"Yue Ji" and "Yi * * * 44 lines, written in small letters, are Wang Xizhi's regular calligraphy works. The original author is Xia Houxuan, and the original work has long been lost. It is said that the original was thrown into the kitchen fire by an old woman in Xianyang during the war, and it is said that it was collected by Emperor Taizong. There are many kinds of existing printed editions, among which the Secret Pavilion edition and Yuezhou Shishi edition are the best.
"Le Yi" is an article written by Wei Xia during the Three Kingdoms Period, which discusses the conquest of other countries by Le Yi, a famous Yan State during the Warring States Period. It is said that Wang Xizhi copied this article, and the book was paid to his son's official slaves. Some people say that the official slave is Wang Xianzhi. Nevertheless, in the period of Chen and Sui, Shi Zhecun regarded Le Yi as Wang Xizhi's first official work.
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Le Yi Lun entered the palace, which was verified by Chu Suiliang and recognized as an original. Chu recorded Wang Xizhi's calligraphy collected in the imperial palace as the bibliography of the right army, and listed Le Yi Lun as the first official book of Wang, and marked "Forty-four lines, books are paid to officials and slaves".
The most cherished books of Emperor Taizong are Preface to Lanting and Yue Lun Yi. The Collection of Le Yi Lun in the Tang Dynasty was originally copied and distributed to ministers during the Zhenguan period. The distribution scope of the copy is limited to the emperor's relatives or ministers who are closely related to him, which is rare in the world.
Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Collection of Lanting is highly praised by calligraphers of all ages and is known as "the best running script in the world". Wang Jian is good at following the laws of Li, Cao, Kai and Xing, carefully studying the shape, imitating the shape with his heart, learning from others' strengths, preparing everything in one furnace, getting rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei Dynasties, and becoming a family of his own, which has far-reaching influence. His calligraphy is peaceful and natural, and his brushwork is euphemistic and subtle.
Legend has it that Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy hard when he was a child. After a long time, the pool water used to clean the brush turned black. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has influenced bookstores from generation to generation. Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Zhu Suiliang, Xue Qi, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Ningshi in the Five Dynasties, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty and Dong Qichang in the Ming Dynasty were all impressed by Wang Xizhi, so they enjoyed the reputation of "book saints".
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