Chapter six hundred and eighty-eight of the painting environment password
Chapter of the Desolate Sword, I am looking forward to my poor years.
The yellow leaves are still windy and rainy, and the brothel has its own orchestra.
New knowledge is exposed to vulgarity, and old friendships are separated from each other.
The heart is broken and the new wine is abundant, and the sorrow is spent for thousands of dollars.
——"Wind and Rain" Li Shangyin [Tang Dynasty]
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That night, Bai Fu and the other three met again in the secret house of the god-catcher Fang Shuliu.
Zi Che said: "Recently, I have been lurking near Changqing Tower, observing secretly. After a few days, I found nothing wrong. Only today, there is something a little strange, but I can't understand the mystery."
Looking at the scroll "Streams, Mountains and Clear Distances" spread on the bookcase, the three of them knew that the secret of launching the coup might be hidden in this scroll.
Fang and Bai listened carefully to Zi Chesi's description of the drawing process of "Streams, Mountains and Qingyuan Map", and did not miss any detail.
Fang Shuliu said: "After the demon monk who delivered the signal was eliminated by General Zi Che, it seems that they have thought of a new method of communication."
Bai Fu said: "It is said that Xuanzong is proficient in music. If I am not wrong, the secrets such as the time when Xuanzong will launch a coup, the talisman for mobilizing troops, etc. are hidden in the music, and they are conveyed by Ru Xianyuan's pipa music.
The painter in the restaurant is a master of piano and painting, and then transforms the music into a picture scroll."
Zi Chesui frowned and said, "Why use such a cumbersome delivery method?"
Fang Shuliu said: "The coup is of great importance. If you are not careful, everything will be lost. The Supreme Emperor is an emperor who started his career through coups, so his planning must be extremely thorough.
Using music and painting to create a second transformation, contacts such as Xianyuan and the painter only know the correspondence between the changes in music and the scenery in the painting, but do not know the true meaning of the music and painting code.
The advantage of this is that during the signal transmission process, even if the contact person is arrested, the secret will not be leaked."
Zi Chesai nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed. Even if we know that the secret is in the scroll, we still can't decipher it."
Bai Fu leaned down and carefully studied "Streams and Mountains with Clear Distance" and said, "This painter once served as a royal painter."
Zi Che said: "Brother Fu, how did you know?"
Bai Fu said: "After Gongsun and Wu Daozi met, Your Majesty heard that I could learn martial arts from paintings, so he gave me a gold medal. With this gold medal, I can enter the Daming Palace and copy Zuo Zangku and Linde.
The hall collects calligraphy and paintings by famous artists from past dynasties.
Later, I was ordered to create the scroll "Pictures of Daming Palace". During this period, accompanied by Princess Qingluan, I was able to visit many palaces of Daming Palace, as well as Taiye Pond, Imperial Garden and other harem gardens.
Some of the scenes in "Streams, Mountains and Qingyuan Picture" are metaphors for the Daming Palace."
Fang Shuliu and Zi Chesei both showed eager expressions, hoping that Bai Fu would give further answers.
Bai Fu pointed to the temple surrounded by lush woods in the scroll and said: "Please take a closer look. The brackets of this temple are unusual in shape and completely different from ordinary temples.
There are only three palaces in the Daming Palace that conform to this dougong-shaped system: Zhujing Hall, Lingqi Hall and Penglai Hall, and these three halls are the sleeping halls where His Majesty most often lives."
Zi Cheshuai pointed to the woods outside the temple and said: "So, this dense forest refers to the defense map of the Imperial Guard?"
"Yes, that's exactly it." Bai Fu said affirmatively.
"If this is the case, we can follow the diagram and deduce the time of the coup and other secrets step by step." Fang Shuliu's face beamed with joy.
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Bai Fu flattened the blank rice paper on the table and tried to quickly sketch the map of the Daming Palace. By comparing the map, he could more accurately find out the code contained in the "Streams, Mountains and Qingyuan Map".
Zi Chesai smiled and said: "Master Fang, I have a spell that can use Brother Fu's memories to overlook the Daming Palace."
Fang and Bai looked at each other and were overjoyed.
Zi Chesi asked: "Brother Fu, when did you go to Daming Palace, on which day did you visit the most places? Do you still remember which month and day it was? The closer the days are, the more precise they are. When I cast the spell, the memories become clearer..."
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After some calculations, Zi Cheshan worked out the key points and steps for casting the spell.
According to the directions of Fuxi's innate Bagua, Zi Chesi selected eight points in the house and marked each point with a special talisman with a cinnabar pen.
Then, take out a red thread ball from your backpack. Tie the red thread to the fixed objects at four points to form a square array.
Zi Chesai took out four more incense sticks, lit them and put them into gilt copper boxes, and then placed the four incense boxes on the other four points.
Zi Chexi took out several yellow talismans and pasted them on several important points on Bai Fu's body.
After arranging all this, the three of them sat cross-legged in the Fuxi Xiantian Bagua array. Zi Cheshang held a magic weapon in his left hand and a mahogany sword in his right hand, casting spells and chanting words.
The spell really works.
They saw a sudden flash of light in the room, which was dazzling and blinding. Fang and Bai closed their eyes instinctively. When they opened their eyes again, the scene in front of them had changed, and it looked like the scene of the Daming Palace.
Although it is a fantasy, it is extremely real. The birds are singing, the flowers are fragrant, and the breeze is blowing on your face. It is like being there.
Zi Chesei smiled and said: "Brother Fu, this is the image of the Daming Palace that remains in your mind that day. We will return to the palace with you!"
