However, it was said that Wang Han and his entourage went out of the Shengping Building, without the emperor's obstruction, and everyone had a much more harmonious atmosphere, and everyone congratulated Li Qingzhao and Wang Han one after another, but Zhao Mingcheng did not say a word, did not look at it, and strode away.

Wang Han knew that this guy was a stingy person. But he didn't mention it, it was he who robbed someone's daughter-in-law.

As for Gao Bao, seeing that Wang Han is powerful, even the official family has to call him the brother of the Wang family, this skinny person still has a reason to be embarrassed, so he changed his face early and came up affectionately, regardless of Wang Han's age, he opened his mouth is Brother Wang's good skills, Gao Bao admired it very much.

The emperor's personal companion Dangliang Shicheng also chased out of the door, smiled like a chrysanthemum at Wang Han's face, and asked Wang Han's home address, saying that the official family's bounty would be sent later.

Out of Donghua Gate, there were already many people waiting outside, Lu Qian took a group of people, Li Qingzhao's maid coachman, and when they saw everyone coming out, they all stepped forward to greet them and told each other.

That Lu Qian is the most thief, seeing that Gao Bao and Wang Han are close, he understood what was going on in a few words, and immediately laughed and praised: "Congratulations, congratulations, beautiful talent, a match made in heaven, Lu Mou should come to congratulate on the day of marriage." ”

Lu Qian's face changed so happily, Wang Han was also happy to offend people, and he gave up his hand with Lu Qian Gaobao and said some polite words, which is nothing more than not knowing each other, meeting is fate, and he will be more intimate in the future.

After gossiping here, Wang Han followed Li Qingzhao to see Li Gefei. According to the original plan, Li Qingzhao threw the hydrangea, Wang Han received it, and then entered the restaurant to make the next couplet, and then confirmed by Zhou Bangyan, the son of Chao, and said a few polite words, and the matter was completed. Where did I think that there were many twists and turns in the middle, and I went to the emperor.

But this is good, and it adds a romantic color to Li Qingzhao's marriage, which can be regarded as an unexpected joy.

According to Wang Han's thoughts, Li Qingzhao's father should be a petty official in his forties, but he didn't expect that he would be a sixty-year-old man, who was tall, but unfortunately he was full of pedantic atmosphere.

When Weng and his son-in-law met, it was a polite thing, because of the emperor's hand-picked blessing, there was no suspense in this matter, and all that remained was Najib's greeting and the wedding date was determined, all of which were handled by special personnel. All Wang Han could do was sit in front of Li Gefei and accept the prenuptial interrogation. After Weng and his son-in-law finished talking, it was already afternoon, Wang Han finally got out and began to busy himself with his own affairs.

Marriage may be important to others, but in Wang Han's eyes, promotion is more important.

The emperor assigned Xu Zhen to assist him in painting, from leaving the palace gate to the present, Wang Han has not talked to Xu Zhen much, and now he is finally free, so he naturally has to have a good chat.

Earlier, the emperor invited guests, Wang Han patronized and bragged, and he didn't eat two bites, and then he went to the restaurant, and Li Gefei asked all kinds of questions, Wang Han wanted face, he was embarrassed to let go of his hands and feet, his stomach was already hungry, and now he was relieved, and pulled Xu Zhen to find a foot shop, and went in to ask for three catties of mutton and two catties of wine, and he wanted to treat himself.

Xu Zhen is a native of Tokyo, 32 years old, since he was a child, he likes to paint vivid characters, and at the age of 22, he passed the examination of the Hanlin Academy of Painting and Calligraphy.

Wang Han was curious, and pulled Xu Zhen to chat for two hours before he figured out many things in the palace.

First of all, let's talk about the status of painters in the Great Song Dynasty. In the novel that Wang Han used to read, it was said that because Huizong was a painter, he reused painters as officials, but in fact this was a miscommunication, no matter how brain-dead Zhao Ji was, he was not brain-dead enough to appoint officials based on the level of painting.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court has had the Hanlin Painting Academy, which brought together the national Danqing masters, for artistic creation, such as painting on the palace wall, or painting on the eaves, or painting the appearance of the emperors, to put it bluntly, the painter is actually a worker, a skilled worker, and the treatment is no better than the designers of the Wensi Academy or the Ordnance Supervisor.

