The shopkeeper Qian from "Gu Dingzhai" took out a calligraphy work by Su Dongpo and placed it on the cabinet. Liu Yixuan took the words and looked at them carefully. It turned out to be a poem by Dongpo, and the content was:

Walking all over the world, your mind is not lost, and you will be relieved everywhere.

The old man in the mountains is still there, and I will no longer read the "Lingyun" on the case.

A few pieces of flowers left in the pillow are left, and the door is closed and a thousand rods are left in Hsinchu.

After the guests came to tea, there was nothing left, and the oranges and bayberry were still sour.

The signature is: "Su Shi from Meishan gave Huishan monk Hui Biao, on the sixth day of November of the eighth year of Yuanyou."

Although Liu Yixuan does not have the fiery eyes of his grandfather, he was somewhat from the Department of Archaeology of Peking University. Although he did not study Su Shi's calligraphy much, he often listened to his grandfather's recitation.

In addition to the smooth and heroic strokes of Su Shi's running script, he uses very heavy ink and never stingy ink. Furthermore, Su Shi's calligraphy works, whether they are running scripts or regular scripts, will reveal a natural childishness between the lines, as if they are children's brushwork, which is also related to Su Dongpo's simple and bold personality.

However, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the four fonts of "Su, Huang, Mi, and Cai" were popular all over the world, and people imitated and copied them all over the place. In "Water Margin", there is a plot of "saintly scholar" Xiao Rang forged Cai Jing's letters to make fake and real.

Although Liu Yixuan saw that the calligraphy in front of him was very singular with Su Gong in terms of ink and layout, it lacked a bit of naturalness. Although he was not sure that it was a fake, he also had an eight-point chance of winning. However, there were rules for antiques in the antiques business, you could not buy it, but you could not say it was a fake, because many people still pointed to it to make a living.

"Well, it's not bad, it's not bad!" Liu Yixuan nodded in praise with the banner.

Qian Shiliang smiled and said, "This is a magic treasure left by Mr. Dongpo in Huizhou. The young man also obtained it from a Lingnan businessman. Hehe, please tell me the authenticity!"

Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Qian has naturally had golden eyes, so why do you use it to come down to argue the authenticity!" He said, "It's just that I'm too anxious to go out and I didn't bring enough silver. Besides, my humble room and empty hall are probably not worthy of Su Dongpo's calligraphy!"

When Manager Qian heard this, he thought that Liu Yixuan had already recognized the word as a fake, and he heard that he had not brought enough silver, so he did not persuade him again. He had to put the word and painting back into the cabinet.

At this time, the relative of the family who was promoted came back from outside the door to collect the bills. When he saw the promotion, he hurriedly greeted him. The friend's surname was Xu. Because he was the fourth child at home, everyone called him "Little Four". He was one year older than the promotion and worked as an errand runner in this store.

"Promoted! Why are you here?" Xiao Si asked.

"I'm here with our young master. Come on, I'll introduce you. This is our young master!" The promotion happily asked Xiao Si to introduce him.

Xu Xiaosi hurriedly gave a greeting, "Little Xu Sier, pay homage to the young master!"

Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "No need to be polite. The promotion has told me about you, so let's come to this store to take a look!"

Xiao Si was happy to see that he could help him get business for the store and asked again: "I wonder if Mr. Gong has ever seen anything he likes? Our store is a famous antique store in Dongcheng!"

The promotion said: "Okay, don't brag anymore. Our young master came here today to inquire about a painting, but I'm afraid you don't have one here!"

When Manager Qian heard this, he became interested and hurriedly walked to the counter and asked, "I wonder what painting Mr. Liu wants to ask about?"

Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "I'm not sure about it. Today I am indeed here for a painting!"

"Oh? I wonder which famous master is the painting that the young master mentioned?" asked Manager Qian.

"Have you heard of Zhang Zeduan's paintings by Hanlin Academy of Calligraphy and Painting?" Liu Yixuan asked.

"Zhang Zeduan?" Qian Shiliang carefully searched the man in his mind and said, "Zhang Zeduan, it seems that the villain is a little aware of it. However, most of the calligraphy and paintings in the palace are for the emperor to play with or rewarded to meritorious ministers, which is rare among the people."

"Oh, so that's it. Can I know what happened to Zhang Hanlin's deeds?" Liu Yixuan wanted to inquire about Zhang Zeduan's whereabouts. According to calculations, he is not dead yet. If he can see him himself, he can figure out the mystery of the incompleteness in the painting, which can be considered as a wish for his grandfather.

