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Yan Zhenqing was admitted to imperial academy in the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (AD 734). Imperial academy for four times, moved to the temple to serve imperial academy. Rejected by Yang, the powerful minister at that time, he was demoted to the plain (now Lingxian County, Shandong Province) as the satrap, which was called Yan Plain in history. During Su Zong's reign, Fengxiang granted the minister of constitutional affairs and moved to the imperial history. In the Dai dynasty, the official went to the official department, the prince changed his surname, and Duke Lu was named Duke Yan. In the fourth year of Jianzhong (783), he was framed by Prime Minister Qilu and sent to Li Xilie, the general of the Rebel Army, for advice, and was killed by Li Juan.
In the first year of Tang Daizong Dali (765), Yan Zhenqing was demoted as the prime minister who banned speech. In April of three years (768), Sima Jizhou changed to Fuzhou Secretariat. During his five years in Fuzhou, he was concerned about people's sufferings, agricultural production and public welfare. In view of the present situation that the right channel of Fuhe River is blocked, the port is flooded and the farmland is flooded, the people are led to build a long stone dam in the south of Biandanzhou, a small island in the center of Fuhe River, so as to alleviate the flood and irrigate the fields with water in dry season. In order to commemorate him, Fuzhou people named Shiba Inu as Qianjinpi, and built a temple to offer sacrifices at four o'clock.
He is an honest official and tries his best to maintain normal social order. Fuzhou students are poor but fond of learning, and his wife can't stand the poor life and asks for a divorce. Yang wrote a song "Send a Wife", which shows that he is determined to study but has no choice but to agree to divorce. Yang's wife gave this poem to Yan Zhenqing as evidence of divorce. After reading Yang's poems, Yan sympathized with Yang's experience, admired his spirit of studying hard, punished Yang's wife's behavior of being too poor and loving the rich, and gave him cloth and food to stay in the headquarters. To this end, Yan also published the book "Lady Seeking Justice". This judgment has played a good guiding role in the formation of Linchuan's good style of study and simple marriage customs.
Yan Zhenqing, a descendant of Langya family, has a profound family knowledge. His sixth ancestor was a famous scholar in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and he wrote Family Instructions of Yan Family. When Yan Zhenqing was young, his family was poor and lacked paper and pens, so he used a pen to brush loess water to practice calligraphy on the wall. Beginner, later learned brushwork, and absorbed the characteristics of the four schools in the early Tang Dynasty, and accepted the brushwork of Zhuanli and Northern Wei Dynasty. They completed the vigorous and broad creation of colorful regular script, which set a model for regular script in Tang Dynasty.
His regular script is contrary to the calligraphy style of the early Tang Dynasty, featuring brushwork. It is a typical example of perfect combination of calligraphy beauty and personality beauty. His calligraphy style is called "Yan Ti", which is also known as "Yan Gu" with Liu Gongquan.
