Why is my master always lost and swollen? !

Everyone knows that the eldest son of the city lord's family is a fairy-like figure.At the age of seven, she was born with autumn water as a god, and white jade as bones, very beautiful.Moreover, he is extremely intelligent, and he can never forget any poems and the like after being dictated to him once or twice, and he can understand them when he explains them to him.When he was nine years old, the lord of the city hired a teacher for him. Within a year, he was familiar with the three classics of "Poetry", "Book", "Yi" and the four books, and he could speak every sentence.When he was 14 years old, he had become a veteran in the literary world. Every time there is a book, the presentation cannot criticize its flaws, and only the best ones are selected.

However, such an excellent character has not yet married in the year of weak crown.Although many people came to propose marriage, but there is nothing to say.Although everyone felt a little strange, they didn't think about it deeply. After all, there was no girl in the whole city who could be worthy of this eldest son.

Every time he heard the people serving around him talk about these gossips in the streets and alleys, the eldest son just smiled and said nothing.In fact, no matter how unworthy he was, it was clearly because he didn't want to delay his girl.That's right, this eldest son is a broken sleeve, and he is born with the kind that can't be changed.

On this day, after breakfast, a friend excitedly came to him for appreciation with a painting in his arms.It is said that he bought this painting at an antique shop for 50 taels of silver, and it is the authentic work of Master Bai, who had passed away many years ago.

It turns out that this eldest son is not only good at poetry and songs, but also has a lot of research in calligraphy and painting.According to him, to judge whether a work is good or not, it mainly depends on its spirit.All famous calligraphers and painters have a "spirit" in their works, which overflows the picture, while most of the counterfeit works use dull and vulgar brushwork, full of craftsmanship, and there is no "spirit" at all.In other words, figure painting should be seen in its gaze and language, flowers and fruits should be seen in wind and dew, and landscape painting should be seen in its leisure and seclusion, with winding wild paths.Even if such a painting is not known by whom, it is still a masterpiece.On the contrary, even if it is signed by a certain famous artist, it must be a fake.

At that moment, the eldest son took over the painting from his friend, put on his gloves, and slowly unfolded it.I saw the mountains and rivers depicted in the picture are steep and magnificent, the houses in the mountains, the environment is quiet, and there are two people sitting opposite each other in the mountains, the air of leisure and elegance is overflowing with silk.

Seeing that he had been silent for a long time, his friend couldn't help feeling a little anxious, and came up to him and asked, "My lord, how is this painting? Is it real or fake?"

"Master Bai's authentic work embodies ingenuity in fine workmanship, and expresses skill in immaturity. There is wonder in the ordinary, and there is action in the strength, which is the meaning of the pen and ink of the literati. If the brushwork is skillful and delicate, and it is beautiful but weak, it is very likely. It’s a ghostwriting or a forgery. Some time ago, someone brought a pair of Master Bai’s "Tiger Picture" for reference. I think the painting is finely crafted with a brush, and the lines are drawn on the board. It is full of craftsmanship, and it is definitely a fake."

When his friend heard the word "fake" out of his mouth, he was sweating profusely, and asked, "Then my picture..."

The eldest son unfolded the scroll again, looked at it and said: "This painting is rigorously written, the brushwork is delicate and elegant, and the style is ancient, it must be genuine."

The friend thanked him again and again as if he had found a treasure, and left happily holding the newly acquired painting.

After he went out for a long distance, the servant who had been standing by the side and waited on him said, "My lord, Master Bai is a famous artist. There are many fake works in the market, but not many authentic works have been handed down to this day. Why is such an authentic work only worth 50 taels of silver?" ? Could it be that I missed it? "

The eldest son shook his head and said with a smile: "It wasn't him who picked up the leak, but the painting is actually a fake."

The boy opened his eyes wide in disbelief and asked, "Is it a fake?"

