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The beautiful woman who came was graceful and elegant, wearing a white gauze and silk dress, and at first glance she knew that she was a young lady from a wealthy family. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info she is neatly dressed, although it is not rich or expensive, but it does not look luxurious, but there is a feeling of jasper in the small family of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, the light sweeping Emei, the beautiful face, the curved willow eyebrows, the delicate and delicate eyes, the delicate and small nose like mutton fat, the lip flap like bright red water chestnut, and the pointed white chin...... In addition to the national beauty and fragrance, there are hardly more words to describe her beauty.

The middle-aged monk who was a little shallow couldn't help but be stunned, in the face of such a beautiful woman, the Buddha couldn't sit still.

The older monk didn't squint and said with a smile: "Miss Xu......"

This beautiful woman with a beautiful country is Xu Hui, the first talented woman in Jiangnan.

Xu Hui's father, Xu Xiaode, was a long-term businessman with investment foresight, he took a fancy to the business opportunities of the Tang Dynasty to develop Jiangnan, and planned to make a big deal to let the Xu family go to the Tang Dynasty, rather than sitting in the corner of Jiangnan.

Xu Xiaode's first fancy is the national capital Chang'an. As the world's largest metropolis, Chang'an has unlimited business opportunities. As long as you can grasp it and open up a commercial waterway, you will have countless wealth. Just like the Helan family in Jiangnan. The Helan family holds the tea industry, and the commercial waterway leads to all parts of Datang, but there is no doubt that the route from Hangzhou to Chang'an is the most profitable and profitable.

There are many resources in Jiangnan that Guanzhong, located in the northwest, does not own, and if you can open up a business channel in the two places, you will be able to make unlimited profits.

But this is easier said than done, but in reality it is very difficult.

Extending its tentacles to Chang'an is not a bold move.

The Helan family is successful mainly because the Helan family has a foundation in Chang'an, and there is also Du He's secret self-sufficiency. As a foreign businessman, it is not easy for the Xu family to lay a foundation in Chang'an.

With Xu Xiaode's business foresight, he will not fail to see through this.

Most people in Jiangnan think that Xu Xiaode is too arrogant and expect him to fail, but Xu Xiaode has his own calculations.

In Chang'an, in this place where dragons and snakes are mixed, without a backer, it will be difficult to move an inch. In other words, as long as you have a strong backer, it is like getting a talisman, and you can gain some face by doing anything in Chang'an. It doesn't mean that everything goes smoothly, but it does work unimpeded.

Xu Xiaode has no foundation in Chang'an, nor does he have any status, let alone know any dignitaries, but he has a daughter who is like a flower and jade, the country is beautiful and fragrant, and she is omniscient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Xu Xiaode is very ambitious, he wants to get ahead, and he has raised his daughter as a talented woman since he was a child, hoping that she can marry into a wealthy family and become a helper in his career.

Xu Hui is nearly twenty years old, and the reason why she has not married so far is because Xu Xiaode looks down on those prestigious families in the south of the Yangtze River, and plans to send Xu Hui to the palace as a show girl. He believes that with Xu Hui's reputation as the first talented woman in Jiangnan, with Xu Hui's beauty and talent, it will be easy to mix with a concubine. However, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun have a deep relationship, and there has been no Zhang Luo draft in the past few years.

Xu Xiaode couldn't sit still, after all, it was extremely rare for a woman to be unmarried in ancient times, so he decided to settle for the next best thing and came to Chang'an to arrange a family affair for him and exchange himself for a stable backer.

Xu Hui was naturally ignorant of this, and only thought that her father brought her to Chang'an purely to see the world and see how the Tang Kingdom was full of flowers.

Xu Huilian walked to the elderly monk and bowed respectfully, this monk who was nearly sixty years old was one of the famous monks in the south of the Yangtze River, and his other identity was more eye-catching than his identity as a monk, he was the seventh grandson of the sage Wang Xizhi...... Monk Zhiyong, the middle-aged monk beside him is his apprentice debater.

If Zhiyong is only regarded as the seventh grandson of Wang Xizhi, it is a big mistake there. Zhiyong's practice is also a unique in the world, perhaps not as good as Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, these two famous kings in the world, but there are not many people who are better than him in the world, even if it is one of the top calligraphers in Chang'an, Yu Shinan, one of the four major calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty, is Zhiyong's apprentice.

Xu Hui met Zhiyong on her way north.

Xu Hui is the first talented woman in the south of the Yangtze River, and Zhiyong, as a descendant of Wang Xizhi, has a very high cultural literacy. The two of them, one old and one young, one big and one small, like a friend who has forgotten the year, have traveled all the way, talking about the past and the present, and getting along very well.

"Master, Chang'an is coming, Xu Hui still has a lot of incomprehension in calligraphy, and hopes to be taught. Why don't you stay with me at the guest house and pray for guidance. ”

Zhiyong smiled: "You and I meet is fate, the donor's request, this is not because of refusal, but the poor monk has important matters, it is really inconvenient to disturb, and I hope to forgive ......"

Along the way, Xu Hui was convinced of Zhiyong's talent, and listened to his incomprehensible expression on his face.

