Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Flamingo

Everyone didn't pay attention to Qiu Changfeng's strangeness, they were all looking at the person recommended by the princess. Even if Princess Yunmeng chooses a man with golden armor, three heads, six arms, and three eyes, Ji Gang will not be so surprised.But Ji Gang didn't expect that Princess Yunmeng's nomination was actually a woman. A woman in Tsing Yi. The woman was not tall and big, on the contrary, her waist was slender in Tsing Yi, and she held it tightly, as if it could be blown down by a gust of wind.That woman didn't have three heads and six arms, her hands were delicate, and her ten fingers were slender as if carved out of beautiful jade. It seemed that the embroidery was too fragile.Of course, that woman didn't have three eyes. The water in her eyes was as clear and crystal clear as running water from high mountains, but with the coldness of thin ice in early winter.

No matter how you look at it, the woman's appearance and demeanor are not inferior to the princess, and of course she is more like a woman than the princess. But when everyone looked at it, they felt that this woman was not like a woman, but like a piece of ice—ice that was hard to get close to.Although the woman in Tsing Yi was beautiful, she was also extremely cold, as cold as ice water taking out the edge of a long sword. There was a sword casually stuck in her waist, the scabbard was slightly old and the blade was narrow.Among the many great people, she is not lonely, but she is not ashamed of herself either.When she heard Princess Yunmeng's recommendation, she didn't show any surprise. She seemed to feel that all of this was taken for granted.

She has this confidence because she believes in herself. Ji Gang looked at the woman for a while, and finally couldn't help saying: "Princess, she is a woman." In Ji Gang's eyes, women are weak, playthings, and dispensable decorations. He never thinks that women can do things. Princess Yunmeng glared at Ji Gang and said, "Women are not human anymore?" Ji Gang really thought so, but he still smiled apologetically: "Of course women are human beings. But there are many things women can't do." Princess Yunmeng sneered: "You are so wrong, who said that women are not as good as you?" Men? According to this princess, there is nothing a woman can do that a man can do. If you are not convinced, you might as well give an example! Even if you charge into the battle and fight on the battlefield, the things you are proud of have Hua Mulan in ancient times , Liang Hongyu and Zhuyu are in front, it’s not that we can’t do it, but we just don’t bother to do it. Even if we are emperors, we women still have Wu Zetian.”

Ji Gang was dumbfounded, for a moment he really couldn't think of anything a woman couldn't do.What's more, when it comes to the emperor's business, Yunmeng speaks without restraint, he must not take it up, coughed dryly, and changed the subject: "But this thing that the master asked to do may be very dangerous." Princess Yunmeng asked back: "Do you know what the master asked us to do?" Ji Gang was slightly startled, and turned to look at Yao Guangxiao.They quarreled like a raging fire, but Yao Guangxiao just sat there with his eyes closed and didn't care about the matter.

Ji Gang coughed until his throat became dry, so he could only shake his head and said, "I don't know. But the princess must not know either?" Princess Yunmeng smiled and said, "I really don't know, but it's always right to prepare more people for the master to choose from, right? Maybe the master wants to find a woman to have children. Can you men do this?" Everyone lowered their heads, wanted to laugh, but didn't dare.Yang Shiqi also shook his head secretly, thinking that this princess can say anything. Ji Gang's expression didn't know whether he wanted to cry or laugh, and he could hardly even cough.

The woman in Tsing Yi frowned, slightly dissatisfied, and wanted to say something, but finally held back.Princess Yunmeng changed the topic and said with a smile: "What's more, if you know the identity of this elder sister, you will probably retreat automatically and dare not compete with her for work." Ji Gang frowned, squinted at the woman in Tsing Yi and said, "I still don't know who this girl is?" Yang Shiqi suddenly said from the side: "Commander Ji is busy with work, so he obviously hasn't seen this girl yet. This girl is a headhunter, and her name is Ye Yuhe."

Ji Gang showed disdain on his face, thinking that a headhunter is a fart, and you look like a treasure. It is not common for women to be headhunters in Ming Dynasty, but it is not unique.Because since the founding of the country by Taizu, the people in the world have been divided into occupations, and the sons inherit the father's occupations, and there can be no changes in half.That is to say, what the father does, the son must also do, and cannot change his career.But some families can't produce males, so they can only replace them with females. Therefore, there are many female officials in many industries, and he guesses that Ye Yuhe is also in the same situation.

But when he suddenly thought of something, Ji Gang's heart trembled slightly, and he asked back: "Dinghai is arresting Ye Yuhe?" Seeing Yang Shiqi smiling and nodding, Ji Gang couldn't help frowning. He suddenly thought of who Ye Yuhe was. After the Ming Dynasty established itself, apart from the long-term frontier troubles of Tatars and Wacha in northern Xinjiang, Japanese pirates have also been infested along the coast recently.Therefore, the emperor Zhu Di set up guards in these places to protect the territory of Ming Dynasty. Zhejiang Province is located on the coast, so it is the top priority of Ming Dynasty. However, there are extremely secretive ninjas among the Japanese pirates.In order to protect the peace of the region, Li Zhigang, the governor of Zhejiang Province, played a new trick, asking each of the 78 counties in the eleven prefectures of Zhejiang to elect an outstanding headhunter to discuss their competition together.Select outstanding talents, and even directly recommend them to the imperial court for appointment, and take on the important task of arresting Japanese pirate masters.

