This time I was really shocked. I regained my composure and asked, "Fourth cousin, is this the literary level of a famous collector of calligraphy and painting in the Yuan Dynasty? With this word on it, how can you still conclude that this painting is authentic?"

"Hey!" The fourth cousin was very proud: "It is precisely because of this poem that we can even more clearly determine that it is authentic!"

After saying that, he turned to another page in "Collection of Yuan People's Poems and Music": "Because it is a Yuan people's lyrics that can be verified through research!"

"The Romance of Fairy Wood"

"Really?" Zhou Zhi took the book and took a look. Sure enough, the poem was on top!

Read the poet's biography again: "Yan Zhongji, also known as Zizhi, was a majestic man who was good at riding and shooting, and also had literary talent.

His father, Yan Shi, in his early years took over the post of Zhang De, and from eight states including the Dai Ming Dynasty, he had a household of 300,000 people and returned to Muhuali. Muhuali took over the job and made Yanshi the official of Jinziguanglu.

In 1234, Yan Shi was awarded the title of Dongping Road Marching Ten Thousand Households, one of the 70,000 households in Han Dynasty in the early Yuan Dynasty. He was later granted the title of Duke of Lu and his posthumous title of Wu Hui.

Zhongji inherited his father's title and served as a military officer in charge of marching ten thousand households on Dongping Road. Later, he followed the Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty on his southern expedition and made many military exploits. He was promoted to Zide doctor, Zhongshu Zuocheng, and went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. His extant works include Xiaoling's "Luomei Feng"

", "Tianjingsha", etc."

This confirms that the "Yan Dongping" in the title of Wang Yun's poem refers to this person, Yan Zhongji.

Families that can put their surname in front of their place of origin are first-class powerful families.

Yan Zhongji himself also left lyrics on this painting, and also stamped his seal "Zizhi". The two can be mutual evidence.

"But this... this is incredible." Zhou Zhi felt puzzled: "How can such a bad lyric be preserved and passed down?"

"Only ghosts know." The fourth cousin couldn't explain it. He pointed to the big seal with "Yizhai Treasures" and said: "I guess Yan Zhongji didn't pay much attention to this painting, because the painting changed hands very quickly."

"Who is this again?"

"This is the Dongping Yan family, a figure that all four major Han families in the Yuan Dynasty are afraid of, Zhang Dehui."

After saying that, Zhou Zhi didn't bother to look through the book and pulled out the biographies he had already read: "Zhang Dehui, a native of Jiaocheng, Yuan Taiyuan, named Yaoqing and named Yizhai. At the end of the Jin Dynasty, he was appointed as Yushitaibu. After the death of Jin Dynasty, Zhending

Shi Tianze was hired as an experience officer and later promoted to counselor.

In the second year of Emperor Dingzong's reign, Kublai Khan summoned him to give lectures on Confucianism and recommend Confucian scholars.

In the second year of Emperor Xianzong's reign, he and Yuan Haowen went to see Kublai Khan again and asked him to exempt the Confucian households from the military tax.

Kublai Khan ascended the throne and became the Xuanfu envoy to Hedong, and moved to Dongping Road as the Xuanwei envoy.

In the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Dehui was consulted on all major military and state affairs before implementation.

They attacked the powerful, deposed the corrupt officials, and made them all pay servitude. The elders traveled thousands of miles to see him and said, "I haven't seen this Taiping government office again for sixty years."

Dehui was an upright and erudite man with a talent for running a country and benefiting the world. He did not like to laugh. In his later years, he traveled to Fenglong Mountain with Yuanyu and Li Ye, and was known as the "Three Elders of Longshan".

He died at the age of eighty."

"This coincides with the words in the title of Wang Yun's poem, 'In the autumn and September of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, a sign was drawn to save Yaoqing's view.'" Zhou Zhi felt incredible: "It's perfect."

What kind of official position is "signing provinces"? It is a combination of "signing commander" and "saving trouble". Yan Zhitui explained that "As for the history of Taige, he is in charge of writing and supervising the commander-in-chief, and the kings sign provinces, and they also know how to use it."

What is the Signing Commander? Starting from the Southern Dynasties, the imperial court was established to monitor the kings who took office in Fangzhen. Most of them were the emperor's close servants. Because of his great power, he was called the Signing Commander.

What is trouble-saving? "Book of Jin·Zhiguan": "In the beginning, Jia Chong was the minister, and he appointed four officials to save trouble because of his eye disease. The trouble-saving cover started from then on." "New Book of Tang·Zhiguan": "For

Order 2, order Que, it will save trouble, and impeach the censor to correct those who are inappropriate."

