A Clash of Gods

Chapter 145: A master of four arts

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Tang Nuo was obviously quite surprised that the dignified Prince Jinyi didn't know about the existence of Qionglin Academy, but he didn't say much.

Yang Ning was a little puzzled and asked: "Miss Tang, you seem to know Qionglin Academy very well. Is Mr. Zhuo called Zhuo Qingyang?"

Tang Nuo nodded slightly and said: "He is a great scholar of the generation. As far as I know, he is the one who single-handedly managed Qionglin Academy. He is the only president of Qionglin Academy so far." Thoughtfully, He said softly: "He has traveled all over the world, not only in Qionglin Academy, but also in other places. He has many students."

"I see. It seems that Mr. Zhuo is really amazing." Yang Ning smiled and said, "He must be quite old now, right?"

"If I remember correctly, he should be nearly seventy years old." Tang Nuo said: "It seems that Mr. Zhuo's health is not bad, and he is still running around for the academy."

"Have you met him?" Seeing that Tang Nuo knew Zhuo Qingyang very well, Yang Ning couldn't help but ask.

Tang Nuo said: "I have never seen it." After a pause, he said softly: "My mother has seen it and received teachings from Mr. Zhuo."

"Oh?" Yang Ning said in surprise: "It turns out that your family also has a relationship with Zhuo Qingyang."

"When Mr. Zhuo first traveled around the world, he taught my mother's calligraphy." Tang Nuo said: "Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are among the four best in the world, and Mr. Zhuo's calligraphy is one of them. Together with the other three, he became a master of the four arts! "

"A master of four arts?" Yang Ning was startled. She didn't expect that Tang Nuo was not only a great artist, but also knew these things very well. Only then did she realize that Tang Nuo was young, but he had a lot of real stuff in his belly. Please give me some advice. Said: "Miss Tang, who are these four masters of arts?"

Tang Nuo thought for a moment and then said: "Mr. Zhuo is known as the sage of calligraphy. His calligraphy is outstanding. Needless to say, he is also a master of painting. He is also in Nanchu. Naturally, you don't know about Ximen Shenhou!"

Yang Ning picked up the tea cup, took a sip, put it down, and said awkwardly: "Miss Tang, if I say that I don't know Ximen Shenhou, and I have never heard of it, you... do you believe it?"

Tang Nuo said simply: "I don't believe it!"

This is so fucking embarrassing!

"But... But I really don't know him." Yang Ning even felt that his old face was a little feverish, "Miss Tang, who is Ximen Shenhou?"

Tang Nuo looked at Yang Ning in surprise and suddenly asked, "Are you really the Prince of Jinyi?"

Yang Ning wondered if this girl had seen something. She was shocked, but she still calmly said: "I'm not the Prince of Jinyi, how can I sit here and eat?"

"If you hadn't been sitting here eating, I would never have believed that you were the Prince of Jinyi." Tang Nuo said very bluntly: "You are in the capital, and you are the Prince of Jinyi of the Chu State. It is impossible that you don't know the name of the Lord Ximen. Ximen Shenhou is Ximen Wuhen, and Ximen Wuhen is the leader of Shenhou Mansion."

"Shenhou Mansion?" Yang Ning vaguely felt as if he had heard this name, but he couldn't remember where the Shenhou Mansion was.

"In addition to the calligrapher Zhuo Qingyang and the outstanding painter Ximen Wuhen, Beitang Qing, the Marquis of Changling in the Northern Han Dynasty, is also among the four outstanding scholars. His piano skills are extraordinary. Many years ago, Beitang Qing's piano skills were almost unparalleled. It's within reach." Tang Nuo said slowly: "Over the years, his piano skills should have improved even more, but there has been no news about Beitang Qing for many years."

