forgery, it will not only be a loss this time, but the reputation of Wuzhou Trading Company will also be greatly affected, how can Zhu Youzhen not be anxious!

In the midst of his panic, a young voice in the crowd shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, this painting must be genuine!" ”

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly followed the voice and looked, but saw that it was a thin and childish young man, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his clothes were still a little shabby.

Everyone couldn't help but be disappointed, thinking to themselves that a little hairy child, what opinion can he have on such a famous painting?

The young man didn't care about everyone's disdainful gaze, walked up to the booth proudly, pointed to a bush in the lower right corner of the picture, and said excitedly: "Most of the Song people's paintings do not inscribe the name of the author, and even if they do, they are cleverly hidden in the inconspicuous places of the paintings, so as not to affect the overall appearance. The students looked closely and found the author's title! ”

Several collectors, including Dong Qichang, hurriedly approached the painting to take a closer look, and sure enough, they saw that in the dense bushes, the word "Fan Kuan" was hidden, only the size of a sesame seed. Such a secret title, if this young man didn't see the clues, others might not be able to see it even if they looked at it for a year!

At this time, the audience applauded thunderously, and even Zhu Youzhen in the private room couldn't help but slap his face, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and secretly thought: If it weren't for this young man, a masterpiece would be "true and false when it is fake", and his own one or two million taels of silver would be lost in an instant!

But at this moment, Dong Qichang, who had white hair, snorted coldly and said: "Housheng, don't get complacent too early." The word 'Fan Kuan' can prove that this painting is a fake! ”

Zhu Youzhen's heart, which had been put down, suddenly hung up again. Because he also knows that this Dong Qichang is a connoisseur of the world, and the weight of his words is much heavier than that unknown young man.

I only heard Dong Qichang say triumphantly: "The "Commentary on Famous Paintings of the Song Dynasty" written by Liu Daool of the Song Dynasty recorded: 'Fan Kuan, the name is upright, and the word is neutral. There is also Guo Ruoxu's "Pictures and Stories" recorded: "Fan Kuan, or the cloud name is neutral, with its wide nature, so people call it wide'." The two corroborates each other, and it can be seen that Fan Kuan's real name is Fan Zhongli, and 'Fan Kuan' is just his nickname, just like Bao Zheng's nickname 'Bao Heizi'. The name of the painter is naturally the title of the original name, how can it be reasonable to use a nickname to enter the painting? This fake is exhaustive, and deliberately inscribes the word 'Fan Kuan' in an inconspicuous place, in an attempt to confuse the real with the false, but unexpectedly, it is precisely because of this that the flaw in the word is exposed, which can be described as self-defeating! ”

As soon as he said this, everyone also echoed him, especially Qiao Yuliang shouted the most happily, looking at the posture, he couldn't wait to tear up the "fake "Journey to the Mountains and Streams" on the spot. Zhu Youzhen was also stunned, thinking that this picture is really fake?

In the chaos, the young man said to Dong Qichang without humility or arrogance: "Old man, you are wrong! ”