All the counties are sharpening their knives, but no one has ever thought that the honor of being the top head hunter in the seventy-eight counties of the eleven prefectures will be picked by a woman from Dinghai. And this woman is Ye Yuhe. Thinking of this, Ji Gang didn't know what Ye Yuhe was capable of, but he also knew why Princess Yunmeng was so confident. He couldn't help but take a breath. Seeing Qiu Changfeng drooping his head, he suddenly felt worried. Qiu Changfeng is also an outstanding individual, he has stood out among Jinyiwei in recent years, because he has solved many major cases for Ji Gang, and Ji Gang appreciates him very much.Ji Gang was 80% sure of winning this time, but knowing that the woman was Ye Yuhe, he couldn't help but feel worried.

Suddenly, Ji Gang moved his mind, and said: "Your Highness, what we said is actually not counted... this or something... Ye Butou... Whether you want to use it or not, it is up to the master to decide." He deliberately pretended not to know With Ye Yuhe's details, she wanted Yao Guangxiao to think that this woman was useless. Princess Yunmeng pursed her lips, walked up to Yao Guangxiao and knelt down, pulled Yao Guangxiao's sleeve and said, "Monk and Taoist priest, let Ye Butou do things for you, okay?" When Princess Yunmeng was young, she actually saw Yao Guangxiao a lot, after all Yao Guangxiao was often with Zhu Di at that time.At that time, Princess Yunmeng was ignorant and always called Yao Guangxiao that.She hadn't seen Yao Guangxiao for a long time, and felt that this guru was a little strange, but this time she called him so because she wanted to make friends with Yao Guangxiao.

With the wind blowing, Yao Guangxiao suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were gray and white, looking at Princess Yunmeng like a dead fish. Princess Yunmeng suddenly felt chills in her heart, she couldn't laugh, she couldn't help but let go of Yao Guangxiao's sleeves. Yao Guangxiao looked at Princess Yunmeng for a long time, and then slowly said: "Women and men are the same... Both have only one life. If you participate, think about it." He closed his eyes again, but what he said was shocking. After listening to Yao Guangxiao's words, everyone felt that the things Yao Guangxiao asked people to do were not only dangerous, but they might even endanger their lives! There was silence in the tower, and Princess Yunmeng was shocked and speechless for a moment, she cast a sideways glance at Ye Yuhe, and hesitated in her heart.She wanted to do things for her eldest brother, so she disregarded the rules and hired Ye Yuhe, the head catcher sent by Zhejiang, as a helper. Of course, there are capable people in Shuntian Prefecture, after all, it is not as convenient for Ye Yuhe to follow Yunmeng.After all, Ye Yuhe's fate belonged to her. Although the princess was unruly, she was not unreasonable. She couldn't force Ye Yuhe to die, so he hesitated. After some time, Yao Guangxiao said: "Those who decide to participate, please step forward." Wei Tieyi and Xi Lanting looked slightly hesitant, while Ye Yuhe was silent and just took a step forward. Princess Yunmeng beamed with joy when she saw her.When Wei Tieyi saw them, they felt ashamed and immediately took a step forward. Qiu Changfeng glanced at the three people who came forward, frowned, but finally stepped forward. Tanessensen, from the very beginning of the confrontation, there seemed to be a very strange and sinister meaning. But it was Yao Guangxiao who was even more weird. He slowly stretched out his finger and pointed to the opposite wall of the tower: "There is a painting there, you three on the left, one on the right, help me get it." Everyone was slightly startled, Xindao Qiu Changfeng and the others had four people in total, why did they go to pick up the painting, the first from the left and the third from the right?Although puzzled, everyone still turned their heads to look at the wall. There is nothing on the wall, where is there any painting? When everyone sees no paintings on the wall, their first thought is: the master is old, could it be that he... has lost his mind, and that's why he's doing things in a wrong way?There are obviously four people, but you have to say one on the left and three on the right, and you don't even know whether there are paintings on the wall or not? At this time, a light wind blows in and blows on Yao Guangxiao's dull face.The wrinkles are deep, like stone carvings... with an unspeakable coldness. It is true that there are no paintings on the wall, and Yao Guangxiao asked four people to fetch them. What does that mean? Qiu Changfeng's eyes shifted, and he could clearly see the expressions of Ye Yuhe, Wei Tieyi and Xi Lanting. Ye Yuhe frowned and kept staring at the wall; Wei Tieyi stared at Qiu Changfeng; and Xi Lanting kept looking at his toes, thoughtful. While thinking about it, Qiu Changfeng took a step closer to the wall of the pagoda, and suddenly heard Xi Lanting muttering: "A painting is not a painting, take what is right and return it, what looks like a painting is not a painting, what seems to take the truth and return..." When Qiu Changfeng heard it, he was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help but stop. It turned out that Qiu Changfeng knew that Yao Guangxiao was neither confused nor delirious.On the contrary, Yao Guangxiao should definitely