(In the previous chapter, I wrote the words "rare genius" … Well, I have talked too much with Zhang Xiaohua recently. My poor math skills have been influenced by this famous Math Addict to be worse. Another thing to tell you: I have used the word "ink scroll" many times before. I know what it means, but I think this Tang is not the Tang Dynasty, and this ink scroll is not the Tang Dynasty. But there are too many places in today's chapter, so I feel something is wrong and easy to be criticized. So I changed all the ink scroll that should be changed into writing sections. Of course, this is in my manuscript, and I didn't change it in the VIP section. I am lazy … I have a rest tomorrow.)
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The rumored beauty Tao Addict was actually the top figure in the Judicial Department of the West-Hill Divine Palace? Hearing this, the noisy study room suddenly became silent. All the students looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes. What kind of charming woman was she? How could she suppress Prince Long Qing?
"Don't doubt it. Do you really think that women are born inferior to men?"
Situ Yilan looked at the expressions of her classmates and knew that some of them did not believe it. She could not help but frown and said, "That beauty Tao Addict is very mysterious and rarely shows herself in public. It is natural that people do not know her ability. But I have heard that Prince Long Qing does not show any dissatisfaction whenever he mentions his superior."
"That beauty Tao Addict should be very young, right?" An Academy student sighed and said, "The West-Hill Divine Kingdom is really a place shone by the glory of Haotian. It actually has so many young geniuses. Not to mention that Tao Addict, after Prince Long Qing enters the Academy, where can we find someone who can compete with him?"
Jin Wucai listened to this and slightly frowned. She wanted to say something, but finally did not speak. A female companion next to her looked at her expression and said for her with a smile, "Our Academy has such a person like Mr. Xie. Can't we take him out to compete with Prince Long Qing?"
"Mr. Xie just entered the No Doubts State at the beginning of last autumn, while Prince Long Qing is only one step away from the Knowing Destiny State. No matter how I think about it, he should be a powerhouse in the upper Seethrough State. There are at least five levels between them. How can they compete?
That student did not give face to his female classmates. He sneered and said, "And even if Mr. Xie can beat Prince Long Qing in poetry and mathematics, don't forget that he is from the South Jin Kingdom. What does he have to do with the Tang Empire?"
"Who said the Tang Empire does not have talents?" Situ Yilan frowned and said, "Wang Jinglue is said to be invincible below the Knowing Destiny State. He is at most a few years older than Prince Long Qing. As long as Prince Long Qing hasn't entered the Knowing Destiny State, he won't be able to defeat Wang Jinglue.
That student frowned and said, "Wang Jinglue is indeed qualified to be compared with Prince Long Qing. But he has not appeared for a long time. I don't know where he has gone."
Chu Zhongtian glanced at Situ Yilan. Seeing that she did not object, he smiled and said to his classmates, "I heard that Wang Jinglue was sent by His Majesty to work for the Defender-general of the State. Even if Prince Long Qing came to Chang 'an, he could not violate the military discipline and come back to do anything. So we'd better forget about this person."
Ning Que had been quietly listening to the discussion of the students behind the study room. He found that no one mentioned Prince Long Qing again. Instead, they talked about the talent problem of the Tang Empire. So he did not continue to listen. He simply packed up his things and was ready to leave the study room for the old library.
"Even if we don't mention Wang Jinglue, there will still be other talents in the Tang Empire."
Probably because Xie Chengyun was directly considered not to be comparable with Prince Long Qing, Jin Wucai's mood was a little strange. She stood up and looked at her classmates with a smile and said softly, "Not only those who cultivate Taoism can be called talents. As long as they are proficient in military, arithmetic, essays, poetry and calligraphy, they are all talents. I heard from my grandfather that the palace has recently made a big noise because of a calligraphy section. His Majesty loves that calligraphy very much. Grandfather also said that the calligrapher is a great talent in calligraphy. Can't such a person be regarded as a talent of the Tang Empire?"
"I've also heard about this." Chen Zixian, the young master of the bookstore, glanced at Jin Wucai and mumbled, "Several groups of people from the palace have come to ask my father, but they really don't know who wrote that calligraphy. But I heard from the eunuchs in the palace that Libationer and several great calligraphers all confirmed that the mysterious calligrapher must have been immersed in calligraphy for many years, so that he could have that kind of writing strength structure. This … can't be regarded as a talent of the young generation, right? "
Jin Wucai just wanted to bypass the previous topic, so she naturally wouldn't answer this. She smiled gently and lightly changed the topic, asking, "Grandfather copied that section in the imperial study a month ago, how about your family?"
"My family runs a bookstore, how can it compare with Miss Wucai's family?" Chen Zixian replied with a smile, "It's just that the palace urged me, so my family helped to contact two great calligraphers to enter the palace to copy two scrolls."
The topics of chatting among the students in the Academy had always been irregular. Today, Professor Cao Zhifeng gave everyone a holiday, so they had a lot of time to chat, so the topic naturally changed very quickly. Previously, they were still talking about Prince Long Qing and the Tao Addict beauty, but now, everyone's attention was completely attracted by the legendary calligraphy section.
After a few discussions, the students were surprised to find that everyone actually knew about this matter. That calligraphy section had already become the focus of discussion of the upper class in Chang 'an City in recent months.
