Wang Guan¡¯s few questions made Yu Feibai confused for a moment, but he responded quickly and immediately asked: "You said this, do you know these situations?"
"I can't say I know, but I have a rough guess."
Feeling that the heat has come, Wang Guan no longer pretended to be a pessimist, and smiled directly: "Don't you think that the background information of the first generation Mr. Zhu Da is very similar to a certain person?"
"Who does it look like?" Yu Feibai started to think about it, but couldn't figure it out.
"Zhuda!"
Wang Guan said a name, but Yu Feibai didn't react and frowned: "Who?"
Seeing that Yu Feibai still didn't understand, Wang Guan explained quickly: "I'm talking about Bada Shanren, Zhu Da!"
"What?"
For a moment, Yu Feibai was very surprised: "No way? Bada Shanren is a great painter. I never heard that he can make porcelain."
"Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean that they don't know it." Wang Guan said with a smile: "Actually, if you study the life story of Bada Shanren, you will know that he is a descendant of Ning Wang Zhu Quan, the sixteenth son of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty. After the king changed the title to Nanchang, his descendants lived in various places in Nanchang for generations, divided into eight branches, and the Badashan people were the seventh generation descendants of King Yiyang."
"Nanchang is not that far from porcelain. As long as you are willing, it is not difficult to learn this craft."
While speaking, Wang Guan recalled: "I remember some literary and historical materials mentioned that the Badashan people lived a life of both monks and Taoists, not mainly because of religious beliefs, but to escape the persecution of the Ming Dynasty clan by the Manchu nobles of the Qing Dynasty. So I always have to pretend to be crazy and act stupid, and hide my name in order to hide and preserve myself."
"Even so, he still feels that it is not safe and often travels to various places. Every time he goes out, he will stay away for three to five months before returning home. No one can tell where he went specifically."
Wang Guan gave an example, and then affirmed: "So I feel that Bada Shanren is highly suspicious, and it is nine out of ten that he is the first Mr. Zhu Da. Of course, I am not just guessing, there is also physical evidence."
At the right time, Wang Guan said with a smile: "You forgot, when I was in the porcelain capital, didn't I find Mr. Zhu Da's abandoned workshop? There was a book of notes in it, which should have been written by Mr. Zhu Da himself. Just compare the text of the notes with the Eighth Comparing Shan Ren¡¯s calligraphy, it¡¯s easy to draw a conclusion.¡±
"Hey, that seems right." Yu Feibai heard this. He immediately turned around and said, "Mr. Qian, do you think Wang Guan is right?"
"right."
At this time, Mr. Qian no longer avoided it. He simply nodded and admitted, and then smiled happily: "Did you already have such an idea when you dug out the notes? It's rare that you can bear to say it now."
"I'm just guessing."
At this time, Wang Guan was also a little happy, and then explained: "At the beginning, I didn't think of it in this regard, but by chance one day, when I was studying the information on Bada Shanren, I saw the name Zhu Da. And his I can't help but think of it when I think about my life and deeds. Since I'm not sure, I'm embarrassed to spread it randomly."
"Until a few days ago, I felt that Mr. Qian seemed to be paying close attention to Bada Shanren's calligraphy and painting. Then I thought of Mr. Zhu Da's notes, and I was somewhat sure"
After explanation. Wang Guan was also very curious: "Mr. Qian, Zhu Da and Mr. Zhu Da, are they really the same person?"
"You have already listed many reasons, why are you not sure?" Mr. Qian was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Since the evidence is conclusive, then why doubt anymore."
"It's not that I'm suspicious, but I feel a littleunexpected."
At the right time, Wang Guan sighed softly: "For no reason, who would have thought that two people are actually one and the same. One is a world-famous painter, and the other is a master of making fake porcelain. They are completely out of reach."
"Who said it can't be beaten?" Mr. Qian shook his head and said: "You have made it very clear that he has such timing and motivation, and he is very qualified. Who else could be there other than him? Besides, a painter should change his profession to porcelain. It¡¯s easier than others. After all, when painting porcelain patterns, you don¡¯t have to bother others, you can just solve it yourself.¡±
"Right."
Yu Feibai next to him nodded repeatedly, but he was still amazed.
Because he had never thought that Mr. Zhu Da was actually a famous figure in history. It was so subversive. It is probably for this reason that even if Mr. Qian and others knew the details of Mr. Zhu Da, they did not publicize it thoroughly, so as not to damage the good image of Bada Shanren in the minds of many people.
You need to know the eight majorHe is not an ordinary person, he is a great painter who has influenced the painting world for hundreds of years and has countless fans. Anyone who wants to smear him should just wait to be criticized verbally.
Even if it¡¯s not smearing, it¡¯s not enough to tell the truth, because there are still brain-dead fans in the world
Perhaps based on this, Mr. Qian chose to conceal it.
"Anyway, it happened hundreds of years ago. There is no need to rehash old scores."
Mr. Qian explained: "Besides, although what Mr. Zhu Da did at that time was somewhat inappropriate, overall it did not threaten the development of the entire industry. Unlike Mr. Zhu Da more than 20 years ago, , has completely violated the original intention of the first generation Mr. Zhu Da, and got into the eyes of money."
