The reason why Emperor Taizong belittled Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy was a conversation between Wang Xianzhi and then Prime Minister Xie An. Xie An asked? How is your book like a just army? ? Answer:? A solid victory? . Xie An said? Matter theory is different? . He offered it and replied:? When people know. ? From this conversation, we can see that Wang Xianzhi is outspoken and frivolous. This is not disrespectful remarks during the period when the gentry was in power and the imperial power declined in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It became a handle on Li Tang. They want to maintain their rule and admire people with filial piety like Zeng Shen.
According to historical records, Zeng Shen once went to a place and asked people what this place was. People told him, what is this? Katsumori? . Zeng Shen turned away and was ashamed to go in. Wang Xianzhi himself has the audacity to say that his handwriting is better than his father's, which is a great unfilial act in Li Shimin's view. Promote filial piety by belittling Wang Xianzhi's books. I think Li Shimin's approach is completely correct. A person without filial piety can never be a person who stresses honesty and keeps kindness. Of course, this does not mean that there is anything out of line in Wang Xianzhi. His remarks were due to the social background at that time. Li Shimin is just an excuse.
? Moreover, Wang Xizhi's number one fan is Emperor Taizong, who especially likes Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and even spends a lot of money to appreciate Wang Xizhi's works. He thinks that Wang Xianzhi is inferior to his father Wang Xizhi. It is precisely because Wang Xizhi's works are definitely much better than Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy works, otherwise Emperor Taizong would not appreciate Wang Xizhi so much and belittle Wang Xianzhi so much. In addition, the calligraphy forms of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi are different. Wang Xizhi's handwriting is vigorous and powerful, just like yue longmen, a carp. Very vigorous, in line with the appreciation concept of Emperor Taizong. However, Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy is a little weaker than his father's, and his momentum is not as good as his father's, so he was hated by Emperor Taizong.