After hearing this, Wen Rong stared at the calligraphy and sighed more and more, "Fifty or sixty words are worth 1.2 million taels, one word is almost 20,000 taels. It is so easy to make money, but I don't write anymore. It’s a real pity.”
Wen Guo from the side snickered, "Sister-in-law, if you write too much, it won't be valuable anymore. It's very rare for a living person's handwriting to be so valuable."
Hearing this, An Ye said: "Mom, that's not how the accounts are calculated. If you really want to calculate the money by words, some of his words are more expensive. In Xiyuefang, the capital, there is a small shop with the three words 'The world is good', and someone has made a bid. After thinking about it for 15 million, I decided to buy it with the words "The world is good", but Xiaoxianlou refused to transfer it.
With the same three words, Ashheng also used the three characters "Long Yuan Qiu" as a sign for a restaurant in the capital called "Long Yuan Qiu". After the news came out, "Long Yuan Qiu" Business in Yuanqiu suddenly boomed, and now you have to book several days in advance to get a meal.
Although the artistic conception and reputation of Long Yuan Qiu are far less than those three words "The world is good", some people have offered up to 9 million taels to buy the restaurant "Long Yuan Qiu". Qiu' signboard was bought together.
The restaurant also refused to sell it, saying that it would be passed down to future generations as a family heirloom along with the signboard.
If we really want to talk about value, although Longyuanqiu is located in a relatively remote location in the capital, it does have a large garden in the capital, which is worth at least one hundred thousand taels. It is definitely more expensive than Xiaoxianlou, but the current market price of Xiaoxianlou is Much more expensive. Mom, if you really want to count money per word, how much is the right amount per word? "
Wen Rong nodded thoughtfully. Although she couldn't explain the reason, she understood it, but she still sighed: "It's a restaurant after all. This must be some kind of benefit for Tan Hua Lang to let him Are you going to write an inscription?"
Wen Yanan shook his head, "Someone has confirmed this a long time ago. It happened to be that we happened to have dinner at someone else's restaurant, and it was all mentioned at the request of the owner. Xiaoxianlou was treated by colleagues, and Longyuanqiu was used to offset the cost of the meal. They were all divided. The text has not been taken."
Wen Xin suddenly recited a sentimental sentence in a soft voice, "I don't want riches and wealth, but I want bells and millet to satisfy my hunger!"
Wen Yanhai from Dafang said with a smile: "Actually, things are rare and valuable."
Wen Yanan nodded in approval, "That's true. After he resigned and left Beijing, it is said that he abandoned literature and joined the martial arts. No one has ever seen him leave any calligraphy treasures. And before he became a blockbuster, he was also very low-key, and there was not much in the local area. People have obtained his calligraphy treasure.
In the capital of the states, the warehouse where the examination papers from other places were stored was on fire for no apparent reason, and his examination papers from his hometown were burned by the fire. Later, it was discovered that even his county examination papers had disappeared inexplicably. It couldn't be such a coincidence. This made people think of the fire in the warehouse of the capital of the state.
When the cases are put together, it is obvious that someone should have coveted Ashheng's calligraphy treasure and deliberately set the fire in order to cover up the theft.
After all, with something worth millions of taels, it’s not surprising that someone gets greedy.
That's a serious answer sheet, and it's much more valuable than us casually practicing calligraphy.
For various reasons, Ashheng’s calligraphy works in circulation today are very few.
After his deeds of saving all the people from fire and water without leaving his name came out, his fame grew, and the more people wanted his calligraphy, the more people wanted his calligraphy. However, there were so few of them, which caused the price of his calligraphy to skyrocket. The price is getting higher and higher. The problem is that even if you have money, you can’t buy it.
Things are relative. The higher the price, the more people want it. The rarer it is, the more status it shows. Now if someone can hang a serious Ashheng inscription on it, it will definitely be a status symbol in the capital. A status symbol.
But the problem is, there are really too few. Including the answer sheets he took when he went to Beijing to take the exam, less than twenty are known to exist, and this includes several practice brushes dug out from his home.
Who would have imagined that such a great talent, who was admitted to the capital all the way, would have less than twenty extant calligraphy works, and only eight serious calligraphy works, such as "The Good in the World" and "Longyuanqiu" Inscriptions, as well as answer sheets for four subjects in the general examination and one answer sheet for the palace examination, oh, and a resignation letter.
Many rich and powerful people wanted to find a serious picture of his calligraphy, and searched all possible places, but still couldn't find it.
Later, due to frequent local disasters, the court was in urgent need of money. Someone took the opportunity to focus on the papers that Ashiheng took for the joint examination and the palace examination, especially the poem "Chaotian Que", which is the only one of Ashiheng's surviving poems. Poetry is suitable for being framed and hung on the wall for people to appreciate, so some people paid a sky-high price and wanted to buy it from the imperial court for collection. "
Wen Xinli asked: "Did the imperial court sell it? Why didn't Fifth Brother tell grandpa if he could buy or sell it?"
Wen Yanan waved his hand and said: "At first, the imperial court had some intention, but later it seemed that the superior was angry, and the imperial cabinet sternly dismissed the matter."
A group of people in the hall felt that such a fresh story was quite legendary and interesting. Both men and women were fascinated by it.
Wen Yanhai, Dafang's second son, said strangely: "Isn't that right? There is a wealthy businessman named Zhong in the capital. It's the house of Ash Heng's fiancée who made a lot of noise. Didn't it mean that Ash Heng stayed in the Zhong Mansion after he went to Beijing? Did you spend more than a month reading the pen and ink? Doesn’t the Zhong Mansion also have his calligraphy treasures?"
