As the general manager of the Xunning Palace, Cao Yun knew that the painting "The Picture of Ten Thousand Spirits Chaoyuan" was of great origin. This mural covering the entire palace wall was said to have been personally painted by the real person who ascended from the blue blood to the rainbow in Taodu Mountain.

He had been in the Xunning Palace for many years, but he had never seen the murals showing magic, and he had always been very sorry.

Last night, I saw the blue scales that suddenly appeared in the rain, but it was a huge regret in my life. As a result, the green mural seemed to have been washed away by the rain, leaving only a faint blur.

traces of paint.

After twenty years of hard work, no major incident had ever happened in the Xunning Palace, but something happened just when the saint was about to go westward. What a big deal! Cao Yun couldn't help complaining about his bad luck, but he also knew that complaining was useless.

At this point, we can only do our best to make up for the consequences.

After working for most of the night, I sent people to find out why the mural was abnormal, and at the same time thought about how to deal with it.

The palace manager was to blame for the damage to the murals, but this matter could not be hidden from the saint.

However, before the arrival of the sage, he had to find someone to repair the mural as soon as possible, at least on the surface, it would be acceptable. Before the sage went west to meditate to spend the New Year, he would worship his ancestors in the Xunning Palace. By then, there would be such a damaged palace wall

Showing yourself naked in front of hundreds of officials, where is the power of God?

No, as soon as I had arranged my affairs in the palace, I came to Pingkangfang without stopping to visit Su Xianglai.

In fact, we have to classify it according to the current painting school. The divine birds and animals in the "Picture of Ten Thousand Spirits Chaoyuan" on the palace wall are gorgeous and lifelike, which is more inclined to the academy painting school. Before Cao Yun came to see Su Xiang, he summoned the prime minister.

A skilled painter asked him if he could repair the murals on the palace wall.

The painter was a top-notch veteran in the academy's painting school. When Cao Yun asked him to restore "The Picture of Wan Ling Chao Yuan", he repeatedly said that he did not dare to continue the work. He said that although his paintings could at best be lifelike, they could not be said to have any charm.

, but it’s a thousand miles away.

It was useless for Cao Yun to rebel, so he had to leave the painter in Xunning Palace to find the literati from Yunni Society.

We all know that the most important thing in literature and painting is verve. If we invite experts from this field to the Xunning Palace and join forces with the painter, not to mention restoring the Cangbi picture, at least it won’t be too ugly, right?

As a former general supervisor, Cao Yun was an expert in gold, jade, pearls, jade, silk embroidery, and palace construction. He was quite famous in Xuandu. As soon as he arrived in the backyard, the scribes came to greet him.

Yun kept saying that it was disturbing everyone's enjoyment.

Su Xiang smiled and said: "I heard that the saint is about to go westward. I thought General Manager Cao was too busy. Why do you still have time to come to our Yunni Society's painting meeting today?"

"It's rare to have half a day's free time. When I heard that Yunni Society was having a painting meeting today, I wanted to come over and admire your masterpieces, but Su Kuan didn't seem to welcome me!"

Cao Yun was worried in his heart, but he was smiling.

Su Xiang shook his head and said with a smile, "What are you talking about?" and invited Cao Yun to the waterside pavilion. Cao Yun greeted the scribes as he walked. Someone said, "It's a pity that General Manager Cao came a little late."

Cao Yun smiled and asked: "What did I miss?"

Then someone told Su Xiang about how he turned water into a painting. Cao Yun was overjoyed when he heard this. Su Xiang had a literary reputation, and painting was just a hobby for him in his spare time. But today, he saw that Su Xiang's research on painting was so impressive.

Cao Yun was impressed. In this way, he would be more confident in restoring the murals.

Cao Yun wanted to talk to Su Xiang about business, but there were too many people at the moment, and the cause of the strange appearance of the mural last night had not yet been found out, so it was not convenient for the outside world to know about it. Although he was anxious, he pretended to be relaxed.

However, when Cao Yun greeted Shen Zhi, the old man wearing a frosty white crane cloak smiled at him at the lotus pond where there was no one around, and asked: "Mr. Cao, what happened in the palace?"

