The origin of brush calligraphy

Only a brush can have brush characters. It is said that the writing brush was invented by Meng Tian, a general under Qin Shihuang. After Qin unified the six countries, Meng Tian led the army to defeat the Xiongnu and recovered a large area of land. At that time, Qin Shihuang's military discipline was strict, and all major military situations were reported within a limited time, and those who delayed were sentenced to death. Just after the war, Meng Tian was very nervous. Because the memorial hall at that time was carved with a knife, which was very time-consuming. The feeling be nasty under, Meng Tian grabbed a gun tassel made of hemp, tied it to a bamboo pole, dipped it in ink, and wrote a letter on silk. But because the effect was not good, Meng Tian used it and put it in a lime pit. Later, Meng Tian was ordered to build the Great Wall in the north. Because many dissenters are eager to nip in the bud and keep asking about the progress of the project, Meng Tian's secretary stays up almost every day to catch bamboo tubes and play with intimate feelings. On the day of completion, Meng Tian was eager to report his achievements and decided to write the paper himself, but the bamboo tube carving was too slow. He remembered what he had thrown into the lime pit last time, so he fished it out and tried it again. The result was much better than last time. He soon wrote a letter on Beth. Later, Meng Tian often wrote the memorial with this pen, and the pen beard was changed to wolf hair, named "pen", which means it was made of wool and bamboo. In fact, according to the literature and history, the invention and creation of brush has a long history and a process of gradual improvement.