Painter

Chapter 212 61: Famous

A collection of relics from mountains and seas made Yujing paper expensive for a while, and the Li's house in Guangzhaifang was naturally broken through the threshold by people sent by various bookstores.However, all of these booksellers who expected to print and sell "Shan Hai Supplements" were blocked by Hong Yao.

On the 800th day of the first lunar month, at dusk on the third day of the Shangyuan Festival, lanterns of various colors were lit up among the buildings.Hong Yao saw off a bookseller with a tireless smile, closed the door, and finally rubbed her cheeks, letting out a sigh of relief.Xu Da stepped on the grass buds that had just emerged, and sighed: "It's 800 taels again, [-] taels is gone. Goddess, how many is this?"

A few days after Xu Yingqiu and Zheng Junshan left, Chen Zongzhi, the owner of the Chenzhai Bookstore in Muqinfang, came to visit him personally. With a good reputation, in Yujing City where booksellers gather, he has become the number one bookseller on his own. He is willing to give a thousand dollars and begs Li Chan to hand over "Mountain and Sea Supplements" to Chen Zhai Bookstore for engraving and printing.

Only one day later, the director of Liji Bookstore in Lin'anfang visited again, and what he asked for was similar to Chen Zongzhi's. For Qing's relationship, the big man only needs a few words, and this book may be included in Lantai.Yujing's bookstores print and sell books, and although they are spread all over the states, most of them are only in private collections for people's entertainment.If it is published by Lantai, it will be collected by academies around the world.

On the one hand was the bookstore contacted by Xu Yingqiu, and on the other was the relationship drawn by Yuan Chongshan. Li Chan had no choice but to invite the two parties to gather together. After three cups and two cups, it was agreed that each of the two parties would offer 800 taels to get the qualification to print and sell the book.

Hong Yao looked up at the eaves of the door, pursed her lips and counted with her fingers, "34."

Xu Da said, "34, 800 taels... this, this..."

Hong Yao helped it figure out the answer: "A total of 200 taels."

Xu Da's eyes straightened, "We heard that there is a Shengxi Pavilion in Xinyuan of the Tang family. We have so much money, it's not worse than that Shengxi Pavilion!"

Tu Shanxi turned around from the pool full of muddy snow water, "Although 2 taels is a lot, you underestimate the Tang family."

Li Chan, who was watching the lanterns in the garden, said to Xu Da: "Chenzhai Bookstore in Muqinfang and Liji Bookstore in Lin'anfang are willing to pay 800 taels, so they signed a book contract with me, asking me not to entrust other bookstores to print books. Sold."

Xu Da shouted: "Ah Lang is confused, confused, how can these little profits of more than a thousand taels compare to tens of thousands of taels?"

Seeing Xu Da talking back, Hong Yao snorted, "Xu Da, do you eat too much lard these days, and you can't even understand A Lang's words?"

Seeing that the white cat fell into the eyes of money and could not listen to reason, Li Chan smiled and said: "Not only the 800 taels, but we will share the money for every book sold by these two bookstores in the future."

Xu Da hesitated: "We went to see it. Although the bookstore is not small, there are not many visitors."

Li Chan shook his head: "The customers who come to the door are not the big ones, but the big ones are booksellers from other places. A few days ago, after drinking, Chen Zongzhi said that the booksellers from central Sichuan came to Yujing and bought as many as a thousand books. ? There is more than one bookseller in the middle of Shu, and the Dayong Kingdom is far more than just a place in the middle of Shu."

Xu Da's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he just finished talking about Xu Da's red medicine, but now he sighed: "I heard that there are not many people who buy books, most of them are copied by hand, and there are also pirated copies."

Li Chan shook her head with a smile.

Mai Wang appeared in front of the door, "In a poor family, there are a few who can afford books. It is understandable for those who love books to borrow and copy, but the booksellers who pirate books for profit deserve death. The bookstore has some background, and the government will take care of this matter. Let’s say more than 1000 taels.”

Seeing Maiwang, Li Chan moved to open the topic and said, "This book is appreciated by others, mostly because of master's calligraphy practice."

To say that "Supplements from Mountains and Seas" has become famous, the happiest person is not Li Chan, Xie Zhitian who had no ambitions in his [-]s, and no one cares about a copy of "Shi Tian Ji" after his death.Right now, Mai Wang listened to Li Chan's words, and only smiled slightly, "Writing skills are just icing on the cake, and the master is famous in Yujing, and he has accumulated a lot of money."

While talking, there was a knock on the door outside.

Li Chan frowned slightly, and gave Hong Yao a wink. Hong Yao sighed and complained: "These book sellers have not passed the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, and they are so non-stop." After finishing speaking, he walked behind the door , "Don't be surprised by this guest, my Alang..."' He stopped talking in the middle of the sentence.

The visitor was dressed in white, handsome, with a book boy beside him, not a bookseller, but an acquaintance of Li Chan, Bai Weizhi, the crane son of Lingqiu.

