Chapter 373: Su Yi has finally made a name for himself
The painting was in the hands of Eunuch Lu. He called in a few young eunuchs and opened the painting in front of the emperor.
This wedding banquet picture is two meters long. It records in detail the area from the front hall to the back yard of the Su Mansion on the day of the wedding banquet, from front to back.
The characters above all existed on the scene and are flesh and blood.
Some important figures even had details painted on them with gold powder, and you can see their names if you look closely.
You can see it by looking at it sideways in the sunlight during the day or with a candle at night.
The emperor walked down from the dragon throne, came to the front of the wedding banquet picture, and began to observe it carefully with his waist slightly bent.
Su Yi stood quietly and obediently aside.
This painting reflects the marriage customs and culture of Jin State to a large extent, and it can also show the prosperity and prosperity of this dynasty.
The characters above, from high-ranking officials to waiters, each character is so three-dimensional and vivid.
The smile on the face and the body movements are so lifelike.
Everyone's clothing also well expresses the multicultural clothing characteristics of Jin State. The hairpins and rings worn by the noble ladies also indirectly illustrate the advanced level of various crafts in this dynasty.
The structure of the houses and the layout of the interior and exterior scenes can also well illustrate the aesthetic taste of the Jin State, and it is obvious everywhere that this was an elegant dynasty.
If this painting were to be passed down to later generations, it would be living proof of the Jin Dynasty's power and prosperity.
No matter how many years pass, whether dynasties change, or even if times change, the preservation of this painting will be very helpful for archaeological work.
The most important point is Su Yi's careful thoughts. There is a setting in the picture, which is a yard full of hibiscus trees. Although the hibiscus has not bloomed yet, under his pen, those hibiscus flowers are in full bloom.
In the courtyard, a girl in purple clothes is swinging on a swing. You can clearly see that the hairpins she wears on her head are all hibiscus flowers.
She was the only one in this scene.
As the emperor watched, he nodded constantly, uttered sounds of admiration, and even laughed out loud with joy.
"Great, great! This wedding banquet painting is fantastic. Our Jin Kingdom has no shortage of banquet paintings, but there are very few that capture the essence of these. Doesn't this wedding banquet painting perfectly illustrate how prosperous our Jin Kingdom is, and how peaceful and peaceful our people are? Su Yi, you're amazing!"
The emperor put his hands on his hips, a big smile on his face. He even gave Su Yi a thumbs up, wearing a jade ring on his finger.
Su Yi kept smiling and lowering his head, looking very humble.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise."
"You deserve it, no need to be modest. It's just that in this courtyard, the hibiscus flowers are in full bloom, and there is only one young girl. This season is not yet the season for hibiscus to bloom, so what is the purpose?"
After listening to his description, Su Yi naturally knew what he was referring to.
"In reply to Your Majesty, the purple-dressed girl swinging on the swing is my sister, Princess Xuanle. She has always loved hibiscus flowers, but painting her alone in the courtyard would be too low-key. After much deliberation, I decided to add hibiscus flowers in full bloom.
I originally wanted to record the grand occasion of my brother's wedding so that my descendants could see it in the future, and I also wanted to give my younger sister something unique, so I came up with this idea."
He never thought that after the painting was completed, the first person to see it would be the emperor.
"It's clear that all of you brothers in the Su family love Princess Xuanle very much. The princess is a man of great integrity and truly deserves your favor. However, I'm afraid you won't be able to take this wedding banquet picture back with you today."
The emperor did not ask too many questions about this. It was understandable that someone favored his own sister, but the following sentence made Su Yi lose his composure.
"Your Majesty, could you please stop punctuating your sentences like that? It makes me feel really uneasy."
What do you mean I can’t take it back today?
Faced with Su Yi's confused expression, the emperor suddenly felt that it was really interesting to tease young people.
"Don't panic, don't panic. I want to ask if you can give me this wedding banquet picture. I want to keep it in the palace and pass it down through the ages, so that future generations can see that the wedding customs and human relationships of our Great Jin Dynasty are prosperous and flourishing."
So that's how it is. Su Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
This is great. Whether it is kept in the palace or distributed among the people, there is a lot of knowledge involved.
Once any cultural relic is labeled as a product of the imperial palace, its value becomes immeasurable.
"Of course I can. Your Majesty, I am so lucky to have you think highly of me."
It’s a pity that I can’t show this painting to Wanwan alone.
"You call yourself Master Wuyang, right?"
His Majesty saw the signature seal in the corner of the painting.
Su Yi nodded.
"What is the origin of this name?" the emperor asked again.
So Su Yi explained to him why he called himself Wuyang Jushi, and the origin and profound meaning of this name.
The emperor also nodded in agreement as he listened.
Afterwards, he asked Eunuch Lu to spread the wedding banquet painting on the table, and then found a seal and stamped the imperial seal under the signature of Su Yi Wuyang. The value of this painting therefore rose to a new level.
Su Yi looked at the seal that symbolized the supreme power, and his heart was filled with excitement, almost crying with joy.
"Xiao Luzi, pass on my oral instructions and have the Shanggong Bureau expedite the production of a seal for Master Wu Yang, and then make a plaque and send it to the Su Mansion.
Find someone to go to Ruyi Pavilion and clean up a side hall for Master Wuyang to stay in temporarily. For the next period of time, Master Wuyang will need to paint portraits for me and the concubines in the harem, so be sure to arrange for a few more people to serve."
The emperor's action was equivalent to recognizing Su Yi's identity as a painter and even gilding him.
Being bestowed with an imperial seal and plaque, what a great honor!
Seeing that the emperor attached so much importance to Master Wuyang, Eunuch Lu knew what to do and immediately went to do the job, not daring to delay for even a moment.
What kind of fortune is this for the Su family? A big celebrity has appeared around the emperor. They are really lucky.
When you meet the Su family in the future, you must flatter them. They are a family of dragons and phoenixes.
Su Yi knelt down again and kowtowed:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor."
"Stand up, no need to be so polite." The emperor waved his hand, his eyes still fixed on the wedding banquet picture.
This university scholar is indeed a good person. He appreciates talented young people.
After court tomorrow, we must keep them all here to appreciate this wedding banquet picture.
Su Yi soon moved to Ruyi Pavilion, and Eunuch Lu also arranged two young eunuchs to serve him.
Later, he sent someone back to the Su Mansion to convey the message that Master Wuyang would stay in the palace for a while to pay homage to the Emperor and the Empress.
He specially sent someone back to deliver the message and to pack a few more sets of clothes for Su Yi to take to the palace.
After hearing about Su Yi's good fortune, the Su family was so grateful that they burned incense.
Su Wan didn't expect that the fifth brother's starting point seemed to be even better than in the original book.
From then on, he was successful.
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