Riding the wind of rebirth

Although Wang Lemei is from the Bureau of Cultural Relics, she only knows that Chengxintang paper has been imitated throughout the dynasties, but it is rare for many researchers to come across one in their entire lives, and they can assert like Zhou Zhi that this ancestral manuscript contains three kinds of Chengxin. Tang Zhi, I am afraid that few people in the country can tell at a glance this kind of kung fu.

Little did he know that Zhou Zhi was so familiar with this thing that he couldn’t be too familiar with it. He kept this stack of Chengxintang paper from the Southern Tang Dynasty at home. in-depth research.

The few remaining Song paintings are almost all based on Pan's Chengxintang paper restored in the Northern Song Dynasty.

The rest is Chengxintang paper imitated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. With the foundation of the above two types, there are many imitations in the Restoration and Research Office of Shu University Ancient Books in the Ming Dynasty, and there are collections in the homes of Qi Lao and Wang Lao in the Qing Dynasty. The Dharma book they gave Zhou Zhi was written on that kind of paper.

Zhou Zhi is flipping through the sticker album now: "The paper used for Motuo is Chengxintang paper from the Southern Tang Dynasty. The skin of the paper is like an egg membrane, as hard and clean as jade, thin and smooth. After it is processed with Baiji water, it is the best Tuo printing paper."

"However, Chengxintang paper from the Southern Tang Dynasty was already too precious in the Northern Song Dynasty. Therefore, except for this version of the ancestral block edition, which uses Southern Tang paper, the later editions of the Song Dynasty have not been used again."

"Except for the fact that the mirror heart is made of Southern Tang Dynasty Chengxintang paper, these four postings were meticulously restored in the Qing Dynasty."

"The mounted backs can be kept in their original state without re-mounting them. These are made of Chengxintang paper from the Song Dynasty invented by Pan Gu;"

"For those that need to be uncovered and repaired, the Qing Dynasty imitation Wudian Chengxintang paper was used for the back of the mounting. This kind of paper was produced the most during the Kangxi Dynasty and was stored in the Wuying Hall, so it is also called Wudian Chengxin."

"Then what are the characteristics and differences of these three kinds of paper?" Although Li Qiyan has collected these papers for decades, he can't say that he can't reach the level of Zhou Zhi's research in this area. Even Tai Dao Experts from the island country also know that the paper used for this post comes from the Song Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty through modern scientific and technological monitoring.

The time interval between the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty was too short, and the machines at that time could not even detect it.

"Chengxintang paper is mainly composed of mulberry and cocoons, and some hemp materials." Zhouzhi explained: "In general, as the years go by, the craftsmanship becomes more and more refined, and the mulberry silk will be processed more and more. thinner."

"In turn, people are constantly screening silkworm eggs, resulting in larger and larger cocoons, and naturally thicker silk."

"The other one is the addition of cotton fibers," Zhou Zhi said. "The imitations after the Ming Dynasty added some cotton fibers for the sake of firmness and flexibility. This is not found in Nantang paper and Pan's paper."

"And the composition of cotton fiber has also increased with the passage of time. The combination of these three factors is an important identification basis for Chengxintang paper in the past dynasties."

"Hahahaha..." Li Qiyan was extremely happy: "That's a wonderful theory! It should be taken for granted after careful consideration, but it's impossible to think of it without breaking the window paper!"

"I've been following these two law books for decades, but I still can't take today's class. It's really a big gain in knowledge!"

Li Lehai asked: "Then what are the characteristics of this ink? How can it be determined that it is the famous Tingyu ink?"

"Tinggui ink is not worn or worn out, so I can barely recognize it. It will not work after it is made into calligraphy and painting," Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "However, it is recorded in history that these three materials were used for the stickers of Chunhua Pavilion in the Northern Song Dynasty. All of them are already right, and there is no need to think about the rest.”

"Indeed." Wang Lemei was shocked by Zhou Zhi's miraculous performance just now. Like Li Lehai, she was also thinking about how to distinguish the ink stains of Ting Yumo. Now that Zhou Zhi said this, she couldn't help laughing: "Who are you talking about?" It is very unlikely to be able to use the most lost Song Dynasty Bajin and the precious Southern Tang Chengxintang paper to make fakes."

"There is also the rubbing handwriting." Zhou Zhi is no stranger to calligraphy: "This ancestral block is the clearest imprint of all the high-resolution pictures of the rubbings I have seen so far."

