It was snowing, and Wu Haogu and Mi Youren, the two masters and apprentices, had been nesting in Pan Xiao'an's house in the Daimyo's Mansion since early in the morning and did not go out. Today, the great monk Lu Zhishen was invited by Han Zhongyan, who knew the Daimyo Mansion - this is the second time Lu Zhishen has seen Han Zhongyan, the last time was when Wu Haogu and others first arrived at the Daimyo Mansion, the great monk also brought a "Bishamen Tiantu" to visit, and as a result, this picture was sent to Kaifeng Mansion and dedicated to the Empress Dowager.

Wu Haogu also wanted to go with the great monk, but was stopped by Mi Youren.

"Yuan Hui, why don't you let me befriend Xiao Han Xianggong?"

Wu Haogu asked his good student Mi Youren while mixing oil paints on a palette.

Mi Youren was setting up an easel for the teacher, and put on the half-painted "Pan Suer's Smile", which was not finalized. Hearing Wu Haogu's question, he sneered: "Old party figures, is it still necessary to make friends?" ”

Wu Haogu didn't quite understand the dispute between the old and new parties in the Song Dynasty - of course, he also knew that when Song Huizong became pro-government, the new party would soon have an absolute advantage.

However, he did not understand the division of the camps between the old and new parties, and the situation of the backbone bosses of each faction.

Mi Youren glanced at the teacher and said with a smile: "The teacher probably doesn't know what is going on with the old and new parties in the court, right?" ”

Wu Haogu shook his head.

Mi Youren smiled and asked again: "So, does the teacher know why the old party always doesn't like the officials?" ”

"The old party ......" Wu Haogu thought for a while, "the old party is conservative and unwilling to be flexible? ”

"Flexible?" Mi Youren shook his head, "Is there anything that can be flexible?"

The problem of the country is that the army is weak, not the poor. If you can only strengthen the army by accumulating wealth, where is the strength of the Khitan and the murder of the Western thief? ”

This issue has been discussed with Wu Haogu before. It's not a matter of money at all, not to mention that the Great Song Dynasty now has a wealth of seventy or eighty million, even if there are hundreds of millions of dollars, it is in vain - no one dares to be responsible for this army, and no one can be responsible, how can it be strong?

"Then why didn't the old party like the officials?"

"Because of the money!" Mi Youren smiled, "The old party advocates that officials do not compete with the people for profit, that is, they do not let the official family and the wealthy family compete for profit...... The reason for this, the teacher should be clear, right? ”

"The old party figures, most of them are from the Northland clan." Wu Haogu said in a low voice, "But the new party ......"

"Jiangnan Shao family," Mi Youren said, "Moreover, in the decades after the founding of this dynasty, there were few southerners. ”

There was a rumor in the Song Dynasty that Zhao Kuangyin once said: "You can't use Nanren as a phase." ”

The truth of this rumor is indisputable, but in the decades after the founding of the Song Dynasty until the Zhenzong Dynasty, only a few southerners were able to become prime ministers, such as Yan Shu and Wang Ruoqin. But after Wang Anshi's new deal was opened, it became a common phenomenon for southerners to become prime ministers.

The reason for this is probably that the southern scholars used to collect wealth for the country in exchange for the emperor's support, so they entered the center one after another, and politically overwhelmed the old party of the northerners.

Mi Youren said: "If the teacher wants to be used by King Duan, it is not appropriate to get too close to the old party figures...... Even if the old party gains power in the future, it will be temporary. ”

Wu Haogu somewhat understood that Mi Youren positioned himself as "the official family's own person", and he was not born on the right path in the imperial examination, and most of them also wanted to collect money for the official family.

For such a character, to make friends with an old party boss like Xiao Han Xianggong is simply self-inflicted, and once Wu Haogu gets close to the old party, it is difficult to say whether he can play the role of "white gloves".

If you don't make white gloves, then Wu Haogu can really only be mixed in the calligraphy and painting circle for the rest of his life. There will be no shortage of money, but don't think about this cause to save the world......

"The new party, the old party, the teacher had better stay away," Mi Youren gently unfolded a piece of linen cloth in his hand on the table, and then looked at Wu Haogu seriously, "so as not to be implicated in the party struggle...... If you get trapped, you won't be able to do anything. ”

Obviously, Mi Youren already knows Wu Haogu's mind - collecting money is not his goal, but doing business is!

