[Red Mansion] Master Jia

"Master, Master Jia is here." Su Peisheng said in a low voice.

Yinzhen's new garden has been happy for a long time, and on a whim, he asked the new painter Lang Shining to come over and paint for him.

Castiglione is a dark-haired Italian who was originally a missionary, but in order to enter the court and contact the upper-class nobles of the Qing Dynasty, he had to impress the emperor and all the clan officials with his special painting skills.

Now his reputation is not outstanding, not to mention that because of the light and dark shadows of Western paintings, everyone in the Qing Dynasty did not accept it very much. Only Prince Yong had seen his paintings and showed interest.Today he came to the Old Summer Palace again. The emperor’s fourth prince had had conversations and questions with him several times before, and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to imitate two sets of costumes according to what he depicted and the costume of a European prince in an old painting. Robe, and put it on for him to paint.

Castiglione is not yet 30 years old and still young, but he has extraordinary painting skills and ambitious goals. However, after coming to the Qing Dynasty, he had a different concept from the painters here. The perspective of far and near is unreasonable, but it is a pity that it has been refuted by others, and he has been very depressed because of this.

He couldn't help but be very happy about Prince Yong's "valuing" this time, and he tried his best to paint.

Jia Lian came over and looked at the black-haired and blue-eyed painter, and then at Prince Yong who was posing in a pose, the corners of his mouth could not help but slightly raised.

"My lord is so excited!" He couldn't help teasing.

Yinzhen didn't mind listening to it, because he couldn't help moving his body because he had been in the pose for a long time. Fortunately, most of the painting had been completed at this time, and Castiglione signaled that he could take a rest.

Yinzhen went over to look at the painting, and "pointed out" a few more words. Castiglione did not agree with the change, but in order to cater to this prince, the techniques were quite different from those in Europe.

"If Mr. Jia is interested, you might as well ask Mr. Lang to paint a picture." Yinzhen suggested.

Castiglione had already finished his painting at this time, and was only waiting for the ink to dry, so he also rested, and got Yinzhen's permission to eat snacks and drink tea beside him. After all, he had been standing for more than two hours in a row. No matter what, the artist needs to spend three hours.

At this time, Lang Shining also learned from the other people who were waiting next to him that this Master Jia Lian Jia was the Supervisor Jia that Bai Jin admired so much from Qin Tianjian.

He looked at Jia Lian in surprise, but there was not much admiration in his eyes, but contempt and curiosity hidden in his eyes.

Raising eyebrows and looking at this man, Jia Lian smiled, guessing that the painter regarded him as a magic stick.

Lang Shining really thought so in his heart. Bai Jin came back and "admired" the strange people and strange things of the Qing Dynasty with his group. What he told was a dazzling scene, which made missionaries from other countries from Europe shake their heads. personally convinced.

Some people think that perhaps Mr. Jia has mastered some scientific truths and is "better" than them in terms of astronomy and calendar. Everyone said "Amen" in their hearts.

Castiglione looked critically at Jia Lian, feeling that he didn't see what this man was capable of. He believed in miracles, but in his heart he only believed in the miracles of the Vatican—unless he could see them with his own eyes.

Castiglione's disdain and suspicious and prying eyes could be seen by everyone present except fools, Yinzhen smiled slightly in his heart, these missionaries only thought their God was the real God, they argued fiercely with Khan Ama, even their pope I also wrote a letter, but asked the believers of the Qing Dynasty not to bow down to their ancestors. This made Khan Ama and the court people incomprehensible and thought they were unreasonable, and Yinzhen also disagreed in his heart.

Khan Ama only uses their "talent", and Yinzhen quite agrees. It is okay to preach in the Qing Dynasty. The missionary of Matteo Ricci in the former Ming Dynasty did a good job. He respects the folk customs here, but this Pope is too "" Arrogant" and "harsh", this is not allowed in this dynasty, and it is even opposed by literati.

Yinzhen squinted his eyes and snorted, but he liked Castiglione's paintings quite a lot, but it made people question him - he looked at Jia Lian who seemed to be fine.

"Qizhi, you are acquainted with Mr. Lang. I heard that you and Bai Jin get along very well. I think you can also get along with Mr. Lang."

Jia Lian raised his eyebrows slightly, and smoothed the folds of his clothes, with a half-smile on his face.

"My lord, we have different beliefs, so I don't know if Mr. Lang wants to talk to me."

"I heard that your father wants to separate the family?" Yinzhen said suddenly.

Jia Lian's eyelids twitched: "My lord is well informed."

Yinzhen snorted and laughed, "It's all going to the queen mother and the prince. Your grandmother is so powerful."

Jia Lian smiled lightly, but still didn't care.

He said straightly: "My grandmother is getting old and a little confused. It stands to reason that she should have lived a prosperous life." After finishing speaking, he fixedly looked at Prince Yong.