"It's like my mother of money with a flat price of [-] yuan. The rubbings are clearer the more they are originally, and the more blurred the engravings are. The rubbings of "Chunhua Ge Tie" in different periods, carefully observed, the clarity of the handwriting is still very different. of."

After speaking, he opened the eighth copy of the ancestor's engraved edition: "Look at this, and it also solved a doubt of Qi Lao."

"How?" Li Qiyan asked.

"Wang Xianzhi's "Sanqi" character "riding" has a long vertical hook in the Maoqin palace version, but Qi Lao thinks that if it is a long vertical hook, the first stroke of the hook should not be written back and then the hook should be drawn out.

"In this way, a vertical point will be left under the hook. Qi Lao thinks that Wang Xianzhi will not write such a failure, so this should be when the craftsman reprinted the original. The ancestors he saw were already damaged. Imagine it, or reprint The good stereotype was damaged in this part, resulting in an extra touch after the rubbing, in short, it was not the work of Xian's pen and ink."

"Looking at the character riding in the ancestor's engraved edition now, the character does not have a hook, but a long needle shaped like a willow leaf standing upright. It can be regarded as a solution to a public case."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands to Li Qiyan: "Congratulations, Mr. Li. In fact, this also proves the authenticity of Bi Shi'anzu's engraved edition. It is indeed earlier than the reprinted Maoqin Palace edition in the Southern Song Dynasty. With the postscript of Bi Wenjian, it can really be called It's a masterpiece."

The reason why these four ancestral printed editions are called "Bi Shi'an Zu's printed editions" is because they were first awarded to Bi Shi'an, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty.

Bi Shi'an should actually be considered a famous prime minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, but modern people rarely know him.

Bi Shi'an, styled Renyu, was born in Datong, Daizhou. He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Qiande, Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty.

His greatest achievement was to recommend Kou Zhun to Song Zhenzong, but Song Zhenzong couldn't hold back him, and finally agreed to appoint Bi and Kou as equal ministers, that is, prime ministers.

After Kou Zhun became Prime Minister, the villain Shen Zonggu made a false accusation. Bi knew that Kou was a man, so he tried his best to defend Kou.

Xiao Talin, the commanding army of the Liao Kingdom, led troops southward to invade the Song Dynasty. Bi Shi'an supported Kou Zhun's claim to advocate Zhenzong's personal conquest, which eventually led Song and Liao to sign an alliance in Chanyuan, and the two sides stopped their troops to discuss peace.

It can be said that without Bi Shi'an, Kou Zhun would not have been able to be prime minister, and there would be no later achievements in persecuting Zhenzong's personal conquest and successfully resisting the Liao Dynasty.

The Northern Song Dynasty was a strange dynasty. Whenever there was a crisis, there would always be someone to extend its life, and Bi Shi'an could be regarded as one of the people who continued its life.

Bi Shian was diligent in government affairs, rigorous in his studies, and knew people well.On weekdays, be strict with yourself and be lenient to others.

In the second year of Jingde, Bi Shi'an died of illness at the age of 68.Zhenzong's relatives went to his mansion to cry and mourn, and they were very sad. They gave three hundred catties of platinum, and the dynasty was abolished for five days.

Because of being a clean and honest official, life was difficult for future generations. Later, Wang Dan, as a chancellor, played Zhenzong in person and praised his integrity. Zhenzong then gave Bi Shian's family 5000 taels of platinum, and granted his second son and grandson as officials.

In the historical novel written by Zhou Zhi in his last life, the eldest of Su You's family married Bi Shi'an's granddaughter, so Zhou Zhi was very familiar with this man.

Bi Shi'an was rigorous in his studies, liked to collect books, was good at calligraphy, and had an extraordinary appearance and conversation.The books stored are all personally added to the collation, and the rich collection of books is one of the famous masters in the early Song Dynasty.

In real history, Bi Shi'an's collection of books was later owned by his grandson-in-law Song Shou, making Song Shou a master book collector in the Song Dynasty.

In the novel, Song Shou gave the book to Su You on his deathbed, and finally let Su You build the largest library at that time—Kezhen Hall.

What Zhou Zhi didn't expect was that he could collect and see the authentic works left by the characters in the book in his previous life in this life, which is also a wonderful predestined relationship.