Since the reign of Huizong, the status of painting academies and academies has been significantly improved compared with those of previous dynasties.

The reason for this is naturally because Huizong, the emperor of calligraphy and painting, attaches great importance to artworks.

Huizong himself was an all-rounder and genius in the field of art, and there was no problem with being known as "the first man in the world", and most importantly, he had a very strong foresight.

He collected famous calligraphy and paintings from all over the world, and ordered the people who worked in the painting academies and academies to preserve them. And not only preservation, but also imitation preservation, edited into a book, this is the "Xuanhe Painting" and "Xuanhe Book" that have been handed down to later generations.

These two books were written in the Xuanhe period, which can be said to be the catalog of the entire court collection, not just the catalog. The two books also contain a lot of comments and arguments, and the connoisseurs of the court painting and calligraphy schools throughout the Northern Song Dynasty, as well as the judgment of calligraphy and painting skills, are all contained in them.

For later generations who studied the paintings and calligraphy of their predecessors, these two books are almost biblical.

And these books naturally didn't come out of thin air, and the real executive compilers were these characters like Chu Feng sitting opposite him now.

The imperial examination officially set up the "painting" examination, which was in the three years of Chongning in Huizong, and was subdivided into six subjects: Buddhism, Taoism, figures, landscapes, birds and beasts, flowers and bamboos, and houses and trees.

The positions of the painting academy are basically divided into six classes, such as Xuezheng, Yixue, Waiting for the Edict, Gihou, Enshrinement, and Painting Students, and the ranks are inferior, Zhang Fengzhi and Fu Lehe can become the edicts of the Painting Academy, which shows that the abilities of the two are not extraordinary.

As far as Chu Feng knew. The painter who can really be summoned by the emperor is the painter who can see the holy word. They are all characters above the edict. Only, even so. There are also many edicts that will not be able to see the face of heaven for life.

But now, Chu Feng not only met Huizong, but even had some strange connections with Huizong. Fu Lehe suddenly understood why Zhang Fengzhi, who had never been familiar with him, would suddenly invite himself to his home so enthusiastically to provide an environment for his meeting with Chu Feng.

But what he was even more surprised in his heart was why Chu Feng had such good luck and didn't know it when he met the official family......

"It doesn't matter who this noble man is, junior brother. It is indeed fate that he can have such an encounter with you. Fu Lehe snorted and said with a smile.

Zhang Fengzhi coughed lightly and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Chu Lang to be so frank, I didn't want to say more." That noble man is the Marquis of Haijing, who has lived in Jiaozhou for a long time and does not come to Beijing much. Hai Jinghou's painting skills are praised even by the officials, but he didn't expect to have such a fate with Chu Lang. Cough! Hou Ye didn't want me to say much about his identity, but since Chu Lang was going to be admitted to the painting academy, he would know sooner or later. Haha, it's just that this word came out of my mouth and into the ears of the two of you, so don't spread it anymore. ”

Zhang Fengzhi understood, and Chu Feng also smiled and said "yes".

All kinds of things about the identity of Huizong have been revealed. The three of them talked about the art academy again, as well as all kinds of things that Qiu Yu needed to pay attention to, which was an introduction to Chu Feng. Chu Feng has gained a lot.

"The scientific examinations of the Academy of Fine Arts are basically based on Tang poetry. Last year, the title of the flower and bamboo family was 'Selling Restaurants by the Bamboo Lock Bridge', and most of the paintings were of wine shops looming in the bamboo forest. But the one who got the first name did the opposite. Hehe. Chu Lang, if you come to paint this one, how do you want to lay it out? ”

Zhang Fengzhi was in the mood for wine and asked with a smile.

Chu Feng thought for a while and said: "If you draw a wine shop looming in the bamboo forest, the upper left layout of the wine shop is enough for the wine flag, and the lower right corner is painted with a small bridge and flowing water, this should be the most regular way to draw." ”

After thinking about it carefully, Chu Feng suddenly thought of something, and said with a smile: "Since Master Zhang said that he was 'doing the opposite', I want to ...... Could it be that he painted bamboo forests, small bridges and other scenes seen through the wine curtain in the wine shop? ”

When Zhang Fengzhi heard this, he glanced at Fu Lehe beside him, stroked his palm and smiled: "Haha!" is worthy of being Master Fu's junior brother, and the layout of the picture is really wonderful, and it is transparent at all. Master Fu, it seems that Senior Brother Ling has your style! ”

Fu Lehe and Zhang Fengzhi didn't count a few words, where did they know what style the other party had, so they only smiled: "Don't dare to be, I'm just a mediocre talent, I was admitted to the art academy by mistake, where do I dare to compare with the two of you here." ”

"Why is Master Fu so humble...... Yes, when did Master Fu enter the academy? ”

"It's been eight years now."

"Entering the academy at the age of nineteen, just from this age, it can already explain a lot of problems. I still remember that when I was admitted to the Academy of Painting, the question was the sentence 'Looking back at the middle of the sky, there is no intention on the rocks and clouds chasing each other'. Oh, yes, there are a total of six subjects to choose from in the Academy of Fine Arts, which one are you going to take? Zhang Fengzhi asked curiously.

