The Seventy-Fourth Execution by Heart (Three Watches, Seeking Collection)

  Jiang Xia opened his eyes to see that the incense had already burned for a third. This time, Jiang Xia finally started to get anxious. He picked up seven or eight large and small paintbrushes from the table at once, and then began to paint together.

  From the moment he started painting in Jiangxia, everyone found that his temperament had changed.

  Suddenly... became serious.

  Being serious is a quality that many people should have. If one doesn't take things seriously and handle them with care, how can they possibly succeed in life?

  But Jiang Xia is different, the feeling of seriousness appears on him, and it has to be said that there is a deep sense of discord, as if he was born to be that kind of casual and reckless, with a mouth that speaks without restraint.

  "Alright..." Just as Jiang Xia had just begun, Wang Qianxun had already finished painting. He took a last look and nodded in satisfaction, then stepped aside to let Mo Zhongyu inscribe the characters he had specially left space for.

  After finishing, both of them looked at the painting in front of them and had to say that this painting was indeed a rare masterpiece.

  The theme of the painting is "Deep Mountain Hidden Ancient Temple". To fit this theme, Wang Qianxun painted a high mountain that goes straight into the clouds. On the middle of the mountain, half of the roof of an ancient temple is exposed, which indeed fits the theme of Deep Mountain Hidden Ancient Temple.

  Looking at Wang Qian's painting, the mountains he painted are steep and majestic. Although it is just a painting, taking a glance makes one feel a sense of danger and majesty.

  Anyone in the industry can see at a glance that Wang Qianxun has indeed worked hard on his painting, with smooth and powerful brushstrokes, not only is the composition majestic, but even some minor details are vividly depicted. Indeed, he lives up to his reputation as a master painter, and it's true that there are no false heroes under a great name.

  Looking at Mo Zhongyu's calligraphy again, those who understand will see that his characters are in the style of Cai Xiang. Among the Four Great Masters of the Northern Song Dynasty - Su, Huang, Mi and Cai, Cai refers to Cai Jing.

  Perhaps many people who hear the name Cai Jing will say, Cai Jing? Isn't that the great traitor of the Northern Song Dynasty? Indeed, Cai Jing was a treacherous official, but he was also a calligrapher and a man of letters.

  Cai Jing's calligraphy was initially taught by Cai Xiang and Xu Jihai. Later, he changed to learn from Shen Chuanshi, then again changed to learn from Ouyang Xun, and later learned from the "Two Wangs", namely Wang Xizhi and his son Wang Xianzhi. In his middle age, Cai Jing's calligraphy reached maturity and formed a unique style, with a sense of gathering the strengths of all schools.

  Mo Zhongyu's calligraphy should be the result of hard work, his characters are basically 80% similar in form and 40% similar in spirit. And don't underestimate that 40% similarity in spirit, it is already enough to say that he is a first-rate calligrapher.

  The two complement each other perfectly, making Wang Qianxun's painting even more perfect.

  Everyone on this side of the riverbank was anxiously watching Xiang, praying that it would burn a bit slower, while at the same time nervously looking at Jiang Xia, hoping he could hurry up a bit.

  Finally, Jiang Xia put down his pen and sighed, "It's all right, it's finally over."

  He had just finished speaking when the incense also happened to have burned out. All the onlookers let out a sigh of relief.

  Try calligraphy and painting, Jiang Xia, Wang Qianxun, and Mo Zhongyu don't need outsiders to judge, they will go to determine the high and low. If you say what cheating and not recognizing, it won't work, because that's an insult to calligraphy and painting enthusiasts.

  Jiang Xia and Wang Qiannian, Mo Zhongyu exchanged positions with great tacit understanding.

  Wang Qiannian and Mo Zhongyu had just seen Jiang Xia's painting, Chapter 077: Xianmen knocked a hundred heads, but who dared to take the shot?

  Impressive! Jiang Xia thought to himself, among the five great geniuses, He Yinyin might be the most difficult to deal with. With just a few simple words, he had shifted the focus of this defeat and changed its nature. His ability to think on his feet and his keen observational skills were truly terrifying.

  He Yinzhen said so, and the Imperial Academy naturally didn't dare to come out and take the challenge. He Yinzhen smiled slightly disdainfully and shook his head, saying: "Indeed as I expected."

  After finishing, He Yinzhen looked at Jiang Xia and said: "Brother, forgive me for speaking bluntly. You are like a crane among chickens in the Imperial Academy, spending every day with these people, I'm afraid your talents will stagnate instead of improving. If I were you, I would consider switching to our Xunwen Literary Society, at least here we have people who can communicate and compete with each other, which would greatly benefit your studies."

  Words that pierce the heart, words that pierce the heart.

  Jiang Xia was somewhat enraged. Hei Yinzi was also too sinister.

  The sentence "A crane standing among chickens" sounds like it's praising Jiang Xia, but in fact, it's distinguishing Jiang Xia from the people of Guozijian. In the future, how will the people of Guozijian look at Jiang Xia? Oh, you are a crane, we are all earthly chickens, can we still play happily together?

  Hei Yin is again trying to poach talents in front of everyone, which is another attempt to drive a wedge between Jiang Xia and those PhDs. If a student is stronger than oneself, isn't that slapping the faces of these teachers?

  Jiang Xia smiled and shook his head, he had already felt the change in atmosphere behind him. Jiang Xia lightly spat out two words: "Bullshit!"

  He Yinyin was taken aback for a moment, and Jiang Xia spoke bluntly: "Do you know that you yourself are fond of farting randomly?"

  He Yinyin didn't expect Jiang Xia to speak so directly, and he bowed his head to ask: "Brother Jiang, where did you hear this?"

  Jiang Xia smiled slightly, pointing to the crowd behind him before turning to ask He Yinzi: "Do you think you are stronger than these future leaders and social elites behind me? I can tell you that the future of Da Ming relies on them, not you. A group of people who only understand poetry, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting dare to call themselves geniuses, it's really laughable. Let me tell you, what's the difference between you guys and the students in our Imperial Academy?"

  PS: Thank you, DaDa, for your support. You just mentioned it and here you are, really giving me face. Also, what BiYu Cang said in the book review is correct, I also think that using "Peach Blossom Hut Song" there was not suitable, but it's already been sent out, please forgive me.

  Tigers are not unwilling to accept opinions, they just don't like nitpicking or completely subjective remarks. What Bi Yu Xiang Tian said makes sense to the tiger.

  But for example, some book reviews that are less familiar with the Qing dynasty's literary inquisition dare not agree, whether the Ming dynasty's literary inquisition is more or less, it doesn't matter if you don't read Ming history, just Baidu it and ask Duer, you can easily understand...

  In short, Laohu is not a narrow-minded person, but also not broad-minded to the extreme. I built the "Complaints Building" for everyone to complain in, hoping that when you find something to complain about, you'll post it there instead of outside, as it does affect others' first impression of the book, thank you all for your cooperation. In short, Laohu will work hard, and strive to write a next book that makes everyone feel relaxed and entertained.