Chapter 144 The Four Masters of Art
Tang Nuo was obviously quite surprised that the prince of Jinyi didn't know the existence of Qionglin Academy, but he didn't say much.
Yang Ning was a little puzzled and asked, "Miss Tang, you seem to know Qionglin Academy very well. Does that Mr. Zhuo's name is Zhuo Qingyang?"
Tang Nuo pointed his head and said, "He is a great scholar of his generation. As far as I know, he managed Qionglin Academy. He is the only dean of Qionglin Academy so far." He said softly, "He has traveled around the world, not only in Qionglin Academy, but also in other places, but also in many students."
"So that's it. It seems that Mr. Zhuo is really amazing." Yang Ning smiled and said, "He should be quite young this year, right?"
"If I remember correctly, I should be nearly seventy years old." Tang Nuo said: "It seems that Mr. Zhuo is in good health and is still running for the academy."
"Have you seen him?" Seeing that Tang Nuo knew Zhuo Qingyang very well, Yang Ning couldn't help asking.
Tang Nuo said, "I haven't seen it before." After pausing, he whispered: "My mother has seen it, and has received the teachings of Mr. Zhuo."
"Oh?" Yang Ning said in surprise: "It turns out that your family has a connection with Zhuo Qingyang."
"When Mr. Zhuo traveled around the world, he taught his mother's calligraphy." Tang Nuo said: "Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are the four masters in the world. Mr. Zhuo's calligraphy is one of them. He and the other three people became the four art masters!"
"Four Artist Master?" Yang Ning was stunned. He didn't expect that Tang Nuo was not only very artistic, but also knew these things. Only then did he realize that Tang Nuo was young, but he had a lot of real materials in his belly. He asked, "Miss Tang, what kind of masters are these Four Artist Masters?"
Tang Nuo thought for a while before saying, "Mr. Zhuo is called the Saint of Calligraphy. He has outstanding calligraphy. Needless to say, he has a superb painting. He is also in the country of Nanchu. Naturally, you will not be unaware of Ximen Shenhou!"
Yang Ning picked up the teacup, took a sip, put down the cup, and said awkwardly: "Miss Tang, if I say I don't know Ximen Shenhou, I have never heard of it, do you... do you believe it?"
Tang Nuo said simply: "Don't believe it!"
This is fucking embarrassment!
"But... but I really don't know each other." Yang Ning even felt a little feverish on his face, "Miss Tang, who is Ximen Shenhou?"
Tang Nuo looked at Yang Ning in surprise and suddenly asked, "Are you really the Prince of Jinyi?"
Yang Ning thought to himself that this girl could see something, and was shocked, but he still calmly said: "I am not the prince of Jinyi, how could I sit here for dinner?"
"If you weren't sitting here for dinner, I would never believe you were the Prince of Jinyi." Tang Nuo said bluntly: "You are in the capital and are the Prince of Jinyi Hou of Chu. It is impossible for you to know the name of Ximen Shenhou. Ximen Shenhou is Ximen Wuhen, and Ximen Wuhen is the leader of the Shenhou Mansion."
"Shenhou Mansion?" Yang Ning vaguely felt that he had heard of this name, but he couldn't remember what the Shenhou Mansion was.
"In addition to the calligraphy saint Zhuo Qingyang and Ximen Wuhen, who has excellent painting skills, Beitangqing, Hou Changling of the Northern Han Dynasty, is also among the four scholars. His piano skills are extraordinary. As early as many years ago, Beitangqing's piano skills were almost unattainable." Tang Nuo said slowly: "After many years, his piano skills should have made more progress, but there has been no news of Beitangqing for many years."
Yang Ning sat upright, stretched his eyebrows, and smiled and said, "Beitangqing, I know that he is Changling Marquis of the Northern Han Dynasty. I heard that he is very good at fighting. He has a... Well, blood... What army is coming? It's very powerful. He once fought bloody battles with the Black Scale Camp of our Chu State." He was still very familiar with the name of Changling Marquis Beitangqing, and Duan Canghai once mentioned Beitangqing to him.
"Snow Lan Army!" Tang Nuo said: "The Black Scale Camp should be an army built by your Jinyi Hou, but it has been wiped out and it is defeated by the Xue Lan Army."
Yang Ning waved his hand and said, "It can't be said that he was defeated. The Black Scale Camp was ambushed and attacked by the Xuelan Army, and both sides were injured."
"But as far as I know, the Black Scale Camp no longer exists, but the Northern Han Xuelan Army still exists." Tang Nuo said: "When you see blood when you use a knife, you can collect the knife and play the piano, you are talking about Beitangqing."
"Where is the last one?" Yang Ning asked: "The last one of the Four Awesome Masters is naturally excellent in chess skills. Who is it?"
"Beitang Fantasy Night!"
"Beitang Fantasy Night?" Yang Ning was stunned and frowned: "This name sounds like a Northern Han person."
"He is the Northern Han Muyun Marquis."
"Oh, so, is Beitangqing's brother?"
Tang Nuo shook his head and said, "No, Marquis Mu Yun and Marquis Changling are both royal families of the Northern Han Dynasty, but they are uncles and nephews."
"Uncle and nephew?"
"The Marquis Changling and the current Emperor of Northern Han are brothers, and the Marquis Mu Yun is the uncle of the Emperor of Northern Han today." Tang Nuo actually knew the storied figures of the two countries. "Everyone in the world knows the Marquis Changling, but not many people know about Marquis Mu Yun. Marquis Mu Yun is a low-key person. It is said that even the senior officials and officials of the Northern Han Dynasty have never seen Marquis Mu Yun for many years. In recent years, there have been rumors that Marquis Mu Yun has passed away, but the royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty has not made it public."
