Kaifeng City, the right compartment, on the banks of the Jinshui River.

Wu Haogu's "old friend", entering the mansion of Liu Youfang, the deputy governor of the province, was visiting at this time.

The visitor was Wu Haogu's top boss, Liang Shicheng of the Hanlin Painting Academy. The officials of the Hanlin Painting Institute have always been two people, who take turns to be on duty. Liang Shicheng was on duty yesterday, and today he was free and came to see Liu Youfang to ask for advice.

It's winter now, and although there are no snowflakes outside, the weather is still unbearable for the elderly eunuch Liu Youfang.

In the inner hall of the house, there was a stove with a burning charcoal.

Liu Youfang took a sip of soju, twisted a monk bean and put it in his mouth, closed his eyes and chewed to taste.

Opposite him, a man dressed as a scribe in his twenties and less than thirty years old was taking out a stack of Pan family's gold, silver, silk and silk silk from the poster tape.

This person is Wu Haogu's top boss Liang Shicheng.

"Deputy Duzhi, this is the filial piety of the surname Wu to your old man."

Liu Youfang said coldly: "That guy gave it to you, right?" ”

Liang Shicheng smiled bitterly: "Is there any way?" The official family called him here, who has the way to drive him away? ”

"No way?" Liu Youfangpi said with a smile, "The old man is old, and he doesn't care if he has a few years to live...... But you're still young, so you'll have to follow him for the rest of your life!

He is now the first person in the painting sealed by the official family, and this Hanlin Picture Bureau will not be his territory in the future? When the time comes, you'll have to run errands for him. ”

"Who's to say it isn't!"

Liang Shicheng also wanted to cry without tears. Don't look at Wu Haogu, who is very respectful to himself now, it's hard to say what will happen in the future. After all, Wu Haogu is a ruthless character who even Liu Youfang dares to scare! And...... The official family is spoiling him now! Maybe when he will give an official, will Liang Shicheng still be able to control the Hanlin Picture Bureau?

Liang Shicheng sighed: "If I knew this was the case, I would have stayed in the Book Art Bureau." ”

There is also a figure in the Calligraphy Bureau who Liang Shicheng can't handle, named Jia Xiang, who is also an internal official. Originally, he and Liang Shicheng worked together as an official, but because this person was old and had a great study of calligraphy, he firmly controlled the Calligraphy Bureau. Liang Shicheng was bored staying inside, so he found an opportunity to run to the drawing bureau to be the king. Who knew that he met Wu Haogu, the "first person in the painting".

That's a big loss! No matter how Jia Xiang is, he is an old eunuch, and he has not lived for a few years. And Wu Haogu is only twenty years old...... How does Liang Shicheng boil?

"If you think he's in the way," Liu Youfang glanced at Liang Shicheng, "There is still a way!" ”

"There's a way?" Liang Shicheng said, "The deputy knows that he wants to invite Xiaodi to go out to do the horse?" ”

"Do a walk?" Liu Youfang smiled, "I don't want you to have such ambition?"

If you want to go, the old man can arrange it. It's better to go to Xihe Road, Zhang Xiangcheng is planning to use troops against Qingtang Tubo, maybe it is an opportunity to make meritorious contributions. ”

"Vice Duk, you just spare me, how can I have that ability?"

Liang Shicheng waved his hand again and again. He is not a military eunuch like Tong Guan, he takes the literary route, specializing in calligraphy and painting. If you want him to go to the front line of the battle with Qingtang Tubo as a "walking horse", then won't you scare him to death?

Liu Youfang glanced at Liang Shicheng and sneered: "Who told you to go by yourself?" You won't look for an opportunity to send the surnamed Wu away? ”

"I can't get rid of it!" Liang Shicheng shook his head.

Wu Haogu was invited by the official family, and Liang Shicheng wanted to catch up with him? You're tired of living, aren't you?

"Hurry? The old man said to send! Liu Youfang shook his head with a smile, he stretched out his right hand and pointed upward, "Send it up!" ”

"Up...... Give? ”

Liu Youfang said: "Give him a credit and let him be promoted and make a fortune!" ”

"Let Wu Haogu be promoted to an official and make a fortune?" Liang Shicheng looked at Liu Youfang, thinking that you and Wu Haogu are not opposed?

Seeing that Liang Shicheng was still a little ignorant, Liu Youfang simply picked out and said: "Tell him to paint spy paintings!" Don't know this?

Not an off-the-shelf opportunity right now? The western thieves were defeated, and the Northern Dynasty was about to move, and the envoys on both sides should also move frequently. It just happened that the surnamed Wu went to the Northern Dynasty, and if he could come back, he would always have merit. ”

The intelligence work of the Northern Song Dynasty, like other things, was also managed by multiple heads, and no one was in charge. The Hanlin Painting Academy, the Guoxin Office, several yamen under the name of Honglu Temple, and the north room of the Privy Council can all be involved in intelligence work. But there is no spy yamen who is really responsible for the overall responsibility.

Therefore, intelligence investigation work is often attached to diplomatic activities, rather than carried out alone. Only when there were frequent diplomatic exchanges between the Song and Liao countries could it be convenient to collect intelligence. And because the missions of the Great Song Dynasty were often under the close supervision of the Liao, the efficiency of intelligence investigation work was not high.

