Throughout his life, Yu Shinan was weak and knowledgeable. When I was a teenager, my brother Yu Shiqi and I worshipped the learned Gu as our teacher. After more than ten years of hard work, I have learned some important points, and I won't wash my comb for ten days. He loved calligraphy and made friends with the seventh monk Sun Zhiyong of Wang Xizhi. Yu Shinan, who is proficient in Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, inherited Wang Xizhi's (Wang Xianzhi's) calligraphy tradition under the careful instruction of Zhi Yong, with wonderful figure, roundness and beauty, softness on the outside and rigidity on the inside. He, Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji are also called the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty, and Yu Shinan is one of them. His Monument to the Confucius Temple won the appreciation of Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin. Emperor Taizong loved Yu Shinan's poems very much, and he often wrote them. Legend has it that one day, Emperor Taizong wrote a word "Zi", but the word "Ge" was not well written, just as Shinan saw it, that is, he began to write a new word "Ge". Emperor Taizong showed Wei Zhi the word "Yan" written by the two men and said, "Is it almost the same for me to learn from Nantang?" Wei Zhi looked at it and said, "Ge is quite realistic." After Yu Shinan's death, Emperor Taizong sighed: "After Shinan's death, no one can discuss books." Yu Shinan experienced three periods in his life: Chen, Sui and early Tang. Chen Wendi, knowing the south, called Facao to join the army. After the demise of the Chen Dynasty, he entered Chang 'an with his brother Shijie and became a minister of the Sui Dynasty. Later, he moved to live in Sheren. At that time, Shi Ji served as assistant minister of literature and history, with great power and glory. His wife's clothes are better than those of the princes. Although Yu Shinan lives with Shijie, he is still frugal. After the collapse of the Sui Dynasty, Yu Shinan was given the name of Yu Shinan, who was invited to join the army and awarded a bachelor's degree in Hongwenguan, where he was a writer with Fang. On one occasion, Emperor Taizong wanted to write a biography of Lienv on the screen, but there was no copy. Yu Shinan wrote it in one breath in the imperial court, and his handwriting was well written, which won the appreciation of Korean scribes.
Although Yu Shinan looks timid, he is strong-willed, gains and losses in power, and dares to speak. He repeatedly satirized and advised Emperor Taizong to be diligent in political affairs, and demonstrated the advantages and disadvantages with the gains and losses of ancient emperors. In the eighth year of Zhenguan (AD 634), a landslide occurred in Longyou, and Emperor Taizong asked "the change of heaven". Taking all the landslides since the Jin Dynasty as an example, Shinan said, "I heard that the weather is not as good as the geographical position, and the geographical position is not as good as human harmony. If morality, benevolence and righteousness are not cultivated, even if they are won, it will not help. However, there is no shortage of political affairs. Although there is a disaster, why not delay the time? I hope that the ancients will not be arrogant because of their merits, but be cautious to the end. " Hearing this, Emperor Taizong began to reflect. He repeatedly discouraged Emperor Taizong from building a mausoleum for a thick burial, which made Emperor Taizong somewhat restrained. He also sternly discouraged Emperor Taizong from indulging in hunting and neglecting political affairs. All these played a positive role in the "chastity rule" at that time. Emperor Taizong once said to his ministers, "If you are as honest and loyal as Yu Shinan, why should the world care?"
After Yu Shinan passed the age of ancient times, he went to the table many times to ask for a refund, but he was not allowed. He was named Yongxing County, known as "Yu Yongxing". In the 12th year of Zhenguan (AD 638), he died in Chang 'an on May 25th (1 1 July) at the age of 80. Emperor Taizong was very sad and wept bitterly. He said: "Yu Shinan has always been loyal to me, picking up the missing pieces and forgetting them every day. He is really a famous minister of our time. If I make a small mistake, I will protest to my face. Now that I am dead, there will be no one in the court! " Give Dongyuan a secret weapon, bury Zhaoling with him, and give it to Shangshu and Wen Yi. Emperor Taizong also ordered paintings to be hung in Lingyange Palace.
The memorial tablet describing the Confucius Temple in the collection reads, and it is written for Yu Shinan to see. The original monument was erected in the early years of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty. Regular script 35 lines, 64 words per line. The inscription "Confucius Temple Monument" is engraved on the monument. The inscription records for five years, and the descendants of Confucius XXIII were saints, and the Confucius Temple was built. Yu Shinan wrote it at the age of 69. The calligraphy brush of this monument is handsome and round, and its shape is slightly long and narrow, which is particularly beautiful. Horizontal and vertical, the brushwork is stretched, which is a peaceful and elegant image. In the Song Dynasty, Huang Tingjian wrote a poem praising: "Yu Shu Temple is carved in Zhenguan, and two thousand gold can be bought."