be the most sober and intelligent person in Daming right now.When Qiu Changfeng saw that there were no paintings on the wall, he immediately decided that this was a test for Yao Guangxiao's selection! Now that Yao Guangxiao has alarmed the Dudu Mansion, the cabinet, Jin Yiwei, the princess and even the emperor, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to the selection of candidates, and Yao Guangxiao's seemingly ordinary order with his eyes closed, it is hard to say that he is not secretly observing whether the selected person can meet the requirements. his request. It is true that there are no paintings on the walls, but there may be hidden paintings on the walls, and Yao Guangxiao's order is to test the four people's understanding of the mechanism.Qiu Changfeng further deduced that what Yao Guangxiao asked someone to do must have something to do with civil engineering. Qiu Changfeng believed in his own judgment, but after hearing Lanting's words, he couldn't help but feel confused.What Xi Lanting said was similar to a gatha. As Yang Shiqi's housekeeper, he was of course very talented. Could it be that he saw the walls without paintings and thought Yao Guangxiao was speaking Zen language, so he concentrated his attention on comprehension? Thinking of this, Qiu Changfeng couldn't help but think again, Yao Guangxiao has been the host for more than 20 years, a half-life Taoist, half-life monk, he must know the classics and scriptures, in this case, it is very possible for Yao Guangxiao to test others with Zen. There is a saying in the Buddhist scriptures, "All appearances are illusory. If you see all appearances and non-appearances, you will see the Tathagata." Could it be said that there are no paintings on the walls, as the scriptures say, which itself contains the mystery of seeing the true meaning? In fact, not only was Qiu Changfeng vacillating, but everyone present such as Ji Gang, Yang Shiqi, Princess Yunmeng and others were all puzzled by Yao Guangxiao's order. When Ji Gang saw Qiu Changfeng moving, he was secretly happy. Seeing that Qiu Changfeng stopped suddenly, he was obviously not sure, so he couldn't help but feel uneasy.But he is gloomy, and his expression is always gloomy except when necessary. Qiu Changfeng hesitated, and couldn't help but look at Ji Gang, but his eyes passed Yang Shiqi's face inadvertently, seeing that Yang Shiqi was looking at Xi Lanting, the corner of his mouth was filled with joy. Qiu Changfeng couldn't help but looked at Xi Lanting again. Apprentice Lanting still frowned slightly, and said in his mouth: "All appearances are illusory...the void has no appearance, and it contains everything." Ye Yuhe suddenly walked towards the wall of the tower, and Qiu Changfeng caught a glimpse of it, and immediately came to his senses. This is a bureau, a bureau set up by Xi Lanting—a bureau set up by Xi Lanting under Yang Shiqi's orders. Yang Shiqi obviously saw the situation clearly early on, knowing that no matter whether Ye Yuhe, Wei Tieyi or Xi Lanting have been appreciated by the master, their goals have been achieved.Yang Shiqi's purpose is to defeat Qiu Changfeng, and Xi Lanting of course understands the relationship, so he was instructed by Yang Shiqi to use words to disturb Qiu Changfeng's heartstrings, just to make Qiu Changfeng hesitate.And that painting, of course, is still inside the tower wall. Qiu Changfeng understood this, and smiled wryly in his heart, knowing that he is now a one-on-three, very lonely.But he had a character that became stronger and stronger as he became frustrated, and he was not discouraged, nor was he depressed, but he ignored Xi Lanting and went to the tower wall. Seeing Qiu Changfeng walking towards the tower wall, Xi Lanting looked at Yang Shiqi with a slight look of astonishment in his eyes.The smile on the corner of Yang Shiqi's mouth froze slightly, and he frowned secretly, realizing that Ji Gang's subordinate was not easy. The wall of the pagoda is empty and several feet wide. Although Qiu Changfeng believes that there must be a mechanism inside, how to find it is also a problem. Ji Gang and Yang Shiqi looked at Qiu Changfeng and Ye Yuhe nervously, knowing that the important task of finding out the mechanism lies with these two people. Princess Yunmeng held her breath even more nervously, and looked at Qiu Changfeng's back viciously, feeling that this person was unspeakably annoying, and wished to kick Qiu Changfeng under the tower. Qiu Changfeng's eyes flashed suddenly, and when he found something, he waited to walk in the direction of Ye Yuhe.Wei Tieyi suddenly stopped in front of Qiu Changfeng, and asked coldly, "Brother Gao's name?" Qiu Changfeng had no choice but to stop. At such a time, Wei Tieyi suddenly asked this stupid question. Just now Ji Gang introduced Qiu Changfeng's name and surname, but Qiu Changfeng didn't believe that Wei Tieyi didn't hear it.In a flash, Qiu Changfeng understood that Wei Tieyi's question was not stupid at all, on the contrary, he was very smart. Wei Tieyi's asking for the name is not the purpose, but preventing Qiu Changfeng from discovering the agency is the real purpose.Obviously, like Xi Lanting, he wanted to set up obstacles for Qiu Changfeng to help Ye Yuhe discover the trap early. At this moment, Ye Yuhe landed on a wall like a jade catkin, and tapped the wall with her slender fingers, as