Liu Gongquan. Liu Xizai's "Art Introduction" said: "Liu Shu's "Mysterious Tower" comes from Yan Zhenqing's "Guo Family Temple". Wang Shizhen said: "Liu Faqiu is charming and strong, comparable to Yan Situ." "Mysterious Tower" was written by Liu Gongquan when he was sixty-four years old. Wang Shu's "Xuzhou Inscriptions and Postscripts" said that this book is "a work of sincerity and extreme refinement". The main characteristics of the "Mysterious Tower" knot are introversion and outward expansion. This kind of knot is easy to be tight and strong. The pen is vigorous and stretched, clean and neat, thoughtful and thoughtful, and has its own unique look.
Liu Gongquan, also known as Chengcheng, also known as Taoist Songxue. Jingzhao Huayuan was a native of Yaoxian County, Tongchuan City, and his village was Liujiayuan, Chousang Township. Born in the thirteenth year of Dali of Emperor Daizong of Tang Dynasty. When I was young, I respected my parents very much, listened to my elder brother, and studied with him. Writing articles, writing, and painting can be learned as soon as you learn them. He loves literature and history and loves to express his political opinions. Passed the imperial examination at the age of 24. He had a clear mind, fluent writing skills and rigorous writing, and was well known to Emperor Muzong of the Tang Dynasty. Based on his love of Confucianism, political theory, literature and calligraphy, and his strong memorization of erudition, he was awarded the title of "Hanlin Academy Scholar" and other titles.
He is well-read, talented, well-spoken, and answers questions fluently. Once when he accompanied Wenzong to Weiyang Palace, as soon as the car stopped, Wenzong ordered him to praise it in dozens of words. Everyone is amazed by his ability to speak clearly, to speak both ways, and to speak fluently and gracefully. Wenzong smiled again and said: "You will recite three more poems praising peace." Gong Quan showed no embarrassment, walked slowly and sang loudly, and composed three poems in seven steps. Wenzong sighed and said: "Cao Zijian composed a poem in seven steps, and Qing composed three poems in seven steps. He is really a genius."
Liu Gongquan read a lot of books and studied the "Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Spring and Autumn", "Zuo Zhuan" and "Guoyu". He was a very talented politician and writer. , was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. He loved calligraphy and was good at handwriting. He had high attainments in Zhen, Xing and Cao, and was even more skilled in Zhengshu. He first studied Wang Xizhi, then studied Ouyang Xun and Yan Zhenqing, and finally integrated the brushwork of various schools to create an original style and become a style of his own, known in history as "Liu Style", which had a great influence on later generations. The willow style combines the square shape of the European style and the round face shape. The writing is decisive and clean, the writing force is strong and strong, the structure is rigorous, and it has a bright and open spirit, a fresh and square style, and is known as "Yan Jin Liu Gu" in the world. Ou and Yan are both famous at home and abroad. They are one of the eight great calligraphers of the Tang and Song Dynasties. At that time, "the inscriptions on the ministers' family inscriptions were not written by them, and people considered them unfilial." Even foreign envoys who are not familiar with Chinese characters "must buy Liu Shu again every time they come to Beijing."
Liu Gongquan's way of using pen is full of profound philosophy. Emperor Mu Zong Li Heng asked him how to use the pen, and he replied, "If the heart is correct, the pen will be correct, and if the pen is correct, the method will be correct." It was a pun with a profound meaning. After hearing this, Mu Zong immediately became political and understood the meaning of his advice.
Liu Gongquan passed through the ten emperors of Tang Dynasty, including De, Shun, Xian, Mu, Jing, Wen, Wu, Xuan and Yi. He died in the sixth year of Xiantong (AD 865) at the age of 88. He was buried with his brother Gongchuo in Rangyi Village, Azi Township, Yao County. In front of the tomb, Bi Yuan, governor of Shaanxi Province during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, set up a monument with the inscription "Tomb of Liu Gongquan, Prince of Hedong County, Prince of Tang Dynasty". In 1956, the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government announced it as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit.