Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 349 Looking at the painting like a confidant, siblings enter the capital

During the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties, the painting methods included ancient and clumsy outlines, focusing on style and charm. However, during the New Han Dynasty, scholar-bureaucrats were more interested in talking, and the painting style was more unrestrained and heroic, taking into account variety.

This can be reflected from Zhao Yuan's writing. The strokes are very delicate. As the brush moves, several prototypes soon appear. You can see a few figures, with restrained charm. Although they are not large-scale, they are It has a refined meaning.

But no one in the hall was surprised by Zhao Yuan's ability, because Zhao Yuan was already well-known, and it was not surprising at all to be able to write like this.

In comparison, what everyone paid more attention to was undoubtedly Chen Zhi.

No one knew what Chen Zhi's painting skills were before. Although after the reputation of his calligraphy skills spread, some good people said that his calligraphy and painting were of high quality, but in the circle of scholars, it has not been confirmed. Now it is seen that When he started writing, everyone was naturally curious, but they just respected their status and could not leave the table without permission. They could only sit in the distance and look at Chen Zhi's writing.

The few people who were relatively close could see more clearly due to the favorable location, especially Wang Yan and others, who were sitting next to Chen Zhi. They could get an overview at a glance and couldn't help but be surprised.

However, I saw that Chen Zhi's writing was flowing and flowing, without any hint of sluggishness at all. Compared with Zhao Yuan, he seemed to be more calm and had a certain charm.

This charm is not only the outline of the pen, but also his own posture. The whole person presents a special charm.

"Is this Chen Zhi really good at painting? It's really unexpected!"

Looking at Chen Zhi's flowing movements, even if he couldn't see clearly the content on the scroll in front of him, he could still see the clues from his calm demeanor. This discovery surprised everyone present.

Then, the atmosphere suddenly changed, and everyone gradually fell silent as they watched the two men's movements, and as the burning incense became shorter and shorter.

Everyone in the hall seemed to be able to feel the passage of time. While waiting, they watched the two painters splashing ink, and the outline on the paper gradually became clearer.

Let’s not talk about what everyone thought, let’s just say that Mr. Wang Lan of Jinyang, because of his position, was sitting close to the two painters, so he saw the process of the painting taking shape, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became.

The first thing Wang Lan looked at was Zhao Yuan's paintings.

"Zhao Yuan's name is indeed well-deserved, and there is also the aftertaste of Cao Buxing. He is majestic and powerful, dense and thoughtful. This painting has begun to take shape. It is a painting of everyone in the hall. The hall has the shape and spirit, which is quite majestic. The painting is full of energy, and the characters are also lifelike. It no longer has the reputation of both calligraphy and painting. Because it is a temporary work, it has traces of scrawling, but it also combines many charms, so it has a rough atmosphere."

After thinking about it, his eyes shifted to Chen Zhi's paintings, and his expression became more and more surprised.

"When Chen Zhi took over as Tai Leling, he thought it was just a coincidence. He didn't expect that he really had such skills. His painting... this painting..."

As he looked at it, Wang Lan's eyes couldn't help but widen, because he actually saw a somewhat familiar atmosphere in it, and it felt like it was made by his own hands!
"This is really strange. The tight and continuous movement between Chen Zhi's strokes, the circulation and the flow of water, are all inspired by nature. This is clearly the realm I pursue, but due to lack of strength in my muscles and bones, I can't It's long-lasting, but Chen Zhi is so profound that if I hadn't watched him write it, I would have thought that I had mustered the strength to write it myself."

The more he looked at it, the more surprised Wang Lan felt. When he faced Zhao Yuan's paintings, he could still comment a few words, but when he looked at the competent paintings, it was as if he was watching himself paint, each stroke after stroke, They are all so satisfying and in line with my own heart. The feeling in it is wonderful, and it actually gives rise to a feeling of confidant.

Wang Lan didn't know that everyone who couldn't see the painting was observing his expression. The reason was very simple. Wang Lan was a connoisseur. He always had a calm expression, but after seeing Chen Zhi's After drawing the painting, his expression suddenly changed. There were no fools present, and he couldn't guess the reason.

"This Chen Zhi actually has real painting skills, and he even surprised Mr. Jinyang!"

With such emotion, everyone looked at each other in confusion. When they looked at Chen Zhi again, they all felt that he was a much more mysterious person, and their expressions were much more solemn.

Le Qi and others looked grim, because what they had said before had been said. Although there was no clear written evidence, but their identities were made public on such a occasion, as long as Chen Zhi could fulfill their request. , and it does not need to be completed in full, it only needs to be roughly achieved.

But if Leqi and others break their promise, they will be ruined.

Such serious consequences are tantamount to forcing himself onto a path that is difficult to retreat from. This is what a gentleman would not do. The reason why Leqi dared to bring it up was not only because Zhao Yuan's words coincided with the meeting, but also because he was certain that Chen Zhi would not be true. Do it, now that something is wrong, panic is unavoidable.

