Cui Xueshi is the anonymous painter of Ju Anzhai, also known as the legendary Cui Meiren!
The news spread all over the capital without spending the night. Guo Yong, Tang Ning, and Wang Zhichang, several Jinshi who were admitted to Qian'an, were relieved when they heard it.
It's not easy!
They have kept this secret for so many years, and it is really uncomfortable to hold back. How many times have I heard people talk behind their backs about how charming Cui Meiren is, how charming and beautiful, gentle and graceful, and so pitiful... I wanted to ask them to go to the Hanlin Academy to see the real person before talking, but it was because of Cui Xiandi's face that he couldn't talk, so he could only stand up and leave silently.
Now that the news has spread, they can finally tell the truth.
The origin of Cui Meiren was originally a misunderstanding. Cui Xie never pretended to be a beauty, nor did he use the name of a beauty to name his bookstore! The origin of this nickname is actually that he first drew Meiren Jian. Guo Yong thought the name of Meiren Jian was indecent, so he changed it to Cui Jian. Who knows how Cui Meiren came out later!
After hearing this, the young and romantic talents of the various departments said with heartache: "Why is it so simple, just for the nickname of a beauty paper? At least it should be Cui Xueshi who was frail and sick when he was young, and raised him as a daughter. Yes, let people have no opinion, let's spread the name of Cui Meiren again! Otherwise, why would he think of asking An Qianhu to disguise himself as a woman to retreat from the enemy?"
He is still born with picturesque features and elegant appearance. It is not surprising that he was a handsome man who could be recognized as a woman when he was young.
Infirmity is there.
Several Qian'an talents were annoyed by the questioning, and told them casually: "He Zhong was indeed very ill when he first arrived in Qian'an, and he looked pale and weak. Not long afterward, he and Shan Hai Wei Gang repaid their merits. The Wang Xiangzhen and Wang Qianhu made friends with him, and practiced martial arts with the soldiers under the commander of the old town of the Wang family—"
He raised his arm to measure it, and glanced at everyone's faces: "The one who started practicing is a white wax rod gun that is seven or eight feet long."
Ordinary scholars who know how to ride and shoot and practice swordsmanship are considered both civil and military, but this skill is simply not enough in front of Cui Xie. How could such an extraordinary man who is full of financial skills and both civil and military skills have dressed up as a woman, and even came up with a story of Jin Yiwei dressed as a woman
It must be the same as when he was in the county, and the commissioner bought the manuscripts of the desolate scholars to paint.
Several fellow villagers in Qian'an County who knew the truth did their best to spread the word. Those who listened to the story touched their arms, which even danced with a three-footed sword.
Cui Xie Ru is currently on the cusp of the storm, and the rumor to refute the rumor is again "Shocked! The nation's first love Cui Meiren is actually a martial arts master Cui Xueshi" This kind of big news that can make the headlines of UC is even more popular than when he and Cui Mei gave birth to a daughter Rumors are fast.
I don’t know how many romantic young people who have imagined the artist’s demeanor in the beauty map are heartbroken, I don’t know how many wealthy young masters who have been deceived by the fake Cui Meiren have been deceived by their wealth and heart, and I don’t know how many people who changed their surnames to Cui Meiren’s name. The prostitute changed her surname overnight...
Some people are sad, some people are happy.
Chen Ying, the military governor of the army, who had received the original hand-painted life-size four-beautiful pictures from Wang Xiangzhen earlier, was overjoyed when he heard the news, and asked his son, "Where is the painting of the real Cui Meiren that someone gave me during the Emperor's reign? Unexpectedly, it is actually the painting of Cui Xueshi, and our family also lost a scholar's calligraphy, so we quickly called people to find it, repackage it, and hang it in the hall!"
Who sent him the painting
By the way, it was the little Wang Qianhu who had just made a contribution a few days ago and asked Uncle Anshun to take him with him! He and Cui Xue Shi are young friends, and maybe there are still Xue Shi's paintings in his early years!
Dudu Chen immediately asked someone to research ink and spread paper, and wrote a letter to Wang Xiangzhen, asking him if he still had any of Cui Xueshi's paintings.
Not only Dudu Chen, but since the news of Cui Meiren's identity was revealed to Shanhaiwei, Prince Wang's old boss An Shunbo, the eunuch guarding, the commander of the two towns of Jiliao, the commander, and the superintendent... , Still from Ju An Zhai Yin, I can't wait to carve up the Three Kingdoms and Jinyiweitu in his hands.
Wang Da Gongzi usually gave up a lot of meat, but the most beloved Zhao Yun suits and Xu Chu suits were still hidden.
People who didn't grab it were unwilling, and they turned their attention to Xie Ying, the soul hero of the "Jin Yiwei" series, who is also Cui Xueshi's neighbor.