Knowing this, it is easy to understand why arrogant and domineering people like Yan Zhongji would use famous paintings to please Zhang Dehui.

Not to mention Zhang Dehui's resume, among his important political achievements, history books include "defeating the powerful, deposing the corrupt officials, and allocating taxes and servitude."

The fourth cousin opened the book again: "There is another poem here, "Shou Zhang Fu Follows the Way", which is to flatter Zhang Dehui's son Zhang Fu."

"It is said that Zhang Fu held a banquet to celebrate his father's birthday and entertained his relatives with colorful clothes. There are two sentences: 'The colorful clothes are in the palace, and the embroidered clothes are in the sky. I hope that the palace will be blessed with gold and stone, and it will be my birthday every year.'"

“It shows that Zhang Dehui’s nickname is indeed ‘Yizhai’.”

"Similar to Shi Yannian's "Chibiyishi", in addition to the ink used on the paper and the meticulous painting techniques, the collectors under these postscripts and the relationship between them are also important evidence of the authenticity."

"Even if it's a piece of shitty lyrics." Zhou Zhi pointed to Yan Zhongji's "Tian Jing Sha" with a look of disgust on his face: "I don't know what Zhang Dehui's expression would be like when he saw this shitty poem on a famous painting."

"Perhaps Zhang Dehui just saw this arrogant bad poem and took away this painting as a serious warning to the powerful local warlords?"

The fourth cousin thought further: "After all, the biography mentioned that Zhang Dehui ranked first among the ten in the performance evaluation in the second year of the Central Unification. The emperor summoned him and rewarded him. Zhang Dehui wrote four urgent matters, the third of which was 'Yi

The officials moved to the capital."

"Later, when he was serving as censor, he also pointed out that officials' children could inherit hereditary titles, or they could be awarded titles for small merits. These people didn't know the hardships, so the imperial court sent them to discipline and supervise the soldiers. This was the responsibility of the provincial court of the imperial court.

Mistake.”

"This is the strong command, the type that the second generation is most afraid of." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but be happy: "Such a person served as a consolation envoy on Dongping Road, and marched to tens of thousands of households on Dongping Road. He was also called a fortune teller by Wang Yun in the title of his poem.

Come on... the story behind this painting is so interesting."

"Let's look at the paintings. I've been talking for so long, but it's actually just evidence. The main aspects are still to be judged from the paper used, the ink used, and the painting method. If there is nothing wrong with these, then you can study other things, such as the collector's inheritance line.

.”

Zhou Zhi nodded, indicating that he had been taught.

Although the painting is still being restored and can only be viewed from behind, the clues can already be seen.

This painting is an ink scroll with fine brushwork. It is huge, seven feet wide and eight feet high.

The whole painting is composed of water, sky, clouds and waves. A giant dragon is looming through the ups and downs, with its body partially exposed and partially hidden under the clouds and waves. Its high head and beard are spread out, and its eyes are fierce and cold.

Puts great pressure on the viewer.

On top of the dragon's crest, sits the Dragon-Subduing Arhat, with an ancient appearance, long eyebrows drooping to the corners of his eyes, his eyes slightly closed, and a calm expression, which is in great contrast to the ferocity of the giant dragon.

It is said that ancient people obviously had their own unique insights and insights into depicting waves, storms, and rainy clouds.

The background and environment formed by these gave Molong a huge momentum bonus.

The majestic aura of the Molong is in contrast to the white linen monk's robes, bald head and bare feet, and the kind-hearted and kind-hearted Arhat who subdues the dragon.

And judging from the effect of light and shadow, everything else represents darkness and crisis, while Arhat represents light. Although most of the entire painting depicts darkness, Arhat, which only accounts for one-tenth of the painting, is undoubtedly the

The core is the hub that controls the overall tension of the picture.

Indescribably wonderful.

"It is said that the dragon water screen painted in the Imperial Courtyard in ancient times seems to have the sound of dragons and waves, and it is the last painting of the time." The fourth cousin was also admiring the large painting: "This painting will be even better when it is hung up."

"According to the "Xuanhe Painting Book", it is said that the ancient disciples Derao, Wuran, and Yue Zhanli were all good at painting dragons and water, and each achieved their own excellence and became famous in the painting world."

"This is a great master." Zhou Zhi nodded: "It is indeed superb."
Chapter completed!