Chapter 1558 The Witch's Curse

The creative room is used by Lu Yitong and Mo Sang, so it is designed to be very spacious and open, about the size of two classrooms.

Lu Yitong put the scattered paints, brushes and other sundries to the side, and the people behind him walked in, immediately attracted by the paintings all over the room.

Mosang's works, in particular, are simple and magnificent, full of the profoundness and mystery of human history. Surprisingly, there are many works that have not been exhibited here, including some unfinished paintings.

Some knowledgeable guests saw seven or eight paintings related to the Maurya Dynasty, and couldn't help asking: "Is this a new work by Mosang? I feel that he has improved a lot..."

Another person also echoed: "The colors of these paintings are bold but not frivolous, and the artistic conception is intriguing. If they are exhibited, they will definitely spark heated discussions."

"It seems to be the theme of the Maurya Dynasty. This kind of theme is rare..."

Lu Yitong came over and explained with a smile: "Mosang likes to draw those forgotten histories very much. The more scarce the historical materials are, the more fascinated he is, and he will go out of his way to collect ancient relics from that period."

Talking about her husband, Lu Yitong felt very proud.

When she looked at her husband's paintings, her eyes showed appreciation and admiration, but also loss and sadness. This is a very complicated mood.

At this time, a guest asked: "Why do these elephants painted by Mosang have black basilisks growing on them? Do you have any explanation?"

"These are not basilisks, but curses." Lu Yitong said.

"Curse? What curse?"

"Oh... I also heard from him, it's a local legend." Lu Yitong flipped through from behind, took out another painting, and placed it in front of everyone.

The content depicted in the painting is also from that period.

Similar colors, similar scenes, similar atmosphere and artistic conception, but there are no elephants in this painting, but an execution ground surrounded by people, and a raging flame is burning in the center of the execution ground. There is a woman's face.

Lu Yitong said: "The woman in this painting is a witch of Kalinga. When it comes to Kalinga, few people know about it, but when it comes to King Ashoka of the Mauryan Dynasty, almost everyone knows it. According to Buddhist legends, Ashoka is A vicious tyrant who killed 99 brothers to secure his throne, eight years after he formally took the throne, Ashoka conquered Kalinga and brought the Mauryan Dynasty to its heyday."

Someone heard the words and sighed: "History is written by the winners, and the losers have long been turned into ashes. There is no chance for people to know their existence."

Lu Yitong smiled, "That's right... so there are very few historical materials about Kalinga, only a few sentences are mentioned in the records of Ashoka's Cliff Edict. According to records, during this war, there were 150,000 Kalinga People were kidnapped and 100,000 people were killed, which can be described as an unprecedented catastrophe."

She sighed slightly, and then said: "Before the war started, there was a witch in the country of Kalinga who advised the king, claiming that she could resist Ashoka's army.

This witch can condense resentful souls into a curse, and the cursed war elephant will grow countless snake shadows, sucking all the creatures in front of it. As long as the war elephant of Kalinga is cursed, it can easily resist any enemy, but the king They thought it was an ominous omen, and regarded witches as devils, tied them to the execution ground and burned them alive. "

"Unbelievable..." A customer looked at the painting and muttered, "If the king adopted the witch's suggestion, wouldn't history be rewritten?"

"It's just a legend, do you still take it seriously? Haha!..."

Several people joked about it one after another, Lu Yitong laughed and said, "Actually, I have another interpretation of this legend."