Chu Feng thought about it and smiled shyly: "Shanshui, I'm not good at the rest." ”

"Your senior brother is so painterly, you won't be far behind." Zhang Fengzhi.

Zhang Fengzhi and Fu Lehe have never seen Chu Feng's paintings, and they are not clear about what kind of painting skills his painting skills can reach.

It's just that for Zhang Fengzhi, now this kind of thing is just to sell well, if Chu Feng can really be admitted to the academy, then there is naturally Huizong's secret help behind it, then he can be regarded as grasping a very interesting line, which will naturally be useful in the future.

If Chu Feng couldn't pass the exam, he would just waste some time and food, and he would still be able to afford such a simple cost.

For Fu Lehe, if Chu Feng really entered the academy, it would probably become a great turning point for his own relationship with Mr. Cheng Yuan. For this, he is naturally looking forward to it.

It's just that...... Fu Lehe looked at Chu Feng's behavior, thinking that he had told the truth about Fan Lou all night so frankly before, he couldn't help but be a little concerned...... Can a simple and kind person like my junior brother really survive in that place that seems to be a pure land of art?

Thinking of this, Fu Lehe secretly made up his mind...... If Chu Feng can't be admitted to the academy, it's fine. If the junior brother really works with him in the academy, he must do his best to protect him.

After taking a sip of wine, Fu Lehe clenched his fists......

In the middle of the night, although Zhang Fengzhi stayed with guests several times, Chu Feng and Fu Lehe were also afraid that the door of Lifang would be locked, so they didn't dare to stay any longer.

"It's a pity that the humble house is simple, and there is only one guest room, otherwise, the three of us will definitely have to talk all night together. Ay! I haven't been so happy in years. Zhang Fengzhi said politely.

Fu Lehe said some kind words with Chu Feng, said goodbye to the hostess of the house, and went out.

"Senior brother, how do you go back?" Fu Lehe asked with concern.

Chu Feng pointed to the carriage not far away, and the coachman had already seen Chu Feng walking out of the gate of Zhangfu, stood out from the dimly lit small noodle stall, and hurriedly moved the horse.

"I came in a carriage. What about you, brother? Chu Feng asked.

Fu Lehe said with a smile: "I'll just go to the car dealership on the street and find one." ”

"Then why bother, I'll send you." Chu Feng smiled, "It just so happens that the two of us can also talk more." ”

Fu Lehe hesitated for a moment and asked, "My home is in the mud lane of Chengnanwu, won't it be too far away?" ”

"Walking with you, senior brother, no matter how far you go." Chu Feng smiled and grabbed Fu Lehe's sleeve and pedaled with him, "Brother Zhang, please go to the dock mud alley in the south of the city first." ”

"Okay!"

Lao Zhang responded with a smile and drove on horseback.

Fu Lehe was thinking about the identity of Huizong, and he thought about whether to tell Chu Feng the truth.

This hesitation was not because he had reservations about Chu Feng, but because he was not at the scene at the time after all, and there was no way to be completely sure that the noble man was really Huizong. Second, he was afraid of Chu Feng's psychological endurance. He still knows too little about Chu Feng, if Chu Feng knows the truth, he is either excited or afraid, and tells the identity of Huizong, then what he will have to face is probably a completely different situation.

To put it bluntly, Fu Lehe began to fulfill his responsibilities and obligations as a senior brother at the first glance of Chu Feng. He regarded Chu Feng as his young and ignorant junior brother, and did not allow anyone or anything to hurt him.

"Is there anyone else in my brother's family?"

Chu Feng saw that Fu Lehe's face was faint and faint under the lights along the street, and he could probably guess his thoughts, so he took the lead in opening his mouth to break this dullness and embarrassment.

Fu Lehe smiled lightly: "I am the only one living alone in Tokyo City. My wife and children are in my hometown, this place...... Hey, rice is expensive in Tokyo, and it's not easy to live in a big place. ”

Chu Feng looked at Fu Lehe's faint tiredness between his eyebrows, and asked, "I don't know where Senior Brother's hometown is?" ”

"Gusu, now the local accent can't be heard very well." Fu Lehe shook his head and smiled, "Others are 'the country accent has not changed, the sideburns have declined', my hair is also gray, and the country accent has also changed, hey, but I still have nothing to do." ”

"Senior brother, why be humble, if I can be admitted to the art academy, I will already be thankful." Chu Feng said with a smile.

Fu Lehe smiled and said, "Master, he never accepts apprentices indiscriminately. The fact that he can take you as a disciple already says a lot. And Master even agreed to let you be admitted to the art academy...... I believe that your ability must be much better than mine. ”

"No, Master told me a few days ago." Chu Feng scratched his head and grinned, he thought of a question, so his eyes flashed with a strange light, "Senior brother, isn't the painting academy cool?" ”

Fu Lehe was stunned: "What do you mean by being cool?" ”

"It's just that there are a lot of celebrity calligraphy and paintings in it, you can see Wang Xizhi's calligraphy in two steps, and you can see Gu Kaizhi's painting scroll in two steps?" Chu Feng thought about that situation and was excited. (To be continued.) )