After hearing this, Wen Rong stared at the calligraphy and sighed more and more, "Fifty or sixty words are worth 1.2 million taels, and one word is almost 20,000 taels. It is so easy to make money, but I don't write anymore. It’s really a pity.”
Wen Guo from the side snickered, "Sister-in-law, if you write too much, it won't be valuable anymore. It's very rare for a living person's handwriting to be so valuable."
Hearing this, An Ye said: "Mom, that's not how the accounts are calculated. If you really want to count the money, some of his words are more expensive. In Xiyuefang, the capital, there is a small shop with the three words 'The world is good', and someone has made a bid. After thinking about it for 15 million, I decided to buy it with the words "The world is good", but Xiaoxianlou refused to transfer it.
With the same three words, Ashiheng also used the three characters "Long Yuan Qiu" as a sign for a restaurant in the capital called "Long Yuan Qiu". After the news came out, Long Yuan Qiu was Business in Yuanqiu suddenly boomed, and now you have to book several days in advance to get a meal.
Although the artistic conception and reputation of Long Yuan Qiu are far less than those three words "The world is good", some people have offered up to 9 million taels to buy the restaurant "Long Yuan Qiu". Qiu' signboard was bought together.
The restaurant also refused to sell it, saying it wanted to pass it along with the signboard as a family heirloom to future generations.
If we really want to talk about value, although Longyuanqiu is located in a relatively remote location in the capital, it still has a large garden in the capital. It is worth at least one hundred thousand taels. It is definitely more expensive than Xiaoxianlou, but the current market price of Xiaoxianlou is It’s much more expensive. Mom, if you really want to count money per word, how much is appropriate per word?”
Wen Rong nodded thoughtfully. Although she couldn't explain the reason, she understood it, but she still sighed: "It's all a restaurant, so it must be some benefit to Tan Hua Lang to let him Are you going to write an inscription?"
Wen Yanan shook his head, "Someone has confirmed this a long time ago. It happened to be that we happened to have dinner at a restaurant, and it was all mentioned at the request of the owner. Xiaoxianlou was treated by colleagues, and Longyuanqiu was used to offset the cost of the meal. They were all divided. The text has not been taken."
Wen Xin suddenly recited a sentimental sentence in a soft voice, "I don't want riches and wealth, but I want bells and millet to satisfy my hunger!"
Hearing this, Hai Hai from Dafang smiled and said, "Actually, things are rare and valuable."
Wen Yanan nodded in approval, "That's true. After he resigned and left Beijing, it is said that he abandoned literature and joined the martial arts. No one has ever seen him leave any calligraphy treasures. And before he became a blockbuster, he was also very low-key, and there was not much in the local area. People have obtained his calligraphy treasure.
In the capital of Lizhou, the warehouse storing the examination papers from other places caught fire for no apparent reason, and his examination papers from his hometown were burned by the fire. Later, it was discovered that even his county examination papers had disappeared inexplicably. It couldn't be such a coincidence, so he It reminds people of the fires in warehouses in state capitals.
When the cases are put together, it is obvious that someone must have coveted Ashheng's calligraphy treasure and deliberately set the fire in order to cover up the theft.
After all, it’s not surprising that some people get greedy for something worth millions of taels.
That's a serious answer sheet, and it's much more valuable than us casually practicing calligraphy.
For various reasons, Ashheng’s calligraphy works in circulation today are very few.
After the deeds of him spending all his money to save people from fire and water without leaving his name came out, the reputation became more and more prosperous, and the more people wanted his calligraphy, the more people wanted his calligraphy. However, there were so few of them, which caused the price of his calligraphy to skyrocket. The price is getting higher and higher. The problem is that even if you have money, you can't buy it.
Things are relative. The higher the price, the more people want it. The rarer it is, the more status it shows. Now if someone can hang a serious Ashheng inscription on it, it will definitely be a status symbol in the capital. A symbol of status.
But the problem is, there are really too few of them. Including the answer sheets he took when he went to Beijing to take the exam, less than twenty of them are known to exist. This includes several practice brushes dug out from his home.
Who would have imagined that such a great talent, who was admitted to the capital all the way, would have less than twenty extant calligraphy works, and only eight serious calligraphy works, such as "The Good in the World" and "Longyuanqiu" Inscriptions, as well as answer sheets for the four subjects of the general examination and a palace examination answer sheet, oh, and a resignation letter.
Many rich and powerful people wanted to find a serious picture of his calligraphy, and searched all possible places, but still couldn't find it.
Later, due to local disasters, the court was in urgent need of money. Someone took the opportunity to focus on Ashheng's papers for the joint examination and the palace examination, especially the poem "Chaotian Que", which is Ashheng's only surviving poem. Poetry is suitable for being framed and hung on the wall for people to appreciate, so some people paid a sky-high price and wanted to buy it from the imperial court for collection."
Wen Xinli asked: "Did the imperial court sell it? Why didn't Fifth Brother tell grandpa if he could buy or sell it?"
Wen Yanan waved his hand and said: "At first the imperial court had some intention, but later it seemed that the emperor was angry, and the imperial cabinet sternly dismissed the matter."
A group of people in the hall felt that such a fresh story was quite legendary and interesting. Both men and women were fascinated by it.
Wen Yanhai, the second son of Dafang, said strangely: "Isn't that right? There is a wealthy businessman named Zhong in the capital. It's in the house of Ashiheng's fiancée who made a lot of noise. Isn't it said that Ashiheng stayed in the Zhong Mansion after he went to Beijing? Did you spend more than a month reading the pen and ink? Doesn’t the Zhongfu also have his calligraphy treasures?"