Yang Ning sat up straight, stretched out his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "I know Beitang Qing. He is the Marquis of Changling of the Northern Han Dynasty. I heard that he is very good at fighting. He has a... well, bloody... bloody army, very It's awesome, and we fought bloody battles with the Black Scale Battalion of Chu State." He was still very familiar with the name of Changling Marquis Beitang Qing, Duan Canghai once mentioned Beitang Qing to him.

"The Blood Orchid Army!" Tang Nuo said: "The Black Scale Battalion should be an army created by your Marquis Jinyi, but it has been completely wiped out. It was defeated at the hands of the Blood Orchid Army."

Yang Ning waved his hand and said: "It can't be said that we were defeated. The Black Scale Camp was ambushed and attacked by the Blood Orchid Army. Both sides suffered losses."

"But as far as I know, the Black Scale Battalion no longer exists, but the Blood Orchid Army of the Northern Han Dynasty still exists." Tang Nuo said: "When you see blood with your sword, you put away your sword and play the piano. This is Beitang Qing."

"What about the last one?" Yang Ning asked: "The last one of the four masters is naturally a master of chess, so who is he?"

"Beitang Huanye!"

"Beitang Huanye?" Yang Ning was startled and frowned: "This name sounds like someone from the Northern Han Dynasty."

"He is Mu Yunhou of the Northern Han Dynasty."

"Oh, so he is Bei Tangqing's brother?"

Tang Nuo shook his head and said, "No, Marquis Muyun and Marquis Changling are both from the Northern Han royal family, but they are uncle-nephew."

"Uncle and nephew?"

"The Marquis of Changling and the current Emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty are brothers, and the Marquis of Muyun is the uncle of the current Emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty." Tang Nuo was very familiar with the influential figures in the two countries. "Everyone in the world knows about Marquis Changling, but they know Marquis Muyun." There are not many. Muyunhou is a low-key person. It is said that even the high-ranking officials of the Northern Han Dynasty never see Muyunhou. In recent years, there are even rumors that Muyunhou has passed away, but the Northern Han royal family does not make it public. .”

"Why?"

Tang Nuo glanced at Yang Ning and asked, "Do you know Jiutian Tower?"

"Of course I know." Yang Ning said with a smile: "Jiutian Tower is a place where the Northern Han Dynasty receives strange people and strangers. The purpose is to help the Northern Han Dynasty gather intelligence. There are many spies from the Jiutian Tower in Chu State."

He was naturally quite familiar with Jiutian Tower. Lord Mu Shen of Jiutian Tower had had close contact with him, and he couldn't forget it even if he wanted to.

Tang Nuo said: "The owner of Jiutian Tower is Mu Yunhou. The world only knows his name but has never seen him."

"It seems that the Northern Han royal family is very talented. One Beitang Qing is very good at piano, and the Muyun Marquis Beitang Huanye is very good at chess." Yang Ning sighed: "The members of the Northern Han royal family seem to be very elegant, right?"

At this moment, when he heard a sound, Gu Qinghan pushed the door open and came in. Seeing the two of them chatting happily, he immediately smiled and walked over, twisting his waist and saying, "Why are you just talking, hurry up and eat." Then he asked Tang Nuo. He said: "Miss Tang, I have sent someone to Yong'an Hall to say hello. You can come over at any time."

Tang Nuo said: "Thank you madam for the arrangement. If it's okay, I'll go over and have a look tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Gu Qinghan said, "That's not urgent. You need to rest for a few days. Ning'er is back. Ask him to accompany you around the capital."

Tang Nuo shook his head and said, "I came to the capital to see incurable diseases, not to see the city."

"Oh, in that case, let Ning'er take you there tomorrow." Gu Qinghan still smiled like the wind and looked at Yang Ning: "Ning'er, you accompany Miss Tang there tomorrow."

Tang Nuo had already stood up and said, "Madam, I've already eaten. I'm going to Yong'an Hall tomorrow. I'll go prepare and clean up first."

"You haven't eaten a few bites." Yang Ning said, "Eat some more."

