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"This is..." Shen Bi leaned down, carefully studying the words on the mottled wall.Maybe it's been a long time, and the ink seeping into the wall has become much lighter, and then I don't know what kind of vegetable soup stains it, making the already scribbled handwriting even more blurred.

Xie Qin also watched closely, traced the trend of this "one-stroke book", and nodded in agreement: "The change is extraordinary, and it is so magical. It is like a bird coming out of the forest, and a snake coming out of the grass... It can't be wrong, it is that person." Master's handwriting."

Shen Ting clapped his palms and sighed: "I never thought that I would come across the original work of the master here. It's really a blessing."

At this time, it was the end of November in the 24th year of Hongwu, and the two of them came to Nancheng together to continue the promise of appreciating plums that failed last year.However, perhaps because of the bad weather this year, or simply because of their bad luck, most of the plum groves that bloomed last year have been deserted.Occasionally, there are a few plum trees that are in bloom, and the branches are sparse. From a distance, they look like chicken blood spilled on the ground, very embarrassed and lonely.

When the two of them saw each other, they were very disappointed, but they didn't want to leave disappointed, so they randomly found a small roadside wine shop to drink a glass of wine to warm up their bodies.Unexpectedly, as soon as he sat down, he found the calligraphy left by the master in a dirty corner.

It's really another village.

Xie Ling beckoned to the shop owner, pointed to the corner and asked, "Xiaoer, do you still remember who wrote this book?"

The storekeeper took a look, and immediately shouted: "I remember, why don't I remember, it was written by a Luotuo monk two years ago. Hey, after I was drunk, I cried and made troubles. In the end, I ran out of wine money. I wrote a string of words on the wall, saying that I want to pay money in words. Hey, if you write well, it’s fine, it looks like a circle, what the hell. I’m sorry I just opened it at that time, and it’s still new. As for the wall, let him ruin it..."

It's normal for a restaurant not to know calligraphy.Shen Yan smiled and went to look at the handwriting on the wall, thinking that the master had sat here that day, indulged in drinking and splashing ink, and his spirit was extremely high. The traces are thick. Strange rocks rush to the autumn stream, and cold vines hang on ancient pines. If you teach near the water, every word may become a dragon."

Shen Bing's eyes lingered repeatedly, and at first glance, he liked the words to the extreme.Seeing his expression, Xie Ling immediately turned around and asked the shopkeeper, "How do you sell this wall?"

"Wall?" The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, staring at him, "What are you always doing?"

Xie Ling threw a gold bean on the table, and said to the shopkeeper: "I bought your wall, and tomorrow someone will come to dismantle it and resist it. If this ingot of gold is not enough, you can ask for a price."

"This, this..." The store owner had never seen anyone who wanted to spend money to buy a wall, and he was stunned and yelled strangely, "This guest officer, you have demolished one of my walls, and I have no house left on the other three." How can there be such a thing?"

"Then I can build another room for you..."

Shen Yan couldn't laugh or cry when he saw it, and quickly stepped forward to stop him: "Let it go, that's all, why bother?"

This is not the first time.The two traveled around the mountains and rivers, and if they saw strange pines and rocks, authentic ancient books, as long as Xie Ling liked them, he would pay for them, and then send them to Shen Bing's mansion like flowing water.Shen Bing has always been very helpless, and he doesn't know whether to annoy him or thank him for his generosity.

"It is fate that we can meet the master's authentic handwriting here. Before the ink fades, other people may come here and recognize the master's handwriting, and we will be happy. Why should we dig walls and move houses and destroy What about the fate of the other latecomers?" Shen Yan persuaded.

"I just wanted to see if you liked—"

"No matter how much you like it, there are other ways." Shen Yi turned his head and asked the shopkeeper who was in doubt, "Do you have a pen and paper?"

The shopkeeper nodded, came over with tissue paper and ink pens, and hesitated again: "Don't you also want to write on my wall? Although my wall is not new, I don't want customers to write indiscriminately."

Xie Ling, who was next to him, was unhappy when he heard this, and pointed at Shen Bing and said, "What is scribbling? Do you know who this is, last year's No.

