As mentioned last time, Liang Wenzhen was given the title of crown prince by the emperor, and many officials who tended to be attached to the flames went to the Liang Mansion to ask for a meeting, trying to tie up. Liang Wenzhen was busy with business and asked for an appointment before he could receive him, and rumors arose again for a while, saying that he was a big official and looked down on people. Heroic deeds such as saving the driver and winning the laurels of the Keju Contest have become legendary stories and are known throughout the country. Xu Miaoyin heard the news of Lang Jun in Jizhou, and missed it more and more. The crown prince often invited Liang Wenzhen and Pan Tian to the East Palace for a banquet and had a high conversation with his teacher Geng Nanzhong. Liang Wenzhen is to the point about everything in the world, sees the subtleties, and hits the nail on the head, and is shocked by the crown prince Geng Nanzhong, Pan Shilang and others. Especially when it comes to a certain sentence in Confucius's "Analects", the great Confucians of all dynasties are puzzled, and Liang Wenzhen is unique, and there is no reasonable interpretation of the ancients, just like Huang Zhong Dalu. Dong Shen came to ask for painting advice, and the upcoming big exam of the Hanlin Academy of Painting and Calligraphy is actually more difficult than the entrance examination.

In order to cope with the three-year examination of the Hanlin Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, all the talents of calligraphy and painting in the world racked their brains and repeatedly studied the questions of the previous subjects. It is important to know that Emperor Daojun Zhao Ji himself is a genius of calligraphy and painting, and the emperor personally asks questions for each major examination on the spot to examine the candidates' painting skills and understanding. Moreover, because of the emperor's high requirements, he often prefers shortage to abuse, and sometimes only six or seven students are admitted in a subject, which is more difficult than taking the Jinshi examination.

Dong Shen, a poor painter, is envious of Liang Wenzhen's life as a rich man, and naturally works hard to change his fate. In March this year, he came to Tokyo from the countryside to prepare for the big exam last year, and lived in the mansion of his fellow villager Pan Shilang, hoping that in addition to continuing to practice hard, the convenience of being well-informed in Tokyo would increase his chances of winning. Therefore, when Liang Wenzhen asked if he was familiar with the questions of the past examination and made it easier to refer to them, Dong Shen was like a treasure, and said slowly.

"In the early years of Zhenghe, the emperor's exam question was 'selling restaurants by the bamboo lock bridge'. It is reported that this exam question stumped many candidates, naturally, we studied afterwards, and the emperor's intention to examine the candidates' grasp of the artistic conception was very obvious. Dong Shen said. The slave family thought that the bamboo forest and the small bridge should be depicted in the painting, and the restaurant must not appear, because a lock word is where the organ is located. Hua Sumei's language was like a warbler's cry, and she said calmly.

"What Miss Hua saw was extremely clever, and it was this idea that she was admitted to the first place at that time. Near a bridgehead, there is a tight bamboo forest, and the bamboo forest is high, there is a flagpole and a wine flag, and there are big characters on the flag, such as Xinghua Village or Huixian Tower, hunting with the wind. It is true that the restaurant is not drawn, otherwise it will be mediocre, how to get into the eyes of the emperor. Dong Shen praised Hua Sumei's words and said the most standard answer to the exam that year.

"If Sister Hua had been a reference back then, she wouldn't have been able to be admitted to the Hanlin Painter!" Bai Yujiao looked at Hua Sumei and said with a smile. "Miss Hua is smart and talented, but it's a pity that the laws of the Great Song Dynasty don't allow women to take the Hanlin." Pan Shilang also approving. "Women don't let their eyebrows be bearded, and they will be dressed in their later years." Dong Shendao. "The slave family is also an afterthought, if you really go to the examination room, it is difficult to guarantee that you can draw it." Hua Sumei's face turned red and said modestly.

"In my overseas countryside, there is an exam called the college entrance examination, and the essay questions must also be carefully examined, guessing the intention of the questioner, and the writing is good, so as to get a high score. Emperor Daojun came up with this question, it should not be difficult to review the question, why are there few people who are admitted with the correct answer, I am afraid that there are factors that the painting skills cannot meet the emperor's standards. "Liang Wenzhen said." What Brother Liang saw was very reasonable. Pan Shilang said. Dong Shen shook his head again and again, thinking that he felt the same way.

"Later, in a subject, the title is 'no one crosses the wild water, and the lonely boat is all over the sun', drawing a lonely boat, no one is in the boat, and some also draw crows, or birds flying, indicating that there is no one, and the result is named Sun Mountain." Dong Shen took a sip of tea and continued: "The emperor's discerning eye is a painting of a ferry tied to the willows on the shore, the reeds by the river are sparse, and a boatman is lying in the stern, playing the flute happily. ”

"No one in the painting takes it, but the one with the boatman takes a fancy to it, but it's strange." Bai Yujiao wondered. "No one crosses does not mean that no one is in the boat, since it is a ferry, there should be at least one captain, and Emperor Daojun should think like this." Hua Su Mei Road. "Su Mei Bingxue is smart, of course, if I come to paint, I want to express that there is no income all day long, and the boatman is sad, fishing in the stern of the boat to supplement the family." Liang Wenzhen said with a smile.