Hearing this, An sighed: "Ashiheng was obviously keeping a low profile at the beginning. His ranking in the provincial examination was not high. How could the Zhongfu know that he could get a perfect score in the four subjects? The servants at home go to Ashiheng every day." When the study was being cleaned, calligraphy and other items were treated as graffiti and thrown away as rubbish, which would have been ruined long ago.”
"Hiss!" Someone in the hall took a breath of cold air.
Even though there were only wealthy people present, there were still many people with expressions of pain on their faces.
Wen Guo, who still retains her charm, sighed, "What was thrown away were piles of banknotes. That's really a pity."
"After he got full marks in the four subjects and started to become famous, his calligraphy began to be valuable. I heard that the Zhong family's mistress also promised many friends that she would help find Ashheng to get it. I don't know what happened later. , not even Zhongfu himself has one.
Some people estimate that Ash Heng's sudden abandonment of his fiancée has brought disgrace to the Zhong family and cost the Zhong family's daughter her life. How could the Zhong family give away Ash Heng's calligraphy treasure? They probably never want to mention it again.
At that time, Ashheng's calligraphy treasures were not very valuable, and the Zhong family could not afford to throw them away, nor could they keep them at home to disgust themselves. They were probably destroyed by the Zhong family. I personally think the rumored possibility is still very high. "
A group of women were still very interested in this story of love and grievances, and each of them listened with rapt attention, even though they had already heard the story of Ashheng's abandonment of marriage.
Wen Rong sighed, "You are famous all over the world, you have a bright future, you are a good official, how can you just resign with just a few words? I heard that the daughter of the Zhong family is also a great person, why can't you just give up on the promise of abandoning the marriage?" What’s up?”
The emotion behind the words, as well as the eyes looking at his son, seemed to say, it would be great if you could marry my son.
Wen Yan An smiled and said: "Extraordinary people do extraordinary things, that's why he can be the legend who doesn't want to look down on others, and his son can only be a sesame little official who obeys orders."
"A foundation of ten thousand feet rises from the ground!"
Wen Qiang, who had been listening to the discussion of his children and grandchildren, suddenly interrupted.
Wen Yanan immediately raised his hand and said, "Yes, that's what grandpa taught me."
"Throughout the ages, many heroes have ended their lives sadly because of their fame. For him, ups and downs in officialdom may not necessarily be a good thing, and resigning may not necessarily be a bad thing. He is not a fool. Since he left, he must have his own reasons. , I and other outsiders don’t have to worry about it.”
After Wen Qian made a brief judgment, he raised his hand to indicate that he should put away the text in front of him. Wen Xin immediately rolled it up carefully.
Everyone pondered the old man's words a little.
Wen Hui, the daughter of the second wife, suddenly said again: "Yan An, how is that young man looking?" He glanced to the side and realized that her husband was beside him, so she changed her words and said, "You and that young man are in the same class. You must be familiar with him, let's see if there is any way to invite our Wen family to be our guests, you can do your best as a landlord, and we can have a glimpse of Tanhua Lang's style."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became interested, especially the female family members, whose eyes were filled with anticipation.
The fifth young master in front of me came back for the first time after going to Beijing to take the exam, and it was the first time that everyone asked about the situation face to face.
Wen Yanan smiled bitterly, "I have seen him before. He looks like a dignified man. He seems to be more energetic than the scholars like us. Maybe it's because he also practices martial arts. I heard that he is good at martial arts. As for whether he is familiar with it or not, that's completely It's impossible to talk about it. I know him, but he may not know me. If I say my name, he may not be able to remember it. I don't know where he is, so how can I invite him?"
Wen Hui was surprised, "I don't even know who you are, how is this possible? You are in the same department, haven't you talked about it?"
Wen Yanan thought for a while and said, "There is no chance of contact. I didn't know who he was before the examination. After the examination, that is, when entering and leaving the palace, he took the initiative to step forward and say hello to him. Almost all the Jinshi who were on the list were Everyone went over to say hello to him, and I was just one of them. How could he remember me?
It was not my turn to stand with him and get acquainted with him. When I saw a eunuch who was trembling when I came in and out of the palace, the people who took the initiative to greet him were already purple-robed officials from the imperial court.
As soon as the Jinshi were awarded the title, he had already entered the Yushitai and became a popular person around the Prime Minister. Yin Jizhen, the second-ranked scholar, was clearly ranked higher than him, but he was still suppressed by him in the Yushitai. He only went to see the warehouse. share.
How could such a person take me seriously? If we really want to talk about being familiar with him, Yin Jizhen, the son-in-law of the Wan family, is a colleague of him, so he must be familiar with him. Even our second grandfather may be more familiar with him than I am. After all, the second grandfather was the one who toasted him with a drink in person when he was parading on the horse. After all, the two of them exchanged greetings in person for a while. "
The so-called second uncle refers to the second uncle of the family leader Wen Kuan. He has passed away, but he happened to be in the capital when the Xinke Gold List came out.
Hearing that there was a great talent that was rare to see in a hundred years, he asked his family to arrange for him to meet Tan Hwa Rang while he was walking around the streets.
When Jinshi parades on horseback, they do not go all the way to the end. They will pause at different sections along the way to pretend to be thirsty and accept the drinks enthusiastically offered by the people, which means celebrating with the people and not forgetting their roots.
Naturally, not just anyone can just take something and pour it into the mouth of the new Jinshi. There must have been arrangements in advance.
Since it can be arranged in advance, there is room for maneuver, and it can be solved if you have money and power.
