【Part 161】Dragon Scale
A small stone slab appeared in front of him, and Tong Zhongzhong was rubbing his hands beside it, excitedly waiting for Duan Feishu to give his comments.
Under the stone surface of the stone slab, there is indeed a golden dragon, vivid and vivid, like the shape of the Big Dipper, with a handle like a dragon's head and a bucket like a dragon's tail, trying to ride the wind and waves away.
Duan Feishu knew that literati couldn't stand the most praise and close friends. He looked at it carefully and kept praising loudly. "It's true. It turns out that there really is a seven-star dragon scale inkstone. There is only one in the world. Why is it in your hand? Isn't this a royal thing?"
When talking about royal objects, Duan Feishu glanced at Tong Zhong specifically, but Tong Zhong had no special reaction.
"Brother Tong, was that couplet at Tiantong Temple written by you?"
"That one? I wrote quite a few."
Duan Feishu said: "The gods and Buddhas of the Nine Heavens descended to earth, and the famous mountains of the Five Mountains shone with sunshine. They still travel in the world today, and they are respectfully called old immortals."
"Ah, ah, you said those words were written by me!" Tong Zhong replied casually.
Duan Feishu felt a little strange why the child reacted so coldly, "Where did you get this seven-star dragon scale?"
Tong Zhong said casually, "I bought it."
"This is the only seven-star dragon scale inkstone in the world. Where did you get it?"
"I... bought it from a young man." At this moment, the child's words started to sound guilty.
"Brother Tong, is that person from the royal family?" Duan Feishu asked.
"How could you say that?"
"It is said that this piece has been in the Forbidden City. How did it get outside? It must have been taken out by a certain prince and nobleman and sold. You have to be careful, this is the royal family's thing, so don't get into trouble."
Tong Zhong came up and wanted to cover Duan Feishu's mouth, and said quickly: "Okay, okay! I think you are a fellow-minded person and I can't deceive you, so I told you that this inkstone was given to me by a man. He gave it to me My condition is that I go to Tendo Temple and write this poem. He even told me this poem."
This matter was supposed to be a secret, but when Tong Zhong met his friend, he already regarded him as one of his own. And he had exposed the origin of this inkstone and couldn't help but tell the truth.
"So actually you didn't write it, someone else asked you to write it."
"I still travel in the world, and I am respectfully called an old immortal. How could I write such a bad poem? If it weren't for the sake of this treasure, how could I slap myself in the face."
Duan Feishu and Duan Feiyan looked at each other, and the thought that came to their minds was, could the person among the instructing children be Emperor Jianwen?
"Tell me what that person looks like?" Duan Feishu asked.
"That person, why do you care about that person? Why are you asking so many questions? Are you trying to get my She Yan?"
Duan Feishu patted Tong Zhongzhong on the shoulder: "Don't be nervous, I'm not trying to steal your treasure. I'm just curious, who could possibly take out this seven-star dragon scale inkstone? By the way, who else have you told this to? this matter?"
"Who? No, I've never told anyone about this inkstone. It's a treasure to me, and I'm afraid of people coming to snatch it. This...he is a very gentle scholar."
"Be careful." Duan Feiyan was already impatient with the waiting.
"What else can I say? This happened about five years ago. I remember so much that I almost forgot that I wrote that poem. The poem was wrong and the literary talent was nothing. I really lost the ability to write. My face." It seems that Tongzhong is actually more concerned about the poem's loss of reputation.
"He has a fair face, is gentle and quiet, and has an aristocratic air, which means he is very relaxed and calm."
"Yes, you said that. He is clean, handsome, and has an outstanding temperament."
"Tell me about that day again."
"Why do I have to tell you so much? What's the point of asking all this?" Now among the changing boys, they were suspicious of these two people.
Duan Feiyan took out a short knife from his waist and stuck it on the table among the children. "Don't tell me! My aunt can't wait any longer!" Duan Feiyan has a bad temper and really can't stand the pedantry and irritability of this scholar.
"Say, I say! It was a drizzling day. This young man said he came from Tendo Temple. He heard that I was good at making pens and wanted to buy a pen. I didn't doubt that he was there, and I talked to him for a long time about the difference between pens.
Then we chatted and talked about inkstones. I took out my collection of Duan and She inkstones. He was very happy, and we started talking about some rare treasures of the Four Treasures of the Study. This young man is not as familiar with these things as I am, but
He was very talkative. He also had a wide range of knowledge. Finally, he said that he had a seven-star dragon scale inkstone."
"Then what?" Duan Feiyan asked.
"Of course I said, take it out quickly. I have never heard of this thing before. Dragon scale inkstones themselves are very rare. I have traveled all over the country and only picked up one water wave dragon scale, let alone the seven-star dragon.
Chapter completed!