Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 42 Eavesdropping
After the incident of painting appraisal, the academy lived a comfortable life for several days.Du Yunjing didn't know what he was holding back, and when he saw Cui Youdao every day, he would just hum coldly and turn his head away.In this regard, Cui Youdao kept smiling very gracefully.

Others like Chen Heng naturally hoped that the two of them could calm down.Lezi once or twice is fun, but it is really noisy after watching too much.

On this day, after Jin Shenzhi's Go lesson, Chen Heng returned to the dormitory with Qian Dayou, Xue Biao and others.I saw Jiang Yuanbai discussing with two other students around the table.

Seeing that their conversation was in full swing, Qian Dayou, who likes to be lively, immediately leaned forward and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Seeing the three of them, Jiang Yuanbai couldn't help showing bitterness, and said: "Master Xu ordered us to make a painting today, and it will be handed in before Xiumu ten days later."

"Isn't this a good thing? It means that you have reached the level of writing." Qian Dayou disagreed, and he still regretted choosing Go. All day long, there are black and white chess, killing each other and so on. After a long time, it is really boring.

"What's the topic?" Chen Heng asked with concern, he was also a little curious about the painting class.

"The ancient temple hidden in the deep mountain." Jiang Yuanbai frowned and sighed.

Hearing this, Xue Biao couldn't help chuckling: "Isn't this an ancient question? What is the master's request? But he said that it is not allowed to directly draw temples."

"How do you know?" Jiang Yuanbai said happily, "Brother Tad, you have to help me out once."

Xue Biao usually likes to read idle books. Seeing that Qian Dayou and Chen Heng didn't know the origin of this question, he first explained it to them.This question was popular in the hands of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, as the emperor who was the best at painting in history.

He personally founded the earliest Royal Academy of Painting in history, and together with him opened the painting school, even including the examination system.Of course, the question maker for each exam is the emperor himself.

This "ancient temple hidden in the deep mountains" was a famous topic at that time.Because of its simplicity and popularity, but also implies the ingenuity of changing things in space, it quickly spread among the people.

After explaining to the two, Xue Biao asked Jiang Yuanbai again, "Master Xu, do you have any requirements?"

"You can't draw temples, you can't draw monks carrying water, and you can't draw monks washing clothes by the river..." Jiang Yuanbai said bitterly.Xue Biao was also dumbfounded. The method of solving the problem by the painters of the past dynasties has been rejected by Master Xu. This is how people paint.

"Why are there so many demands?" Chen Heng asked suspiciously, and couldn't help feeling that Master Xu was a little harsh on a novice like Jiang Yuanbai.

"It's not Du Yunjing and Cui Youdao." Jiang Yuanbai really wanted to cry, but he vomited bitterness to everyone, "Master Xu finished the question, Du Yunjing stood up and said: This question has already been written in ancient books, and it is too simple to draw. It is better to throw away all the previous drawing methods, so that everyone can compete fairly.

Then he said to that Cui You, just one word from you, one word from me, and it's all over.But they have read ancient books, but I have not read them. "

After Xue Biao heard this, he had no choice but to spread his hands, patted Jiang Yuanbai on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "I wish you luck, Brother Jiang."

After Qian Dayou listened silently, he suddenly felt that Go is not so boring anymore.This simple black and white is not bad.

"Brother Heng, hurry up, let's talk about it."

"Very good, very good." Chen Heng shook his head and laughed, followed Qian Dayou on the chessboard, sat beside Jiang Yuanbai and began to play.

They also have no choice, the bedroom is not big, everyone's desks are connected together, and there are classmates writing and reviewing elsewhere, so they can't move there.

After the two of them are stinky chess baskets, after killing each other's big dragons and torturing each other dozens of times.Xue Biao on the side finally couldn't stand it anymore, and Chen Heng, who pulled up the pitcher and surrendered, sat down by himself and prepared to have a serious contest with Qian Dayou.

Chen Heng was free, so he came to Jiang Yuanbai's back and looked at his drawing paper.

Good guy, it's still a bare piece.After so long, Jiang Yuanbai still hasn't made a fortune.

"Is it so difficult?" Chen Heng couldn't help being a little surprised.

"Brother Heng, could it be that you have a plan?" Jiang Yuanbai looked up expectantly, he really didn't think of it. "Brother Heng, take me as a brother. In the next life, a brother must form a grass ring to repay today's kindness."

"Stop, stop." Chen Heng hurriedly shouted to Jiang Yuanbai's mouth, "Just let me think about it."

