Wu Dalang walked with his head covered, while searching his mind for fragments of memories related to the catastrophe that brought the samurai family to ruin.

It was a day more than a month ago, it was raining, and the samurai painting studio had no business.

Wu Chengzhi, that is, Wu Hao's ancient father is settling accounts. Wu Haogu is in the vicinity of a "Huang family wealth" - the five dynasties and the early Northern Song Dynasty great painters Huang Zhen, Huang Juhuan father and son flower and bird paintings, because of the gorgeous style, suitable for the rich atmosphere and decorative taste of the court, so the Huang Qian system is deeply loved by the royal family, and has become the early Northern Song Dynasty painting academy of the good and bad program. Their painting style is also known as "Huang Family Wealth". In the Kaifeng Calligraphy and Painting Company, "Huang Family Wealth" also refers to the paintings of the Huang family father and son, including authentic works, copies and copies.

Among the treasures in the collection of the samurai painting house, there are two authentic works of "Huang Family Wealth", and there are four fine facsimiles and copies that can be messed with.

By the way, the facsimile and the fine works in the copy were also extremely valuable in the Northern Song Dynasty. Because the Northern Song Dynasty did not have advanced photographic and printing technology, it was extremely difficult to copy famous paintings. Ordinary painters don't even have originals and fine copies, so what can they copy?

Therefore, a good copy and facsimile not only have a high ornamental value, but also can be used for the study of calligraphy and painting, which generally starts from the study of copy and copy.

Pro, is to write or draw according to the original; G is to write or draw on thin paper (silk) on the original work.

And Pro and G have their own strengths and weaknesses. Among them, "Pro" is easy to learn brushwork and strokes, but it is not easy to learn the structure of the frame; It is easy to learn the structure of the frame in the "g", but it is not easy to learn the brushwork and strokes. In terms of difficulty, it is easy to imitate. However, both are compulsory courses for painters or calligraphers.

Therefore, really good copies and facsimiles are very valuable.

In the calligraphy and painting shop in Kaifeng in the Northern Song Dynasty, good copies and facsimiles are "more real" genuine products, and many things that were sent into the palace by calligraphy and painting officials are just "more real......

Those authentic works that are more true than the truth, just the little pocket money in the pocket of the Song official family, can't buy a few pages of paper at all.

Therefore, when the door of the martial arts painting was knocked open by Liu Ai, a nobleman from the Hanlin Calligraphy Bureau, and Liang Shicheng, a nobleman from the Hanlin Calligraphy Bureau, Wu Chengzhi and Wu Haogu did not realize that the catastrophe was coming.

Until they took out seven pieces of calligraphy and painting in one go, saying that they wanted to return the money!

These seven paper paintings and calligraphy are divided into three books and four paintings. The book is Young Master Yang's "Immortal Living Method", Young Master Liu's Xingcao "Sixteen Days" and Cai Zhonghui's fan, with the title Du Muzhi's "Jiangnan Spring".

Young Master Yang is Yang Ningshi, a Jinshi of Tang Zhaozong, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou, official to the crown prince Taibao, known as "Yang Shaoshi", is a famous calligrapher of five generations. His works were treasured in the Song Dynasty, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are a thousand gold.

The "Immortal Living Method" sent by Wu Chengzhi to the palace is indeed not true, but it should also be the presence of a famous artist in the early Song Dynasty.

Young Master Liu is the famous Liu Gongquan, who also served as the crown prince and Taibao, so he is respectfully called "Young Master". His genuine calligraphy was already the best in the Northern Song Dynasty, Wu Chengzhi couldn't get it, and Zhao Xu (Emperor Zhezong), an official of the Great Song Dynasty, definitely couldn't afford it. Therefore, the paper calligraphy sent by Wu Chengzhi to the palace is also a high-quality copy, and it must also come from a certain calligrapher.

Cai Zhonghui is Cai Xiang, and his real calligraphy was also expensive and very rare during the Northern Song and Yuan periods. The fan that Wu Chengzhi sent into the palace is an imitation, but it is very good, and it already has ninety percent of Cai Xiang's calligraphy skills. Wu Chengzhi's own analysis, most of the works are Mi Fu's masterpieces.

The four paper paintings are Fan Kuan's "Snow Scene and Cold Forest", Guan Tong's "Guanshan Travel Map", Dong Yuan's "Summer Mountain Picture" and Zhang Fang's "Heavenly Maiden Scattered Flowers". Of course, these four paper paintings are also in the book, but they also belong to the boutique in the book.

Since it is a high-quality product, and it is sold to the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, Wu Chengzhi is not embarrassed to ask for less. These seven paper paintings together cost a total of 51,000 tassels!

However, not all of these 51,000 yuan were brought in by Wu Chengzhi, and the nobles in the painting academy who handled the painting academy and the painting academy in charge of the contract were all subject to kickbacks.

The money that really fell into Wu Cheng's hands was only twenty-seven or eight thousand. However, in the files of the contract basis of the subordinates of the province, the samurai painting was collected for 51,000 yuan.

In other words, the samurai family had to refund the 51,000 ......

Such a huge amount of money, of course, is not easy to raise, and the date given by the palace is urgent, so it is not allowed to slowly sell the collection. Therefore, Wu Cheng could only pledge out a few authentic masterpieces of famous artists in his hand, plus the cash in his hand, and handed over a total of 33,000 yuan when the deadline came.

As a result, the first province immediately moved to the Imperial City Division to take people, and arrested Wu Chengzhi and Wu Haogu father and son together in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion, and also asked the Wu family to make up the remaining 18,000 yuan within two months, otherwise they would have to raid the house and ask for guilt......

