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Chapter 221 This young man may live forever at the age of 18.

"Yes, that's 18 years old."

Jiang Ning nodded solemnly.

Seeing Qiu Shaolin and Fang Hongmin hesitate to speak, Jiang Ning said: "Two teachers, there may be some disputes about the age of the painter. I think it is normal to have disputes, so let's do an analysis now. Let's put aside the age of the artist. Just now I heard that Director Qiu and Teacher Fang both spoke very highly of the two colors green and green. Or maybe they think that they generally don't know how to use these two colors. It appears in the paintings. A lot of times, he would be a novice when it comes to mixing two colors in such a large area."

Jiang Ning looked at Fang Hongmin.

Because it's inside.

As a master of traditional Chinese painting, Fang Hongmin has the most say.

"Yes."

Fang Hongmin also nodded: "However, this is also the most unexpected thing, so the final effect is so amazing."

"Yes, I agree too."

Then Fang Hongmin and Jiang Ning continued: "Teacher Fang, I don't know if you know, but I actually know a little bit about painting."

"Teacher Jiang Ning is humble. Your Classic of Mountains and Seas series is a classic among classics. If you know a little bit about painting, others will not be able to get started."

Obviously.

Fang Hongmin also admired Jiang Ning's painting skills.

Jiang Ning smiled slightly.

in this way.

This will be easier to say later.

Jiang Ning followed Fang Hongmin's thoughts and continued: "So, for us painters, everyone will have his own style. In other words, everyone will have what they are good at."

"Yes, everyone's thoughts will be different."

"Then, the more someone achieves a certain level of achievement in the field of painting, the more obvious his style will be."

"you can say it this way."

"Can we say that the more someone achieves a certain level of success in the field of painting, the more fixed his style becomes and it is difficult to change."

"You could say the same thing."

"Can we say that for the painter, many times, he has a fixed mindset."

"Of course. Everybody does it. It's a mistake that all artists make."

"In that case..."

at this time.

Jiang Ning said nothing.

Fang Hongmin was a little confused, but when he saw Jiang Ning smiling, he was suddenly stunned.

"Teacher Jiang Ning, what do you mean?"

Excited, Fang Hongmin spoke a lot louder.

"Teacher Fang, what are you doing?"

Qiu Shaolin was a little strange.

Dong Yu also asked curiously: "Teacher Fang, are you thinking of something?"

After a while.

Fang Hongmin then said: "I think Teacher Jiang Ning is right."

Qiu Shaolin and Dong Yu still don't understand.

of course.

The audience in front of the TV did not understand.

"What I mean is that Teacher Jiang Ning's speculation means that the age of the owner of this painting may really be an 18-year-old boy."

Qiu Shaolin looked at Fang Hongmin, then at Jiang Ning: "Teacher Fang, Teacher Jiang Ning, what are you talking about?"

"Teacher Jiang Ning, please tell me."

"Teacher Fang, you better tell me."

"Okay, let me explain what I just understood."

Fang Hongmin nodded, and then said: "Actually, we didn't believe what Teacher Jiang Ning said just now that this painting was created by an 18-year-old boy. Because we feel that it is possible to create something so powerful. He will be a master-level figure in his works. To become such a master-level figure, he must spend countless time on painting alone. 20 years, 30 years, 40 years... is not an exaggeration. .”

"Yes, we think so too."

Dong Yu also nodded.

But Fang Hongmin shook his head and said: "Although this theory is correct, it is just our unique thinking. In fact, there are many geniuses who have left behind masterpieces at a very young age."

"This is understandable, but if we reason in this way, we think it was painted by an 18-year-old boy. Isn't this too forced?"

Qiu Shaolin still disagreed.

"It's not forced."

Fang Hongmin explained: "Actually, the reason lies in the green color."

"Green?"

