Start with a hero

Chapter 172

A sweet and gentle voice, which seemed to be mixed with a bit of playfulness, came to the courtyard: "Uncle Wang is hosting a banquet tonight, so it's not appropriate to see blood. I thank you here."

Li Yizhi chuckled, and said: "Your thanks are too perfunctory, why don't you show up and see."

"Seeing each other is like not seeing each other. This time, Qingxuan came to play a song for the two uncles at the behest of her mother. This matter is over, so Qingxuan will go."

The lingering sound curled up and quickly dissipated into the night.

Ba Fenghan's eyes shone brightly, and he quickly moved towards the direction where the voice disappeared, and Fu Junyu quickly followed.

At this time Wang Tong strode forward and said with a smile: "Wang Tong has met the Duke of Chu, congratulations to the Duke of Chu for defeating Flying Eagle Qu Ao, greatly increasing my prestige in the Central Plains martial arts."

At this time, Ouyang Xiyi, Wang Shichong and others also came forward one after another, bowing their hands to pay respects.

Li Yizhi returned the salute to everyone, and finally said to Wang Tong: "Mr. Wang is a senior, and the younger generation is an underachiever. Just call me Yizhi. I hope Mr. Wang will forgive me for disturbing this time."

Wang Tong stroked his beard and smiled, he was very happy with Li Yizhi's modesty, and his affection increased greatly.

After everyone exchanged greetings, Li Yizhi was surrounded and entered the main hall, and other people also followed in. The banquet continued, and the atmosphere became even more exciting.

After a feast, Wang Shichong suddenly said, "I don't know what's important for Duke Chu to go north this time?"

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to Li Yizhi.

After all, Li Yizhi is the dignified Duke of Chu, he didn't sit in Jiangdu, but came to the north secretly, and he knew at a glance that the plan was not small.

Li Yizhi chuckled lightly, and said lightly: "Duke Zheng doesn't need to worry too much, I just want to move very quietly, so I want to walk around."

At this time, Wang Shichong had not yet proclaimed himself emperor. He, Yuan Wendu, Lu Chu and others embraced Yue Wang Yang Tong as emperor, and were named Zheng Guogong.

Naturally, Wang Shichong couldn't believe Li Yizhi's nonsense. If it wasn't for his territory, he would have sent troops to encircle and suppress it.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Wang Tong was slightly dissatisfied with Wang Shichong, and quickly said with a smile: "I have heard that the Duke of Chu has become a sage in painting for a long time. I wonder if Wang can have the audacity to ask for a copy?"

Li Yizhi thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.

Firstly, Wang Tong is the owner, so it is not easy for him to refute this face; secondly, he suddenly wants to win over Wang Tong.

Wang Tong is a great Confucianist in the world, with great influence and countless disciples. If he can recruit him, then the talent problem in Jiangdu can basically be solved.

Moreover, with Wang Tong's signboard, in the future he will lead the army to the north, and he will be able to stabilize the place quickly.

Wang Tong was so excited that he hurriedly called for people to prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones, as well as various paints.

Others were also very envious, let alone how Li Yizhi's paintings are, just because of Li Yizhi's status, his paintings are also masterpieces that countless people are vying to collect.

Soon, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone will be ready.

Li Yizhi picked up the brush and began to draw quickly, the tip of the brush across the drawing paper.

Perhaps it was because of the surge in "spirit" that Li Yizhi became more comfortable in painting this time. What he didn't understand before seemed to suddenly become clear, and he perfectly integrated the classical painting method and the sketching method.

More than half an hour later, Li Yizhi put down his paintbrush, feeling very excited.

People around came to watch one after another, everyone was shocked and their eyes were shocked.

After a moment of silence, bursts of loud and shocking sounds came and went.

"This, this portrait is too real, I feel more real than Mr. Wang himself."

"It's not only true, but more important. Looking at this portrait, I seem to see countless Confucian principles."

