Chapter 476 These Are All National Treasures

"In the Great Song Dynasty, besides Song Ci, there are also many famous calligraphers and painters like stars. Now that we are here, it would be a pity not to appreciate it; Jiefu and Yuanze, come and see this." Shen Long took out another The book-like thing was drawn a few times on it, and a long scroll appeared, "Here, this is the "Picture of the Elegant Collection in the West Garden" painted by Li Gonglin during the Yuanfeng period."

"Wang Shen once invited sixteen contemporary literati and celebrities, including Su Shi, Su Zhe, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Qin Guan, Li Gonglin, and Master Yuantong of the Wa Kingdom, to visit the garden for a gathering. "Pictures of Xiyuan Yaji"; this is a rare literary event in a thousand years, comparable to the Shanyin meeting that created "Orchid Pavilion Preface" in the past." Shen Long closed the window again, and cast the picture on the curtain for them look.

"This painting is indeed a masterpiece, but it seems to be quite different from the brushwork of Layman Longmian? Could it be that Li Longmian's painting skills have not changed in the next few years?" Wang Yu asked quite puzzled. Li Gonglin's name, he is a master of calligraphy and painting in the world, and Wang Yu knows him well.

"Li Gonglin's original work has long been lost to later generations. This is a copy of Ma Yuan. Ma Yuan is the successor of the Ma family in Hezhong." Shen Long said, Ma Yuan was born in a family of calligraphy and painting, and there are many famous calligraphy and painting ancestors in the past dynasties.

"The Ma family in Hezhong really has a long history of family education." Wang Yu nodded and said, he had also heard the name of this family of calligraphy and painting, and by the way guessed Shen Long's intention, "Isn't the Taoist priest looking for some famous calligraphy and painting masters to gather? Create such a peerless masterpiece? If so, tomorrow may be too late."

"If there is an opportunity tomorrow, I can meet with one or two people first, and then call more people for a gathering when I have free time in the future." Shen Long understood Wang Yu's meaning. Things like inviting guests to a gathering should be discussed long in advance. How rude.

"That's very good. Guo Xi is now at the Academy of Painting. Tomorrow we will visit Guo's house first, and then ask him to invite Cui Bai, Mi Fu and other famous scholars in Beijing. Huang Tingjian is now a professor at the Imperial Academy. He is on good terms with my father, and he is currently preparing for the exam in Beijing. You can invite him to go to Guo’s house tomorrow. He is on good terms with Su Shi, Wang Shen and others. With him, these people will definitely come.” Wang Yu counted the capital carefully. The famous masters in the middle quickly made a plan.

"If you invite me with empty words, I'm afraid these people will not come here. I have some good wine, why don't we send a few bottles to each family, and when the time comes, we can find a scenic spot, taste wine, discuss poetry and paint?" Shen Long said from the cabinet. He took out a box of wine from his pocket and handed it to Wang Yu. These days he often haunts brothels, and he also knows the tastes of people in the Song Dynasty. The selections are fruit wine, rice wine, and wine that are very suitable for their taste. They should like it.

Wang Anshi and his son bid farewell and left. Early the next morning, Wang Yu came to wait at the door of Shen Long as promised. After Shen Long invited him in and had breakfast, they went out together to find Li Gonglin and tasted the fine wine Shen Long sent. Li Gonglin praised him very much. Without saying a word, he immediately agreed to come down and visit Guo Xi's house with them.

Guo Xinai is a great master of landscape painting today. His early style was more skillful, and he later took the example of Li Cheng.

The art of painting has made great progress, and in his later years, he has become stronger and stronger. He is able to put his mind at ease and is at the peak of his proficiency. He has just been called into the painting academy and is about to show his skills. When he heard about this grand event, he immediately agreed and offered to invite him Colleagues from the painting academy went.

Coming out of Guo's house, Shen Long, Wang Yu, and Li Gonglin went to call on Mi Fu, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and other masters of calligraphy and painting. Everyone agreed and praised Shen Long's good wine.

After a few days, it was the rest day again. The people went out of the city in chariots and horses, and came to a garden in the outskirts, tasting wine and discussing Ci, playing the lute and playing the sheng, having a good time.

Although Shen Long doesn't know calligraphy and painting, he can see that he has a wide range of knowledge. After talking with him, these people dare not underestimate him; drink.

"Where did the Taoist master get such good wine? After drinking so much today, I'm afraid I won't even be able to drink Pan Lou's fine wine!" Su Shi, who is naturally generous and heroic, drank one cup after another non-stop.

"If Mr. Dongpo likes it, I'll send some more later." Shen Long said with a smile. There is a special wine cellar in his villa, and there are plenty of fine wines in it.

"The Taoist priest can't treat one more favorably than another." Mi Fu, known as Mi Dian, is a good wine. When he heard this, he immediately stared at the wine bottle next to him. If he disagreed, I went to grab it.

Huang Tingjian is not good at drinking, but he is very yearning for the barbecue on the grill, and keeps asking the servants to bring him to eat. The servants of these barbecues are all trained by Shen Long, and the taste is definitely not inferior to that of Zhouqiao Night Market. Pork rind.

"Haha, it's a waste of this wine to enter my stomach. If you drink it, it will give birth to more masterpieces. If that's the case, how can I be sympathetic?" What is this wine? It would be great if we could get some famous calligraphy and paintings back.

"Okay, since the host's hospitality is kind, then I'll be the first to throw bricks and attract jade." Mi Fu was overjoyed when he heard that, he got up inside and ordered someone to spread paper and rub ink, and started to use the wine to swipe.

With him taking the lead, Guo Xi, Cui Bai, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and others also got up one after another. They either wrote or painted, showing off their peerless talents.

"I'll have someone send it to a paper shop for mounting later. After the mounting, I'll send it to the Taoist priest's room." After the banquet, on the way back, Wang Yu said to Shen Long. At first glance, he was staring at the calligraphy and painting in a daze.

This is cursive script, this is official script, this should be running script, right? Oh, it was written by Su Dongpo. I remember that his "Huangzhou Cold Food Poetry Post" is known as the third running script in the world, second only to Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface" and Yan Zhenqing's "Sacred Nephew Manuscript". Zhouzhou Cold Food Tie" can definitely be regarded as a rare treasure.

This is Guo Xi's landscape painting, this is Cui Bai's flower-and-bird painting, yo, Li Gonglin actually painted today's party, even if it is not as good as "Xiyuan Collection", it is not far behind there.

All the paintings and calligraphy created by Yaji belonged to Shen Long. Shen Long admired them happily. If they can be handed down to future generations, one of them will be counted as one, and it will definitely be a national treasure!

It's a pity that if I finish the task and take it back, these works have not experienced the precipitation of history, and can only be regarded as works of art at best, but the artistic level condensed in these works still exists.

Looking at their unrestrained appearance, looking at these splendid achievements of civilization, and recalling the prosperous scenes he witnessed in Bianliang City these days, Shen Long felt that it was too much for such a brilliant civilization to be destroyed by the hands of barbarians. Pity.