Yan Zhenqing was particularly fond of calligraphy when he was young. Due to poor family conditions, he has no money to buy paper and pens to practice calligraphy. He was very sad and tried all kinds of methods, but it didn't work. One day, Yan Zhenqing went out to play with some friends and found a kind of soil on the mountain. It is yellow and sticky. Yan Zhenqing was very happy. He thought: the walls at home are black and yellow. What a good way to practice calligraphy on the wall with a pen dipped in loess water! And after practice, you can erase it and continue to practice. So he got some loess and tried to practice calligraphy on his own wall. I didn't expect this method to really work.
In order to learn calligraphy, Yan Zhenqing first learned from Chu Suiliang, and then worshipped Zhang Xu as his teacher. Zhang Xu was a famous calligrapher in Tang Dynasty. He could write all kinds of fonts, especially cursive script. Yan Zhenqing hopes that under the guidance of this famous teacher, he can quickly learn the tricks of writing and become famous at one fell swoop. However, after his apprenticeship, Zhang Xu did not reveal any secrets of calligraphy. He just introduced some famous copybooks to Yan Zhenqing, and simply pointed out the characteristics of copybooks for Yan Zhenqing to copy. Sometimes, he takes Yan Zhenqing to climb mountains, go swimming, go to the market and go to the theatre. Let Yan Zhenqing practice calligraphy when he gets home, or watch him write calligraphy. A few months later, Yan Zhenqing was worried because he didn't get the teacher's calligraphy secret. He decided to ask the teacher directly. One day, Yan Zhenqing stood up and said with a red face, "The students have something to ask. Please ask the teacher to teach them the secret of calligraphy." Zhang Xu replied: "To learn calligraphy, one must' learn engineering', that is, study hard and practice hard; Second, we should "comprehend", that is, accept the inspiration of all natural phenomena. Didn't I tell you many times? " Hearing this, Yan Zhenqing thought that the teacher was unwilling to teach the secret and stepped forward. On him, he pleaded: "I know everything the teacher said, such as' engineering' and' understanding'." What I need most now is the secret recipe of the teacher's unique skills. Ask me. " Zhang Xu still patiently enlightened Yan Zhenqing: "I saw the princess arguing with the porter and examining the brushwork. When I saw Gong Sundaniang dancing sword, I got the charm of writing. I know nothing but studying hard and observing nature. " Then, he told Yan Zhenqing the story of Wang Xianzhi, the son of Wang Xizhi, a book sage in Jin Dynasty, practicing calligraphy. Finally, he said seriously, "If there is any secret to learning calligraphy, it is to study hard and practice hard. Remember, people who don't work hard won't achieve anything. "
Yan Zhenqing was greatly inspired by his teacher's teaching, and he really understood the learning methods. From then on, he studied hard, studied hard, learned the charm of calligraphy from life, made rapid progress, and finally became a great calligrapher, ranking first among the four calligraphers.
Yan Zhenqing wants to learn the secrets of calligraphy from his teacher. The teacher told him that if there is any "secret" in learning calligraphy, it is to study hard and practice hard. Yan Zhenqing was deeply inspired, and after studying hard, he finally became a great calligrapher. To achieve something, we must work hard.