Tang Nuo just shook his head slightly, turned around and left without saying anything.

After Tang Nuo left, Gu Qinghan lowered his voice and said, "Ning'er, I think you guys had a good chat. Shouldn't I come in?"

"Sanniang, what's Mr. Zhuo doing here?" Yang Ning didn't answer and changed the subject directly: "What money does he want from here?"

Gu Qinghan said: "Mr. Zhuo has a deep relationship with our Hou family. When your father and your third uncle were young, the old Marquis invited Mr. Zhuo to teach in the house. The two of them studied under Mr. Zhuo for three years. Poems and books, later Mr. Zhuo wanted to open Qionglin Academy, and the old Marquis strongly supported it."

"It turns out that he taught his father and his third uncle." Yang Ning said in surprise: "I heard that girls only attend Qionglin Academy. How come Mr. Zhuo thought of opening an academy for girls?"

"Don't say it was you. When the academy was opened, it was shocking. There were rumors and rumors." Gu Qinghan smiled and said: "At the beginning, no girls entered the academy. Do you know who was the first to enter the academy? "

"who?"

"Your mother!" Gu Qinghan said: "Your mother was the first girl to enter the academy, and then...!"

After Yang Ning entered the Hou Mansion, almost no one mentioned the mother of Prince Jin Yi. This seemed to be a taboo topic. Gu Qinghan had not mentioned it before. When she heard Gu Qinghan suddenly mention it, she pricked up her ears and wanted to know more. But Gu Qinghan only said one sentence, and seemed to realize that it was not appropriate to talk about this topic. He smiled and said: "Later, princes and nobles sent their girls there one after another, and the number of people became more and more. At the most, there were people from Qionglin Academy. Hundreds of people.”

"I...my mother studied at Qionglin Academy? So, Mr. Zhuo is also my mother's teacher?" Yang Ning asked.

Gu Qinghan pondered for a moment before saying: "I heard that she studied at Qionglin Academy for several years, and her literary talent is very good...that's all, let's not talk about that." After a pause, he said: "It doesn't cost a penny to study in the academy. As long as Mr. Zhuo thinks that his talent is acceptable, he can enter the academy. In addition to Mr. Zhuo, there are many other gentlemen in the academy. The imperial court has issued a decree that Qionglin Academy should establish its own school. Without Mr. Zhuo's consent, no matter who it is, even the prince. No unauthorized entry is allowed. The academy spends a lot of money every year, mainly relying on funding from several palaces. When the old Marquis was still alive, he established a rule. The Jinyi Marquis Mansion subsidized five hundred taels of silver to the academy every year, which was unstoppable. In addition, the Marquis of Zhongyi The government also gets 500 taels of silver every year, and the amount varies for other companies, but it has become a routine, and the academy can also get several thousand taels of silver every year."

Yang Ning thought that a few thousand taels of silver was not a small amount. A few thousand taels of silver per year for an academy was more than enough to feed, drink, and even pay salaries to other gentlemen.

"Don't think there are many." Gu Qinghan seemed to see Yang Ning's thoughts, "Qionglin Academy has some activities every year, which cost a lot of money. In addition, they also select outstanding poems, songs, and poems in the academy and compile them into a book, which also costs a lot of money. We are short of money. Originally, we should have sent the money from the academy long ago, but because the general passed away, things were delayed, and I almost forgot about it. "

"Has the money been given?" Yang Ning asked.

Gu Qinghan shook his head and said: "Mr. Zhuo came to the door and said he wanted to see the wife. Naturally, he couldn't explain it clearly. If I send the money now, wouldn't it mean that Mr. Zhuo is here for the money? Mr. Zhuo is a noble man. , that will only offend him. We can only wait a few days before sending the money over."

Yang Ning thought that Gu Qinghan was very considerate in his work, and said with a smile: "I saw it two days ago and I personally sent it to him. It can be regarded as an apology to Mr. Zhuo."