Back in Kaifeng, it's been a month in the blink of an eye.

The days fly by, the winter has come, the wind and snow are combined, and inadvertently, Kaifeng City has been covered with a layer of silver.

Wu Haogu has a lot of things to do recently, and he is also very busy.

First of all, he was busy completing the pile of paintings that Wu Cheng received, and almost every other day, he would enter a wealthy family as deep as a sea of smoke to paint a beautiful teenage girl Yingying. Of course, they are all gongbi portraits, not oil paintings like "Pan Suer's Smile", otherwise it is really not so easy to complete - not only is the creation of oil painting itself relatively slow, but also because Wu Haogu is the only one in the world who has mastered the oil painting technique, he must complete all the painting work independently, and there is no one to write on his behalf.

And the gongbi photo is much easier, Wu Haogu only needs to outline the lines, and the work of coloring can be left to Mi Youren and Wu Chengzhi to complete.

So after a month of busy work, most of the orders that Wu Chengzhi took have been completed. As a result, Wu Haogu also had tens of thousands of extra "pen gold" on hand.

With this money, not only Wu Haogu's contribution to Christie's is in place, but also can cope with the expenses of buying a house in the west of Kaifeng Fucheng for his family.

Wu Chengzhi took a fancy to a large mansion located on the bank of the Jinshui River, near the Northwest Water Gate. Five in and five out, and a small back garden. It can't be compared with the Wang family's Xiyuan and the Pan family's Pan family, but it can be regarded as a decent mansion.

The original owner of the house was a high-ranking official of the old party, and he was degraded again and again, so he was about to go to Yalong Bay to see the sea, and the family wanted to marry a daughter, and he needed to pay a large amount of dowry, so he had to sell the house in Kaifeng Mansion.

The price of this house is 100,000 yuan!

It's really not cheap, but the house prices in Kaifeng Mansion are so outrageous! In the end, it took a lot of money to pay back 5,000 and sell it at a price of 95,000.

And in order to take out this money, the Wu family sold the house in the first sweet water lane and the old shop on Panlou Street for 70,000 yuan, so Wu Haogu actually pasted 25,000 yuan into it, which can be regarded as finding a comfortable nest for his father to spend his old age in peace - in fact, his father is not old at all, and it is not yet time to enjoy his old age!

But the money is still well spent, Wu Haogu, who was originally crammed into a courtyard with his father, brother, and mother, now has his own courtyard, which is a large courtyard with a hall, a wing room, and a corridor house.

It is enough to give Wu Haogu a new house and marry Pan Qiaolian of the Pan family.

In addition to his "marriage room", Wu Haogu also allocated a courtyard to Zhang Xizai, Hua Manshan and Lin Wancheng, so that the two of them could bring their families from Yucheng and Haizhou to Kaifeng Mansion to live.

In addition, Wu Haogu's brother Wu Haowen also got a bright courtyard.

While busy buying and selling houses and completing painting orders, Wu Haogu was also busy dealing with the stalls of the Hanlin Painting Institute and the Calligraphy and Painting Shop.

All walks of life in the Song Dynasty had their own rules and leaders, and a certain degree of industry self-discipline could be achieved by formulating rules and selecting leaders. In some industries, the head of the bank is also responsible for dealing with the government, dealing with various purchases and apportionments. So those who can sit firmly on this one usually have a little background and some wrists.

In the calligraphy and painting industry, according to the convention, waiting for the edict to be straight is the first of course. Because there are two classifications of calligraphy and painting, the head of the calligraphy and painting line has always been two people, one is the director of the Hanlin Calligraphy and Art Bureau, and the other is the director of the Hanlin Painting Institute.

However, the calligraphy and painting industry has always been mainly painting, not because calligraphy works are sold less, but because the number of professional calligraphers is very small...... Calligraphy was the basic skill of scholars, so most of the calligraphy works were provided by scholars and officials. This is not the case with painting, if you can't write a good hand, you will be looked down upon, and it doesn't matter if you can draw or not. Therefore, there are far fewer scholars than calligraphers, and there is more room for professional painters.

Now on behalf of the Calligraphy Art Bureau as the head of the calligraphy and painting line is an old man named Xia Guocheng, amiable, is an old fox who can not offend people, can imitate a lot of famous calligraphy, eyesight is said to be good, because of a Mi Fu forged Wang Xianzhi real pen book and famous.

The father and son of the Wu family and the old man Xia knew each other, after all, everyone was engaged in calligraphy and painting, so after being busy with a bunch of things at hand, Wu Chengzhi and Wu Haogu prepared a gift and went to visit the old man Xia.

Don't look at the old man Xia's calligraphy is not famous, but he is a hereditary calligraphy bureau - the four bureaus of Hanlin have hereditary phenomena, and Wu Haogu, who is waiting for the edict to be straightened, now has the right to recruit his descendants into the painting bureau - under the management of many generations, the family property is still quite rich, and like the martial family, they all live in the Xicheng Chamber, which is full of mansions, and it is also a big mansion of 100,000 yuan.

Old man Xia also knew how fierce Wu Haogu was now, so he was very polite to him, a young man in his twenties, and personally greeted him, and also placed wine in the inner hall to entertain the visiting Wu family father and son. With a hint of wine, the old man seemed to open his heart to Wu Haogu and said a lot of thoughtful words.

