A Clash of Gods - Chapter 518

[Chapter 519 Witness]

Cui Deyuan’s guests are all dressed in long robes, and one is well-dressed. Many people wear full crowns, and their conversations are all elegant.

Cui Deyuan may not be the most gorgeous restaurant in the capital, but it is the favorite place for literati and writers. Maybe Cui Deyuan has been built to serve literati and writers from the very beginning. The walls of the restaurant are covered with all kinds of calligraphy and paintings. It is the literati who came here to paint the inscription for the restaurant, and the owner of the restaurant is obviously very knowledgeable about the operation. Any calligraphy and paintings left by famous guests will be carefully framed and hung on the wall, so when anyone enters the door, there is a sense of elegance. The breath came.

Yuan Rong came from a scholarly family, and his grandfather is the current minister of the Ministry of Rites. Naturally, there are not a few literati and writers in his contacts, and tonight, many people know that Yuan Da Gongzi has packed the second floor of the restaurant and set up five tables. The wine invited were also well-known literati in the capital, and among them were many figures from the eight major academies.

Seeing that Qi Ning suddenly walked in, many people were a little surprised.

Before the trip to Xichuan in Qining, I was shocked by four skills at the Jinghua Book Fair. The four items of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting were all outstanding, and the reputation had already spread. In the Cui Deyuan tonight, many people were present at the time. Get to know what Qin Ning looks like.

The second floor was taken down by Yuan Rong, but the first floor still welcomed guests. Many people heard that Yuan Da Gongzi held a banquet at Cui Deyuan, and knew that there must be a good show to watch. Although many people were not invited at all, this one It was lively but had to join in, so the first floor of Cui Deyuan was full of people and it was very lively.

The appearance of Qi Ning made the originally noisy Cui Deyuan suddenly calm down. Countless pairs of eyes were fixed on Qi Ning. Everyone didn’t know that the real owner of the night was Qi Ning. As a host, they were naturally surprised to see Qi Ning at this time, but some people vaguely knew that Yuan Rong seemed to have a close relationship with Jin Yihou. It seemed that Jin Yihou was also invited to treat guests tonight.

Qi Ning’s popularity in the Jinghua Book Club is infinite. Although there are many people who admire Qi Ning very much, but because of Qi Ning, Qionglin Academy overwhelmed the other eight academies, so the people in the eight major academies did not have much to do with Qi Ning. Good impression, everyone looked different for a while.

Qi Ning was calm and composed, and bowed his hands to the surroundings without saying a word. Many people were flattered when they saw Tangtang’s golden clothes and took the initiative to salute, and they also bowed to Qi Ning. At this time, they heard the sound of footsteps and saw Yuan Rong hastily descended the stairs. , Seeing Qi Ning, he quickly walked up to meet him and smiled: “Master Hou, as you wish, all the guests you requested have already arrived and are waiting.”

When everyone heard the words, they realized that the guest was invited to dinner tonight, but this Jin Yihou was the master.

It’s just that everyone couldn’t make a fuss for a while, why did they want to entertain guests in this Cui Deyuan.

Qi Ning followed Yuan Rong to the second floor, the requested guests were talking in groups of three or five, when they saw Qi Ning coming up, everyone looked at each other, but Yuan Rong had already smiled: “Everyone, now I want to make it clear. Now, today’s banquet was not invited by me, I sent you a message according to the Lord’s instructions.”

Everyone is very surprised, but Qi Ning has already handed over his hands and smiled and said: “Today, thanks to everyone’s honor, I came to the banquet. In fact, I invited you to come here today, not for other reasons, but just to let you be a witness.”

Everyone was even more puzzled, not knowing what Qi Ning wanted everyone to witness.

Qi Ning invited everyone to take their seats, but at this moment, they heard footsteps on the stairs. Everyone looked over and saw Gu Wen Wen came upstairs with two scrolls between his arms. No one in the audience recognized Gu. The article was a bit strange, Gu Wenwen glanced at it, saw Qi Ning and Yuan Rong sitting together, and immediately came over.

Qi Ning motioned him to sit beside him, got up and said with a smile, “This, this is one of my elders, who is doing a little business in the capital now.”

Everyone didn’t know what medicine was sold in Qi Ning’s gourd, but when they saw Qi Ning whispering to Yuan Rong, Yuan Rong also got up and took a painting from Gu Wenwen’s hand, and then ordered to stand by the stairs. The two waiters opened the picture scroll,

The two guys stood at the entrance of the stairs, carefully opened the scroll, and heard someone exclaiming in surprise, and some people lost their voices: “Is this the goddess picture of Han Shengzi?”

All of them were literati and writers, and they naturally liked calligraphy and painting very much. Many people had already stood up one after another. At the table that was closer to the entrance of the stairs, a few people had already approached to watch it.

Yuan Rong smiled and said, “Where is Feng Decai Feng brother of Longmen Academy?”

