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Chapter 39 A Familiar Scene

A group of people were drinking fine wine, chatting about romance, and it was very lively.

Cheng Yaojin was slightly drunk, stood up, and said loudly: "Don't you always laugh at me as a big bastard? Recently I got a rare calligraphy work, let you see my old Cheng's eyes."

"Come on, with your eyes, you don't need to look to know it's not good." Yu Chigong laughed endlessly.

Cheng Yaojin said confidently: "You know what a fart, calligraphy still needs to be tasted by His Majesty and Bo Shi."

The Bo Shi mentioned by Cheng Yaojin was Yu Shinan, a calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty.

Yu Shinan was a famous calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty. Among the people present, he is the most accomplished calligrapher.

Li Shimin loves calligraphy very much, and he has asked Yu Shinan about calligraphy, which shows that he is average.

Li Shimin and Yu Shinan were a little curious, how could Cheng Yaojin have the confidence to let them appreciate it.

But today is a private banquet, and Li Shimin is in a good mood, he said with a smile: "In that case, let's show it to Zhen and Shinan."

Yu Shinan smiled and didn't say anything. Since Li Shimin spoke, he definitely wanted to see it, even if it wasn't good, he wouldn't say it. After all, it's not good to lose Cheng Yaojin's face when drinking at other people's house.

Cheng Yaojin asked someone to take out the words written by Lin Xuan, smiled and said, "Please appreciate, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin was a little disappointed when he saw the paper that Cheng Yaojin handed over. The paper was not a good paper at first glance, and Cheng Yaojin had folded it. Just because of this, he felt that it would not be a masterpiece.

You should know that people who love calligraphy will choose good paper when they leave their ink treasures, and they will keep them well after they are finished, and they will never fold them.

Although a little disappointed, Li Shimin was still ready to take a look.

When Li Shimin saw the words, he suddenly became sluggish.

This is a font he has never seen before. The handwriting is thin and strong, so thin without losing its flesh. The large characters are especially graceful.Because the strokes are relatively thin and hard, the brushwork is exposed, and traces of brushwork such as running Teton can be clearly seen. It is a font with a unique style.

Because of the seat system, other people couldn't see the words on the paper, but they could see Li Shimin's expression.

I saw that Li Shimin was stunned at first, and then turned into joy, as if he saw some rare treasure.

"Your Majesty, how about this word?" Cheng Yaojin asked.

He could only feel that this word was very unusual. He showed it to Li Shimin and the others for appreciation. On the one hand, he wanted to show off, and on the other hand, he wanted to see how this word was.

"Well, well, very well! Not only are the words good, but the poems are also very well written." Li Shimin came back to his senses and praised him endlessly.

Li Shimin likes calligraphy very much. His favorite is Wang Xizhi's Lanting Preface, which he has copied many times. It is recorded in history that he spent a lot of manpower and material resources to find the Lanting Preface.

In the end, no one knew if it was found or not, but there is a saying about the whereabouts of Lan Ting Xu that he was buried in Li Shimin's Zhaoling Mausoleum.

This shows how much Li Shimin likes calligraphy.

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin was very excited to see a new typeface today.

"Your Majesty, can I let the minister take a look?" Yu Shinan said.

As for Li Shimin's appreciation level, he knows very clearly that the only calligraphy he can praise so much is Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.

So Yu Shinan was very curious about what kind of characters could be praised by Li Shimin so much.

"You can take a look, but be careful not to damage it." Li Shimin said.

Seeing Li Shimin's careful look, those who didn't know thought it belonged to him.

For some reason, Cheng Yaojin was familiar with this scene, and he had a bad premonition.

"Yes, I must pay attention." Yu Shinan got up and took the paper.

When Yu Shinan saw the words, he had the same expression as Li Shimin.

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were very curious about what kind of calligraphy could fascinate them so much.

Just now Li Shimin was watching, and it was not easy for them to surround him. Now that Yu Shinan was watching, they didn't have so many worries, and they got up and surrounded him.

"Good calligraphy, vigorous brushwork, and natural meaning." Fang Xuanling praised.

Wei Zheng nodded, but he was more concerned about the poem on it: "The poem is also very well written. It's like snow in the evening, and you can drink a cup of nothing. It is definitely a famous sentence that has been passed down through the ages."

The two of them are also very good at calligraphy. Although they are not as good as Yu Shinan, they can be regarded as masters of calligraphy, and they can see the extraordinary calligraphy at a glance.

The words of the two brought Yu Shinan back to his senses, looked at Cheng Yaojin and asked, "Who made this word?"

He knew that he had no hope of getting the word in front of him, but with his attainments, he could tell at a glance that the word was written not long ago.

Being able to create new fonts can be said to be a master of calligraphy. He really wants to get to know him, and it would be even better if he could get a pair of characters.

"I got this by accident, and I don't know who wrote it." Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes and said.

Just kidding, I won't tell you, why not tell you if it's not good to make a fortune in silence.

Li Shimin knew Cheng Yaojin was lying when he saw Cheng Yaojin's appearance, but he didn't expose it. He knew that everyone in those calligraphy was indifferent. If his identity is exposed now, that person may leave Chang'an for the sake of purity.

And if he doesn't point it out, he can threaten Cheng Yaojin to take him to ask for words in the future, and he will feel happy just thinking about it.

"That's a pity." Yu Shinan said with some disappointment.

With the adjustment of calligraphy and poetry, a group of people drank more happily.

Li Shimin's self-control ability is very strong, when he was a little drunk, he said: "I'm drunk, I'm going back first, you go on."

"Farewell to Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up and sent Li Shimin away.

Li Shimin carried his words and walked out of the gate of Cheng Mansion. With the support of his guards, he was ready to mount his horse.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten something?" Cheng Yaojin quickly reminded.

"Oh, you didn't say that I almost forgot, don't forget to send the wine you mentioned to the palace." Li Shimin said.

Whoever told you about wine, I said words.

Seeing that Li Shimin didn't respond, Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to point out, "Your Majesty, you seem to have forgotten to return that word to the minister."

"Oh, don't tell me I almost forgot, I like this word very much, I will take it back to appreciate it, and I will return it to you later." Li Shimin seemed to have just remembered it.

Cheng Yaojin was dumbfounded, why did he feel that this scene was so familiar, as if that's how he got the word from Cheng Chumo at that time.

"Okay, you go back and continue drinking." Li Shimin looked at the others and said, got on the horse and left.

"Your Majesty, you can't do this." Cheng Yaojin came back to his senses, looked at Li Shimin's back, and said resentfully.

"Haha, I'll make you feel bad." Seeing Cheng Yaojin's expression, the others laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)