Although the painters of the Hanlin Painting Academy can wear red robes and official uniforms, they cannot wear fish bags that symbolize real power and official positions, which restricts the development space of painters, and it is impossible to enter the court to dictate political affairs.

When it comes to the political situation of the current dynasty, Painter Xu didn't say much, but he knew about the purple-robed old man who went in at the end of the day, and introduced to Wang Han, "That's Zeng Bu, who is the right minister." ”

Zengbu?

Wang Han frowned and squinted and thought for a long time, not knowing who this person was, and then asked, "Is Zeng Bu very powerful?" I think the officials are a little afraid of him. ”

Painter Xu booed, looked around, saw that no one around him was paying attention to him, and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense, the people are not allowed to discuss political affairs indiscriminately, they will be cut off." ”

Tongue cutting?

Wang Han was stunned, didn't he say that the people of the Great Song Dynasty were open and the politics were clear, how could there be anyone who was convicted for his words? However, seeing that Painter Xu was careful, he also had a lot of eyes, so he didn't dare to say it out loud, asked in a low voice, and saluted Xu Zhen with a glass of wine.

Xu Zhen said: "Zeng Bu has the merit of being a dragon, a minister of the humerus, short-tempered, outspoken, and it is normal for officials to be afraid of him." ”

Have the power from the dragon? This Wang Han is going to ask.

It turned out that Zhezong died, and the Empress Dowager summoned Zaifu and asked who could be the emperor. Prime Minister Zhang Dian replied: According to the etiquette law, the same brother King Jian should be established. This means that the younger brother of the same mother and father as Zhezong can take over the throne of the elder brother.

But Zhezong's mother is not the queen mother, just a concubine.

The queen mother said: I have no heirs, and all princes are concubines.

Zhang Dian said: Since they are all concubines, they should be the emperor of King Lishen in order of eldest and youngest.

The queen mother also said: King Shen has an eye disease and cannot be the emperor. After thinking about it, he said: Let's make King Duan the emperor.

Zhang Dian was anxious when he heard this, and replied to the Queen Mother: King Duan's behavior is frivolous, and he can't be the emperor.

It's going to be said here, Zhao Ji is a prodigal son, the ministers have already heard of it, among the many sons of Shenzong, Zhao Ji is a ghost every day and does not do his job, either playing football or picking up girls, or writing and painting, and he doesn't look like an emperor at all.

Zhang Dian is a visionary person, of course he does not agree with Zhao Ji as an emperor.

But the Queen Mother wanted to choose Duan Wang as the emperor, and Zhang Dian quarreled with the Queen Mother for this reason, forcing the Queen Mother to be replaced. At this time, Zeng Bu opened his mouth and angrily reprimanded Zhang Dan: "Zhang Dian, do you want to commit the following crimes? ”

One sentence was committed, blocking Zhang Dian's mouth and making Zhao Ji the emperor.

Therefore, for Zhao Ji, Zeng Bu has the merit of being a dragon, not Zeng Bu, and he can't be the emperor, so he is a little grateful to him. In addition, Zeng Bu is short-tempered, speaks uprightly, and often accuses Zhao Ji of some mistakes in person, even in the court, sometimes he does not save face for Zhao Ji, after a long time, Zhao Ji is a little afraid of Zeng Bu, in fact, in Wang Han's opinion, he is already annoying.

Wang Han was addicted to hearing this, and then asked Painter Xu, "How good is Zeng Bu, and what else has he done before?" ”

Painter Xu didn't say much, just smiled, "It's late today, tomorrow you can wait for me outside the Xuande Gate and paint together." ”

Wang Han understood that Painter Xu was not a man with many tongues, he was protecting himself in Mingzhe.

That night, Wang Han went home and discussed with the Zhang family about the three media and six appointments. However, he said that Zhao Mingcheng had an encounter in Shengping Building today, and he was disheartened, and he slept when he returned home, and he didn't eat lunch.

At night, Zhao Mingcheng did not go to play with other literati as usual, but lay on the bed and pondered, and Li Qingzhao's appearance became clearer and clearer in his mind, and he did not disperse for a long time.

When Zhao Tingzhi came back in the evening, his mother hurriedly reported, Zhao Tingzhi was puzzled, and called Zhao Mingcheng to ask, Zhao Mingcheng said this and this, and Zhao Tingzhi was stunned on the spot.

"Is there such a thing? The officials all call him the brother of the Wang family?! Then he shook his head, and even said that it was inappropriate.

