Secretary Lu now wants to use every opportunity to teach Ye Ming through words and deeds some basic principles and experiences of being an official, so as to help him broaden his horizons, increase his experience, and accumulate experience, so as to lay a solid foundation for his future promotion.

He judged that Ye Ming was entrusted by Wang Xiuguang and came to defend him in front of him so that the provincial party committee would not punish him and adjust him. Therefore, he took it for granted that Wang Xiuguang commissioned Ye Ming to paint this painting. For yourself.

Therefore, he neither looked at the painting nor accepted it. Moreover, he took advantage of this opportunity to give Ye Ming a small "lesson on integrity" in a sincere manner.

Ye Ming felt a little ashamed when he saw that Secretary Lu not only refused to accept his painting "Painting of Thin Bamboo in Yazhai", but also advised him not to accept gifts from anyone and to always tighten the string of building a clean government. He put it in his satchel and said with a slight blush: "Secretary Lu, I have never given a gift to anyone, but I will firmly remember your teachings and pay more attention to enhancing my awareness of integrity and building a strong resistance to corruption in the future. An anti-change dam, live a pure life like you,"

Secretary Lu was very pleased when he saw that he took the painting back obediently and promised himself that he would stick to the integrity in the future: in his opinion, if a person wants to make a difference in his official career, he must achieve something. In a big undertaking, the most important thing is to get rid of greed and ensure integrity. Throughout the ages, most of the officials who were dismissed were because of excessive greed and boiling public resentment. This ended up with their wives and children separated, and their families destroyed. Since my son is in the official career, he must be like himself, facing the temptation of money and material things, he must be able to stay in poverty, and endure loneliness. Only then will he have the basis for progress...

After Ye Ming put away the painting, he still felt a little uneasy. He was worried that Secretary Lu would misunderstand him as a person who likes to give gifts to his superiors and like to flatter others, so he explained in a low voice: "Secretary Lu, in fact, this painting is not Mayor Wang gave it to me. This is an ancient painting that my mother bought more than 20 years ago. It is also the only valuable thing she has collected for more than 20 years. She gave this painting to me before she died. , I was asked to keep it well, but I don’t know much about antique calligraphy and painting, and my appreciation of the art of calligraphy and painting is also limited. Therefore, I feel that putting this painting in my hands has a kind of secret cast, and you are interested in me. So good. As someone who collects and appreciates paintings and calligraphy, I must know how to appreciate and cherish this painting. When I come to see you this time, I really can’t think of what gift to bring you. After much thought, this painting is the only one suitable. It’s given to you, so I brought it here, I hope you don’t misunderstand,”

When Secretary Lu heard that this painting was left by Zhao Han, his eyes suddenly widened. He suddenly stretched out his hand to Ye Ming and said impatiently: "Xiaoye, take out the painting and let me take a look... You Tell me: Is this really your mother’s relic?”

Ye Ming looked at Secretary Lu's eager expression in surprise, and felt very puzzled. He nodded repeatedly and quickly took out the painting.

Secretary Lu almost snatched the long box from Ye Ming's hand, opened the box, carefully took out the scroll inside, spread it on the glass coffee table, and began to appreciate it attentively.

After carefully looking at the painting and the poem inscribed by Zheng Banqiao, Secretary Lu stood up and took out a magnifying glass from the drawer of his desk, sat down on the sofa next to the coffee table again, and began to look at the collections under the painting one by one. Seal.

Many of these seals are from famous people. It can be seen that this painting has changed hands many times, and it is definitely authentic, because Secretary Lu is familiar with some famous collectors in modern times and is also familiar with their collection seals. These things , it is absolutely impossible to fake it. If you want to fake it, you can’t imitate the distinctive seals of so many celebrities...

In the lower right corner of the painting, there is a small seal with a few small seal characters: "Ye Han's Seal". When he saw these words, Secretary Lu felt a sadness in his heart, and tears began to flow uncontrollably. The eyes are spinning...

In order to calm down his turbulent emotions, Secretary Lu shook his head vigorously, then raised his head and tried to say to Ye Ming in a calm tone: "My child, this painting of yours is very precious. According to my judgment, this painting is very precious." The painting is indeed the original work of Mr. Zheng Banqiao. Your mother is very discerning and appreciative.

"Look, this painting is highly summarized and refined in terms of shape and layout. Only a few bamboos are painted, which makes people feel like they are entering a lush bamboo forest. In part, every bamboo pole, bamboo leaf, and bamboo is described with pen and ink. The knots, but the strokes are powerful, spiritual, and method-based, revealing the vitality. Judging from the brushwork of painting bamboo, each bamboo is first erected to leave the knots. The tips and roots are short, the middle trunk is long, and the lengths vary. Each knot is connected up and down. , shaped like a half ring, with different shades of ink, use the center edge to draw the trunk, use the side edge to draw the old trunk, the whole trunk is round and round, draw the branches, the branches are jointed, the strokes are fast, strong and round, the young branches are small and soft. Along the way, the old branches stand tall and tall, the branches are covered with many leaves, and the branches are tall and have few leaves. The tracing is wonderful and full of life. It is the most difficult to draw the leaves of ink bamboo. The bamboo leaves in this painting are written vigorously, and they are pressed and lifted in vain. There are broken and combined methods, the ink color has different shades, and the old and young are clearly distinct. Use the center edge to draw thin leaves and small leaves, and use the side edge to draw fat leaves. The strokes are like breaking bamboo, and it is done in one go. It fully demonstrates Zheng Banqiao's mastery and skillful pen and ink skills. It can be seen from this that This painting is undoubtedly the authentic work of Mr. Zheng Banqiao,"

At this point, he carefully looked at the poem mentioned on the left side of the painting and chanted softly: "I lie down in the Yazhai and listen to the Xiaoxiao bamboo, which is suspected to be the sound of the suffering of the people; I, the county official of Caozhou, are always caring about each branch and leaf, my children , this painting blends scenes and has profound meaning. It is a rare masterpiece. I like it very much. However, this is a precious souvenir left by your mother. Wouldn't it be inappropriate if you gave it to me?"

As soon as Ye Ming saw Secretary Lu's expression and the look of love in his eyes, he knew that he liked this painting very much. He was secretly happy and said hurriedly: "Secretary Lu, I said before: my mother left me two A precious relic: First, the 'Golden and Jade Mantang' jade pendant you saw last time. It was a token of love given to her by my father, and it is my only clue to find my father in the future, so I will keep it well. , The second piece is this "Painting of Thin Bamboo in Yazhai". Although this painting is also very precious, it is just an art collection. My mother did not tell me to keep it forever. But from what you just said Judging from the evaluation of the painting, you are someone who truly knows how to appreciate and cherish this painting, so by giving it to you, I have found a truly good owner for this painting."
Chapter completed!