"Oops!" The store owner was shocked, seeing Shen Yi slapping his thigh, he hurriedly bowed to apologize, "Yes, it's a little idiot who doesn't know Wenqu stars, you can write as much as you want, and writing more will be regarded as embarrassment to our little store manager. "

Shen Yan waved his hands again and again, smiled helplessly and said: "Tell me to stop talking nonsense here, my handwriting is bad, where can I get it? I want paper and pen for other purposes."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the tissue paper and covered the ink marks on the wall, dipped the ink and picked up the pen, stared intently, and wrote on the paper.I saw his brush strokes like dragons and snakes, lifting his elbows and dropping his wrists in a natural and unrestrained manner, in one go, and in an instant, he extended the writing on the wall intact.

Xie Qin looked at him with praise in his eyes.This is the true chapter that only experts understand.If you don't have any research on calligraphy, or if you don't have enough writing skills, you won't be able to describe it according to the description, and you will lose the bold and unrestrained momentum in it.Being able to do it in one go like Shen Bing shows that his skill is not shallow.

After rubbing, Shen Bing picked up the paper and blew on the wet ink, and smiled at Xie Ling: "Look, this kills two birds with one stone."

Xie Jin looked at him, smiled and nodded.

The shop owner had Xie Ling's ingot of gold, and also learned that Shen Yi was the number one scholar, he immediately became enthusiastic, and said with a joking smile: "If the two guest officials want to find something written by this great master, why not go to Nanshan Lin'er How about a look?"

"South Mountain Forest?"

The store is not far away, and you can indeed see a small barren mountain from the window, but it seems that there is no one inhabited: "That's it. Last year, the master felt that the plum blossom viewing here was not enjoyable after drinking, and he was drunk." So he went to the Nanshan forest, and when he came back a day and a half later, he bragged to us that he had seen the red plum blossoms, which are the most beautiful scenery in the world."

After hearing this, Xie Ling and Shen Bing looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Why not be able to follow in the footsteps of the ancestors and enjoy the winter plum blossoms?

The two filled two jugs of wine again from the store, took advantage of the sunlight at noon, urged their horses to leave the store, and walked leisurely in the direction of Nanshan Forest.

Over the past year, Shen Bing was appreciated by Emperor Hongwu and received many rewards. Finally, he had some savings of his own, so he sold the stubborn little donkey and bought a mare.This mare is chestnut-colored, probably very docile because of her age, it is very suitable for Shen Bing, who is not good at riding.

And his big cloak with only the interlayer last year was also changed by the old servant, and a circle of fox fur was added around the neck. Although it was not as warm as the one Xie Ling gave him, it was still a lot better.At this time, the reddish-brown fox fur was clustered around Shen Bing's smooth side face, trembling slightly in the wind as the horse's back rose and fell, making his face even more fair and elegant, with smooth ears, straight forehead and nose.

Xie Ling looked at it, and felt a layer of joy in his heart, almost ready to come out.

After the two reconciled at Wanhe Songfeng in the Summer Resort, they appeared together at various banquets in the capital, and often went out to socialize together.Xie Ling knew what was going on in his mind, but he also knew that Shen Bing was an ordinary man who couldn't be more normal, so he was definitely not aware of his secret thoughts.Xie Ling can "buy and sell by force", but Shen Bing looks gentle but is very straight on the inside. If they are not careful, they may not be friends.

The most important thing is that what Xie Ling wants is to like this gentle and beautiful person wholeheartedly. If it is not for sincere love, Xie Ling doesn't want it at all and is not caring about it.

That's why he lurked down and stood still, just treating Shen Bing seriously.

I just don't know when these efforts will be rewarded.

The two let their horses rein, half an hour later, they arrived at the corner of the Nanshan forest, and then walked in, the road gradually narrowed and finally turned into a shallow and narrow dirt path, barely enough for the two to walk side by side.There are many dead trees in the mountains and forests, far away from human habitation, coupled with the cold wind howling and the dark sky, it makes people feel a little chilly at first glance.Fortunately, the two of them were with each other, so they were not afraid, and continued to walk forward while chatting about the government.

