1, inscription of Wang Xizhi's bamboo fan:
It is said that once, Wang Xizhi passed a bridge in Yin Shan. An old woman went to a charity sale with a basket of hexagonal bamboo fans. That kind of bamboo fan is very simple, without any decoration, which can't attract the interest of passers-by. It seems that it can't be sold, and the old woman is very anxious.
Seeing this situation, Wang Xizhi felt sorry for the old woman, so he went up to her and said, "You can't sell this bamboo fan because there are no pictures or words on it." How about I write an inscription for you? " The old woman doesn't know Wang Xizhi. Seeing his enthusiasm, she wrote him a bamboo fan. Wang Xizhi took a pen, wrote five words on the fan, and returned it to the old lady. "。
The old woman can't read, and she feels that his handwriting is scrawled, so she is very unhappy. Wang Xizhi comforted her and said, "Don't worry. You told the fan buyer that it was written by Wang Youjun. " As soon as Wang Xizhi left, the old woman did as he said. Collectors rushed to buy Wang Youjun's calligraphy after seeing it. A basket of bamboo fans soon sold out.
2. Zhang Xu, Cao Sheng:
Tang Wenzong once issued a rare imperial edict to the whole country: Li Bai's poems and songs, Zhang Xu's cursive script and Fei Min's sword dance can become the "three wonders" in the world. As soon as the imperial edict arrived in Luoyang, it immediately caused a sensation among those knowledgeable people. They congratulated Zhang Xu on winning the highest prize for his outstanding efforts. Zhang Xu bowed and thanked them one by one, and hosted a banquet for Luoyang celebrities.
At the banquet, someone suggested that Zhang Xu talk about the secret of cursive script, but Zhang Xu politely declined. He said modestly, "You laughed. I know I am humble. The emperor gave me something, and I feel guilty about it. When it comes to secrets, it is nothing more than the word' intention'. "
3, Yan Zhenqing begging post:
Yan Zhenqing, an old minister of three dynasties in Tang Dynasty, is honest and upright, and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. But because of honesty and self-sufficiency, I will never be greedy, so I often can't eat and wear. He once wrote a begging letter to Li Taibao at that time, saying that he was poor in production and had many index fingers at home. The whole family has been drinking porridge for several months, and now there is no rice, which is very annoying. I hope to ask for some food relief for the sake of old friendship.
That situation is really pitiful. Yan Zhenqing's achievements in calligraphy have always been admired by later generations, and also inspired by his personality to some extent.
4. Liu Gongquan writes poems to help others:
Tang Wuzong was angry with a female official in the palace for a long time. Later, he called her in and said to Liu Gongquan, "I am very dissatisfied with this person. I won't blame her if I can get one of your works. " So he handed him dozens of pieces of paper made in Shu County and put them on the imperial case.
Without thinking, Liu Gongquan immediately wrote a quatrain: "Regardless of the past, I have always been willing to stand alone in Nagato. But now the king has taken care of him and went back to the pepper room to wipe his tears. " The emperor was very happy, and gave him 200 pieces of brocade, and asked the female official to come forward to thank him.
5, Su Dongpo biography:
One day, Su Dongpo, a university student in the Song Dynasty, went on an outing and saw many farmers picking mud and fertilizing. He wandered to a small ridge and didn't want to meet a peasant woman who was carrying mud. Two people meet each other halfway. Su boasted: "Everything is inferior, but reading is superior. I am a scholar, and your wife will make way for me. " The woman smiled and said, "Since you call yourself a scholar, how can you be right?"
Dongpo said: "It is certainly right to hide the bull in your chest!" The woman then blurted out, "A lot of mud is blocking the road." Su Dongpo was too scared to speak for a long time. The people who sent mud back from the ridges on both sides looked at his embarrassment and laughed. When Su Dongpo saw this scene, he suddenly realized something. He quickly "borrowed the ladder" and stepped down and said, "Two rows of grandfathers looked back and smiled."
Although he is right about the second couplet, he is still worried. I think, there are such smart peasant women in the countryside, and I can't take it for granted to be in such a crazy state. Then take off your shoes and socks, go down to the paddy field and make way.