Westwind University. Still water dew.
Still water dew was a tea room, the place where the President of Westwind University, Song Junhe, entertained guests and friends.
Song Junhe was a great scholar of the present age, with many famous books handed down, and was entrusted by the Kingdom with the important task of selecting and cultivating talents for the country. His reputation was illustrious and noble beyond words.
Most importantly, Song Junhe was a member of the Song family. The Song family was known as the 'Library of the Kingdom', full of talented people. Moreover, the Song family was married to the royal family, and several Queens of the West Wind Kingdom were women from the Song family. They were closely connected with the Chu clan.
There was even a saying in private: Song and Chu share the world.
The Song family was ranked in front of the royal Chu clan, which showed how deeply rooted and powerful the Song family was.
The Right Minister Gu Qinglin, who now controlled the West Wind Kingdom, was the son-in-law of the Song family, and the Lu Family, Cui family and several other families only wanted to compete for the position of Left Minister. The Song family was made of iron and water, and other people should not even think about touching that important position.
And the Chu clan also had great trust in the Song family. With the Song family, the bloodline of the Chu clan could continue, and the throne of the Chu clan could be secured forever.
Westwind University was the best school in the West Wind Kingdom, and many powerful families and even the royal family would send their children to study at this school.
Some people even said that Westwind University was the future of West Wind Kingdom.
This statement was not false at all.
But in the imperial court, the high-ranking people all had the educational background of Westwind University. Including the current Right Minister Gu Qinglin and several ministers, all graduated from Westwind University, and then were selected by the imperial court to enter the central government.
Therefore, Westwind University had the best students in the country, as well as the students with the deepest background.
Today was a gathering hosted by Song Junhe's grandson, Song Tao. Although it was called a gathering, it was actually a gathering to drink tea and discuss the affairs of the world.
Such gatherings had been held for many times, and each time a topic would be chosen, whether it was romance, or state affairs, and even involved the military, agriculture and other fields. These most outstanding young people each had their own views, arguing with each other.
The more they argued, the clearer it was. The final result would be the crystallization of wisdom. There would even be people who would collect and sort it out and present it to the big shots. It might even be heard by the heavens and read by the emperors.
It could be said that this was the best and fastest way to become famous.
Who wouldn't want their talents or thoughts to be known by their superiors?
Therefore, every gathering was crowded with people.
Of course, not everyone was qualified to enter. The children of rich and powerful families needed to reach a certain status before they could enter, and it was even more difficult for the children of poor families. One had to be recommended by several rich and powerful disciples and be approved by the others before they could enter.
How many people could make everyone like them?
Of course, this was not a difficult task for Cui Xiaoxin.
She was originally a direct descendant of the Cui family and was of noble birth. She was also known as one of the Three Bright Moons of the Empire and was famous throughout the capital.
The reason why she joined the association was because Song Tao had personally invited her. Even the children of the Cui family could not disgrace the Song family directly. Therefore, every time there was a gathering, Cui Xiaoxin would appear.
Most of the time, Cui Xiaoxin was silent and kept her 'cautious' temperament as a Xiaoxin.
However, beautiful girls were always easy to attract attention from others. Even if they hid in the corner of the room and did not say a word, they would still be remembered by others.
When someone threw a certain poem or a certain point of view in front of her, she could always give them a satisfactory answer: Only talent can amaze everyone.
This kind of Cui Xiaoxin made people love her and pity her, but also made it difficult for people to get close to her.
The theme of today's gathering was only to talk about the wind and moon, so everyone present was relaxed and comfortable, drinking and chatting merrily. Some people were reciting poems, some were writing prose, and some were playing with idioms. When one person said an idiom in front, the person behind had to say an idiom with the same meaning. There was an unspeakable penalty of drinking.
Song Tao was painting by the window, painting the night view of Weiming Lake.
The lake water was rippling, and the full moon was rising.
There were hidden lights in the woods, and there was a crowd of students drinking and singing wildly on the shore.
In the distance, there were clouds and smoke curling up, and the mountains were endless, looking like a giant dragon lurking in the night.
Song Tao blurred the lake and the campus scenery, but focused on the iron ridge.
The thick ink and heavy brush, the majestic air rushed head-on.
Under a closer look, it seemed that the ridge was alive. It meandered into the air, and the rumbling sound reached the ears.
"That's not a mountain, that's a dragon's spine." Someone said softly.
"Like a mountain ridge, like a dragon's spine, both in everyone's eyes, in their hearts, this painting is wonderful …"
"Young Master Song's painting skills are truly amazing …"
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Song Tao's last stroke was finished, and in front of the endless mountains was painted a steep mountain peak. The mountain peak was rugged and ghostly, like a dragon's head raised.
But, under a closer look, it was a mountain peak.
Song Tao was the descendant of a great scholar, and the way of painting really had its merits.
Song Tao was extremely satisfied with this painting, and after accepting everyone's praise, he looked at Cui Xiaoxin, who was admiring the moon under the eaves, and asked aloud, "Xiaoxin, what do you think of this painting?"