This gentleman, who carries a volume every day, has no bamboo slips around his waist today, and holds a new book in his hand, with a sign of Chen Zhai Bookstore on it.

……

In the mansion of General Fengchen, Jiang Ru was also flipping through a new book.

The books engraved in the square are not as good as the official engraved characters.It was dusk, there was still some light outside, and the room was already very dark, but she didn't care, as there seemed to be a faint silver light shining in her eyes.After reading more than ten articles, he said to himself: "No wonder there are so many monsters under my hands, so I have encountered such strange things."

A little candle light was lit, illuminating the dark room, Jiang Ru turned his head and glanced, the maid Ping'er lit the oil lamp, and put down the gauze cover.

……

In the fan building in Ren Shanfang, the Qing Dynasty official glanced at the ant-like passers-by below the flying building, and put away the window bars.As soon as the small window was lowered, the noise outside was isolated, only the sound of rubbing clothes and drinking was heard.

The courtiers are also prostitutes, so they are only a way to raise prices by keeping a little bit of reserve.The man who drank in the room was in his thirties, and his appearance was not outstanding, but the nobleman would rather not take any money, and would rather let go of his reserve for him, just because the man's name is Xie Ningzhi.Even if you can't find his calligraphy, as long as you can get a few lines of poems from his mouth, it will be like a clay sculpture gilded with gold, and your value will be different from then on.She snuggled into Xie Ningzhi's arms, exhaled like blue and said: "The first calligraphy left by Mr. Lang in Yujing, the painting fairy, he has a copy of "Mountain and Sea Supplements", which is not well-known in Yujing these days. Xiao, has Xie Lang watched it too?"

Xie Ningzhi nodded and let out a breath of alcohol.Qing Guan snorted again, "Originally there were many people who said that the Immortal Painter has no real name, and the implication is that Xie Lang, you have bad eyesight. Looking at it now, Xie Lang has unique eyesight." Xie Ningzhi filled a glass of wine and brought it to his mouth.

Xie Ningzhi sipped off the trembling wine that was almost overflowing, put her arms around the young man, took the glass and drank it down, and said with a smile: "If I don't have a lot of eyesight, how could I get into this boudoir?" Smiling endlessly, he put down his wine glass, his eyes were a little blurred due to drunkenness, he looked out the window, and said happily: "He is really not an unknown person."

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On the second floor of the restaurant in Baoningfang, the four Zhuji friends of the Zhuji Poetry Club and the two Taoist priests of Haotian Temple are watching the lanterns and drinking.Everyone talked about astronomy and geography from state affairs, and also talked about the Spring Examination of Qianyuan Academy, and some people mentioned the legend of ghosts that was recently famous in Yujing.

One of them said: "Hanzhen met Li Dan, why didn't he recommend him once or twice? I heard you said a while ago that you want to introduce him to meet the temple master, why is there no news later?"

Cui Hanzhen's face was flushed, when Li Dan's reputation was not obvious, he was more anxious than Li Dan, now that Li Dan's reputation has risen, he is both happy and honored.But the words of his friends in the club made him a little embarrassed. He was enthusiastic about making connections for Li Dan, but he was indifferent.He chuckled, raised his glass and drank it down, but didn't answer.

The friend stopped asking, and said with a smile: "If there is a chance in the future, brother Hanzhen must invite him to meet with us, and let us see the true face of the fairy in this painting."

Cui Hanzhen chuckled, "Definitely, definitely."

Three rounds of wine.

It was dark, and everyone left the restaurant.Cui Hanzhen walks across the cloud bridge on the side of Haotian Temple.The spring is cold, and the night wind is blowing, and the coolness is biting.He wrapped up his fur coat tightly, but was still shivering. He woke up three minutes later, and saw the high cornices of Haotian Temple under the lantern, and suddenly remembered the conversation during the banquet.

He had a dispute with Li Dan at Luming Academy, and after realizing something, he resigned from his position as a lecturer and traveled thousands of miles to Yujing again.This time, although it was for the Qianyuan Academy, he was well aware of its difficulties and left a way out for himself.During this period of time, I made friends everywhere and made good friends with the people in Haotian Temple. In fact, I had already made up my mind.This time, [-]% of them will not be able to enter the Qianyuan Academy, but they can enter the Haotian Temple and practice supernatural powers.It can also transform into a fairy teacher in the eyes of mortals.

This result could have satisfied him, but thinking of Li Dan made him feel uncomfortable.I tried my best, but I climbed to the foot of the mountain.And the people behind who were originally "not thinking about making progress" had already reached the heights in the misty clouds in a blink of an eye.

Seeing Cui Hanzhen suddenly stop, friends from the poetry club patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Why do you drink so little today?"

Cui Hanzhen looked to the east, and the Guangzhaifang was covered by many flying buildings and lanterns.