if thinking about something. Qiu Changfeng could only sigh. With the help of the light from the window just now, he could see that the wall was slightly shiny, which was slightly different from other places.He knew that it must be because someone often touches it, why do people touch the wall when they have nothing to do?It goes without saying that there must be organs after that. He was only blocked for a moment, and Ye Yuhe also discovered this, the head catcher elected by Dinghai Eleven Prefectures lived up to his reputation. Qiu Changfeng sighed in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face. He looked at Wei Tieyi, who had an iron complexion, and said, "My surname is Qiu, Autumn's Qiu, Qiu Changfeng, brother, I have to remember this time." Wei Tieyi looked at Qiu Changfeng coldly and said, "I've made a note." He took a step back, as if nothing had happened, and he no longer blocked Qiu Changfeng. In fact, Qiu Changfeng couldn't grab it without him blocking it.Although everyone confirmed the location of the mechanism, the tower wall is bare, how to open the mechanism is still a problem. Everyone looked at the wall, frowning and thinking, suddenly saw a lightning flash across the tower, and then there was a clanging sound, and Ye Yuhe suddenly drew his sword. Everyone was startled when they saw Ye Yuhe draw out his sword. In the dark tower, there are suddenly stars, and the Milky Way flies across.After a clang sound, the light suddenly faded, and Ye Yuhe withdrew his sword. Ye Yuhe was only changing his mind between taking out his sword and taking it back. Everyone's expressions changed. They never thought that such a delicate and cold woman could make such a lightning-fast sword.When Ji Gang saw Ye Yuhe's sword, his face was also moved, and a very fierce light suddenly appeared in his eyes. That bit of ruthlessness, also like that lightning, disappears in a blink of an eye.On Ji Gang's face, the usual cold expression returned. Everyone was looking at Ye Yuhe, not knowing the purpose of Ye Yuhe's sword for a moment.But Qiu Changfeng said lazily: "The Taiji pattern drawn by Ye Butou is really pretty." Everyone looked up, only to find a Tai Chi pattern suddenly appeared on the bare wall, and then realized that Ye Yuhe had already drawn a Tai Chi pattern on the wall just a moment ago when he drew his sword. Many people have never thought about this kind of nimble and fast swordsmanship. Princess Yunmeng almost clapped her hands when she saw it.It can be seen that Yao Guangxiao was still sitting there dumbfounded, and finally resisted the thought, muttering in his heart: What is this monk and Taoist priest going to do in the selection process? Others don't understand why Ye Yuhe drew this pattern, but Qiu Changfeng knows it well.Just now, Ye Yuhe flicked the tower wall with five fingers. She seemed to be thinking, but she was looking for the mechanism. She obviously found that the material of the wall was different from other places, so she used her sword to draw out the difference in the mechanism. Ye Yuhe was able to discover the essence of the mechanism in just a moment, her sword skills were not simple, and her hearing was even more astonishing. Qiu Changfeng looked at Ye Yuhe and frowned, as if he didn't expect this woman to be so capable. After Ye Yuhe drew back the sword, without delay, she stretched out two fingers of her right hand and pressed on the pattern. There were two clangs, and two thin iron pillars that were as long as fingers popped out from the pattern on the tower wall. Everyone was overjoyed, seeing Princess Yunmeng, she couldn't bear it anymore, jumped up and applauded, and looked at Ji Gang triumphantly. Ji Gang gave a strong laugh and did not forget to flatter him, "A strong general has no weak soldiers under his command. Her Royal Highness is very capable." Complacent, Princess Yunmeng stopped looking for Ji Gang's bad luck, and when she looked at Ye Yuhe again, she restrained her smile. Ye Yuhe stopped, and two thin iron pillars popped out, but there were no pictures. There is obviously a mystery in the mechanism. Ye Yuhe frowned, concentrating on her thoughts.She found the organ on the wall, and immediately heard the material of the organ was different, and quickly concluded that it was a Tai Chi pattern.She was clever at first, and immediately determined that the key to the mechanism lies in the black and white points on the Taiji diagram. The circle was drawn to help her identify the black and white points, and as expected, a mechanism popped up.But after the two points popped up, the hidden space on the wall did not appear. What should she do next? Of course Ye Yuhe understood that the iron pillar popped out and did not open the hidden compartment, and to open the hidden compartment, two iron pillars had to be used.But how to use these two iron pillars, is it left-handed, right-handed, pulled out, or pushed back?Ye Yuhe hesitated, frowning in thought, staring at the iron pillars and the wall that were two fingers long and short, feeling embarrassed. If it is reversed rashly, will it lock the mechanism? But if you don't reverse it, just wait, the painting will never appear.The most terrible thing is that the master didn't give any hints... Ye Yuhe was concentrating on thinking, Xi Lanting and Yang Shiqi were both thinking a lot, but they couldn't get any inspiration. When