The eldest son nodded and said: "This painting is imitated by people today. Although it is the same as the real one, it is difficult for people to distinguish it, but the seal..."

The boy asked, "What happened to Yin?"

"The imitation and engraving of the seal will be more or less different from the original seal. It is difficult for the forger to completely restore the handwriting on the stone. I have seen the authentic handwriting of Master Bai. The seal script on it is natural, smooth and clear. The color is bright. But the seal on that picture, the strokes of the seal characters are a little dull, and the printing color is a little dark, and the printing frame is a little big, which is obviously a reprinted seal. Famous paintings are easy to imitate, but this imprint is hard to forge." The eldest son sighed.

"It's quite rare to be able to copy Master Bai's paintings so closely."

"Yes, his painting skills have improved a lot... In the future, I'm afraid even I won't be able to tell the truth from the fake."

"Does the young master know who made this fake painting?"

"Looking around, besides Painter Bai, who else can do so well, without any flaws?"

The boy was taken aback for a moment, and then he suddenly realized: "It turned out to be Master Bai. Why didn't you expose him face to face, my lord?"

The eldest son said: "I heard that he got into a lawsuit recently, and it's time to spend money, alas..." A long sigh revealed a little tenderness, a little regret, and a little helplessness in the world.

Painter Bai is the grandson of Master Bai. He has good painting skills, a self-contained style, and a hardworking person. But because of his eccentric personality, he is excluded everywhere.Some time ago, because of being framed by others, he got involved in a big lawsuit.Although the Eldest Young Master wanted to help him clarify, Master Bai firmly refused to let him intervene. As a result, the matter got worse and worse. What could have been solved with a few words, now requires a lot of money.

Just at the time of this difficulty, a merchant of ancient paintings suddenly came to his door and asked him to copy a copy of "The Picture of Banquet".Painter Bai cherished the feathers and was unwilling to do so, so the dealer increased the price, and finally offered a high price of 60 taels.A penny is hard for a hero. Thinking of the annoying lawsuit, Painter Bai had no choice but to accept the business against his will.

"Banquet Picture" consists of five sections, combining the advantages of genre painting, portrait painting, and story painting. Although the plot is complicated and there are many characters, the arrangement of guests and hosts is orderly, simple and complex, and has been cherished by collectors of all ages.It is not easy to imitate both the spirit and the form, and to confuse the real with the fake.

A few days later, the art dealer came to pick up the goods according to the appointment, and saw that the figure's clothing patterns copied by Bai Painter were refined and complete, and the details were described in detail, such as the pattern of clothes, the decoration of the screen, and the patterns of utensils.Even if it is compared with the original work, it can be completely consistent without any flaws.Overjoyed, he readily paid Painter Bai 100 taels of silver as a token of appreciation.Later, the art dealer took this copied work to the calligraphy and painting market, and it was regarded as the real one, and sold for 3000 taels of silver.

Painter Bai received 100 taels of silver, and he probably could handle the lawsuit well, so he didn't want to do this kind of thing again, and the art dealer would not accept him when he came to him again.

It's a pity, God has no eyes, and people's wishes are not fulfilled. Master Bai never expected that the lawsuit he provoked would be so big, and even involved a murder case!It's a pity, because he has always had a bad reputation, and he didn't deny it in time at the beginning, everyone thought he did it and asked him to claim compensation.In desperation, Painter Bai had no choice but to let go of his aloofness, and went back to the calligraphy and painting merchant, humbly said a lot of good things, and took more than ten jobs back to do.

There are many ways to fake ancient paintings and calligraphy, but they all boil down to imitation, copying, imitation, fabrication, ghostwriting and restoration of authentic works.

Painter Bai is good at sketching, but he doesn't put the original work in front of the case to read and copy. This kind of copying is much more flexible than sketching, but it is easy to lose the similarity, and even reveal the copywriter's own style. Come.

