Chapter 81 Fakes

Li Ke from the Han Palace, after the Chang'an Sai and Wang Fu case, he lived a leisurely life of practicing martial arts, literature, calligraphy and painting every day.

He was discussing painting skills with Dong Boren in the study, but he heard Yang En say that Wang De from the palace came to pass on the message and asked him to enter the palace in the afternoon.

Li Ke hurried to the front hall and saw Wang De sitting on a chair and drinking tea. When he saw Li Ke coming in, he immediately stood up and saluted, "Your Highness, the emperor asked you to enter the palace in the afternoon to meet him in his imperial study."

Li Ke didn't know why Li Shimin suddenly looked for him, and saw him in his study. He asked in confusion, "I don't know what the father and the emperor summoned his sons? Can the prince know one or two?"

Wang Dewei said, "Your Highness, it's not that I am not willing to say it, and I don't know why the emperor summoned you."

Li Ke knew that Wang De would not lie, so he no longer forced him. After Wang De left the palace, Li Ke returned to the backyard, took a shower and changed into a black royal robe that he liked the most, and hurried to meet Li Shimin with Chen Qi.

It had just snowed in Chang'an City in December, and the weather was colder. Li Ke did not ride a horse, sat in the frame, and was reading the "Analects of Confucius" carefully. He is now increasingly shocked by the profound thoughts reflected in this book. Whenever he has time, he read them and pondered the meaning from time to time. Soon, he heard Chen Qi say, "Your Highness, you have arrived at Xuanwu Gate."

Li Ke knew that the frame could only reach Xuanwu Gate and could never move forward. So he got out of the car.

After getting off the car, he saw the majestic Xuanwu Gate standing in front of him. He was a little dazed. This is the first time today to pay attention to this city gate that marked the prosperity and strength of the Li Tang Dynasty. He savored the coup at Xuanwu Gate and sighed in his heart. Since ancient times, people who have no merciful hearts will not be merciful hearts.

When he was led by Wang De to the imperial study room of Ganquan Palace, Li Shimin was practicing calligraphy. When he saw that Li Ke was coming in, he said before Li Ke even bowed, "No need to be polite, come and see how I wrote this letter?"

Li Ke didn't know why Li Shimin was looking for him, so he was very careful. He quickly stepped forward and came to Li Shimin's imperial case to look at the four words "The people value the king and the king are less important" written in the king's style. After pondering for a moment, he said, "The four words "Father and Emperor are written in a strong and powerful way, with a rainbow of momentum, far better than the font of Wang Youjun."

"Oh?" Li Shimin didn't expect Li Ke to comment on his words like this, "Tell me, where is I better than Wang Xizhi?" Li Shimin was still very helpful for his son's praise, although he was a bit suspicious of flattery.

Li Ke looked at it carefully for a moment before saying, "Although Wang Youjun's font style is vigorous and the font is as sharp as a shocking dragon, it is too long for the Tang Dynasty today. There is something missing between the lines, that is, the perception and understanding of the current situation of the Tang Dynasty."

This was the first time Li Shimin heard Li Ke’s evaluation of Wang Xizhi, and he heard what he thought and the current situation he said. He was curious and listened very seriously.

When Li Ke said this, he saw Li Shimin listening carefully and said, "The four words of Father reveal the relationship between the king and the people. The king's boat is a man and water. The water carries the boat and also overturns the boat. It is clear that the Tang Dynasty should put the safety of the people's lives first. Therefore, the word "Father" contains the way of governing the country, which is far better than the font of Wang Youjun." When Li Ke talked about calligraphy, he was no longer restrained and talked freely.

"Your boat is a man and water. The water carries the boat, and the boat is also overturned." Li Shimin frowned, read it silently several times, and suddenly laughed loudly, "You did not disappoint me. You actually understand this principle, which shows that you are working very hard on weekdays."

When Li Ke heard Li Shimin read the sentence he said repeatedly, he suddenly realized and was scared to death. Now that he was in trouble, how could he say Li Shimin's famous saying? He could say this sentence, but he couldn't say it. However, when he saw that Li Shimin did not blame him, but praised him, he felt much more calm. He quickly explained, "Father, my son-in-law has been carefully studying the Analects of Confucius recently, and he has felt this way, and he still forgot that his father forgives his sins."

"What are you forgiven?" Li Shimin smiled and said, "What you said really makes sense. I agree very much. Just because you talked about the relationship between the king and the subjects, I will punish you. Then I will become a fool?"

"My son dare not." Li Ke lowered his head and said.

"The Analects of Confucius contains many ways of governing the world. If you can study it carefully, your father is very pleased." Li Shimin said. Then, he glanced at Li Ke and said, "Are you short of money recently?"

Li Ke was confused by Li Shimin's question. Why did Li Shimin ask this? I don't know how to answer, whether it is missing or not? Seeing Li Ke hesitant, Li Shimin confirmed what he thought, "Today, the eunuch collected another original calligraphy of Wang Xizhi. Please help your father see if it is the authentic one."

