Hanasaburo looked at a painting of "Luo Shen Fu" on the wall and asked: "Master, do you think such a precious painting can be authentic? According to my understanding, authentic paintings are not allowed to be stored in places like the palace?"
It’s not that I look down on the Qiu family, but I don’t believe that they can actually own such a rare treasure!"
Feng Jiuxiao stood with her hands behind her hands, standing in front of the painting to observe the meaning of the brushstrokes, and said softly: "Everything is possible. Don't forget that the Qiu family is rich, very rich. Money can make all the difference, let alone just buying a painting.
That’s all.”
Hanasaburo nodded in agreement.
If you have money, you are a bull!
Naturally, he, a Huahua Taisui, understands this truth better than anyone else!
It’s just that the pattern of thinking about problems by yourself is still a bit small!
Why do you think the Qiu family cannot afford this painting?
The Qiu family is really rich and they don’t care about money at all! To describe the Qiu family’s roots as having a wealth of millions is simply an insult to them! It should be described as a family with a wealth of hundreds of millions! In terms of hundreds of millions of taels of silver!
Hanasaburo imagines the picture of buying a painting:
Can I sell it for ten thousand taels? It’s not enough to give you twenty thousand!
Twenty thousand is not enough to give you one hundred thousand!
One hundred thousand is not enough to give you one million!
One million is not enough to give you ten million!
Until it makes your heart tremble!
Hanasaburo thought to himself: As long as the Qiu family is willing to throw money at it, the other party will have to admit defeat sooner or later, and finally respectfully present the painting with both hands! As long as the Qiu family is willing to give it up, it is entirely possible for the Qiu family to own this painting.
It's just that I have no interest in these pen and ink paintings, and I am definitely not "willing" to buy such sky-high price paintings!
Therefore, when I saved someone just now, I naturally and naturally thought that the Qiu family was not "reluctant" either.
In fact, I really don’t blame myself for thinking that the Qiu family couldn’t afford to spend a lot of money to buy this famous painting!
Because this painting is a priceless treasure, poor people really can’t afford it! Rich people really can’t bear to part with it either!
"Pictures of the Goddess of the Luo River" is a bloody work by Gu Kaizhi, a generation of painting saints who was known as "the most talented, the most beautiful, and the most crazy" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Together with Cao Buxing, Lu Tanwei, and Zhang Sengyao, he was known as the "Four Masters of the Six Dynasties".
do!
The world calls it one of the top ten famous paintings in the world!
The price of 10 million taels of silver is a blasphemy to this painting! The price of 100 million is barely worthy of its value!
The painting is based on Cao Zhi's "Ode to the Goddess of Luo".
"Its shape is as graceful as a startling giant, as graceful as a swimming dragon. The autumn chrysanthemums are shining brightly, and the spring pines are luxuriant. They seem to be like the moon covered by light clouds, and fluttering like snow in the flowing wind."
"Lingbo steps slightly, and the socks are dusty. The movement is unpredictable, if it is dangerous, if it is safe; if it is difficult to go, if it is going, then it is coming back. Turning the sky, the face is smooth and jade. The words are not uttered, the air is like orchid. Huarong
It’s so graceful that it makes me forget to eat.”
This is an eternal masterpiece describing the Luoshen. There is one Luoshen in one person's heart, and a different Luoshen in the hearts of a thousand people. Only Gu Kaizhi's paintings leave no one with a fault!
Gu Kaizhi's brushwork is like spring silkworms spinning silk, light and smooth, and was called "iron line drawing" by later generations.
Zhang Yanyuan of the Tang Dynasty commented on Gu Kaizhi's paintings: "The paintings are tight and continuous, the circulation is super smooth, the tone is easy and the style is easy, the wind is thundering, the intention is written first, the painting is full of intention, so it is full of concentration."
It can be seen that later generations have a high opinion of Gu Kaizhi!
Feng Jiuxiao looked at it carefully for a while and said: "Sanlang is right, it may be a fake!"
Hanasaburo had a look on his face. He was about to strike while the iron was hot and brag a few words with an exaggerated expression. Suddenly, he saw Liu Miezhou's eyes were cold, as if he was glaring at him. He quickly calmed down and finally restrained himself from saying anything.
But he was still unwilling. In order to continue to show his sense of existence, he deliberately kept silent and asked Feng Jiuxiao: "Master, how much do you think this painting can be sold for?"