Someone once said: Yan Gongshu is like a loyal martyr, a moral gentleman, whose end is strict and respectful. The longer people are afraid, the cuter they are. There are many people who see the treasure in the world, but they will never get tired of it. Praise his book: points like falling rocks, paintings like clouds, hooks like gold, and bows like crossbows. There are images in both vertical and horizontal directions, and there is no such thing as a public figure since Xi and dedication. Yan-style calligraphy has had a far-reaching impact on the development of calligraphy art in later generations. After the Tang Dynasty, many famous artists learned from the success of Yan Zhenqing's political reform. Especially cursive script, after the Tang Dynasty, some famous artists learned from Yan Zhenqing and established their own style on the basis of learning from the two kings. Ceng Yun: Poetry is about, literature is about Han's retreat, painting is about Wu Daozi, and books are about Yan, but the changes of ancient and modern times can achieve everything in the world. (Dongpo Inscription)
In the Tang Dynasty, especially after the Anshi Rebellion, Buddhism and Taoism prevailed. Yan Zhenqing used to be familiar with Buddhism and Taoism. Since Gan Yuan, his contact with monks and Taoists has increased significantly, and he is keen on religious activities. His poetry and calligraphy creation is also related to this. During his four years in Fuzhou, he was also keen on Taoist activities. When I first arrived in Linchuan, I wrote Ma Fubo Language by Taoist Tan Xianyan. In the first month of the fourth year of Dali (769), I paid tribute to Taoist Wang and Guo Erzhen in the Jin Dynasty. He sent people to Gaihua Mountain in Chongren County to trace it, rebuilt the Erzhen Monastery, and personally wrote the book "The Inscription of Wang Guozhen Monastery in Gai Hua". In March, he visited the remains of Wei Xiantan, a female Taoist priest, in Jingshan, Linchuan, and wrote the book Epitaph of Mrs. Wei Xiantan, praising the people for strengthening Guan Yu's cultivation. In the same month, I visited the ancient painting immortal altar in Jingshan, and wrote a book "Monument to Ancient Painting Immortal Altar", which described in detail the cultivation of immortals by Taoist Huang in this dynasty. In April, the monks Zhi Qing, Shi Yu and Taoist Tan Xianyan came to an end by restoring the old Fuzhou Pagoda, and Yan Zhenqing visited the Fa Conference to write the book Baoying Temple Pagoda. In March of the sixth year of Dali (77 1), the Fazang Academy was established in Baoying Temple, Linchuan County, Fuzhou, and an altar was set up. Yan Zhenqing personally wrote a book, praising the origin of Dharma. In April, I visited the Taoist Temple of Fairy Capital in Magushan, Nancheng County, and wrote a book "Fairy Altar in Magushan, Nancheng County, Fuzhou City", which highly praised the strange Taoism of the immortal king and Magu.
During his stay in Fuzhou, he used his spare time to compose poems, and in the sixth year of Dali (77 1), his poems were compiled into Linchuan Collection 10. Unfortunately, the original collection has been lost, and now there are 1 poems, 1 judgments, and five inscriptions related to Linchuan, especially. The Book of World Records is divided into large, medium and small editions. At first, it was carved into a stone tablet with its fine print, which was erected in Magu Mountain Xiandu Taoist Temple. Later generations carved the regular script of Mrs Wei, Zhu Suiliang, Ou Yangxun and Liu Gongquan on the back of the tablet. This tablet has been praised by calligraphers of past dynasties as the world's first regular script and has become a model for copying and learning. It has been destroyed several times and passed down from generation to generation with rubbings. 1992 Mr. Xu Yinong, a famous seal engraver in Jiangxi and vice chairman of the Provincial Calligraphy Association, carved the seal into big characters and re-established it in Cheng Nan Magu Mountain.
He is the author of Wu Jixing, Luzhou Collection and Linchuan Collection. Yan Zhenqing wrote many monuments in his life, which have been passed down to this day: many pagodas, dignified and dense in structure, beautiful and charming; "Dong Fangshuo painted a monument to praise" with a strong Qingyuan style; "The Inscription of the Golden King" is dignified and vigorous; "Zang Huaike Monument" is magnificent and vigorous; "Over the cup" is graceful and smooth; Ma Gu Xian Tan Ji is vigorous and solemn, with exquisite structure and full of charm. "Da Tang Fu", carved on a cliff, is the largest regular script in Yan Zhenqing, and its calligraphy is square and smooth, showing no bones and muscles. Song Dynasty Monument, also known as Song Guangping Monument, is open and full of vitality. "Eight official pavilions report good deeds", with strict weather; The monument is vigorous and far-reaching; The book of manna seeds focuses on harmony; Li Bei's calligraphy is vigorous, but the strokes are fine, which is different from other tablets.
Yan's Temple Monument is rich in calligraphy, which is also his masterpiece in his later years. Handed down from ancient times, there is a staff, a manuscript for offering sacrifices to my nephew, and a staff made by Liu Zhong, who made a confession from the book.