The stick of incense burned slowly, and the green smoke curled up, as if entangled with thoughts from all sides, slowly drifting upward, getting shorter and shorter...

"It's been a long time, what happened inside?"

On the opposite restaurant, Xu Ji was still looking over intently, waiting for the result, but the expression on his face was no longer confident. In a short period of time, he actually showed a trace of haggardness, as if he had suffered a great blow. torment.

In fact, just now, his father, the old lady of the Xu family and the contemporary lord, sent out a second batch of people to call Xu Ji back. It could be heard from his tone that it was quite reprimanding. meaning.But Xu Ji had withstood the pressure and was unwilling to go back life or death. He was paranoid about waiting for the outcome of this banquet.

As time went by, no one went in anymore, but there was no big disturbance inside, which made Xu Ji more and more worried, with a vague feeling of something bad.

"Is Chen Zhi really going to have his fortune turn?"

"Is my seventh brother really going to fall into disgrace?

On the other side of the city, Chen Luo and others, who had just entered the city, had just gotten out of the car and found a tavern. They were inquiring about the location of Chen's mansion and at the same time inquiring about Chen Zhi.

As a result, after asking this question, I learned a lot of news and suddenly became nervous.

Because the news about Chen Zhi has recently spread all over Luoyang City, from outside to inside, so as soon as they heard that they were asking for news about Chen Zhi, the people in the tavern immediately became interested. When the words were spoken, the speakers' positions were varied, and the words they spoke were also different, making the listeners frightened.

The arrival of Chen Luo and the others is not important to the Chen Mansion. Although they have been notified in advance, they are from the Chen family in Pengcheng, and they came very slowly. Even the servants in charge of the reception in the Chen Mansion can hardly remember , so after entering the city, no one came to greet him, so Chen Luo had to ask for directions by himself. This question made his heart freeze.

The tavern he asked about was just an ordinary drinking place. Ordinary nobles would not stop at all. Most of them were ordinary commoners and well-informed merchants. Most of the information they received was controlled and processed. Therefore, in their mouths, although Chen Zhi had a great reputation, the evaluation meetings he held were even more unique.

But more people mentioned that he had offended the academy because of the criticism meeting, and that three big families wanted to deal with him, and now he was in danger.

Chen Luo was frightened and shocked when he heard this.

When he came here this time, he thought it was a fat job. His father, Chen Xun, had used a lot of connections to win over him, in order to contact Jingcheng and Pengcheng. To put it bluntly, he wanted to communicate between Chen and Chen Zhi in Pengcheng.

Chen Zhi is an official and has a title. In the eyes of the Chen family in Pengcheng, it is a big deal, and Chen Zhi's status has been greatly improved. He has faintly become the head of the Chen family in Pengcheng, and he can send messages to him. It means that Chen Xun has the right to speak in the clan, and it will be of great benefit to Chen Xun to let his son take the throne.

But Chen Luo came here excitedly, and what he got was this result. His heart suddenly dropped, and then he became worried about Chen Zhi's safety.

"Thank you, brother, for letting me know!"

After talking to the people in the tavern and asking for the route, Chen Luo hurriedly rushed towards the Chen Mansion, trying to find out the specific situation.

But halfway there, he passed a tea shop, and could hear many people talking inside. From the two people who walked out, Chen Luo heard Chen Zhi's name, and immediately became attentive, pricking up his ears carefully. to listen.

"...Chen Zhi is really awesome. He can agree to such conditions."

"Isn't it? This shouldn't happen the first time I hear it. Chen Zhibie is a little dizzy because of the success before. He really feels that he can do anything."

Hearing this, Chen Luo looked at the two people's attire again and recognized that they were children of aristocratic families. They were different from the common people in the tavern before. He felt even more worried and quickly stepped forward to ask: "Two gentlemen, I wonder what happened to Chen Taile? Why do you two say such things?"

"Who are you?" The two people were interrupted and looked slightly unhappy. Looking at Chen Luo's clothes and servants, they immediately recognized him as a child of a small border tribe. They became more and more contemptuous. They asked casually and were about to leave. But after hearing Chen Luo's answer, he stopped again.

Chen Luo was so anxious that he didn't care about anything else. He immediately revealed his identity and said, "I am Pengcheng Chen Luo. To be honest, that Tai Leling Chen Zhi is my elder brother."

"Are you Chen Zhi's brother?" The two scholars listened to the pace, looked up and down, half-believing, and one of them said: "What a handsome Chen Zhi, I have seen you from a distance, and you are his brother. How is this possible? It can't be fake."

Chen Luo was eager to know the news and immediately wanted to prove his identity. He took out the document and said: "This is a family document, which can be proved."

The two scholars looked at each other, and the man who had asked the question before nodded and said: "A gentleman does not force the question, and your words do not seem to be false. They must be true. In this case, come with me and enter these hundreds of teahouses, and take your time." Can know the cause and effect.”

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