Huaiyu wanted to draw a portrait of Fu Hui, so Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin immediately arranged for someone to get it.
In addition to pine ink, we also need cinnabar, yellow paper, mica, mercury, sulfur, vitriol, realgar, saltpeter, and polygonatum...
Most of the materials list issued by Huaiyu were for alchemy, but Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong did not have the slightest doubt, and even nodded frequently, thinking that this was the real way to draw talismans.
"The talisman is the harmony of heaven, and the truth falls with the call of the talisman." Huaiyu actually also knows how to draw talismans. Of course, he is not an old Taoist, but he spent five years in the mountains, studying various Taoist classics and self-study in books.
When I came here, I copied the books he compiled for the old Taoist and also helped him draw illustrations. There were many paintings of various Taoist talismans and seals.
Many people quickly gathered in Qinrenfang and Yiguogong Mansion to see how Huaiyu painted talismans. Cheng Yaojin even called Yuchi Gong over. Since he wanted to paint, he might as well paint two paintings.
Yuchi Gong's face was as black as coal, his body was almost thicker than Cheng Yaojin's, he had a strong back and a bear's waist, he walked like a wind, and his voice was like a loud bell.
Compared with Qin Qiong, who is now sick and thin, there is a big difference between this guy and Qin Qiong. But when he came in and saw Qin Qiong, he still came forward and saluted with great respect.
I think back then, the ancestors of Yuchi Gong's family were actually from a family of generals, but when it came to his time, the family fell into decline and was reduced to making a living by blacksmithing. Later, he was called upon to conquer the Liao Dynasty and made meritorious deeds. Later, he returned to his hometown and participated in the encirclement and suppression of the bandits and horse bandits.
During the crusade, he later attached himself to Liu Wuzhou, the captain of the Yingyang Mansion in Mayi, and became the number one general under his command, sweeping across the Li family's Hedong.
He beat Li Yuanji and fled to Chang'an alone. Many Li Tang Hedong civil and military prisoners were captured by him, and the warrior Yi was also captured by him. But Wu Laoer was not simple. After being captured, he actually found a way to collect information about Liu Wuzhou and then secretly sent it back to Chang'an.
, to atone for one’s sins.
Yu Chigong was so fierce that Li Shimin didn't dare to challenge him head-on, but instead kept the wall strong for more than half a year and consumed the opponent. This was rare in Li Shimin's campaigns.
Later, when the enemy ran out of food, they used an ambush strategy and sent out their most powerful general, Qin Shubao, to defeat Yuchi Gong. They defeated Yuchi Gong twice, and finally persuaded Yuchi Gong, who was alone and out of food, to surrender.
Yuchi Gong had always admired Qin Qiong very much. After all, he could still be unconvinced after being defeated once, but after being defeated twice, there was nothing to be stubborn about.
"Shubao, Yi Zhen,"
Yuchi Gong handed over his hand and asked, "Is this the disciple of the Immortal from Zhongnan Mountain who can draw talismans and perform exorcisms to ward off evil spirits?" He looked at Huaiyu with suspicion. His leopard head and eyes looked calm and intimidating.
Huaiyu felt a strong murderous aura.
This guy can make a kid cry.
"Hello, General Yuchi!"
After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, Yu Chigong had actually been ostracized by the original members of the Qin Palace. Even Qu Tutong once said that this person was untrustworthy and he might as well kill him with a knife. Li Yuan also didn't like it very much and almost beat his youngest son.
Damn guy, even after Li Shimin surrendered, Li Yuan only agreed that Li Shimin gave him the position of commander of the army in the Qin Palace, which was much lower than Qin Qiong's position of army guard.
Before the Xuanwumen Incident, Yu Chigong followed Li Shimin as a super bodyguard and made many great achievements, but he was only promoted to the second deputy bodyguard on the left. He didn't even get a baron, let alone a national honor.
However, this gangster was very loyal after he surrendered to Li Shimin. Jiancheng Yuanji sent people to bring several carts of gold and silver to buy it, but he ignored him. Instead, he told Li Shimin day and night to take action earlier. On the day of the incident, he was very active and worked hard. Not only did he shoot an arrow
He shot and killed King Yuanji of Qi and rushed into the palace. He and Hou Junji took the dragon boat hostage to Haichi. Afterwards, he drove the prime ministers to the dragon boat together and took the bloody horse to ask Li Yuan to issue an edict to control Li Shimin.
With the power of both Chinese and foreign military forces, his unscrupulous behavior and willingness to fight for Li Erwan naturally earned him the reputation of being the most meritorious by Li Shimin. Afterwards, he directly gave Li Yuanji all of his Qi Kingdom Division property to Li Erwan, and returned the favor.