everyone was confused, Qiu Changfeng suddenly said: "Ye Chutou might as well turn those two thin iron pillars to the left and turn right. Take three laps to see!" Everyone was stunned, wondering why Qiu Changfeng was so sure about the method of opening it? Ye Yuhe suddenly felt like thunder, and a light flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but glance at Yao Guangxiao.Xi Lanting and Yang Shiqi also showed stunned expressions, but then their expressions became heavy. They understood the key point, and were amazed at Qiu Changfeng's carefulness and meticulousness. Princess Yunmeng still didn't understand why, so she shouted: "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. Sister Ye, don't listen to him." She is kind to a person, and her brother and sister call her, but if she hates a person, she can't wait to bite that person a few times. Degas. Yang Shiqi sighed softly and said: "Your Highness, the swing household is not talking nonsense. This is the method of enlightenment that the master told us." Seeing that Princess Yunmeng still opened her eyes in a daze, Yang Shiqi explained: " Didn’t the master just let them take the painting from the left to the right? What the master meant was that to activate the Tai Chi mechanism, you have to turn left once and turn right three times.” Princess Yunmeng finally understood, and hurriedly said: "It turns out that the master has already ordered, Sister Ye, please do according to the master's wishes." When Ji Gang saw Yang Shiqi and Princess Yunmeng's master's instructions one by one, why didn't he understand that they were covering up the credit for killing Qiu Changfeng?Can't help but said: "The master's meaning must be understood by the swing household." Princess Yunmeng sneered: "What's the use of his understanding? This thing needs to be done, not by talking about it." During the debate between the two, Ye Yuhe had already twisted the mechanism. Left one right three. As expected, the Tai Chi Diagram could be rotated, and the tower wall rattled, as if it hadn’t been turned away for a long time. When Ye Yuhe’s arms stopped moving and he let go of his hands, the Tai Chi Diagram bounced away silently and slowly, revealing a hidden space in it. ! There really is a painting scroll in the dark compartment. A root of red silk is tied on the scroll.The scroll has turned yellow, but the red silk has become more colorful after a long time, and its red is like blood. There was a slight gasp in the tower for a while, and everyone was relaxed or heavy, releasing a long-suppressed dull air. Ji Gang frowned, looked at Yao Guangxiao, but thought in his heart, the master would never let someone take a painting for no reason, the competition is just beginning.Qiu Changfeng's performance this time is not inferior. Princess Yunmeng is messing around. Of course, the master will not be like the princess. He must know who will be really useful.Thinking of this, seeing Ye Yuhe walking over with the painting, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. But his eyes were rather cold, as he glanced over the scroll and stared at Ye Yuhe's scabbard. Ye Yuhe didn't look at Ji Gang, she just went straight to Yao Guangxiao, knelt down on one knee, raised the scroll with both hands and said: "Master, the painting has been taken." She spoke for the first time, her voice was like a person, clear and cold, as if everything was not in her bosom. Yao Guangxiao finally opened his eyes and looked at the painting scroll in front of him. Excessive excitement seemed to flash across his wooden face, but the excitement was just like the touch of water, and the ripples disappeared in an instant. "Hang up." Ye Yuhe was slightly stunned, but Wei Tieyi came over and said, "Catcher Ye has worked hard, I will help you hang the paintings." He took the scroll, untied the red silk, and with a flick of his wrist, an iron needle flew out, Nail the scroll to the wall of the tower. With a sound of brushing, the painting scroll hangs down and unfurls, revealing its true face.Princess Yunmeng couldn't help clapping her hands and laughing: "It's really a good job, the people in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion are really good." Wei Tieyi still looked like iron, indifferent, Xu Qin had a look of complacency on his face when he heard the words, and said modestly: "The princess has won the award." Ji Gang snorted coldly: "Now is not the time for Wang Po to sell melons." Xu Qin's face darkened, and before he could wait for irony, Ji Gang had already looked at the painting and muttered to himself: "Master wants someone to hang up this painting, What exactly does it mean?" Not only Ji Gang wanted to ask this question, but everyone wanted to ask it. Because everyone turned their heads to look at the painting when it appeared, wanting to see such a meticulously collected painting, what exactly is it painting? But when everyone looked at it, they all showed puzzled expressions on their faces, because they didn't know what the painting was for a while.After a few more glances, my confusion grew even stronger. The painting looks like a flower, and it looks like a crane. It is said to be a flower, because the shape of the rhizome of the flower in the painting can be vaguely seen, and it can be said to be a crane, because the shape of the flower is like a crane standing with its