Li Jing hadn't mounted a horse for a long time since he announced that he had a leg problem, let alone wearing armor, but Li Yuanying's proposal made Li Jing excited and immediately asked someone to get his armor. Li Yuanying said again: "Take the ones you wore when you were young!"
Li Jing wondered: "Why?"
Li Yuanying said: "Since you want to show the demeanor of a meritorious official, then naturally you should show the demeanor of your meritorious service." Seeing that Li Jing ordered people to fetch the armor that he wore back then, Li Yuanying asked Li Jing with great interest when his most proud battle was in Where did he fight, what weapon was he holding, what kind of horse he was riding, and what kind of birds were around to help deliver the message.
Hong Fu is usually in charge of Li Jing's armor, Hong Fu was surprised when he heard that Li Jing was going to wear the armor from earlier. After careful questioning, Hong Fu knew Li Yuanying's plan. Although she felt that such a portrait might not be able to enter the Lingyan Pavilion, it was rare for Li Jing to be so interested, so she personally led the people to put on a armor and went to the school yard to see Li Jing's long-lost horsemanly demeanor.
Seeing Hongfu coming in person, Li Jing smiled happily, ordered someone to wait for him to put on the armor, and asked Hongfu to help him bring the cloak. He is not too young, and he has always been sick in the past few years, and riding a horse seems to have been a thing of his previous life. He was not afraid of being laughed at by others, so he asked someone to help him onto the horse, sat on it and recalled to Li Yuanying: "At the beginning, my horse was not this one, it was red, but it became more energetic, and when it ran, its mane and tail were thrown high. I also have a Saker, have you ever seen a Saker?"
Li Yuanying said: "I've seen it, old and fierce!"
Li Jing laughed and said: "Isn't it? It even pecked the eyes of the Turkic people. The Turkic people also raise falcons, but they are not as good as mine!" Go get my halberd!"
The personal soldiers led away, and quickly brought the gold-painted halberd for Li Jing. Li Jing stretched out his hand to catch it, feeling a little heavy, but he still raised his veined hand and said to Li Yuanying: "Back then, I could use this halberd to wipe out a lot of enemies with ease, let me go out and kill someone Happy, I can defeat a hundred with one!"
Li Yuanying was fascinated when he heard it, and boasted: "If you become a general, you can fight ten thousand with one! No, it should be one hundred thousand with one!"
Li Jingle said: "It's not so exaggerated, you still have to have good soldiers, I can't do it as a bare general."
When two people, one old and one young, chatted about the battlefield, their blood was boiling. Li Yuanying's eyes lit up and he asked Li Jing to say more, while Li Jing recalled the past with a glowing face.
Hong Fu stood aside and listened to their chat with great interest, her eyes were moist for some reason.
How long has it been? Since the ten-year battle of Tuyuhun in Zhenguan, her husband has never been on a horse again, nor has he been so high-spirited. Over this side. But she followed Li Jing all the way, she knew that Li Jing was happiest only on the battlefield, he was born for war!
Li Yuanying and Li Jing chatted to their heart's content, but did not write at all. Li Yuanying said to Li Jing: "I have a plan in my heart. I will draw it for you slowly when I go back. After the drawing is finished, I will send it to you for you to see. If you think it can be sent to the palace."
Li Jing responded immediately.
After sending Li Yuanying away, Li Jing realized that Hong Fu's eyes were red. Li Jing went over to hold Hong Fu's hand, and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"
Hong Fu said: "It's been a long time since I saw you get on your horse."
Li Jing said: "If you want to see it, I will get on my horse and show it to you every day."
Hong Fu threw herself into Li Jing's arms, and the husband and wife hugged each other tightly, as if returning to the old days when they were young and frivolous.
They can grow old in peace, watch their children and grandchildren grow up, and always have to give up something. Such a life is already very good.
Li Yuanying had said goodbye to Liu Baolin, so he didn't go back to the palace. He went straight back to the Imperial College with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone prepared by His Majesty Li Er. Dr. Xun Ma and the others vacated a seat, saying that they were ordered to paint portraits of heroes. Dr. Ma and the others were quite surprised, and they had heard about His Majesty Li Er's plan, but what they heard was that His Majesty Li Er sent Yan Liben to paint a portrait and Chu Suiliang's inscription, but they didn't hear that Li Yuanying was going to paint it.
Li Yuanying told Dr. Ma and others about Yan Liben being frightened by the leopard, and also focused on describing what the leopard looked like and how it felt. Now it's all right, everyone knows that Li Yuanying went to Li Jing's house to masturbate the leopard!
Although everyone felt that it was a bit of a joke to ask Li Yuanying to draw the picture of heroes, Dr. Ma and others were still very curious about what Li Yuanying could paint, so they gave him a quiet room in Zhishe and asked him to come here to paint in his spare time .
Li Yuanying took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to put away in the quiet room. He didn't start writing for several days. He only made time to sit aside and watch the horses in the morning class, to see what their eyes looked like, and to see how the wind blows their hair. In what direction will they fly, and watch how their hooves rise and fall when they run.
After watching a lot, Li Yuanying had a vivid horse in his mind. The horse was red all over, with black and bright eyes, and it was very airy! Immediately there was another person, and that person's face gradually became young and handsome. Looking at the prime of life, the whole person was full of heroism, and he looked like a rare hero.
Finally, a ferocious falcon roared down from the sky and landed on the shoulder of the unrivaled hero.
In this way, the whole picture is complete.
Li Yuanying thought about it for several days, and finally started to write. He took leave with Dr. Ma and locked himself in the quiet room for a whole day. When Wei Shu and others were worried that he would starve and hurt his body, Li Yuanying came out. Seeing that Wei Shu and others were waiting for him outside the door, Li Yuanying excitedly dragged them inside to look at his masterpiece: "Look, I've finished the painting!"