Wang Qianhu, a fellow villager, has Cui Xueshi's paintings in his hands, so he can't thank Tongzhi, but he doesn't have them, right? How many dramas and comic strips of Jin Yiwei have been published by Ju Anzhai, and each of them has him in it. Cui Xueshi is too embarrassed to send him a few manuscripts
However, Xie Ying did not. He said righteously: "Really not. The Jinyiwei has me in the painting, how can I ask him to ask for it? Wouldn't it make people laugh at me Gu Ying's self-pity? He never said that he was good at painting before, I thought it was all printed by a craftsman It’s the same thing when you go to the store, so you buy it yourself.”
The portrait of Jinyiweili is very different from the small photo that Cui Xie gave him. He only asked Cui Xie to give it specially, and he never asked him for the manuscript of the comic book.
The two uncles looked at his demeanor with admiration, and also put up the air and said: "We are the protagonists of the young Jin Yiwei, and that book is all about us, can we still think that the pictures are not enough, and then ask the teacher for pictures. What?"
It's a pity that they are national uncles, and no one dares to force them to ask for paintings. It's a pity that such a pure and isolated gesture can't be shown a few times.
Fortunately, they are all free, easy and transparent people. Others dare not come to ask them, so they take the initiative to go out to send warmth and take out their manuscripts to tell everyone: "Our brothers came to the border because they were strictly entrusted by their teachers. We have interviewed the heroic deeds of the soldiers guarding the frontier and gathered them together into a book. We wrote your faces in detail, so that the teacher can draw them realistically. In this way, even if you can't get the real works of your teachers, you can also learn who is in the world. I don't know you anymore."
An Shunbo's eyes lit up, and he asked: "The two uncles may beg Master Cui to give me a manuscript or two that look like me? It doesn't matter if the painting is rough! Chen Ying was showing off him everywhere. I envied him for a long time when the four beauties were drawn, but after Ju Anzhai sold the Three Kingdoms Five Beauties, I didn't care so much. Who would have thought, who would have thought that this old man's luck would be so good..."
Uncle Zhang Daguo sighed: "The tutor is now a lecturer in both the Imperial Palace and the East Palace, and he is busy with official business, so he can't paint as detailed as General Wang's hand, but there must be your heroic deeds in the new book, right? Tell us more about your discovery of the Little Prince's striker and your design to bring them into the range of the Fran cannon."
Uncle Xue was also quite proud of this battle, and started to talk about it in detail again.
After speaking, seeing that the two uncles of the two countries were still burying their heads and writing, as if they could not finish writing, they deliberately asked: "Could it be that I spoke too fast, and the two uncles couldn't remember? Is there anything missing? Say it again?"
The two uncles smiled and waved their hands: "No, we remember quickly, but we need to polish it up after writing."
Uncle Xue went up to take a look, and saw that what was written on the paper was not all he said, and added a lot of "Uncle Xue's short beard spreads out", "The wind blew his eyes and narrowed his eyes. Layers of wrinkles", "a slightly bald forehead and gray sideburns" and so on.
He couldn't help rubbing his forehead, his eyes turned downward, and after thinking for a while, he asked the two uncles: "This... can you change it, and write the old man's face... more imposing? Just those eyes are fine. A god-like person, with silver hair, a ruddy complexion, and a high bun?"
Wouldn't that be the supreme old gentleman in the temple, or their An Shunbo
An Shunbo said firmly and slowly: "It doesn't matter if it doesn't look like it. Anyway, it is written in the book that my surname is Xue, and the world knows it's me. It's not a big difference in appearance, and it doesn't look like other people's portraits. What?"
Not to mention, Xie Tongzhi and the two national uncles looked younger and more handsome in the comic strip than they are now, and he didn't ask for youth, as long as they looked better, what's the big deal
Zhang Heling took the pen and changed it for him. Although the two brothers didn't learn the teacher's ability to draw, they had practiced the description of scenery and characters since childhood.
After Uncle Xue opened this up, others also opened up, and they came to ask them to write more beautifully. Anyway, the real names are written in this "documentary literature". Since you know it's them, it doesn't matter if the appearance is slightly different.
The borders described by the two uncles seemed to be guarded by more than ten Ma Zhao, Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu, Jiang Wei, and Zhuge Liang. The two uncles could not smash their own signs, and shook their heads repeatedly: "In the future, these will be compiled into a book and passed on to future generations, can't it be written as the Great Ming Frontier Army vs. Flying Yaksha? Then future generations don't believe that the little prince has grown up like this, even this book. What if it doesn't?"
But the little prince was a Khan after all. Most of the soldiers he saw on the battlefield were charging soldiers, and no one could see what the little prince looked like. The two uncles had no choice but to write down the characteristics of ordinary Mongolians with round faces and small eyes and braided hair, and leave the rest to the teacher for disposal.