legs curled up.The crane shadow is lonely, it is not known whether it is the flowers and leaves, or the crane feathers are burning like fire, filled with the color of blood. At first glance, the whole painting is rich in color and magnificent, but for some reason, everyone looked at it carefully for a long time, and felt that the object that looked like a crane and a flower revealed an indescribable coldness. Yao Guangxiao looked at the painting, for the first time there was a look of extreme disgust and hatred in his eyes.But although the hatred was strong, everyone was also looking at the painting, not paying attention to Yao Guangxiao's expression.Only Qiu Changfeng glanced at Yao Guangxiao, and seeing the master's expression, his heart trembled slightly. Yang Shiqi only glanced at the painting, then his eyes fell on Ye Yuhe. Ye Yuhe's face was still cold, but her eyes were rather dazed. She had superb swordsmanship, but she was obviously not good at painting and calligraphy, and she couldn't tell what was painted on the painting.Yang Shiqi saw this, his heart sank, and he immediately pinned his hopes on Xi Lanting. Of course Yang Shiqi knew that Ye Yuhe was brilliant in the secret contest just now, but Qiu Changfeng's words were also very important. To make a fuss about this painting.Xi Lanting has high attainments in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, if he can know the origin of the painting, he can take the lead. It can be seen that Xi Lanting is also frowning, obviously confused, Yang Shiqi couldn't help but his heart sank.But after thinking about it, Jin Yiwei has always been domineering, and there are many masters among them, but if it is said that there is no one in a million who is proficient in calligraphy and painting.Xi Lanting can't do it, and Qiu Changfeng can't do it either. Yang Shiqi thought of this, and seeing Ji Gang's face sinking like water, couldn't help smiling, but when he saw Qiu Changfeng's lips moving, Yang Shiqi shivered slightly, turned his head to look, and then Notice that there are two lines of small characters next to the painting. Who will become famous? Kill people all over the world! The font is like long bamboo leaves, and the strokes are as sharp as a sword. Matching the meaning of these two sentences and the artistic conception of the whole painting, people can't help but thump their hearts when they read it. Yang Shiqi, as a cabinet scholar, is of course talented. When he saw these two lines of poems, he immediately knew that these two lines were originally two lines from the poem "Guo Fengkou Battlefield". This poem was originally written by Gao Qi, one of the Four Heroes of Wuzhong.The full text is not short, and the whole article describes the suffering caused by the military disasters to the people.When Yang Shiqi thought of this, he couldn't help but think again, Gao Qi is a genius Gao Yi, and he is actually a genius of the Ming Dynasty, but because Gao Qi didn't like to be an official, he resigned and refused to do so. Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang thought he was contemptuous of the emperor of the court, and ordered him to cut him in half. Therefore, when the later generations mentioned this matter, they kept it secret, and even did not mention this verse at all, for fear of causing trouble to the upper body.Yao Guangxiao hid a painting in the pagoda, and the poem mentioned in the painting was annotated with two lines of Gao Qi's poem. What is the deep meaning in it? As the number one scholar in the cabinet, Yang Shiqi has been by the emperor's side for a long time. His appearance is elegant, but his mind is also complicated. Otherwise, how could he survive so far?The more he thought about it, the more complicated it became. He didn't know why in the entanglement, and gradually he felt a little afraid.But what he was afraid of, he couldn't tell. Yang Shiqi was entangled, so why not Ji Gang.But Ji Gang didn't know the origin of the poem, so he was thinking that Qiu Changfeng had been with him for three years, and he had never seen Qiu Changfeng have any insights in poetry and painting. That Xi Lanting can be seen at a glance and knows calligraphy and painting, so Speaking of this game, isn't it a situation where there is no win?If the prince had the upper hand this time, how should he turn the situation around?That Ye Yuhe has such sharp swordsmanship, why does he feel familiar... Both Yang Shiqi and Ji Gang changed their minds, but temporarily put aside the competition.Princess Yunmeng couldn't bear it anymore, seeing everyone lost their minds, although she wondered what the master meant by hanging the painting, but after all, many people didn't understand. The ignorant are fearless, so Princess Yunmeng said fearlessly, "Monk and priest, what do you mean by hanging this painting?" Everyone finally calmed down and looked at Yao Guangxiao. Yao Guangxiao was still looking at the painting, but the hatred in his eyes had long been removed, and he just said lightly: "I want to ask, what is painted on the painting, and who painted this painting?" Ji Gang sighed, Yang Shiqi couldn't help exhaling.In Yang Shiqi's view, if Xi Lanting didn't know something, Qiu Changfeng had no reason to know. As long as Xi Lanting had a little insight into this painting, the chances of winning this competition were 80%. Qiu Changfeng really