Liu Gongquan's anecdotes and allusions, avoiding arrogance and rashness, made a name for himself.
When Liu Gongquan was a child, his handwriting was terrible, and he was often scolded by his husband and father for his crooked handwriting. Xiao Gongquan is very strong and determined to practice his handwriting well. After more than a year of hard work day and night, his calligraphy has made great progress. Compared with his friends of the same age in Liu Jiayuan, the word public rights has become the best in the village. Since then, his big characters have been praised by classmates and teachers, and even the stern father has a smile on his face, which makes Xiao Gongquan feel very proud.
There's someone outside
One day, Liu Gongquan and some friends laid a square table under an old mulberry tree near the village. Book club? Everyone agrees that everyone should write a block letter and watch each other's game. Gong Quan soon wrote an article. At this time, an old man selling tofu brain put down his burden and came to the mulberry tree to enjoy the cool. He watched the children practice calligraphy with great interest. Liu Gongquan handed over his handwriting and said? Grandpa, do you think my writing is great? The old man took it and read it. I can write about the Feifeng family and dare to boast in front of people. ? The old man thought the child was too proud, frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying, I think this word is not well written and it is not worth boasting in front of others. This word is like a bean curd in my burden, soft, heartless and intangible. Is it worth praising in front of people? Several friends stopped to listen carefully to the old man's comments. Xiao Gongquan saw that the old man had made a mess of his words and said unconvinced. People say my handwriting is good, but you can't. Write a few words if you can. ?
The old man smiled brightly and said, no, no! My father is a boor and can't write well. However, some people write with their feet much better than you! If you don't believe me, go to Huajing! ?
The next day, he got up at five o'clock, quietly left a note for his family and went to the capital of China with his bag on his back. As soon as Liu Gongquan entered Shoumen, the capital of China, he saw a deformed old man with black rod and no arms, sitting barefoot on the ground, his left foot pressing the paper lying on the ground, and his right foot pressing a large sum of money, writing couplets with ease. His pen is like a god, and his words are like a galloping horse, which won the cheers of onlookers. Xiao Gongquan was ashamed to think: I am really far behind the grandfather who writes, draws and makes soup. Him? Plop? Kneel in front of grandpa and say, I would like to worship you as a teacher. My name is Liu Gongquan. Please accept me. May the master tell me the secret of writing.
Xiao Gongquan begged again and again, and the old man said to Gongquan, This is the secret of my writing. I have been writing with my feet since I was a child, and I have been practicing for more than fifty years. My family has a big vat that can hold eight barrels of water. Eight cylinders of water were used when grinding ink and practicing calligraphy. There is a waterlogging pool half an acre outside my wall. I wash the inkstone in the pool every day after writing. The water in the pool is black. However, my calligraphy practice is far from perfect! ? Liu Gongquan firmly engraved the old man's words in his heart. Since then, Liu Gongquan has worked hard to practice calligraphy, grinding thick cocoons on his hands and mending his elbows layer by layer. He learned the beauty and richness of Yan style, the openness and elegance of European style, the boldness and boldness of calligraphy and painting soup, and the elegance and charm of palace style. He often watches others pick sheep from cattle and study the skeleton structure, from which he gets inspiration. He also observed wild geese in the sky, fish swimming in the water, running elk and runaway wild horses, and integrated all kinds of beautiful forms of nature into calligraphy art.
Liu Gongquan eventually became a famous calligrapher in Tang Dynasty in China. His calligraphy structure is rigorous, combining rigidity with softness, generous and open, which is cherished by calligraphy circles. Yan gu? Good name. But Liu Gongquan was still very dissatisfied with his calligraphy until he was old. In his later years, he lived in seclusion in the stork valley (now called Liugou) in the south of Huajing City, specializing in calligraphy and diligently practicing calligraphy until his death at the age of 88.
The right thought and the right pen
Liu Gongquan is not only a famous calligrapher, but also an honest and frank person who dares to speak out.
One year, Tang Muzong saw Liu Gongquan's calligraphy in a temple, and he liked it very much. He wants to meet him and talk about calligraphy. Coincidentally, it wasn't long before Liu Gongquan came from Zhou Xia (now northern Shaanxi) to work in the imperial court and became an official there. When Tang Muzong heard that Liu Gongquan was coming, he invited him to see himself and left him to do the correct gleaning in court (the official responsible for giving advice to the emperor).
One day, Tang Muzong and Liu Gongquan were talking about calligraphy, and Tang Muzong asked Liu Gongquan for advice. Your handwriting is correct and powerful, but I can't write so well. How can I write with a pen? After listening to Tang Muzong's question, Liu Gongquan thought: I have long heard that emperors eat, drink and be merry all day, regardless of state affairs. Why don't I take this opportunity to convince him?
