Wang Anshi left, leaving a lot of things for Zheng Lang to clean up, and first sent people to the capital to find Wang Yi. It's weird, Wang Yi left without leaving a letter. After Zheng Lang heard about it, he began to wonder, could it be that Wang Yi's family has many children and doesn't care about this son? Later, he finally understood, dared to be affectionate, his son relied on himself, and Lao Tzu pretended to be deaf and dumb in the back.

After Zheng Lang figured it out, he felt even more depressed.

But soon something that pleased him came, and he looked forward to it, and he looked forward to it. Fan Kuan was summoned to the capital by the little emperor and conferred an official position. To practice a great and noble demeanor, it is also necessary to support an external life, so although Confucius said that he was a scholar and a scholar, he was ashamed of clothes and food, and it was not enough to discuss with him! But it is also said that it is easy to be content with wealth and wealth, and it is difficult to stay in poverty.

If you can't eat enough, even the pebbles have to pick other people's melon eggs, how to keep morality?

It is known that the reason why it can be clear and high is that there is enough incense money for pilgrims, which can meet the supply and maintain life.

Therefore, Fan Kuan was summoned into the rich township. The little emperor is still good, and he has been awarded a small loose official, after all, he has to paint portraits of the two queen mothers, and he is not like Zheng Jiazi, who will immediately take a scientific examination and have a political future.

The eunuch took him to see the palace again, and Fan Kuan needed to be familiar with the palace, so that he could be in the background of the portrait painting, and after staying for more than ten days, he was sent to Zhengzhou. At the same time, it also illustrates the status of painting art today. Why did Fan Kuan accommodate Zheng Lang instead of Zheng Lang accommodating Fan Kuan?

No one said it was bad.

But Zheng Lang was very happy, greeted him from afar, and gave a big gift respectfully: "I've seen Fan Weng." ”

"Don't dare to be," Fan Kuan jumped down from the royal carriage and hurriedly helped him. Not many people in the capital have heard of Fan Kuan's name, but many people in Guanzhong have heard of Zheng Lang's name. Old Master Fan had also heard of it.

Zheng Lang's respectful attitude still made him very happy. Although I have long heard that the surname of the Zheng family is Gwenrun, I have never seen it before, this long scroll may be painted for several months, if it is not as rumored, what should I do?

The hanging heart, with Zheng Lang's gift, finally came to fruition.

Zheng Lang also looked at him, he was in his sixties, with gray hair, a long strand of hair, and a very thin face. knew that he could live for a while, but if he hadn't proposed it, this great god would have to be buried for the rest of his life, and he would not gradually become famous until he died.

Then he saw the eunuchs who accompanied him, welcomed them into the house, and said a few words. The eunuch who sent Fan Kuan here was also very respectful. Yan Wenying can't afford to mess with it, and we can't afford to mess with it. Not to mention anything else, since Zheng Jiazi left, the little emperor has asked at least ten times how Zheng Jiazi is in Zhengzhou.

Seeing the big eunuch in the palace talking so carefully to Zheng Lang, Fan Kuan's heart fell and hung again. Zheng Lang is not arrogant, don't take it seriously, although the little emperor gave face, if he is arrogant and provokes public anger, the little emperor will not be able to protect himself.

For example, Empress Guo...... gave the reward money, and very politely sent the eunuch and the guards away, leaving only Fan Kuan and his wife. But instead of living in the Zheng family, the Zhengzhou government contributed to build a house near the Zheng family for Fan Kuan to settle down temporarily. After all, it is to make portraits of the two queen mothers, and in this era, it is also a big event, and this cost is nothing.

The official mansion is building, the Zheng family is also building, and the two future masters will come, although they are young people, there are four children and Jiang Xing'er in the backyard, which is inconvenient, so they built a few more houses in the original backyard.

Originally, the Zheng family was a little lonely at the entrance of the village, but after a few months, it seemed that a new small village had formed.

took Fan Kuan and his wife to the temporary new home, sat down to discuss how to cooperate in painting this long scroll, and by the way, Zheng Lang exchanged ideas with him and asked him about his painting experience.

Zheng Lang has already started to write. After all, it's not like Fan Kuan, he is a professional painter, and he can't do it himself, so he has to focus on the provincial exam next year. The long axis is divided into twelve small pictures, six for each of the two queen mothers, not nine, nine is the number of masculine poles, and six is the number of yin poles. This distribution is very unfair, and the old lady can't finish six pictures in her life. However, Concubine Li Chen's six pictures are also too many, what deeds can you find?