pursed his lips and said nothing, as if he was hiding his clumsiness. Xi Lanting coughed lightly, took a step forward, looked at the painting a few more times, and said slowly: "Master, sorry for my clumsy eyesight, I can't tell which famous artist this is for a while... But according to what I see , this painting was painted by the heirs of the Yellow School of the Five Dynasties." While Xi Lanting was speaking, he paid attention to Yao Guangxiao's expression, and seeing that he did not speak, but just nodded, he immediately gained confidence.But before he opened his mouth, a person next to him suddenly said: "I heard that the Huang School is called the Huang Sheng School of Painting. This school of painting raised its eyebrows in the Five Dynasties of Huang Sheng in Western Shu, and was carried forward in the hands of Huang Juzheng in the early Song Dynasty. Back then, Huang Sheng collected the painting methods of his predecessors in Dacheng , The previous technique of lightly hooking thick colors was unique and famous for a while. Huang Sheng mostly painted for the imperial court, so the pictures he made were always rich and magnificent, also known as the wealth of the Huang family..." The voice was clear and cold, and everyone couldn't help but look surprised. It was Ye Yuhe who spoke. No one expected that apart from Ye Yuhe's superb swordsmanship, she also had some insight into calligraphy and painting.When everyone was amazed, they couldn't help looking at the painting, seeing that the painting looked grand and rich, they nodded secretly. Princess Yunmeng was overjoyed, and said loudly: "Sister Ye is both civil and military. Where can I find such a talent?" After speaking, she looked at Ji Gang and Qiu Changfeng in a demonstrative manner. Ji Gang's face sank like water, Qiu Changfeng frowned and said nothing, Meng Xian was overjoyed when he saw it, and thought to himself, Qiu Changfeng, Qiu Changfeng, you have been so arrogant all the time, this time you may have met a real opponent.Although Meng Xian is a Jin Yiwei, he also supports Ji Gang, but seeing Qiu Changfeng suffer, he is happier than raising his own eyebrows. Xi Lanting smiled slightly when he heard the words, and echoed: "Ye Butou is right. Huang Sheng and his descendants are good at painting strange flowers and rocks, rare birds and auspicious birds. The beauty of all yellow paintings of flowers lies in the application of color'. This painting is excellent in color application, and it can be said that it is deeply rooted in the techniques of the Huang School." Xi Lanting and Ye Yuhe sang together, they actually started from the brushwork in the painting and guessed the origin of the painting, which can be said to be a different way. After hearing this, Ji Gang said coldly: "The master only asked you to tell me what the painting is, who painted it, and what are you talking about?" That being said, most of them were confused by Yao Guangxiao's question. Xi Lanting was a little embarrassed. He really couldn't tell whose painting it was, and he didn't understand what it was about. He just thought that if Qiu Changfeng didn't know, as long as Qiu Changfeng couldn't say more, they would win. I don't want Ji Gang to see their intentions early. Those who can achieve great things don't care about small things, Xi Lanting pretended not to hear Ji Gang's sarcasm, and said as usual: "Master... I feel that although this painting is a technique of the Yellow School, there is a coldness in it that does not conform to the Yellow School. It should be painted by a disciple of the Huang family in the early Song Dynasty... As for who..." He couldn't help but look at Ye Yuhe, Ye Yuhe understood what he meant, and shook his head slowly. Qiu Changfeng frowned and said nothing, but suddenly his eyes flickered, and he cut off: "This painting is definitely not a painting from the early Song Dynasty!" As soon as this remark came out, all four people were shocked, wondering why Qiu Changfeng made such a conclusion? Princess Yunmeng had been dissatisfied with Qiu Changfeng for a long time, and said with a sneer: "A phoenix came out of this chicken coop, Mr. Ji, I don't think your subordinates are smarter than you." Ji Gang saw that Princess Yunmeng, who was like a man-in-law, would actually be provocative, and laughed in his heart, and said in a neutral way: "It is not surprising that the next martial artist knows a little more about calligraphy and painting than the next one. But if the knowledge of the swing household is better than that of the bachelor So profound, I really can't figure it out..." He played Tai Chi like a seal, and with one sentence, he not only evaded Princess Yunmeng's ridicule, but also pointed the finger at Yang Shiqi. Of course Ji Gang doesn't believe that Qiu Changfeng is more knowledgeable than Xi Lanting and Yang Shiqi, but since everyone is not sure about the answer, why not disturb this pool of spring water? Anyway, bare feet are not afraid of wearing shoes. Thinking of this, Ji Gang felt that Qiu Changfeng's words were very satisfactory. He only hoped that he would make another strange remark, disrupt the situation successfully, and then let the master give the exam questions again. Hearing Ji Gang's sarcasm, Yang Shiqi asked with a normal face, "Qiaoqianhu, why are you so sure that the painting is not from the early Song Dynasty?" Everyone