Wentang

Chapter 175 Guan Ju
Li Gang?Yue Shan was very surprised, he was no stranger to this person.After all, the Prince Killer had learned about it as an anecdote.It's just that he didn't expect Pei Ju to find this big guy out of the mountain.

"It's fine for me to see him, but I need to know what you think, Mr. Pei first." Yue Shan asked.

"I have been in the imperial court for too long and I have lost my knowledge. I am not good enough for this job. Li Wenji is different from me. He has been at home all these years and devoted himself to research. With him, the work of compiling the dictionary can be carried out smoothly." Pei Ju said:
"I did invite him out of public interest, and I hope he will join me in presiding over this effort."

Yue Shan nodded, probably understood what Pei Ju meant.He and Li Gang served as the editor-in-chief at the same time, he was in charge of logistics support, and Li Gang was in charge of compiling the dictionary.Anyway, the names of the last two people must appear in the author column at the same time.

Knowing his plan, Yue Shan also had the bottom line in his mind, and said: "Okay, when will you visit Li Gong?"

"The sooner the better, it's best to go now." Pei Ju said regardless of the weather.

Yue Shan nodded, although it is not in accordance with the rules to visit people in the afternoon, but sometimes many things are the most unruly.For example, Cao Cao greeted Xu You with bare feet. It is impolite to greet guests with bare feet. Did anyone laugh at him?Will Xu You feel insulted?
No, quite the opposite.Everyone will praise Corporal Cao Cao for his virtuousness, and Xu You will also feel that he is valued.

Yue Shan and Pei Ju went to visit Li Gang overnight, regardless of the late night, which showed their importance to Li Gang.

"Do you need to prepare any gifts for him this time?" Yue Shan asked again.

"This... Li Gang is an honest gentleman, and he doesn't like these common etiquettes. If you really want to give it away, you can give it a pair of calligraphy and paintings." Pei Ju said.

Calligraphy and painting?Yue Shan looked at his study room, there were these calligraphy and paintings hanging inside, but they were all written by ordinary people, so there was no way to give them away.After thinking for a while, he said, "How about I write a letter for him myself?"

"You? Your handwriting is good, but the words given to him are still not enough." Pei Ju said tactfully.

In fact, it means that your handwriting is not qualified to be given as a gift.

Yue Shan wasn't angry, Pei Ju still treated his words as before, and didn't know that he had comprehended the essence of the spirit, so it seemed necessary to show the old man a hand.

I saw him come to the desk, pick up a brush and write down the five characters of "Longshoushan Academy". At first, Pei Ju didn't care, but when he looked carefully, his eyes almost didn't fall out.

"You...you...your words."

"What do you think of Mr. Pei? Can you handle this handwriting?" Yue Shan said proudly.

"It's more than just handy. It's the most precious gift. I'm too ignorant. I didn't expect you to comprehend the essence of Chinese characters at the age of 12. Compared with you, I've wasted eighty years." Pei Ju smiled wryly. .

"Hehe... Mr. Pei praised you absurdly." Yue Shan said politely, then turned to open the bookcase, and carefully took out a piece of pale yellow glossy paper from inside.

"Hard yellow paper?" Pei Ju asked in surprise again.

"I snatched a few from your empress, and I usually don't want to use them, but this time it's all for you, and you owe me a favor." Yue Shan said distressedly.

He really hurts.

Hard yellow paper is the most famous calligraphy and painting paper in the Tang Dynasty. The production method is relatively complicated, and it can be preserved for a long time, even thousands of years.The reason why so many calligraphy and paintings of Tang and Song Dynasties can be handed down in later generations of China is due to the hard yellow paper.

Paper is good but expensive, and the current production technology is not mature enough to mass-produce it, and only a few people can use it.

Yue Shan also robbed some of them from Changsun Wugou, and kept them in the cabinet all the time, reluctant to use them.Don't think it's an exaggeration, even if a single word is not written on this piece of paper, it will be worth a thousand gold after it has been handed down for 1000 years.

On the contrary, the value after writing is hard to estimate, maybe priceless, maybe worthless.

"Then I owe you two favors, and you can write a letter for me later." Pei Ju said bluntly.

"You..." Looking at this cheeky old man, Yue Shan decided to ignore him, so as not to make himself angry.

Joking aside, seeing Yue Shan was about to write, Pei Ju quickly helped to clean up the table and spread the paper neatly.

Yue Shan stopped when he mentioned the pen, and asked, "What should I write?"