"Yes, that's it." Yu Feibai deeply agreed: "The first Mr. Zhu Da tricked the Manchu dignitaries, so he was naturally confident. But the previous Mr. Zhu Da, or the current Mr. Zhu Da, only tricked his own people. Naturally, the crime is unforgivable.¡±
"But then again."
At the same time, Yu Feibai was very curious and asked: "Mr. Qian, is the previous Mr. Zhu Da really the same Hewei?"
"Um."
Although Mr. Qian was a little hesitant, he finally nodded and admitted: "It's him"
"Sure enough."
Looking at Mr. Qian's expression, Yu Feibai knew that there must be a lot of inside information to dig out. He smiled and said: "Mr. Qian, we have already talked about it, so don't hide it. Tell us, what is this Hewei?" backing?"
"Background?"
?? Mr. Qian pondered for a moment, raised his glass and took a sip of tea, then nodded and said: "It does have some background, and it's not a small one. The person in charge of the Porcelain Capital Kiln Factory back then, you think he has a big enough background."
"The person in charge of the porcelain capital kiln factory!"
For a moment, Yu Feibai was a little surprised: "His background is indeed not small, and his treatment should be good. Then what is the reason that made him become Mr. Zhu Da and left him with a bad name?"
"Greed!" Qian Lao sighed: "The human heart is not enough, and the desires are hard to fill."
Wang Guan and Yu Feibai are also very discerning, and noticed that there seemed to be something different in Mr. Qian's sigh. At the moment, he was not in a hurry to ask questions, but waited for Mr. Qian to explain himself.
¡°Not only that, he is also our friend for many years.¡±
After a moment of silence, Mr. Qian continued: "Until the incident was revealed, we didn't want to believe that Mr. Zhu Da was actually him. Unfortunately, this is a fact, a helpless fact."
¡°¡After he found out that we came to his door, he didn¡¯t hide anything and directly admitted that he was Mr. Zhu Da.¡±
While speaking, Mr. Qian fell into memories: "According to his own explanation, he accidentally discovered the secret recipe left by the first Mr. Zhu Da, and then after studying it, he finally succeeded in restoring it. The original intention at the beginning was just to imitate the ancient times. , shocked the world, and at the same time made the kiln factory famous."
"However, after he made the first batch of antique porcelain, a wealthy overseas businessman happened to visit. After discovering the things, he thought it was real antique porcelain and was willing to pay a high price for it. He was a little hesitant at the time, but with the insistence of the wealthy businessman , I agreed half-heartedly."
Qian Lao sighed and said: "Afterwards, he felt a little guilty and planned to return the money, and told the wealthy businessman that the things were imitations made by himself. However, he did not expect that the wealthy businessman did not believe it at all, thinking that he was unwilling to part with the things. He took action, so he was ready to go back on his word. As a result, instead of getting his money back, he got thousands more dollars back."
"The ancients said it well, a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant nest."
Speaking of this, Mr. Qian sighed: "The wealthy businessman took the things back and resold them to make a fortune. Then he identified him and often went to ask him if he had the same antique porcelain. As time went by, he was pestered I was so annoyed that I told them all, even directly firing a batch of antique porcelain in front of the wealthy businessman, thinking that the wealthy businessman should give up and be prepared to refund the money."
"However, the wealthy businessman was surprised, but he had a strange idea and took away this batch of antique porcelain in his hands. He came back soon after and piled the banknotes into a bed, indicating that this was his reward. At that time , it was not long after the reform and opening up, and the domestic economy had just started. He had never seen so much money, so he was excited, lost, and naturally fell"
At this time, Mr. Qian's face was expressionless: "Under the guidance of the wealthy businessman, the two secretly recruited people to develop rare porcelain of all dynasties. From then on, they got out of hand, and then got deeper and deeper, embarking on a road of no return After the incident, he explained the matter clearly, and in the early morning of the next day, everyone found that he had committed suicide in prison."
Hearing this, Wang Guan and Yu Feibai also sighed silently. And don¡¯t look at what Mr. Qian said so plainly.?But the mood was definitely not good. After all, to a certain extent, Hewei's suicide had something to do with them. No wonder Mr. Qian's expression changed when he heard the name Hewei a few days ago.
Of course, it cannot be said that Qian Lao and others did something wrong, and even forced their friends to death. We must know that evil deeds committed by God can be forgiven, but evil deeds committed by ourselves cannot be saved. The reason for Hewei's tragedy was not that Mr. Qian and others killed their relatives out of righteousness, but that his greed harmed himself.
After a while, Wang Guan felt relieved: "Mr. Qian, since the matter is over, it is useless to think about it so much. By the way, now we have found out whether Mr. Yao was the one who slipped through the net back then."
"Yes, and that wealthy businessman, has he been brought to justice?" Yu Feibai also quickly asked.
People¡¯s greed also needs incentives to sprout. There is no doubt that the wealthy businessman was one of the main factors that caused Hewei to go astray. Otherwise, Hewei may have become a world-renowned art master