novelhk Chapter 243
Chapter 243
Qi Cheng initially searched for some information about ancient paintings on his tablet. After he finished reading it, he remembered that there were some words in the painting he had seen a few days ago, and he still had a few episodes to watch.
Find it and continue reading.
This painting, by the Qing Dynasty painter Lang Shining, depicts Emperor Qianlong hunting in Nanyuan. He is holding a bow and arrow, about to shoot a rabbit.
There is actually a lot of information in this painting.
Qing Dynasty
Emperor Qianlong was so happy that he slammed his hands on the table. Sure enough, there were programs in later generations that talked about him. He even showed himself riding a horse and shooting arrows, which showed his bravery.
These people in later generations will still choose paintings.
"Come here, give Lang Shining a generous reward and ask him to paint a few more paintings like this."
Most of the other dynasties outside the sky looked at it with disdain. When did they need foreigners to draw such hunting pictures? Is there no famous painter in the later Qing Dynasty?
Didn’t we just talk about the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou? Why do we only value foreigners and not local people? It’s hard to describe the Qing Dynasty in a few words.
However, there are also a small number of people who simply appreciate the paintings and feel that the techniques are indeed somewhat different from those of Chinese paintings.
What information does this painting convey? First, the horse Qianlong rides is a BMW called Jixianliu, a tribute presented by General Dingbei.
This hunting trip took place in 1755, just as the war against Dzungar was about to begin, so Qianlong's riding of this horse could have signaled a major war.
Another aspect is that the Qing Dynasty's hunting was literally what it said: first, people were sent to round up the prey and drive them out before entering the hunting grounds. Therefore, in the early days, they almost always returned with a full load.
[Why did it fail later on? Because some of the prey they raised in the hunting grounds were secretly sold.]
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Houzhao was somewhat envious of Qianlong. Look at how he was as an emperor, he could hunt whenever he wanted. But look at himself, every time he went hunting, he was criticized by those ministers.
How did Emperor Qianlong suppress his ministers? I really want to learn from him.
Seeing the problem of corruption, Zhu Houzhao thought to himself that there must be corrupt people in his Leopard Room, so it seemed that he had to promote a few more people to investigate.
Qing Dynasty
Yongzheng looked at the sky curtain in front of him and knew that his son had defeated the Dzungar Khanate. He was originally a little happy, but after watching the film about the explorer the day before yesterday.
He felt more and more that this son was not good enough.
It would have been fine if he hadn't explored other countries, but how did it develop to the point where he asked others to come explore his own country?
I still don’t have this string in my heart.
I just don't like going out hunting.
"Royal brother, this is also a form of battlefield training... Hongli is not just here for fun. Our Qing Dynasty..."
"You conquered the world with horse riding and archery, right?" Yongzheng glanced at the old twelfth who was speaking. "Tianmu was let go a long time ago. I'm afraid we'll repeat the same mistake with horse riding and archery."
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After the episode about Qianlong was finished, it automatically came to the next episode.
Bamboo groves, pine winds, wine cups flowing by a winding stream, and conversation and drinking. This painting, said to have been painted by Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, depicts a gathering of scholars from the Northern Song Dynasty.
So what information does this picture reveal?
宋朝
Zhao Kuangyin didn't know what message was revealed, but he felt that he had a lot to say about this painting. The barbarians had already invaded his doorstep, so why was he still holding a gathering of literati here?
Why not go hunting!
Cultivate a martial spirit.
In the early days of the Qing Dynasty, they were able to annihilate their enemies, but how come the Song Dynasty was defeated from beginning to end? If they didn't know the problem, it would be fine, but they clearly knew why they didn't try to find a solution.
Fortunately, they are not his own descendants, otherwise he would be angry to death.
What does this painting convey? First, you can see the large table in the center, which indicates that communal dining was already practiced at the time.
[To accommodate this eating style, even their clothing has changed a bit. Their sleeves have become narrower, and they no longer wear the tall hats and wide belts.]
[Also, the stools they sat on had already departed from the custom of sitting on the floor. This indicates that society during the Tang and Song dynasties had developed somewhat, and was somewhat different from before the Wei and Jin dynasties.]
Three Kingdoms
Cao Cao thought about it and felt that this method was not bad. He saw that later generations also used the communal dining system, except that they added a pair of serving chopsticks.
"Do you think this is any good? Why did it become such a custom in later generations?"
Xun Yu stood up and said, "It's hard to say about the communal dining system, but the stools seem to be a custom passed down from the Hu people. I think this should save effort."
"Let's try these. Although other things cannot be compared with later generations, these can be slowly changed..." Cao Cao clapped his hands and asked the waiters to prepare the banquet according to the painting.
Let's take a look at what they're eating. Although the snacks have been eaten up, there are still peaches, apples, pears and other fruits on the table.
[Although I don't know exactly when this banquet will be held, it's not easy to gather so much fruit.]
[Because even the small apples of ancient times ripened at a different time than peaches.]
Another thing to note is the servants making tea. This indicates that the people at the gathering are all wealthy and have several servants to serve them.
The current custom of drinking tea after meals may also have originated in the Tang and Song dynasties.
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Di didn't care much about what they ate. He only cared about how much these paintings were worth. A few days ago, he went to the palace treasury and took a look. There were still many Tang or Song Dynasty paintings in it.
It would be great if he could sell it to the host's future. He would definitely buy a lot of things there and sponsor a few explorers to explore various places.
Qing Dynasty
Emperor Qianlong suddenly felt itchy in his hands. If his own paintings were exhibited in later generations, then his own paintings should also be fine.
What should I draw?
"Come here, prepare the rice paper. I need to copy this Wenhui Tu." Emperor Qianlong held his head high and puffed out his chest. "Although this painting of Song Huizong is good, it lacks a bit of dominance."
"The emperor's civil and military achievements are incomparable to Song Huizong."
"What are you talking about, Lord E? Song Huizong is not even worthy of comparison. Even Song Taizu is not as good as him."
"Master Wang is right."
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After watching the remaining episodes of There Are Words in the Picture, Qi Cheng went to the window to check the weather outside. Even though he was at home, he was wearing a short-sleeved shirt.
That's because the home is well heated.
The weather outside was already very cold. After estimating it by the window, Qi Cheng found a down jacket from the closet. He had to wear this in this weather.
Winter clothes have to be found too.
The people outside the sky were quite envious when they saw the host pulling out a pile of winter cotton-padded clothes. They wondered when their own homes would be so spacious.
You don't have to wear the same cotton-padded jacket for the whole winter.