"Yes, in fact, we all know that green is generally not used in landscape paintings on a large scale. Only some novices may make such mistakes. The more you have achieved certain achievements in the field of painting, the more you know that this is a matter of painting. Big taboo. However, some people ignore this taboo. What does this prove? It just proves that the creator of this painting is not a national master who has been working in the field of painting for many years. Because the more national masters, the more masters they are, their inherent The stronger the concept, the more masters they are, the more taboos they will understand, and they will not break such taboos. Only the novices, only those teenagers, with their wild imagination, will regard such taboos as taboos by the public. The imagination is attached to the painting.”

"I seem to understand."

Dong Yu nodded.

at the same time.

The audience in the audience also applauded.

Obviously.

They understood it too.

Not only did I understand.

They also gave some credence to this reasoning.

"Yes, only teenagers can break the rules."

Jiang Ning also added at this time: "Here, we can go back to age. If an 18-year-old boy adds a few more years to the 18-year-old number, what kind of reaction will he have? For example, This young man is 20 years old."

Before Jiang Ning could speak, Fang Hongmin said: "Although he is still a teenager at the age of 20, he has already started to get started at the age of 20. At this time, he already knows what the rules are, what can be done, and what cannot be done. His I’m afraid my imagination will be greatly reduced.”

"Yes."

Jiang Ning smiled and said: "So, if you subtract how many years from the number 18 years old? For example, 16 years old."

"A 16-year-old boy is as young as a flower. At such an age, his imagination will not be compromised, and may even become crazier. However, at 16-year-old, perhaps he has not yet truly Master what painting is. Therefore, I completely agree with the age of 18 you mentioned, Teacher Jiang Ning. This age is just right. One year more is not enough, and one year less is not enough."

Applause, here comes again.

Although these are all speculations.

but.

Such speculation is more meaningful.

Simultaneously.

This kind of speculation also gives everyone a better understanding of this green landscape.

……

"Teacher Jiang Ning is indeed Teacher Jiang Ning. I admire your speculation very much."

Fang Hongmin said with admiration.

However, Jiang Ning shook his head: "Actually, this is not just speculation. After all, no matter how logical the speculation is, it is not evidence. We can't say that our speculation is reasonable and think that the creator of this painting is He is an 18-year-old boy."

"Teacher Jiang Ning, do you have other evidence?"

Qiu Shaolin asked.

"Teacher Qiu, don't worry, if you want to discover the identity of this creator, you have to explain it in detail."

Qiu Shaolin laughed loudly: "I'm worried, don't you know? As the director of the Palace Museum, although this painting is a national treasure in our museum, every time someone asks who painted this work Yes, I don’t even know how to answer.”

This made everyone laugh.

Indeed it is.

It's really embarrassing for you to say you don't know who painted such an important work.

"Director Qiu, in fact, as you just said, it is said that this work was created by Song Huizong. I think this reasoning is also very logical."

"Teacher Jiang Ning, don't tell me, do you think this work was created by Song Huizong?"

"No."

Jiang Ning shook his head: "I don't think this work was created by Song Huizong, but I think this work has a lot to do with Song Huizong."

"We thought so too."

Qiu Shaolin also said: "The answer lies in the paper of this work and the paint used. The paper of this work is called Chengxintang paper. Chengxintang is the name of a book collection in the Imperial Palace of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and it was made in this place The paper is called Chengxintang paper. At the same time, Chengxintang paper was also called one of the three treasures of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and was also rated as the best paper in China. Later, the Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed by the Song Dynasty, and the technology of Chengxintang paper was Mastered by the Song Dynasty. The emperor of the Song Dynasty liked to use Chengxintang paper. Song Huizong had many famous paintings, and the paper used was also Chengxintang paper."

"So, this kind of paper is generally only used by the emperor or extremely important ministers, and it is rarely among the people. In addition, in addition to using paper, the pigments used in this green landscape painting are not available in ordinary folk pigments. There are a lot of processes involved in these paints. At the same time, they are also very expensive."

"I'll also add something."

At this time.

