Jiapingguan Chronicle

Everyone came over to take a look, and saw some faint patterns on the bumps that they thought were hiding secrets, because they were not completely revealed, but it could be seen from the little bit that was exposed. , this pattern seems to be the logo of an island, or other chart logos they don't recognize.

"Is this what this chart really looks like?" Shen Haolin saw that as the pattern on the raised point slowly appeared, where the water droplets fell, the original chart also changed strangely. It was much better than what they had seen before. What arrived seemed richer. "Is this... hiding the original picture using a special technique, and waiting for someone who truly masters this technique to discover it, so that the original picture can be revealed?"

"Yes, this kind of scroll is the picture within the painting. It is a very complex technique that tests the level of painting. There are very few people who know how to do this." Second Master Jiang shook his fan and said with a smile, "Do you feel particularly magical?"

"It's really not an ordinary magic!" Xue Ruitian came closer, widened his eyes and looked carefully, "Well, what kind of mark is this? It seems that I have never seen it before."

"You can't see anything now. When all the processes are completed, you will know what it is." Jiang Erye patted Xue Ruitian on the shoulder, "This was originally an ordinary picture, but at first glance there is nothing. , It’s nothing, just a chart, and some places are not marked very clearly, it looks very sloppy, isn’t it?”

“Yes!”

"It is indeed unreliable. As a nautical chart, it is very loose. The drawings between each island are very loose. In addition to telling you which direction you can walk to reach this island, It doesn’t seem to be particularly helpful.”

"That's right." Xue Ruitian continued to sing along with Mr. Jiang, "So, the magical thing about it is that this painting has been specially treated."

"That's very well said. Children can be taught!" Jiang Erye tapped Xue Ruitian's shoulder lightly, "Of course, if you are not good at painting or have a very deep understanding of painting, you will not be able to see this technique. Maybe. You will treat it like an ordinary painting, but if it falls into the hands of someone who is good at it, you will know how to look at it."

"After special processing, it became a new picture?" Xue Ruitian blinked, "So it's called a picture within a picture?"

"You can explain it this way, but a more accurate explanation is..." Qi Bo asked Jiang Erye to drink tea and explained to the children himself, "It is the specially processed parts that will become a new picture when connected. This Zhang Xin’s pictures can be viewed independently or integrated into the original paintings, so they are called pictures within pictures.”

"Ah, I probably understand!" Zhen Buhui raised his hand, "That is to say, what looks like one picture can actually be turned into three pictures. One is an unprocessed picture, and the other is a specially processed picture. Picture, the other one is a combination of these two pictures, right?”

"Smart!" Qi Bo looked at Zhen Buhui approvingly, "He is indeed good at deciphering mechanisms, and everything he says is on point."

"Because our agency also has a similar situation, it is not difficult to understand if the parallel is transferred to calligraphy and painting." Zhen Buhui touched his nose embarrassedly, "Actually, the picture in the painting should also be regarded as a kind of agency Yeah, it’s actually exactly the same thing as what we play.”

"That's right." Second Master Jiang nodded, looked at the painted bump that was still wet, took a fan over and slapped it twice.

"You don't need to worry about it, just let it dry naturally. It will be better that way." Seeing Jiang Erye's actions, Qi Bo couldn't laugh or cry. "This technique is easy to say, but it is actually very simple in theory. It is difficult to say it. , there are indeed not many people who can do this. From the time this skill was invented until now, there are only a few people who can really master it."

"Qi Bo doesn't know it either?"

"I know how to do it, and I know how to restore it to its original appearance, but I'm really not very good at drawing this thing, and I don't have the chance to draw this kind of thing. In fact, the purpose of this technique is not It is very common, and very few people know about the picture-in-picture, because in fact, no one can use it. The technique of picture-in-picture was once despised by those literati."

"Contempt?" Jin Jing was puzzled. "I know this is a very profound skill. Many people may not be able to learn it even if they want to learn it. Why are you despised?"

"It's the same thing again, because there are very few places where it can be used. Basically, there are just a few types. You have seen one now. It should be a map that can hide your true location. If you decipher this map, you should be able to find you. The person you want to find, right?" Seeing the children nodding, Qi Bo continued, "The other kind is the treasure map. For example, if you get some good things by accident and want to hide them, those who know this craft can just Being able to draw such a picture, of course, there are still prerequisites for this. Basically, there must be a lot of hidden treasures, which is worthy of drawing such a picture. Also, the person who gets the treasure must also be able to draw this."

"I understand." Shen Cha nodded, "It's very limiting."

"Yes, this technique is a bit useless. There are few places where it can be used, and even fewer people know how to use it." Qi Bo chuckled, "If you show a painting in front of many students and literati, you will still be criticized. I despise it for showing off my skills!”

Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian looked at each other. They really didn't understand the minds of these literati. What's wrong with people mastering one more skill? If they don't know it, others can't. This person is too weird. .

Jin Jing and Jin Miaomiao understand the thoughts of these literati and students very well. Although they all say that there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts, all of them want to dominate others and show off their literary talents and talents. Only by being in the limelight can you be taken seriously.

Especially those in the previous dynasty who paid special attention to wealthy and aristocratic families. It was extremely difficult for students from poor families to get ahead. They especially wanted to have outstanding talents and stepped on the heads of those wealthy and aristocratic families to let them know that no matter how good their background was, their ability It is useless to be inferior to others. "The reason you heard him say this is because he suffered this loss and was ridiculed by others when he was young." Jiang Erye couldn't stand still, so he pulled a recliner over and leaned lazily on it, "You guys Don't stand still, find a place to sit, this thing won't be ready for a while, so sit down and wait."