Li Shimin had no other special hobbies in his life, but he was obsessed with Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, so he had the hobby of collecting original calligraphy works of Wang Xizhi among the people. Yesterday, the eunuch who was responsible for collecting Wang Xizhi's calligraphy outside the palace gave him a pair of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. He understood the key points at a glance, so he asked Li Ke to come and take a look.

Li Ke knew Li Shimin's hobby of collecting Wang Xizhi's original works. Seeing him say this, he knew that he had summoned him for this. He felt relieved and stepped forward and held the scroll that Li Shimin handed him in his hand.

However, when he opened the scroll, a heart that had just recovered from peace suddenly fell into the ice cave again. It turned out that what he was holding was not Wang Xizhi's ink treasure, but Cao Cao's "Short Song" written by himself in Wang's style not long ago.

At that time, because of a whim, he didn't think much about it after writing it. He even asked Chen Qi to sell it. He didn't expect it to be transferred to Li Shimin so soon. No wonder Li Shimin asked him if he was short of money. It turned out that he had long seen that the calligraphy was written by himself, and thought that he was short of money and imitated Wang Xizhi's font and sold it.

"Help me see if this original painting is Wang Xizhi's ink treasure." Li Shimin said again.

Li Ke was awakened by Li Shimin's words, but he understood the meaning after thinking about it. Since Li Shimin did not expose him, it means he did not mean to punish him. He just wanted to see his attitude. Thinking of this, he had an idea in his mind. He pretended to look at it for a moment, "Father, this ink treasure is a fake, not written by Wang Xizhi."

"Yeah." Li Shimin nodded, "This is the third counterfeit I have received. I don't know how many people have been deceived by others because they don't know the authenticity and treat the counterfeit as the original work of Wang Xizhi. You have a deep study of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and have unique insights. I hope you can set an example in this regard."

Li Shimin's words are self-evident, just to tell Li Ke that you cannot write and deceive others just because you have thoroughly studied Wang Xizhi's fonts. You should reflect carefully. In the future, not only can you not do this yourself, but you cannot let others do this. Moreover, you must always help others to distinguish the authenticity and not let them be deceived.

Li Ke also understood the meaning of Li Shimin's words, "My son respects the teachings of his father."

Then, he asked carefully, "I wonder how many authentic works of my father still have in his hand, and how much did he collect them?"

"There are three more pairs, each pair of one thousand coins." Li Shimin said lightly, "Although this price is not high, it is not something that everyone can afford to buy a fake at such a price."

Li Ke suddenly knelt down and said, "Father, my son is willing to take away these calligraphy and paintings at a price of 1,000 yuan per pair, and I would like to ask my father to give it a favor."

"Oh?" Li Shimin suddenly wondered, "What do you want it for?"

"My son wants to burn these characters to prevent these characters from being lost to the people and harming the people." Li Ke said sincerely.

Hearing Li Ke say this, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, "If you think so, your father will be pleased. Take these words away. You don't have to give the money to your father. Just treat it as the reward given by the Chang'an Tournament!" Then, the conversation changed, "The Chang'an Tournament is over, and you should focus on your studies. If you have time, you should practice calligraphy diligently. After all, Cuju is just a small path. As a prince, you must not do anything such as juggling."

"My son understand." Li Ke said. He suddenly felt that Li Shimin was not very satisfied with him in Cuju, which shows that Li Shimin's requirements for him are becoming more and more strict. However, Li Ke really didn't know whether this was good or bad for him?

After coming out of Li Shimin's imperial study, Li Ke came to Yang Fei's Qianqiu Palace.

When Concubine Yang saw Li Ke, she showed a kind smile on her face. Although Concubine Yang was just a woman who had just reached her thirties, the maternal love she exuded deeply moved Li Ke.

The conversation with Concubine Yang was not as cautious and cautious as Li Shimin. Therefore, Li Ke talked to Concubine Yang until dinner time in Concubine Yang's bedroom. After dinner with Concubine Yang, his younger brother Li Yan, two sisters Li Jing and Li Rong, they left the palace in the reluctance of the three little guys.

Xiao Baozi followed him with the scroll that Li Ke wanted from Li Shimin. Because Li Ke moved to the palace outside the palace, and the prince could not use eunuchs. Therefore, Xiao Baozi was still in the Qianqiu Palace of Concubine Yang. After following Li Ke and handed the four decrees to Chen Qi, he said goodbye to Li Ke and returned to the palace. Li Ke looked at Xiao Baozi who was walking away and asked Chen Qi, "How much did you sell the words written by me that time?"

Chen Qi held the scroll in front of him with a puzzled look on his face, "One Thousand Points."

"A pair?"

"Fourth Deputy." Chen Qi replied with a silly smile.

When Li Ke heard this, he was so angry. You only sold his own words for 250 s. Why are you so 250 s. You really sold the things from the Han Palace as waste paper! He glared at Chen Qi in anger and got on the frame.

Chen Qi didn't know why Li Ke glared at him. Did he do something wrong again? He thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he followed Li Ke carefully.
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