Chapter 170: Walking a tightrope (1)
Wang Anshi left, and there were still many things to Zheng Lang to deal with. He first sent someone to the capital to find Wang Yi. It was strange that Wang Yi left without leaving a letter. After Zheng Lang heard about it, he was puzzled at first. Does Wang Yi have many children and don’t care about this son? Later, he finally understood and said that it was good that his son was dependent on him, and the old son pretended to be deaf and dumb behind him.
Zheng Lang felt even more depressed after he figured it out.
However, something that made him happy soon came, and he looked forward to it. Fan Kuan was summoned to the capital by the little emperor and appointed an official position. He also needed external life support to practice a great and noble demeanor. Therefore, although Confucius said that scholars were determined to be the Tao, but those who were ashamed of being fed and fed were not enough to discuss it with him! But he also said that it was easy to be content with wealth and honor and hard to keep in poverty and humbleness. If he couldn't eat enough, he even had to pick other people's melon eggs and saps. How to maintain virtue? The reason why he could be noble in the sun was that he had enough money for pilgrims to satisfy the supply and maintain his life.
Therefore, Fan Kuan was summoned to the Fugui Village. The little emperor was still good, so he was appointed as a small scattered official to him. After all, he wanted to portray the two empress dowagers, but he was not like the Zheng family. If he had to take the imperial examination immediately, he would have a political future.
The eunuch took him to look at the palace again. Fan Kuan needed to be familiar with the palace so that he could be sent to Zhengzhou after staying in the background of the portrait for more than ten days. It also explained the current status of painting art. Why did Fan Kuan accommodate Zheng Lang instead of Zheng Lang?
No one said it was hard.
But Zheng Lang was very happy, and went up to meet him from afar, and gave a respectful gift: "I have met Fan Weng."
"I dare not be accused of it", Fan Kuan jumped out of the imperial carriage and hurriedly helped him. Not many ordinary people in the capital had heard of Fan Kuan's name, but many ordinary people in Guanzhong had heard of Zheng Lang's name. Mr. Fan had also heard of it.
Zheng Lang's respectful attitude still made him very happy. Although he had heard that the Zheng family had a gentle and gentle appearance and had never seen it before, this long scroll might take several months to paint. What if it was not as rumored?
The hanging heart finally came to fruition with Zheng Lang's gift.
Zheng Lang also looked at him. He was over 60 years old, with gray hair and a long beard and thin face. He knew that he could live for a while, but if it weren't for his suggestion, this great god would have to be buried for the rest of his life until he died. He met the eunuchs who accompanied them and welcomed them into the house and made a few remarks. The eunuch who sent Fan Kuan was also very respectful. Yan Wenying couldn't afford to offend him, and we couldn't afford to offend him. Not to mention anything else, since the Zheng family left, the little emperor asked at least ten times how the Zheng family was in Zhengzhou.
Seeing the eunuch in the palace speaking so carefully to Zheng Lang, Fan Kuan's heart was hung up again. Zheng Lang was not arrogant, don't take it seriously. Although the little emperor gave face, if he was arrogant and aroused public anger, the little emperor would not be able to protect himself.
For example, Queen Guo...
After giving the reward, he politely sent the eunuch and his guard away, only Fan Kuan and his wife were left. But he did not live in the Zheng family, and Zhengzhou Guanfu paid for the capital to build a house near the Zheng family for Fan Kuan to temporarily settle down. After all, it was a portrait of the two empress dowagers. In this era, it was also a big event, and this cost was nothing.
The official mansion is being built, and the Zheng family is also building. The two future masters will arrive in 1000. Although they are young people, there are Sier and Jiang Xing'er in the backyard, which is very inconvenient, so they built several more houses in the original backyard.
Originally, the Zheng family was a little lonely at the entrance of the village, but a few months later, it seemed that a new small village was formed.
He took Fan Kuan and his wife to their temporary new home and sat down to discuss how to collaborate on painting this long scroll. By the way, Zheng Lang exchanged and asked him about his painting experience.
Zheng Lang has already started writing. After all, it is not like Fan Kuan. He is a professional painter. He cannot do it himself, and he still has to focus on the provincial examination next year. The long axis is divided into twelve small pictures, and the two empress dowagers each have six pictures, not nine. Nine is a masculine number, and six is the extreme number of yin. This distribution is very unfair. The old lady can't finish six pictures in her life. However, there are too many six pictures in Li Chenfei, so what can she find out?