This emotion is also expressed in painting.

The old lady's six pictures, painted beautifully, leaving Sichuan, the background to Fan Kuan to paint, painting the mountains and rivers of Sichuan. When she went to the capital to perform her arts, it was not intended to show that the old lady was from a humble background, but a compliment. Look at the fact that people come from such humble backgrounds, but they have achieved achievements that make many eyebrows ashamed. In fact, the old lady wore Yan's clothes several times to worship the Taimiao, which is also the meaning. What I have done all my life deserves this suit.

Studying hard in Zhang Qi's house is the most crucial step in the old lady's growth, if there is no hard study for more than ten years, the old lady is likely to be out of the crowd. Placing wine in the palace with Song Zhenzong quietly celebrated the coronation of the queen. This has always made the old lady very depressed, but she is much luckier than the queen next to the little emperor.

instructed the little emperor to read, and there were a few big Confucians standing next to him, but the big Confucians needed to be separated by a curtain. Then there is the early dynasty, many officials below, this is not difficult, many bigwigs Zheng Lang have already met, but the workload is very large. The old lady sat behind the curtain, looking at the many twists and turns in front of her, her eyebrows furrowed, and she considered state affairs.

But when it was Concubine Li Chen's turn, Zheng Lang didn't paint it well.

can't be sloppy, otherwise these gentlemen will make a fuss again, and most of these gentlemen don't have much affection for the old lady.

After talking for a while, it gave Zheng Lang a lot of inspiration. looked at the sky and said, "Fan Weng, are you used to seeing here?" ”

"Zheng Jieyuan, I'm very used to it here, compared with my hometown, there are fewer mountains and more pastoral atmosphere. Only in the capital......"

"What's going on in the capital?"

"I have wealth and nobility, but I feel very uncomfortable," Fan Kuan said this, and couldn't help shaking his head, His Majesty was very kind to him, and gave him a mansion in the capital, and also rewarded a lot of money and silk, and brought a loose official position in the painting academy, and he could receive some salary every month if he didn't do anything. It stands to reason that this kind of life is what I dream of, but I don't know where something went wrong, and it seems that I live a very depressed life.

The two studied for a while, and finally Zheng Lang said: "Fan Weng, you stay in Zhongnan Mountain, live in poverty, but you are free, and you have received Your Majesty's kindness and salary in the capital, you must pay responsibility to Your Majesty, at least to complete the errands occasionally issued by Your Majesty, and you are bound." ”

"Yes, it's bondage." said Fan Kuan's heart, Fan Kuan slapped the table excitedly.

"You can only take one of the fish and the bear's paw, and you can't have both."

He also said that in Fan Kuan's heart, it is good to live an unrestrained life in Guanzhong, but it seems to be good in the capital, food and clothing are worry-free, and the prosperity of the capital also makes the family very happy. I didn't know how to choose, so I asked: "If you let Xie Yuan choose, how to choose?" ”

"If you come here, you will be safe, and if you think too much, it is not beautiful."

"That's right."

Then he sent Zheng Lang out, turned back to his mother-in-law and said, "This son is really smart." ”

"What else do you need to say?"

However, Fan Kuan still has some concerns, after all, the gap between the two is too big, this gap is invisible, the real Zheng Lang is just a lifter, and it is impossible for a lifter to make Fan Kuan bow his head. It may be really felt.

But after dating for a long time, I realized that Zheng Lang's respect for him was from the heart, and he knew that he liked wine, and before anyone came, he bought dozens of jars of the best wine from Zhengzhou City and stored it. And Zheng Lang's warmth is also likable.

This made Fan Kuan very happy, and even gave more than a dozen paintings from his collection to Zheng Lang. Zheng Lang saw more than a dozen of them, and one of them was actually Fan Kuan's famous work "Snow Mountain Xiao Night Picture". He was happy, and Zheng Lang was even happier.

Based on this picture alone, old man, you drink slowly, and I will provide you with a lifetime of old wine.

I selected three paintings and put them in the workshop to engrave silk, and the "Snow Mountain Xiao Night Picture" was not reluctant to put it in, and only dared to take it out when the weaving skills were more mature in the future. That's a national treasure of the future! Then these drawings were solemnly placed in the cabinet, and there were several manuscripts given by the little emperor.

Sometimes I open it and watch it, and I secretly enjoy it while watching.

Jiang Xing'er and Si'er were very puzzled, what was their little master doing?