Giving him Yuan Ji's Chang'an mansion made Yuchi Gong almost jump into the Chang'an wealth rankings.
Although he hasn't been knighted yet, it's not that he hasn't been knighted. It's just that before it's time to discuss merit and reward, a prince has already made a reservation.
"Are you really good at drawing charms?"
Huaiyu smiled, Yuchi Jingde was a bit arrogant since he came from the Xuanwu Sect. To put it nicely, he is called loyal, but to put it worst, he is a stubborn person. He is far worse than Qin Qiong, so he later became domineering and caused a lot of trouble.
, if the master he met was not Li Shimin, but Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang, I don’t know how many times he would have died.
The function of Taoist talismans is to summon ghosts and gods, and use the power of gods to achieve the purpose of curing diseases and exorcising evil spirits. A small talisman contains a large amount of information such as the names, appearances, and spells of gods. It is based on thoughts.
As a carrier, an information channel that communicates the relationship between man and God.
Huaiyu was very professional in painting talismans. He had completely mastered the art of painting talismans before. However, he did not believe in this set of things before, but since he came to the Tang Dynasty, his ideas have changed somewhat.
Maybe the method of talisman and seal script is indeed useful, but it was just the end of the Dharma era and the spiritual energy was exhausted?
The people of the Tang Dynasty must have believed in this idea more. After all, the host of Louguan Taoism was the third-rank doctor Jin Ziguanglu who was personally conferred by the emperor. He was also invited by the emperor to Chang'an several times to practice it, and Louguan Taoism became a royal dojo.
"What's the use of cinnabar?" Yu Chigong still asked rudely.
"Cinnabar is one of the most important materials for drawing talismans and refining elixirs. It nourishes the spirit and calms the soul, replenishes qi and improves eyesight, kills evil spirits and enchants evil ghosts. Taking it for a long time can lead to gods and immortality. It can make people live in peace and longevity, and can be promoted to gods and travel around.
Up and down, use all spirits..."
Huaiyu pretended to be profound and spoke to the old gangster Yuchi.
"Cinnabar can not only nourish the spirit and soothe the soul, but also kill spirits and enchant evil ghosts. Therefore, it can not only be taken internally, but can also be used on talismans and seals to have the power to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters."
"Cinnabar is also called cinnabar, which means killing, and it is more of a deterrent to monsters and monsters!"
Cinnabar is written on yellow paper, adding more power.
As Huaiyu spoke, he began to refine various materials. It was said that it was refining, but in fact it was like doing chemical experiments. In fact, this kind of experiment was also quite dangerous. The first time gunpowder was developed in the world was actually in the Tang Dynasty.
The product of Taoist priests' failed alchemy refining.
When all kinds of cinnabar, mercury, sulfur, saltpeter, etc. are mixed and smelted, sometimes no one knows what will be produced. It may explode, or it may be poisonous.
Fortunately, Huaiyu only needed superficial techniques such as Fu Zhuan Shao Dan to add some mystery and profundity to his actions. After all, he was too young and it would be difficult to convince the public if he did not borrow this Taoist method.
He is also good at refining elixirs in furnaces and Huaiyu. Although he is not an experienced elixir, he has been studying hard for five years. In addition, he also did not miss chemistry classes when he was studying. He mixes various materials, refines and processes them in various ways, and burns and transforms them.
It was cooked again, and everyone watching looked at it calmly.
Even Yuchi Gong became more and more focused as he watched. Even when he saw various stones, powders and other things, one moment he turned into liquid, the next moment became solid, and there were even various dazzling colors and smoke, slowly.
Slowly, admiration and even respect arose.
Huaiyu finally concocted several mixed liquids, which contained not only cinnabar, mercury, sulfur, saltpeter, realgar, but also rooster blood, black dog color, cow tears, and many other messy, mysterious and profound things with various colors.
I also mixed some cinnabar juice, which was red and a little dark, very thick, and even a little pungent.
Huaiyu laid out the peach boards prepared by the Qin family and directly painted on them with a brush dipped in ink. He had studied calligraphy for many years and also studied art for many years. After all, calligraphy and painting are not divided into different families. He also wanted to enter an art school.
He just failed the exam and later studied management. His painting was pretty good. In fact, during the exam, there was a huge crowd. Everyone had studied for more than ten years and was very professional.
In fact, it is possible to draw realistic portraits with a brush, even as hyper-realistic as photos. However, this painting method is not popular in the circle. It is generally called craftsman painting method. In ancient China, it paid more attention to artistic conception and ink painting.
