SFS Chapter 254 Visiting Lu You
Chapter 254 Visiting Lu You
Chapter 254 Visiting Lu You
Finally, at Zhao Kuo's request, Zhang Qingfeng inspected the hall.
The final result is that he found a pile of gold and silver tableware, as well as antimony pots, antimony plates, copper basins and other water supplies.
In ancient times, steel would rust, but metals such as gold, silver, copper and ladders would not.
Therefore, most of the utensils made of these metals are used in the general palace.
And because the smelting technology of this era is not in place, many metals are doped with lead, a heavy metal that is easily poisoned, and wrapped silver is no exception.
A silver bowl, if it is pure silver, is not only harmless, but also beneficial.But if there are impurities and lead metal in it, it is easy to suffer from chronic lead poisoning if you eat with such a silver bowl for a long time.
"Official houses, silver bowls, copper basins, antimony pots and other things all contain lead, so these should never be used to hold water for a long time in the future. Porcelain is still used, and there is no lead in porcelain." Zhang Qingfeng said to Zhao Kuo.
At this time, Zhao Kuo looked very ugly when he saw such a large pile of lead-containing things found in Yang Guizhi's palace.
"Didn't you say that it is possible to poison people with lead? What should be done to poison people with lead as soon as possible?" Zhao Kuo asked Zhang Qingfeng.
"Here, eating a lot of elixir containing lead and mercury refined by Taoist priests every day, or eating lead powder directly, should make it obvious whether people are poisoned in a short time." Zhang Qingfeng said to Zhao Kuo.
"Very good." Zhao Kuo nodded, and then called out, "Come here."
Hearing the sound of someone approaching, Zhang Qingfeng was so frightened that he thought that Zhao Kuo wanted someone to take him down.
After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, several eunuchs and maids quickly walked in.
"Officials." The eunuch and maid came to salute Zhao Kuo.
"Go and pass on my oral order to let Taoist Xuande lead people to step up alchemy. I want three hundred golden elixirs to be rewarded to the court officials." Zhao Kuochao pointed to an eunuch and said. "Also, ask Taoist priest to put more lead powder."
"Okay, you guys get out first." Afterwards, Zhao Kuo waved the eunuch and maid to leave.
Hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Zhang Qingfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that no one came in to take him down.
After the eunuch and maid went out, Zhao Kuo spoke again, and he said to Zhang Qingfeng and Yang Guizhi: "I let them make alchemy first, and then let them eat it by themselves, I want to see if this golden elixir can poison people to death. "
"This……"
Zhang Qingfeng was shocked. He didn't expect that Zhao Kuo would use people to experiment.
But after thinking about it, the people who took the pills were all Taoist priests who made alchemy, which made him feel very relieved when he thought about it, this is called self-inflicted.
"Yang Aiqing, didn't you bring the huqin! Come, play a piece for me and the noble concubine." Zhao Kuo said to Zhang Qingfeng.
"Noble Concubine, Yang Aiqing's huqin music is a masterpiece, and it will definitely not be inferior to his painting skills. Then you will be blessed." Zhao Kuo said to Yang Guizhi.
"Really! The servant wants to hear it." Yang Guizhi said with a smile.
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When Zhang Qingfeng returned home, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.
Early the next morning, before Zhang Qingfeng had time to talk to the drama troupe, the palace sent someone to invite him into the palace again.
This time, Zhao Kuo asked him to still paint.
The person who painted this time was Cao Meiren, another favorite concubine of Zhao.
In the afternoon, after Zhao Kuo finished handling the political affairs, he still met with Zhang Qingfeng and asked Zhang Qingfeng to play a few erhu songs.
When Zhang Qingfeng was in the palace, he observed that there were no metal utensils in Cao Meiren's palace, and they were all replaced by porcelain.
It seems that Zhao Kuo attaches great importance to what Zhang Qingfeng said about lead poisoning.
The main reason is that the lead poisoning that Zhang Qingfeng said is too terrifying, it can make people feel like ""
Zhao Kuo has given birth to five sons so far, five of which died young, and there is no one left, which makes him not even a prince.
Zhao Kuo vaguely suspected that the reason why none of his sons survived was related to lead poisoning.
Therefore, he has ordered that except for copper and iron utensils, no other metal utensils are allowed to be used in the palace.
