{study hard to learn the ink of a meal}
When Wang Xizhi was about five or six years old, Mrs. Bai Wei studied calligraphy for her teacher. His calligraphy has made rapid progress. At the age of seven, he was famous in the local area for his writing, which was very popular and praised by his predecessors. When Wang Xizhi was 1 1, he read The Story of the Pen, which only adults could understand. He got up every morning and practiced writing in the dark according to the method described in Pen Shuo, which was simply fascinating. After a while, I looked at my handwriting, and there were some changes compared with what I wrote before. One day, his teacher, Mrs. Wei, was taken aback and said, "The child must have seen the secret of calligraphy. I found that his calligraphy has recently reached the level of an adult. In this way, my child's future achievements in calligraphy will definitely drown my reputation. " Wang Xizhi was not complacent because of the teacher's praise. He worked harder and harder, even forgetting to eat and sleep. Once at lunch, bookish, he brought his favorite garlic paste and steamed bread and urged him to eat it quickly several times. He still didn't even look up, as if he didn't hear, absorbed in reading posts and writing. The meal was cold, so Jibang had to ask Wang Xizhi's mother to persuade him to eat. Mother came to the study, only to find Xihe holding a steamed bread stained with ink and sending it to her mouth, making her mouth black. It turned out that when Xi Zhi was eating steamed stuffed buns, he was still looking at the words and thinking about how to write them in his mind. As a result, he mistook the ink for garlic. Mother couldn't help laughing when she saw this scene. Wang Xizhi still doesn't know what's going on Hearing his mother's laughter, he also said, "today's mashed garlic is really fragrant!" " Wang Xizhi persisted for decades, studied hard, kept posting, and practiced very solid kung fu, which laid the foundation and paved the way for his future development.
{Dong Chuang son-in-law}
Separated from Weishan Island by water, there is a big tomb on the mountain. There is a unified stone tablet in front of the tomb, which reads: "Tomb of Chi Jian, Taiwei of the Eastern Jin Dynasty", written by Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Chi Jian is from Jinxiang. When I was a teenager, my family was so poor that I couldn't even eat. He is intelligent, studious, virtuous and famous for his elegance. Everyone wants him to be famous, so they donate food and money to help him, so he studies hard and keeps making progress, and soon he will be all-rounder. After Emperor Si Marui of the Eastern Jin Dynasty ascended the throne, he named Chi Jian General Long Xiang and Yanzhou Secretariat. Later, he ascended the throne and was promoted to general, in charge of the military affairs of Xu, Yan and Qing. During the reign of Xianhe, he was made a great contribution by starting an army according to the order, and he was named Qiu. In the imperial court, in addition to the civilian prime minister Wang Dao, is the military attache Qiu. Chi Jian has a daughter who is 28 years older than her. She was born talented and good-looking, and Ji Jia 'ai was the apple of her eye. My daughter is not married yet, so I have to choose a husband for her. Such a baby needs to find a suitable family. Chi Jian felt that Wang Dao, the prime minister, had a deep friendship with himself and was an official with the DPRK. He heard that there are many children in his family, all of whom are talented and beautiful. One morning, I told the Prime Minister Wang my idea of choosing a spouse. Prime Minister Wang said, "Well, there are many children in my family, so you can choose at home. I will agree with whoever you like. " Ask the confidant housekeeper to bring a generous gift to the Prime Minister's house. When the children in Wang Fu heard that Qiu Xi sent someone to find her husband, they all dressed up and came out to meet each other. Looking around, one person is missing. The housekeeper took the housekeeper to the study of the East Cross Court and found a young man lying on his back on the bed near the east wall, indifferent to Qiu's search for a husband. When the housekeeper of Xi's mansion returned to the mansion, she said to Taiwei Xi, "I heard that Xi's mansion is looking for a husband, and there are more than twenty younger sons in the mansion, all vying for it. There is only one son lying on the east bed, and nothing happens. " Chi Jian said, "This is the kind of person I want to choose. Go and show me! " When Chi Jian came to Wang Fu, he saw that this man was both enlightened and elegant, talented and handsome. He got a dowry on the spot and chose him as his son-in-law. This is how the phrase "son-in-law in the east bed" came from. This "son-in-law" Wang Xizhi later became a famous calligrapher, and was later called a "book saint".
