Chapter 2 Brushwork

Qin Zheng and Tao Yuanming stepped into Wuyi Alley, walking and looking at the scenery.

Tao Yuanming is only a teenager, but he is the great-grandson of Tao Kan, the founding general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, although the family road is in the middle, the family history has not been lost, after finding out the direction, he pointed to Wuyi Lane and told Qin Zheng about the origin: "This place, in the Three Kingdoms, was the garrison of the forbidden army of Eastern Wu, because the forbidden army of Eastern Wu wore black clothes, and the local population was smooth, so this place was called Wuyi Lane." After I crossed to the south of the Jin Dynasty, Wang, Xie and other big families lived here successively, and the old forbidden army garrison became the residence of the wealthy families of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the name of Wuyi Lane still remained, but the meaning was changed, and now it is the place of the crown and hairpin, the hometown of the rich and powerful. When the prime minister of the dynasty Xie An, the contemporary book saint Wang Xianzhi, the world-famous sword hero Lu Zongnian all lived here, this lane is just a small place, but it includes the pinnacle of the fields of literature, martial arts, court, and the opposition, and other first-class talents are countless. Such a magnificent scene, rare in ancient and modern times!"

At a young age, he spoke eloquently, like a bit of a scholar, but in fact, this tone was similar because he imitated the conversation of his grandfather and celebrities.

Qin Zheng has also heard of the name of this place for a long time, but he has never been there, and he sees that the children who come and go are really handsome and handsome, and there is almost no white ding in the characters, and even the slaves and servants are more spiritual than other places. This piece of land is embarrassing for people who don't have a bit of identity and fame.

He is used to being free in Qingniu Valley, and when he was about to come to Wuyi Lane that day, Zang Jun advised Qin Zheng to dress up well, but Qin Zheng said: "I have a heart-to-heart relationship with Ye'er, and Mr. Zong Nian is not a person who values Luo Yi, so there is no need to deliberately make it pearlescent and cheesy." ”

Tao Yuanming also said proudly: "That is, Brother Qin is such a character, even if he is disheveled and ragged, he can get it anywhere!"

Therefore, at this time, both of them were wearing cloth clothes, carrying two cages of gifts carefully selected in the Jingkou market, walking on the road of Wuyi Lane, seeing that even the little servants were wearing exquisite silk and cotton clothes, although Qin and Tao were not ashamed of themselves, but they also felt that they were out of place here.

On the way, I inquired about Lu Zongnian's house, and the people in the martial arts I met in the past were all in awe when they mentioned the three legends of the Sword Sect, but the people here listened and said: "Lu Zongnian? Oh, it's the grandson-in-law of the prince, right?"

Qin Zheng said casually: "Wang Taifu?"

Seeing that Qin Zheng didn't have any common sense of Shilin, the other party gave a roll of his eyes on the spot, and said where he came from, and reluctantly enlightened Qin Zheng: "Wang Taifu is Wang Wenwen." ”

"Wang Wenwen?"

The other party was even more impatient when he saw Qin Zheng's reaction, thinking that he had met a hillbilly today, he shook his head and walked away, Tao Yuanming smiled on the side: "Big brother, Wang Wenwen is Wang Dao, and Wenwen is his nickname." ”

For the various complex titles of officialdom and scholars, only profound scholars or children of families can be counted as treasures. Qin Zhengjiu has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he is not as good as Tao Yuanming in this regard, but Wang Dao is the famous founding prime minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he knows it, and finally asked the location of the Lu family.

This place is located in the west of Wuyi Lane, the Zhumen is towering, and the plaque on the door is inscribed with four big characters: "General Zuo's Mansion", without signature, but Tao Yuanming sighed at a glance and said: "This plaque is the handwriting of Wang Daling!"

"Wang Daling?"

"It's Wang Xianzhi!"

Wang Daling is Wang Xianzhi, that is, the son of the sage Wang Xizhi, he has done the Chinese calligraphy, so the world is called "Wang Daling", in the history of calligraphy and his father together called "two kings", after the death of Wang Xizhi, he is regarded as a contemporary sage.

Qin Zheng has always paid attention to calligraphy since he practiced the "Fei Lian Unhindered Style", so he can also recognize the font of the two kings. The wealthy family of Chang'an often uses gold, silver and even pearls and jadeite to decorate the courtyard to show wealth, and the Lu family only has a plaque with four big characters, but it is naturally extravagant and restrained. After the north fell to Yidi, although the pomp and circumstance of the emperor and the generals were large, they always exposed a bit of the taste of nouveau riche in luxury, and it was not until here that Qin Zheng saw what the real elegance and wealth were and the rich and noble family.

At this time, the door was closed, Tao Yuanming went to the gatehouse to inquire, the fifteenth day of the first month was over, the weather in Jiankang was still wet and cold, the servants who guarded the door were wearing fox fur long clothes, stepping on soap-soled high shoes, seeing that Qin Zheng and Tao Yuanming were both wearing linen clothes, a pair of coarse cloth shoes under their feet, and each carrying two cages of Jingkou native products in their hands, the brows of this door were a little wrinkled, it was expected that the two subordinates sent by the family wanted to dress like this, and the master of his family was not very good, his face was a little cold, but he still kept politely asking him what was the matter.

Qin Zheng has been in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and he doesn't have much experience in dealing with wealthy families, but Tao Yuanming has a deep understanding of etiquette, so he took out Qin Zheng's famous thorn [Famous thorn, that is, the ancient business card, the style is larger than today's business card. ], said: "There is a late study of Qin Zheng, and I ask to see Lu Zongnian's predecessors." "Because Qin Zheng and Lu Ye'er have no reputation, unmarried men and women can't kiss each other, so I'm embarrassed to say that I came to Lu Ye'er directly, but I said that I came to Lu Zongnian.

