The story of the famous calligrapher Yan Zhenqing is simple in 20 words.

Yan Zhenqing's stories are:

1, jade fish

When Yan Zhenqing was in prison, he visited Wuyuan. There are long-standing unjust prisons in the local area, and they are dry. After Yan Zhenqing rehabilitated the unjust verdict, it rained cats and dogs, and Wuyuan people called it "rain protection".

2, illegally county magistrate.

Yan Zhenqing traveled to Hedong, wrote to Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and impeached Zheng Yanzhou, the magistrate of Shuofang County. Because his mother was not buried for 30 years after her death, Li Longji wrote a letter not to hire Zheng Yanzhou for life. Everyone who heard about it was scared.

3. Don't give in to the strong

During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing, who was appointed as an ancient adviser, still abided by the etiquette. He impeached Cui Yi, assistant minister of the Ministry of War, admonishers Li Heji and Guan Chongsi, etc., and waited for them in Wang Fu, Guangping, so that officials could abide by the law. In his later years, he offended the prime ministers Yuan Zai, Yang Yan, Qilu and others because he was outspoken, and was finally killed.

Step 4 improve customs

When Yan Zhenqing was appointed as the secretariat of Fuzhou, there was a man named Yang Zhijian in the county who loved learning, but his family was poor and unknown to the villagers. His wife asked him for a divorce because of lack of money. Yang Zhijian wrote a poem for her, saying, "I have long been determined to be a teacher, but now I have become a sideburns. Camel road governor is late, and waste road is late.

Chai Jin combed his new hair at will, and Luan Jing never combed it from him. Walking here is a passer-by, and you will go down the mountain when you meet. "His wife with a poem, in order to remarry, go to the state to deal with government documents. Yan Zhenqing said in the official document of evaluation: "Yang Zhijian studied Confucianism very early, and he was also famous for writing poems. Although he was envious of passing the imperial examination, he didn't enjoy any salary himself.

His silly wife, seeing that he has never passed the exam, doesn't even want to live with him anymore, and doesn't want to help her husband achieve his career like a poor wife. Women who just want to learn from Zhu Maichen hate and abandon their husbands.

Bring shame to hometown and ruin moral education. How can we stop this frivolous behavior without punishment and warning? A woman should be beaten twenty times to make her remarry. Yang Zhijian learned, funded his grain cloth and let him temporarily hold a post in the army. "People from all directions have heard about it, and they are not completely convinced.

5. Legend of Immortals

Yan Zhenqing's biography is included in The Legend of Ancient Immortals and the True Fairy Mirror, and Bai Yuchan, the founder of Quanzhen Daonan School, is quoted as saying that "Yan Zhenqing is now the left judge of the Arctic Exorcism Institute".