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Text Chapter 1029: Singing to Commemorate One¡¯s Aspirations

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    Mr. John certainly knows what the Holy Grail is, or what the Holy Grail means.  Although he was also doubting whether the cup was the legendary Holy Grail, as long as there was a chance, it was worth buying it back and studying it.

    Thinking of this, Mr. John said: "Mr. Wang, you see clearly, this is the treasure of your country"

    "What a treasure, this is a shame." Wang Guan said angrily: "I told you, don't insult me ??with such a thing."

    Seeing Wang Guan¡¯s resolute attitude, Mr. John also knew that he was not playing hard to get, but that he really didn¡¯t like this beast head.  If it were before, Mr. John might have to work harder and use his sharp tongue to persuade.  But after hearing that the cup might be the legendary Holy Grail, Mr. John was no longer calm. After a few words of persuasion, he hurriedly left.

    "king."

    As soon as Mr. John left, Mr. Anderson smiled and said: "The Holy Grail you just mentioned"

    "What is the Holy Grail? It must be Mr. Anderson that you misheard."

    At this time, Wang Guan naturally would not admit it, but asked: "By the way, we have been waiting for two days, are your things ready? If not, we might as well go back and wait."

    "King, there's no hurry."

    Mr. Anderson explained: "You have to know that the things you ask for are in the hands of different people, and we also need time to coordinate."

    "It's not a request, it's an exchange." Wang Guan reminded, then frowned and said: "How long will it take to wait? Let me give you an accurate estimate."

    ¡°It¡¯s coming soon, it¡¯s coming soon.¡±

    Mr. Anderson smiled and said: "Do you think this is good? Some of the things are already in Australia. You can go there to appreciate them tomorrow. You don't need to wait for other things to arrive before viewing them together."

    "It should have been like this a long time ago." Wang Dian nodded. After finalizing the matter, he ignored Mr. Anderson's efforts to stay and directly chose to leave to inform Mr. Zhou and others of the situation.

    When they heard that they could see things tomorrow, Mr. Zhou and others were naturally gearing up.

    In the blink of an eye, one day passed and it was the next morning.  Mr. Anderson arrived as promised and drove away with everyone.  Soon after, they arrived at a magnificent manor.

    After entering the manor, no one was needed to greet them. Mr. Anderson directly welcomed them inside.  Go all the way to the corner of the manor, where there is a tight space.  Mr. Anderson entered the password and took the key to unlock the door. After working for a few minutes, he opened the secret vault.

    Immediately at Mr. Anderson¡¯s signal, everyone walked directly into the secret vault without being polite.  Just entered it.  Everyone felt a slight chill coming.  Obviously, the temperature here is somewhat different from the temperature outside. This is an artificial temperature difference to protect the collection in the secret vault.

    After all, it is well known.  Some things are very sensitive to temperature, whether they are cold or hot, they may cause damage, only when the temperature is constant.  Only then can it last long.  Needless to say, in this secret vault.  There is such a room temperature adjustment function.

    "No one was surprised by this. They didn't take this little thing to heart. Instead, they looked at Mr. Anderson with stern eyes and silently urged him to take out the things quickly.  There is no way. After all, there is a row of safes in the secret vault. Things are locked in the safes and no one can take them out even if they want to.

    However, it is this layer of protection that makes Wang Guan and others look forward to it even more.

    At the same time, Mr. Anderson followed people's will and opened a safe, only to see scrolls stored inside.  Not surprisingly, it should be oriental calligraphy and painting.

    "Everyone, please help yourself."

    At the right time, Mr. Anderson stepped aside with a smile on his face.

    Zhou Lao and others were naturally not polite and rushed over one after another, but they did not rush to grab it. Instead, they cooperated tacitly. You took out the things one by one, and then gathered at the table next to them.  At this time, they did not rush to appreciate it. Instead, they arranged large and small magnifying glasses on the corner of the table to adjust their mentality.

    After a while, Mr. Zhou calmed down, then carefully opened the scroll in his hand, and then slowly spread it on the table.  For a moment, everyone looked closer and saw that the painting was actually a wild picture.

    The so-called wild interest naturally refers to an old fisherman fishing in the lake in the wild. There are fish and shrimps hovering under the line hook in the water. In addition, there is a wild duck floating next to a lotus. Among the water plants underneath, there are also  The crab raised its pincers and acted aggressively.  The movement of fresh fish in the water and the stillness of the old fisherman formed a perfect and harmonious whole.A wild and interesting picture.

    At first glance, Wang Guan also found it somewhat pleasing to the eye.  And don¡¯t underestimate this wild and interesting picture.  Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, this is just an ordinary picture, but its profound meaning may only be understood by experts.

    Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, fish, shrimp and crab are just delicacies on their own table, but in the long historical process, the Chinese have injected rich and colorful cultural connotations into fish, shrimp and crab, forming fish, shrimp and crab with rich national characteristics.  It has become an indispensable part of traditional auspiciousness.

    Needless to say, fish has the same pronunciation as "yu", so everyone must eat fish during the holidays to show that there is more than enough every year.  In addition, due to the extremely strong reproductive capacity of fish, they often move in groups.  Therefore, the ancients hoped to reproduce in large numbers like fish, so the fish patterns on ancient pottery can be regarded as a symbol of fertility and reproduction.