Yinzhen's expression was playful, and the two looked at each other, and he pointed out with both words: "If you can convince this Lang Shining, I don't mind doing my best to let your family separate smoothly, instead of bearing the name of disobedience. "

"The family is separated, and this title is not mine." Jia Lian laughed, the two of them spoke in a low voice, and they were a little far away from Lang Shining. Lang Shining hadn't been in Beijing for a year, and he vaguely heard a few words, but he was also confused At this time, he looked at his painting, thinking about what was lacking, and drew another stroke.

"Could it be that the title of general in your family is worthy of your concern?!" Yinzhen didn't believe it, he was just a first-class general. If Jia Lian inherited the empty title, he would be just a dandy waiting to die. There are a lot of them, not to mention that the title of general is only to ensure that he will not starve to death, even the Hanchen who came from a poor family look down on him.

"My lord has forgotten that fame is like dust to me. I didn't even take the Jinshi exam. I believe in the God of Light. In fact, I can't tell if I'm the same as this Master Lang Shining." Jia Lian rubbed his fingers.

Yinzhen then glanced at it, seeing that he gave it to him, he was a little happy. Although Jia Lian's words hurt him, he was not narrow-minded, and he was still very friendly when he saw his own people.

"Since Khan Ama can accept this Western Catholicism, you can't help it...as long as you don't make believers abandon their ancestors like them." At the end, Yinzhen's expression turned cold , like Kangxi, he was very dissatisfied with the recent letter from the pope and the words of the new bishop who came to the Qing Dynasty to preach the letter.

Jia Lian was naturally happy when he heard the words. The mage tower was built, but the believer had no place to pray and could not increase the power of faith for himself. To become the only magic god in this continent, Jia Lian had many thoughts in his heart.

First of all, it must be similar to Catholicism, building churches in several big cities, and then sending a few spokespersons, that is, his disciples, to preach.

But he is different from the Catholicism who only talks about God but has no miracles. His bright Dharma God can indeed perform "miracles". Jia Lian squinted his eyes and calculated, thinking that it is not very easy to find such a qualified apprentice. Do you let that broken stone preach for yourself? !

Jia Lian couldn't help laughing.

Don't rush this matter, look for it slowly, he doesn't believe that apart from Jia Baoyu and Fairy Jiangzhu, there are no other people with "wisdom roots" in this world.The people in the royal family are well-informed. Seeing that Kangxi and Prince Yong accepted their "ability" quickly, they must have heard or seen some strange people and strange things before. Jia Lian thought that it would be best to leave the capital and go to the famous rivers and mountains. A visit to the place, maybe some surprises.

"Your Majesty, keep your word." Jia Lian thought that he would first solve the aftereffects of his proposal to separate the family for the master of the family, Jia She. Although the old lady Jia Mu was sent home by the prince and queen mother, Jia She and herself wanted to put aside The thought of separating the second bedroom may not be realized smoothly. Could it be that he directly quarreled with Jia's mother, so that everyone in the mansion will watch, and the future of Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian will not look good.

Jia Lian didn't care, Jia Amnesty was old and had no official position, but thinking of Wang Xifeng's eldest brother and eldest sister, Jia Lian's heart still softened.

These two children are well-behaved and cute, but he can't help but think about their future.

It's a pity that they are not of their own blood, and they don't have any "aptitude" in them. Even Yingchun's aptitude is much better than them. After all, the twelve beauties are all "fancy" by the police fantasy fairy, and ordinary people can't compare.

Logically speaking, Sister Qiao is also one of them, but Jia Lian really didn't see that she could practice magic. Yingchun was faintly visible. Jia Lian rarely saw her, and he didn't bother to look at her before. He didn't like the spirit of that person. It's just that he bears the name of an older brother for nothing.

However, since Yingchun married into Prince Yong's mansion, Jia Lian couldn't say that he didn't care about him. Jia Amnesty still wanted to take advantage of it.

Like Khan Ama, Yinzhen dislikes missionaries recently. Castiglione is good at painting. He is a newcomer with no language skills and low qualifications, so he is not too wordy in front of them.

That's why he likes to summon him, not to mention that he is also very happy to go to Europa. The Pope can't represent everything. They have seen Bai Jin's ability. Astronomy and calendar start from "scientific" principles, which is a unique knowledge system .

In fact, it is also very useful for economic applications, such as river management, some things of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, it is very good to use Western methods.

He may go out of Beijing once recently, it is not good to take foreigners with him, Jia Lian is also more proficient in spells than Bai Jin, not to mention he has some "supernatural powers", Yinzhen thought that taking Jia Lian might be of great use, the last time he prayed for rain was very nice.

Wouldn't it be better if Jia Lian's ability could benefit the country and the people, so he wouldn't mind the spread of the "God of Light", and would be able to attack the Catholic Church, which claims that God is omnipotent and believes in His eternal life.