See Zhou Xia observation judge Liu Gongquan's book Trace (2), and I like it very much. Heart has 3, with public rights as the right to pick up, Hanlin bachelor 4. Ask Gong You: "How can the green tree be so good?" Right: "Use a pen in your heart, your heart is constant, and your pen is correct." In silence, I changed my face, and I knew it was also a pen.
Word annotation
① Selected from Zi Tong Zhi Jian. ② Up: refers to Chun-Li and Tang Xianzong. Zhou Xia: Name of country. Its jurisdiction is equivalent to Hongliuhe River Basin in northern Shaanxi and Hangjinqi in Inner Mongolia. Observation judges, in the Tang Dynasty, in some areas where we didn't have time, appointed observation envoys as military and political chiefs in their areas. The judge is an important assistant to the observer. Liu Gongquan is a famous calligrapher in China. His regular script is rigid and compact. He became an official and the Prince of Shao Shi. Xin You: This is Xin You on March 15th (AD 820) of Xian Zongyuan, that is, March 19th. Hanlin: Official signature. In the Tang dynasty, there was a bachelor's college, which specially selected knowledgeable and educated people as Hanlin bachelor's degree, and its responsibility was to draft confidential documents. Chun Li, Tang Xianzong appointed Liu Gongquan as a book assistant of Hanlin Bachelor, and asked Liu Gongquan to guide his writing.
Poetry translation
The emperor saw Liu Gongquan, an observation judge in Zhou Xia, and liked it very much. On March 19th, Liu Gongquan was appointed as the right gleaner, with a bachelor's degree in Hanlin. The emperor asked Liu Gongquan, "How can your handwriting be so good?" Answer: "If you care about your mind with a pen, your mind will be correct." The emperor silently changed his expression and knew that Liu Gongquan had convinced himself with calligraphy.
Liu Gongquan has a high character, not only a loyal minister, but also a dutiful son. At that time, the calligraphy collection of ministers or ministers' families was regarded as unfilial if there were no willow characters.
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