He Yi directly pointed out that Shen Zhi was the one who opened the way for the saint to go west. Cao Yun hid it from others, but he would not hide it from Shen Zhi, so he immediately whispered what happened last night.

Shen Zhi was thoughtful when he heard the words, and said softly: "The Wanling Dynasty Yuan Diagram was made by Li Chengzhou himself, I'm afraid it's not that easy to cultivate."

Cao Yun said helplessly: "We can't just leave it alone. We also need to ask Shen Heyi for advice. Who has the best painting skills here?"

At this time, the scribes were drinking and drinking tea by the waterside pavilion, while asking Su Xiang for advice on the technique of covering water to create paintings.

Although Zhong Huaiyu failed to please Xu Yingqiu, he gained a lot of knowledge and figured out the matter of wasting twenty taels of silver. He kept holding the cat play candle chart, and his hands were sweating. , thinking that this was not a problem, he called his guards to take the painting away.

Su Xiang had long seen his nephew holding a scroll in his hand, and couldn't help asking: "Huaiyu, you have held this painting in your hand for so long, why do you want to take it away again?"

Zhong Huaiyu really wanted to show his face in front of all the celebrities, but he didn't want to make a fool of himself, so he quickly said in a panic: "It's just a clumsy work, I don't dare to show my embarrassment in front of you."

Su Xiang shook his head and smiled: "If you have anything to show off, don't be pretentious. Just take it out and take a look. I will still make fun of you, right?"

Zhong Huaiyu was extremely embarrassed. He glanced at Xu Yingqiu and saw that Xu Yingqiu smiled and said nothing. He didn't point it out immediately, and he immediately felt grateful.

At this time, someone laughed and said: "It's a shame to act so coquettishly."

"Take it out quickly and take a look."

Zhong Huaiyu was extremely embarrassed, and thought that although this painting was a fake, the workmanship was indeed exquisite, otherwise he would not have misjudged it.

It happened that Xu Yingqiu didn't point it out. Zhong Huaiyu was heartbroken and said to himself that this painting is indeed good. Even celebrities may not be able to tell the authenticity at a glance. When the time comes, you will also admit your mistake. To see who is more embarrassed, he said: "Gentlemen, don't Urgent, I found this painting at Banrifang a few days ago. At that time, I saw a beautiful woman going to Yabiju to sell paintings, so I followed her in, and it was amazing at first glance..."

Xu Yingqiu smiled and said: "How amazing is that beauty?"

Scholars love fame and beauty. This topic immediately attracted everyone's attention. Zhong Huaiyu cleared his throat and said with a smile: "Mr. I couldn't help but want to come up and talk to her, but as soon as I entered, what was remarkable was not only the beauty's appearance, but also the painting she sold. The painting "Cat Playing with Candles" she sold was also inscribed Mr. Xu's Half Que Here’s the poem.”

Xu Yingqiu laughed, as if she didn't remember the Banque poem mentioned by Zhong Huaiyu before.

"That's a coincidence."

Zhao Sicheng wondered: "Then you should take a look at this painting."

Zhong Huaiyu knew that Xu Yingqiu was free and uninhibited. Seeing that Xu Yingqiu was happy to cooperate with him, Zhong Huaiyu couldn't help laughing and deliberately said: "The interesting thing is still behind. I had a good fight with the shopkeeper of Nayabiju before I got this painting." After I got it, I went to see the beauty again, but she disappeared without a trace, just like an elf in the world."

Su Xiang smiled and said: "I didn't expect that Huaiyu would have such an adventure. Let me show you the painting quickly."

Zhong Huaiyu didn't dare to deliberately whet his appetite anymore, so he said hello and unfolded the scroll on the table.

Xu Yingqiu loved to travel around the world and wrote many poems. There were also many people who imitated him. He looked at the scroll with interest, wanting to see if the imitator had some real ability.

As soon as Zhong Huaiyu rolled out the scroll, a picture of a cat playing with a candle was revealed. At first glance, it looked lifelike, with smooth and exquisite writing. Xu Yingqiu immediately said to himself, and couldn't help but look more seriously. After a closer look, he realized
Chapter completed!