According to Wu Haogu's calculations, the seven-paper calligraphy and paintings returned in the palace should also be realized as soon as possible, after all, it is also a large amount of capital, which can be used to deal with the later moves of Liu Youfang, Liu Ai, Chen Youwen and others.

He estimated that as long as he supported the next few months to a year, he would not be afraid of bullying by characters like Liu Youfang.

In the past few days, Wu Haogu has finally recognized some of the situation. The reason for the calamity that brought disaster to his family was that the authentic work of "Eighty-Seven Immortal Pictures" may be in the martial arts, but the fundamental reason is that the martial arts family is rich and powerless, and there are still many treasures in their hands, so they have become the fat meat coveted by all parties.

The only way to get through this difficult time is to find a strong umbrella that can protect the samurai - this may seem a bit politically incorrect, but it is the only reliable one. What else could it be?

A bourgeois revolution? But Wu Haogu is not a bourgeoisie now, he is just a merchant who sells calligraphy and paintings. A traditional businessman living in the old feudal society of the Northern Song Dynasty, could it be that he still wanted to fight to the end without fear of the powerful?

Wu Haogu didn't have such unrealistic ideas, all he could think about now was how to support the current difficulties, and then use the painting techniques from later generations to climb the "Brother Zhao Ji".

With "Brother Zhao Ji" as a backer, Wu Haogu was able to show his strength in the shopping mall in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

With enough capital, there may be a chance to change the difficulties of the sky after more than 20 years, even if it can't be changed, it can always be left alone......

And in order to achieve the small goal of clinging to "Brother Zhao Ji", he can't ask people to get out of Kaifeng Mansion now.

Because only by staying in Kaifeng, it is possible for him to follow "Brother Gao Yu" to take "Brother Zhao Ji", if people get out of Kaifeng Mansion, then they will never see Gao Yu and Zhao Ji again.

And if he wants to stay in Kaifeng Mansion safely, he must have enough funds to deal with the new "return tide", and at the same time, he must forge the "Eighty-Seven Immortal Map" as soon as possible and hand it over to Liu Youfang and Liu Ai, the two pickled goods that kill a thousand knives.

However, to Wu Haogu's surprise, when he entered the Donghua Gate with 18,000 taels of silver (the palace does not accept quotations, only silver collars, copper coins and huizi), arrived at the office of the contract voucher department, and then saw Chen Youwen in a small ear room, he knew that it was not as easy as imagined to stay in Kaifeng Mansion safely.

Chen Youwen smiled gently, and said to Wu Haogu: "Da Lang, have you seen these seven pieces of calligraphy and painting?" ”

On the bookcase in front of him, there are seven calligraphy and paintings, including the "Immortal Living Method", the "Sixteenth Days" copybook, the fan of "Jiangnan Spring", the "Snow Scene and Cold Forest", "Guanshan Travel Map", "Summer Mountain Map" and "Heavenly Maiden Scattered Flowers".

Chen Dazhao's fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a tuk-tuk sound.

Although the smile on his face was gentle, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, revealing a hint of mockery.

Wu Haogu sat opposite, but he didn't say a word.

The seven-paper calligraphy and painting placed in front of him were not sent to the palace by the samurai, but imitations. Although the seven paper paintings and calligraphy sent to the palace by the samurai are also imitations, the value gap between imitations and imitations is sometimes very different.

According to Wu Haogu's estimates, many paintings and calligraphy before the Northern Song Dynasty placed in the two Palace Museums in later generations have a considerable probability of coming from Mi Fu, Mi Youren and Wang Xu, etc., after all, these people are particularly fond of "borrowing the real and returning the fake", I don't know how many high-quality fakes have been tossed out, and they have been hidden as treasures......

These treasures have been passed down into the 21st century and are still national treasures!

And in the 21st century, the value of high-imitation things is tens of thousands, and any more will have to rely on deception.

"Da Lang, if there is anything wrong, you can go and talk to Vice President Liu. If there is nothing wrong with it, you can go to the Kaifeng Mansion Prison to pick up your father and come out. ”

What Chen Youwen meant by this: If you don't sign the contract, Wu Chengzhi will continue to squat in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion.

As for going to Liu Youfang to talk about it, it is not something that can be clearly explained in a day or two, if it is delayed for a few months, it is not certain whether Wu Chengzhi can come out of the prison of Kaifeng Mansion alive.

And if Wu Haogu signed the contract for the return of goods, he confirmed that the seven paper paintings and calligraphy he got were the ones sent to the palace on the same day.