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The Daming Palace is a place full of rules. The hierarchy is strict, and those who violate the rules will be beheaded. The emperor walks on the royal road, and the palace maids and eunuchs must not take a step. The queen, concubines, concubines, and palace maids live in which palaces, there are strict regulations, and they are based on their behavior.
Living on steps.
The three of them held the scrolls and walked around in the "Da Ming Palace", pointing.
Along the way, I met palace maids and eunuchs coming and going from time to time, and passed by each other without the other party noticing.
Not only that, in some places, three people can even walk through walls and walk on water!
Bai Fu was amazed and asked: "Brother Ziche, why can you pass through the wall in some places and not in others? Is there anything special about it?"
Zi Chesei smiled and said: "Brother Fu, we are traveling through your memory. If you had seen the scene behind the wall at that time, we could pass through the wall. Vice versa, we cannot.
This is also the reason why we can float on the water but cannot fly on the palace. Because you have never had fun flying and jumping on the eaves of the palace."
Zi Cheshuai's humorous words made the three of them laugh.
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From Linde Hall to the north, passing through the three main halls of Chang'an Hall, Xianju Hall, and Shicui Hall, the three of them came to a wide Yuhe.
This Yuhe River is the waterway leading to Taiye Pond, which introduces the running water of Yong'an Canal into Taiye Pond through the Forbidden Garden.
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Fang Shuguang is worthy of being a God-catcher, and he pays close attention to every detail. The inferences drawn from this are appropriate and reasonable.
Bai Fu was most familiar with the Daming Palace. As a master of painting, he was especially sensitive to the metaphors in "Streams, Mountains and Clear Distances".
After a night of 'on-the-spot' investigation, the three of them roughly deduced the password contained in "Xishan Qingyuan Map":
In "The Picture of Streams, Mountains and Qingyuan", the peaks, cliffs, giant rocks, etc. are the most inked, and they are also the most attractive landscapes in the scroll.
The peaks, cliffs, and huge rocks have distinctive features, representing the various palaces, cloisters and other buildings of the Daming Palace.
The painter used the "axe-cracking" brushwork to paint mountains and rocks - the brushwork is like the marks left by an ax hitting the wood. When he painted large rocks, he used "big axe-cracking" and "small axe-cracking" to express small details.
In addition to ax cracking, the painter also added other brushwork techniques, such as "scraping iron chapping" - drawing traces like scraping iron sheets; turning the brush sideways to use side peaks to express the texture of the rocks.
There are also some special giant rocks. The painter used the "ink dipping" technique: first dip the entire brush in light ink, and then put a little bit of thick ink on the tip of the brush. With one stroke like this, two ink colors appear on the scroll, and on the rice paper
Melted together, the ink and wash blend together, and the richness and lightness are suitable, which is very brilliant.
The painter used so many brushstrokes to outline the boulder, which must have a profound meaning. But Fang Shuliu didn't understand painting and couldn't decipher it. Fang Shuliu racked his brains and still couldn't figure out what the painter intended.
Based on the location of the giant rock, Bai Fu thought hard and finally came to the conclusion that the brushstrokes outlining the rock represent the military actions that the coup army should take after arriving here: engagement, main attack, cover, taking hostages, arson, retreat, etc.
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In "The Picture of Streams, Mountains and Clear Distances", whether it is on the top of a mountain, by a river, or in a temple or pavilion, there are endless woods.
The woods are a metaphor for the imperial guards guarding the Daming Palace. Different tree species represent different military branches. For example, the bamboo forest represents the Qianniu Guards, the maple forest represents the Yulin Army, the jujube tree represents the elite Jinwu Guards who hold the tree, and the ancient locust tree represents the Longwu Army.
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The sparse distribution of woods represents the defense plan of the imperial guards in the Daming Palace.
In "Xishan Qingyuan Picture", some woods will have one or two main trees with outstanding shapes. Forests with main trees mean that there is an internal response from Xuanzong in the Imperial Guard. The shape of the branches and leaves of the main tree should be a code for the joint, perhaps
It's a gesture, maybe the pattern on the jersey, or the armband worn on the arm.
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A large river runs from right to left throughout "Streams, Mountains and Qingyuan Map". The river course through which this river flows is the route used by the coup troops to attack and evacuate from the Daming Palace.
The water of the big river appears differently in different areas of the scroll. The river may be deep or shallow, or a rapid or a harbor. Sometimes it is high tide, sometimes low tide.
Rivers and tides are metaphors of time, representing the time when the coup army should arrive here.
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In "The Picture of Streams, Mountains and Qingyuan", there are several bridges. The bridge is a metaphor for the backup plan, which means that there are different levels of risks hidden here, and a second plan may be adopted.
The travelers near the bridge are also metaphors, and their expressions, postures, and movements represent different signals for activating the second warning.
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"Oh oh oh", a few cock crows came to the ears of the three of them.
The crowing of the rooster is the evacuation signal set by Zi Chesui in advance, which means that it is dawn and it is time to evacuate from the "Da Ming Palace".
Zi Che recited a spell and removed the Bagua protective formation, and then the three of them "awoke".
At this time, the sky was bright and the empty room was white.
After staying up all night and sitting cross-legged, Fang Shuliu's back was sore and his legs were numb. When he stood up, he actually felt a little dizzy.
Looking back at Bai Fu and Zi Che Xi, they were both in high spirits and did not feel tired at all.
Fang Shuliu twirled his long beard with his hands and sighed with a smile: "Back then, I peed ten feet in the wind, but now my shoes are soaked in the wind. How old!"
Bai Fu and Zi Chexi looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.