So he said to Tang Muzong:? To write, you must hold the pen first. The key to using a pen lies in the heart. If the heart is right, the pen can be right! This is the same as national affairs, and you can't do it without heart! ? Hearing Liu Gongquan's words, Tang Muzong knew that he was trying to convince himself with his brushwork, and he couldn't help blushing.
One day, the story about Liu Gongquan was held by Liu Gongquan and several friends. Book club? . At this moment, an old man selling tofu saw his handwriting. Can you write about Feng Fei's family and dare to boast in front of others? Feeling that the child was too proud, he frowned and said, this word is not well written, just like my tofu, it is soft and flat without bones. Is it worth praising in front of people? Xiao Gongquan said unhappily: If you can, please write a few words for me to see. ?
The old man smiled brightly and said, dare not, dare not, I am a clown and can't write well. However, some people write with their feet much better than you! If you don't believe me, go to Huajing. ?
The next day, Xiao Gongquan got a Geng and went to Huajing alone. As soon as he entered the capital of China, he saw many people gathered around a big pagoda tree. He squeezed into the crowd and saw a black and thin old man, without arms and barefoot, sitting on the ground, his left foot pressing paper, his right foot holding a pen, writing couplets freely, and his handwriting was like a galloping horse, dancing with dragons and phoenixes, winning cheers from the onlookers.
Small public rights? Plop? Kneel in front of the old man and say, I would like to worship you as a teacher. Please tell me the secret of writing. The old man quickly pulled Xiao Gongquan up with his feet and said, I am a lonely person. I was born without hands and can only live by my feet. How can I be a teacher? When Xiao Gongquan begged, the old man spread a piece of paper on the ground and wrote a few words with his right foot:
? Write eight jars of water, and the inkstone (face) stains (old) pool is black; Bo (Bo) takes a hundred relatives (Chang), and dragons and phoenixes fly. ?
Liu Gongquan kept the old man's words in mind and worked hard to practice calligraphy. Thick cocoons were ground on the hands, and the elbows were mended layer by layer. After hard training, Liu Gongquan finally became a famous calligrapher in China.
[Appreciation] Liu Gongquan is a famous calligrapher in China. His words are clear and straight, which is highly praised by later scholars Qin. Why did he achieve such success? The above passage answers this question. At first, he thought his calligraphy was excellent. He used capital letters? Can you write about Feng Fei's family and dare to boast in front of others? A few words can show its pride. However, when the old man deliberately satirizes Liu Gongquan's words, like those in his baggage? Tofu, soft and crisp, spineless? Liu Gongquan was extremely angry. If you can, you can write a few words for me to see. ? The pride is beyond words. And use it as an old man? Some people write with their feet much better than you. Liu Gongquan dare not him? Fly into a rage? . But from him? Get up at five o'clock the next day and go to Huajing alone? Action, you can also see that his heart is not convinced, this is the pride of three writing Liu Gongquan. What did Liu Gongquan see when he entered Huajing? A dark and thin old man without arms? Write couplets freely? Handwriting? Like a bunch of horses dancing dragon and phoenix? . So he was dumbfounded. Plop? Kneel in front of the old man? ,? Begging? Want to worship him as a teacher, here? Surprised? One? Kneeling? One? Beg? It fully shows the transformation of Liu Gongquan's thought. Proud? It's all gone. When the old man asked Liu Gongquan to write it? Secret? Later, Huang suddenly realized, Since then, I've been working hard on my handwriting? , finally become a generation of famous. Full text? Energetic? , slightly write? Practice writing? This article gives us profound enlightenment.
Liu Gongquan's life as a librarian.
Liu Gongquan's works
In 778 AD, in the thirteenth year of Dali, Tang Daizong, Jingzhao Garden (now Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province) was born with sincere words. His ancestor Liu was Cao Congjun, a scholar in Taizhou, Tang Dynasty. His father was a Danzhou secretariat, and his brother Liu Gongzhuo was a famous minister in Tang Dynasty.
In the third year of Xian Zongyuan (808), Liu Gongquan, 3 1 year-old, was admitted to Jinshi Ji, and Hongci passed the examination in that year. From then on, Liu Gongquan began a long career and even lived in seven dynasties: Xianzong, Mu Zong, Jing Zong, Wenzong, Wuzong, Xuanzong and Zong Yi.
During the reign of Xian Zong, Liu Gongquan was the secretary of the provincial school. ? Li Tingzhen Zhou Xia became the minister in charge of the seal? (Old Tang Book). Li Ting and Liu have this friendship, so Liu also set up a monument for his book in his later years.