"Xiang Dao, Da Lang, has anyone told you about Zhao Xiaoyi's identity these days?

Let me tell you, he is probably the eleventh brother of the current official family, King Duan! Many of the old guys in the calligraphy and painting shop know about it...... They have a lot of respect for you on the surface, but in fact, they are all waiting to see your family's jokes. ”

"Huh?"

When Wu Haogu got the news, he immediately pretended to be shocked.

Zhao ...... Zhao Xiaoyi is the king of Duan!? ”

Wu Chengzhi was really frightened, and looked nervously at his son, who had great ability, but provoked a son who was even greater than his ability.

The last time I provoked Liu Youfang, I was about to scare people to death, why did I provoke the king this time?

This end of the king...... It is likely that he will be the emperor in the future!

Old man Xia continued: "Da Lang, in fact, there is no bottom to play with King Duan, the princes of the Zhao family are all big people, maybe they will value you because of this." But peers are enemies...... And you are so young that you can't convince people in the end, so this edict and the head of the calligraphy and painting line are too cold for you. ”

Wu Haogu frowned, looking very anxious, "What should I do?" ”

Old man Xia shook his head and said, "You, you shouldn't take over the edict...... At that time, it was time to quit and become a calligrapher or just wait. ”

Will it be good? Wu Hao Guxin said: The bigger the better!

If Zhao Xu directly gives him a nine-grade sesame official, at least no one in the Kaifeng Mansion calligraphy and painting shop will dare to disobey him.

I thought so much in my heart, but my face still looked like I was about to die, "Now that the edict has been done, if you resign......

"Of course I can't quit now," Old Man Xia stroked his white beard, looking like he cared for his juniors, "The officials all say that you are the first person in the painting, if you don't do it, who will dare to do it?" Who wants to do it for you, isn't it a mistake on the part of the officials? ”

Officials can never be wrong...... At least that's the case for the people at the Hallym Picture Bureau.

"However...... "But," the old man squinted at Wu Haogu, "the head of the calligraphy and painting line doesn't necessarily have to wait for Zhao Zhichang to do it." ”

Waiting for the edict to grow straight is the head of the calligraphy and painting line of course!

However, the head of the calligraphy and painting industry is not an official position, but an industry recommendation. If Wu Haogu resigned, then it would be logical for everyone to cite a respected veteran of the painting industry.

When Wu Haogu heard this, he already understood a little.

He nodded again and again, "That's right, it's just that this calligraphy and painting line is the head, who is more suitable?" ”

Old man Xia said, "Who else?" Naturally, it is the edict of the Hanlin Painting Academy. ”

It turned out that Du Yongde wanted to be the head of the calligraphy and painting line! He can't wait for the edict to be straight, and it is better than nothing to get the head of the calligraphy and painting line.

Xia Guocheng said: "He was a scholar of art back then, and he wrote to Emperor Shenzong, and he was highly respected in the calligraphy and painting industry!" ”

Du Yongde's book on the Shenzong is true, in order to change the practice of the academy of seniority rather than repainting skills...... His book must be valid, otherwise it would definitely be him who should be waiting for the edict now!

After so many years, it's time to boil up the qualifications.

As a result, because of his own book, the current edict of the academy must be the first in painting skills (in the academy), and this person is of course a martial artist...... It's really a recipe for Old Man Du to have a hard time.

Wu Haogu looked at Xia Guocheng and asked, "What if I refuse to let go first?" Will no one elect me? ”

Although the edict must be the first to be the leader, the promotion is still necessary.

However, Wu Haogu is not no one behind him, Mi Fu and Wang Shu will be on his side. Although these two people are not official members of the calligraphy and painting shop, they are more effective in talking than waiting for the edict to be straight.

Therefore, it is impossible for no one to elect Wu Haogu.

At most, Du Yongde also has the support of some people. However, that is useless, because Wu Haogu can also propose fighting painting skills to determine victory and defeat.

And Du Yongde's painting skills are no match for Wu Haogu in any case, and even Wu Haogu's student Mi Youren can easily defeat him.

"This ......" Old Man Xia also looked at Wu Haogu, his pale brows furrowed slightly, "In this case, you have to win Zhao Xiaoyi."

Otherwise, someone will recommend Zhao Xiaoyi to be the head of the calligraphy and painting industry! ”

Isn't that a stir-up?

Zhao Ji wants to be the emperor, how to do it?

Wu Haogu asked: "Just win?" ”

Old man Xia smiled: "Just win."

It's just Zhao Xiaoyi's true identity...... I'm afraid you can't win, right? ”

Wu Haogu won the Duanwang, and Du Yongde naturally didn't dare to make another incident. If King Duan holds a grudge, then he will have the bitterness of martial arts in the future. If King Duan appreciates Wu Haogu because of this, how old is Du Yongde? Why fight with Wu Haogu?

But...... Du Yongde's plan, how did Xia Guocheng know it clearly?

What did Du Yongde say to him personally?

Is the relationship between the two of them iron?

This thing seems a little strange, no, I must ask Mi Youren when I go back.

Wu Hao Guxin said: He must be good at this kind of intrigue.