Fang Hongmin also said: "Judging from the painting techniques of this work, he still has a certain style of Song Huizong. Therefore, there was a legend that this work was painted by Song Huizong, and I think it is reasonable."

"Director Qiu, Teacher Fang, they are amazing."

Jiang Ning also said with admiration.

Both of them are also experts.

Although they don't know who created the painting.

But through the paper, paint, and painting techniques, a lot of content can be seen.

It’s just that we don’t know who created it, and sometimes it’s never possible to reveal who the real creator is.

"But now I don't think it was created by Song Huizong."

Fang Hongmin continued: "On the one hand, it is the 18-year-old boy that Teacher Jiang Ning just mentioned. I think this logic is more consistent. On the other hand, although in terms of technique, I think the technique of this work is somewhat different from that of Song Dynasty." There are some similarities with Huizong, but they are different in the end. Moreover, Huizong of the Song Dynasty was the emperor at that time, and he was such a talented emperor. It is normal for many people to imitate his style."

"Could it be imitated by students from the Xuanhe Painting Academy?"

Jiang Ning gave a little hint at this time.

"Xuanhe Painting Academy?"

Fang Hongmin was stunned.

Then there was another shock.

As a master of traditional Chinese painting, Fang Hongmin naturally knew about Xuanhe Painting Academy.

Xuanhe is the reign name of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty.

Xuanhe Painting Academy is the painting academy founded by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty. In the painting academy, Song Huizong recruited a lot of painting masters.

At the same time, there are also a number of painting apprentices.

"Teacher Jiang Ning, are you saying that this work might have been created by a painting apprentice at the Xuanhe Painting Academy opened by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty?"

Obviously.

Qiu Shaolin also instantly understood what Jiang Ning meant.

if it is like this.

Then coupled with the previous reasoning, it makes more sense.

One is 18 years old.

If you were not of such an age, it would be impossible to have such an idea.

another.

The painting techniques are somewhat similar to the style of Song Huizong.

Obviously.

In the Xuanhe Painting Academy, there must have been some painting apprentices who were influenced by Song Huizong.

There were even many apprentices who were influenced by Song Huizong.

Another thing is paper and paint, which are not available to the public. They must be in the palace and the residences of important ministers.

From this point of view, Xuanhe Painting Academy is the best source.

"Yes."

Jiang Ning's forehead:

"Who is it then?"

Qiu Shaolin replied again.

"Who the hell..."

Jiang Ning turned his attention to the green landscape painting in front: "Judging from the words in the painting, we can't tell who it is. However, we can look at the seal inside."

"Teacher Jiang Ning, there are too many seals in this painting, most of which are collectors' seals. For example, Cai Jing's seal."

"Yes, Cai Jing probably also collected this painting, so he used his own seal."

In front of the TV, the camera focused on a series of seals in the scroll.

This Cai Jing was the Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty and a famous traitor.

This traitor has been confirmed. Unlike several "treacherous ministers" who were involved in Wang Anshi's reform before, basically no one can reverse the verdict.

Jiang Ning continued: "If this is the case, and we know that the year this work was produced was the Northern Song Dynasty, then Cai Jing, as the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, has a very high possibility of knowing who the author of this painting is."

"However, Cai Jing did not tell us who the author of this painting was."

The host Dong Yu said on the side.

Simultaneously.

The audience in front of the TV also had the same question.

After all, Cai Jing only left a seal on it, and he did not say who the author of this work was.

Now that thousands of years have passed, can we still dig up Cai Jing and ask him?

Regarding Dong Yu's question, Jiang Ning smiled slightly: "We might as well ask the National Library."

"Teacher Jiang Ning, what do you mean?"

"Although Cai Jing did not tell us who the author was in this painting, if we search for a series of written materials about Cai Jing, perhaps we can find the answer."

Jiang Ning just finished speaking.

Dong Yu said directly: "Then let's connect with Mr. Shi Changwei, the deputy director of the National Library."

Yes.

CCTV is CCTV.

Under the arrangement of the staff, the camera was focused on the Song History Archives of the National Library.