Moreover, metal utensils can only be used to fetch water temporarily, and cannot store water for a long time.
The most important thing is that he ordered all lead-containing rouge and gouache to be destroyed. He did not allow anyone in the palace to use lead-containing cosmetics, and the entire palace was washed away from lead in one night.
In the next few days, Zhang Qingfeng went to the palace almost every day to paint paintings for the nobles in the palace.
Seeing such a situation, he simply handed over the drama troupe to old man Liu for the time being.
However, after entering the palace for the past few days, he was not without gains, at least he "befriended" several nobles in the palace.
In the past few days, his official uniform and official seal have also been processed, and his name has also been registered in the Ministry of Officials. From now on, he will be regarded as an official of the imperial court.
It's just that the Academy of Painting Hanlin, although the name is Hanlin, does not have any authority that the civil servants of the Imperial Academy can have.
His only role was to paint paintings for the nobles in the palace.
A week later, Zhang Qingfeng finally had a free day.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Qingfeng came to where Lu You lived and paid a visit.
The place where Lu You lives is a courtyard house temporarily rented in Lin'an City. It is not very big, but it looks very shabby.
"You are Yang Sanlang. My father has already told me that if you come, I must treat you well." Lu You's youngest son said enthusiastically to Zhang Qingfeng.
"Mister treats the boy too kindly." Zhang Qingfeng said gratefully.
"Yang Sanlang, my father has gone to court and may not come back until the afternoon. Do you think you are here waiting for my father to come back or come in the afternoon?"
"I'll wait for Mr. Weng to come back, because I want to bother Brother Lu." Zhang Qingfeng said to Lu You's youngest son.
Lu You's youngest son is called Lu Ziyu (yù), only 24 years old, and has not been an official, so he has been with Lu You to take care of him.
"Don't bother, Yang Sanlang, you can rest here, just tell me what you want, and I'll get someone to prepare it for you." Lu Ziyu said to Zhang Qingfeng.
"If possible, can you prepare some drawing paper for me, I want to draw a picture for you, Brother Lu." Zhang Qingfeng said to Lu Ziyu.
He came to visit Lu You this time mainly to draw for Lu You. If he wanted to draw for Erwin, the drawing paper he brought himself might not be enough.
The reason why I asked Lu Ziyu for drawing paper was also to pass the boring time of waiting.
It's only around seven o'clock in the morning, and there are still six or seven hours before the afternoon. For such a long time, I can't chat with Lu Ziyu all the time. Besides, the two of them are not very close, and they may not be able to chat together.
Instead of this, why not take advantage of this time to draw a picture for Lu You's son and get closer to him.
"Yes, I have drawing paper. Father heard that you were going to paint for him, so he bought the best rice paper and pens and inks on the market." Lu Ziyu couldn't help but said happily after hearing Zhang Qingfeng's words.
From Lu You's mouth, he learned that Zhang Qingfeng had painted two paintings for the official Zhao Kuo. These two paintings were almost praised by his father to the sky. He had long wanted to see Yang Sanlang's painting skills.
Soon, Lu Ziyu brought some drawing paper and handed it to Zhang Qingfeng.
After Zhang Qingfeng asked Lu Ziyu to change his clothes and groom his appearance, he began to draw for him.
While painting, Zhang Qingfeng chatted with him. From seven or eight o'clock in the morning to ten o'clock in the noon, it only took five or six hours for Zhang Qingfeng to complete a painting.
"This, the painting is so good, it looks so similar." Seeing the painting gradually taking shape, Lu Ziyu was also amazed.
He was very surprised. This painting shocked him, and he also learned a lot.
At this moment, he finally understood why his father had been looking forward to Yang Sanlang's visit these days.
In his opinion, to have such a painting is enough in this life!
At noon, Lu Ziyu asked his servants to arrange a sumptuous lunch. After the two had finished eating, they sat and chatted together, and waited for Lu You to come back by the way.
From the chat with Zhang Qingfeng, Lu Ziyu was surprised to find that the knowledgeable Yang Sanlang in front of him was unprecedented, and Yang Sanlang could talk freely with him on any topic he talked about.
While the two were chatting and laughing, at around three o'clock in the afternoon, Lu You's carriage finally returned home.
(End of this chapter)