Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 351: Style and charm, extremely magical

"The art of painting is an ancient treasure. When I look at Zhao Jun's paintings, they are lifelike, just like sages discussing the art. It is really wonderful!"

Leqi walked quickly and came to Zhao Yuan's side. He looked at the painting made by the other party and praised it as if he didn't need any money.

Naturally, he had to do it because of the situation, but he was not just talking nonsense, because the paintings made by Zhao Yuan were indeed worthy of a clever word.

At first glance, this painting looks like a gathering of people in a hall, but the brushwork is elegant, and it uses the smudge method that has become popular recently, so the charm is quite strange. Although many faces cannot be seen clearly, from the individual seats, The person's identity can be roughly determined by their standing posture, clothing, etc.

Therefore, everyone who saw this painting couldn't help but praise it. Even Wang Yan couldn't help but nod his head and said: "There is an open-mindedness in this painting, which is not limited to details, but is exquisite. I heard that Zhao Xiaojun recently asked Master Xilai about his method, so he must have gained some insights. The characters in the painting are similar to the murals in the Buddhist temple outside the city."

From Wang Yan's words, it can be heard that this elder of the Wang family has some favorable impressions of Buddhism.

Hearing the praise from everyone, Zhao Yuan showed a proud look. He had no humility at all. He was very happy with everyone's praise and said with a smile: "Everyone, please take a look at the painting first. Wait until the painting is completed." , you guys can tell the difference, I and I might as well inscribe a word or two on it, and then we can see whose calligraphy is better and who is worse.

This is not said for no reason, nor is it deliberately delaying the inscription time, but Zhao Yuan also knows that Chen Zhi's calligraphy is extraordinary, and is worried that inscribing in advance will add color to the painting and affect the appreciation of others, so he wants to distinguish it on the painting first. Victory or defeat, let’s talk about calligraphy.

It can also be seen from this that he is quite confident in himself and is worried that Chen Zhi will use calligraphy to give him extra points. In other words, Zhao Yuan only needs to win in one aspect.

However, Wang Yan only said a few words, then remained silent and looked at Wang Lan.

Everyone also came back to their senses and looked at Wang Lan, knowing that the latter was the protagonist at the end and the candidate to taste the paintings of Zhang Yuan and Chen Zhi to see who was higher and who was lower.

Wang Lan stood up after being watched by everyone. He first glanced at Chen Zhi, who was still immersed in painting, and then at the nearly burned out incense. Then he walked to Zhao Yuan's painting, looked at it, and finally nodded. .

"Sure enough, it is the legacy of Cao Gong. The paintings of houses and figures are completed in a moment. It is really wonderful! Although there are roughness and omissions, it is because it was done in a hurry, so there are shortcomings. If you can calm down and figure it out carefully , if you think carefully before writing, you will be able to reach a higher level. Even so, it is already close to being a masterpiece!"

This evaluation, which is close to entry, is already extremely high at this time, because it is a temporary topic, temporary painting, no preparation in advance, shorter conception time, and many constraints, it is tantamount to making people dance in shackles, even if it is a painting. The wonderful brush is also somewhat inferior, so under such a hasty situation, you can make a painting that is close to the quality. It can be seen that its ability, as long as it is polished carefully, the achievement will definitely be greater.

After all, many people struggle hard throughout their lives, not to mention getting good grades, many of them still don't understand the essentials.

In comparison, the legacy of Cao Gong is even more praiseworthy.

Cao Gong refers to Cao Buxing, also known as Cao Fuxing, the ancestor of Buddhist painting. In the original history, he was a native of Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period, but now he is naturally a native of the New Han Dynasty.

Rumor has it that Cao Fuxing can paint on a [-]-foot silk surface, and he is especially good at painting figures.

Liu Chan, Renzong of the New Han Dynasty, admired Cao Cao's name and asked him to paint a screen. Cao Fuxing accidentally put down the pen because he thought it was a fly. The emperor raised his hand to flick the fly.

This is an allusion to "mistaking ink for a fly", which shows that this person's painting skills have reached a state of perfection.

And this Cao Fuxing, in a sense, was a mentor to Wang Lan, his teacher from another generation.

Therefore, I found some traces of Cao Fuxing's legacy in Zhao Yuan's paintings, and immediately praised and then commented on them.

Zhao Yuan restrained his previous complacent attitude and pretended to listen respectfully, remembering emphatically that this was not a pretense, but a sincere memory and study. You know, he usually wanted to ask this Jin for advice. Mr. Yang, that is also very difficult. It is worthwhile to take this opportunity to learn one or two skills. What's more, when it comes to painting style, Zhao Yuan, who has integrated Cao Fuxing's way, can learn from Wang I have gained a lot of skills and experience.

However, after Wang Lan commented a few words, Zhao Yuan thought thoughtfully and felt quite enlightened. Then he turned his attention to the extinguished burning incense, then turned and looked at Chen Zhi.

Not just him, everyone is doing the same thing.

Chen Zhi had also stopped writing, as if he was rushing to the last moment. However, in the eyes of everyone, this behavior of stopping writing when he was pressed in front of him indicated a rush. It was most likely that Chen Zhi had not estimated the time. , finally seeing that the time limit was approaching, I had to skip all the following steps and finish in a hurry.