"Why is this?"
Tang Nuo glanced at Yang Ning and asked, "Do you know Jiutianlou?"
"Of course I know." Yang Ning smiled and said, "Jiutian Tower is a place where the Northern Han hosts strange people. The purpose is to help the Northern Han in inquire about information. There are many spies from Jiutian Tower on the Chu State."
He was naturally quite familiar with Jiutianlou. The Mu Shenjun of Jiutianlou had close contact with him, and he couldn't even forget it.
Tang Nuo said: "The owner of Jiutian Tower is Marquis Mu Yun. People only know his name but have not seen him."
"It seems that the Northern Han royal family is very talented. One is very skilled in the Beitang qin, and the Muyunhou Beitang fantasy night chess skills." Yang Ning sighed: "The members of the Northern Han royal family seem to be very elegant?"
At this moment, Gu Qinghan pushed the door and saw that the two of them had a good time talking, immediately smiled and twisted their waists and walked over, saying, "Why are you just talking and eating quickly?" He said to Tang Nuo again: "Miss Tang, I have sent someone to Yong'an Hall and say hello to them. You can go there at any time."
Tang Nuo said: "Thank you, my wife, for your arrangement. If possible, I will go over and take a look tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Gu Qinghan said, "There's no hurry. You can rest for a few days first. Ning'er is back and let him accompany you in the capital."
Tang Nuo shook his head and said, "I went to the capital to see the difficult and complicated diseases, not to see the city."
"Oh, since that's the case, let Ning'er send you there tomorrow." Gu Qinghan still smiled like the wind and looked at Yang Ning: "Ning'er, you will accompany Miss Tang tomorrow."
Tang Nuo had already stood up and said, "Madam, I have eaten. I will go to Yong'an Hall tomorrow. I will prepare to clean up first."
"You haven't eaten a few bites." Yang Ning said: "Eat some more."
Tang Nuo just shook his head slightly, and without saying much, turning around and leaving.
After Tang Nuo left, Gu Qinghan lowered his voice and said, "Ning'er, I think you are having a good chat. Shouldn't I come in?"
"Sanniang, what are Mr. Zhuo coming here to do?" Yang Ning changed the topic without responding, "What money does he want?"
Gu Qinghan said: "Mr. Zhuo has a deep connection with our Marquis' Mansion. When your father and your third uncle were young, the old Marquis invited Mr. Zhuo to teach in the mansion. The two of them studied poetry and books under Mr. Zhuo for three years. Later, Mr. Zhuo wanted to open the Qionglin Academy, and the old Marquis strongly supported it."
"It turns out that he taught his father and his third uncle." Yang Ning said in surprise: "I heard that the Qionglin Academy is all girls going to school, so why did Mr. Zhuo think of opening a college for women?"
"Don't say it was you. When I opened the academy, I was shocked and I had everything I said, and I was talking about it." Gu Qinghan smiled and said, "At the beginning, there was no girl entering the academy. Do you know who was the first to enter the academy?"
"who?"
"Your mother!" Gu Qinghan said: "Your mother was the first girl to enter the academy, and later......!"
After Yang Ning entered the Marquis' Mansion, almost no one mentioned the mother of the Prince of Jinyi. This seemed to be a taboo topic. Gu Qinghan did not mention it before. At this time, he heard Gu Qinghan suddenly mention it, pricked up his ears and wanted to know more, but Gu Qinghan only said one sentence, and seemed to realize that this topic should not be said too much. He smiled and said, "Later, princes and nobles sent the women in the family one after another, and the number of people increased. At the most, there were hundreds of people in Qionglin Academy."
"I...my mother is studying at Qionglin Academy? In this way, Mr. Zhuo is also his mother's teacher?" Yang Ning asked.
Gu Qinghan pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that she had studied at Qionglin Academy for several years, and her literary talent is very good... Forget it, I won't talk about these." After a pause, he said, "If you go to the academy to study, you don't have to spend money. As long as Mr. Zhuo thinks that his talent is good, you can enter the academy. In addition to Mr. Zhuo, there are many gentlemen in the academy. The court issued an order. Qionglin Academy set up its own business. Without Mr. Zhuo's promise, no matter who it is, even the prince should not enter without authorization. The academy spends a lot every year, mainly relying on the funding of several mansions. When the old marquis was alive, he set rules. The Jinyi Marquis Mansion sponsored the academy 500 taels of silver every year, which was unstoppable. In addition, the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion also had five hundred taels of silver every year, and there were several other families, but they all had formed a routine, and the academy could get several thousand taels of silver every year."
Yang Ning thought that a few thousand taels of silver were not a small amount. A college had several thousand taels a year, and it was more than enough to eat, drink, defecate, and even pay other men's salaries.
"Don't think there are so many." Gu Qinghan seemed to see Yang Ning's thoughts, "Qionglin Academy has some activities every year, and the cost is not low. In addition, it will also select outstanding poems, songs and essays in the academy to compile them into a book, which will cost a lot of money. We should have sent the money from the academy long ago, but because the general passed away, the matter was delayed, and I almost forgot about it."
"Has the money been given?" Yang Ning asked.
Gu Qinghan shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhuo came to the door and said he was looking at the grandma. Naturally, he couldn't make it clear. If I gave the money now, wouldn't it mean that Mr. Zhuo came to ask for money? Mr. Zhuo was a noble person, which would only offend him. He could only wait a few days before sending the money."
Chapter completed!