Mu Zong acceded to the throne, Liu Gongquan into the play. Mu Zong summoned Liu Gongquan and said? I saw your handwriting in the Buddhist temple and thought about it for a long time. ? On this day, I paid homage to the right gleaning, filled the post of Hanlin bachelor, moved to the right to fill the vacancy, and sealed Yuan Wailang. Since then, he has been working in Mu Zong, Jing Zong and Wenzong Dynasty. The emperor's lucky and rich life did not bring joy to Liu Gongquan. However, there is an inescapable depression and faint shame in his heart. He loves the art of calligraphy, but he doesn't want to take it as his whole life; The enterprising spirit of making contributions is always beating in the chest. And after the emperor's book, its status is only with? Palace master? A kind of equality. So, his brother Liu Gongzhuo wrote a letter to Prime Minister Li Zongqi, saying:? My brother took pains to make a speech, looking forward to serving books first. He was grateful and ashamed of his work and asked for a change. ? So he changed the right doctor, and changed the Seal Department, the Ministry of War Jiro, and the Bachelor's Hong Wen Pavilion.
Tang Wenzong loved Liu Gongquan's calligraphy very much. He was also called to be a calligrapher, tried to persuade the doctor, and later turned to be a calligrapher in China, becoming a bachelor of calligraphy in Hanlin. Three years later, he was transferred to assistant minister of industry, and he transferred to bachelor's degree.
Wu Zongchao resigned from his post and authorized him to ride a regular waiter. Prime Minister Cui Xun regards it as a bachelor's degree and a court judge.
When Xuanzong proclaimed himself emperor, Zuo granted the eldest son the post, changed the guest, moved Dr. Ziguanglu, went to Zhu State, and was the founding father of Hedong County. When he returned to Zuochang, Guo Zi offered wine and looked up the history of the Ministry of Industry.
During the Zong Yi period, in the early years of Xian Tong, Liu Gongquan was changed to Prince Shaofu and Shao Shi; Xian Tong died in six years (865), and was presented with Taishigong at the age of 88.
Liu Gongquan had a successful career, but at the age of eighty-two, his reaction was a little slow because of his age. When he was decorated, he accidentally made a mistake and was impeached by Yushi. As a result, he was fined a season's salary. Emperors of all dynasties loved his calligraphy and his poetic talent, and even accepted his suggestions. Liu's life, except for a little time when he was an official outside, was basically in the capital, in the palace and beside the emperor. Throughout his life, he has been writing for the royal family, ministers and relatives and friends. Liu Gongquan is like a canary in a forbidden cage. This kind of life makes him lack of magnanimity, broad vision and broad sources of life. Yan style has been changing from monument to monument, and Liu style has become less after maturity. Yan Zhenqing is like a roaring torrent, but Liu Gongquan is like a cave water flowing in the mountains and forests. These are two different perceptions of life.
Noble cultivation
Liu Gongquan accepted Liu's family instructions from an early age. Virtue? Therefore, the root of life-long behavior teaching? Guanbo Jing Shu? . He has a Confucian style in life and calligraphy, but what about Liu Gongquan? Pen suggestion? Become a kind of later literati? Models? ：
Mu Zongzheng is retiring from politics. What's the use of asking the public for power, right? Use a pen in your heart, your heart is regular, and your pen is correct. ? You can change your capacity and know the advice of your pen. (Old Tang Book)
Mu Zong was lazy in politics, and Liu Gongquan used books as a metaphor for politics and made clever suggestions. From now on? Be honest with your heart? Said it had been passed down to later generations. Is Liu Gongquan there? Forbidden in the book? This can be seen from your daring to speak frankly or politely.
Liu Gongquan showed his calligraphy in front of the emperor and courtiers. Is it him again? Serving books? The other side of life. His gift for poetry and books made him an emperor? Cherish? .
Despite this, Liu Gongquan's mind is not biased towards this. External glory can't dispel inner anguish. Him? A thorough understanding of Confucian classics is particularly profound in poems, books, Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, Mandarin and Zhuang Zhou. How many words does it take to explain a meaning? (New Tang Book). It is worth noting here that he studied Zhuangzi as well as Confucianism, and it was very subtle. At the same time, Liu Gongquan absorbed the nourishment of the soul from Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, sought complementarity and balance, and sought some detachment. He has a lot of contact with Buddhism and Taoism, and his calligraphy creation is varied. He wrote the Diamond Sutra many times, but now he only sees Dunhuang rubbings, but many people in Liushu recorded the Diamond Sutra. In addition, there are preface to Yin Fu Jing, Book of Songs, Du Fu and so on. He wrote many inscriptions and pagodas of monks in the Tang Dynasty, the most famous of which is his Mysterious Pagodas in exorcist. There are also many books and historical sites in Liuyu-Buddhist Temple, among which the famous ones, such as "Hui Yuan Guanzhong Louming" and "Fortoringi Monument" are outstanding. Liu Gongquan has both Buddhism and Taoism to comfort his soul, so he is quite detached in the rolling world of mortals. He even disdains money. He writes monuments to people and earns a lot of money every year. Domestic slaves seagull and Long An often steal their money and things, and he takes them lightly.