The last time I went to Wenroufang to see Zhang Xu, Zhang Xu followed him to visit the Cui Mansion in Yongfeng Fang, Du Shiyi was really stunned when he thought about it, so although he promised Pei Guo to introduce Wu Daozi to him, he still didn't dare to go in person. After thinking about it, he finally remembered that after the two inkmen took his prescription before, they had just sent the lacquer smoke and ink to Luoyang after studying the new system for more than a year.

When he got up early, he picked out a piece of lacquer smoke and ink and put it in the box, and instructed Liu Mo to send it to Zhang Xu along with his own handwritten letter. However, to great surprise, when he returned to the private residence of Guandefang from Luoyang Palace in the afternoon, he saw Liu Mo circling around as soon as he entered the door

"Why, it wasn't delivered, or ......"

Du Shiyi thought that Liu Mo was in the air or was turned away, but the next moment, he knew that he was completely wrong. But I saw Liu Mo with a deep bitter face, straightened his waist and said unnaturally: "It's Wu Gongcheng who is good at painting at Zhang Gong's place, because he saw me send ink, Wu Gonggong was curious to take it to try, and as a result, he dragged Zhang Gong to come here after a small half of the painting, and he wanted to drink as soon as he arrived, and the lady made people move two urns, and now people are drunk, but they are still asking when Lang Jun will come back." ”

Such a coincidence? Wu Daozi happened to be at Zhang Xu's place?

Although there were only two of these uninvited guests, Du Shiyi had a headache, but it was easier than trying to find a way to meet Wu Daozi to introduce Pei Guo. So, he smiled and comforted Liu Mo, who was full of bitterness, and when he arrived at the small hall where Thirteen Niang entertained guests, he could smell the smell of wine at the door, and sighed deeply. Boldly crossed the threshold and entered, and before he had time to say hello to the two of the jīng gods and the two saints of the painting of the holy grass, he only heard a loud shout in his ears.

"It's back, it's back, our ink saint is back"

Du Shiyi was dumbfounded and watched Wu Daozi, who was not too old, rushing forward like a gust of wind, grabbing him and dragging him in without saying anything, but he didn't know what to say. But Wu Daozi didn't care what trouble his abruptness and barbarism would give others, so after Du Shiyi sat down next to Zhang Xu, he sat next to him with a smile, and then asked diligently: "Du Langjun, this square ink given to Zhang Dian this time seems to be different from your previous Du Langmo?" Qianbao Pavilion doesn't seem to be on sale yet, but it's newly made, let Zhang Dian try it?

"It's the new lacquer smoke."

This name made the half-drunk Zhang Xu a little curious, however, before he could speak, Wu Daozi's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "Maybe it's for me?" Du Langjun, let me tell you the truth, although this ink is dark, but it is more suitable for painting, not for Zhang Dian's calligraphy, I know that your previous Du Lang ink sold extremely prosperously, and I am afraid that I will suffer a loss, one year, as long as you give me a year's exclusive supply, after keeping it, your name of lacquer smoke ink is not inferior to that of the ink made by Wang Wu Songyan in the past, as long as you supply me two parties every year, I will make a name for you."

In the face of Wu Daozi's vowed lobbying, Du Shiyi's first thought was Jiān Shang - in contrast, Liu Jiaodong of Qianbaoge and Wang Yuanbao of Liulifang, whom he had dealt with, were elegant and bold, without such a monkey rush at all. If this is just the result of his own person, it doesn't matter if he promised Wu Daozi at this moment, however, what he provided was the idea and the general formula, and the real ink-making was the ink worker Zhang family brothers who worked hard for more than a year to succeed, and the ecstasy when the letter came, all eagerly looking forward to the reaction and acceptance of this ink after it came out, he really couldn't make a decision immediately.

"Wu Gong's proposal is really moving. Only my two inkmen don't know how much hard work they have put into this smoke, let me inform them. ”

"What does this have to do with them" Wu Daozi frowned unhappily, and then said seductively, "Now that the painters of the Eastern Capital, no one can be better than me." The people who paint this work are not as rare as the people who work books, and now those temples in the eastern capital, who doesn't ask me for murals? Du Langjun, it's only a year, and it doesn't take much time for you, so you can't afford to wait, right? ”

Thinking that Zhang Xu was only for an inkstone and ink, he wrote more than a dozen hearty cursive scripts, and gave himself a priceless Luo Shatan pipa, and now Wu Daozi was also happy when he saw the lacquer and ink, but what was proposed was such a condition, Du Shiyi had to sigh that although the two were close friends, Bingxìng was also different. So, he said quietly: "What Wu Gong said is extremely true, but just like who knows the Chinese food in the peasants, rìrì is hard, the same is the hard work of guarding the ink kiln when making ink. I ordered someone to go to Wangwu Mountain to deliver a letter, and I will be able to give you a reply in a few days. ”

Wu Daozi frowned, and then said excitedly: "Okay, I'll wait for Du Langjun's reply." ”

Zhang Xu didn't speak just now, and at this moment he drank half a bowl of wine in one go, and then asked vaguely: "By the way, Du Langjun mentioned in the letter that he wanted to see Wu Sheng, and now that he is here, you might as well tell him directly if you have anything to say." ”

"Oh? But it turned out that Du Langjun sent a letter to send ink to Zhang's house, for me? ”

Seeing that Wu Daozi seemed to be smiling, but his eyes lit up, Du Shiyi said straight to the point: "It is General Pei Guo, who returned to his hometown because of his mother's funeral, and wants to ask Mr. Wu to make murals for his deceased mother in Tiangong Temple. Mr. Wu's whereabouts in Luoyang were uncertain, so I invited Zhang Gong, but I didn't expect Wu Gongcheng to be at Zhang Gong's place. ”

"General Pei" Wu Daozi was immediately moved, and after thinking about it for a while, he stroked his palms and smiled, "This matter is easy to do, I will move to Tiangong Temple to live, and let General Pei go there directly to discuss with me, I still have a lot of paintings that have not been brushed at the moment, and I don't have time to stay at the moment, Brother Zhang, I'll go first."

