The Dajing Dynasty was founded in 357 years. After eighteen emperors, it has been passed down to the current generation of Emperor Jingyang. All the barbarians have surrendered, the world is at peace, and the empire is flourishing under its rule. The seas and rivers are clear, showing the atmosphere of a prosperous age.
The time is prosperous, the palace has light fur and fat horses, and the people are well-fed and well-clothed, so it is natural that there is little chance of singing praises. In the fifth year of Emperor Jingyang's reign, the country of Ercang presented outstanding singers, so all the people in the world who were good at dancing and singing were gathered into the palace. In the tenth year of Emperor Jingyang's reign, the country of Heyi presented a musician. His drumming was so beautiful that he won the hearts of the saints, and the popularity of music became popular among the people. Afterwards, all kinds of skilled craftsmen, skilled craftsmen, magic needles, wonderful embroidery, strange skills, etc., Poured into the royal inner courtyard one after another like running water, each using their abilities to please the saint, and so on. Now in the fifteenth year of Jingyang, another beautiful palace was built in the palace, named Xiandai Pavilion. It was built for the people who were good at painting who were about to be recruited from all over the empire.
In a time of peace and prosperity, how could there be no painter who used paintings and cinnabar to record peaceful and prosperous scenes?
Under an imperial edict, Mu Tao, a commoner woman, entered the palace and became a court painter.
Intention: Independent and sober