"My God, there are so many historical materials here."

All I saw were densely packed, three layers inside and three layers outside the camera, all filled with Song history materials.

At a glance, it seems that it is at least several thousand tons, or even more.

Fortunately, although there are a lot of historical materials, the staff of the National Library also carried out a series of classifications.

Some are categorized by name, some are categorized by time, and some are categorized by events.

"Teacher Jiang Ning, this is a series of historical materials about Cai Jing. However, there are many documents, so it may be difficult to find them."

Shi Changwei said via line with Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning nodded and said, "Look here for the third year of Xuanhe. I remember Cai Jing mentioned it in one of his letters to his friends during this year."

There are people and there is time.

It's much faster to find it this way.

More than a dozen staff members were constantly looking for various documents.

While the camera was focused on these staff members, friends in the audience and in front of the TV were also talking constantly.

"Today is an eye-opener."

"Well, I didn't expect that it would be so difficult to find the author of a painting."

"Although it is difficult, today's content involves so much knowledge."

"The question is, can the evidence be found?"

"do not know."

"Well, isn't it too troublesome to search like this? Why not post all these historical materials online, and then we can check them with big data, right?"

"How is it possible to post it online? You think these historical materials are ordinary documents. Although some documents have passed thousands of years, they are still confidential. Ordinary people are not qualified to consult them."

"Uh, that's right."

……

"found it."

at last.

As the staff continued to search, the crowd cheered.

The evidence Jiang Ning mentioned was finally found.

[Given on the 8th of the leap month of the third year of Zhenghe. Ximeng was eighteen years old. He used to be a student in the painting school. He was called into the forbidden Chinese library and dedicated several paintings, but he didn't do much work. The superior knew that his nature could be taught, so he gave instructions and taught him the method himself. Not more than half a year old, this is the way to progress. Shangjiazhi, because he gave the capital to his ministers, said that the world's affairs are being done. 】

This is a letter written by Cai Jing to a friend.

The content of the letter did not specifically talk about political affairs, but he exchanged calligraphy experiences with a friend and introduced an 18-year-old boy to him.

As stated in this letter, what it means is that in the third year of Zhenghe, there was a man named Ximeng who was 18 years old. He worked as an apprentice at the Xuanhe Painting Academy and contributed several paintings. However, his skills were not very good, but even so, Song Huizong thought that he was a talented person and very talented, so he taught the young man himself. Unexpectedly, half a year later, this young man created a wonderful work. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty highly praised this work and awarded it to Cai Jing.

Connect to the context.

Then.

You will know.

The author of this painting is "Wang Ximeng" mentioned by Cai Jing in his letter.

Shocking applause, crazy attack.

The camera was now aimed at Jiang Ning with great precision.

Everybody knows.

In this issue of "Guarding National Treasures".

This green landscape painting certainly amazed everyone.

And Jiangning.

It's also amazing.

……

"Teacher Jiang Ning, Lao Qiu, I am convinced by you."

The answer is revealed.

On the other side, Qiu Shaolin admired Jiang Ning.

To know.

To find evidence of Wang Ximeng among the vast amount of documents is nothing short of a miracle.

"Director Qiu, I'm exaggerating. In fact, although the evidence has been found, this evidence can only say that there is a very high possibility that this painting was created by Wang Ximeng. But whether it was true or not, I cannot guarantee 100%."

Actually in the previous life.

It is also a mystery whether this painting was created by Wang Ximeng.

Because there is no record of him in history books.

As for why everyone knows him, it is also because Cai Jing mentioned a few words, which is what is written above.

But no one thought too much about it.

Although it is not 100% certain, it is already extremely difficult to find such historical data at this time.

Say.

It is almost impossible to restore 100% of history.

but.

After "Wang Ximeng" was revealed, everyone became extremely interested in Wang Ximeng.

"Teacher Jiang Ning, can you tell me about this young man Wang Ximeng?"

"This... I don't know how to say it."