Chapter 328: Palace Examination 4

Zhao Ji sat on the golden hall and saw it clearly. Seeing Chen Ao doing this, he couldn't help but feel curiosity in his heart and walked down the hall step by step. He loved painting and was very interested in this novel and challenging painting method. He walked to Chen Ao's desk and looked at Chen Ao with his eyes fixed on him.

As a result, with Zhao Ji blocked him, many officials who were good at painting could not see Chen Ao's pen. Many people forgot about etiquette for a while, and they simply forgot about etiquette. They stretched their necks step by step and moved slowly over, not even knowing that they had unknowingly approached Chen Ao's desk, and the emperor was only one step away from them.

Chen Ao's wrist moves lightly, and once he starts to draw, it will be like flowing water. With a light outline of the brush, a fresh plum blossom will appear. The ink marks on the paper will now become Chen Ao's branches and unique plum blossoms. It is obviously an irregular stain. With a slight click of the skillful hand, it will become a tree trunk in the next moment, and it will become a small ink mark in the next moment, and the treetops in the next moment.

What is even more amazing is not only these. Some people inexplicably shouted: "The layout is novel and unique, and the painting method is so unique, it can be even more difficult."

Only then did everyone notice that Chen Ao's layout was not scattered, and the whole painting was layered, although not thick, it was better than the clear layers.

It should be noted that the layout of a painting is the most important. Whether it is landscape or flowers and birds, if the layout is not good, no matter how delicate the brush is, it will only be considered a failed work in the end.

The biggest difficulty in painting this ink-splashing method is not to turn waste into treasures, turn dirt into beautiful plum trees torso, branches, leaves, and flowers, but to layout.

Ink splashing is originally unpredictable. If the ink is poured down, no one knows where the dirt and ink marks will fall. As a painter, he has to think about the structure of the layout before starting his pen. How can he establish a layout in the dirt?

However, although the awesome paintings are only one mountain and one tree, the plum trees are unyielding in the cold wind, the background of the plum trees is a rolling mountain with snow on the mountains. The layout of this mountain and one tree is sparse but not diminished.

The plum trees are in front and the mountains are behind. The branches and leaves and torso are all backgrounds. Only the blooming plum blossoms are the most vivid and eye-catching. This layout is clear and the main and secondary are orderly. People can see the plum blossoms first at a glance, followed by the branches and leaves, the torso, and finally the mountains.

If you can set the primary and secondary points in a piece of dirt and make a quick layout, everyone can only praise Shen Ao’s quick thinking, sharp eyes and superb painting skills.

Zhao Ji couldn't help but say: "This kind of ink splashing method was passed down in the previous Tang Dynasty, but compared to Chen Ao's ink splashing today, it's a witch, good, easy to draw."

The method of splashing ink has existed in ancient times. According to legend, Wang Qia of the Tang Dynasty used ink to splash paper, and slapped it with his feet and hands. He followed the shape of the stone, clouds and water, and was free to use it. He drew the clouds and clouds and dyed them into wind and rain. It was as clever as it was, and people could not see the traces of ink stains. However, the method of splashing ink was difficult to layout, and he could only follow the shape of ink stains. Therefore, this painting method can only be regarded as non-mainstream. Even if the technique is so sophisticated, the paintings made are lacking in layout, so how can they make famous works? Therefore, this painting technique has long been abandoned, and it is just a use by some second- and third-rate painters to entertain themselves.

However, when the ink splashing method evolved into later generations, the skills of mastering layout gradually began to be mastered. When Chen Ao was doing nothing in his previous life, he liked to use the ink splashing method to paint. He not only integrated the ink splashing skills of each generation, but also mastered his own experience.

Another problem when painting by splashing ink is to write quickly and splash the ink. If you are undecided, the ink will penetrate and you will have to use the brush to make it difficult to have the natural round style of splashing ink painting.

This problem leads to the next problem. If the ink is poured on, he needs to start writing immediately. There is no time to think about the layout. This requires the painter to have excellent thinking ability and eyesight. As an art thief, these two points are one of Chen Ao's main survival skills. Therefore, in a short period of time, he can quickly make analysis and judgment, and then conceive the layout based on the ink waste and write immediately.

Chen Ao's paintings are the kind of person who does not write in the early stage and becomes uncontrollable once he starts writing. He is as quiet as a virgin and as moving as a rabbit. In just a moment, Chen Ao's paintings were completed, and he looked around and found that there were three circles inside and three circles around him.

Directly opposite was Zhao Ji, who was intoxicated. In addition, there were many officials, and several officials who had just participated in the impeachment of Chen Ao were among them. When everyone came to their senses, the rude officials apologized to Zhao Ji one after another.

Zhao Ji looked at the plum blossom picture with interest, and couldn't help but say again: "Not bad!" Then he turned back to the imperial desk and sat down.

No one had thought that Chen Ao, who was the last painting, would be the first to hand in the paper. After a while, Zhao Boqi put down his pen and looked up. Seeing Chen Ao calm and calm, the rice paper on the table disappeared, he was very surprised. He calmly went to paint, but he didn't notice the strangeness around him. At this time, he found that Chen Ao had handed in the paper, which was shocked. However, he was very confident in his paintings and seemed calm. He just hugged Chen Ao provocatively, and sneered slightly.