Meticulous brushwork and other techniques do not pay attention to realism, and are even limited to the size of traditional scrolls, and the proportions are seriously out of balance.
Of course, the ancients did not pay attention to images.
But Huaiyu plans to be a body printer today, and make the portraits of Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong look like photos. It is not difficult to draw likenesses. The high level of painting is to express thoughts.
Brush brush brush.
Huaiyu's technique is quite good, and his basic skills are solid. Even if he is not very good with pens and paints, it will not have much impact. A good person can draw vividly with a charcoal stick, and he can draw with his body.
Everyone gathered around to watch Huaiyu painting live. He even set up two peach-board easels to show off his skills, and asked Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong to sit in front of them as models. He opened them on both sides and painted two portraits at the same time.
"ah!"
"hiss!"
"Ho!"
"Why!"
"What!"
As time passed slowly, Huaiyu's superb painting skills were gradually revealed, and all the onlookers became more and more amazed. Even the female relatives in the backyard of Duke Yiguo's mansion couldn't help but come to the front yard to watch after hearing the report from the maids.
Everyone was shocked, because many of them also knew how to paint, and some were even experienced at painting, but no one had ever seen this kind of painting method.
"picture."
"so similar."
Huaiyu is like a human body printer. The head has been drawn from head to toe. The face in the painting is as if it were alive. You can even see the wrinkles and pores on the face clearly, especially because it is very three-dimensional and looks like a sculpture.
But the lower body has not been drawn yet.
This further demonstrates the superbness of this painting technique.
At that time, there were too many people with Huaiyu's level in an art training class, and the teachers would only see him as more harsh and not appreciate him at all.
But for the people of the Tang Dynasty, it was a bit beyond recognition, especially since Huaiyu now still has the aura of a Taoist priest.
When the two portraits were completely finished, Huaiyu began to pick up the yellow paper and used cinnabar to draw talismans and seals on it. Various mysterious talismans were both mysterious and profound. Finally, he even temporarily picked up a seal stone and a carving knife.
A seal was engraved on it.
Dip it in cinnabar and stamp it with a red seal.
At the end, he did not forget to take out his dragon-cutting sword, which was passed down by an old Taoist, and performed a set of Taoist seals on the spot, cutting off chicken heads, burning yellow paper, spraying blood wine, and sprinkling dog blood.
You're done.
"Okay, now these two peach wood general statues have been made clear to the gods by my drawing of talisman. I have borrowed the divine power of the gods and gods under the big peach trees in Dushuo Mountain in the sea, and the power of Yu Lei to exorcise evil and kill evil spirits, and inject it into General Qin.
and the peach wood portrait of General Yuchi, and used yellow paper and cinnabar to draw talismans and seals on the peach wood portrait, and then asked to guard the palace gate.
Then place the armor and weapons of the two generals under the portraits,
Then no evil spirit can come even remotely close!"
Everyone stared at the portrait that had been painted and injected with the borrowed divine power. On the left, they saw the portrait of Qin Shubao, wearing a shining golden helmet, armored dragon scales, a heart-protecting mirror with auspicious clouds, and a lion tightening its buckle.
Embroidered with colorful clouds.
The portrait of Yu Chigong over there is similar.
This phoenix eye looks up to the sky and is afraid of the stars, and that ring eye reflects the moonlight and floats,
He was originally a hero and a new noble, but now he is temporarily invited to be the doorkeeper in the palace.
Qin Shubao and Qin Shubao were both sitting there in casual clothes and let Huaiyu paint them, but the result was that they were painted with a majestic appearance wearing armor and riding horses, especially Qin Qiong.
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"Okay, okay, okay" Qin Qiong looked at the portrait and trembled all over, saying okay again and again.
Yuchi Gong was even moved to tears when he saw it. He turned around and bowed to Huaiyu, "Thank you Wu Erlang for allowing me to use my power as a door god to protect His Highness for a few days."
Cheng Yaojin shouted hello repeatedly, "Please come into the palace quickly," he turned around and hugged Huaiyu again, "Hey Erlang, I'd like to draw a portrait for you later, Uncle Cheng. I don't need to ask for the power of the gods, just
Can you draw me a picture that looks like a real person and leave it to my Cheng family to pass on to future generations?"
Seeing his enthusiastic gaze, Huaiyu thought that he was showing off his skills too much. If everyone asked for his portrait in the future, he would be very tired by then. He didn't want to become a painter for the court nobles.
"You give me a painting like this, and you can choose one of my Lao Cheng's daughters, or both!" Lao Cheng spent a lot of money.