Zhiyong smiled and said: "You and I are destined, this volume of "Shu Tai Ti" will be a meeting gift and give it to the girl...... He smiled and took a pair of word curtains from the hand of the debater, handed it over, and then said: ""Shu Tai Ti" is not very famous, but it is the proud work of the next ancestors. ”

The dedication of the prince is Wang Xizhi's seventh son Wang Xianzhi, calligraphy inherited from his father, known as the little saint. Others can't ask for the ink treasures of the two kings, but Zhiyong, as the descendants of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, has a lot of heirlooms left by their ancestors.

Zhiyong sent "Shu Tai Ti" in the blink of an eye, but although these hand-me-down works are high-quality, all the works are gathered together, and the value is not as good as Wang Xizhi's first book in the world, "Lanting Collection Preface".

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Tai Chi Palace!

Li Shimin and Du He, the two monarchs and ministers, chatted with each other one after another. At first, they talked about calligraphy, but as the topic continued to change, they gradually moved away from the topic and chatted casually.

Suddenly, outside the hall, there was news that Li Ke, the king of Wu, was waiting outside Chang'an.

Under normal circumstances, the prince cannot enter Beijing at will. Li Ke is the king of Wu, the governor of Anzhou, and the official of Anzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. The prince did not directly participate in political affairs in the fiefdom, and lived a life of local hegemony. If you want to enter Beijing, you must get permission from the emperor. Generally speaking, there are only two reasons why the prince wants to enter Beijing. Go to Beijing to recuperate, or visit your parents.

And Li Ke did not indicate in advance when he came this time, so he waited for Li Shimin's permission outside Chang'an City.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Bacheng is here to send me the "Lanting Collection Preface", haha......" He was overjoyed, and said busily: "What are you doing in a daze, ...... Quickly send an order down and invite King Wu to come here......"

Seeing Li Shimin smiling like a child, Du He was also secretly amused, and his heart was also full of expectations for the upcoming King Wu.

"Lanting Collection Preface", the first line of books in the world, as long as you are a person who loves calligraphy, there is no one who does not salivate over this line of books.

Du He is naturally not immune to this temptation. In his heart, he had already made up his mind, as long as Li Shimin got the "Lanting Collection Preface", the first thing he would do was to borrow it for a good look, and then follow the model to write a copy and pass it on to future generations.

Don't underestimate that it was written, Wang Xizhi is too far away from the next generation, more than a thousand years apart. In the face of more than 1,000 years of wind and frost, none of his authentic works have been handed down. The genuine works of Wang Xizhi on the market are all written down by famous calligraphers of previous dynasties according to Wang Xizhi's authentic writings.

Because there is no longer Wang Xizhi's authentic handwriting, these rubbing-written samples are naturally regarded as genuine.

However, now it is the Tang Dynasty, which is only a few hundred years old compared to the year where Wang Xizhi is located, and there are still authentic handwritings written by Wang Xizhi on the market.

If the "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection" written by him can be circulated 1,500 years later, compared to this painting, what Picasso, what Van Gogh, and what Mona Lisa will have to stand aside.

The wait is anxious.

It was the first time that Li Shimin discovered the disadvantages of Chang'an's magnificent scale, and Du He was also a little anxious and couldn't wait.

"Virtuous son-in-law, what do you think of my three sons?" Li Shimin was anxious and suddenly found a topic.

Du He was stunned and said, "This ...... King Wu is skillful in bows and horses, and has the demeanor of his father-in-law. "I don't understand the reason why Li Shimin asked, but Li Shimin once personally praised Li Keying for being like me, so it would not be wrong to answer this way.

Li Shimin twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Most of my sons are used to enjoying happiness, although they have their own abilities, but they are really skilled in bows and horses, and there is only one person who is both civil and military. ”

Du He looked at Li Shimin unexpectedly, it was the first time he heard Li Shimin praise his child so much.

After waiting for about half an hour, Li Ke came to the outside of the Ganlu Hall out of breath and strode into the Ganlu Palace.

Du He glanced at Li Ke twice, then looked at Li Shimin, the two made a comparison, and said in his heart: "This Li Ke should be regarded as the one who is most like Li Shimin among all the princes...... In addition to the difference in age, the facial features of the two are similar, and they are simply printed out of a mold. Although it is common for father and son to be alike, it is rare for them to resemble each other. ”

"Erchen greets his father......" Li Ke looked dusty, bowed respectfully, and then nodded to Du He.

Du He returned the salute with a fist.

Li Shimin was excited like a child who was about to get his favorite toy, and he rubbed his fists and said: "Wu'er doesn't need to be polite, this time I entered Beijing, but I brought "Lanting Collection Preface"? ”

Li Shimin's expression at the moment is like those star-chasers in later generations, begging for the autographs of celebrities. The only difference is that what the star-chasing clan asks for is all virtual things and spiritual satisfaction, while what Li Shimin asks for is a culture, a culture that makes people obsessed and crazy...... Chinese calligraphy.

As the first person in the field of Chinese calligraphy, Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection" has the qualifications to make any calligraphy lover crazy.

Li Ke was a little embarrassed, and said ashamedly: "Erchen is incompetent, he is one step late, when Erchen rushed to Yunmen Temple, Master Zhiyong had already left with his apprentice." Erchen followed all the way, missed many times, and never found their trace. It's just that they found out that their destination was not elsewhere, it was Chang'an. ”