Feng Jiuxiao glanced at him, as if another familiar shadow suddenly appeared in his eyes. He smiled slightly and said: "I have never sold paintings, how do I know how much they can sell for? But the copying skills are also wonderful.
Hao Dian must be a famous artist of his generation, and this painting should be a copy from the Tang Dynasty. Even if it is a fake, it should be worth a lot of money!"
Hanasaburo asked: "By the way, owner, how did you know it was a fake?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "First of all, an authentic work has a soul and charm! To put it simply, the authentic work has life, while the fake has death! Do you know what it means to be confident?"
Hanasaburo said: "It's just that you are very confident in doing things."
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Yes. An ancient sage once said that to draw bamboo, you must first have it in your heart, hold the brush and look at it carefully. When you see what you want to paint, you should be eager to follow it, pick up the brush straight and follow what you see.
Like a rabbit rising and a falcon falling, it will pass away after a short period of time. That is to say, a person who draws bamboo must first be confident before he can draw the brush as fast as flying and in one go! Only then can the clouds and water flow freely and heartily! You think, fleeting, that is to say, if the speed is slow, it will
No, the bamboo in his heart will almost disappear or deform, and the whole painting will become more and more distorted, farther and farther away from the original intention, and finally become more and more unnatural! The original painting is based on bamboo
, combined with the artist's own conception and imagination, the structure is compact, the layout is strict, the mood and the brushwork are in perfect harmony. The connection between each stroke and each stroke can be so precise and seamless that no one can see any abruptness. That is,
Later generations said that the intention should be stored in the brush first, and the intention should be drawn in the painting! The fake is like a cat painting a tiger, and a dead bamboo painting bamboo, naturally lifeless! Moreover, the painting in front of you has at least three stagnations, and the stuck areas are obviously not a single stroke.
In terms of the artistic conception of this painting, there is no need to pause at these points. In terms of Gu Kaizhi's skill, it is impossible to pause in these parts, so it must be that later generations cannot complete it in one go and in one stroke when tracing it.
vulnerabilities caused.
Furthermore, the paper in the Jin Dynasty has become somewhat yellowish after hundreds of years of vicissitudes, but this fading is caused by countless years of erosion. The color change is natural and subtle, so there is no trace, and the yellow and white changes of the rice paper used in this painting
It is clearly distinguishable and obviously has been artificially processed, and the signs of fraud are slightly obvious."
Hanasaburo observed carefully, his eyes followed Feng Jiuxiao's fingers, paused, and finally found a few abnormalities. He couldn't help but praise: "The owner of the village is indeed a scholar, he can even tell whether this painting is true or false.
Come out! Awesome! If you didn’t tell me, I really couldn’t tell! I can only guess that the painting is fake based on my feeling. If you say this painting is real, I will believe it! Haha, I have become more knowledgeable today! The owner is indeed
It’s awesome, I won’t accept it!”
Feng Jiuxiao also looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Why do you see that there are more and more shadows of the Heavenly Army on Sanlang's body?"
Hanasaburo's face didn't turn red, his heart didn't beat, and he said seriously: "Li Tianjun just pretends to understand. He just praises the owner without any principle just to flatter the owner. I only know the essence of it more when I really understand it."
The great thing about the village owner is the admiration and admiration from the heart. This is completely different from Tianjun. How can I have his shadow in me?" Li Tianjun, who was hundreds of miles away, suddenly started to fight.
A few sneezes, "Who the hell is talking about me again!"
But he saw Mr. Qiu coming in from outside.
As soon as Mr. Qiu came in, Feng Jiuxiao already knew that Mr. Qiu must not have agreed!
Mr. Qiu's eyes were already full of hostility and wariness! This was something that was not there just now!
The old fox is really an old fox!
In just a few words, Mr. Qiu changed his mind!
But it doesn't matter.
It was already expected.
Feng Jiuxiao remained calm and asked pretending not to know: "How about Mr. Qiu, what do you mean by the old man?"
Mr. Qiu smiled and said: "The old man said that he has more ambition than strength. Well, the Qiu family will not get involved in dealing with the Zhang family."
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "You have more than enough ambition but not enough power? Haven't the Zhang and Qiu families been quarreling with each other all the time? Why did Mr. Qiu shrink back when it was time to take action? Could it be that the two families have been putting on a show for others to see?
?”
Mr. Qiu was shocked and laughed: "Where? Where? How is it possible?"