The epitaph of Princess Runan has no money, handed down as Yu Shinan's book. Some people think it is an old copy. Paper, running script 18 lines, ***222 words.
The calligraphy of this post is moist and beautiful, and its pen is similar to that of Mi Fei in Song Dynasty, so it is called Milin. Wang Mingshizhen's evaluation of this book is: "Little Three Xu He, a romantic gesture, an implied meaning." Li Ming Dongyang also said this post: "The pen is round and lively, and Gofa exists alone." The so-called "Gefa" is a unique brushwork that Yu Shinan realized when he studied the calligraphy of "Two Kings". According to legend, when Tang Taizong wrote the word "Kun" in the calligraphy of the right army, he asked Shinan to fill it with a fake "ge" and then showed it to him. Wei Zhi said that only "Gofa" in the holy book is realistic. It can be seen that Yu Shinan's calligraphy attainments are profound.
The first few lines of Princess Runan's epitaph are indeed consistent with Yu Shinan's regular script style, with a subtle and deep demeanor, which is awe-inspiring. Unfortunately, the second half is a waste, and it is not unreasonable to suspect that it is forged. This discount is kept in Shanghai Museum.
Yu Shinan, who is proficient in calligraphy, studied calligraphy under Wang Xizhi's seventh grandson and Sui Dynasty calligrapher Zhiyong. His calligraphy is round, soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, with a sparse structure and beautiful appearance. Legend has it that Emperor Taizong once took Yu Shinan as his teacher's book. Emperor Taizong often found the word "ge" difficult to write. One day, when he was writing, he wrote "Guo Guo", which was only half of Jin's, and asked Yu Shinan to write the other half of Ge. After writing, Emperor Taizong invited Kevin·Z to enjoy it. Wei Zhi read it and said, "Today, I caught a glimpse of sacred works, but the words are realistic." Emperor Taizong praised Wei Zhi for his high vision and attached more importance to Yu Shinan's calligraphy. Yu Shinan's representative works include Confucius Temple Monument and so on. The calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty were Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji after Ou and Yu. After Yu Shinan's death, Emperor Taizong lamented: "After Shinan's death, no one can talk to me about calligraphy." Literary attainments His father Li Yu, his brother Yu Shiqi and his uncle Yu Ji were all famous for some time. Yu Ji had no children and Shinan adopted him, so the word "Bo Shi" was used.
Collating books Tang Taizong led the army, awarded a bachelor's degree in the library, and confronted the party. Later, he turned to A Lang and Hong Wen Guan as a bachelor. Apart from the secretary, he is less supervised. In the seventh year of Zhenguan (633), he was transferred to the secretary supervisor and was in charge of the collection of the National Library. When I was a secretary supervisor, I made full use of the National Library and edited 160 volumes entitled "Bei Tang Shu Chao". Beitang is the backyard of the secretary province, hence its name. The book is divided into 19 parts and 852 categories, and each category quotes some related words in ancient books before the Tang Dynasty, but the source is not indicated. It was one of Four Great Classical Novels in Tang Dynasty. There are many paintings and calligraphy works in my personal collection, and some books are also kept at home. The collection has seals such as "Heather". Calligraphy is as famous as Ou Yangxun, and it is called "encounter", which is the patriarchal clan system of later generations. Monuments handed down from ancient times include Confucius Temple Monument and the Theory of Breaking Evil. Yu Shinan's poems and songs are clear and clear, with sparse voices. Cicada is far away from cicada because cicada is on a tall tree, not relying on autumn wind. -Tang Yu Shinan's "Cicada"
Cicada droops like a tassel on a hat, its tentacles suck the clear dew, and its voice spreads from the branches of the straight Shulang tree.
Cicada is far away from cicada because cicada is on a tall tree, not relying on autumn wind. Singing, reasoning, dancing, waving sleeves, and singing around the beam. Moving branches give birth to shadows, blowing flowers and sending fragrance far away. -Feng Heyong Corner by Yu Shinan in Tang Dynasty.
Dance with light sleeves, and the song will end. Moving branches give birth to shadows, blowing flowers and sending fragrance far away. Write scenery and play with water, and return to Luan with long sleeves. A couple should be harmonious, but they look like a mirror. -Yu Shinan's Dance in the Tang Dynasty
Numerous strings play in the water, long sleeves return to Luan.
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