The seal script (Yangwen) on the forehead reads "There is a stele of Kong Jun, the commander of Mount Tai in Han Dynasty" with two lines of cross. Wear it. There is a stele shade. There are five characters in seal script (Yang script) on the forehead of the stele, "names of disciples and former officials", and three columns of official script titles at the bottom, each with 21 lines. "Jin Shi Cui Bian" records: the stele is seven feet three inches high and four feet wide. There are fifteen lines of characters, and a full line of twenty-eight characters. The existing Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province. The owner of the stele is Kong Zhou, courtesy name Ji Jiang, the father of Kong Rong, the brother of Kong Biao, and the 19th generation grandson of Confucius. Li Guanlangzhong, Du Changchang, Yuancheng Ling, and Taishan Duwei died in the first month of the sixth year of Yanxi at the age of sixty-one. After his death, his disciples and former officials praised his virtues. This stele has been recorded for generations since it was collected in Ouyang Xiu's "Collection of Ancient Records" and has had a greater influence on later generations.
The calligraphy style of "Confucius Temple Stele" belongs to the square, neat and elegant style, which is similar to the steles of "Shi Chen", "Yi Ying" and "Huayue Temple". The palace in the word "Jie" is dense, open on the left and right, the horizontal strokes are very long, the waves are clear, and the pen is round and graceful, which has the meaning of seal script. The style of calligraphy is graceful, graceful and careful, and it is the most successful among the Han Dynasty officials in terms of rhyme. The characters on the yin of the stele are particularly square and well-written, and the characters on the yang of the stele were not written by the same person. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, epigraphists and calligraphers have praised it. "Fen Li Oucun" states: "Compared with other steles, the characters are particularly large, neat and meticulous, yet overflowing with willfulness. They have the majesty of "The History of Death", but without the heavy weight, become the style of "Han Qu". It is square in width, but has its purity, and the inscriptions on the stele are also exquisite, which seems to be unique. "Guo Zongchang of the Ming Dynasty said in "History of Metal and Stone": "The book still has the division method, and the structure is ancient and elegant, but it is not easy to make... There are many poor characters on the stele, but this one is unique and elegant, which is beyond the reach of people from the Wei Dynasty. "In the early Qing Dynasty, Zhu Yizun said: "The "Kongzhou Stele" belongs to the Liuli School, with graceful and dynamic calligraphy and superb spiritual interest." ("Exposure Pavilion Collection") Weng Fanggang said: "The only second-hand calligraphy on the stele and the back of the stele is the ear of the stele. However, they are all members of the Han Dynasty." ("Inscriptions on Metal and Stone of the Two Han Dynasties") Wan Jing said: "The rules are neat and meticulous, but the posture is natural. It has the vigorousness of "Zu Shi" ("Shi Chen") without its dullness, and it has the simplicity of "Han Yu" ("Li Qi")." ("Han and Wei Steles") Guo Shangxian said. Its "structure is broad and dense, which is the ancestor of all the great masters of Zhenguan. Chu Zhongling (Suiliang) also had long brush strokes, which also originated from Sui." It is also said: "More recently, people often compare "Yuzhou Engaged Stele" ("Yinzhou") with This is also called "Er Zhou." In fact, the composition of "Yin Bei" is not far behind that of "Shou Chan" and "Dashi"." ("Fang Jian Guan Inscription") The stele says: "The waves and the drums come out together, and they are eight points authentic. There is not a word that is not flying, and there is still not a word that is irregular. It is different to look at the opening and closing of "Yang Meng Wen Ode" and the informality. However, they are all different. Each one is extremely wonderful, and it is not easy to change Xuanyuan."
The rubbings handed down from ancient times are better if the words "Xun Mici" and other characters are intact; the commentator also thinks that the lower part of the word "高" and the lower part of the word are combined. The one with the lower half of the word "Gao" is not missing is from the Song Dynasty. It is from the Ming Dynasty. Youzheng Bookstore photocopied Song Dynasty rubbings, Wenming Bookstore photocopied Ming rubbings, Yiyuan Zhenshangshe photocopied Early Qing rubbings, etc.