Feng Jiuxiao continued to say with a smile: "There are four major families in Caizhou, and there are two powerful families in Guangzhou competing for hegemony. Mr. Qiu, don't you think the patterns of these two places are somewhat similar? If I guessed correctly, these are all Zhu
Grandpa, Grandpa Qiu and Grandma Zhang are the result of intensive negotiations, right? Haha, that’s right, right?”
Mr. Qiu's face was as dark as water, and he didn't know how to answer. The other party was clearly hiding a knife behind his smile!
Feng Jiuxiao thought to herself and said: "There is a fable about a monk carrying water to eat, two monks carrying water to eat, and three monks having no water to eat! When one monk carried half a bucket of water, it was enough to eat.
It was very difficult, but it was very difficult to carry a bucket of water by himself, so he asked a monk to carry water together. One bucket of water was just enough for two monks to eat, and everyone was not tired. But when there was one more monk, the water
It’s not enough to eat. Now Gwangju has been turned into a situation like two monks by two old men. They fight in front of outsiders, but the real relationship is to carry water together, right? I can see it from your eyes, what I said
It's very close, but it's still not that interesting. Let me put it another way. The grass and insects in a pond are only enough for two fish. If you raise one fish, the fish can be full, but the radius of movement of the fish is too small.
, after only half of the pond was full, the grass and insects in the other half began to grow wildly! It began to mess up the pond and occupied the living space of the fish. And if you raise two fish, each of them eats one side, and both of them will eat one side.
The world is peaceful due to the suppression! Grass cannot grow, and insects have no chance to grow. Insects and grass will always be food for fish. After eating one crop, another crop will grow, and they will never be able to stand up again! But if there is one more fish, the pond will
The rivers and lakes here will be in chaos. The growth rate of insects and grass will not keep up with the survival needs of the three fishes. Eventually, either they will starve to death or the fish will start eating fish! After eating the fish, insects and grass, there will still be no food.
Returning to normal levels so quickly, the final outcome is that the only remaining fish will still starve to death. Therefore, there can be four fish in the pond in Caizhou, but there can only be two fish in the pond in Gwangju! How many fish are there?
This old man will be fine a long time ago. When I say this, do I mean it is closer to what your old man means?"
Mr. Qiu was completely shocked!
It’s simply too scary!
What he said was almost exactly the same as what the old man said! He even expressed it more clearly and thoroughly than the old man!
This Deputy Ambassador Feng is really a monster!
Fortunately, the old man saw through his intention! He knew that he was using Yu to destroy Guo! The Yu and Guo countries were dependent on each other and formed a barrier to each other. If the lips are dead, the teeth will be cold!
Feng Jiuxiao can borrow troops from the Qiu family to attack the Zhang family today, and then tomorrow she can borrow troops to attack the Qiu family!
Mr. Qiu shrugged his shoulders and could only say helplessly: "I'm sorry, Deputy Envoy. Since the old man said so, there is nothing we can do. Please forgive me, Deputy Envoy!"
Feng Jiuxiao also shrugged and said expressionlessly: "I forgot to tell you. You told Mr. Qiu that I was also interested in the Qiu family's property. I originally wanted to cooperate with you to get the Zhang family's property first. Qiu
Although I also want the family's property, I still allow you, the Qiu family, to take care of it for the sake of your common sense. Since the old man is so disrespectful, then, the property of the Qiu family can only belong to me, Yingyue Villa, and I also
There is nothing I can do, I'm sorry, Mr. Qiu."
He chuckled and looked at the stunned Mr. Qiu, "If Mr. Qiu is willing to join us at Yingyue Villa, then the entire Qiu family's property will still be managed by Mr. Qiu, and I will give you 10% of the income every year.
!How about it? Are you willing to join my Yingyue Villa?"
Mr. Qiu looked at Feng Jiuxiao with a horrified face. He was already horrified beyond measure!
He was in a hurry and said with some emotion: "Sir, deputy envoy! Isn't this a bit of a robbery?"
Feng Jiuxiao raised her eyebrows and said innocently: "Yes, it's just a swindle, because you also got it from others, and I just got it back for others. Is there anything strange about it?"
Mr. Qiu felt his heart sinking, his blood flow speeded up, his breathing began to quicken, his head was a little confused, and he was a little overwhelmed, "Sir Deputy Envoy! Do you have evidence that we are taking advantage of others? Even if the emperor wants to punish us, he still can't.
There needs to be evidence!”
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Okay, the evidence is easy to find. I will look for it in a while. The rope will cut off the wood, and the water will penetrate the stone. As long as I find one piece of evidence, I will not look for the second one. I believe that once I have one, I will naturally find it."
