As soon as Li Si and the other three stepped into the door of the study, they found drawing papers all over the floor. They couldn't help but wonder, secretly thinking, "What is your Majesty doing?"
When other people show off their babies, they only look at the good side of their own babies, but why don't you show us how dirty your babies are?
Do you want us to praise you even though your child is dirty?
This is too much!
"Your Majesty, this is"
Li Si looked at Ying Zheng with a puzzled look.
But I saw Ying Zheng waving his hands with a smile on his face: "These are my son's random graffiti, dear friends, don't take it off, sit down!"
sit?
Where to sit?
Is there a place to sit here?
The three of them looked at each other and couldn't help but look at each other.
But Ying Zheng asked them to sit down, and they had to sit down, so they bent down one by one to pick up the drawing paper on the ground and prepared to sit on the ground.
But
It's okay if I don't pick it up, but I can't straighten up if I pick it up.
The three of them each held a portrait of a military officer in their hands and were stunned.
Is this also called random graffiti?
Damn it! Your Majesty has tricked you again!
Its vivid facial expressions, as well as the composition that is as detailed as hair and armor, make people feel as if the soldiers in the painting are standing in front of them, and they can reach out and touch them.
As for the characteristics of the military officials, they are also very obvious. For example, one of the military officials wears a long swallow-tailed crown, a battle robe, armor on the chest, hands on the abdomen, and a bronze sword in his hand, which makes people feel majestic. , extremely true.
Looking at the drawing paper in their hands, the three of them didn't speak for a long time.
This was also the first time they had seen such a realistic painting. Not only were the characters vivid and pretty, but the soil, flowers, grass, and stones under the characters' feet were all painted very clearly. It was as if the painter had some magical power to paint the scene between heaven and earth. , the same as when intercepted on paper.
"Li Tingwei, what do you think of my son's painting?"
Looking at the stunned Li Si, Ying Zheng asked with a smile.
In fact, when he first saw Zhao Hao's paintings, he was more surprised than Li Si and others, and he wanted to press his face against the painting paper.
But the more this happened, the more he wanted to see his courtiers look similarly embarrassed.
But Li Si's lips were slightly open, and he was about to speak. Suddenly, Meng Yi, who was standing aside, said with emotion: "Gongzi Hao is really a man of amazing talent and beauty. Paintings like this are really rare in the world!"
Compared with his brother Meng Tian's military talent, he was better at civil service.
Moreover, Meng Yi has been knowledgeable and outstanding in literary talent since he was a child. His mural painting is even more famous in Xianyang.
But compared with the painting in front of me, his murals seem a bit rough.
Especially the three-dimensional form of this painting is a painting method he has never seen before.
He couldn't figure it out. He was also a painter, why could the people drawn by Zhao Hao protrude from the paper?
"Mr. Zhongling and I have the same view. I thought Lang Zhongling's murals were realistic enough, but I didn't expect Gongzi Hao's painting skills to be even more realistic!"
Li Si stroked his beard and praised.
Meng Yi smiled and echoed: "Li Tingwei's calligraphy is also very unique, comparable to Gongzi Hao's paintings!"
"Mr. Lang Zhongling has received the award."
Li Si shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid my ten sets of handwriting are not as good as this painting!"
He is a very confident person, and his knowledge and thoughts can be on par with the First Emperor.
But he is also very conceited and doesn't like others to be better than himself.
Except for the First Emperor, he refused to accept anyone.
But after the political discussion at the Doctor's Palace, his idea seemed to have changed.
Because a young man, with insights beyond this era, pressed him to the ground and rubbed him repeatedly. Not only did the First Emperor admire this young man, but he also admired him.
Therefore, the fact that Li Si could say this today is enough to show his respect for Zhao Hao.
"Hearing that Li Tingwei praised this painting so much, I want to learn this painting technique, but I don't know if you can teach me!" Meng Yi said with a smile.
At this time, Ying Zheng waved his hand modestly: "That kid is ignorant and has no skills, so he is not qualified to teach you!"
He now has the feeling of having a parent-teacher meeting in future generations.
Surrounded by many parents, they were all praising you. Your child has good academic performance. How do you usually study? No, no, my children don’t like to study. I often ask him to study hard, but he doesn’t listen to me, hahaha.
In fact, he felt happy.
If you secretly have a son like this, what else can you ask for?
However, compared to the sighs of Li Si and Meng Yi, Ying Teng, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly raised his doubts: "Your Majesty, why are the paintings painted by Young Master Hao all military officials, and judging from their appearance, they are the elite of our Qin army! "
"What's this? Young Master Hao has the most contact with military officials on weekdays. It's not surprising that he painted some portraits of military officials!"
Meng Yi explained with a smile.