"What do you mean?" Xue Ruitian came to Mr. Jiang's side curiously, "Tell me, tell me, waiting is just waiting anyway. Do we have to wait until this is completely dry before we can proceed to the next step?"

"Let me give you an example first. When this is completely dry, there is still the next step. Don't rush, take your time." Qi Bo nodded towards Xue Ruitian, then looked at Jiang Erye, and asked Mei Lin to get him a recliner as well. , after lying down, he snorted and said, "Be careful what you say and do!"

"What is there to be careful about what you say and do? Can't you let others talk about what you have done?"

"What's there to say about that?" He pulled a fruit plate from the side, looked at the people holding the fruits and eating them, and sighed softly.

"If the children are willing to listen, I will be willing to speak, right?" Seeing the children looking at him expectantly, Mr. Jiang raised his eyebrows and thanked Merlin who brought him a plate of fruit. Xiaomu signed and poked a piece of melon, stuffed it into his mouth, finished eating and said, "Because I saw it that time, I can say, but I don't know if there are any that I didn't see."

"In the end what happened?"

"As you know, there is not much to do in autumn. The wealthy families in Xijing City and the royal family will hold various banquets, inviting scholars, relatives and friends. In fact, everyone gathers together to eat and drink. Then write some poem, write some article, draw some painting, etc.”

“I know.” Hold a banquet and invite everyone into the palace to sit and chat.”

"Yes!" Mr. Jiang nodded and pointed at Uncle Qi, "The time we went there was organized by the Xia family. In fact, I really didn't want to go that time. I felt like I was going to be sick and I couldn't even lift it. Cheer up. But the post was sent half a month earlier, and I agreed to go, so I was too embarrassed to break the promise. But I was really not in a good mood that day. According to our Mr. Ruolan’s description at the time, it was like a A frost-damaged orchid."

"Don't talk nonsense. That's not what I said at the time. I said it was like a double-beating eggplant. His whole body was wilting." Qi Bo rolled his eyes, snorted, and said, "You didn't know who was beating him at the time. Because he was not feeling well, the Xia family prepared a imperial concubine's couch, and he was leaning on it, looking drowsy, ignoring anyone who came to pay attention, and not giving anyone a good look. Therefore, those students and literati said behind his back that he was not friendly at all, which didn’t sound good at all anyway. You also know that anything that comes out of a literati’s mouth, as long as it is not well-intentioned, does not sound good.”

"I admit it!" Jiang Erye sneered. "Although I was not in good spirits that day, I still heard their murmurs. I just didn't bother to argue with them, but this guy quit and insisted on killing those people. Drawing his attention to himself, he encouraged Lao Xia to take out the picture of the sunset over snow peaks that he talked about before and show it to everyone. Lao Xia also listened to his words and knew that he was doing this for the sake of everyone. In order for me not to be criticized, I took it out."

"The results of it?"

"What else is the result? The result is that no one murmurs about me anymore, and starts murmuring about him. What he said is really unheard of and unseen. There are actually idiots in this world who want to learn this craft, because you just heard him say it. , He is not good at studying. In fact, the picture is not very good and has some flaws. Some of those literati and students are knowledgeable, and they can easily see the flaws, so they start to chatter. What they say is really It's as unpleasant as it sounds. Unlike when they whispered about me before, they didn't dare to whisper in front of me. They were all secret and I just overheard it. But to ridicule and ridicule him, that's fair. Yes, I said it in front of him." Second Master Jiang rolled his eyes, "How dare you show such a ghostly painting to make people look embarrassed. Mr. Ruolan's reputation is unworthy of it. To actually imitate those common people to show off their skills is really a disgrace to the talented people from the south of the Yangtze River."

"Uncle Qi, can you bear this?"

"If it were now, I would definitely endure it, but I was still very young at that time and my temper was not that good. Besides, Master Ruolan is famous in the capital, not because of his knowledge, is it?"

"Ah, yes, the iron mouth is straight, isn't it?"

"Correct answer!" Qi Bo snapped his fingers, "Actually, I came here to divert their attention away from the second master. My relationship with the second master is not very good, but there are First, the second master can quarrel with me, scold me, and I can blame him or hurt him, but others can't, they don't deserve it. On the other hand, I want to teach them a lesson. After all, we are in my brother's house. , if your mouth is not clean in front of my brother, then you can’t blame me for being rude."

"That's right!" Xue Ruitian nodded and gave Qi Bo a thumbs up, "What happened next?"

"Then they think I'm showing off my skills. If I don't show off my skills on the spot, wouldn't I be sorry for the title they gave me, right?" Qi Bo poked a melon and stuffed it into his mouth. After eating, he said, "I'll just I told them their fortunes one by one, and found that except for a few who had good fortunes, the others were depressed, and there were still a few who needed to be careful in their words and deeds, otherwise they would be in trouble."

"They must have been very angry and annoyed at that time, right?"

"Of course, I don't get this name for nothing. I can win eight or nine times out of ten times. This time is also very strange. Basically everything I said hit the mark. I don't know if they listened to me. , I can't help but develop in that direction, anyway..." Qi Bo raised his eyebrows slightly, "There are not many good endings, right?"

Second Master Jiang nodded silently, finished the melon in his mouth, wiped his mouth with the handkerchief next to him, and then said slowly, "If it were said that before that banquet, Master Ruolan's name was only among the family members. The female relatives of noble families and royal families are very popular. So, after that banquet, his name became known to everyone in the court. Even my dear nephew was thinking about whether to invite Ruolan. The young master enters the palace to do a reckoning for him and his prince.”