"I know the bottom of the spy painting," Liang Shicheng shook his head, "but...... But after the painting, he will still return to the drawing bureau, and most likely he will get an official! ”

"It's good to get an official," Liu Youfang said with a smile, "If you get an official, you can get out of office...... Isn't he able to draw spy paintings? You will give him a lot of credit, and simply recommend him to the Privy Council and Honglu Temple, and let him hang out with the heroes who are famous outside the Donghua Gate. ”

After Liu Youfang finished speaking, he got up and walked away.

Liang Shicheng showed a smile on his face and hurriedly bowed to see him off.

Liu Youfang's move is a common trick in officialdom, for the opponent who can't be driven away, simply send you a wealth and make you happy!

And Wu Haogu is not a good man who is famous outside the Donghua Gate, it is no problem to be the king and hegemon in the Hanlin Painting Academy, if he goes to the Privy Council to draw a map as a trick officer...... Then it's not going to be a good time, and you have to be bullied every day?

It seems that this ginger is really old and spicy......

……

In the west of Kaifeng Prefecture, on the official road near Jinmingchi, several horses are slowly marching.

Take the lead and ride it is particularly tall. Not only Martha, but also tall people. Riding on the horse was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man, dressed in a brocade shirt and fur cloak, looking rich and compelling, and the few horses behind him were also freshly dressed and angry, and at a glance he knew that it was the son of a rich and noble family.

The rich and noble son riding a horse is none other than Zhao Ji, the king of the Great Song Dynasty, who is going to the Lotus Nunnery today to find Mo Niangzi. But I didn't go to draw "The Dance of the Ink Lady".

This picture is really hard to draw!

Because the ink lady on the picture wore less clothes, and the movements were enchanting, Zhao Ji came a few times, but he didn't know the essentials. Later, Mi Youren sent Wu Haogu's "Twenty-four Kinds of Human Structure Samples", which made Zhao Ji enter the palace of body painting.

It's just a step in, and it's not yet at the point where you can go freely. Therefore, he did not carry painting tools today, not to paint beauties, but to meet beauties.

Gao Yu was riding a horse and following behind Zhao Ji at this time, repeatedly talking about Wu Haogu's face and "silent sketching" yesterday.

"It's really only half an hour?"

"Really," Gao Yu said, "this is what Tong Guan told Xiao Di personally...... With only a pencil, Nawu Haogu drew his portrait on paper in less than half an hour. And it's exactly the same as the real person, better than all the people in the Hanlin Painting Academy.

Later, he also silently painted a bust of the official family, just staring at the official family for half a quarter of an hour, and then drew a seven-or eight-point portrait of the official family. Even the officials praised him as the first person in the painting! ”

"That's a real thing!" Zhao Ji smiled, "I'll have to see it another day." ”

Zhao Ji is already a little convinced, not only because of Wu Hao Gulu's "sketching and silently", but also because of "Twenty-four Kinds of Human Structure Samples".

Twenty kinds of sample drawings of human body parts are vividly drawn and full of business. This book "Twenty-four Kinds of Human Structure Samples" alone is enough to make Wu Haogu's status in the history of painting more than any other person in the world.

Zhao Ji even thinks that the name of the painting saint may also be transferred to Wu Haogu!

Because Wu Daozi's "Wu Belt is the wind", it is really not as good as Wu Haogu's "Twenty-four Kinds of Human Body Structure Samples"......

Moreover, Zhao Ji also found that with the drawing method on "Twenty-four Kinds of Human Structure Samples", it is impossible to draw "Ink Lady Dance Picture".

This shows that "Twenty-four Kinds of Human Structure Samples" is just an introductory textbook.

"My king, the Analects say: If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher; Choose those who are good and follow them, and change those who are not good. In terms of painting skills, is it possible for this Wu Dalang to be your teacher? ”

Zhao Ji thought about it seriously and said with a smile: "Can you ...... However, the Lone King still has to compete with him. Because painting a picture is not only realistic. ”

For Wu Haogu's realistic depiction of the human body, Zhao Ji is already a little convinced.

However, the "Oiran Painting Ratio" agreed between him and Wu Haogu does not stipulate that it should be realistic.

Zhao Ji said again: "His painting ...... It's still a little bit less artistic conception. ”

Artistic conception?

Gao Yu said in his heart: This thing is not clear, right?

Zhao Ji paused, and then said: "I have now obtained his "Twenty-four Kinds of Human Body Structure Samples", plus Wu Daidangfeng's technique, I can still compare with him." ”

In fact, Zhao Ji didn't think he would win, he just wanted to fight...... He, the prince, is so bored that he can't even get out of the boundary of Kaifeng Mansion, just a rich canary who is only locked in a cage.

Finally, a bunch of people came to coax him to play, and he didn't have a good time!

Gao Yu paused, and suddenly said, "King, what do you want to say...... Xiao Di thinks that it is difficult for you to draw ink girls to beat Wu Haogu. ”

"Oh? Why? ”

"Because the figure of the Mo lady is graceful, and ...... The garment is also cool, and it is immoral. ”

"Haha." Zhao Ji smiled and was noncommittal.

Gao Yu said: "But you don't have to follow him to paint, he paints ink girls, you can paint other girls." ”

"Other girls? Who is it? Zhao Ji asked, "You won't ask me to paint Pan Qiaolian, right?" ”

"How so? Her photo can't be hung in Fengle Building for people to see. Gao Yu said with a smile, "I don't know if the king has ever heard of such a song "Shengchazi", the distant mountains have long eyebrows and thin willow waists. Makeup stands up for the spring breeze, and a smile is less. When I returned to Fengcheng, I said that I was with Qinglou Road. Looking at Yingchuan flowers all over the world, it is not as good as a teacher. ”