"I heard that Kuang Zheng has castrated his head again recently?" Xie Qin asked.

Shen Yan nodded slowly: "Yuanfu found some from somewhere... The strangers from the people dedicated them to the emperor, and knelt down and wailed for a while, barely saving the Sacred Heart."

He didn't have the nerve to say that the so-called "folk aliens" were actually three beautiful Taoist nuns who looked almost identical. According to Kuang Zheng, these three were sent by Yuanshi Tianzun to spread meritorious deeds in the lower realm, and they were destined to have "Servant Dragon" luck.

Xie Ling's eyes were gloomy, and he said: "How can such a villain be worthy of controlling the cabinet? Leading all the officials?"

Shen Yan sighed: "Kuang Zheng is not completely incompetent, otherwise he would not be able to achieve this position. In the early years, he insisted on clearing the land and cracking down on tax evasion by the wealthy gentry, which made the treasury full and the loss turned positive. But in recent years he is happy Keen to form cliques for selfish interests, his disciples are mixed with good and bad people, and rampant things happen frequently. In order to consolidate his favor, he deliberately guides the saint to make alchemy and pray for gods, so he has taken a detour...Holy favor is really a double-edged sword .”

indeed so.At that time, it was because Kuang Zheng had tasted the sweetness of his favorite minister that he became more rampant and indulged his guests with unscrupulousness.When something happened, he could only please the Holy Majesty more and more in order to seek peace.Repeatedly, the mud feet are deep.

But the Sacred Heart is fickle.Although Emperor Hongwu had many shortcomings, he was not a fatuous emperor. Emperor Hongwu actually saw and remembered all the things that Kuang Zheng did.Shen Bing was the whetstone he used to beat Kuang Zheng, but because this knife hadn't been spent in Emperor Hongwu's heart, it would still be used after grinding it.

"Kuang Zheng's 20-year-long favor cannot be crushed by this trivial incident." Shen Yan said slowly, "We can only take it slowly."

"Liu Ling, the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, has been promoted to the position of Minister of the Left, and will soon join the cabinet. The emperor made such an arrangement on purpose." Xie Qin said, "Even though Kuang Zheng has been in charge of the Ministry of Officials for nearly ten years, he made the accounts like an iron bucket , there must be loopholes to be found.”

After he finished speaking, he paused, and then asked: "Don't worry about anything else, what about you, are you okay?"

Shen Yan said with a smile: "I have nothing wrong with it. It's just that Yuanfu finally understands the smell, and he is quite wary of me, but he is also quite jealous of me, so it won't do anything on the surface."

When Kwong Zheng and Shen Bing first met in Xiyuan, Shen Bing behaved respectfully and obediently, barely getting through.But after that, all sorts of things happened, if Kuang Zheng didn't feel the smell again, it would be a waste of decades of ups and downs in his career.

"By the way, I heard the emperor casually mention something that day," Shen Yan asked suddenly, "Are you going to be transferred to the East Palace soon to be the prince's attendant?"

Xie Ling said with a smile: "The appointment will come down after the spring - have you met the prince yet?"

"I don't have the chance to see you...I heard that God Xiao Sheng is here?"

Xie Qin shook his head: "It doesn't look like it to me. Although the prince is not very old, he has a clear temper and an open mind. He was enlightened by the great Confucian Wang Dan since he was a child, and he has read a lot of poetry and books. In fact, he has benefited a lot."

The two chatted, and unknowingly walked into the depths of the mountain forest.I don't know when there was a light snow in the sky, and the snow gradually became bigger and bigger, and finally turned into goose feathers.But the gray-white sky surrounded the barren hills with withered forests, and there was no such thing as the legendary "red plum with the best view in the world", and it was always a haze.

The two of them put on their hoods one after another, Xie Ling squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, wondering: "Does that shopkeeper dare to lie?"

Shen Ting joked: "Maybe it's an adventure in Taoyuan, we have no way of encountering it."