Rise From the Humble

"Report, quickly report to your lord, Zhao Wenhua, the Imperial Envoy of the Coast Guard, has arrived at the Governor's Yamen." An officer hurried to the Zhejiang Army camp and delivered an urgent message at the door.

After receiving the news, Zhu Pingan had no choice but to leave in a hurry from the Zhejiang Army camp and rush to the governor's Yamen to meet Zhao Wenhua.

It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain, not to mention that Zhao Wenhua, a villain, will still influence the political situation in Jiangnan for some time to come. If you offend him, it will be difficult for you to display your talents in Jiangnan, and your ambition will be difficult to realize.

Therefore, after hearing that Zhao Wenhua had arrived at the governor's Yamen, Zhu Ping'an immediately rode back.

When he arrived at the governor's Yamen, Zhu Ping'an got off his horse, threw it to the servant, and hurried to the hall.

The door of the hall was not closed, and from a distance I saw Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian sitting and drinking tea, laughing and chatting about current events.

"Students are paying homage to Master Zhao. Master Zhao has brought Mr. Hu to come for guidance. The students are inspecting the Zhejiang Army camp. I am not able to greet him from afar. Please forgive me." Zhu Pingan walked quickly and held his disciples in his hands at the door to meet Zhao Wenhua.

He had been corrected many times by Zhao Wenhua, and in fact he could barely be regarded as a master. Zhu Pingan did not wait for Zhao Wenhua to correct him, and directly called him Master Zhao. It's just a title, if it can paralyze Zhao Wenhua, that would be great.

"Get up, get up, Zihou has come all the way from the camp. He is traveling in such a hurry. I see you are out of breath. Sit down quickly and have a sip of tea."

Zhao Wenhua stood up from his seat, took two steps forward and stretched out his hand to help Zhu Ping'an up. He turned his back on guests and said with concern.

"Thank you Master Zhao."

Zhu Pingan thanked him, and then he and Hu Zongxian bowed their hands to each other and said, "Master Hu."/"Master Zhu."

"Sit down quickly and drink tea to moisten your throat." Zhao Wenhua poured a cup of tea with his own hands and invited Zhu Pingan to use it.

"Thank you, Master Zhao." Zhu Pingan took the tea, thanked Zhao Wenhua, sat down, and took a few sips to moisten his throat without being polite.

"Meilin and I came here mainly to congratulate Zihou. One or two congratulatory letters cannot express our congratulations, so we came together to congratulate you in person." Zhao Wenhua said with a smile.

"Haha, yes, congratulations to Mr. Zhu, double happiness is really enviable." Hu Zongxian also stood up with a smile and thanked Zhu Pingan.

"Double happiness?" Zhu Ping'an was slightly startled. Your double happiness refers to that double happiness.

"Haha, first of all, this first blessing is to congratulate Zi Hou on making the tiles. It's so gratifying to have the Qilin son shining brightly on the lintel, and the charming girl to greet him." Zhao Wenhua smiled and thanked Zhu Ping'an.

Zhao Wenhua thanked him and waved to the door, and immediately someone came in holding a gift box.

Zhao Wenhua took the gift box and opened it. Two pairs of finely crafted and shining small gold locks lay inside.

A pair of small gold locks are engraved with the words "long life and wealth" and are shaped like a carp jumping over a dragon gate, which is vivid and exquisite.

A pair of small gold locks are engraved with the words "Longevity and Longevity". They are shaped like a begonia, surrounded by gold and surrounded by green emeralds. The emeralds are carved with algae and the emeralds are carved with emeralds for washing beauty makeup.

They look heavy in weight, especially with such fine workmanship. These two long-life locks must be worth a lot of money.

"These two longevity locks are given to virtuous nephews and nieces to ward off disasters and evil spirits, to bring longevity and wealth to the palace."

Zhao Wenhua handed the gift box to Zhu Pingan, smiled and congratulated.

"Thank you Master Zhao, this is too expensive." Zhu Pingan thanked Zhao Wenhua and declined.

"Well, you still call me Master Zhao. How can I not congratulate my nephew and niece? Or are you saying, Zihou, that you don't recognize me as Master Zhao?"

Zhao Wenhua pretended to be angry.

"Haha, Mr. Zhu, it is a gift given by the elders, so I dare not say it; if it is disrespectful to say it, it is well deserved." Hu Zongxian said with a smile.

"Well, then I will be disrespectful and thank Master Zhao on behalf of my children." Zhu Pingan accepted Zhao Wenhua's gift and thanked him.

"Master Zhu, this is the picture of pine, crane and golden tortoise of Tang Bohu and Tang Dynasty. I send it to my nephew and niece. I wish my nephew and niece longevity, good health, strong growth and a bright future."

Hu Zongxian took out two scrolls from his sleeves and gave them to Zhu Pingan, congratulating Zhu Pingan on his two children.

"Thank you, Mr. Hu. I won't be polite." Zhu Pingan accepted the two paintings sent by Hu Zongxian with a smile.

This is Tang Bohu's work, Tang Bohu's authentic work, passed down from generation to generation, a proper heirloom.

Zhu Ping'an remembers clearly that in 1989, Tang Bohu's work "Still Mountains and Long Days" was auctioned at the famous auction house Christie's. At that time, the auction house's estimate was 150 million, and the unit was still US dollars. According to the exchange rate at that time, converted into RMB, that would be nearly 500 million RMB.

Well, yes, the exchange rate of RMB against the US dollar at that time was still quite high.

In 1990, Tang Bohu's "Moon Spring Picture" was auctioned at the auction house, and the auction price was 56 million US dollars. The following "Ancient Wood, Bamboo and Stone", "Bamboo in the Rain" and "Ge Changgeng Picture" were all sold at the auction house for 10 million US dollars. , 28 million and 65 million US dollars, these are all US dollars.

In modern times, Tang Bohu's authentic works are of the average level of nearly 100 million people.

These two paintings, "Pine and Crane Picture" and "Golden Turtle Picture", have been passed down from generation to generation. Even if there are a few incompetent descendants, these two paintings alone are enough for them to make a comeback, make a comeback, and regain their strength twice. .

Well, we need to roll out more of the people of this dynasty, such as Xu Wei, Hu Zongxian, Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, etc., roll out a few more of their works and pass them on, they are all heirlooms Ah, to increase the family heritage, just this, my ancestor has made countless merits.

"Oh, I really envy Mr. Zhu. He has a son and a daughter. Unlike me, the three leading boys in the family are mischievous and rebellious at home all day long. It really worries me to death. I really envy Zihou, who has a son and a daughter. Not only does he have Qilinzi, and a caring little cotton-padded jacket," Hu Zongxian looked at Zhu Pingan with envy and said.

"Haha, Mr. Hu is very powerful. No matter how hard you work, it won't be a problem to have several daughters. Why should you envy me?" Zhu Pingan joked with a smile.

"Haha, Zihou, don't tell me. To be honest with you, after the first bastard was born, I really followed this idea and kept working hard. Who would have thought that the second child would be another bastard? And then I thought about it again and again. You can't do it again, you try again, okay, here comes another bastard, Zihou, you don't know, three bastards are simply three devils in the world, if they don't apply for three days, they will be cut off every three days. If they don't cause trouble for you once in ten and a half months, you can burn incense and thank God for your ancestors. I don't dare to work harder. If you give me another kid, I will definitely lose a lot of life. Year."

Hu Zongxian replied with a wry smile. When he mentioned the three sons in his family, he frowned involuntarily.