Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

Since it was a task arranged by Ming Tan himself, Lin Shurong would not neglect it, and immediately sent someone to prepare paper and ink in the courtyard.

The sycamore leaves towering above the two people's heads are golden in color and shaped like cattail fans. When a gust of autumn wind blows over the branches and leaves, a few pieces will slowly fall down immediately, brushing the corners of Mingtan's skirt and spreading them on the ground, gradually stacking them into a thick woven carpet .

Autumn is getting deeper.

Ming Tan rested his chin with one hand, looked at Lin Shurong's calm and focused expression for a while, then slowly lowered his eyes, put his gaze on the rice paper under her hand, and carefully watched the formation of a picture of a beauty.

Since this is a picture to be printed on the cover, Lin Shurong deliberately kept his pen down, not daring to draw too heavy or too deep.The lines used are also extremely simple, with only thin line outlines and light ink for shadowing, in just a few strokes, a half-turned beauty's figure is slender and graceful, and it stands out on the paper.

The scene in the painting is a bedroom, where a person who cannot see clearly is sleeping soundly on the bed; beside the bed is a long half-open box, on which intricate and delicate carvings have been outlined with a fine brush , although it is not colored, it is also very eye-catching because of its position, and it is an important object at a glance.

And next to the box is that graceful beauty.Her blue silk was neatly gathered, a pair of phoenix hairpins were tied in her hair, simple patterns of embroidery were drawn on the sleeves of her short robe, she was covered with a cloak, and she wore a pair of light shoes, with her toes vividly standing on tiptoe.

If you take a closer look at the beauty's face, you will find that although her brows are slightly furrowed, her expression is not heavy, her eyes are bright and energetic, and she is clearly looking at the couch on the left with her right hand stretched out. In the middle of the air, half curled his fingertips, and stretched straight to the long box beside the bed.

——Red Line Stealing Box.

This is a legend her father quoted in his new work. Naturally, Lin Shurong had read the whole story, and still remembered the words describing the red thread clothes.

"It's a pity... this position with the stolen box behind her back can't draw the dragon pattern dagger hanging on her chest."

After the entire draft was roughly drawn, Lin Shurong paused his pen, sighed with some regret, and reached out for a slender goose feather tube, ready to dip it in ink to outline the details.

"This is already well drawn." Ming Tan stared at the faint smile on the corner of the red line of his lips, as if he was holding a winning ticket, and praised sincerely, "Who would not be tempted by such a beautiful and lively beauty? Take it from me Look, those pictures of bewildered and indifferent ladies that are prevalent in the world are not as vivid as this one!"

She took it for granted, but Lin Shurong raised her eyes in the midst of her busy schedule, shook her head slightly, and said, "If you really want to be the same as a stranger, then it's better to color this painting. The red line in the original text means 'comb black' Man bun, golden phoenix hairpin, purple embroidered short gown, blue silk light shoes'*, gorgeous in various colors; later when it was made into a drama, he used to wear a red cloak, and his image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people... If Your Highness intends to use This painting attracts visitors, so it is natural to recommend the color picture first, which is more refreshing."

"Oh, I understand this truth." Ming Tan pursed his lips and said with a downcast face, "But if you want to print color pictures on the book, I'm afraid it's really difficult for a craftsman..."

"Actually, printmaking techniques appeared as early as the Tang Dynasty, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, capable people created many techniques such as '饾锅' and 'Gonghua'... Until the previous dynasty, these techniques were sophisticated and mature, and each Jiashuzhai can easily print color pictures."

Lin Shurong said: "It's just that before the founding of our dynasty, there were endless wars in the Central Plains, and many people fled south with their families. Of course, those craftsmen were no exception... Nowadays, printmaking skills are extremely rare, especially in the north. It is almost extinct, and only a few libraries in the south of the Yangtze River are still publishing color book books—this may be the craftsmen who are proficient in this... the last handed down craft."

"Well, Jiangnan?"

Ming Tan pondered thoughtfully for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes wide, raised his head to meet Lin Shurong's eyes, and suddenly said: "You mean—"

"Yes." Lin Shurong smiled slightly, and pointed out the way for her, with a very meaningful tone, "Nowadays, the study room that is the most famous and best at printing color pictures is the property in the hands of His Royal Highness Yu Wang."

"..."