Then the calligraphy and painting worth at least 20,000 taels will become something worth only a few thousand yuan. Wu Haogu lost 20,000 in one fell swoop......

Losing a large sum of money for no reason, Wu Haogu was naturally unhappy in his heart, but the situation was such that he had to swallow his anger for the time being.

"The calligraphy and painting are naturally correct, and the reason for signing the contract is so good.

As for the authenticity of the painting, after my father was released from prison, my father and son went to his hometown in the Western Capital to look for it, and maybe he could gain something. Before my father and son return to Beijing, I beg to wait for the edict to go straight for convenience, and I will be grateful in the future. ”

As he spoke, Wu Haogu picked up the brush and signed the three contracts that Chen Youwen took - the financial and commercial management of the Song Dynasty was relatively standardized, at least in terms of system. The contract voucher signed by Wu Haogu was in triplicate, one for his own custody, one for the contract voucher for the custody of the division, and one for the custody of the Gihouku (which did not belong to the Inner Sho Province or the Nei Nei Sho Province, but was managed by Taifu Temple) who received the samurai's refund.

When Chen Youwen heard this, he couldn't help but sneer.

If the martial family really has "Eighty-Seven Immortals", how can it not be in the hands of Wu Chengzhi and Wu Haogu, who inherited the mantle of Wu Zongyuan's calligraphy and painting, but in the hands of the hillbilly children who cultivate and study heirlooms in Luoyang's hometown?

And who in the Kaifeng Mansion Painting and Calligraphy House doesn't know that the martial arts branch of Luoyang Baibo Martial Arts and Kaifeng Mixed Calligraphy and Painting House has fallen out early because of the separation?

The Luoyang Baibo martial arts family is a "righteous gate" that has not divided the family for several generations and lives together (the righteous gate is a large family organizational form developed under the imperial examination system, which is characterized by no separation of families and relatively equal within the clan). And the Kaifeng martial arts family is just a merchant with a thin personality and a lot of wealth...... There is no common language between the two sides.

For this point, Chen Youwen, who was born in the Chen branch of Yimen, is very clear - the Yimen without family is used to fight for the imperial examination, because the "big pot rice" without family can allow more children in the clan to receive a good education, thereby improving the "winning rate" of the imperial examination.

However, the merchant's family can't do this, and if they don't separate their families and don't clarify the property rights, the business of eating a big pot of rice together is bound to fall.

"To be edicted, this is the basis of the contract." Wu Haogu took out a few ten-dollar quotations, sandwiched them together with the two contract vouchers, and handed them to Chen Youwen with a mocking smile on his face.

Chen Youwen took the two contract vouchers, but took out the citation sandwiched in them, and sneered: "Da Lang, you forgot something." ”

"This ......"

Wu Haogu's face suddenly changed greatly. The memories of a businessman in his life told him that it was not a problem for a businessman to send money to officials, but it was a problem if he could not send it out!

Chen Youwen smiled gently, and then took out a picture scroll out of nowhere like a trick and spread it out in front of Wu Haogu.

"This is ......" Wu Haogu knew that things were not good, but when he looked at this painting, he was still stunned.

Because this is a white drawing of the Wu family, Wu Haogu recognized it at a glance, and it turned out to be "Chaoyuan Immortal Battle Map...... It is Wu Zongyuan's famous masterpiece that will be passed down to future generations!

And it's the real thing!

"Chaoyuan Immortal Battle Map" is the copy of "Eighty-Seven Immortals", and it is also a mural powder book.

However, this copy is very different from the original "Eighty-Seven Immortal Pictures", the "Chaoyuan Immortal Battle Map" is much larger than the "Eighty-Seven Immortal Pictures", and the names of the immortals are written above each immortal portrait.

Because this "Chaoyuan Immortal Battle Map" is a powder copy of the mural of Zhaoying Palace in Yuqing, it has been kept by Wu Zongyuan and later passed on to his descendants. When Wu Chengzhi was young, he sold it to the palace for a price of 40,000 yuan (20,000 yuan was paid).

"Wait for the edict, what are you going to do?" Wu Haogu's voice trembled a little.

"It's not real...... Return! ”

Wu Haogu was silent for a moment, "Where are the documents?" ”

Chen Youwen glanced at Wu Haogu contemptuously, and placed a sealed document in front of Wu Haogu.

Chen Youwen said sharply: "Forty thousand, pay it all within a month, otherwise you will have to move the Imperial City Division to take people!" ”