    Of course, there is also the legend of the carp leaping over the dragon gate. If it jumps over, it turns into a dragon. If it cannot jump over, it remains a fish.

    Under this circumstance, the carp jumping over the dragon gate has naturally become one of the most widely used patterns in China since ancient times. It is often used as a metaphor for changing one's status and situation through struggle.  In addition, it is worth mentioning that in the picture, the old fisherman is fishing. Since he is fishing for carp, and carp has the same sound as "carp", this actually means that the fisherman will make a profit.

    As for crabs, they are very domineering creatures. It is said that a Japanese once asked Qi Baishi for a painting. Qi Baishi directly drew a big crab, and then wrote the inscription "Look at how long you will be rampant," which made the Japanese look disgraced.

    However, in traditional Chinese culture, crab is not a sarcastic sound, but full of auspicious meanings.  The crab's carapace is hard and has two claws, which are very sharp.  In the ancient imperial examinations, there has always been an auspicious picture passed down by the second class. Passing the imperial examination means ascending to the first class.

    In fact, the duck next to the lotus has almost the same meaning. Duck sounds from the word "A". If a duck is holding a reed and floating in the water, it means the first place in the "A" (No. 1).  Scholars in ancient times believed that those who excelled in learning would become officials, and everyone hoped to be named on the gold medal list one day, so the meaning of the duck is also very meaningful.

    All in all, the cultural connotation of wild pictures is very profound. If you don¡¯t understand the traditionalization of China, you will probably regard the wonderful wild pictures as game pictures, which would be ridiculous.

    Of course, the profound meanings in these paintings cannot be hidden from a group of seniors.  Mr. Zhou and others also admired this painting very much. Naturally, they looked at it carefully and showed some approval.

    "What a pity, this is just an anonymous work."

    After a while, an expert shook his head and sighed: "There is no stamp but no seal. Judging from the seal and paper quality, it should be from the mid-Ming Dynasty. It has a certain value, but the value is not high."

    This is also understandable. No matter how meaningful the picture is, the picture itself is not the work of a famous artist, and the painting skills and style are not very superb, which naturally affects its value.  In other words, this painting can be eliminated.

    As expected, these things are really a mixed bag.  Wang Guan secretly thought that if it was just an ordinary anonymous work, it would be fine, as he was afraid that it might contain fakes.  You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. This is indeed a famous saying throughout the ages.

    While Wang Guan was muttering in his heart, Mr. Zhou also picked up another scroll and rolled it out.

    "Nine Songs Picture Scroll!"

    At first glance, Mr. Zhou and others were surprised.

    "What?"

    Wang Guan woke up with a start and looked around quickly.  Of course he knew very well what Jiu Ge was. If he didn't even know Qu Yuan's Jiu Ge, then he must have read Chinese in middle school in vain.

    Although we often talk about Han Fu, Tang poetry, Song lyrics, and Yuan music, before Han Fu, there was a genre that we absolutely cannot ignore.  This genre of study is naturally Chu Ci, or Sao style.

    This saucy style is naturally the saucy style of Li Sao.  Li Sao is the representative work of Chu Ci, but the direct origin of Chu Ci should be Chu folk songs represented by Jiu Ge.  According to the research of later generations, Jiu Ge was originally a witchcraft song during sacrifices, which was later processed by Qu Yuan and preserved. Other works such as Lisao were developed on this basis.

    No matter how you put it, Jiuge refers to the ten chapters of Donghuang Taiyi, Yunzhongjun, Xiangjun, Xiangfu, Da Siming, Shao Siming, Dongjun, Hebo, Mountain Ghost, and Guoshang.  Then the Nine Songs Picture Scroll is easier to understand, but it is based on the Nine Songs as the theme, plus Qu Yuan's portrait, forming eleven volumes of pictures.

    Next to each paragraph of words, there is a corresponding picture. The combination of words and pictures naturally has the beauty of ancient charm.

    Of course, the picture gives such an impression, which fully demonstrates the artist's profound brushwork.  Unfolding the scroll, the first thing that comes into view is a statue of Qu Yuan with his hair tied up in a bun, wearing a long gown with wide sleeves and standing with his hands clasped.  His solemn and persevering, lonely and proud, sentimental and persistent charm is vividly reflected on the paper.?It is admirable and moving.

    There is no need to say much about Qu Yuan¡¯s origins. He was originally from a noble family in the Chu Kingdom, but because the King of Chu listened to his greedy words and exiled him, he eventually drowned in grief and anger and threw himself into the Miluo River to his death.

    I would also like to make a digression. There are countless patriots who died unjustly in ancient times, but everyone only remembers one Qu Yuan.  The reason is simply that Qu Yuan had extremely high academic attainment and many magnificent chapters were handed down.  Later generations will naturally have a strong resonance when they read his chapter.

    ????????????????? People often say that songs are used to express one¡¯s ambitions. Perhaps Qu Yuan was not the first person to sing songs to express one¡¯s aspirations, but he is indeed a representative figure. When everyone reads his chapter, it is easy to be moved and remember him
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