Even if it is late at night, even if it is just the two of them, the emperor and his minister, even if Eunuch Wang Yun has proven his loyalty countless times with actions, even if Qi Xingyun has shown enough trust in Eunuch Wang Yun.
But the emperor's casual words still scared his father-in-law Wang Yun to death.
Qi Xingyun pulled Eunuch Wang Yun up from the ground and said, "Stop knocking. If you keep knocking, I won't see you tomorrow. Let's get down to business. Why do I need to see their painters late at night?"
"Your Majesty, they are all painters who are going to the Liao Kingdom and the Western Regions of Great Xia. They are Chazi affiliated with the Yin Guards." Eunuch Wang Yun then rubbed his forehead and stood up. Looking at Qi Xingyun's face, he let out a long sigh. tone.
His Majesty's expression was as normal, which meant that it was a joke just now, which made the big weight in his heart drop with a bang.
His Majesty was not good at hiding his emotions and did not punish himself for his momentary loss of speech.
Your Majesty is still the kind-hearted Majesty. If someone else were to be the emperor, I would have moved my head long ago.
Qi Xingyun looked at the blood on Eunuch Wang Yun's forehead and couldn't bear it for a while. He teased him a few times. He kowtowed several times and his head was bleeding.
This is the first eunuch of Daqi who is like a ghost, ruthless, and has great martial arts skills. People are silenced when his name is heard. Three or five people cannot get close to him, because of his two words, he is in such a mess.
Qi Xingyun used the lantern to take a closer look at Eunuch Wang Yun's wounds. Fortunately, they were flesh wounds.
"Go back and ask the Royal Hospital to take a look at you and give you a good wrap. This kowtow has broken your head." Qi Xingyun said with a little distress.
"Your Majesty, please give me love." Eunuch Wang Yun said with a slight fright: "This little injury is not a problem, it's not a problem."
"I will pay attention to it in the future."
Qi Xingyun looked at Eunuch Wang Yun's appearance. Is this the throne that everyone in the world wants to achieve? Everyone is as scared as a tiger and can't even crack a joke.
Am I really not free, or am I being pretentious?
Qi Xingyun shook his head and sneered. He had been emperor for seven or eight years, but he still had not figured out the limits of the emperor's power.
And it seems that with his decrees, he has brought more and more changes to Daqi, and his power is growing exponentially.
But the only thing Qi Xingyun is sure of is that he is becoming more and more like an emperor.
"No one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes. If you can correct your mistakes, there is no greater good." Qi Xingyun said with a smile to Eunuch Wang Yun.
I said this to Eunuch Wang Yun, but also to myself.
No one in the circle of people around me can be perfect. They will be speechless, make mistakes, and think inappropriately.
Some of those ministers who have left their names in history are very serious.
For example, Bachelor Zhang Tingyu steps on the floor tile line every step without missing a beat.
These people are not as self-disciplined as humans at all.
Eunuch Wang Yun nodded and said, "Remember the holy teachings."
"Speaking of those painters from the painting academy, they can draw people so vividly that they only need to meet once and within three cups of tea, they can draw an exact portrait of that person. It is convenient for observers to follow the drawings. .”
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Qi Xingyun followed Eunuch Wang Yun to the painting building. Before he reached the door, he smelled the fragrance of ink.
He strolled into the painting building and saw more than a hundred painters waiting in the painting building.
Learning to paint is an extremely luxurious thing, and it has been so since ancient times.
The dyes, brushes, and tuition fees alone are far more expensive than ordinary school expenses.
As for the Painting Academy of the Hanlin Academy, according to Qi Xingyun's understanding, it is not trained with state funds like the Imperial College and the Imperial College, but they are responsible for the expenses themselves.
Qi Xingyun only saw more than a dozen women, most of whom were men waiting in the painting building.
"Join your majesty, your majesty is at peace."
Qi Xingyun walked up to the platform and sat at the front seat amid shouts and shouts.
He looked at the painters in front of him. According to the arrangement of Eunuch Wang Yun, after they met the emperor in the capital, they would go to different countries such as Liao and Daxia.
The job he does is to help the inspectors of the hidden guards and draw portraits of characters so that the inspectors can find out what they are looking for according to the pictures.
They also surveyed the terrain, drew maps of the city, and drew city defense maps and other catalogs, which were sent back to Daqi.
"Everyone, get up. We are going to a foreign country. After we return home, our past achievements cannot be revealed to the world. There will be many bumps and tribulations on the road ahead. Be extremely careful." Qi Xingyun looked at the more than a hundred painters in front of him with emotion. said.
Daqi, or in other words, the world is like this.
There are all kinds of things in the world, and everyone is different.
There are people who are only selfish and self-reliant for themselves, and there are also people who are determined to serve the country despite difficulties and dangers.
"Follow the Holy Instructions." Everyone quickly bowed their heads and said.
Eunuch Wang Yun shouted loudly: "Today's portrait test is based on the two palace maids. It's time to finish the three cups of tea and start now."
One cup of tea takes about fifteen minutes, three cups of tea takes about forty-five minutes.
Qi Xingyun sat on the throne, read two letters and a few pages of imperial examinations, and time passed quietly.
The entire painting building was very quiet, with only the sound of the pen tip rubbing against the paper and the slightly heavy breathing.
Qi Xingyun also stood up and took a look around, but after standing behind a painter for a short while, he noticed that the painter was obviously sweating on his forehead and his painting was crooked due to trembling hands.
Qi Xingyun also lost interest in patrolling. His patrolling would only put pressure on them.
Narrowing his eyes, Qi Xingyun regained his composure.
"Your Majesty, all the paintings are done. Bring them up." Eunuch Wang Yun reminded Qi Xingyun in a low voice.
Qi Xingyun came back to his senses and saw the paintings in front of the table.
I also saw so many brushes of different thicknesses in the hands of the painters, and looking at the calluses on their wrists and fingers, you can tell how much effort they put into this field.
When Qi Xingyun opened the first portrait, he looked at the two palace officials standing in front of him.
"It's really the deification of painting. It has all six techniques and everything is intact. It's like! It's lifelike." Qi Xingyun sighed repeatedly.
Six methods is a professional vocabulary for painting. It is a compliment that Qi Xingyun learns and sells now. It is the six painting techniques.
Obviously the first painting is very similar and very charming, even showing some temperament.
It's so vivid and lifelike that it's ready to come out.
Qi Xingyun flipped through several of these portraits, and they all showed the same profound painting skills!
"Okay! I'll reward you!" Qi Xingyun said to Eunuch Wang Yun.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." There was another roar.
Qi Xingyun also saw the hope of Da Qi from them.
Eunuch Wang Yun walked off the stage again, put away another painting they had painted, and put it together carefully.
And these painters took the paintings in the hands of the painter sitting next to each other, wrote their names on them, and handed them to Eunuch Wang Yun.
When Eunuch Wang Yun returned to the platform, Qi Xingyun asked, "What are you doing?"