"This artist Zhang has heard a little! If you are interested, the young master can say a word to you. Come, sit down here!" He walked to an Eight Immortals table in the lobby, asked Liu Yixuan to sit here, and then ordered Xiao Si to brew a pot of tea.

Qian Shiliang said: "This painter is from Dongwu, Shandong. He is the nephew of Zhao Tingzhi, the former prime minister, and his cousin Zhao Mingcheng, also known as Prime Minister Zhao, is a famous figure in our antique business. This Zhao official has a pair of 'fire eyes'. Any gold, stone, and jade artifacts can be clearly distinguished by his hands.

I heard from the villain's master that when Grandmaster Cai got a bronze tripod from the Zhou Dynasty from somewhere, the old Grandmaster felt like he had a treasure and played with it in the mansion every day. Coincidentally, it was the autumn of that year, when civil and military officials went to Grandmaster's mansion to celebrate their birthday, the old Grandmaster took the bronze tripod for everyone to enjoy.

However, Mr. Zhao Mingcheng was also among the birthday celebration crowd. He could see the flaws in the inscription of the bronze tripod at a glance, and pointed out on the spot that the bronze tripod was a fake, and told everyone that the whole story was told, which made the old teacher lose face for a moment.

Since then, Grand Master Cai has formed a feud with Prime Minister Zhao. Later, Grand Master participated in the Prime Minister's book, and the emperor dismissed Prime Minister Zhao and demoted him to his hometown in Shandong. However, this Grand Master Zhao was famous in the capital at that time. Many officials and antique merchants in Bianliang City asked him to go and identify the authenticity of any gold, stone and jade artifacts they had in their hands."

Liu Yixuan is not unfamiliar with Zhao Mingcheng. His wife Li Qingzhao is a famous female poet in the Song Dynasty. Unexpectedly, Zhao Mingcheng offended Cai Jing because of his youth and spirit, and even cheated his father. Then he asked again: "Can Zhao Mingcheng be in the capital now?"

Qian Shiliang said: "This Lord Zhao is now an official in Laizhou and is not in the capital."

"Then his wife is a talented woman?" Liu Yixuan still wanted to inquire about Li Qingzhao's deeds and see if the Chinese textbooks are true or false.

"His wife was originally the daughter of Lord Li of the Ministry of Rites. Because the two families are family friends, they are married together. They are said to be talented and good at identifying gold and stone. They are also a strange woman!" Qian Shiliang said with a smile.

"Oh, so that's it. Can the shopkeeper Qian know where this painter Zhang Zeduan lives?" Liu Yixuan then remembered to inquire about Zhang Zeduan.

"This painter Zhang, Xuanhe, built several houses in Bianliang City during the reign of the reign of Xuanhe. In the second year of Xuanhe, some people often visited the Bian River, which was said to be to paint a prosperous landscape of Tokyo."

"Is it called "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"?" Liu Yixuan asked excitedly.

"Yes, it is "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". This name was given by the Emperor of the Emperor and written by the emperor in person at the beginning of the volume! Did the young master also hear about it?" Qian Shiliang asked.

"Oh, hehe, that's not just hearing it. I dreamt of seeing it!" Liu Yixuan said with a smile.

"This painting has been collected in the Great Inner Palace. I have never seen it before. I have only heard a few senior officials from the court talk about it. I believe Lord Ling Zun should have heard of it, right?" Qian Shiliang said.

Liu Yixuan said in his heart: "Don't mention that old man. I was about to ask, but he scolded me!" He asked again: "Then where is Zhang Zeduan's house?"

"I heard that it is in Wazi Lane to the west, but it has been sold to someone else long ago?"

"Oh? Why did you sell it?" Liu Yixuan asked.

"Young Master doesn't know anything. This painter offended the Supreme Emperor because of painting a picture of "West Lake Battle Map" and was demoted from the capital. It is said that after leaving Beijing, he went to the Jiangnan area, traveled around the country and continued his paintings. As for his current living in Hezhou and County, he still doesn't know!" Manager Qian hurriedly drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

After hearing this, Liu Yixuan felt a little disappointed. When Zhang Zeduan went to Jiangnan to travel, he might not be able to find him for a while. As for the incompleteness in the painting, he could not find the answer now. The painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is still in the palace, and I think I will not be able to enter the palace for a while, so I have to find a way again in the future.
Chapter completed!