Scholars are drunk with poetry, and everyone improvises. Finally, we decided to put 37 poems written by everyone into the Preface to the Lanting Collection, and let Wang Xizhi write the Preface to the Lanting Collection. After Wang Xizhi woke up, he became more and more fond of Preface to Lanting, and found that nothing could be written except Preface to Lanting.
The preface to Lanting Collection has 324 words, and its composition, structure and brushwork are perfect. Calligraphers speak highly of this. "The font of the right army has changed. Its heroic spirit is natural, so it is a teacher from ancient times to modern times. " Because this calligraphy is so well written, Wang Xizhi likes it more and more and leaves it as a family heirloom for future generations.
The Preface to Lanting that you see now is not the original, but copied in the Tang Dynasty. So where is the original? After the death of Wang Xizhi, the Preface to Lanting was handed down from generation to generation until the reign of Emperor Taizong. At that time, the preface to the collection of Lanting was in the hands of Zen master, a disciple of Wang Xizhi's seventh grandson.
Wang's name is Zhiyong. He inherited Wang Xizhi's mantle and was diligent in calligraphy, especially cursive script. Wang attaches great importance to Preface to Lanting, and he knows the importance of this kind of calligraphy. It was not until his death that he gave it to his most precious disciple, the debater monk. Master attached great importance to it, and the debater monk's calligraphy was good, so he took out a hidden niche on the beam of his living room to collect the Preface to Lanting Collection.
Tang Taizong was obsessed with calligraphy, especially Wang Xizhi's. He has let people find the whereabouts of Preface to Lanting Collection. When Emperor Taizong learned that the debater and monk had collected the Preface to Lanting, he immediately sent someone to invite the debater and monk into the palace. No matter how Taizong tried to persuade him, the debater and monk refused to hand him over.
Ministers came to share their concerns. At this time, Emperor Taizong suggested the direction of Shi Yu's cheating. Liang's great-grandson is cunning and treacherous. Xiao Yi does have a way to find the hiding place of The Preface to Lanting. He stole the Preface to Lanting while the monk was away.
Emperor Taizong got the preface of Lanting Collection and played for a day. Many famous calligraphers copied at that time. However, after the death of Emperor Taizong, Preface to Lanting Collection never appeared again. Some people say that the Preface to Lanting was brought into the underground palace by Emperor Taizong.
However, during the Five Dynasties, Wen Tao stole all the royal tombs of the Tang Dynasty except Ganling. Zhaoling is the mausoleum of Emperor Taizong. The Biography of the New Five Dynasties records the whole process of the theft and excavation of this luxurious imperial mausoleum. "Zhaoling is the most solid, followed by the tower, and the palace system is magnificent. In the middle is the bedroom on the right. There is a stone bed in the east and west compartments. There is an iron box in the stone on the bed, which contains books from past lives. Clock, king paper and ink, handwriting as new. "