Chapter 783 We have three people here, Master Yan, can you see
Chapter 783 There are three of us here, Master Yan, can you see if you can... (please subscribe and vote)
The so-called imperial estates are manors directly operated by the royal family. Most of these imperial estates are land managed by eunuchs appointed by the emperor, and all income goes to the inner government.
If the emperor is in a good mood, he will also give it to his children, and the imperial estate will become the private property of these children.
For example, Li Mingda, the princess of Jinyang, the jewel in the eye of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, had already been given two imperial palaces by Li Shimin at such a young age.
The main reason for this newly built imperial village is that it is not far from Chang'an City and is along the Bashui River.
There are not many fields under its jurisdiction, only dozens of hectares of fields around the village.
However, the houses in the village's courtyard are very exquisitely built. There is even a courtyard in the village's courtyard and a pond dug out of the Ba River.
Compared with the houses in the city, this place has more of a Jiangnan courtyard style.
There are just a few buildings for people to live in, but there is no problem in providing accommodation and teaching for a hundred students in the early stage.
Cheng Chubi predicted that if he wanted to use this place as his own place to run a school, he would have to at least build and add a large number of buildings.
At this moment, Li Chengqian looked at the pond in front of him reflecting the rockery standing in the center of the pond, with the weeping willows dancing beside it, and couldn't help but praise it.
"Such a scene is really beautiful. It is worthy of Yan Qing's handiwork. Of all the architects in our dynasty, only Yan Qing can be called the leader."
These words made Yan Lide's face look a little proud. Seeing this scene, Cheng Chubi suddenly thought of the purpose of his hurried trip today.
He quickly walked two steps and stood next to Yan Lide with a smile.
"Master Yan, if such a scene can be left on the scroll with pen and ink, it will definitely be a rare masterpiece..."
Seeing Cheng Chubi's malicious smile, Yan Lide simply rolled his eyes and looked away.
However, seeing the expectant looks in the eyes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness King Wu, Yan Lide suddenly had an idea flash in his mind.
Isn't today a perfect opportunity to take revenge on this kid?
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Yan Lide, who thought he had a plan and found a good way to take revenge on Cheng Laosan, felt secretly happy in his heart.
On the surface, he seemed calm. He stroked his beard for a long time before smiling at the beautiful scenery.
"When I look at this scene, I feel inspired. It just so happens that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Wu are both here today.
Then I’ll give it a try and see if I can capture the beautiful scenery in front of me on paper.”
Seeing Yan Lide actually making such a request, Cheng Chubi couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
"Who is that over there, standing there in a daze? Didn't you hear that Master Yan wants to paint? Hurry up and get all the pens, inks, paper and inkstones..."
In a short time, a table and a futon were placed on the edge of the pond, and everyone stood beside the table with bated breath.
Quietly watching the great artist Yan splashing ink here, Cheng Chubi also watched with anticipation as the great artist Yan painted.
Although Cheng Chubi does not understand the techniques of traditional Chinese painting, it does not mean that he has no aesthetic appreciation.
After Master Yan put pen to paper, the brush in his hand made Cheng Chubi feel like he was undergoing surgery.
A scalpel or other instrument held in the hand.
All in all, he was extremely flexible, and he didn't know much about it. He could see the faint mountains and the courtyard wall in the distance.
As well as the rockery and other objects in the pond, they all gradually appeared on the white and slightly yellow tribute paper.
Yan Lide seemed to be really overwhelmed with inspiration today. While he was painting, someone was pulling the tribute paper.
Everything you see is carefully recorded on paper as if it were a rubbing.
And through the use of pen and ink, the landscape on the paper has a more moving aura.
Li Ke, who knew how to read paintings, almost had his eyes bulging out of his sockets, while Li Chengqian and Cheng Chubi were not much better.
It wasn't until Yan Lide mentioned the last stroke, and then put the inscription and calligraphy on the back of the scroll, and even stamped it with a seal.
I picked up the pen again and continued. It was still the scenery in front of me, but after I put pen to paper, it was slightly different in subtle ways.
The two paintings, even though Yan Lide was quick, took almost an hour to complete.
As Li Chengqian signaled to the guards, he opened the two scrolls and placed them side by side.
Then he stood up with satisfaction and looked at the long scroll opened by two followers. It was almost one meter long and less than two feet wide.
Although it does not depict big rivers or mountains, it is definitely a masterpiece depicting beautiful scenery.
The most rare thing is that there are two landscape paintings on two scrolls that are almost identical, but slightly different in details.
Li Chengqian's eyes were turning green and he pursed his lips. At this moment, even though he was the prince of the Tang Dynasty, he couldn't help but feel swayed after seeing such a masterpiece.
"Okay, it's really beautiful. Master Yan's skills are indeed great. This strength and layout are really impressive..."
"It's a pity that today I have exhausted my writing power and my inspiration has dried up. Alas... If His Highness the Crown Prince will not give up, I would like to dedicate these two crude works to His Highness."
"Oh, this, how about this..." Before Li Chengqian finished speaking, Cheng Chubi had already stretched out his hand and copied the two paintings.
"???" Both Li Chengqian and Li Ke's eyes turned green, and they looked at Cheng Chubi with dark expressions, who dared to stand up and fight for love.
Cheng Chubi copied the painting, but fortunately he still had sense and knew that robbing His Highness the Crown Prince in front of officials of the Tang Dynasty would be a big deal.
This crime is probably not too far away from Zhuquemen's June Feixue.
Cheng Chubi could only express his attitude in time.
"Then I would like to thank Mr. Yan for your kindness on behalf of His Highness. However... there are three of us here. Mr. Yan, do you think you can..."
Yan Lide finally woke up from the fright, and when he saw that the cheeky Cheng Sanlang was still mumbling, he chuckled unhappily.
"Didn't Yan say it? Creation requires inspiration and pen power. After finishing these two paintings today, Yan was already very mentally exhausted and it was really impossible."
"Your Highnesses, Yan is mentally exhausted and can no longer accompany you..."
"In that case, please Yan Qing to go back and rest as soon as possible. I really owe you Yan Qing."
When Li Chengqian heard this, he quickly expressed concern, and then watched Master Yan, who had left behind two rare masterpieces, drift away.
Then he turned around and saw Cheng Chubi and his third brother Li Ke staring at each other without giving in.
"..." Li Chengqian walked up to the two of them with a dark look on his face, pointed at the scroll that the two guys were holding at one end, and said distressedly.
"Brother Chu Bi, and my third brother, can you please stop making trouble? If you ruin such a masterpiece, it would be a blasphemy against Master Yan's hard work..."