Wei Shu was dragged into the room by Li Yuanying, without struggling, and followed Li Yuanying to the front of the case, only to see a long picture scroll spread out on the case, the people on the painting learned Yan Liben's usual painting method to draw, the painter maybe It's a bit worse, but it's better than being fresh and moving.
That's right, just by looking at it, the Li Jing on the painting seems to be walking in front of your eyes. Maybe the face doesn't look much alike, and the stature doesn't exactly follow the painting, but you can tell at a glance that this person is Li Jing , he is an amazing general - after watching for a long time, you even have a heartfelt desire to fight bloody battles with him!
Wei Shu praised: "The painting is really good."
Wu Mei also said: "Yes, the painting is very good." She had seen Li Jing from afar. At that time, Li Jing had already suffered from foot problems. Bravery and heroism in his youth. After seeing Li Yuanying's painting, she understood why Li Jing's wife desperately wanted to marry him. Who wouldn't feel admiration for such a hero
The bustle here also attracted Dr. Ma and others on duty. They heard that Li Yuanying had painted the portrait, and they all stepped forward to see what kind of "hero picture" Li Yuanying had drawn. At a glance, Dr. Shen, who had met Li Jing in the early years, boasted: "Like, really like it! I remember that Duke Wei was like this back then!"
Others also felt that Li Yuanying's paintings were really vivid.
Li Yuanying was overjoyed by the praise, and asked someone to send the portrait to Li Jing's home for Li Jing to see whether he was satisfied or not.
Li Yuanying didn't feel hungry when he was concentrating on painting, but after finishing painting, Li Yuanying found that his stomach started to growl. Fortunately, the cafeteria was provided by Fengtai Building. Even if Li Yuanying went late, someone would save a lot of delicious food for him. Li Yuanying had a great appetite after finishing a job, and ate happily with the company of Wei Shu and the others.
After Li Yuanying had eaten and drank enough, Tang Sui said to him: "Why don't you even eat, everyone is very worried about you."
Li Yuanying said: "I pay attention to painting in one go, and it is difficult to find the feeling when I stop." After thinking about a portrait for a few days, Li Yuanying didn't feel tired at all, and felt that he had learned a lot of skills while painting. The skills have improved a lot. He said to Wei Shu enthusiastically, "I think I can draw portraits now, but it's a bit tiring to draw. I won't draw anyone else! When we get married, I'll draw you in your wedding dress, okay? "
Wei Shu felt that everyone else was looking at her in unison. Although her ears were slightly red, she still responded happily: "Okay."
Li Yuanying happily sent Wei Shu to the small courtyard where they lived, and then went back to sleep soundly, to make up for the energy spent in painting Li Jing's portrait during the day.
Li Yuanying ate and drank enough and went to bed early, but Li Jing's residence was brightly lit all night. Li Jing and his wife hung up the painting, and they sat in front of the painting and looked at the horse general who was in his prime of life. The horse was just like his old and dead horse, energetic and brave; the halberd was raised high, There seemed to be a sound of breaking wind; even the falcon seemed to come alive.
Is Li Jing satisfied with this portrait? How could Li Jing be dissatisfied, he never thought that Li Yuanying, who had never seen him before, could draw such a portrait. You must know that Li Yuanying was not even born at that time!
Hong Fu said: "Can you ask someone to draw another picture and send it to Lingyan Pavilion? We will keep this picture for ourselves and leave it to our descendants, so that they can know what kind of heroes their ancestors were."
Li Jing looked at himself in the painting, and replied after a long time: "Of course, I have to send it to Lingyan Pavilion. If future generations want to see it, let them make a good living and go to Lingyan Pavilion to see it by themselves!"
Hearing what Li Jing said, Hong Fu's eyes lit up.
Yes, let future generations go to Lingyan Pavilion to see it by themselves!
Li Jing and his wife ordered someone to send the portrait painted by Li Yuanying to the palace early the next morning. Li Jing himself also entered the palace, expressing to His Majesty Li Er that he was very satisfied with Li Yuanying's painting.
The fact that Li Yuanying went to Li Jing's house to lick the leopard and shaved the yak had already been heard by His Majesty Li Er. His Majesty Li Er thought that Li Yuanying used the portrait as an excuse to go to Li Jing's house to play, but he didn't even think about it. Draw well for Li Jing. Hearing Li Jing sincerely praised Li Yuanying's paintings, His Majesty Li Er thought he had heard it wrong.
After confirming that Li Jing really liked Li Yuanying's paintings very much, His Majesty Li Er felt that it was necessary for him to take a look at what Li Yuanying's paintings turned out to be. It happened that Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng were both there. After Li Jing left, His Majesty Li Er asked them to go together to see the picture of the Twenty-Four Heroes that will be hung in Lingyan Pavilion soon.
Soon, everyone saw Li Yuanying's masterpiece.
In terms of style, the portraits painted by Li Yuanying are indeed not obtrusive. Although they are not at the level of Yan Liben, they are still harmonious at first glance, at least the style is consistent. The problem is that Li Yuanying's painting of Li Jing is too heroic and vivid. Once Li Jing on a horse appears, the other portraits are a bit rigid and stereotyped!
At first glance, it looks like a general leading a group of inconspicuous followers.
Fang Xuanling: "..."
Changsun Wuji: "..."
His Majesty Li Er: "..."
The three monarchs and ministers were silent together.
The author has something to say:
His Majesty Li Er: Look at what you have done! ! !
Little Prince: Nonsense! I drew strictly according to Xiaoyan's painting style!