The word "Liu" first appeared in bronze inscriptions. From its inscriptions on bronze, big seal and small seal, we can see that the upper right part of the word "Liu" is a head-down "Zi". Today there are official script, regular script and so on. There are two ways to write it: plus points and no points. The Book of Manna in Tang Dynasty shows that the former is normal and the latter is vulgar.
But in actual writing, this unadorned vulgar "flow" is more favored by the ancients. For example, the word "Liu" in Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting, the word "Liu" in Jiuchenggong Liquan Ming and the word "Liu" in Poems of Falling Flowers are not added.
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In Pingshan Hall, daming temple, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, there is a plaque of "the prodigal son" written by Liu Kunyi, governor of the two rivers in the early years of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. It is said that it was written by Liu Kunyi in memory of Ouyang Xiu, an official in Yangzhou. There are two typos in the word "romance": less "flow" and more "present".
It is self-evident that some people say that Liu Kunyi deliberately wrote less "Liu" and more "Zai" in "The Prodigal Son". He wants to be less romantic, more realistic and very philosophical. At the same time, it points out Ouyang Xiu's misconduct in those years.
However, friends who are familiar with history know that Ouyang Xiu was a famous writer, historian and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was loyal to the country, outspoken and remonstrant, repeatedly offended dignitaries, and his career was ups and downs.
Ouyang Xiu was an official in Yangzhou for less than 1 year, but he left endless wealth. The Pingshan Hall where he sang, as well as his moral articles and talents, have been admired and praised by future generations for nearly a thousand years.
Therefore, Liu Kunyi's theme of "verve" has absolutely no meaning of "drunkenness", and can only express his admiration and nostalgia for Ou Gong, and express the author's subjective feelings after visiting Pingshan Hall-Ouyang Xiu's romantic poetry wine seems to be still in sight today.
So, why did Liu Kunyi write less "Liu" and more "Zai"? In fact, this is the normal writing of calligraphy, not a typo.
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