When he is about to write, he usually takes a transparent thin paper first, outlines the outline of the original painting, and outlines it with thick ink. It can be described as half imitation and half imitation.The works copied by this method are not only similar in shape but also do not lose the originality of the original work itself, so it is extremely difficult to distinguish.

However, this method was extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive. Although Master Bai worked day and night, he still could not repay the debt owed on time.Seeing the debt collectors coming more and more frequently, Bai Huashi fell into despair, and even thought of dying.

On this day, it was raining heavily, and it got dark very early.Painter Bai was in a bad mood, fearing that the quality of the copying would be affected, so he put away the set and went around the room. Having nothing to do, he took out a book and read it under the oil lamp.

Just after reading two lines, I suddenly heard "Du Du" twice, and there was a gentle knock on the door.Painter Bai's expression changed slightly, he walked quietly to the door, and asked, "Who?"

"It's me." The person outside the door replied.

Painter Bai was taken aback for a moment, and opened the door to see that there was a person standing alone in the wind and rain with an umbrella outside the door, it really was the eldest son.

"Why are you here?" Painter Bai asked as he turned sideways to welcome the visitor into the house.

"Come and see you." The eldest son looked around and asked, "Why don't you draw anymore?"

"Too lazy to draw." Painter Bai said with a wry smile.To be honest, it was the first time in his life that he was bored with painting.

"How's the lawsuit going?" The eldest son found a place to sit down and asked.

"If you're here to mock me, or to ask for an explanation for the 'innocent victims', then I'm sorry, but you won't be accepted." Painter Bai stretched out his hand as a gesture of invitation.

"You really... don't you know what I mean for you? If I didn't want to help you, I would have..." At this point, the eldest son suddenly closed his mouth, his face was slightly red, and in the dim light of the oil lamp Down, it looks very delicate and lovely.

"What was it like at the beginning? To be honest, did you see that it was an imitation from the very beginning?" Master Bai sneered when he heard this, and pushed the eldest son on the bed, looking down at him.

"I, I really didn't see it." The eldest son's eyes wandered, and he hurriedly explained.

Painter Bai snorted, straightened up, straightened the hem of his clothes, and asked, "Tell me, what are you going to do? Are you going to arrest me and bring me to the court to accuse me of forging paintings, or something else?"

Seeing Master Bai standing up, the Eldest Young Master felt relieved and slightly disappointed, and said, "Why am I arresting you to see the officer? I'm here this time because I hope you can make a painting for me."

"Painting?" Painter Bai gave him a surprised look, "Are you going to take over?"

"Hmm... I'm the only son beside my father." For some reason, when the eldest son said this, an embarrassing look appeared on his face.

"So, your brother really eloped with that man?" Painter Bai asked after a pause.

"Yeah." The eldest son nodded, "It's said that it's because we heard us talk about eloping..."

"Heh, you little bastard is quite fast." Painter Bai said through gritted teeth, "Could it be that your brother made me fix this matter?"

"It shouldn't be possible." The eldest son thought for a while and replied, "After all... you have always been straightforward."

Painter Bai gave him a blank look, but didn't speak.

"Seriously, are you coming or not?"

"There are so many painters in the world, why did you choose me?"

"Because..." The eldest son's face turned red all of a sudden, and he was speechless, which was far from his usual appearance.

"Because, I can clearly see your here, here and here." Painter Bai touched the eldest son while talking.

The eldest son lowered his head and let him move his hands and feet.

"Also, no one else has seen you blushing like this before." Painter Bai blew into his ear and teased.

"So, did you agree?" Mr. Xing asked, grabbing Master Bai's hand, looking straight into his eyes.

"What? Do you still want others to see your current appearance?" Painter Bai asked back.

After all, the two looked at each other and smiled.

In the next period of time, the eldest son settled the lawsuit for Bai painter, and Bai painter lived in the eldest son's mansion.The two live together every day, advancing and retreating together, chatting about life philosophy from love affairs, and having in-depth exchanges in the evening... I have to say that it was the happiest period of time for them.