A calligraphy section that no one knew who wrote and why it appeared in the imperial study made His Majesty love it so much that he directly ordered the ministers and calligraphers to copy it in person. If one didn't know the ins and outs of this matter, and didn't know what was written on the calligraphy section, then there was no way for one to participate in the tea drinking and chit-chatting of the departments and yamen.
"His Majesty rewarded grandfather with a copy of the imperial calligraphy, but it's a pity that grandfather didn't let me see it." Jin Wucai said softly.
In fact, the whole Chang 'an City knew that the Tang Emperor loved calligraphy, but his writing strength was not good. The students tried hard to hold back their laughter, thinking that Libationer naturally couldn't bear to see His Majesty's imperial calligraphy being seen by others. Miss Gao, who had never talked much, at this time, hearing Jin Wucai's gentle and soft words, somehow felt a little unhappy. She said with a little bit of pride, "My family was also given a copy, but it's a pity that it's not the imperial calligraphy, but it uses the double-hook method, which is said to be very similar to the original."
The double-hook method was a method of copying. It hooked out with a thin line along the two sides of the original, and then filled the outline with ink. The finished product produced by this method of copying was very close to the original, so it was quite precious and was often used to copy famous works.
Listening to Miss Gao's words, the students were once again surprised. They praised that the unknown calligraphy section was indeed deeply favored by His Majesty. They also secretly discussed that there was someone in the palace whose family was indeed deeply favored by His Majesty. They were actually able to receive the double-hook copy book.
What the emperor liked must be even more, not to mention what the Tang Emperor liked. Therefore, in recent years, the whole Tang Empire loved calligraphy very much, and calligraphers were highly respected. Now that the noble houses in Chang 'an City all knew that His Majesty liked that section, it was inevitable that they would compare with each other.
Those who were given a copy by His Majesty would be complacent, while those who were not given a copy by His Majesty would be a little anxious. Even those who had been given a copy by His Majesty would still compare the version … It was really a small section, but it wrinkled the ink in the ink-stone of many mansions and disturbed the mood of many nobles.
Some commoners who stayed in the Academy at night curiously asked Miss Gao what was written on the section, and what charm did the words have that could make His Majesty so happy. Since Miss Gao had already opened her mouth, she naturally had to continue. She smiled slightly and kept praising the calligraphy as if it could not be found on Earth or Heaven.
"Excuse me, excuse me."
Ning Que walked out from the back of the study room with a few books under his armpit. When the crowd found him, they immediately stopped talking indifferently according to their usual habit. It was not until he walked out of the study room and into the rain-shielding corridor that they began to talk about the section again.
Naturally, no one was willing to point out the flaws of the calligraphy that the Emperor loved so much that he could not bear to part with. Furthermore, the calligraphy was truly exquisite. As a result, all the ministers and calligraphers who had seen the original work praised and sighed in accordance with the Emperor's wishes. Although Miss Gao's words were slightly exaggerated, none of her classmates expressed any doubts.
Jin Wucai knew why Miss Gao had said those words before. She smiled slightly and did not contradict her. Instead, she went along with Miss Gao's words and very sincerely praised the section. Following that, the topic of discussion shifted to the most mysterious and fascinating aspect of this matter — who was the author of this piece of calligraphy?
"Who wrote it?"
"Until now, no one knows. I heard that it appeared in the imperial study last spring, and then the palace searched for it for more than half a year. Those great calligraphers were all questioned, but no one admitted it."
"Do you think that it could be written by those scholars who sell calligraphy in the Fragrance Workshop? Don't look at me like that. There are many heroes in the wilderness, and talents are always in the mountains. Who says that those scholars who sell calligraphy can't write peerless works? "
"You're right. But if it's the work of those poor calligraphers, why did he secretly send this section to the imperial study? If he could get to the palace, why would he be so poor? "
"This is really a mystery. I don't know why the calligrapher has never stood up to admit it. You know that His Majesty admires him so much, and now he has caused such a disturbance in the court. As long as he is willing to show up, no one will pursue his crime. On the contrary, there must be a lot of wealth waiting for him."
Jin Wucai frowned slightly and said after thinking for a moment, "I think it's really possible that the calligrapher lives in a small calligraphy and painting shop in the streets of Chang 'an. According to the palace, the calligrapher has never shown up after searching for such a long time. It's very likely that the place where he lives can't hear these rumors. Moreover, the palace must be looking for famous calligraphy and painting shops in Chang' an City, so they can't think of that place for a while."
"As for why the calligrapher's section could enter the imperial study, we don't know."
She smiled gently and said a possibility, "Maybe a minister in the court cherished that poor calligrapher, so he secretly brought it to the palace and deliberately left it in the imperial study, just to let His Majesty find it? But if it's really so, that minister should have made it clear by now, right? "
The students felt that what she said was reasonable, so they replied with a smile, "If it's really a small shop in a shabby alley, we can also look for it after school. If we can really find that calligrapher, maybe the palace will reward us."
Chen Zixian timidly interrupted, "I heard that … Ning Que opened a small calligraphy and painting shop in the Eastern City."
The students were stunned when they heard this, and then they all laughed out, thinking that this idea was really absurd and ridiculous. A student from Yangguan who was familiar with Zhong Dajun looked at the disappearing figure of Ning Que at the end of the rain-shielding corridor and laughed, "If the section in the imperial study was written by this guy, then I'm willing to kiss his stinky feet!"
Laughter sounded in the study room again.
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