Wu Daozi said to leave, but before Zhang Xu could answer, the person had already drifted out of the door. Seeing Du Shiyi's face full of surprise, Zhang Xu poured the remaining half bowl of wine into his mouth, and then burped loudly: "Wu Sheng said to himself that if you are a person with this lacquer and ink, you will definitely be very moving when you paint, let alone better, so I persevered and wanted you to agree." He is a xìng son who does not follow and does not forgive, and there must be noise after rì. Although he is unsurpassed in painting, he loves money and has a good name, you can decide it yourself. ”

"Thank you Zhang Gong for mentioning this." Du Shiyi saw that Zhang Xu was supporting a few cases, as if he was also planning to leave, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and then said apologetically, "I ...... the Luosha Tan Pipa that Zhang Gong gave him before."

"Isn't it dedicated to saints? It's a good thing to be able to use it when you save your life, and it's not a pearl to say that the sage jīng Tongyin is not a pearl. What I gave you is yours, what's there to tother about"

Zhang Xu waved his hand impatiently, and when he shook off Du Shiyi and staggered to the door, he suddenly said without looking back: "Du Jiulang, you are not as good as me in writing, and I am not as good as you as an official." Although I am not a Bole, there are some things that I can still understand. Officialdom is treacherous, don't lose your unyielding voice in the ten-sided ambush of that song "Chu Han". ”

Looking at Zhang Xu's distant back, Du Shiyi was stunned for a while. At that time, the most important part of the song "Chu Han" in Luoyang Anguo Temple was performed by him alone, which was hearty and unprecedented. But it was only at this moment that an outsider who was not a master of music and rhythm revealed the true jīng marrow.

Unyielding, not arrogant, not discouraged, is for tenacity and unyielding

"Lang Jun, Lang Jun?"

Du Shiyi suddenly woke up, and saw Liu Mo looking outside, he looked at this messy small hall, and suddenly turned around and walked out with a slight smile: "What's the matter?" ”

"Mrs. Zhang has something important to see, Lang Jun has instructed her before, I asked her to wait in the study."

"Got it, I'll go."

Zhang Yao all lived in the Du Mansion, although the inner and outer courtyards were not the largest, but she was very knowledgeable and did not wander around, but now that another messenger from Xi Di arrived, she couldn't help it. Seeing Du Shiyi enter the study, she hurriedly got up to greet her, and waited for Du Shiyi to signal her to sit down and speak, but she didn't sit down until Du Shiyi sat down in the main seat, and then she bowed deeply and said: "Lang Jun, another messenger has come to Chang'an." The Tao is a doubt about the identity of your lord, and it has been passed on in King Xi's tooth tent. ”

"Expected." It took so long for this matter to reach King Xi's tooth tent, and Du Shiyi already felt that it was very rare, thanks to the inconvenience of the road now, and the fact that the border government had to ban it a little because it involved the royal family. He has been muttering about this matter in his heart since he wrote to Princess Gu'an last year, and now that Zhang Yao has arrived in Chang'an, he said that he can imitate Princess Gu'an's handwriting, and these rumors are almost there, so he said, "Let me ask you, if my sister can divorce Li Lusu, what will happen?" ”

"Ah" Zhang Yao's eyes widened in disbelief, and he was shocked for a long time, and said in a sneer, "How is this possible?" After all, your lord is ordered to remarry Li Lusu No, if this is the case, it would be good if this was the case Your lord has been wanting to return to Chang'an for many years, and take another look at the wind and snow in Baqiao, Du Langjun, do you really have a way? ”

"I'm a little sure about the divorce, but when I return to Chang'an, it's not feasible in a short period of time Think about it, a princess who was originally ordered to be with Fan, but because of the dispute between the concubines, she became the target of public criticism, and she must not be pointed at after she comes back? Regardless of whether there is still a princess title, will the time come to return to the Xin family and be subject to the control of the biological father and mother, or will he go to the temple to overshadow this remnant of his life? Therefore, I instructed my sister to write the previous memora tactfully and pitifully, instead of blaming others like the county lord of Lantian County, just because I wanted to give the saint an image of enduring humiliation. ”

"Can't go back to Chang'an" Zhang Yao thought of the two tragic endings mentioned by Du Shiyi, and couldn't help biting his lip, before he looked up and asked, "Then Du Langjun said to do it?" ”

"I'll tell you, you write it. Such a recital, what is needed is not to be brilliant, but to make the sage feel that the elder sister understands the righteousness and waits for the Lantian county lord to make enough trouble, and that is when the elder sister's recital appears. ”

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