If there is a second one, one is enough!”
Mr. Qiu looked at Feng Jiuxiao with a strange expression.
Feng Jiuxiao said: "I advise you not to act rashly. Even if your Qiu family has five peak nine-level masters, they are not enough for me to kill! Do you recognize the five peak nine-level experts from the Zhang family? There seems to be a Tantai.
Jingde, um, I cut his throat, that Dongfang Jade one was shot through the head by me, oh, there was also a man named Nangong Ruyun who was cut in half by me, and that Wang Changan was shot through by me.
Heart, by the way, Liang Wentian is still alive. His martial arts was disabled by Young Master Liu, and he is still sleeping in Jigong Mountain. Why don't you send someone to take a look?"
The more Mr. Qiu listened, the more frightened he became! The more he listened, the paler his face became! There was more and more sweat on his head!
The last glimmer of hope was shattered!
He has never been so scared!
What kind of monster is this person sitting in front of me? How can he be so powerful? How many people have envied the Zhang family's five ninth-level masters? The Qiu family only has three ninth-level masters? In the end, all the Zhang family's masters died in a battle at Jigong Mountain.
It’s gone, it’s gone if you say it’s gone!
It’s simply unbelievable! It’s creepy! It’s so scary!
Mr. Qiu said with a pale face: "Sir, Deputy Ambassador, what do you want?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "It's very simple, give all your money to me and I will redistribute it!"
Mr. Qiu said tremblingly: "You mean all the property will be given to you?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Of course I will leave some money for you to eat and buy food. If I rob you of your money and make it difficult for you to survive, then am I not the same as you? I rob money to let others live. You
Stealing money is letting others die, we are different."
Mr. Qiu's face turned red and blue for a while. This was a naked humiliation! He was a little angry: "Mr. Deputy Ambassador, how do you know it was us who robbed others? We have our own silk industry and mines, and the money we earn
We have enough to spend on ourselves, so why should we rob others?”
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "You have to ask your old man about this! Why do you still rob other people's orphans and widowed women's land when you are rich? Why do you still want to find a little girl when you are 80 years old? Why do you want to rob other people's land?
Just take the money from the escorts. Why do you want to kill all the escorts? Your old man must have all the evidence. With his character, he must be able to keep a ledger. Don't say no, you go now
Find the ledger in your old man's secret room. I will also give you a chance. If you are innocent, I will spare your life! Let you treat me as my boss in Gwangju! If you also have problems, I'm sorry, I won't treat you either.
You will be polite! Because you just let me down!"
Mr. Qiu's face turned pale, as if he had lost his soul. He sighed, "Is there really a ledger? I'll look for it."
Feng Jiuxiao said: "If you don't want to come back, you can leave Guangzhou immediately, and I won't hold you accountable! But if you don't plan to leave Guangzhou, and if you don't come back within half an hour, I will take action! Listen carefully,
When you come back from your old master's place, we can discuss how to minimize casualties and how to sign a blood contract!"
Mr. Qiu was surprised and said: "What blood contract?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "As long as you choose to stay in Guangzhou, you must join our Yingyue Villa! Naturally, you have to sign a blood contract with me! There is no choice! If you voluntarily give up everything in Guangzhou and leave Guangzhou, I will not pursue you.
, when we meet again someday, you and I will still be friends!"
Mr. Qiu's head is still dizzy. He didn't expect that the deputy envoy would bring him such a big "surprise" when he came to the door. Suddenly he was faced with two major life choices! Either leave Guangzhou or join Yingyue.
The villa signed a blood contract of selling oneself!
The eldest young master, one of the most dignified gangsters in Gwangju, has actually fallen into this situation! Mr. Qiu felt that he was extremely sad, and his fate was so unfair to him!
He looked extremely painful and murmured: "Is there no other choice?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Don't be sad. Your Qiu family has been domineering in Guangzhou for many years. It's not like you don't know. I don't believe you are innocent either! A sage once said that in an avalanche, not a single snowflake is innocent! You guys
The Qiu family has done so many evil things for so many years. How dare you say that you don’t know? How dare you say that you have never participated in any of it? If you can prove that you are innocent, I can let you go now! You think about it quickly, you
You only have half an hour to think about it, so you better hurry up."
Mr. Qiu is already a little stupid. He is really in a dilemma and doesn't know how to tell Mr. Qiu!
Looking at the posture in front of him, if he dared to say no even half a word, Deputy Commander Feng would kill him on the spot!