Hearing this, An sighed: "Ashiheng was obviously keeping a low profile at the beginning. His ranking in the provincial examination was not high. How could the Zhongfu know that he could get a perfect score in the four subjects? The servants at home go to Ashiheng every day." When the study was being cleaned, calligraphy and other items were treated as graffiti and thrown away as rubbish, which would have been ruined long ago.”
"Hiss!" Someone in the hall took a breath of cold air.
Even though there were only wealthy people present, there were still many people with expressions of pain on their faces.
Ms. Wen Guo, who still retains her charm, also lamented, "What was thrown away were piles of banknotes. That's really a pity."
"After he got full marks in the four subjects and started to become famous, his calligraphy began to be valuable. I heard that the Zhong family's mistress also promised many friends that she would help find Ashheng to get it. I don't know what happened later. , even the Zhong Mansion itself failed to have one.
Some people estimate that Ash Heng's sudden abandonment of his fiancée has brought disgrace to the Zhong family and ruined the life of the Zhong family's daughter. How could the Zhong family give away Ash Heng's calligraphy treasure? They probably never want to mention this matter again.
At that time, Ashiheng's calligraphy treasures were not very valuable, and the Zhong family could not afford to throw them away, and they could not leave them at home to disgust themselves. They were probably destroyed by the Zhong family. Personally, I think the possibility of this rumor is very high."
A group of women were still very interested in this story of love and grievances, and each of them listened with rapt attention, even though they had already heard the story of Ash Heng's abandonment of his marriage.
Wen Rong sighed, "You are famous all over the world, you have a bright future, you are a good official, how can you just resign with just a few words? I heard that the daughter of the Zhong family is also a great person, why can't you just give up on the promise of abandoning the marriage?"
Where is it?"
The emotion behind the words and the look in his eyes towards his son seemed to say, it would be great if you could marry my son.
Hearing this, An An smiled and said: "Extraordinary people do extraordinary things. That's why he can be the legend who doesn't want to look down on others. His son can only be a petty official who obeys orders."
"A foundation of ten thousand feet rises from the ground up!"
Wen Qiang, who had been listening to the discussion of his children and grandchildren, suddenly interrupted.
Hearing this, An immediately raised his hand and said, "Yes, that's what grandpa taught me."
"Throughout the ages, many heroes have ended their lives sadly because of their fame. For him, ups and downs in officialdom may not necessarily be a good thing, and resigning may not necessarily be a bad thing. He is not a fool. Since he left, he must have his own reasons.
, I don’t have to worry about waiting for outsiders.”
After Wen Qian made a brief judgment, he raised his hand to indicate that he should put the words in front of him away. Wen Xin immediately rolled them up carefully.
Everyone pondered the old man's words a little.
Wen Hui, the daughter of the second wife, suddenly said again: "Yan An, how is that young man looking?" He glanced to the side and realized that her husband was beside him, so she changed her words and said, "You and that young man are from the same class.
You must be familiar with it. Let's see if there is any way to invite our Wen family to be our guests. You can do your best as a landlord so that we can have a glimpse of Tanhua Lang's style."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became interested, especially the female family members, whose eyes were filled with anticipation.
The fifth young master in front of me came back for the first time after going to Beijing to take the exam, and it was the first time that everyone asked about the situation in person.
Wen Yanan smiled bitterly, "I have seen him before. He looks like a dignified man. He seems to be more energetic than scholars like us. Maybe it's because he also practices martial arts. I heard that he is good at martial arts. As for whether he is familiar with it or not, that's completely
It’s impossible to talk about it. I know him, but he may not know me. If I say my name, he may not be able to have an impression. I don’t know where he is, so how can I invite him?”
Wen Hui was surprised, "I don't even know who you are, how is this possible? You are in the same department, haven't you talked about it?"
Wen Yanan thought for a while, "There was no chance of contact. I didn't know who he was before the examination. After the examination, that is, when entering and leaving the palace, he took the initiative to step forward and say hello to him. Almost all the Jinshi on the list were
Everyone went over to say hello to him, and I was just one of them. How could he remember me?
It was not my turn to stand with him and get acquainted with him. When I saw a eunuch who was trembling when I came in and out of the palace, the people who took the initiative to greet him were already purple-robed officials from the imperial court.
As soon as the Jinshi were awarded the title, he had already entered the Yushitai and became a popular person around the Prime Minister. Yin Jizhen, the second-ranked scholar, was clearly ranked higher than him, but he was still suppressed by him in the Yushitai. He only went to see the warehouse.
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How could such a person take me seriously? If we really want to say that we are familiar with him, Yin Jizhen, the son-in-law of the Wan family, is a colleague of him, and he must be familiar with him. Even our second grandfather may be familiar with him better than me. After all, the second grandfather was the one who crossed his
The person who toasted the horse in front of him when he was parading through the streets, the two of them exchanged pleasantries in person for a while."
The so-called second uncle refers to the second uncle of the family leader Wen Kuang. He has passed away, but he happened to be in the capital when the Xinke Gold List came out.
Hearing that there was a great talent that was rare to see in a hundred years, he asked his family to arrange for him to meet Tan Hwa Rang while he was walking around the streets.
When Jinshi parades on horseback, they do not go all the way to the end. They pause at different sections along the way to pretend to be thirsty. They want to accept the drinks enthusiastically offered by the people, celebrate with the people, and not forget their roots.
Naturally, not just anyone could just take something and pour it into the mouth of the new scholar on the way. There must have been arrangements in advance.
Since it can be arranged in advance, there is room for maneuver, and it can be solved if you have money and power.