Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 58

Suddenly, Zhao Dezhao had an idea, thought of something, and lowered his head to ask Wang Xiuzhi who was still in his arms forcibly.

"Miss, among the twenty or thirty calligraphy and paintings picked up from Chi Zhai, there seems to be a picture of Guan Zhong. Is it called Guan Zhongzhi Pingtu?"

Wang Xiuzhi was born in the family of the prime ministers of the two dynasties. Since she was able to read, she has grown up in the collection of various famous calligraphy and paintings at home. In addition to her talent, her appreciation level is naturally not bad. All the calligraphy and paintings copied by Zhao Dezhao are handed over to her to enjoy Zhang Hang , I haven't even entered the library.

"Xianggong, you are not the king of Tianshui County, but the king of Baizi County. That is not the character for 'Ping', but the character for 'Qi'. Qi in Qi State is called "Guan Zhongzhi Qi Tu"."

Wang Xiuzhi giggled, then shook his head:
"Looking at the inscription and postscript of that painting, it should be written by Li Sixun in the Tang Dynasty, but Li Sixun is famous for painting landscapes. I have never seen any records saying that he painted sages and figures, so I am not sure whether it is authentic. Mr. , if you want to give it as a gift, I'm afraid it's not suitable, why don't you change it to another famous painting that I'm sure of?"

"No, I have to give this painting, and this painting is the best!" Zhao Dezhao's true meaning lies only outside the painting, regardless of whether it is authentic or not.

"Where is the best? There is also a "Five Bulls Picture" by Han Huang among those paintings. Wouldn't it be rude to let experts identify it as a fake after going out?"

"The good thing is that there is Guan Zhong in the painting!" Zhao Dezhao said with a meaningful smile.

Wang Xiuzhi was a little confused when she heard this, and was deeply confused by her husband's peculiar appreciation ideas.

——Guan Zhong is a great sage in ancient times, of course he is a great figure, but why is it good to have Guan Zhong in a painting?Compared with Han Huang's "Five Bulls", I don't know how high it is. The paintings are all animals. Isn't it a peerless famous painting that has been passed down through the ages?
Although Wang Xiuzhi was puzzled, he couldn't persuade her husband, so he had to go to the boudoir to take out the "Guan Zhongzhi Tu" and hand it to Qian Niu'er.

In the evening, according to Zhao Dezhao's instructions, Qian Niu'er took an unremarkable carriage with only two servants in green clothes to accompany him, and quietly left the county palace through the side door under the cover of night, and went to visit him on behalf of his master. Condolences to the injured Ma Shangshu went.

Qian Niuer is here to visit Ma Shangshu, and the feedback he brings back will be very important.

Zhao Dezhao was eager to know the result, so he simply didn't go back to the inner house of the palace, but paced around the outer courtyard, chatting with Wang Xiuzhi while waiting for Qian Niu'er's return.

He knew very well in his heart that Ma Shangshu's injury was actually far from reaching the point where he needed to send a special trip to express condolences, but this was a gesture he had to make to show the sincerity of his invitation.

And the promise passed on to Ma Shangshu is hidden in the "Guan Zhongzhi Qi Picture" as a gift.

Guan Zhong is a virtuous prime minister of the Spring and Autumn Period, known for his good financial management and management of the world. With this skill, he finally assisted Duke Huan of Qi to achieve the great cause of "combining nine princes and governing the world under one roof".

It is no exaggeration to say that Guan Zhong is the life idol of all bureaucrats who have been engaged in financial management and management for thousands of years, and is the culmination of their life dreams.

Aren't you, Ma Zhi, obsessed with the art of financial management?I can give you a chance to be Guan Zhong in the future!
Don't you, Ma Zhi, want to make real achievements in wealth?Who else can achieve more than Guan Zhong, I will give you a chance to be Guan Zhong in the future!
But if you, Ma Zhi, want to do Guan Zhong, you have to stand on my side first, help me, lift me up, help me become the crown prince, and then ascend the throne as the emperor!

Only if I succeed, can you have a chance to succeed!
As for the honor and fame after death, the wealth and honor of future generations, those are just incidental trivial matters, and they don't care at all.

……

Zhao Dezhao believed that Ma Shangshu would be able to understand the true meaning contained in this painting and understand the promise he made.

But if you don't understand it, or you understand it, but you are not moved by this empty promise.

That's okay, the "incentives" won't work anymore, and there are even more powerful "coercions".

Of course Zhao Dezhao would not be so stupid as to intimidate his potential allies, but he was sure that someone would force Ma Zhi to his side.

The reason is very simple. After this face-to-face brawl, the two high-ranking senior officials, Tang Jixian and Hubu Ma Shangshu, the censor Zhongcheng, and even the two yamen, Yushitai and Hubu, respectively represented by the two , the two sides already had deep grievances, and now that their face has been torn apart, there is no possibility of reconciliation, and they can only become mortal enemies in the court.

And that censor Zhongcheng Tang Jixian, who has a temperament of vengeance, has offended him to death. It is not difficult to imagine that he and his gang of censors will definitely look for the Ministry of Finance in the court. stubble.

For Ma Shangshu, the most terrible thing is that this Tang Zhongcheng is still the hard-core henchman and top fighter of the King of Jin, which is equivalent to Ma Shangshu not only carrying the constant fault-finding of the Yushitai, but also bearing the entire Jin Dynasty. The huge pressure of the Wang faction is far from being able to bear on the shoulders of a second-rank minister.

He still wants to stay neutral?Impossible, it is impossible to be neutral again in this life!

He had no other way out, he was the only way he had left.

Zhao Dezhao was thinking so happily in his heart that Qian Niu'er came back.

Zhao Dezhao shook off Wang Xiuzhi, took a few steps towards him quickly, and asked, "Niu'er, have you seen Ma Shangshu? Does he have something for you to bring back?"

Qian Niu'er nodded and said: "I see, he also accepted the gift, and he did tell the servant, if there is something important to ask the servant to bring back, he can only tell the master face to face."

Zhao Dezhao looked around and found that his wife was standing more than ten steps away. He lowered his voice as low as possible: "What are you talking about? Say it quickly!"

"Great positions don't outwit them."

Qian Niuer also lowered his voice very low, and his eyes showed fear and nervousness. Although he, a little eunuch, could not read many words, it was still easy to understand what "big position" was.

Zhao Dezhao kicked the bonsai hard.

(End of this chapter)