As long as we do not fall into it, even if the old and new parties work together to bite the old and the new, we do not need to be afraid.

Because Wu Haogu is doing things for the emperor!

Thinking of this, Wu Haogu showed a relaxed smile on his face, he picked up a special oil paintbrush, dipped it in the blue paint on the palette, and then applied it to the canvas that Mi Youren had unfolded, and then applied the red and yellow paints in the same way.

"It's adjusted, Yuanhui, you can try it. The feeling of painting oil on canvas is completely different from painting on paper silk. ”

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At the same time, Gao Yu had already entered the city of Kaifeng, he held an umbrella, walking slowly in the rain and snow and slanting wind, the wind and snow wet his clothes, he didn't pay attention, his thoughts were completely immersed in the bits and pieces related to Wu Haogu and Pan Qiaolian.

When Liu Youfang asked for Wu Haogu's "Pan Qiaolian Photo Picture" from Pan Xiao'an to present it to King Duan, Gao Yu had already noticed that something was wrong.

But at that time, Wu Haogu and Pan Qiaolian had already left Kaifeng Mansion, and Gao Yuren was soft-spoken, and it was impossible to influence the will of Duan Wang Zhao Ji, so he could only watch His Royal Highness the Prince be "fascinated by Pan Qiaolian".

And now is the critical moment for His Royal Highness King Duan to choose a concubine!

According to the ancestral system of the Great Song Dynasty, the princesses of the queen and the prince should be selected from among the noble women. Pan Qiaolian just meets this condition, she is a descendant of Pan Mei, the founder of the Great Song Dynasty.

Moreover, Pan Qiaolian is charming and tall, which is just a match for the tall Duan King Zhao Ji, and she is not the kind of delicate woman who is not very childbearing......

If you enter the palace, most of them will be able to give birth to a large nest of children for His Royal Highness King Duan.

For the Great Song Dynasty royal family, which had a difficult heir, Pan Qiaolian was actually a very suitable candidate for the queen or prince's concubine.

Of course, the game around King Duan's choice of concubines will not end so easily. And listening to the news coming out of the palace, the Queen Mother, who has the right to decide on the issue of choosing a concubine, means: Don't worry, choose slowly......

But the Empress Dowager Xiang is not in a hurry, but Gao Yu, who is a good brother of Wu Hao, can't help but be in a hurry.

If His Royal Highness King Duan really takes a fancy to Pan Qiaolian, then it will only be a matter of time before she is included in the room!

In addition, the heart of His Royal Highness King Duan is also much higher than Gao Yu knows. For Wu Haogu's talent in painting, he is not convinced, and he still has the mind of gambling.

This time, it's His Royal Highness King Duan, not Liu Youfang and Chen Youwen......

Gao Yu let out a long breath, quickened his pace, and walked forward, but instead of going to Jieshen Alley, he walked towards Zhen'an Fang.

The snow, when it fell heavily, turned into goose-feathered snowflakes, fluttering and falling one after another.

After walking in the wind and snow for a long time, Gao Yu stopped and stood in front of a small and exquisite building.

Upstairs, Master Li was toasting alone.

This is the industry she placed when she was the head of the upper hall of Kaifeng Mansion and fascinated thousands of talents.

Most of it is also the place where she dies in loneliness, but she is unwilling to let the name of Master Li be annihilated on the Fengyue Field of Kaifeng Mansion from now on.

In the Fengyue field, the stage name of the Oiran lady can be passed on to the adopted daughter.

So she will be the first generation of Master Li, and there will be a second, third, and fourth generations in the future...... Master Li!

In addition, she can now leave her peerless elegance on the paper silk and pass it on forever.

It's just that the first person in Song painting, when will he end his wandering and return to Kaifeng Mansion?

The sound of gentle footsteps suddenly sounded, and Master Li didn't turn around, knowing that it was his adopted daughter Li Xiaoxiao who was here.

This is a very beautiful little girl, and she has a beautiful voice, but she is too young, not yet ten years old, and I don't know if it will grow crooked in the future?

"Mom," Li Xiaoxiao's sweet voice sounded, "The tall officials of the Duanwang Mansion ask to see you." ”