When Li Wei heard that another new painting was completed, her attention was immediately drawn to it.
As for what big thing Gu Jinzhi was talking about, in her opinion, it didn't matter if she listened to it later.
"Little Zengzi." She called softly.
"well!"
Zeng Yi hurried forward, took the rosewood box from the young eunuch, skillfully opened the lid, and took out an exquisite scroll.
He casually handed the wooden box to the young eunuch, then carefully untied the bright yellow silk ribbon on the scroll and slowly unfolded the scroll in front of Li Wei.
In the painting, Li Wei was wearing heroic military uniform and sitting astride a majestic snow-white warhorse.
She points one hand toward the sky, holds the reins with the other, and looks out of the painting with a deep and calm gaze.
The war horses raised their front hooves, raised their heads and neighed, looking very majestic.
The posture and composition of the entire painting are a 1:1 replica of the classic "Napoleon Crossing the Alps at St. Bernard Pass".
Li Wei nodded repeatedly as she watched. This Royal Painting Academy was indeed full of hidden talents and capable people.
Although it is a half-work, half-write style, it can be completed in two days, which is indeed commendable.
Satisfied, she ordered, "Not bad, not bad. Go ahead and print it."
Upon hearing this, the young eunuch immediately smiled brightly, as if he had received a great reward from heaven.
He took the painting from Zeng Yi, rolled it up carefully, put it respectfully into the wooden box, and then quickly retreated to go about his business.
Li Wei asked the painter to paint her portrait not because she was vain, but because it had a practical purpose.
With the unremitting publicity efforts of the factory and guard system, the people of the capital were all grateful for the Empress's heavenly virtue.
Almost every household has a tablet dedicated to Li Wei.
Some families with better financial conditions feel that simply offering a tablet is not enough to express their respect.
He searched everywhere for a portrait of the "Goddess of Heaven" to take back and gaze at and worship her day and night.
However, how could ordinary people easily see the appearance of the current queen?
This is how the market works. If you don’t occupy it, various “friendly competitors” will occupy it for you.
Realizing the potential business opportunities behind the portrait, many unscrupulous businessmen and even some secret societies took action.
They changed the names of the old paintings of "Mother So-and-so" and "Bodhisattva So-and-so" that they had collected from all over the place, and openly put them on the stalls. People actually rushed to buy them, and the supply could not meet the demand for a while.
Li Wei once accidentally obtained a picture of "The Descent of the Goddess of Heaven" that was circulating on the market.
The plump old lady in the painting, with a bloated body and a face as white as a silver plate, looked just like a pampered landlord's wife. She almost fainted from anger.
Therefore, under Li Wei's strict order, all the painters of the Royal Academy of Painting and Calligraphy went out to work overtime and began to create a series of portraits based on Li Wei's real appearance. They were then handed over to the Royal Printing Bureau for careful printing and distribution to the public.
Only ten days have passed since the implementation of the Yujing New Policy, and many images of the "Holy Mother of Heaven" with different themes have been published.
Every time, it triggers a buying frenzy among the people, and its popularity far exceeds any other New Year pictures or pictures of gods.
Among them, the more popular ones are:
"The Goddess of Heaven is building the Ji Temple," "The Goddess of Heaven is with orphans in the shelter," "The Goddess of Heaven inspects the dredging project of Yudai River," "The Goddess of Heaven is recruiting troops," "The Goddess of Heaven's Jade Voice Instructs: The official road must be leveled!"...
Considering the people's love for Li Wei, once this painting "Goddess of Heaven Leaping on Horseback to Decide the Destiny of the Universe" is released today, it will surely cause a sensation in Yujing City.
Gu Jinzhi looked at Li Wei's cheerful expression, and then thought of her recent suffocating behavior...
These included, but were not limited to, the frequent publication of portraits, having all officials sing the Internationale before court, painting large slogans on city gates, walls, and the courtyard walls of the dignitaries facing the street, and so on and so forth...
The corners of his eyes twitched.
If this woman had focused her energy on the right things, many of the national policies she had conceived would have been successfully implemented long ago.
Especially after she became obsessed with "military training", it became difficult for him to see her, and he had to wait until he met Duke Li to have a good chat with her.
As a result, we have to deal with someone even more unreliable like Zeng Yi. This team is really difficult to lead.
Seeing that Li Wei had finished looking at the painting, he was about to continue the topic of national policy...
Suddenly, a group of knights came riding on the official road outside Guang'an Gate.
The leader was big and strong, and was obviously bigger than the others. When he rode on a horse, it was as if he was riding a mule, and the proportions were extremely disproportionate.
Li Wei and Gu Jinzhi had already learned about the situation of "Duke Li" through various channels.
Although he did not inherit any memories, he recognized the "father-in-law" at a glance by his highly recognizable body shape.
Seeing someone coming, the two of them stood up together and walked to the battlements of the city wall.
When Duke Li suddenly saw his daughter and the emperor's son-in-law on the city wall, he was so excited that his fat body was shaking.
He ordered the servants and guards behind him to stop, and with great difficulty he tried to dismount with his fat body shaking several times.
But as soon as his butt left the saddle, he flew up uncontrollably!
“Ah—ah—ah—” Duke Li’s limbs were flailing, and he let out a series of terrified screams in mid-air.
When he reacted again, he had already landed on the solid city wall.
Standing in front of him were the smiling emperor and empress.
He felt a little weak in the body, but his mind was very clear.
During these days in the Jingxi camp, he had already used various channels to find out all the major events that had taken place in the capital.
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