"Taifu thinks about it, and it is also very reasonable." Dong Shen's eyes were full of admiration, and he looked at Liang Wenzhendao. "Brother Liang's way of painting will inevitably fall first, lose joy and joy, and have a bad scenery, what the emperor wants to see is the fun of leisurely scenery, how can he be admitted." Pan Shilang said. "It's also good, what Brother Pan has seen is wonderful." Liang Wenzhen said.

"In the next few subjects, the topics include 'tender green branches are a little red', 'a flute at the head of the sunset building', etc., all of which require candidates to paint poetry with a brush, and implicitly express the artistic conception in the poems, which can be said to be a headache." Dong Shen can say that the research time is quite long, and it is still very difficult to talk about it at this time. "It is indeed very difficult to depict spring or the sound of a flute in the painting, which are not physical objects and must fit the verses." After Hua Sumei heard this, she finally felt tricky.

"The tender green branches are a little red, can you draw a corner of the house, there are swallows building a new nest under the eaves, and a peach branch sticks out not far away, a few buds on it are sparse, only a red peach blossom is blooming, so good?" Liang Wenzhen proposed. "But it's okay, but it's still not novel enough, and it may not be able to enter the emperor's eyes." Pan Shilang commented. Pan Tian went all the way through the imperial examination that year, and finally explored the flowers in the palace pilot, and was naturally proficient, with first-class calligraphy skills, and also had considerable appreciation in the way of painting. "If it is conceived by Lord Pan, what should be the best?" Hua Sumei asked. "Expression is the hardest, if I come, I can't think of a better idea." Pan Shilang shook his head and said.

"In front of me, the exam is important the day after tomorrow, who knows what problems the emperor will have, alas, the younger brother is having trouble sleeping." Dong Shen sighed. "Alas, Brother Dong really has a headache, who called Emperor Daojun a genius of calligraphy and painting, if there is some problem, it will be difficult for you pretentious painters, it will be caught." Liang Wenzhen couldn't help but sympathize, and sighed.

"That's why, Brother Dong forced me to accompany him to Brother Liang, you have the best way, give some ideas, and say that you can't help him get through the difficulties, get a fame, and comfort the hometown fathers." In order to help his fellow villagers, Pan Shilang earnestly said to Liang Wenzhen. "The son of the slave family is not a god, let alone a roundworm in the emperor's abdomen, but this is very rare." Bai Yujiao saw that Pan Shilang couldn't help such a person, and came to ask General Manager Liang for help, which was simply difficult for a strong man, so she was slightly dissatisfied.

Hua Sumei looked at Dong Shen and saw that he had a painful look on his face, and secretly thought, fortunately, women are not allowed to take the exam, otherwise their hair will be gray. "Dong Gongzi might as well be a street painter, paint portraits, and make a living, so why do you have to be admitted to Hanlin?" Hua Sumei proposed. "Dong is incompetent, but learning to paint is not to barely survive, to live a life, if you really want to be reduced to selling paintings on the street, it is better to go home and plow the fields." Where is Dong Shen's finch under the eaves, he has had the ambition of a bird since he was a child. "With the talent of Dong Gongzi, if you come to our Huaxia company to do things, you will definitely make a difference." Seeing this, Bai Yujiao also proposed. "Business and agriculture are both second choices, not things that should be considered at the moment." Dong Shen's face gradually became resolute.

"By the way, have you ever taken the question of 'Deep Mountain Tibetan Ancient Temple' in the past?" Liang Wenzhen had read some anecdotes about Zhao Ji of Song Huizong before, and this exam question of painting was very famous. "The ancient temple in the deep mountains, but this topic has been examined, and it is recorded as the first name, and the painting is in the mountain stream, two little monks are drawing water." Dong Shen replied casually.

"Oh, I see. Painting two little monks diving or fetching water, both indicate that there is a temple in the mountains. Liang Wenzhen sneered. Could it be that the Liang brothers have also studied the past exam questions? Otherwise, how do you know that there is a topic of 'deep mountain Tibetan ancient temple'. Pan Shilang asked suspiciously. I'm also guessing this, because the past exam questions are all tested in verses, I think this sentence is interesting, who knows, it turned out to be tested. Liang Wenzhen said a little cramped.

"The college entrance examination in my overseas countryside is very related to the future of the candidates, so for the essay questions, many candidates, including teachers, have tried their best to guess the questions before the exam, so that they can get a high score in one fell swoop." Taking a sip of tea, Liang Wenzhen said again. "I used to take the county exam, the township exam, the meeting test and even the palace exam, and it is not unusual to see many people like this." Pan Shilang said.

