There was an ink copy of General Pei's Poems in the Qing Palace, which was forged into an engraving for later generations.
Because General Pei's poems have no signature, are not in Yan Ji, and are not recorded by Song people, there have always been many opinions about their authenticity. But from the perspective of calligraphy art, General Pei's poems are rare treasures. It is strange because the letters, lines and grass in this work are mixed together, and the transfer between the lines is abrupt, which has a strong sense of excitement and form. From the aspects of brushwork, word formation and momentum, they all have obvious characteristics of Yan Shu, and it is hard to imagine that it was not written by Yan.
General Pei is General Pei Min who is good at sword dancing. Literati call Li Bai's poems, Zhang Xu's cursive script and Pei Min's sword dance "three unique skills", and the world calls them "great swordsmen". Yan intends to express the rhythm of martial arts in calligraphy, sometimes agitated and sometimes still, combining calligraphy with the rhythm of martial arts.
In a word, this is a masterpiece of calligraphy with great personality, vigor and simplicity. As Amin Wang Shizhen said, calligraphy is not only a calligraphy style, but also a positive gas. It is clumsy in ancient times, vigorous in brushwork and has a lot of power. As the saying goes.