One person in the crowd came forward and said, “Young Master Yuan!” Qi Ning glanced at Feng Decai and immediately remembered that Feng Decai was a student of Longmen Academy. He was at the Jinghua Book Club that day. This Feng Decai painting and Qi Ning’s ghost painting became the last two works to compete, which also shows that Feng Decai’s painting skills are indeed extremely good.

Yuan Rong smiled and said, “Brother Feng, you are a top-notch Danqing master, and you are very familiar with ancient calligraphy and painting. How about this painting?”

Feng Decai smiled slightly and turned to Qi Ning, but he gave a salute, and Qi Ning returned the salute. Feng Decai then stepped forward, put one hand behind his back, looked carefully for a moment, frowned slightly, hesitated, and finally. He laughed twice and said, “Shang Ke!”

In fact, he had already seen that this painting was a fake, but in the public eye, he was afraid that it would hurt the face of Qi Ning and Yuan Rong, so it was difficult to speak out.

Many people heard Feng Decai say this, but it was a little strange. They thought that Han Shengzi’s goddess picture was a supreme painting. It was okay for Feng Decai to say something lightly, but was it too arrogant.

However, Qi Ning had already walked over and said with a smile, “Brother Feng, in fact, I just want you to see if this painting is real or fake.”

The crowd immediately changed color.

Feng Decai was stunned, and then smiled awkwardly: “Master Hou, this!”

“Brother Feng, but it doesn’t matter.” Qi Ning smiled and said, “You don’t have to have any scruples.”

Feng Decai nodded slightly, and said, “The workmanship of this painting is actually not bad. If it is more than tens or hundreds of years later, it may be a masterpiece that will be passed down to future generations. This is still too far. Feng Mou had the privilege of seeing a painting handed down by Han Shengzi. His unique brushwork was astounding. The painting of the goddess was made by Han Shengzi for several years, and it was also his peak work. , its brushwork and artistic conception are of course no trivial matter.”

The second floor was dead silent at this time, and everyone was looking at Feng Decai.

Feng Decai hesitated before continuing: “This picture is a picture of the goddess in the morning. At first glance, it seems to be an authentic work, but if you look closely at the goddess’s face, you will know that it is a fake. As far as I know, the goddess picture is a fake. Divided into two volumes, this Goddess Chaolu Tu is the goddess who left Xianfeng and went to the Heavenly Palace when the first trace of the rising sun appeared, so from the face of the goddess, you can also see the extraordinary vigor, while the twilight return picture It’s back to Xianfeng, but the expression is different. Although the painting is not bad, the goddess’s expression is flat, and there is no fairy spirit, and there are several roughnesses in the brushwork, so Feng must judge that it is a fake. ”

There was a commotion all over the place. When this picture scroll was unfolded, everyone thought that Qi Ning’s banquet today was to show everyone Han Shengzi’s peerless paintings, and to be able to observe the long-rumored picture of the goddess. Said, it is a supreme honor.

But I never thought that Qi Ning would come up with such a fake.

But looking at Qi Ning’s expression, he was still calm and composed, even with a smile, without the slightest disappointment or anger, his heart was full of strangeness.

Qi Ning clapped his hands and said with a smile, “Brother Feng really has a brilliant eye, yes, this picture of the goddess in the morning is indeed a fake.”

When Qi Ning said this, everyone immediately understood that before Jin Yihou showed the painting, he already knew that this painting was a fake, and for a while, he was even more puzzled, thinking that he knew it was a fake, why would Jin Yihou still show this painting? Come out, in the eyes of the public, isn’t it a shame for UU reading www.sonicmtl.com?

The Jinyi Hou is one of the four hereditary nobles in the empire. If Qi Ning really took out the original painting of the goddess, the people present would not be too surprised. A family like this has collected several masterpieces. That’s not true. It’s a surprising thing, but if Jin Yihou took out a fake to show it, it would seem a little out of place.

“To be honest, my elder paid a lot of money for this painting.” Qi Ning sighed, “Everyone is also a literati, and it is self-evident that they like calligraphy and painting. My elder opened it. In a pawn shop, he also likes some antique calligraphy and paintings on weekdays, but this time he was deceived and took a fake.”

Gu Wenwen was extremely embarrassed and lowered his head, not daring to look up at people.

Everyone could not help whispering, but Qi Ning said again: “Han Shengzi is the master in the painting, I saw this fake, and I was very angry, not because I received a fake, but because of the existence of this fake. , blasphemed the reputation of Han Shengzi. You are all literati, and you all know that no matter it is a painting or a poem, it is full of hard work. What a great blasphemy and insult?”

After hearing Qi Ning’s words, everyone present nodded.

The literati are lofty, and the real literati never bothers to copy other people’s works and learn from the techniques of their predecessors. This is naturally understandable, but stealing other people’s works is extremely shameless and has always been spurned by people.

“I invite all of you to come here today because I invite you to be a witness.” Qi Ning said loudly, “Such fakes must be eliminated and must not remain in the world and ruin the reputation of Han Shengzi. Not only this picture of the goddess, I I hope that any counterfeit goods will not be circulated in the world.” He said loudly, “Carry it up!”

ps continue to ask everyone for a monthly pass, please!