art master

Chapter 106 National Ceremony
Gu Boying could finally rest for a few days, and she didn't want to go there, so she just wanted to lie at home and pretend to be dead.

After lunch, she lay down on the sofa again and watched TV with her mother for a while.

In the past few days, the TV has been broadcasting the literary war between Zhou and Jin, or the analysis of the current situation, and the outstanding works that stand out in the literary war.

Gu Boying's mother tuned the channel for a while, and finally stopped at a commentary program with the highest ratings in Zhou Guo.

A somewhat balding expert wearing glasses is speaking passionately about the strategic partnership between Zhou Guo and Qin Guo: "The visit of Grand Duke Xiao this time is sending a signal to the outside world.

"Didn't you Jin provoke the war, in order to delay Zhou, so that Zhou would not support Qin? Grand Duke Xiao was there to tell them that we can go to support whenever we want.

"It's the [-]th century now! Our reinforcements can reach the front line in at most two days by plane or high-speed rail. Don't use the tactics of the [-]th century in the literary warfare of the [-]th century."

The host took advantage of the expert's short pause and quickly ended the topic: "Thank you Professor Bai for your analysis for us."

That Professor Bai obviously didn't say he was happy yet, and said reluctantly: "You're welcome."

The host immediately said to another guest: "Professor Shen, we saw that Dagong Xiao gave Wang Suncheng (Qin Pingcheng) a painting. Everyone said that this painting actually has a lot of deep meaning. Please come and help us. Can you read it?"

Professor Shen said: "This national gift does have many meanings. First, let's look at the author of this painting."

On the big screen in the studio, it was replaced by a photo of Qin Zhongyu accepting "Interview of Time and Space". After the photo in this position is enlarged, you can just see the signature of this painting.

Professor Shen introduced: "You may not be familiar with this Mu Bai, let me introduce the author first. This young man can be said to be the leader of Zhou Guo's new generation of artists, but he has not officially debuted yet, and everyone doesn't know him very well. .

"Everyone knows that I am from Weicheng Prefecture. Mu Bai is currently studying at Shenghuai College. At a banquet not long ago, I saw Mu Bai and Wang Quan fighting poetry."

The host was a little surprised: "Fight poetry with Wang Quan! Is it Wang Quan, a senior student at the Hongwen Museum?"

"Yes, it's Wang Quan who got the title of senior student after entering the Hongwen Museum for one year, and was called the 'genius once in a century'." Professor Shen said: "Mu Bai and Wang Quan have fought for more than a dozen rounds of poetry. , although they were defeated due to insufficient reserves of poems, but in the end Mi Guoshi still judged it as a 'draw'."

Because it was a live broadcast, the host did not know about Mu Bai's information before. She was really surprised now: "Then Mu Bai should be a very powerful poet!"

Professor Shen is very satisfied with the shocking effect caused by the words just now: "This is the strength of Mu Bai. He is not only a poet, but also a student painter. This national ceremony "Looking at Time and Space" is what he won' The work of the winner of the Seventh Academy Art Contest."

The host said: "Unexpectedly, behind this national ceremony, there is such a genius hidden!"

"This is the first intention of Xiao Dagong to send this painting, to let other countries see the face of our new generation of artists in Zhou Dynasty." Professor Shen began to analyze: "At the same time, Wang Suncheng has just started to learn painting, and Xiao Dagong sent "Time and Space" as an elder. "Looking at each other" is the care of an elder.

"As well as good expectations for Wang Suncheng's painting skills, I hope Wang Suncheng can also draw such a good painting. In addition, this is a kind of expectation for the future, not only Wang Suncheng, but also Mu Bai of the Zhou Kingdom..."

Mrs. Gu in front of the TV said: "Mu Bai's paintings must be worth a lot of money. Such a young work has become a national gift, and his future achievements are limitless. No, I have to inquire and accept some of his paintings."

At some point, Gu Boying sat up. While listening to Professor Shen bragging on TV, she asked, "Who are you going to ask?"

"Let's look for Aunt Song first, she knows a lot of painters, maybe..." Madam Gu came to her senses: "Mu Bai is also studying at Shenghuai College, you don't know him, do you?"

Gu Boying said with a smile: "He also has a name, My Neighbor Totoro."

"My Neighbor Totoro?" The name sounded familiar, Madam Gu looked at her daughter again, and suddenly remembered: "Isn't the one who wrote your song also called Totoro? He is Mu Bai?"

My husband also said before that he personally met Totoro, but this kid was quite difficult. Gu Changxing was worried that this kid would miss his girl, so Mrs. Gu still had a little impression of the name Totoro.

"It's amazing, it's amazing." Mrs. Gu said in her heart, she can compose music, paint, and write poems. These three things are so good that she has the qualifications to pursue Bo Ying.

Naturally, Gu Boying couldn't think of what her mother was thinking, she smiled and said, "But I'm going to disappoint you."

"What do you mean?"

"As far as I know, he only has one complete work now."

"It's okay," Mrs. Gu said with a smile, "I can wait."

……

King Ji Zengkai didn't have much to deal with in his normal office. In the previous reforms, the power was assigned to the government, the legislative power was assigned to the parliament, and the law enforcement power was assigned to the courts.

Now the great power in the hands of the king is only the "military power" of Hongwenguan. However, affected by the new policies of Qin and Jin, officials are calling for Hongwenguan to be self-reliant. .

Ji Zengkai also knew that the current state of Zhou may have reached the time for political reform.

But how to change it, he really didn't know what to do. If he followed the tide and gave up the military power, would the royal family still have meaning?
If the tide is not followed, the royal family is still in danger of being overthrown.

Over the years, the royal family has actually become more and more tightrope-walking. The prime minister who just took office last year has been testing the bottom line of the royal family. Just now, the prime minister sent someone to take office without going through the royal family.

Ji Zengkai couldn't pretend not to know, this would encourage the new prime minister's arrogance to betray the government, but the royal family's reaction should not be too violent, otherwise the parliament and the court would say that the royal family overstepped their power.

The old king returned to the bedroom with some frustration, and the queen was watching TV with her two granddaughters
The queen glanced at the king: "I asked someone to put hot water in the bathroom. You don't look well, so soak for a while."

The king laughed and said, "If there is a glass of wine in the bath..."

The second half of his sentence was stared back by the queen: "The blood pressure is so high, and you are taking a bath again, what wine are you drinking?"

The king shook his head and smiled wryly. At this moment, he suddenly heard Mu Bai mentioned on the TV. He glanced around and saw that the national gift Xiao Peichen sent was also reported on the TV as Mu Bai's work.

Ji Zengkai thought of the materials he had read before, the author of "Interview of Time and Space" was Yuan Jie's friend Mu Bai.

He sighed: "It's better to be young, and to be so beautiful, and no one cares about drinking."

The queen was taken aback: "Are you serious about this young man?"

"It's not that the widows know each other, but Yuan Jie knows each other."

The queen immediately sensed something was wrong: "How did Yuan Jie know each other?"

"Bring a glass of wine to the bathroom, and the widow will tell you slowly."

"Drinking is not allowed!"

"Oh, Kong Sen's report is too long, I can't remember many places."

(End of this chapter)