Liang Cuirong took Fang Jinshi to pay tribute to Liu Chengchuan's wives and concubines one by one. She had already prepared many original jade, gold and silverware, rouge and gouache, exquisite silk and satin, which made those aunts, sisters and brothers extremely happy. Fang Jinshi followed her all the way to the end, his face stiff with a fake smile, and then he finally finished the scene.
When the two of them were on their way back to the small courtyard where Liang Cuirong lived, Liang Cuirong smiled and said, "It's really hard for you. I guess you haven't saluted as much as you did today."
Fang Jinshi smiled and said, "What's the trouble? They are all your family, and they always have to leave in order to save face." Liang Cuirong whispered: "Do you really have a way to let Zhang Zong'e's three thousand people go back safely?"
Fang Jinshi stopped and said, "I'm not sure either. If you want to get out of trouble, you have to use other forces." Liang Cuirong said, "Who do you want to help?" Fang Jinshi said, "I want to see Jin Tongda, is that okay? "
Liang Cuirong slowly took two steps and pondered for a moment, "It's not impossible to use King Jing's power, but these people are here because they are interested in the goods, and I'm afraid it won't end well." Fang Jinshi smiled slightly and said, " It doesn't matter who is holding these things now, as long as they don't fall into the hands of Jin Bing and Shi Bin. To do big things, you must see the situation clearly, and you must not be greedy for what you should give up, otherwise you will suffer big losses. "
Liang Cuirong said with an ooh, "These are easy to say, but they are really difficult to do." Fang Jinshi said, "Your father promised me not to help each other, and the matter is half done. I want to use Jin Tong." Da kept an eye on Shi Bin's men so that he did not dare to act rashly. In turn, I wanted to use Shi Bin's men to contain Jin Tongda, lest he snatch things and escape back to the Song Dynasty, leaving Zhang Zong'e's brothers unable to return. "
Liang Cuirong was stunned for a moment and said: "This sounds very complicated, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do." Fang Jinshi said: "My methods are not easy to do when you think about it, but not difficult to do. I think I want to see Jin Tongda as soon as possible, hoping to convince him and the three messy leaders."
Liang Cuirong said: "Why don't you even tell me what method to use?"
Fang Jinshi said: "Of course I have to tell you, that is to mobilize Jin Tongda's troops to follow Shi Bin. If Shi Bin wants to take action, he must first think about whether he can withstand the attack of the two groups of troops. No With the support of Yunneizhou's army, he naturally doesn't dare to act rashly." Liang Cuirong said in surprise: "Is it that simple?"
Fang Jinshi said: "Yes."
Liang Cuirong thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed feasible. She had not thought of it before because she thought about things too complicatedly and considered too many things, and it was easy to lose sight of the easiest way. Fang Jinshi could think of it because he knew these people. , there are only eternal interests, no eternal enemies. Shi Bin invited the leaders of Huimeng Mountain to have a drink, but secretly he wanted to send Huimeng Mountain to the enemy. Liu Chengchuan and Shi Bin were allies, but when he felt that the Jurchens When faced with a threat, you will first think of your own safety and losses.
Liang Cuirong said: "I will accompany you to see Jin Tongda." Fang Jinshi nodded and said: "Tell your father, and we will leave the city." Liang Cuirong said: "I will just let someone tell my elder brother later. Now Should we leave immediately or wait until tomorrow?" Fang Jinshi said: "The sooner the better, the later the better."
Liang Cuirong immediately went back, changed her clothes, and went out of the house with him. Liang Cuirong said, "I'm going to find some people to go with us. It's a chaotic situation outside now, so it would be safer if there are more people." Fang Jinshi agreed, and she went to the Jiedu Envoy to ask Liu Xinghu Arranging thirty sergeants for protection, Fang Jinshi also called the two brothers from Huimengshan to leave Yunnei Prefecture City.
When he walked to the city gate, Fang Jinshi saw many people and soldiers cleaning the moat and strengthening the city wall. The people outside the city began to either flee or move into the city to strengthen the walls and clear the fields in preparation for the upcoming war.
He and Liang Cuirong rode on horseback to the town where Huang Jinmian temporarily stayed. Fang Jinshi said to Liang Cuirong: "That Miss Huang is here too, please bear with her for a while." Liang Cuirong glanced at the person behind him and looked away, lowering his head. He laughed loudly and said, "As long as she's not trying to steal yours from me, I won't bother to argue with her."