However, upon hearing this sentence, Ming Tan's mood did not relax much, but he frowned even more, "But this kind of skill that will be lost if you don't notice it for a while, who is not a treasure? Even the son of Ming Fei I have some friendship with me, I am afraid that King Yu will not let go easily, just lend me his craftsman..."

"Since Your Highness has such concerns, you might as well put aside the friendship between the two parties and talk about business," Lin Shurong said calmly. The treasure land has not yet been explored—could it be that a smart person like His Royal Highness King Yu would turn a blind eye to this business opportunity and would be willing to give up the good opportunity of Shun'an Study?"

Of course it would not be reconciled.

Under Ming Fei's introduction, Ming Tan successfully met His Royal Highness Yu Wang who should be called "Uncle Emperor", and used [-]% of the future profit of Shun'an Study as a bargaining chip in exchange for two masters who are good at printmaking. The skillful craftsman with arch flower technique...

And 1 taels of silver that can be withdrawn at any time.

"Most of the capital is rich and wealthy, comparable to Jiangnan. If you manage it properly, the 1 taels is just an extra, and it can be paid off in less than two years."

Seeing that Ming Tan was very surprised at the bank note he handed over, and even wanted to refuse it, King Yu only smiled slightly, stopped her, and said something like this: "The old minister is willing to believe in the nine princesses. Ability, not afraid of losing money! Just take it with peace of mind!"

——Just like that, Ming Tan, who shoulders 1 taels of silver and King Yu's trust: Thank you for the invitation, I'm under a lot of pressure.

On the contrary, Ming Fei, who is the biological son, saw her hesitation, but he didn't feel that his father's investment decision was wrong. Instead, he dragged Ming Tan with great interest and asked, "Then, if I also give you 3000 taels?" , can I get a sip of soup then?"

"..." Ming Tan said expressionlessly, "You are still young, you can't spend money recklessly, so hurry up and take back the bank note!"

Under Ming Fei's disappointed gaze, she turned around resentfully, walked quickly for a while with a sullen face, and angrily kicked away the small stones blocking the way on the ground.

hateful!

If it weren't for knowing that most of the silver taels earned by King Yu in his Jiangnan fief over the years had gone into the treasury, then she wouldn't have died on the spot?

A prince spends money more readily than her majestic princess—what a decline in the world!How decent!

……

It will take at least four days for King Yu to transfer craftsmen from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital.

During this period, the adults of the Hanlin Academy also finished editing and handed over the final draft to Ming Tan.Among them, Mr. Qin wrote four scriptures; Dong Song wrote five-character and eight-rhyme poems; Guo Hanzhi wrote "Li" and "Book" two five-classic essays; Responsibility for revising calibration and reviewing the final draft.

And the five policy questions in the third session belonged to the two youngest members.Liu Zhize wrote two articles on farming and grain taxation, while Lin Shurong single-handedly took care of the remaining three major topics, namely water conservancy, the law of Tiancheng and the severe drought in Yuanzhou. Knowing Mingtan, she asked her about the specific matters of Yuanzhou's disaster relief in detail, and enriched the article, making this policy theory more detailed and convincing.

After the draft was finalized, Ming Tan took it to the Tianhong Palace for the emperor to have a look at it, and the latter praised it, calling it "all the talents of the Eight Fighters are contained in it". You can see beautiful articles of the same level in the exam.

Even the imperial father gave oral instructions, how could Ming Tan not obey?

I didn't intend to make the cover of the Gui Gui inscription too complicated. I only asked Lin Shurong to draw a section of laurel twigs full of small flowers, and then handed over the pattern and manuscript to shopkeeper Zhou, and asked him to start rubbing immediately.

This is a major matter related to the Holy Order, so shopkeeper Zhou naturally dared not make any mistakes.Fortunately, there was no business in the study at all, so he went to the backyard to supervise the work every day, staring at the craftsmen engraving and printing on paper carefully.

After all the papers are printed, the paper is bound into a book, and the osmanthus branches with only ink lines on the book cover are artificially colored, and the light golden osmanthus flowers and green leaves are painted little by little...

In an instant, with the embellishment of paint, the whole book becomes completely new.

Lin Shurong's painting skills are exquisite, and even such a simple section of osmanthus twigs can be drawn vividly: the orientation and size of each flower are slightly different, and they are crowded together into three or five flower clusters; the dark green and wide leaves The veins are clear, intertwined with the flowers, and the shadows are added to make the whole painting look more three-dimensional—as if the osmanthus branches slipped from the book with a slight shake, it is particularly eye-catching.

