First, Yi Xiaotian and Huang Xiang followed the location given by Yu Fan and walked around until they arrived at Zhang Hong's house, which didn't look very impressive.
"Xiu Ming, let me tell you first. Zhang Hong has a heroic personality in this life and must not be clever."
"If we want to invite him, we only need you to do one thing."
"Speaking of which, you may not know. This person is also good at calligraphy. He is good at both regular script and seal script. His regular script may be as good as that of Zhong Yao, so... you understand what you need to do, right?"
Coming to the door, Yi Xiaocai said slightly seriously.
He didn't want to put too much pressure on Huang Xiang, so he would handle the speaking matters himself. But if he really wanted to be recognized by another calligrapher, Huang Xiang's performance here was fundamental.
I thought that Huang Xiang would be more nervous when he heard what he said. Who would have thought that when he finished speaking and looked at Huang Xiang again, Huang Xiang turned out to be completely opposite to what Yi Xiaotian imagined.
Good guy, it turns out we met a friend.
Yi Xiaotian really underestimated Huang Xiang's pursuit of calligraphy. Once he heard that Zhang Hong was a hidden master of calligraphy and was also good at regular script, which Huang Xiang was very interested in, Huang Xiang couldn't help but his desire to learn and seek knowledge.
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His eyes were shining, no better than when he discovered the top-grade inkstone in his arms.
Here we have to talk about Kai Ti - Kai Ti is said to have been created by a man named Wang Cizhong, but Yi Xiaotian has been in this era for so long that he has never heard of Wang Cizhong.
The person he is most familiar with who can write rigorous, meticulous, simple and elegant regular script is his old friend Zhong Yao.
Thinking of this, Yi Xiaotian suddenly felt that if Huang Xiang was really so interested in Kai Ti, maybe there would be an opportunity for him to get acquainted with Zhong Yao?
One is a superb spokesman for Zhang Cao, and later generations even called Huang Xiang the sage of calligraphy. The other is Zhong Yao, who is regarded as the originator of regular script. Tsk tsk - thinking about it makes me feel excited.
"Hurry...hurry! Zhantang! I...I can't wait! It turns out...it turns out that Mr. Zhang is such a master of calligraphy. Hey...I regret that I didn't get to know him earlier!"
The emperor elephant urged, moving forward.
Yi Xiaotian had no choice but to step forward and gently patted the door of Zhang Mansion.
"Who is outside the door?"
Several crisp knocks on the door rang, and soon there was a reply from the door, probably from the concierge.
Yi Xiaotian cleared his throat, prepared some words, and said respectfully to the door:
"The visitor, Emperor Xianghuang Xiu Ming, is here to invite Zhang Changshi to participate in the calligraphy exhibition. If it is convenient, please inform Mr. Zhang."
The sound entered the house, but it was like a stone in the ocean, and there was no response for a while. This made Huang Xiang a little nervous-could it be that his name was not able to attract the discernment of Lord Zhang Hong?
At this time, Huang Xiang experienced many changes. Although he still pursued calligraphy, he no longer had the confidence he had when he was young.
He didn't know that he was actually more famous than Zhang Hong in calligraphy, so Zhang Hong had no reason to belittle him because of it.
Sure enough, after waiting quietly for a moment, an old man's loud voice sounded vaguely from inside the door.
"You said the person here is Huang Xiang? The Huang Xiang who wrote the chapter?"
"Yes, sir...that's what the man outside the door said."
"Go and open the door for him."
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The old man standing in front of Yi Xiaotian did not look old.
To a certain extent, it can be said that he even looks much better than the middle-aged Huang Xiang.
According to Yi Xiaotian's memory, he had the impression that Zhang Hong was probably seriously ill at this time.
I remember that before Zhang Hong died of illness, he wrote a special request for his son to bring to Sun Quan, who was confused at the time. It was definitely an unforgettable friendship between the emperor and his ministers.
But Zhang Hong, who was standing in front of them now, had a very rosy complexion. Although his hair was gray, his aura was not weak at all. His brows and eyes were full of the heroic spirit that he had been praised for when he was young.
This is a loyal minister. Regardless of his relationship with Sun Quan, just by his momentum, you can tell that this person is definitely one of those who are upright and outspoken about his objections.
No wonder he became good friends with Yu Fan.
"Young man Zhantang, I have met Zhang Changshi."
"Emperor Xiang Huang Xiu Ming, I have seen Chang Shi..."
Being invited in, Yi Xiaotian was of course used to such a scene.
Standing in front of Zhang Hong, he didn't feel nervous at all.
But when he lowered his head to express his goodwill to the other party, he caught a glimpse of the emperor elephant trembling all over from the corner of his eye.
Could it be that...he is nervous?
Of course, Yi Xiaotian's worry was the opposite. Huang Xiang was not nervous, but trembling with excitement.
"Haha, you two don't need to be so polite. I know your purpose of coming. Since it is rumored that Shu Jue, one of the eight great talents in Wuzhong, is here to invite you, how can I not give you the honor to do so?"
As a result, when he opened his mouth, Zhang Hong's gentlemanly aura hit his face again, giving Yi Xiaotian a completely different feeling.
Hmm...Sun Quan can get rid of such a person. Sun Quan is really out of his mind, right?
There is no need to say more words of exclamation.
Hearing the other party's praise, Huang Xiang raised his head with excitement:
"Thank you, Mr. Changshi! In that case, I will write an invitation for you. What... do you think?"
Huang Xiang could not wait to pounce directly on Zhang Hong. Although it is strange to say this, Huang Xiang did have this urge.
Also surprised by Huang Xiang's almost personal enthusiasm, Zhang Hong awkwardly stretched out his hand and asked the servant behind him to bring a table for Huang Xiang.
"Please."
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In fact, both parties are very clear-minded.
Yi Xiaotian planned to let Huang Xiang use calligraphy to attract Zhang Hong - although Zhang Hong had agreed before, his tone and eyes were obviously playful.
I'm afraid he himself has already thought of some rhetoric to test Huang Xiang's calligraphy.
However, Huang Xiang's behavior of "delivering to his doorstep" saved him the trouble.
Zhang Hong didn't say a word about moving the table, setting up ink, giving pens, laying out paper, and even the inkstone, but his servants just got it all ready.
Where is this for asking people to write invitations?
This is obviously to let Huang Xiang write a calligraphy on the spot, so that Zhang Hong can see whether Huang Xiang's level is worthy of him going to the calligraphy exhibition.
Sure enough... As a master of calligraphy, Zhang Hong is also arrogant.
But...Yi Xiaotian felt even more relieved.
Since both parties have this intention, there is no need to hide anything anymore.
Huang Xiang found that there were so many things suddenly placed in front of him, and he felt a little embarrassed.
He scratched his head and looked at Zhang Hong sheepishly:
"Sir...Actually...I personally brought the Four Treasures of the Study. After all, they are invitations...ahem..."
"Well...that's fine, just follow your habits!"
Zhang Hong smiled, seemingly realizing that Huang Xiang did not conceal his intentions.
Until...until he saw Huang Xiang take out a strange-shaped inkstone from his arms...Zhang Hong's originally interested eyes suddenly became straight.