Then, other tribute students handed in the papers, and seven or eight scrolls were placed on Zhao Ji's imperial desk. Zhao Ji looked over all the way, and most of them just glanced at it a few hasty glances. With Chen Ao's paintings just now, the plum blossom pictures in front of him were either a bit messy or a little stiff. In fact, these paintings are all high-quality works, but once they compare, the level will be determined.

When Zhao Ji saw Zhao Boqin's painting, his face finally felt a little relieved. He couldn't help but shout, "Okay, Zhao Boqin's plum forest picture is very innovative. If you want to paint plum forests, the layout requirements are not low. Once some omissions occur, it is very likely to destroy the overall beauty of the picture. Zhao Boqin's layout skills are not weak, and the entire plum forest is layered, without any mistakes. When people see it, they feel like they are in the plum forest, stepping on snowflakes, and the bitter cold wind blows towards them, with a lonely and desolate aftertaste.

Then, Zhao Ji said again, although he was reluctant to leave his eyes, he still discovered the disadvantages in the painting. Although this painting is unique, he is a little impatient in the process of seeking newness. Although Meilin is good at painting, the theme of the painting is still the word plum blossom, but the plum blossom is not clear enough in the plum blossom. If the test question in the palace exam is the plum blossom, this painting is almost perfect, but unfortunately the painting still deviates from some themes.

Zhao Ji slowly placed Zhao Boqin's painting aside and re-examined the plum blossom picture of Chen Ao. Most of the plum blossom paintings in the Song Dynasty painted plum blossoms, mostly sparse branches and shallow stamens. Therefore, most of the previous plum blossom pictures also adopted this method. There were only a few sparse plum blossoms blooming on the branches. This benefit was that it could make the plum blossoms more distinctive and outstanding in the painting. However, Chen Ao's plum blossom picture was the opposite. The branches in the painting were full of flowers and thousands of clusters. If a person saw it, he felt that the wind and spirit were graceful and the pearl fetus appeared.

Zhao Ji had never seen plum blossoms open in this way, and he felt it was very novel. His eyes fell on the branches in the painting with dense branches, staggered front and back. The branches were covered with dense plum blossoms, either in bud, blooming petals, or dotted with residual flowers. They were tilted and tiled, with various shapes, like thousands of jade beads scattered on silver branches. The white and clean flowers reflected the iron-branched stem branches, with clear air and deep charm, and the stems were depicted like a curved bow and autumn moon, strong and powerful. The distribution of plum blossoms was full of rhythm. The long branches were sparse, the short branches were dense, and the intersections were particularly full of stamens, and the hooked petals were simple and free.

This kind of painting of plum blossoms is not only unique, but also unprecedented. Zhao Ji couldn't help but admire him. He thought he was the master of the Flower and Bird School, but the arrogant works in front of him had to move him. First, he had unique painting skills and adopted the most difficult ink splashing method, and even the style of painting was unique, as if he had opened up a new world for the painting method of plum blossoms.

Zhao Ji had a judgment in his heart. He put down Chen Ao's scroll, looked at Chen Ao deeply, but he pursed his lips and said nothing.

According to the rules, the rankings cannot be announced on the spot on the palace examination. After the palace examination is completed, it will be issued in the form of an order and then granted an official position. Therefore, Zhao Ji seemed to be slow and laughed: "Today's painting examination, I have a great eye-opening. It's great. The court can select so many talents. I feel very relieved. You all beloved, please leave and wait for the imperial decree! Yang Jian, Xuanshuo, the tribute student Jin sees the imperial examination."

The tribute students said, "Long live my emperor, and then withdrew one after another, but the only one who was full of arrogance was full of embarrassment. It was not that he would withdraw. It seemed a bit inappropriate if he didn't retreat.

The emperor had already asked him to retreat, but he also said that he would summon the tribute student who was in the palace. If he quits now, wouldn't he have to come in again later?

Forget it, I won’t leave! Chen Ao deliberately pretended not to hear anything, and continued to sit on the brocade pun with a calm mind.

After being nervous, he had time to think about what had happened just now. First, Wang Xianggong became the emperor, but he was still in the dark. He silently recalled in his mind that he didn't say anything too much during the time he spent with Wang Xianggong, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he thought that his relationship with Wang Xianggong was actually good. Logically, this emperor should not take revenge now. That's good. Chen Ao is just a time traveler, not a superman. If he offended the emperor, it would not be fun. He didn't have such courage to fight against the emperor.

In addition, there is also the impeachment of himself for four consecutive exams. Who is trying to provoke behind this? Chen Ao's eyes swept away and fell on Cai Jing, Wang Fu and Liang Shicheng. He couldn't help but think: "Liang Shicheng is not possible for the time being. He is now in the palace and does not have such great energy for the time being. As for Wang Fu, although he is a powerful young slaughter, he is afraid that he will not dare to pull out his beard at the forefront of this storm. Could it be that Cai Jing's old thief?"

Chen Ao suddenly felt incredible. Cai Jing was a smart person. He should know that he could not use this reason to move him down. Why did he spend so much effort to instruct others to impeach him? Is there a conspiracy behind this?
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