Fang Jinshi was embarrassed and said, "People look down on me from the bottom of their hearts, and you are the only one who likes me. How could such a thing happen?" Liang Cuirong said, "That's fine, I'll just ignore her."
Fang Jinshi looked at her and shook his head. He got off his horse and went to the dyehouse alone to look for golden cotton.
As soon as he entered the yard, he saw from a distance seven or eight dyers and laundry ladies gathered around a stone table and didn't know what to look at. Fang Jinshi saw that the two sisters-in-law who came from Huimengshan were also watching, so he also took a look. Looking into the circle, it turned out that Huang Jinmian had painted with colored pens on the small round fans.
At this time, folding fans had just been introduced to China from Japan, and there were still very few people who painted on them. Ordinary people were still accustomed to using round fans. There was no shortage of pigments in various colors in the dyeing workshops, and gold was flowing freely.She just picked up a pen and drew a picture. Although the craftsmen in the dyeing workshop were poor people who were not very literate, they also knew how to draw. As a result, the craftsmen asked her to paint the round fans one after another.
The gold was smooth and generous, and he was not modest. He drew several paintings for these craftsmen. Fang Jinshi saw her holding a pink round fan. After thinking about it, he took a green pen and drew two lotus leaves on the fan. Two points on a lotus leaf are hollowed out to look like water droplets about to fall. Even the leaf seems to be deflected by the pressure of the two drops of water. On the other lotus leaf, a frog is painted in green and black. Its cheeks are puffed up as if it is croaking. Next to it is another lotus leaf. Use pink to draw a lotus. The leaves fall to the right of the fan, and it actually feels like a breeze blowing.
The surface of this fan is mostly made of silk, not as good as rice paper. When painting with dyes, the problem of diffusion of dye must be taken into consideration, so it is almost difficult to draw detailed fine brushwork. However, she did not know what was added to the dye, just like on the paper. Painting on paper is generally very small, and the layout must be considered, which is more difficult than on paper. As soon as this painting was completed, even an amateur like Fang Jinshi felt that this painting was really beautiful.
Fan paintings have gradually become popular among the people since the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, the economy was developed and the folk literary style was flourishing. The artistic achievement of round fan paintings reached its peak. There were many masters of round fan paintings in the Song Dynasty. Many fine paintings of landscapes, flowers and birds were passed down to the world, but color Very few. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty often painted group fan paintings. When he painted, "every time he painted a fan, all the mansions in the Six Palaces would imitate the same one, or hundreds of copies." Huang Jinmian had worked hard since he was a child and received guidance from famous teachers. She was extremely talented and imitated Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty to look real. She once had a round fan that was bought for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
As soon as her painting of frogs and lotus leaves was completed, the craftsmen nearby cheered, and Fang Jinshi couldn't help but praise: "The painting is really good." Huang Jinmian heard his voice and looked up to see him, and smiled: "You're showing off your shame. It¡¯s just a rudimentary technique, why don¡¯t Mr. Fang also create a painting to open our eyes?¡±
As she spoke, she moved the brush in her hand forward, and Fang Jinshi hurriedly avoided it and said, "I don't know how to paint, so I dare you to do it." Huang Jinmian smiled and took the dough fan, looked at it and said, "Since you think it's good, sir, Then give this fan to the young master."
Fang Jinshi took it, and he couldn't help but have some random thoughts in his mind. The woman suddenly gave the man a piece of dough to slap him. Could it be like Liang Cuirong's joke? Huang Jinmian may look down on him on the surface, but she secretly likes him, deliberately doing that to attract his attention. ?
Fang Jinshi was thinking in his mind, and gently fanned the dough from side to side to make the dye dry faster. Huang Jinmian handed the painted fans to the craftsmen and sisters-in-law, and when everyone had dispersed, he turned around and said: "How did things go when you went to Yunnei Prefecture?" Fang Jinshi said: "Everything went well. My father-in-law has agreed to help each other and let Huimengshan and Shahushan solve the problem on their own."
Huang Jinmian said: "How do you want to solve it?" Fang Jinshi said: "I haven't thought about it yet, but there must be a way to find a way to see Brother Zhang."