"Then, 'stepping on flowers and returning to horseshoe incense', has this topic ever been tested? Brother Dong. Liang Wenzhen asked. This exam question has never been tested, since Emperor Daojun ascended the throne, after the examination of each subject, it will be announced, and I have never heard of it. Dong Shen said. In this case, we can only guess this time. I don't dare to say that there is a **, the emperor will come up with this question, but fifty or sixty percent sure, there should be yes, Brother Dong should keep it in mind and think about how to conceive the picture. Liang Wenzhen instructed.

"Stepping on the flowers to return to the horseshoe incense, and it is necessary to express the artistic conception of the fragrance, Taifu should know that this painting is really difficult!" When Dong Shen heard this, he pondered for a while, and felt that it was difficult to conceive. "The horse's hooves will also be fragrant, it is really difficult to teach people, whether to ask someone to write an incense word on the horse's hooves." Bai Yujiao pouted. "What can fragrance attract, that's the way it goes." Hua Su Mei Road.

"Brother Dong, if this question really comes up, you can draw a horse, tied to the trunk of a tree, indicating that you have returned from stepping on flowers, and then draw two butterflies, fluttering around the horse's hooves." Liang Wenzhen said the idea of the painting that Song Huizong admired and took as the first name in the book, and said it together. "Taifu's idea is very clever, and when I go back, I will practice drawing horses well, and depict the horse's demeanor more vividly, as well as butterflies, which must be painted with a sense of elegance and agility." Dong Shen said happily.

As far as this poem is concerned, the Liang brothers' conception is ingenious and wonderful, and the artistic conception is far-reaching and interesting, which can be described as appropriate. It's a pity that Brother Liang is really as the white girl said, not the roundworm in the emperor's abdomen, how can he guess accurately. It must be known that the emperor made the question on the spot and thought about it at will. Hey, a dead horse is a live horse doctor, Brother Dong really has to go back to practice painting horses. Pan Shilang said helplessly.

Dong Shen got up and thanked him: "Today's disturbance of the Taifu, the Taifu has to carefully guide him, Dong is grateful, whether he is in or not, the Taifu's teachings are every word." Dong said goodbye. Dong Shen was about to say goodbye, and Pan Shilang also stood up to say goodbye and went back together. Liang Wenzhen sent out the door and told Dong Shen several times that when he arrived at the examination room, he must be calm and treat him with a normal heart, and he should not take it too seriously, but it is not good. Dong Shen promised.

On the second day, after Liang Wenzhen practiced, he asked Xu Liang if he would also return to Shandong, Xu Liang thought that his family was in Tokyo, it was not easy to travel far, and he had to stay in Tokyo because of various company matters such as production and sales, just thinking about his daughter Xu Miaoyin. Liang Wenzhen promised that when he made a detour through Jizhou, he would definitely pick up Miss Xu, go back to Shandong and bring him back to Tokyo together, so he didn't have to worry. He also told Xu Liang that when there is something in Fuzhong or Huaxia Company, you can negotiate with Pan Shilang to solve it, and if it is a big deal, you can even go to the prince Zhao Huan by Pan Shilang. Xu Liangdao saves himself and doesn't need to worry. After that, Cai Yan was called and the key to the company's silver and gold stored in the basement of the Liang Mansion was handed over to Xu Liang.

The champion bonus of 5,000 taels of gold promised by the emperor has already been allocated in full, and after Liang Wenzhen distributed it to everyone, the rest went into the company's treasury. Generally, to enter the vault, you need two keys, one is kept by Cai Yan, and the other is carried by Liang Wenzhen, and even Xu Liang does not have a key.

After breakfast, Liang Wenzhen went to the production office base and talked with Xuan Daochang alone. He explained that the chief of Xuan Dao must pay attention to safety and not cause serious disasters, and emphasized that the formula of explosives is the company's top secret and must not be leaked. Bai Yujiao has handed over some affairs to Chen Qiuyue to take care of, and important affairs are represented by Xu Liang, who is ready to accompany her son back to Shandong with Hua Sumei. After all, it is a personal maid, the road is difficult, and it is the duty of Bai Hua and the others to serve their son.

Tang Chi has no relatives in his hometown, so he will not go back with everyone this time. Jiang Zhaoyang, Xu Fan and Zhao Min all have to follow together, and they want to take their families to Tokyo, only Zhao Min goes home to visit relatives, and it is unlikely that he will take his father and mother to live together. Niu Ren explained by Liang Wenzhen that he needed kung fu skills to prevent accidents, and he also went back together, and his security duties were represented by Tang Chi. The carriages, horses, food and utensils have been prepared, and tomorrow morning, they will be on the road, and everyone is excited.

In the evening, a friend of Dong Shen's peers also came to ask for advice because he had to deal with the big exam of the Hanlin Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, which led to the disaster of death. Liang Wenzhen and others are here, facing strong people on the road and bandits in Liangshan, which can be described as difficult. Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.

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