They asked people to write a book around the pass. Xie Ying didn't have to protect him, so he took the map and telescope sent by Cui Xie, and compared the topography when he left the pass. Offshore map.
He learned the scale from modern drawings, and all the places he walked were reduced to the same scale and drawn on paper. In the case of low slopes and wild puddles, it is also possible to compare the heights, roughly estimate the height, and draw a contour map.
He led a few captains from Beijing to wander outside the gate. The movement was small, and he held a telescope. He also found a few wandering thieves from a distance. Seeing that the number of people is small, they will go up and ambush back by themselves. If there are a large number of people, go back and report a letter, and also ask the soldiers guarding the pass to share some military exploits.
The uncles also fought several captives, but An Shunbo did not dare to call them dangerous, so he picked up the rope guns and gave them two rope guns, and told them to try.
The two of them could not hack people with knives and spears, but their eyes were still very good. They also shot and killed the thieves of Fanshang who robbed and transported horses, and then they confidently regarded their brothers as heroes, and wrote a few A travelogue.
These travel notes, along with the maps drawn by Xie Ying and the others, were sent back to Beijing, but no one returned.
The two uncles still have to go to the northwest to interview the famous generals who fought against the little prince all the way. In the end, they want to visit the legendary general Wang Shouren, who has always been friendly with them and who has devoted his life to the army.
Cui Xie looked at the stacks of manuscripts they sent and the maps compiled by Xie Ying. He was proud of them, but also thought they would never return. He didn't know that he would go back to Beijing for two days before leaving. Even if the two of them don't want to come back, why don't you understand Xie Ying? There are widows and weak nephews and husbands-in-law who have been forced to live apart for a long time waiting for him!
Cui Xie complained secretly, but he couldn't stop them, so he had to put his grievances into his work, and arranged for Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing, who had recently joined the capital, to help revise the manuscript.
Scholars must combine work and rest. There are still more than two years before the Hongzhi 18th Annual Examination. In addition to reading the mock exams, they must also read some leisure books to relax their minds and bodies.
According to the appearances described by the generals in Jizhen, he drew the characters without hesitation, and most of his energy was devoted to Xie Ying's maps.
These maps are very close to modern maps, but the directions are still marked south and north, and the measured lengths are not completely accurate.
Xie Ying didn't have a ruler outside the pass, so he could only estimate by the speed of the horse, and when measuring the height of the mountain, he had to compare the length of the shadow.
But this is a rare and accurate map of the Ming Dynasty. Cui Xie arranged the pictures in order, traced them on a large piece of paper on one wall, painted the trees, grass, wasteland, wetlands, and rivers in different colors according to the distribution of the ground, and drew contour lines where there were mountains. The lower corner is marked with a scale bar, dedicated to the emperor.
Most of the emperors like to look at maps. After all, the emperor wants to sit in the capital and cannot be moved lightly—not like Yingzong and Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty, they can only think of their ancestors' achievements, and then sit in the palace map to open up the border.
Emperor Hongzhi was accustomed to the wind and rain, and knew what kind of disaster the emperor's willfulness would bring to the world. Therefore, when he ascended the throne, he was always disciplined and diligent, and he did not dare to relax. He also had a yearning for things outside the customs, and he felt happy to see the uncles raising guns to kill people, but he would never want to fight in person. He only compared the map and saw that a large tract of land outside the customs had been returned to the dynasty, and he was already satisfied.
In his opinion, such a simple map, which is not very wide, is more beautiful than the picture of the gods and the gods in the old palace.
Xie Tongzhi is worthy of being Xie Zhenfu, who is a master of martial arts in the Jinyiweili, and Cui Xueshi's painting skills are also improving day by day. He carefully studied the lines in the picture, asked people to measure the length of the lines, and imagined how big they could be in reality according to the proportions in his mind—
How many palaces are there? Is that wild water puddle as big as the west end outside? Is this grassland as big as the capital
He stared at the picture all afternoon, and at night he asked people to look at the picture with a lamp in his hand. Prince Zhu Houzhao touched the hall, and he watched with his son and told him stories outside the gate.
The prince's heart was high, and he looked at it and said, "In the future, I will also go out to fight the little prince of Tartar like the uncles in the country. He is the little prince, but I am the prince. I will definitely be able to defeat him. Bring back his head and the larger land outside this map to the emperor!"
The emperor touched his son's little face, and shook his head with a smile: "You are the capital of the Eastern Palace, how can you easily leave the capital? Fortunately, the court is focused on the center, and the soldiers take their lives. When you grow up, the place outside the customs that is occupied by the Tartars will be You can go back to Daming and ask you to be a peaceful emperor like your father."