Royal Master Painter

Chapter 66
Now there are distinguished guests in Zi Ze Garden, and all the servants come out to welcome them.

The leader is fifty years old, at the height of the Spring and Autumn period, tall, with a beautiful beard and elegant demeanor. This person is Shi Jilun, and the person he is going to receive is actually Zhao Guizhen, the prefect of Piyong City!

"Brother Zhao, please forgive me for being far away." Shi Jilun took the initiative to greet him with fists in his hands.

"You and I are brothers and sisters, if you say forgiveness or not forgiveness, don't you see it?" Zhao Guizhen laughed.

Shi Jilun looked behind Zhao Guizhen, as if he was looking for something.

"I don't want to join in the fun, so we didn't go together. Now this kid doesn't know how to be happy in that mountain."

"He is a blessed man who has a thousand things but is not entangled in everything, unlike us who are born to work hard," Shi Jilun joked.

The two of them entered Zize Garden hand in hand, Piyong City was only a city subordinate to Qingdu, in terms of status, Shi Jilun was able to sit on an equal footing with the prefect of Qingdu, but now he was intentionally half behind Zhao Guizhen, the prefect of Piyongcheng.

"I've heard for a long time that your Zi Ze Garden is one of the eight scenic spots in Qingdu, now I finally have time to take a good look at it," Zhao Guizhen said with a smile.

"Brother Zhao, if you can come, Zi Ze Garden will be full of splendor."

There are row upon row of pavilions, terraces and pavilions in Zize Garden, and each building is built by skilled craftsmen with countless efforts. Building mountains, piercing ponds, and planting bamboo forests are full of elegance and interest.

Shi Jilun took Zhao Guizhen to visit various places with good scenery, and the landscape of Zi Ze Garden provoked Zhao Guizhen's repeated praises, which made Shi Jilun very satisfied.

Shi Jilun looked at the official Song Yingzhong, and was relieved when he saw Song Yingzhong nodded.

"Brother Zhao, I know you prefer shadow murals. I just built one here yesterday. Why don't you enjoy it together?"

"The screen wall of Azusa Garden would not be ordinary"

The two of them just walked along the courtyard wall and turned into the screen wall courtyard. In front of them, the sun is bright and colorful rainbows are hanging high, the pond is full of lotus flowers swaying, and dragonflies are flying among the lotuses.

Zhao Guizhen couldn't help but bent down to grab a handful of lotus flowers, but he didn't expect to catch nothing.

"Is this a shadow mural?"

Not only Zhao Guizhen, but even Shi Jilun were a little surprised. Hearing that Fu Yueming had brought a young man, he was a little uneasy at first, but he didn't expect this screen wall to be so shocking.

"What a good screen wall"

The scenery on this shadow mural is extremely close to the surrounding environment, so at first glance it seems to be completely integrated.

"Out of the mud but not stained, clean and clear but not demonic, the middle is straight and the outer is straight, no vines and no branches, the fragrance is far away and clear, the pavilion is clean and planted, it can be seen from a distance but not played with."

"The painting is good, and the article on this painting is written in seconds, it can be called a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation."

Zhao Guizhen was not stingy with praise for this screen wall, stepped out with one step, his body instantly moved more than ten feet across the pond and appeared in front of the screen wall, Shi Jilun also hurriedly followed.

Zhao Guizhen lightly touched the screen wall with his hand. There were dozens of lotus flowers on the screen wall, each of which had a different shape.

"The lines are soft, the colors are fresh and elegant"

"Using the outline method to draw flowers, use ink to dye leaves, and work with writing, this is the technique of chain link flowers and leaves"

"Here I use juicy green dots with dark and light leaves, lining the middle of the flowers and pistils. The lines of this brush with flower centers and hooked leaf tendons are like iron cones, but they can be turned so lightly. It must be done by an expert. There might be a way."

Zhao Guizhen seriously commented on this shadow mural, and suddenly his hand was placed on the dragonfly. This dragonfly gave a dynamic sense to the static beauty of the painting, but the color was a little too dark.

"Everyone in the prefect, the painter was disturbed when he was making this screen wall, and a drop of thick ink fell on the screen wall. I thought the screen wall was useless, but I didn't expect the painter to change it into a dragonfly because of his ingenuity."

"Okay, okay, turning the original stain into the finishing touch of the entire screen wall, the ingenious workmanship is admirable"

As a painter, the most refreshing thing is to see a good painting that can make him full of praise, and there is also a sense of déjà vu.

Although this screen wall is only a good product due to the low level of painting major, so it lacks aura, but other aspects are worthy of praise.

"This person's painting skills have far surpassed those of the best painters. He is regarded as a master of his generation, but he doesn't know which famous artist he is in Qingdu?" Zhao Guizhen asked.

"Not a famous artist, but a young poor painter"

When Zhao Guizhen heard that it was a young man's eyes changing, he immediately remembered the Zhongpinying mural in Huichun Town.

Shadow murals are the most difficult to create among all the paintings of the same level. A young man who can draw a middle-grade shadow wall is already a phoenix, and now he is a young man with a high-quality shadow wall?
How could there be so many geniuses in Yunzhou at the same time? Zhao Guizhen had already guessed in his heart that the two screen walls might be the head of one person.

Zhao Guizhen took a closer look at the shadow mural again. The composition and layout are quite natural, and the brushstrokes are bold, very similar to the style of the shadow wall in Huichun Town.

Zhao Guizhen suppressed his emotions, so as not to show any flaws in his expression.

"Young poor painter? What's his name? I don't know when Qingdu has such a character."

Of course Shi Jilun didn't know his name, Song Yingzhong who was at the side hastily replied
"Master Taishou, this man's name is Jiang Greed!"

Sure enough, there were not many people with the surname Jiang, and Zhao Guizhen was so close in painting style and age that it was already concluded that they were the same person.

"Where is this person now"

"After finishing the painting and paying the money, he has already left. I will go to Fu Yueming and ask him to bring this painter to you."

Song Yingzhong was about to make arrangements but was stopped by Zhao Guizhen.

"No, I'm just a little curious, maybe we can meet again in the future if there is a destiny"

He and Shi Jilun had different identities, Zhao Gui really didn't want this matter to cause an uproar in the city, let alone knowing his name, it would be easy to handle.

"I've seen Yingbi too, it's pretty good, is there anything else I haven't seen?" Zhao Guizhen changed the subject.

"Of course there are"

Shi Jilun seemed to have something to say alone, so he retired everyone and Zhao Guizhen walked by the lake while discussing important matters.

"Brother Zhao, have you heard about the Daxuan City? Tai Shiling of Hongdu Mansion, none of the hundreds of members of his family survived, and his head was sent to be placed outside the palace gate. How dare he do it?" Yes!" Shi Jilun said angrily.

"This incident has alarmed the Confucian Mansion. It is said that several masters are already on their way to Hongdu. Don't worry, this is Qingdu. Mr. Changli and Lei Wuchen are not the same kind of people."

"I've also met Duke Changli, but I'm still a little uneasy. I always feel that something big is about to happen."

"This is a thick sore that has grown for hundreds of years. When the sore is pulled out, it will naturally bleed. It is a labor pain, just bear it."

Although Zhao Guizhen was so comforting, he also had a sleepless night when he heard the news.

(End of this chapter)