The two thought they would live like this forever, so they even adopted a child and named them Bai Xuan.However, they forgot that there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and their affairs were quickly spread by rumors.Some people say that Painter Bai is a monster, who only sucks the energy of men; others say that Painter Bai has been infatuated with the eldest son for many years, and later got a kind of love gu, which made the eldest son fall in love with him... However, no matter how absurd the story is, It's bizarre, but there's only one central idea - "It must be that little slut Bai Huashi who seduced our unparalleled and peaceful young master."

Later, under the pressure of public opinion, the eldest son had to secretly adopt a child, falsely claiming that he was his son, and apparently broke off contact with Bai Huashi.

Painter Bai knew about this at first, but because the child grew more and more like a big boy, he gradually became suspicious.Could it be that what you think is the truth is actually false, and what the world knows is the real truth?

However, he, who has always been proud, couldn't bear to ask the Eldest Young Master what was going on. He just sneered at him every time the other party came. Here he is.

The eldest son's attitude towards him became more and more indifferent, and the painter Bai became more convinced of his inner thoughts.But he has no one to talk to about his inner distress, so he can only rely on painting to relieve pressure. After a long time, his psychology becomes distorted.And all the tenderness he had left was given to their son, Bai Xuan.

However, due to Master Bai's behavior becoming more and more deviant and absurd, the eldest son was afraid that Xiao Baixuan would be affected badly when he was with him, so he took him to his house and asked the child to recognize him. His son ate and walked with him.Painter Bai came to him to ask for someone, but he forcibly detained him on the grounds that he was "their" son.

The eldest son once said that as long as Master Bai can prove that he has the ability to take care of this child, he will never stop them from "reuniting father and son".

Later, although Master Bai never did this, but Bai Xuan grew up, and asked for his order to go back to take care of his father, but the eldest son did not stop him.

"It must be very lonely to grow old without a companion." The eldest son thought this way, "Since I can't bring him happiness anymore, let this child accompany him instead of me. After all, this is 'theirs'. son'."

At first, I thought the matter would end like this, but one day, the painter Bai suddenly came and said that he wanted to draw a "Picture of Hell in Disguise" for the eldest son.At first, the eldest son actually refused. He felt that it was useless for him to ask for such a picture, and it was weird.However, seeing the excitement on Painter Bai's face, he felt that it had been a long time since he had seen such a strong enthusiasm for creation, so he nodded in response.Moreover, in order not to disturb his creation, he specially took Bai Xuan to his house.

"I hope he can use this to change back to what he used to be." The eldest son prayed secretly in his heart.

However, the development of things was far from what the eldest son expected.In fact, since Painter Bai started painting this "Picture of Hell in Disguise", his behavior has become more and more weird, and he has nightmares all night long, forcing his disciples to reproduce the content of his dreams when he wakes up.Not to mention, one day, he actually ran in front of the eldest son, saying that he wanted to burn a person alive for the creation of that "Picture of Hell in Disguise"!

Just crazy!

The eldest son sternly rejected him, and told him not to come to him again in the future.However, the next day, Painter Bai still came and made the same request.

The eldest son quietly looked at the old face and weird attire of the man in front of him, and suddenly felt very strange.

Is this person still the stunningly talented and stunning him that I loved back then...?The eldest son didn't dare to think deeply, he didn't want to let his persistence of more than twenty years become like a joke.

"Let's go...I'll think about this matter again." The Eldest Young Master said in a low voice.

In fact, there was a person who asked him to be a model for Master Bai, and that person was none other than "their son" Bai Xuan...

You probably already know what happened next. (Want to revisit chapters 21~23 of Guiding)

But is this really the case?Why did the always sober son make up his mind to burn Bai Xuan to death?And why did Painter Bai insist on painting "Hell in Disguise"?

The "Hell in disguise" incident is still going on...