How did Liu Gongquan create Liu Ti?

In 843, after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty finally ushered in a blessing that made Chinese people proud. This year, the kingdom of Angevis sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to ask for protection from the Tang Dynasty. The national prestige of the Tang Dynasty once again became in full swing. After this incident, Li Yan, the emperor of Tang Wuzong, was also in high spirits, ready to show his talents and revive the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, in order to commemorate this event, Li Yan ordered Cui Xuan, a bachelor of Hanlin, to write an article, and Liu Gongquan, a bachelor of Jixian Academy, sentenced him to write a tablet of Shence Army.

At this time, Liu Gongquan is 66 years old, and his calligraphy has reached a considerable level with the accumulation of years. Liu Gongquan tried his best to write, and the words in the book were dignified and rigorous, vigorous and refined. His stippling is vigorous and changeable, with concise brushwork, deep bone strength, restrained structure and outward display. He is harmonious, yearning for nature, upright, like a Taoist priest in a mountain, refreshing and healthy, detached from dust and refined.

After Liu Gongquan finished writing "The Monument of the Shence Army" on the spot, Wu Zong looked at the handwriting as hard as iron and sincerely admired: "The first person in calligraphy in this dynasty was Liu Gongquan. It is well-deserved for the world to call him and Yan' Yan Gu'. "

After hearing Tang Wuzong's praise, Liu Gongquan practiced calligraphy more diligently, and his calligraphy became better and better. He first learned calligraphy from the font of the "two kings", and then began to widely absorb the advantages of the previous generation of calligraphers. After a long period of summary and innovation, he finally created a "Liu Ti" comparable to "Yan Ti".

Liu Gongquan