And now, more than half of the two-month period has passed, but Wu Haogu has not even raised a single copper.

Because there is no business at all in the samurai painting shop, there is no news of the official and private people on the street of Topan Lou helping to sell the fine products they have collected.

It's really scary!

Obviously, the person who framed the martial arts has already informed the calligraphy and painting shop in Kaifeng Mansion: it is not allowed to provide convenience for the samurai painting house to sell calligraphy and paintings!

If you can't sell your paintings and calligraphy, how can you raise 18,000 yuan?

"Wu Dalang is here!"

Someone suddenly shouted, interrupting Wu Haogu's thoughts, Haogu looked up, it turned out that he had arrived at the intersection of Panlou Street and Mahang Street, the southwest corner of the intersection is the famous Sangjia tile, and the northwest corner is the inner tile.

Wazi is also known as Washe, Washi, Washi, there are different performance areas, in the name of the shed. There is a stage for performances in the shed, which is named "Goolan" because it is surrounded by railings on all sides.

Sumo, shadow plays, acrobatics, puppetry, singing and earning, kicking, piano music, tricks and other programs are performed all night long. There are also medicines and food for sale, as well as services such as physiognomy, fortune telling, washing and mending clothes, etc., and there are usually places (casinos) related to fighting. It is almost a replica of the fashion shopping center that integrates shopping, entertainment, leisure, catering, and movies in later generations.

Among the dozens of large and small tiles in Kaifeng Prefecture, the largest and most prosperous is the Sangjia tile. The small painting room that belongs to the samurai family is diagonally opposite the Sangjia tile, directly opposite the inner tile. It is really the most prime location in Kaifeng Prefecture!

At this time, the food stalls in front of the martial arts painting door had been taken away in advance, and a large group of playful idlers were blocking the door, and many passers-by and merchants and vendors on Panlou Street were watching, and there were bursts of quarrels from time to time.

Wu Haogu hurriedly quickened his pace and came to the door of the shop, but saw a group of idle ruffians blocking the closed door of the painting and scolding.

At this moment, one of the tall and strong men walked towards Wu Dalang, only to see that he was dressed in black, with a big belt around his waist, his face was full of horizontal meat, and his eyes revealed a fierce spirit.

Wu Haogu's mind immediately flashed the words "Zhao Tieniu".

"Wu Dalang!" Zhao Tieniu snorted, "You have come out of the Kaifeng Mansion prison now, why haven't you seen anyone all day?" Did you sell too many fakes, and you don't have the face to come to Panlou Street again? ”

"Zhao Daguan," Wu Haogu bowed his hand angrily, "What does the calligraphy and painting shop on Panlou Street have to do with you?" Why are you blocking the door of my painting? ”

Zhao Tieniu is a prankster, not a Sven person, and he really has nothing to do with the calligraphy and painting industry.

The so-called splashing skin is a ruffian hooligan. On weekdays, they are in groups of three or five, and they are rampant and domineering, but they don't commit any major crimes of killing their heads and filling the army, so the government can't help them, and ordinary people don't dare to provoke them.

And Zhao Tieniu was born coarse, had a forbidden army miscellaneous rank, and also practiced sumo wrestling techniques with Lin Laohu, a master of Sangjia Wazi's fighting, so he had few opponents when fighting, and he became a tyrant in the splash. The entire Panlou Street is his "territory", and the vendors who set up stalls here have to pay him a regular money, that is, a protection fee.

But the only thing he can extort is the vendors. Pan Lou, Sangjia tile, Neizhong tile, these big deals that are as hard as steel plates in the background are naturally not a splash, even if the calligraphy, painting and literature such as the martial arts painting are played with the eagle incense medicine business, they do not sell Zhao Tieniu's account.

These deeds are all for the nobles, and they can make friends with a little bit of people, which Zhao Tieniu can't afford to provoke. Even the martial artists who are in trouble now are not something that Zhao Tieniu can handle casually.

Zhao Tieniu just smiled coldly, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he took a scroll from the hand of a playful idle man under his hand, and shook it in front of Wu Haogu, "Your father, who specializes in fake paintings, gave a piece of paper "Protector of the Law and Good God" to the owner of ten thousand shops on Mahang Street three months ago, saying that it was Zhang Fang's authentic handiwork, and asked for eight thousand yuan, is there such a thing?" ”

"Yes." Wu Haogu remembered that there was indeed this deal, so he had to admit it.

In the Song Dynasty, there was such a thing as a contract basis, and larger sales usually concluded a contract basis, and according to the law, the contract basis also needed to be sealed by the government. As long as the amount of money is huge, a contract will be signed. Wu Cheng sold a piece of paper "Protector of the Dharma and Good Gods" to the owner of Wanjia three months ago to set up a contract basis. So Wu Haogu can't rely on it now, so he can only admit it.

However, in Wu Haogu's memory, this paper "Picture of the Protector of the Law and the Good God" is indeed Zhang Fang's authentic handiwork...... At least 80% of the time it is likely to be genuine! Therefore, in the contract signed, Wu Chengzhi's promise is like a fake refund!

Of course, it is not a full refund, but in accordance with the rules of the industry, ninety percent of the money will be refunded.

Zhao Tieniu smiled, took out a contract certificate from his arms, and threw it in front of Wu Haogu, "In black and white, it is clearly written, if it is fake, even if you go to Kaifeng Mansion with you, the lawsuit will be won." Wu Dalang, don't you want to deny it? Eight thousand taels with a nine percent discount is seven thousand two hundred, when will it be taken out? ”