The friend saw Cui Hanzhen looking at the lantern and sighed, "It's not because of the autumn wind that we live far away with a loud voice."

……

To the northeast of Yujing City, a tall building rises from the ground, piercing the night sky.This building is higher than several nearby flying buildings, and the lights between the windows are dim, which attracts people to explore.However, no matter whether it was the horses and chariots passing through the streets or the pedestrians enjoying the Feilou Yunqiao, none of them cast a glance at this tall building.

This high-rise building stands in the middle of the busy city, but it seems to be in another world. On the height of the building, Yuan Shuo, the Qianyuan Academy offering wine, leans on the railing and looks out. back position.

Yuan Shuo's gaze fell into the empty night, "I heard that you and Ying Qiu wrote a preface for a young man named Li Dan. Ying Qiu has always done things in his own way, and he did not follow the usual rules. He broke the rules too often. No surprise. I didn't expect that you would also be famous."

Zheng Junshan said: "The reason I extend my reputation for him is not because I owe him favors. It's just that in Qingling County, although I don't have much contact with him, I can tell from this fact that this person does not care about trivial matters. Courageous and resourceful, and good at seizing the opportunity, he is indeed a rare talent."

Yuan Shuo paused for a while, then said: "This spring test, there are a total of 36 people, and there are about 28 people. It has been roughly determined now."

Zheng Junshan raised his eyebrows.

Yuan Shuo also said: "Most of them are descended from aristocratic families, and some of them possess supernatural powers before entering the palace. Compared with those who have nothing to follow, they are better in all aspects. Honor, support them, the poor family's children will not be able to compete."

Zheng Junshan said: "There are also talents in poor families, and there is no lack of people in Dayong who are willing to support and support the backward."

Yuan Shuo shook his head: "At the end of the day, the spring exam didn't test students, but it turned into a party struggle. A few days ago, Zhongtai Zuopushe came to me and wanted to find a direct bachelor's seat for his nephew. I don't want to If it is allowed, he will play the sage, saying that the Qianyuan Academy costs a lot, and it should be reduced by [-]%."

Zheng Junshan frowned, thinking of the victims in Qingling County again, his eyes struggled for a while, then he shook his head and said: "As long as the money and food spent by Qianyuan Academy are not spent on greedy ink, it is not counted as being spent in wrong ways."

"Well said." Yuan Shuo nodded, "You can figure this out, and so can the ministers of the court. But there will always be people who want to destroy the academy. 'The world has been at peace for a long time, and the chaos of monsters is not to be feared', 'The monks of the two religions and the gods of Shinto are enough, why bother to make the two religions jealous', and so on, there are too many to remember."

Zheng Junshan was silent.

Yuan Shuo said again: "These words are not bad. If it is just to quell the chaos of demons, there is no need for the Qianyuan Academy. However, the sage must support the Academy no matter what, just to get rid of the restraint of the two religions." He glanced at Zheng Junshan , "The position of today's saints is obvious. Qianyuan Academy doesn't have to worry about Shangzuo. You should know what the biggest dilemma of the academy is."

Zheng Junshan said: "There are more and more aristocratic families entering the palace, and most of the aristocratic families are controlled by the two religions.

Yuan Shuo nodded, "If there are more, the Qianyuan Academy will indeed be as those people said, there is no need to exist. This is the reason why I don't allow people in the Academy to extend their reputation. You set this precedent, and others will naturally follow." If we follow suit, then the relationship between the school and outsiders will become deeper and deeper."

Zheng Junshan said: "I shouldn't."

Yuan Shuo shook his head: "Fortunately, you have chosen a good young man."

Zheng Junshan's eyebrows moved slightly. In his impression, Yuan Shuo seldom praised others.He was a little surprised, but Yuan Shuo had already changed the subject: "Have you been found out who framed you in Qingling County?"

Zheng Junshan said: "Only found some rumors."

Yuan Shuo said, "Speak."

Zheng Junshan said: "It seems that some people think that I have colluded with King Yu. Last year when the saint went west, many saints will never return, and the world will be in chaos. The king of Yu is ambitious. If something happens to the saint, he must not It will allow the prince to ascend the throne smoothly, and he may be suspected of usurping the throne.

Yuan Shuo was thoughtful: "So, he belongs to the prince."

Zheng Junshan shook his head: "Prince Zhai has a kind heart, it won't be like this... Please advise me, sir."

"Qianyuan Academy doesn't do political affairs." Yuan Shuo smiled, "However, things in the temple should be looked at more simply. The prince's heart is kind, so his subordinates are not necessarily the same. Since someone wants to get rid of you, It is to clear the obstacles for the prince. No matter how gentle, courteous and thrifty the prince is, this is the prince's man. Just like they see you as the man of the king of Yu, even if you have a thousand reasons to say that you are not, you have already become the man of the king of Yu people."

Zheng Junshan bowed his head thoughtfully, and said, "Mr. taught me the lesson."

(End of this chapter)