But when I go back and tell the old man, what should I say? Will the old man be so angry that he will die on the spot? Deputy Ambassador Feng killed four top nine masters of the Zhang family in a row. If the old man knew about it, he would definitely not dare to fight with him! Could the Qiu family be ruined by him like this?
In his hands? Are you letting Feng take everything for nothing? But what can you do if you don’t give it to him?
Their businesses are all shady, and the government won't care about them at all, and they can't control them. The underground world is basically a place where the weak eat the strong, and whoever has a strong fist can talk! It's good for those decent people from well-known families not to add insult to injury, and clapping and applauding is indispensable.
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At this point, he decided to tell the old man. After all, this was a major matter involving the life and death of the Qiu family. Whether it was war or surrender, life or death, Mr. Qiu could not let this responsibility fall on him!
He cannot bear this kind of responsibility!
He must find Mrs. Qiu to make a decision!
And what if Mr. Qiu has some other clever tricks and countermeasures? Wouldn’t it be better? Mr. Qiu has been standing firm in Gwangju for decades through ups and downs. He must have some support! He has his trump card! Anyway, it’s a dead horse that can be used as a living horse.
If you go to the doctor, just go.
Feng Jiuxiao said: "You actually have only two choices, either leave or stay. Don't place your hopes on the old man. Although your old man has been in Guangzhou for decades, it's because he didn't meet me! If the Qiu family
You met me decades ago, and the situation is still the same today! I am not talking to you as the deputy envoy now. I am now the owner of Mingyue Villa. If you depend on me now, I can protect Qiu Qiu.
The whole family has no worries about life, food and clothing! You should think about it quickly. Young Master Zhang does not have such good conditions as you. He has been sent to the Demon Cult by me. But many people may envy him because he has three beauties accompanying him.
To die under a flower is to be a charming ghost. I guess Mr. Zhang died well this time. Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you. The names of the three beauties are Green Mantis, Yellow Mantis and Purple Mantis."
Mr. Qiu's brain fell into confusion again, "What? Mantis Witch?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "You also know about the Mantis Witch?"
Mr. Qiu sighed and said, "Of course I know, they specialize in killing men."
Feng Jiuxiao said: "I came to you today just to confirm how much property the Zhang family has. With or without you, you are the same. Originally, I wanted to leave a way out for the Qiu family because of your face.
, but Mr. Qiu really disappoints me!" He said he was disappointed, but his face was smiling. All fools knew that he was waiting for Mr. Qiu to reject him! Once he refused, he would have something to do with Qiu.
An excuse for home surgery!
If you want to incriminate yourself, why bother?
Mr. Qiu looked up to the sky and sighed: "Why am I having a bad year this year? I am so unlucky? How miserable."
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Are you unlucky? Are you miserable? Are the people you Qiu family and Zhang family have caused misery? Are the orphans and widowed mothers miserable? Don't talk about other things such as plundering and plundering, let's just talk about the casino you opened.
, how many people have been forced to death? How many people have been ruined, and how many wives have been separated? I know the casino very well. The banker cheats and wins people nine times out of ten, and then uses usurious loans to cheat them to death. How much money do you have to make?
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His tone gradually became cold, "The Zhang family has a monopoly on silk, and you have a monopoly on porcelain. It is understandable to buy low and sell high, but the purchase price is ridiculously low! How many silkworm farmers went bankrupt because of this? How many porcelain workers were exploited to death? Do you want me to say that again?
Brothels? Are you talking about those women who were forced into prostitution by you and fell into misery? Which of them were not raised by their parents? You are unlucky in the fleeting years, but they are unlucky year after year, unlucky every month, showing you advantage every day, but unlucky immediately! You are miserable, but they are not.
Is it miserable? You are complaining to me, who are they complaining to? Who are they complaining to? "
Mr. Qiu's face turned pale and cold sweat broke out, "I'd better tell the old man that I will definitely come back within half an hour." No matter what the old man decides, he must not be a deserter. This is the last bottom line of his life!
When Mr. Qiu saw the old man again, he was still meditating. The two girls beside him were still sleeping.
Mr. Qiu told what had just happened. The old man was silent for a long time without saying a word.
After a long time, he finally sighed, "It seems that my Qiu family's strength has been exhausted! I didn't expect Master Yuyou's words to be so effective!"
Thanks to Yan Mo Dao and other book friends for their encouragement and support!
Thanks to the editor-in-chief, Sister Qi, for her corrections and help with revisions!