Li Si nodded in approval: "Our Qin Army is an elite army that has conquered the six kingdoms and deserves all the praise. It is reasonable for Master Hao to value them!"
"Having said that," Ying Teng mused, "I always feel that it's not that simple!"
"Oh? Why isn't it simple?"
Ying Zheng and the other three asked almost simultaneously.
Even though Ying Zheng knew that Zhao Hao would not draw these paintings for no reason, he still wanted to hear Ying Teng's deduction.
After all, the main reason why Ying Teng stood out among the royal family and was reused by him was because of his good vision.
Over the years, Ying Teng has selected many clan children for Ying Zheng. These clan children have performed very well on the battlefield, and some have even been granted the title of marquis.
But Ying Teng picked up the drawing paper and said to Ying Zheng: "Look, Your Majesty, this painting is of a military officer, this painting is of a warrior, and this painting is of a charioteer, knights, charioteers, etc. His portraits Covering almost all the military branches of our Great Qin!"
"It seems like these are nothing."
Ying Zheng and the three looked at each other, still looking at Ying Teng in confusion.
"Roughly judging, it's really nothing, but"
As he spoke, Ying Teng changed the topic and said with a smile: "I discovered a detail, that is, the dimensions of these portraits are clearly marked, right on the edge of the drawings!"
"oh?"
Ying Zheng and the others were stunned for a moment, then looked at the drawing again, and sure enough they found the dimensions.
But Ying Teng said meaningfully: "If my guess is correct, the young master should want to make something, such as a bronze figure or a pottery figure!"
"Bronze figure or pottery figure?"
Ying Zheng frowned: "Why did he make these?"
"this"
Ying Teng was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
Li Si on the side stroked his beard and looked at Meng Yi: "Have you come into contact with anyone in the past two days?"
"In the two days since I came to Yongcheng, the young master has been in the palace and has never gone out. If I want to talk about anyone he has come into contact with, it seems that Zhang Shaofu has come to see him!"
As a doctor, Meng Yi always pays attention to every move in Yongcheng. Zhang Cang came to Yongcheng from Xianyang, so naturally he couldn't hide it from him.
But Ying Zheng asked in confusion: "What is Zhang Cang doing in Yongcheng? I don't seem to have summoned him!"
"Returning to Your Majesty, he said that he came to see Your Majesty on the orders of the old Prime Minister, but His Majesty ordered his ministers today not to see anyone before the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven;
Wei Chen arranged for him to meet with His Majesty after the heaven-sacrifice ceremony. After that, he asked Wei Chen about Gongzi Hao’s residence and said that he wanted to see Gongzi Hao if he had anything to do.”
"Wait, you mean, these paintings are related to Zhang Cang?"
Ying Zheng raised his hand to interrupt Meng Yi.
Meng Yi thought for a while, shook his head and said, "This humble minister doesn't know."
"Could it be that something happened over there in Xianyang?"
Ying Teng suddenly spoke.
Ying Zheng glanced at him, waved his hand and said: "Okay, no need to guess, that kid should be done eating, let's go ask him!"
After saying that, he took Li Si and the three of them straight out of the study.
the other side.
Zhao Hao is carefully looking at the fragments in his hand.
While eating just now, he accidentally broke a jar and accidentally discovered that the fragments of the jar had the characteristics of porcelain.
However, if this is porcelain, the color and texture are too inferior, just like something made from a mud ball, without the exquisiteness of porcelain.
"Is this a clay pot or a porcelain pot?"
Zhao Hao curiously asked Mond.
Mond was stunned for a moment, scratched his head and said, "It doesn't seem to be a clay pot, it's a celadon pot."
"Celadon?!"
Zhao Hao was a little unbelievable, and looked at the fragments in his hand again, but he still didn't believe that this thing was porcelain.
Because to say that this thing is porcelain is already very reluctant. At most, a layer of pottery similar to varnish is added, which makes it smoother to the touch than ordinary German pottery.
But this is just like Sister Feng wearing LV. No matter how beautiful the clothes are, Sister Feng should still look ugly.
Moreover, what is more important is the name of this 'celadon'.
Are all people in this era color blind?
The earthy color, which is obviously earthy, has nothing to do with the azure color and other misty cyan colors!
At least in Zhao Hao's impression, the so-called celadon must first have a green color, and secondly, a pattern. If there are ice cracks, it will hurt for a long time if it is broken.
But this jar, let alone ice cracks, doesn’t even have a cyan pattern. How dare it be called celadon?
It seems that the porcelain craftsmanship of this era was still in its infancy.
A brief review of history shows that the most favorite Chinese item in the ancient West was porcelain. Even the English name of the ancient Chinese country was the same as porcelain.
The Silk Road that Zhang Qian stepped on is actually not called the Silk Road, but is more appropriately called the 'Silk and Porcelain Road'.