Under Jiang Yuanbai's hopeful gaze, he paced around for a while, and suddenly said "yes", Jiang Yuanbai said happily on the spot: "Brother Heng, from the first day I entered school, I felt that you have bright eyes and a first-class look, and you will be the leader of our academy in the future. Tell me quickly, and let Brother Wei hear."

Chen Heng didn't give a shit, he went up to take Jiang Yuanbai's brush, found a piece of waste paper, and drew on it.Seeing this situation, Xue Biao and Qian Dayou put down the chessboard and came to see each other.

With a few brush strokes, Chen Hengli drew a high mountain covered with forest leaves on the paper, and filled in the blank space with a few startled birds and an ancient clock that no one struck.

"Wonderful." Xue Biao immediately clapped his hands.

"Brother Heng, you are really my son-in-law!" Jiang Yuanbai slapped the table straight, laughing wildly.

Chen Heng accepted each one with a smile, and said with a smile: "One thing is still missing." He picked up the pen again, and drew a round of sunset on the top of the waste paper.

"Evening drums and morning bells strike against each other, and the door is closed and a pillow is facing the remnant rainbow." Xue Biao laughed, "Su Dongpo's poems, Brother Heng's thinking is indeed a few steps faster, no wonder the articles are always beautifully written."

"Has Su Dongpo ever read such poems?" Chen Heng was a little suspicious. Seeing Xue Biao nodding his head confidently, he said to Jiang Yuanbai: "Is it not good to use poems to draw like this?"

"Did you know before?" Jiang Yuanbai asked.

Chen Heng shook his head, his reading of poetry was limited, and the academy would not teach it as the mainstream.

"Then did I know before?" Jiang Yuanbai asked himself and answered, "Of course I didn't know." He took the brush in Chen Heng's hand again and smiled.

"Then what are you afraid of? Turning poetry into painting and reciting poems to paintings is the first-class elegance. Master Xu knows it, so he has to praise our ingenuity."

"What if you get scolded?" Chen Heng asked cautiously.

"It's all Brother Heng's idea." Jiang Yuanbai made a decisive decision to protect his roommate.

Can this be tolerated?Chen Heng stepped forward to reciprocate his old punches, but Jiang Yuanbai repeatedly begged for mercy.

"Wrong, wrong, I was wrong. My son, why did you treat me like this."

Everyone laughed and made a fuss before they dispersed.But Xue Biao put down the chessboard, took out a book from his bookshelf, and held it in front of Chen Heng, "This collection of poems contains the masterpieces of famous masters of the past. Last month, the new edition of Zhedi Bookstore. There are also annotations by famous masters in it. You have to read it carefully, and don't lose it to me."

Chen Heng was so overjoyed that he couldn't help standing up and cupping his hands, "Thank Tao Zhu Gong for his beauty."

"It's easy to say, and remember to write the adverb to me in the future." Xue Biao waved his hand and continued to play chess with Qian Dayou.

Chen Heng got the book, but was not in a hurry to read it.He takes time to practice calligraphy for a while every day, and it happens that there are not many students in the Tiren Hall at this time, so he usually takes this opportunity to go to the hall to take a good look at Yan Zhenqing's and Li Bai's calligraphy.

Everyone in the same room knew Chen Heng's habits, and they were not surprised to see him go out with a pen and paper.Just said to him: When eating, I will call you.

Walking through the corridor alone, the days of reading are repeated with fun.Chen Heng leisurely walked around to the back of the lecture hall, and when he approached the gate of the Tiren Hall after another turn, he suddenly heard a soft female voice coming from inside.

Chen Heng was taken aback, and immediately retracted the foot he had just lifted.He thought he had encountered the family members of the masters, and was about to turn around and leave.But he heard that faint voice, faintly seeming to be referring to himself.

"Qi Jun, do you know? That day my elder brother stood here, pointed at Master Xie's painting and said: This should not be the authentic work of Li Daizhao. The other students still refused to accept it and said to him: Even though you are the top case in the government examination, you can't fool us like this..."

The little girl's voice was very clear and pleasant, and she was rich in words. Even Chen Heng was taken aback when he heard it, thinking that he was really so brave back then.

"Wow, sister Lin, your brother is really amazing."

"Hmph, it's okay, it's okay. It's all my usual advice."

"Auntie, don't let my sister fool you. My sister's surname is Lin, and I remember that the Tongsheng who won the first place in the government examination this year is surnamed Chen. How can they be a family?"

Hey, the three girls are talking about me.Chen Heng was dumbfounded, he didn't know when he had a younger sister, and he was even more curious about who these three girls were.

　Hahahahahahaha, I can't think of it.This is how they first met.Hahahahahaha, I can hide it well.Book friends.

　　Ingenuity, ingenuity.Hahahaha, vote, vote.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)