Zhao Mingcheng asked, "What does my father mean when he says it's inappropriate?" ”

Zhao Tingzhi said: "How can a king be a brother to a Bai Ding commoner? What kind of system is this? ”

Zhao Mingcheng was disappointed when he heard this, he thought that his father had a way to make the beauty change his mind, but he didn't expect his father to say that the official behavior was inappropriate.

was discouraged, Zhao Tingzhi said again: "This person's clever words and lack of respect and humility are really ill-intentioned, I want to sue Zeng Xiang, so as not to bewitch the official family again." ”

After finishing speaking, he went out and went to Zeng Bu's house.

Seeing this, Zhao Mingcheng became happy again, no longer stood up on the bed, took the entourage coachman, and went to Goolan to meet friends.

Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Wang Han waited outside the Xuande Gate, wearing a white robe was very conspicuous, and the purple-clad and red-clad officials who came and went would glance at him, which made him so embarrassed, he wanted to hide away, and he was afraid of missing Xu Zhen, so he didn't hide, the eyes of those officials were really unpleasant.

The angry Wang Han was secretly sulking in his heart, and when Lao Tzu wore a dragon robe in the future, he also stood here and watched you.

Compared with the officials in front of them who were either riding horses or riding cars, these technical officers were much more easy-going, and their demeanor was not so exquisite, they were idle like ducks walking, and some of them still walked all the way to eat, like those working in the industrial park in the later generations.

In this way, Wang Han knew that the technical officials only had to work, regardless of the court, so they could come late.

Xu Zhen led Wang Han in, but was stopped by the forbidden army, saying that he was painting for the official family, so he was allowed to go. Enter the Xuande Gate and turn right, pass the Chongwen Museum, and then arrive at the Hanlin Painting Institute. Xu Zhen led Wang Han in, there was not a big place inside, there were more than ten tables, each table was covered with rice paper, and there were various flowers, grasses, fish and insects. There were quite a few people, forty or fifty.

Xu Zhen accepted the semi-finished product on his desk, re-opened a new one, and asked Wang Han first, what is the appearance of the Xuannu.

Wang Han described the appearance of the later actress Lin Chiling, first let Xu Zhen draw a rough image, and it doesn't have to be exactly the same as Lin Chiling, as long as the character is beautiful, put on a suit of armor, and can explain the problem.

Xu Zhen is really a portrait master, only three drafts have been painted, and he is seven points similar to Lin Chiling, Wang Han was overjoyed and gave advice: "Chin, chin is sharper, eyes are bent again, and lips are slightly elongated." ”

Xu Zhen stopped and looked at Wang Han with strange eyes.

Wang Han noticed it, and wondered if he was too much, and Xu Zhen was unhappy to change it?

As far as the thinking of later generations is concerned, the artist hates others beeping next to him the most when he creates, and Wang Han is only afraid that he will talk too much and make Painter Xu disgusted?

smiled at the moment, "Xu Pingshi, Xuannu Niangniang seems to be wanted by the official family, not that the younger brother is deliberately embarrassed." ”

Xu Zhen didn't speak, he drew with his brush, the speed was extremely fast, like divine help, not a stick of incense, a portrait of Lin Chiling in ancient costume was presented in front of Wang Han, and Wang Han's eyes were about to fall, and he said like it, like it, it's exactly the same.

Xu Zhen threw away his pen and asked Wang Han, "Are you sure that Xuannu Niangniang is so good-looking?" ”

Wang Han affirmed, "That's nature, I have the ability to never forget, and those who have seen it will never be wrong." ”

Xu Zhen snorted when he heard this, sat down on a stool to drink tea, and didn't look at Wang Han.

Someone next to him stretched out his head to take a look and smiled, "Yo, isn't this Sister Ling?" Xu Zhen, you painted Ling Mei and presented it to the official family, don't you want to be a relative of the official family? ”

Sister Ling?

Wang Han was instantly shocked, looked down again, quickly rolled up the rice paper and put it away, and pointed to the previous one, "Xu Pingshi, I remembered wrongly, Xuannu Niangniang should have this appearance." ”

Xu Zhen looked up at Wang Han, his expression softened, he got up and took the pen, and said softly: "Then it's like this, what kind of clothes does Xuannu Niangniang wear?" ”

If you want to talk about the painting skills of the painters of the Song Dynasty, it was the peak of two thousand years before and after, and the painting skills of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in the later were far from comparable. At this time, there were already color paintings, which were generally painted on furniture or the roof of houses, to prevent insects and moisture, so most of the painters of the Great Song Dynasty were part-time carpenters.