"This..." Pei Ju was also lost in thought, and after a while he said, "How about Guan Ju?"

"The Book of Songs Guanju? That's fine, let's just go with it." Yue Shan agreed with this suggestion after a little thought.

In the eyes of many people, Guan Ju is a poem written for a beloved woman, but many times it is also considered a poem for seeking a confidant.Such examples are not uncommon. Qu Yuan used beauties to refer to wise emperors and ministers.

Chinese culture is so amazing.

So there is nothing wrong with writing Guan Ju as a gift to Li Gang here, which represents how much Yue Shan and Pei Ju are eager for Li Gang to join.

Then Yue Shan did something that stunned Pei Ju. He found the Book of Songs from the bookshelf, turned to the page of Guanju and read it on the spot.

This... Pei Ju was almost suffocated without breathing.The Book of Songs, you can't memorize it.It's fine if ordinary people can't memorize it, but you are a child of a god and a great genius.

Yue Shan really doesn't know how to recite the Book of Songs. He has read the Four Books and Five Classics through time travel, but only the Analects can be recited.He is naturally familiar with Guan Ju, but he is still unable to memorize the whole text.

But fortunately, he remembered the general content and understood the connotation, so he quickly found the feeling.Picked up a pen and wrote on the paper, "Guan Guan Jujiu, in the river continent..."

This painting of Yueshan was also completed in one go, without the slightest pause in the middle, and finally signed and stamped.

"Okay, good words." Pei Ju couldn't help cheering and said, "It's really cheap for Li Wenji."

Yue Shan ignored him, but gently dried the ink bit by bit.After blowing and blowing, I realized that something was wrong, why did Pei Ju become silent.

When I looked up, I found that the old man was looking at him flatteringly: "Cuilan, we are friends who have never been friends, so you can't treat one more favorably than another."

"Okay, okay, I'll write it for you." Yue Shan said impatiently.

"Haha... Hurry up, hurry up and write." Pei Ju said happily.

"Have you thought about what to write? You only get one chance." Yue Shan reminded.

Now Pei Ju finally came to his senses, thought for a while and said, "I haven't made up my mind yet, and you just wrote Guan Ju and it's not suitable for you to write other poems. I'll think about it in a few days, and then I'll talk about it."

"Okay, come to me after you think it over. By the way, bring your own paper. I only have these few good papers, and I can't give them to you." Yue Shan said.

"All right, all right, I don't need your paper, I'll figure it out on my own, I don't believe I can't find good paper with my old face." Pei Ju said dumbfounded.

While talking, the handwriting was dry, Yue Shan was about to roll up the paper but was pulled away by Pei Ju.

"You're not going to just take it away, are you?" Pei Ju said contemptuously.

"What else can I do if I don't take it away like this?" Yue Shan asked blankly.

"You... are ignorant." Pei Ju said angrily.

After speaking, he pulled Yue Shan aside, walked to the table by himself, held his breath, lifted the paper carefully, and rolled it up gently.

That process was as gentle as it needed to be, probably even more gentle than touching his wife.

Although Yue Shan was joking, his eyes were fixed on Pei Ju's movements without blinking.Calligraphy and painting are very fragile, and they will be damaged if you don't pay attention.

Maybe this damage is very inconspicuous, but don't forget that these things are to be handed down to future generations.After thousands of years, the accumulation of these small damages can destroy a calligraphy and painting.

So you can't be too careful.

Yue Shan has never studied how to maintain calligraphy and painting, so naturally he doesn't understand the process.Now that there is someone who is knowledgeable, it is natural to study hard.

It took ten times longer than usual for Pei Ju to roll the paper together.Glancing at Yue Shan, he said:

"The material of the paper is different, the softness and hardness are different, the strength when rolling is also different, and the thickness of the paper is also different. These things are absurd to say, and they are worthless when you put it bluntly. You just have to experience it yourself."

"Thank you for teaching, I understand." Yue Shan said respectfully, and then said: "Shall we go see Li Gong now?"

"No, I'll go tomorrow. I need to frame this painting first. I know a framer. I'll go find him now and let him finish the frame overnight. Get up early tomorrow and go to my house. Let's go see Li Wenji together." ” Pei Ju said.

"I'd better go into the city with you." Yue Shan said.

After all, it's more than ten miles away, and if he starts tomorrow morning, unless he gets up in the middle of the night, he won't be able to make it in time.

After all, Yue Shan asked Bao Dalin to arrange some work, and rushed to Chang'an City with Pei Ju.

(End of this chapter)