They understand Zheng Lang's heart, these calligraphy and paintings, but they can't even think of extravagant hopes in their previous lives!

However, something happened that made Zheng Lang cry and laugh. There is a painting of Fan Kuan that is carved with his own inscription and placed it in the shop. Fan Kuan's painting and Zheng Lang's calligraphy should be said to be a very complementary work, but the highest bidder only paid 500 yuan, that is, 250 taels of silver and 50 gold!

However, the labor cost of a painting and carved silk work, the loss caused by the defective products, and the taxes of the imperial court are close to 300 yuan per piece on average. This 500 also includes Zheng Lang's characters, and Fan Kuan also participated in the new fame brought by the portraits of the two queen mothers, as well as some other invisible values.

Don't sell!

Zheng Lang immediately removed this carved silk work, since the world likes himself, then only sell his own works. didn't dare to tell Mr. Fan, for fear of hurting his self-esteem.

However, the income from the carving silk was unexpected by everyone in the Zheng family, and there was no intention of making much profit, but now don't look at the fact that only two or three works are sold a month, and the gross profit obtained is above the entire store. At this time, the Zheng family's economic situation officially gradually improved.

The short period of leisure soon passed, and the headache came.

Wang Anshi's trip was quick and smooth. After meeting Sima Chi, he handed Zheng Lang's letter to Sima Chi.

Sima Chi opened the letter and looked at it, so that Zheng Lang guessed it, and hesitated. He himself was born as a Jinshi, he is a scholar, and his family is well-off, and his third son is motivated to study, so there is no need to go to Zhengzhou. Besides, his own people are in Fengxiang Mansion, and the Zheng family is in Zhengzhou, which is too far away.

At this time, Wang Anshi said something: "Guilang is following behind Fu Yin, is he learning to govern or to review knowledge?" ”

Sima Chi is a gentle gentleman, and he knows what this kid is going to say, and he has to answer: "Learn knowledge." ”

His son is not the son of the Zheng family, he is only fourteen years old, what kind of officials to learn, wouldn't he laugh off people's big teeth when he spreads it.

"Fu Yin doesn't want him to learn to govern now, so why not let go. In the past, it was said that Zuo Shigong said that the Empress Dowager Zhao, and Zuo Shigong said that the beloved son of his parents had far-reaching plans. After sending the swallow, hold its heel, cry for it, remember the sadness of its distance, and mourn it. It has been done, if it is not Fusi, the sacrifice will be blessed, and the blessing will not be reversed. Isn't it true that after a long time, there will be children who will become kings one after another? He also said, before the third generation, as for Zhao Zhi as Zhao, the son and grandson of the king of Zhao, who cares about his successor? Wei Du Zhao, do the princes care? Those who are near will bring disaster to their bodies, and those who are far away and their descendants. Shall the sons of the Lord not be good? The position is respectful but useless, the generous but no labor, and the heavy equipment is also many. Today, he respects the position of Chang'an Jun, and seals it with a place of anointing, and gives more heavy weapons, but not as meritorious to the country as today's order, - Danshan Mausoleum collapsed, why did Chang'an Jun entrust himself to Zhao? The old minister thought that he was short for the king of Chang'an, so he thought that his love was not as good as that of Queen Yan. So the Queen Mother said: No, what the king did. Empress Dowager Zhao and Chang'an Jun are hostages, and Fu Yin is just letting Ling Lang learn from Zheng Jieyuan, why is he reluctant? ”

Zheng Lang saw Wang Anshi, only half of it, that is to ask Zheng Lang, this is the real Wang Anshi.

Sima Chi was stunned for a long time and said, "Yes." ”

Immediately the bull fork is extremely worried! The speed was far faster than Zheng Lang imagined.

Sima Chi stood up and went to the backyard, whether to go or not, and asked for the opinion of his junior.

Needless to say, the result is difficult to say in the future, but now for the junior of the Sima family, Zheng Lang also has a huge temptation.

The two teenagers met, and Wang Anshi still had to talk about Zheng Lang's requirements to the big and small.

None of them felt anything, on the contrary, the first time they met, the two were very happy, and they seemed to be very reasonable. Sima Chi and his wife had to prepare his luggage for him, and also sent two little maids to accompany him, so as to serve the daily life of the third child.

Wang Xiaosan finally saw a little hot eyes, and got on the road, and gradually the problem came, Zheng Lang was not annoyed, and Lao Song couldn't stand it!