This emotion is also reflected in painting. The old lady's six pictures were painted in a wonderful way. After leaving Sichuan, Fan Kuan had to paint the background, painting the mountains and rivers of Sichuan. When he went to the capital to perform his art, he did not intend to show the old lady's background, but a kind of praise. Seeing that he was so humble, he achieved achievements that made many beards ashamed. In fact, the old lady wore Yanfu several times to worship Taimiao. I have to bear this Yanfu. Studying hard at Zhang Qi's home is the most critical step for the old lady's growth. If it weren't for the hard study of more than ten years, the old lady would have been very likely to be the same as everyone else. She held wine in the palace with Emperor Zhenzong of Song and quietly
Celebrating the crowning queen quietly. This incident has always made the old lady very depressed, but she is much more lucky than the queen next to the little emperor. She guided the little emperor to study, and there were a few great scholars standing beside her, but the great scholars need to be separated by the curtain. Then there was the morning court. Many officials below were not difficult. Many big men Zheng Lang had already known each other, but they had a lot of work. The old lady sat behind the curtain, looked at the many memorials in front of her, frowned, and considered state affairs. But it was Li Chenfei's turn, and Zheng Lang did not draw well. You can't do it carelessly, otherwise these gentlemen would have to do something again, and most of these gentlemen didn't have much favor to the old lady.
After talking for a while, he gave Zheng Lang a lot of inspiration. After looking at the sky, he said, "Fan Weng, are you used to it here?"
"Zheng Jieyuan, I am very used to it here. Compared with my hometown, there are fewer mountains and more pastoral atmosphere. Only in the capital..."
"What's wrong in the capital?"
"I have wealth and honor, but I feel very uncomfortable." When Fan Kuan said this, he couldn't help but shake his head. His Majesty was very kind to him. He gave him a mansion in the capital and rewarded a lot of money. He brought a separate official position in the painting academy and could receive some salary if he didn't do anything. It is logical that this kind of life was what he dreamed of, but something went wrong, and it seemed that he was living a very depressing life.
The two studied it for a while, and finally Zheng Lang said: "Fan Weng, you stayed in Zhongnan Mountain and lived in poverty, but you were free and free. You received your Majesty's kindness and salary in the capital. You must pay your Majesty the responsibility, at least you must complete the errands that your Majesty occasionally gave, and you are bound."
"Yes, it's the bondage." After saying that, Fan Kuan touched the heart, Fan Kuan slapped the table in a swaying manner.
"You can only get one fish and bear's paw, and you can't get both."
It is also said that Fan Kuan is in his heart. It is good to live an unrestrained life in Guanzhong, but it seems to be good in the capital. He has no worries about food and clothing. The prosperity of the capital also makes the family very happy. I don’t know how to choose, so I asked: “If Jie Yuan is asked to choose, how to choose?”
"Since you come, you will be at ease. If you think too much, it will be less beautiful."
"That's true."
Then he sent Zheng Lang out, turned around and said to his wife, "This child is indeed very smart."
"That's more to say?"
However, Fan Kuan was still worried. After all, the status gap between the two was too big, and this gap was invisible. Zheng Lang really said that he was just a juren, and it was impossible for a juren to ask Fan Kuan to lower his head.
Maybe it's really felt.
But after dating for a long time, I realized that Zheng Lang's respect for him comes from the heart, and that he likes wine. Before the person comes, he bought dozens of jars of the best wine from Zhengzhou City to store it. Moreover, Zheng Lang's warmth is also likeable.
This made Fan Kuan very happy, and even gave Zheng Lang more than a dozen paintings he had collected. Zheng Lang saw these dozens of paintings, one of which was Fan Kuan's famous work "The Snow Mountain Xiaoye Picture". He was happy, and Zheng Lang was even happier.
Just relying on this picture, old sir, drink slowly, I offer you wine for the rest of your life.
Three paintings were picked out from it and put them in the workshop to carve silk. The "Snow Mountain Xiaoye Picture" was not willing to put it in. It was not until the weaver skills became more mature in the future. It was a national treasure of the future! Then the pictures were solemnly placed in the cabinet, with several manuscripts given by the little emperor.
Sometimes I open it and watch it, and I enjoy myself secretly while watching it.
Jiang Xing'er and Si'er were very puzzled. What was their little master doing?