"Yes! Yes! Yes! I thought I was the only one who felt this way. When I looked at the portrait, I seemed to have returned to the scene when my husband taught me to recite the Analects of Confucius when I was a child. Every sentence of the Analects seemed like it was just yesterday. .”

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Wang Tong looked at the portrait, his whole body trembling and his face flushed.

Even if he is a great Confucian in the world, he still can't help being ecstatic at this moment.

Because Li Yizhi's painting is not only real, but also contains the endless true meaning of Confucianism, he seems to have become a sage.

This is like the most majestic Buddha statue in a large monastery. Everyone who sees it will have a feeling of prostration and refuge.

This is already a painting that has entered the Tao, and this painting is a peerless treasure.

Moreover, as long as this painting is not destroyed, his name Wang Tong can be immortalized through the ages, making countless posterity look up to him.

Perhaps in the past, calling Li Yizhi a painting sage meant some high praise.

But now, it is truly worthy of the name.

Suddenly, Wang Tong realized that since Li Yizhi was able to draw the true meaning of Confucianism, he must also be a well-read poet.

He turned his head and said, "Mr. Chu, I didn't expect that you are not only superb in martial arts and holy in painting, but also full of economics.
I hope you can stay in the mansion tonight, so we can have a discussion. "

"Okay! I also want to ask Mr. Wang for advice." Li Yizhi nodded with a smile.

Although he is not a pure Confucian scholar, he is also familiar with the Confucian classics.

After all, he has the ability of photographic memory, if it is not used for learning, it would be too wasteful.

In the nearly 20 years in Yitian World, besides practicing martial arts, he spends most of his time studying.

Whether it is Confucian classics, Taoist and Buddhist collections, or even medical techniques and other miscellaneous books, it can be said that all comers are welcome.

Ouyang Xiyi, Wang Shichong and others were still staring at the portrait, wishing they could keep it for themselves.

Seeing this, Wang Tong quickly waved his hand, his true energy floated across the screen, evaporated the ink, and then carefully put it away.

This is what he intends to pass on as a treasure handed down from generation to generation of the Wang family, how could it be given to outsiders.

Others looked at Li Yizhi one after another, but even Ouyang Xiyi didn't dare ask for it.

After all, given his status, the other party's willingness to help Wang Tong paint is already based on the status of the other party's master, so it is difficult to refuse.

If they speak rashly, they will only be rejected and lose face.

A painting by Li Yizhi brought the banquet to a climax, and at the same time it was time to end the curtain.

Everyone left one after another, and Wang Shichong also left.

As for Ouyang Xiyi, he came to pay a visit to Wang Tong, so naturally he wanted to live in the palace.

Li Yizhi sent Shan Wanjing away.

Before leaving, Shan Wanjing's eyes were filled with complex expressions. She thought that the other party was a disciple, but unexpectedly, it was the famous Li Yizhi.

"As for the matter of cooperation, I think my mother will not refuse. Soon, we will go south and return to Ryukyu."

Li Yizhi hummed, and said, "If I haven't returned to Yangzhou, you can go directly to Tian Wen and tell me what I ordered. As for how to cooperate specifically, you can discuss it later."

After bidding farewell to Shan Wanjing, the other guests in the mansion also left.

Li Yizhi and Wang Tong came to a side hall, and they sat facing each other.

Wang Tong is worthy of being a great Confucian in the world, and he has very incisive and unique insights into the classics of Confucianism, which opened Li Yizhi's eyes.

After all, he didn't study it seriously, and naturally he couldn't compare with a great Confucian like Wang Tong in terms of depth.

But Li Yizhi has thousands of years of knowledge in the later world. Both Neo Confucianism and Xinxue are important components of Confucianism.

Especially the study of mind, Wang Yangming is known as the master of Confucianism, and Li Yizhi himself is also a fan of the study of mind.

Naturally, Wang Tong was extremely shocked by Li Yizhi's philosophy of mind, and almost worshiped it.

After all, he is only studying the thoughts of his predecessors now, and Li Yizhi has already formed a school of his own, which is not a level of existence at all.

(End of this chapter)