This is like writing test papers for later generations' exams. In the last five minutes, you just gulp down the answers and write down everything on the paper. You don't care about checking and accuracy at all, just to do more questions.

But considering the expressions on Wang Yan, Wang Lan and others' faces when they were watching Chen Zhi's painting, everyone was still somewhat suspicious, waiting for the result to be revealed.

"Left and right, take my painting and show it to everyone." Chen Zhi still had an open-minded look, and ordered his servants to come over. Seeing that the painting was lifted up, he did the same thing as before, and took it away.Everyone immediately looked over curiously, even Zhao Yuan was no exception. When Zhao Yuan was painting before, he vaguely noticed something strange on Chen Zhi's side, but when he was painting, he was fully focused and had nothing else in his mind, so he didn't. After careful inspection, when I saw it, the pupils suddenly dilated, reflecting a picture.

hiss……

In the lobby, there were sounds of gasping for air one after another. Everyone looked surprised when they saw the famous person. They were very surprised by Chen Zhi's painting. Some people even looked horrified. Such joy arises.

There is no other reason, but because Chen Zhi’s painting, at a glance, even people who don’t know much about painting techniques can feel the strange charm, and the mystery in it is far beyond that of Zhao Yuan. painting.

If you ask why they can be distinguished at a glance, it is because Chen Zhi's paintings are very similar to Zhao Yuan's paintings, but both the house scenes and the characters are very different.

The house is more majestic. It is not the house in front of you, but a palace. It has an open and spacious charm. There is a hint of simplicity in the building, which makes people know that it is ancient at a glance.

The expressions of the people in this palace are even more extraordinary, vaguely similar to the elegance of the people in the hall today, but it can also be seen from their clothes that they have the legacy of ancient times.

The subtle outlines, the faces of the characters, etc. are all extremely exquisite, as if they have been carefully studied for a long time before writing. There is no trace of rush or hurry. The joints of the handwriting are round and calm, with a wanton and Because it is biased and rigorous in structure, it has a sense of doing whatever you want but not breaking the rules.

This kind of metaphysical feeling has gone beyond the simple painting technique, making people fascinated and fascinated by it.

Especially old masters like Wang Yan, who are well-informed. When they look at this painting, they can see that the skill and charm in it have surpassed Zhao Yuan's paintings, but what makes them more concerned is the familiar flavor in it.

However, when I think about it carefully, I can't figure it out. I can't think of where the familiar smell comes from, but there is another one that is right in the throat, and I can say it in the next breath, but I just can't think of it, so it feels like it is stuck in the throat, and many people are almost scratching their heads and ears.

Suddenly, Wang Lan, Mr. Jinyang, walked step by step in front of Chen Zhi's painting and looked at it carefully with a complicated expression.

Seeing his movements and expressions, Wang Yan and others felt as if another bolt of lightning flashed across their minds, connecting many thoughts and making them suddenly clear.

"The style and charm are extremely magical. This painting is somewhat similar to the Nine Transformations!"

"That's right, that's right. At first glance, the layout of this painting is quite mysterious, and it doesn't bother Cao a little. But when you look closely, the subtleties of the characters in it are almost similar to Jinyang's, but the charm is different."

"Looking at Wang Jinyang's appearance, it is obvious that he has the same feeling, or it is more profound. Could it be that Chen Zhi is also pursuing the way of Duke Cao?"

After a while of discussion, everyone's attention turned to the painting itself, shifting from the painting technique and charm to the deep meaning of the painting.

A painting is an outline, with the painting as the body, depicting a scene at a time and a place. The quality of the painting itself can be judged by its skill, whether it is high, middle or low. However, truly outstanding paintings often have The meaning behind it is to express a deeper meaning through the pictures and make people recall it, which transcends the original categories and barriers.

This is the case with this painting by Chen Zhi.

Because what Chen Zhi painted is not actually today's gathering, at first glance, it seems inconsistent with the title Wang Lan said, but Wang Lan's title itself is a primer.

"As long as the title is quoted, it can be used as the title, and it can be described exactly, and its meaning can also be extended. It is a memory, presenting the things of the past, and using it to describe the current scene. Now it seems that Zhao Yuan is the former. , and Chen Zhi should be the latter, the scenes he painted seem to be different from today's scene, and there must be deep meaning!" Luo Xun sighed slightly, his eyes glanced back and forth between the two paintings of Zhao Yuan and Chen Zhi, "In terms of painting skills alone, Zhao Yuan fell behind, and if he was beaten again in terms of profound meaning, then there would be no need to compete in calligraphy."

A few people away, Zuo Lian also sighed: "The scenery in this painting by Chen Zhi must have its origin. I have a vague guess in my heart, could it be..."

Looking at the images in the painting, suddenly, a name jumped into my heart.

"This is... Jixia Academy?"

The one who said this was Zhao Yuan who was almost stunned.

　Thanks to "lida", "diana", "brownspecter", "vicky~", "heart-changing song" and "dip purple lips for purple blood"!I would like to correct the bug in the previous chapter. Because I was out of town and had no information about my family, I misestimated the age of Wei Xie. I took a look at it today and found the problem, so the previous plot about Wang Lande's paintings of Wei Xie was changed to Got Cao Fuxing's work.

　　
　
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