The man glanced at Mingzhu, pointed to a small room by the door, and said, "Wait for now." ”

Qin Zheng was stunned, he was also a person who had seen a big scene, even in the Chang'an Palace, he had never received such a cold reception, Tao Yuanming was a teenager after all, and he pouted with one mouth. Qin Zheng thought about the first time he came to the door, and he begged to be a son-in-law, so he had to endure it, and walked into the hut with Tao Yuanming, this small room is only three steps square, and there is a charcoal stove for heating in it, and there is only an old coffee table that is empty. Then he praised it and said, "Good word!"

Qin Zheng looked up and shouted, "Is it Wang Xizhi's word?"

Tao Yuanming shouted: "Mostly, it is! It's just that it's like it's written in charcoal strips?"

Wang Xizhi's calligraphy was famous all over the world, and not long after his death, Qin Zheng and Tao Yuanming had seen his handwriting.

Qin Zheng was originally angry in his heart, but secretly thought that even the famous Wang Xizhi had stayed in this room, and it was expected that this was the rule of the Lu family, so the tone in his heart was calm.

After calming down, I looked at the two lines of words, but I felt that every stroke was infinitely charming, although it was just written with charcoal strips, but there was a bit of drunkenness hidden in the pen, such as the breeze out of the sleeves, like the bright moon into the arms, Qin Zheng read it again, and then looked at it from the beginning, and the famous sentence of Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu" came up in his heart, but he felt that his words were really "fluttering, graceful like a dragon, Rong Yao Qiu Ju, Huamao Chunsong"!

Calligraphy to the realm of Wang Xizhi, has long been clear to the gods, communication of heaven and earth to the truth, deep the essence of ghosts and gods, although Qin Zheng is not calligraphy, but all Chinese learning, its deepest core is accommodating to each other, so Qingyangzi pedantic heaven and man, which is used to clarify the "flying incorruptible" supernatural power, is calligraphy.

Qin Zheng looked at Wang Xizhi's words, the more he looked at them, the more he felt useful, and unconsciously raised his fingers to copy them, and gradually his heart was immersed in it, stimulated by the pen, his mind moved, and his spirit seemed to be out of his mind.

The two lines of words on the wall seem to come alive, turning horizontally and vertically into islands and mountains, skimming into ocean wandering waves, dotting into rain, hooking into wind, leaving blank space into dawn outside the sky, and sticking into thunder from the sky to the sea!

Tao Yuanming exclaimed in shock: "Where is this! Brother Qin Zheng, why did we come here?" He turned around to look for Qin Zheng, but found that Qin Zheng had risen with the wind, transformed in mid-air, and turned into an ancient divine beast with a bird's head and a deer's body, the wind god Fei Lian! Fei Lian swallowed the clouds and rain with the brushstroke, entered and exited the thunder and lightning, and roared the waves, and then let out a long howl, shocking the entire sky and sea, and after the long roar, he sucked again, swallowing all the islands and mountains, ocean wandering waves, wind and rain dawn, thunder and lightning that the brush had turned into his stomach.

After the fusion of Wang Xizhi's brushwork, the sky can not suppress its head, the sea is not enough to accommodate its feet, the wings are spread, covering the sun and the moon, and the eyes are flashing, shining like stars.

At the same time, the world also turned from horror to silence, and the whole world entered a quiet state after the great change, and a bright moon hung out, emitting a soft light, and a layer of snow was sprinkled, covering the sea for thousands of miles. The string of brushstrokes flew out of Fei Lian's body, swimming leisurely between heaven and earth, sometimes turning into light clouds covering the moon, sometimes turning into flowing wind and returning to snow.

At about the same time, the wise people in the entire Wuyi Lane had their own feelings, and Xie An, who was resting at home, dreamed that a million iron horses rushed down from the north, but they were completely buried by the huge waves of the Yangtze River. Wang Xianzhi, who practiced calligraphy in the garden, was stunned after collecting the pen, and his handwriting was all the artistic conception of his father Wang Xizhi!

In the depths of the Lu Mansion, a noble lady who was drinking tea caught a glimpse of her shadow in the reflection of the teacup, as if a person had been torn in half, she was taken aback, and the teacup was shattered piece by piece!

This noble lady is Yan Sanqiu, who has been in trouble with Qin Zheng several times!

A middle-aged maid hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Madam, what's wrong?"

Yan Sanqiu pondered for a long time before he said: "Just now, there were masters in the vicinity who were out of the way and communicated with heaven and earth, so that I was also affected. ”

The middle-aged maid asked, "Who is it?"

"I don't know......" Yan Sanqiu muttered, "But to reach such a realm, it is impossible for a master above the grandmaster to do ......it!" Three fears, are you nearby?"

The middle-aged maid said, "Do you want to send someone to investigate?"

Yan Sanqiu shook his head and said, "No, the other party has already collected his strength, and most of them can't find it." ”

At this time, Tao Yuanming came back to his senses and found that he was still in the fighting room, Qin Zheng was still Qin Zheng beside him, and Wang Xizhi's two lines of words were still on the wall, the charcoal stove in the house was steaming, and the door outside the house was yawning, completely unaware of what had just happened.

Tao Yuanming asked, "Brother Qin Zheng, what happened just now?"

Qin Zheng said: "It's nothing, it's just that these two lines of words triggered my divine thoughts and benefited me a lot." Good words, good words!"