Their inner thoughts and calligraphy and paintings were the extravagant hopes they never dared to think about in their previous life!
However, something happened that made Zheng Lang laugh and cry. A painting by Fan Kuan was engraved, with a postscript written by himself on it, and then placed it in the store. Fan Kuan's painting and Zheng Lang's calligraphy are a very complementary work, but the person who bids the highest bid only paid 500 coins, which is 250 taels of silver and 50 gold!
However, a painting of silk-carved works has labor costs, the losses caused by defective products, and the taxes of the court, and the average cost of each painting alone is close to 300 pieces. This 500 pieces also includes Zheng Ming's calligraphy, and Fan Kuan also participated in the new fame brought by the portraits of the two empress dowagers, as well as some other invisible values.
Don't sell it!
Zheng Lang immediately removed this silk-carved work. Since people liked their own works, they only sold their own works. They did not dare to tell Mr. Fan, for fear of hurting his self-esteem.
However, the profits of the silk-cutting were unexpected by everyone in the Zheng family. They did not intend to make much profit. However, even though they only sold two to three works a month, the gross profits they made were above the entire store. At this time, the economic situation of the Zheng family was gradually improving.
The leisurely life of short-lived people is over soon, and a headache is coming.
Wang Anshi's journey was quick and smooth. After meeting Sima Chi, he handed Zheng Lang's letter to Sima Chi.
Sima Chi opened the letter and saw Zheng Lang guessing it and hesitated. He was a Jinshi, a scholar, and had a good family background. His third son was promising and had no need to go to Zhengzhou. Besides, his own family was in Fengxiang Mansion and the Zheng family was in Zhengzhou, so he was too far away.
At this time, Wang Anshi said: "Does Guilang learn the administration or review the knowledge after following the prefect?"
Sima Chi is a gentleman. Knowing what this kid is going to say, he had to answer: "Learn knowledge."
My son is not the Zheng family, he is only fourteen years old. What kind of official administration is learned? Wouldn't he laugh at others when it is spread?
"The prefect is not yu, but he is studying the administration of officials, so why don't he let go? In the past, Zuo Shigong said that his parents love their sons, and the Zuo Shigong said that his parents' love for their sons will be far-reaching. When prostitutes sent him to Yan, they held their heels and cried for them, and they were sad about their distant thoughts, and they also mourned him. They have done so, but they have to pay their respects to sacrifices, and they must not let them rebel. Isn't it a long plan? Is it because of the long-term and the descendants who have become kings one after another? Also, three generations ago, as for Zhao as Zhao, the descendants of the king of Zhao, who have the descendants of Zhao, who have the descendants of Zhao? Are there any successive successes? Is it just Zhao? Are there any other princes? The nearest disaster?
The body is far away and its descendants. Is the descendants of the ruler necessarily unkind? The position is noble but without merit, the pride is generous but without labor, and the heavy objects are taken by many important objects. Now the daughter-in-law respects the position of Chang'an Lord and grants him a fertile land, and gives more important objects, but not as good as the country now. - Danshanling collapses, why did Chang'an Lord entrust himself to Zhao? The old minister considered prostitutes as Chang'an Lord, so he thought that his love was not as good as the Queen of Yan. So the Queen said, "I promise, I will let the Lord help him. The Queen of Zhao was the chief lord of Chang'an Lord, and the prefect only asked the son to learn from Zheng Jieyuan, so what was there?"
Zheng Lang saw Wang Anshi halfway, and he was asking for help from Zheng Lang. This is the real Wang Anshi.
Sima Chi was stunned for a long time and said, "Of course."
I immediately thought about it! The speed was much faster than Zheng Lang's imagination.
Sima Chi stood up and went to the backyard. Whether to go or not, she had to ask for the advice of her mistress.
Needless to say, it’s hard to say in the future. Now, Zheng Lang also has a huge romance for the Sima family.
When the two teenagers met, Wang Anshi also had to talk about Zheng Lang's request to the three and three.
No one felt anything. On the contrary, when they met for the first time, the two little girls were very happy and seemed to be very good at it. Sima Chifu had to prepare his luggage for him and also gave him two little maids to accompany him, which was very comfortable in living and living.
Wang Xiaosan finally felt a little jealous and got on the way. Gradually, the problem arose. Zheng Lang was not annoyed, and Lao Song could no longer bear it!
Chapter completed!