Cui Xiaoxin did not like to drink, and came over with a cup of tea. After carefully looking at Song Tao's painting, she said softly, "Look at the mountain as a mountain, look at the water as water. Congratulations Brother Song, this painting has the style of a national master. "
Song Tao shook his head, and there was some ridicule on his handsome face. He said, "Xiaoxin, have you also told nice lies to your brother?"
Cui Xiaoxin smiled and said, "I'm sincere, but you don't dare to accept it yourself."
Song Tao looked at his painting seriously, and also felt quite satisfied. He asked aloud, "Xiaoxin, what do you think is the best title for this painting?"
Cui Xiaoxin thought for a moment, and said, "How about 'Moonlight Illuminating Dragon Spine'?"
Song Tao thought for a moment, and said, "Wonderful. I originally had the idea of painting the ridge of a mountain as a dragon's spine. It's not beautiful to be secretive. It's difficult to loosen the reins only to grasp better. It's better to point out the meaning, and then let the audience examine it. What is a ridge? What is a dragon's spine? "
Song Tao looked at Cui Xiaoxin, and said, "Since this name was given by Xiaoxin, then how about Xiaoxin write the title for it?"
Cui Xiaoxin did not refuse, and took the brush from Song Tao. After a moment of contemplation, she hung her wrist and splashed the ink.
Cui Xiaoxin's original handwriting was delicate and beautiful, and had muscles and bones within.
But in order to complement this painting, she deliberately used wild and unrestrained cursive handwriting.
In a flash, the brush fell.
'Moonlight Illuminating Dragon Spine', these five large characters made threatening gestures under the light, penetrating through the paper.
"The calligraphy and painting complement each other, the sum of heaven." Someone praised.
"The painting is good, the words are also good. Young master Song and Miss Cui's talent can dazzle the sun and moon. "
"Xiaoxin, I didn't expect you to be able to write such a beautiful cursive handwriting, next time give brother Lei a piece of calligraphy — —"
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Song Tao did not conceal his admiration for Cui Xiaoxin in the slightest, and said in a clear voice: "Xiaoxin is indeed a woman among women, the most beautiful bright moon of the West Wind."
Someone teased, "Third young master Song, if you say that, I'm afraid that person in your family will not agree?"
Song Tao's sister Song Chenxi was also one of the three bright moons of the Kingdom. Song Chenxi naturally had a reason to be unhappy that Song Tao was praising another woman in public.
Song Tao laughed, "Xiaoxin, although named Xiaoxin, has a mind as deep as the sea, and can amaze immortals. Dawn is classical and graceful, the fragrance of books assails people. Both women are the pride of our Tiandu. Whoever can get one is the luckiest man in the world. "
"Third young master, why did you change your words?" Someone said with a smile.
"There's no other way. Little sister has a gentle temperament, she doesn't argue or argue. She just glances at you and you have to surrender, where would you have the slightest fighting power? I know that she will know about this matter, so I might as well smooth things over first. So as not to be punished by the family law. "Song Tao said with a smiling face. Anyone could see that Song Tao had a deep love for his sister.
Everyone laughed, and many girls looked at Song Tao with eyes like burning charcoal.
Song Tao took a clean towel to wash his hands, took the wine cup that Li Xun brought over, took a sip and said aloud: "If we are talking about the way of painting, I am extremely curious about that Li Muyang of Starry Sky Academy. It is said that he was born knowledgeable, and had never touched a brush before, but was able to display the ten realms of painting, and bring a courtyard of peach blossoms to life — — Do you think there are people who were born knowledgeable? "
The atmosphere in the room was stagnant.
Who was Li Muyang?
The Cui family's mortal enemy, and it was said that the imperial family also disliked him.
In this gathering, there were direct descendants of the Cui family, as well as members of the Chu clan. The second Prince of the West Wind Kingdom, Chu Jiang, was also in this gathering, quietly listening to the discussion between two commoners.
If it were someone else, they would never mention this name. Nor would they have the guts to mention this name.
However, Song Tao was the one who was qualified to mention this name. One of them.
Song Tao saw that everyone was silent, and knew what they were worried about. He said in a loud and clear voice: "As I said, today we are only talking about love, everything else has nothing to do with the gathering. We will drink wine, admire the moon, talk about poetry and painting. Speak freely, this is the nature of young people. "
"Yes, everything else has nothing to do with the gathering." Someone echoed.
"Although I have not seen that Li Muyang's painting skills, but I think he is not as good as Third young master — — Third young master comes from a famous family, and has been nurtured day in and day out, can his brush skills be comparable to those lowly people?"
"Brother Tao, he is already dead, why mention him? Bad luck. Who cares if he was born with knowledge or is a painter of the ten realms, he is now a dead man — — "
"That's right, a person without virtue and fortune, I don't know how he entered the eyes of Gu Huangwu, and became a person that people talk about — —"
"I was thinking, is there no one in the Starry Sky now? Otherwise, how many people can our Westwind University send over? If Brother Li and Brother Wang were casually sent over, most likely they would be able to fight alone in the Starry Sky, right? "
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"Brother Song said, we are only talking about love, and only talking about painting skills — —" A cold voice sounded. "Why are you attacking other people's character?"
The atmosphere froze again, and the audience fell silent again.
No one thought that the person who spoke up for Li Muyang was this person.
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