Goose of Xi
Wang Xizhi loved writing since he was a child. It is said that when he usually walks, he also practices calligraphy with his fingers at any time. After a long time, even his clothes were cut. After studying hard and practicing hard, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has reached a high level. Because of his noble background and outstanding talent, all the ministers in the imperial court recommended him to be an official. He is the secretariat and general of the right army (people also call him Wang Youjun). Later, he became an official in Huiji County. He doesn't like living in the bustling capital. He likes the beautiful scenery of Huiji very much. Whenever he is free, he will travel with his friends. On one occasion, Wang Xizhi and his friends gave a banquet in Yinshan Lanting, Huiji County. Everyone writes poems while drinking. Finally, Wang Xizhi wrote an article on the spot to commemorate this banquet, which is the famous Preface to Lanting Collection. Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting Collection has always been regarded as a treasure of China's calligraphy art, but its original work has been lost. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is becoming more and more famous. People at that time regarded his calligraphy as a treasure. It is said that once, he went to his protege's house, and the protege warmly received him. Sitting next to a new case, he saw that several cases were smooth and clean, which aroused his interest in writing, so he asked his protege to bring pen and ink. The pupils were so happy that they immediately brought the pen and ink to Wang Xizhi. Wang Xizhi wrote a few lines on several boxes as a souvenir and went back. A few days later, the protected person was on a business trip. His father went into the study to tidy up, and when he saw that the new book case was stained with ink, he scraped off the words with a knife. When the protected person came back, the handwriting on several boxes had disappeared. The protected person has been worried about this for several days. Another time, Wang Xizhi went to a village. An old woman went to a charity sale with a basket of hexagonal bamboo fans. That kind of bamboo fan is very simple, without any decoration, which can't attract the interest of passers-by. It seems that it can't be sold, and the old woman is very anxious. Seeing this situation, Wang Xizhi felt sorry for the old woman, so he went up to her and said, "You can't sell this bamboo fan because there are no pictures or words on it." How about I write an inscription for you? " The old woman doesn't know Wang Xizhi. Seeing his enthusiasm, she wrote him a bamboo fan. Wang Xizhi took a pen, wrote five words on each fan and gave them back to the old woman. The old woman can't read, and she feels that his handwriting is scrawled, so she is very unhappy. Wang Xizhi comforted her and said, "Don't worry. You only tell the fan buyer that this is written by Wang Youjun. " As soon as Wang Xizhi left, the old woman did as he said. Collectors rushed to buy Wang Youjun's calligraphy after seeing it. A basket of bamboo fans soon sold out.
Wang Xizhi's apprentice in Tiantai Mountain
Wang Xizhi came to Tiantai Mountain before Lanting was rebuilt, and was attracted by the magical and beautiful scenery of Tiantai Mountain, so he rebelled at home. He enjoyed the sunrise and the wonders of clouds, waves and fog, which polished his calligraphy. He kept practicing calligraphy, washing pens and inkstones, and even dyed a pool of crystal clear water black. This is the origin of Mo Chi's name. One night, Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy under the lamp and practiced. He wrote one blank sheet after another and spread it all over the floor. Late at night, he looked and thought word for word. He is not satisfied with his own writing, he reads and practices. He was too tired to practice, so he fell down on the table with a pen. Suddenly, a breeze blew and a white cloud floated by. On the cloud, an old man with a silver beard smiled at him and said, "Your handwriting is good!" " ""where, where! " Wang Xizhi offered to sit down and answered modestly. Seeing the old man carefully looking at his handwriting, he asked, "Lao Zhang, please correct me." The old man saw Wang Xizhi's sincerity and said, "Hold out your hand." Wang Xizhi doesn't know what the old man is going to do. Seeing that the old man was serious and didn't like joking, he slowly reached over. The old man took the pen and said with a smile, "I think you are sincere in learning to write, so that you can understand a pen formula, which will work in the future." The old man finished, wrote a word on Wang Xizhi's palm, then nodded and said, "You will make faster progress." Say and go. Wang Xizhi quickly shouted, "Where is your husband's home?" I heard a faint voice in the air: "White clouds on the roof …". Wang Xizhi saw at a glance that his palm was "forever". He compared, rowed, wrote and practiced, and finally realized that the strokes of the square characters and the tips of the bookshelf structure were all embodied in the word "forever". Teacher Baiyun's teaching is really a good pen! From then on, Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy harder, and his calligraphy was more free and easy, which was wonderful. Later, Wang Xizhi returned to Shaoxing, met with literary friends in Lanting, and wrote the calligraphy treasure "Preface to Lanting". Wang Xizhi never forgot the word "forever" written by Mr. Baiyun in Tiantai Mountain. He wrote a book "Yellow Seam Cave" in good faith and put it in an abrupt and steep cave on the top of the mountain, which was later called "Yellow Seam Cave". Today, some bold tourists have to climb the Huangjing Cave to see if Wang Xizhi's Huang Ting Jing is still hidden in the cave!