After all the work was completed, shopkeeper Zhou stared blankly for a while holding the sample book that he was going to give to Princess Nine, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help murmuring: "My God..."

Such a beautiful and exquisite book is not a collection on the shelf of some nobleman's cabinet, but printed from his own study?

Shopkeeper Zhou's heart was beating non-stop, and he turned his head to look at the continuous crowd outside the shop, gritted his teeth secretly.

He didn't believe it, when such a book was put out, there would still be people who could not stop their curiosity and keep reading!

a few days later.

Today is the day when the township examination results are released. As soon as the sky is dawn, many people have already huddled together under the list. Regardless of the fact that there is nothing on the wall, they are rushing forward with a big head on their heads, vowing to grab the view Best first row.

It wasn't until the first ray of morning light appeared in the sky that the gate of the Gongyuan opened suddenly, and a few serious-looking guards walked out from the inside. , glued the large light yellow paper to the wall, and immediately there was a shout of surprise from below: "No. 12! ——I won! I won!"

"Brother Wen! Look, look, is your name on the top over there?"

"Hahahahaha! My son is promising! Once you pass the township test, you will already be an upright master!"

"This, this...Second brother, you can also help me to see, why is my name not on it..."

"My five-character and eight-character poems are obviously good! How could I be dismissed? I don't believe it!"

"Hey, brother Li, this year's autumn questions are too difficult, we have to wait another three years..."

Under the yellow list, some people are happy and some are sad.

There were crowds of people, and new students were constantly joining the crowded ranks, and there were also people struggling to get out of the encirclement by grabbing their skirts—Ning Xuan was one of them.

He was the one who yelled "Successful" at the beginning, and at this moment, his face was full of joy, and he repeatedly cupped his hands to his companions who congratulated him, and said in a humble tone: "It's just a No. What kind of Wenqu star descended to the world?...Besides, Brother Yin's 12th place is also very brilliant, everyone should stop flattering me, go and congratulate him!"

Yin Zhen, who was diverted by him beside him, laughed loudly, stretched out his hand to hook Ning Xuan's shoulders, and sighed: "You and I came from a poor family, but you can also win such a good ranking in Qiuwei, how can you not be a good one?" Wenquxing?"

Seeing that Ning Xuan's face was flushed, as if he was very uncomfortable, he laughed again, waved his hands and said: "Forget it, brother Ning Xian has always been the thinnest, so don't be too busy congratulating—today It's a great day, and I'll be the host - at noon, everyone will go to the Fuyi Restaurant on Fangji Street to have a few drinks together, and celebrate the good life of brother Ning Xian and me!"

Those who surrounded them were not candidates for this subject, but classmates with whom they had a good relationship in the school.This time, I came here together, and I made a special trip to accompany Ning and Yin to watch the list.

At this moment, when they heard that Yin Zhen was so generous, they immediately became overjoyed and said repeatedly: "In this way, we will be lucky enough to be honored by the two Juren masters, and we must toast you a few glasses!"

The distance from Gongyuan to Fangji Street is not far, and it is only a short walk away.Ning Xuan was squeezed among them, laughing and laughing all the way, even though he was full of surprises, he couldn't help but feel a little tired.

So, he gradually retreated a few steps without any trace, escaped from the tight encirclement, and he was deeply relieved just now.

The enthusiasm of the students is unstoppable... Maybe only a sociable and cheerful person like Brother Yin can feel like a fish in water in this atmosphere.

Ning Xuan shook his head and smiled, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly glanced at the street not far away, and saw a long wooden table abruptly placed there.He turned his head involuntarily and took a closer look, only to find that it was a small stall at the entrance of a study.

It was early in the morning, and there were not many people on the street, so how could the study open at such an early hour?

Ning Xuan couldn't help being curious, and took two steps forward.

As the distance got closer, the books placed on the stall became more and more clear. He almost noticed the book placed in the center at a glance——

The dark brown back cover is full of antiquity, and a short section of golden osmanthus twigs hangs down in the middle and upper part. The color is rich and the flowers are lush, which instantly attracted all of Ning Xuan's eyes.

Zhegui...a title copy?

The author has something to say: *From the original text of "Ganze Ballad Red Line Stealing Box".