Xu Zhen wants to dedicate the picture of the Nine Heavens Xuannu to the emperor, of course, he has to draw a color picture, this is not only the credit of Wang Han, Xu Zhen draws well, and he himself will be promoted.

The dyes used in color are ochre, rouge, light ink, cyan, yellow, blue, peony red and so on. These are all natural dyes in nature, which can be mixed with each other to change color, and the colors that come out are soft and natural, not as brilliant as the oil paintings of later generations.

It has been afternoon since Xu Zhen made the base map of the Xuannu, and it will be dyed again until tomorrow. Wang Han knew that artistic creation was in a hurry, but at this time, he only thought about Xu Zhen's sister, and he had a twisting mind, saying that this painting was eager and wanted to present it to the official family as soon as possible, and even proposed that if Xu Zhen could finish it as soon as possible, he would give Xu Zhen a hundred taels of gold.

Wang Han was rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, and a hundred taels were naturally not a problem, Xu Zhen agreed, so he took the base map and took Wang Han home to paint.

Xu Zhen's family lives in the alley behind Jingmingfang, it is a small second floor of a single courtyard, there are old ladies and mothers at home, Xu Zhen's wife Wang, Wang Han all visited one by one, but I didn't see Xu Zhen's sister, which made Wang Han itch and didn't ask much.

After eating, I went to paint, but I opened a separate hut upstairs, which was full of paper and bamboo sticks, all kinds of dye buckets, and many finished lanterns and kites.

Wang Han looked strange, Xu Zhen looked a little embarrassed, and said: "This is something that my little sister usually makes up for foolishness, which makes my brother laugh." ”

What did the little sister do? Wang Han was immediately surprised, "Sister Ling can also paint?" Can I be referral? When he said this, he felt that he was too anxious, his face was pale, and he added, "Although he is a martial artist, he also has an obsessive hobby for calligraphy and painting." ”

Xu Zhen glanced at Wang Han and didn't answer, but just spread out the base map, prepared to color, and asked Wang Han: "How to arrange the colors of the Xuannu's colorful Xia clothes?" ”

When Wang Han heard this, he began to talk nonsense.

The two of them were extremely engaged in painting, and before they knew it, after midnight, Wang came up to deliver a supper and added lamp oil, although he didn't speak, but Wang Han knew that she was urging him to leave.

To be honest, Wang Han didn't see the ancient Lin Chiling, he was a little unhappy, and he wanted to leave a long time ago, but Xu Zhen pulled him and didn't let him go, saying that the last point, it is better to finish painting today, so as not to trouble tomorrow.

This product saw Wang Han's thoughts, and deliberately did not let Wang Han see his sister.

Seeing that the last few colors were finished, Wang Han heard a slight sound outside, someone was lying on the crack of the window and secretly looking in, and he was happy, it must be Xu Zhen's little sister who couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, and her curiosity was great, and she leaned on the window to peek at her brother's painting.

At that moment, he hurriedly put out a bubble silk that he thought was suave, and pointed to the picture scroll to point to the country, "Brother Xu, it should be better to have a heavier color here." ”

Xu Zhen didn't refute, he drew whatever he said, and finally finished the last stroke, Xu Zhen put down the pen, straightened his waist with an oops, and exclaimed tiredly.

Wang Han stood in front of the painting and smiled humbly and gentlemanly, "Beautiful, so beautiful, this is the real statue of the goddess." ”

As soon as the words fell, the window of the room suddenly opened, a ghost cry sounded outside the window, and a bloody human head appeared in the air, trembling, and let out a strange laugh, and the frightened Xu Zhen fell down with a sigh and knocked over four or five dye boxes behind.

Wang Han was also startled, but he quickly realized that the head had been dropped in the air with a fishing line and deliberately scared him. Deng Shi was furious and asked, "Who is the thief pretending to be a ghost?" ”

After shouting, he picked up a box of dye next to him and threw it on the head of the person in the air. In this way, a bloody human head turned yellow, and the strange screams of the came to an abrupt end.

Immediately after, another head hung down from the window, Wang Han saw it clearly, and was immediately overjoyed, and shouted in his mouth, "Old thief Lin Lingsu, Lao Tzu recognizes you." ”