But the 'Silk Porcelain Road' could not be opened until the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Now let alone the 'Silk and Porcelain Road', there is not even a 'Silk Road'.
He remembered that when he was a freshman in high school in his previous life, he celebrated his birthday with a female classmate who had a crush on him. She was the daughter of the director of a certain ceramics factory. The pre-dinner activity for that birthday party was to go to her ceramics factory to make pottery. birthday present.
Originally, he was not interested in this kind of activity.
But he couldn't resist the female classmates' enthusiasm for teaching, so he had to bite the bullet and accept the teachings humbly.
Now that I think about it, I have benefited a lot.
etc.
Since there is no real porcelain in this era, why not make real porcelain yourself?
Zhao Hao slapped his forehead, his eyes brightened, and he immediately said to Mond: "Help me find some craftsmen who can make celadon tomorrow. I need it urgently!"
"Oh? You want to make a celadon man?"
Before Mond could respond to Zhao Hao, Ying Zheng's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Zhao Hao was slightly stunned, looked up, and said with some confusion: "Father, what is the celadon man you are talking about?"
"Ah!"
Ying Zheng laughed, pointed at Zhao Hao in a funny way and said, "You guys are still asking me, but I want to ask you, what are you planning?"
"No, no, I didn't have any idea!"
Zhao Hao shook his head blankly.
Li Si, who was following behind him, smiled and said to him, "Sir, we have all seen your paintings."
"Yes, sir, your painting skills are amazing. Please give me some advice when you have time."
Meng Yi also smiled and agreed.
Zhao Hao looked at Li Si, then at Meng Yi, and asked as if he had come to his senses: "Do you all know?"
"Um"
Ying Zheng and the other four nodded with smiles.
Zhao Hao twitched the corner of his mouth and said helplessly: "I originally wanted to tell you later, but since you all know, I will tell you directly."
"My son, if you have any ideas, just tell me!"
Ying Zheng smiled and raised his hand to signal.
He likes Zhao Hao to speak freely.
Because every time Zhao Hao speaks freely, he can find something exciting in it and pretend to be cool.
However, this time Zhao Hao was a little different.
His face suddenly straightened up, he bowed respectfully to Ying Zheng, and said solemnly: "Father, I am opposed to the system of human burial!"
"Um?"
Ying Zheng was confused for a moment and couldn't help but said, "What does this mean, my son?"
"Back to my father, I heard from Mr. Zhang in the afternoon that someone suggested that my father be buried alive. I feel that this is against human morality and is unconscionable, so it should be abolished!"
Zhao Hao solemnly raised his hands.
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Meng Yi. The latter's expression suddenly changed and he immediately handed over to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, this proposal was already raised by someone when we were in Xianyang. I have carefully investigated and found that they are all members of the royal family."
"A member of the royal family?"
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Ying Teng again.
Ying Teng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have heard a little bit about this matter. I am from the line of Queen Mother Xuan, Young Master Rong."
"Uncle Emperor?"
"Exactly!"
"snort!"
Ying Zheng snorted coldly and turned to look at Li Si: "Li Tingwei, please tell me your opinion on this matter."
"Your Majesty, I would like to treat the living and the dead with care. Life is the beginning of a human being, and death is the end of a human being. The beginning and the end are both good and humane."
Li Si first quoted his teacher Xunzi's "On Rites" to explain his views on funerals, and then emphasized that the specifications of the emperor's funeral should match his status.
Zhao Hao was confused when he heard this, but Ying Zheng and others nodded frequently.
The final conclusion is that the Qin Dynasty experienced wars and its population was already declining. If the "living people were buried" were used, firstly, it would be inappropriate and secondly, it would hurt the people.
However, it was still necessary to build a burial pit. Li Si had no idea what to use for burial.
But Ying Zheng had a sudden idea and asked Zhao Hao: "I think the military officials you painted are good. Could you possibly make human figurines?"
Zhao Hao was stunned: "Father, do you plan to bury him with human figurines?"
"Why not?"
Ying Zheng said sternly: "What Tingwei said is right. The population of our Daqin has been reduced a lot. The villages I saw along the way had ten rooms and nine empty houses, and the living people were buried, which is not in line with the people!"
"but."
As he spoke, he changed the topic and continued: "The funeral rules cannot be ignored. I decided to compromise and use human figurines to be buried with them. Firstly, it was the Yin and Shang Dynasty, and there was already a tradition of human figurines being buried with them. Secondly, I like it. Those military officials you painted!”
"I not only want military officials, I also want war horses and chariots, and I want all kinds of vivid burial figurines!"
"this"
When Zhao Hao heard what Ying Zheng said, he was so shocked that Linen froze.
This is crazy!
The First Emperor is indeed a figure lover!
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