looked forward to Qiu Changfeng, even Ye Yuhe couldn't help but spread the glances, and it fell on Qiu Changfeng for the first time. Qiu Changfeng just looked at the painting and said: "I don't know much about the Huang School, but I know that the Huang School masters paint for the court and seeks wealth and glory. It is impossible to draw such a chilling painting." Princess Yunmeng immediately said: "It's unlikely, not impossible!" Qiu Changfeng nodded and smiled, "That's true. But I happen to know the name of the flower in this painting...so I don't think the painting was painted by people in the Song Dynasty!" Everyone was amazed, they didn't expect Qiu Changfeng to know what the painting was.Xi Lanting asked in amazement: "Do you know the name of this flower?" Qiu Changfeng said slowly: "This flower...is called an anthurium!" Yao Guangxiao had always looked indifferent, but when he heard the words, he opened his eyes, looked at Qiu Changfeng, and murmured: "Flaming Crane... good..." As soon as Ji Gang saw Yao Guangxiao like this, he knew that Qiu Changfeng was right. Although he wondered why Qiu Changfeng knew the name of the flower, he was still overjoyed and said: "Flaming Crane... a good name. This flower is like a crane. Cranes are like fire, only those with real talent and learning can say this name!" While he was proud, he did not forget to stab Yang Shiqi. Yang Shiqi's face immediately changed, realizing that Jin Yiwei had taken the lead. How could Qiu Changfeng know one of Yao Guangxiao's two questions?But how did Qiu Changfeng know this kind of weird flower?Xi Lanting frowned and said, "Swing House, even if the flower is really called Fire Crane, why are you sure it wasn't painted by someone from the Song Dynasty?" Qiu Changfeng said: "Because this anthurium flower was originally brought back from the other side of the ocean when I went to the west to Mr. Zheng. Ten years ago, there was no record of anthurium flower in China. Let me ask people in Song Dynasty. How can I paint this flower?" When everyone heard the word Mr. Zheng, they couldn't help but fell silent.Even when Ji Gang heard this name, there was a bit of respect on his face. Lord Zheng is Zheng He!Zheng He, who traveled to the West many times and became famous all over the world! In the court, Zhu Diruo had two trustworthy people, one was Yao Guangxiao, and the other was not Jin Yiwei's commander Ji Gang, but Zheng He! Today's Zheng He, under the order of Zhu Di, has been sailing to the West for more than a year. Although he is not in Shuntian Mansion, no one dares to show disrespect when he says his name. Yang Shiqi frowned, as if he was thinking about something, but he didn't speak anymore. Ye Yuhe stared at Qiu Changfeng, surprised for the first time in his eyes, and suddenly said: "Your deduction is not rigorous, although there is no record of the fire crane flower since Mr. Zheng, but who can guarantee that there is no such flower in the previous dynasty? Mr. Xi also said just now... people in the Yellow School often paint strange flowers and strange rocks, rare birds and auspicious birds, and this flower may be thought of by people in the Yellow School." Even though her statement was suspected of being unreasonable, Ji Gang also felt that it was difficult to refute it. Princess Yunmeng even clapped her hands and laughed, "Not bad." 习兰亭一旁接道：“叶捕头说得不错，在下见识浅薄，的确不知道这花儿的来历。但在下还认得，这画纸是五代后梁关家所制的朝天纸，当时为朝廷专用，上有关家独有天关暗纹。” 众人定睛望去，隐约可见图纸关门纹路，不由得点头。 习兰亭精神一振，又道：“而那系画轴的红绸，更是后唐李煜亲自御用的、由江南水榭阁制造的点绛绸，当年一尺绸要黄金十两。” 杨士奇笑道：“当年李煜奢华误国，如今圣上勤俭持国，严禁奢侈，绝不会有这种点绛绸了。” 习兰亭点头道：“杨学士说得不错，关家早已泯灭，而水榭阁亦是烟消云散，无论是朝天纸、还是点绛绸都在宋时就已不产，试问这幅画怎么可能不是在宋初绘制？” 云梦公主等人都是精神大振，连连点头。 就算是纪纲都觉得习兰亭见多识广，所言大有道理，忍不住皱眉。 秋长风却还是神色自若，淡淡道：“习先生见闻广博一点不假，可推证手法大有问题。点绛绸和朝天纸的确在宋时已经不产，但如果这两件东西流传下来，由今人在上作画也绝非没有可能。习先生观画纸、系绸来推断书画年代追寻画者倒也可行，但若再细心看看，就知道今人笔墨落在前人画纸上，还是有办法分辩的。” 叶雨荷微怔，她虽是捕头，可也没想到过，秋长风思绪之缜密、见识之渊博、逻辑之合理，甚至还在她之上。习兰亭脸色大变，忍不住上前几步再看图画。 塔中死一般的沉寂。 杨士奇心中焦急，只盼习兰亭能推翻秋长风的说法。 杨士奇焦灼地望着习兰亭，而习兰亭脸若死灰，木然立在那幅画前良久，这才涩然道：“秋千户说得不错，这笔墨和画纸的确并非一个年代！” 杨士奇惊凛，不想锦衣卫中一个千户竟有这种本事，眉头一皱，立即道：“秋千户眼力的确有独到之处，可秋千户是否知道，此画是谁所做？” 纪纲知道杨士奇刻意刁难，心道这画若是今人所画，那应该就是旁人参习黄派所做，那只怕除了姚广孝外，无人知道画的出处了。斜睨杨士奇，纪纲冷笑道：“杨学士身为左春坊大学士，才高八九斗不止，难道还要向秋千户询问吗？” 杨士奇微笑道：“学无先后，达者为师，我倒是真想听听秋千户的高见。” 众人目光不由得落在秋长风身上，或期冀，或厌恶，有憎恨，有讥讽…… 秋长风还是平静如常，只是道：“此画习承黄派画法，但自成一格。卑职倒未听说我大明哪个在黄派画法中深有造诣……” 云梦公主反问道：“那就是不知道了？” 秋长风一笑道：“那也不然，画中还有几处线索可供人追寻。” 众人不服中带着不解，可就是看不出画中的玄机。习兰亭拱手为礼道：“请秋千户明示。” 秋长风道：“不敢。首先是这画的气象，富贵堂皇中又肃杀满怀，显然是个极具雄心……”顿了下，“或者说有野心、有才华却又心有愤然之人绘制。” 习兰亭缓缓点头道：“我也有这种看法。” 秋长风又道：“火鹤一花，只在宫中得见，民间根本无人得知。由此推断，这人应该和宫中有关系……”纪纲、杨士奇脸色一变，有些难看。 云梦公主也在宫中，可平日只看宫外，哪里留意宫中会有什么花儿，闻言道：“你说了这多废话，究竟知道不知道这画儿是谁做的呢？” 秋长风不为所动，又道：“而画中的题词两句，'功名竟谁成？杀人遍乾坤！'本是大明才子高启所作，画画之人从诗词中唯独选用这两句，又展现此人极具大气魄、伟抱负、同时又不惜一切的性格做法……” 纪纲喝道：“秋千户，不得胡言！”秋长风立即住口，后退一步，谨慎道：“在下只是就画论画，说得不对的地方，还请各位大人海涵。” 姚广孝突然睁开双眼，目光落在了秋长风的身上，一字字道：“那作画的人是谁？”众人见到姚广孝的神色，不知道为何，均是心生凉意。那一刻，静坐的禅者好像变成了杀人如狂的魔头…… 上师有问，就算纪纲都不敢打断，秋长风略作犹豫，施礼道：“卑职不敢说……”姚广孝淡淡道：“你说出来，无人会怪你。” 秋长风得此保证，双眸中突然现出分神采，缓缓道：“卑职知上师是精通书画之人，会黄派画法并不为奇。卑职也知道上师和郑大人是师徒关系。郑大人皈依我佛时，曾从上师这里受戒得法名福善……因此火鹤花也可能被上师看到……”众人眼睛越睁越大，忍不住向姚广孝望去。 秋长风微吸一口气，沉声道：“作画之人的性格和十数年前的上师颇为类似，从诸多归纳，卑职斗胆猜测，此画本是上师所做！” As soon as he said a word, all four people were shocked. 众人心情迥异，一时间心中惘然，不知道秋长风所言是对是错。 孟贤听了，心中不由得大喜，暗想道，秋长风呀秋长风，你虽是个聪明人，却做了件不聪明的事情。你方才说作画之人做事不惜一切、心怀愤然，不就是说姚广孝的不是？姚广孝的确杀人无数，再杀你一个，也是不多！ 姚广孝一直望着秋长风，木讷的脸上突然现出分诡异的笑容。那笑容，似有恶毒厌恶，又像嘲讽戏弄……那笑容，绝非一个得道僧人应有的表情！ 纪纲脸色凛然，见到姚广孝的表情，立即上前道：“上师，秋千户他……” 姚广孝又笑，笑容中带种难言的深意，只是摆摆手，截断纪纲道：“他……很好，他留下。你们退下吧。”