Zhao Mengfu's Calligraphy Story

One day, Zhao Mengfu and his wife Guan Daosheng climbed the rockery in the yard and enjoyed the beautiful autumn scenery in the pavilion. Suddenly, a letter came from the housekeeper. The lady took a look. It turned out to be her family's. After reading it, she smiled at her husband: "I haven't been home for a long time, and my family is very worried." My aunt hopes that we can go home and have a look! " Zhao Mengfu shook his head helplessly: "I don't want to go back to my hometown to enjoy my family's happiness, but now I'm in officialdom, and I can't help it!" The wife certainly knows her husband's aspirations and thoughts, and Zhao Mengfu is considerate of her homesickness. So they discussed sending preserved fruits and snacks to their families. Zhao Mengfu knew that his wife's family believed in Buddhism, so he specially prepared 100 incense sticks as a gift for his wife and aunt. After everything was ready, the husband and wife were in high spirits, ordering people to show paper and grind ink and reply to the letter from home.

Although it's just a letter from home to greet my aunt and give her a gift, we can see that this letter from home is done in one go. This is the famous national treasure book post "Autumn Deep Post" that has been handed down to this day and now we see it. Autumn Deep Post is 26.9 cm long and 53.3 cm wide, with 18 lines * * *. The whole post is a running script, with solid brushwork, slender figure, beautiful, smooth and vigorous.

This letter from home was written in the tone of Zhao Mengfu's wife Guan Daosheng: "Before Daosheng knelt down to restore her makeup for her aunt, Daosheng didn't say a word for a long time, and I couldn't help thinking about it. Autumn is getting colder and colder, so Ji went to pay his respects. At that time, the season gradually entered late autumn, and letters expressed his thoughts for his elders. The letter also told my aunt about relatives at home. "Mrs. Jin Zuntang and your nephew Master Ji met here again. I think my aunt knows."

Only at the end of this post, the handwriting is blurred. Although Mrs. Guan Daosheng's name was signed, it could be seen at a glance that it had been altered.

Zhao Mengfu and Guan Furen have deep feelings, so most experts think that Autumn Deep Post should be written by Zhao Mengfu, not his wife Guan Daosheng. Judging from the handwriting, Qiu is gentle and gentle, which conforms to the characteristics of Zhao Mengfu's running script. Experts speculate that Mrs. Zhao Mengfu may have replied to the letter from home, but he was forgetful when writing it, and finally signed it. Zhao Mengfu, who loves his wife deeply, found out that his name was inappropriate and changed it quickly.

Who on earth wrote this letter from home? Is Zhao Mengfu's wife Guan Daosheng? Or did Zhao Mengfu write a letter and alter it after signing it? At that time, Mr. and Mrs. Zhao Mengfu never imagined that this group of altered marks left endless guesses and doubts for future generations ...