The ministers looked sideways. Many of them could not see the front behind the huge board, so they were full of curiosity and were eager to try.
Li Yuanzhao stretched his neck and looked forward.
Emperor Jing was originally calm and composed as he watched Fang Zhengyi and Yang Yingcai debate.
But now seeing Fang Zhengyi's expression was different, he also became serious.
"What is this? Reveal it as soon as possible."
Fang Zhengyi said slowly: "Your Majesty, this is a painting. The scene depicted in this painting is a real event."
"I have found ten of the best painters to work together to create this painting, spending a lot of time and money just to restore the scene that the eyewitnesses saw at the time."
Yang Yingcai said impatiently: "Captain Fang, how can a mere painting be related to a girls' school and an abandoned baby..."
"Everyone, please look!"
Without waiting for Yang Yingcai to finish, Fang Zheng pulled off the white cloth covering the huge board, and the scene appeared before his eyes.
A tragic picture suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Emperor Jing and Li Yuanzhao both stared wide-eyed and trembled, and stood there in a daze.
The ministers felt as if something was stuck in their throats, and were speechless.
The person behind the drawing board was extremely panicked. Seeing His Majesty's expression change drastically, he had no idea what the content of the painting was.
Yang Yingcai stretched out a trembling finger, pointed at the drawing board, and murmured with heavy breathing: "This... this..."
What kind of painting is this?
A skinny baby girl was lying on the wild grass, curled up in a small ball. In front of her was a basket with her swaddling clothes scattered inside.
Not far away, there was a huge strange eagle squatting, staring greedily at the dying little life on the ground, waiting for the "delicious meal" that was about to come to its mouth.
The Hungry Sudan
The tragedy of the scene and the strong impact give people an unprecedented sense of shock.
Fang Zhengyi silently observed everyone's reactions.
This painting is modeled after the famous photograph "The Hungry Sultan" from his previous life.
The original photographic composition level of the work can be said to be not outstanding, but the content of the picture is shocking.
The ferocious birds and the weak and thin children form a strong contrast, which gives people a great visual and ideological impact.
In the past, once this work came out, it quickly spread around the world and aroused strong responses from all over the world.
The picture of Fang Zhengyi is even more horrifying. The child who was originally a black child has been changed into a yellow person, with small wounds on his body. There is a red string tied around his wrist, and a small rattle is tightly grasped in his hand, which shows the parents' love for the baby.
The vulture was enlarged proportionally, and the strong contrast was more obvious.
Coupled with the carefully applied colors, although the accuracy is far less than that of a photograph, it makes this painting reach a level that is almost beyond its time.
It was originally planned to be published in newspapers, but on the day the painting was completed, two painters burst into tears and were distraught.
Therefore, the plan to modify the printing plate according to the original picture and print this painting in the newspaper was stopped by Fang Zhengyi.
This thing obviously had a strong impact on ancient people. If it was printed in the newspaper, it would probably cause unpredictable consequences in the capital.
But appearing in this occasion now is just right... Judging from everyone's reaction, it should be a success.
Although everyone present has experienced many ups and downs, they are still inevitably touched by extremely tragic cases.
Not to mention this style of painting and this form are unprecedented at the moment.
Seeing that everyone was still immersed in shock, Fang Zheng thought to himself.
As expected, I call him Fang Zhengyi, the originator of photography!
Emperor Jing stood up tremblingly, walked down the steps step by step, walked to the front of the painting, and stretched out his hand to touch it.
But the palm fell on the baby and then slowly retracted.
He took a deep breath, as if trying to calm himself down, and asked half-doubtfully, "Is the content of this painting true?"
"I, your servant, dare not say a word of falsehood!" Fang Zheng said firmly.
"This baby is still alive?" Emperor Jing was shocked.
"This painting is a scene that a reporter from my newspaper discovered while collecting folk songs in the suburbs of Beijing not long ago. I wanted to save the baby at that time, but unfortunately the evil eagle thought we were trying to steal its food, so it swooped forward and took the baby away. I think..." When Fang Zheng said this, he clenched his fists in hatred and lowered his head.
"The reporter was so shocked that he came back to describe the scene to me. He then fell ill in bed and has not recovered to this day. Based on his description, I found a painter and reproduced the scene at that time."
"This is also why I am determined to publicize the news of abandoned babies and why I am determined to open a girls' school."
Fang Zhengyi lied without a doubt, but he dared to bet that Emperor Jing would not send anyone to investigate personally.
It doesn't matter even if you check, because a group of people in the newspaper office really fell ill.
The sickest one is management trainee reporter Wei Zhiyong, the newspaper's quarterly volume king, who is still bedridden. It is said that he worked overtime for three consecutive days without sleep and finally collapsed in the office.
Since people in the newspaper office often fell asleep in the middle of their work, everyone thought he was asleep too and no one paid any attention to him. It turned out that he had urinated in his sleep and was sent to the hospital. He hasn't recovered yet.
The rest of the people heard about the layoffs and saw the boss working overtime like crazy, so they also joined in.
In addition, the topic of abandoned babies was full of depressing feeling and negative energy. The accumulation of multiple factors eventually caused a large number of journalists to fall ill.
Xie Xian thoughtfully prepared a day off for the sick reporter.
However, Fang Zheng felt guilty and decided to give all reporters a salary increase of one or two taels, as well as injury allowances, gifts and condolences as compensation.
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