"Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty, with few words, wrote a good hand at the age of seven. He read the previous generation of Bi Shuo under his father's pillow and stole it. His father said, "Why did you steal my secret?" Xihe just laughed. His mother said,' I saw the brushwork, but my father looked down on it, fearing that I couldn't keep it a secret. The language of Xihe said:' Wang Ce said:' This son must read the book "Tactics with a Pen", and if he sees his book recently, he will have the wisdom of old age. He said with tears:' This son will stamp my name. When the Jin Emperor offered a sacrifice to the northern suburbs, he wished the edition a better one, cut it carefully, and put the pen into the wood. "
Translation:
Wang Xizhi, the son of Wang Kuang in Jin Dynasty, was good at calligraphy at the age of seven. At the age of twelve, he saw the ancient Bi Shuo under his father's pillow and stole it. His father asked, "Why did you steal my secret book?" Wang Xizhi just laughed and didn't answer. His mother said, "Look at Pen Shuo." Seeing that he is young, his father is afraid that he can't keep a secret. He said to Wang Xizhi, "I'll teach you when you grow up." Wang Xizhi sincerely asked his father, "Give it to me now. If you grow up, I am afraid that you will bury your childhood talents. " Father was very happy and gave it to him.
When Mrs. Wei saw it, she said to Wang Ce, the official of Taichang, "Xizhi must have read it and said that she had recently read his calligraphy. She grew older and wiser." With tears streaming down her face, she said, "This child will definitely be more famous than me."
During the Jin Dynasty, the imperial court held a sacrificial ceremony in the northern suburbs. When replacing the bamboo board, the worker cut off his words and infiltrated the board for three points.