In the third year of Zheng De in Ming Dynasty (AD 1508), the imperial court chose to try calligraphy, and hundreds of people from all over the country went to Beijing to take the exam. Only eight people were selected, and Chen Guo of Deping ranked first, and wrote a book in Wuying Hall. Chen Guo is the author of Cao Yun Bian Ti inscribed with four-character characters, and his "Wandering Volume of Xishan" is called "Three Musts of Poetry and Calligraphy" by the world. At that time, his calligraphy was well-known in Beijing and enjoyed a good reputation throughout the country.
Chen Guo, Zifu, a famous calligrapher in Ming Dynasty, was born in Guojiacun, Deping. He was born in the first year of Hongzhi, Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty (1488). He has little ambition and is familiar with the four books and five classics. At the age of 20, he was born as a student and later as a disciple. In the third year of Zheng De's reign (1508), he won the first place in the imperial calligraphy examination and was promoted to the middle book of Wuying Hall. During the Jiajing period, Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty ordered Chen Guo to rebuild cloisters, temples and temples. It is said that when Chen Guo wrote "Hall of Supreme Harmony", he missed something and mistook it for "Hall of Supreme Harmony". When Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty led the ministers to pay tribute to Chen Guo's brushwork in turn, they were shocked to see the "Daihetang", and the ministers were all sweating for Chen Guo. See Chen Guo unhurriedly, took a handful of wool, put it in the ink pool, and threw it away, just under the word "big", it became the word "too". Everyone cheered in unison, and Ming Shizong said smoothly, "What a flying pen." Since then, Chen Guo's calligraphy has become famous all over the world in Beijing. Without Chen Guo at home, he felt disgraced, and people came to ask for books in an endless stream. The plaques of Langmiao Hall were all rewritten by Chen Guo. Everyone in the aristocratic family wants to collect his books.
Chen Guo's calligraphy is exquisite and ingenious, with subtle style. His calligraphy work Cao Yun Bian Ti is neat, elegant and elegant. "Books can't be passed on without grass rhyme, and books can't be passed on without grass rhyme." Emperors of past dynasties have treasured the ink version of Cao Yun's body in the palace. In the 12th year of Wanli (1584), ten years after Chen Guo's death, Ming Shenzong prefaced Cao Yunbian's body: "Cao Yunbian's body compiled by Chen Guo, the first calligrapher in China, was from Han Dynasty to Yuan Dynasty, and each body was slightly prepared. Pronunciation is based on the word system, words are based on the class, and the main name is written next to it for easy browsing. Therefore, those who are good at books are ordered to copy again and pay. I saw clouds rolling and clouds spreading, beads on the wall, running through the Han Road, and being sent in the sea of pens ... Since its cursive script, it has been outstanding. " His calligraphy works, Eight Points Gather Two Kings, Cao Jue Bai Yun, Four-body Thousand-character Writing, Tong Sheng Song, Fa Tie, a famous scholar in Jin and Tang Dynasties, and Tong Sheng Yi Hui Xu, are all treasured by later calligraphers.
After Chen Guo's "Four-body Thousand-character Writing" was carved on a stone, these famous calligraphers actually wrote inscriptions. Commenting on its "true" volume, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said: "Ancient and modern true books (note: regular script) are not as good as Ouyang's book" Jiucheng Palace Post ". De Ping Guo Xin's Thousand-character Literatures is very important in style, which is true but not miscellaneous, rigid but not vicious, with silver hooks and iron paintings, jade and golden life, stern and resolute bearing, and a diarrhea in style, making it difficult to distinguish its successive ears. Those who are interested in real books are still in the body. " Xu Shanxi commented on his "Grass" volume: "Shandong is named after calligraphy. When the grass is near the grass, the busybodies buy Yan stone carvings and compete to copy them. There is no empty day. Then carve it and pass it on to Yongtie. " The general political adviser commented on his Li volume and said: "There are many people who are famous for their calligraphy, but they are all good at beauty. Pan Hu, who is good at ancient books, can make all the bodies salty and achieve all kinds of wonderful things, not directed at Li. Can be said to be a great achievement. It's hard to blame the world, and it's hard to pass it on from generation to generation. It was also handed down at this moment and can last for a long time. " Du Nan commented on Zuo Zheng Tong Ying's seal script: "The Biography of Qin Zhou can be found vaguely. Xu Shen rebelled against the ancient law, which is thousands of miles away. Pan Weizhi is worried about ... making false mistakes, scribbling vulgar candles, sealing thousands of words and engraving precious words. Alas, it's a long way to go in Xiu Yuan. It's wonderful to continue the ancient times, and the six meanings are obvious. This is a post, but it is a contribution to Zhou Qiner. "
Chen Guo's paintings and calligraphy works have been handed down from generation to generation, including "Slow Walking Map of Western Hills". At that time, Chen Dongzhu, Si Tuleideng, and Xu Shilong, the second official of Nanjing Official Department, were both well-known painters and painters with high respect. They admired Chen Guo's reputation and invited him to travel to the Western Hills and read poems together, thus establishing an unforgettable friendship. On the spot, Chen Guo inscribed a picture of the Western Hills with seven poems, which is called the "Three Unique Poems". Deping County Records contains Chen Guo's Song of Ascension and three original poems with the title of Xishan. One of them wrote: "Buddhist temple is better than Xilin, and people are on the rocks." Yingxi Boils Water and Ridges Shan Ye. Rocks rise from clouds and monks walk through trees. What boundaries between rivers and lakes fall in front of the glass. " It fully shows the author's talent and character.
Chen Guo is a man of great understanding and profound wisdom, and he is outstanding in doing things. After becoming an official in Beijing, he became close friends with the calligraphers at that time, such as Long, Zhang Guanzhi, Ma, etc. He received a good education, and Ge Shouli, who published three books, came from his door. In May of the second year of Wanli (1578), Chen Guo was ordered to visit Shandong to express his condolences. When he is in his eighties, he performs official duties. Everywhere I went, I was tired of painting and calligraphy and was ill in Yanzhou. He died on the night he returned to his hometown, at the age of 965,438+0. He went through Hongzhi, Zhengde, Jiajing, Qin Long and Wanli Dynasties in the Ming Dynasty. Chen Guo was buried in the eastern suburb of Deping, and Ge Shouli made an epitaph for his teacher. In the 29th year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1903), the Guo family in Deping erected a monument to the tomb. Wang Binghui, the imperial examination officer in the reign of Emperor Guangxu of Deping, made a tomb table and inscribed the words "Looking for the Bell King".
Chen Guo is the fifth surname of Guo in guo jia cun, Deping Town, and his twelve brothers rank eighth. His eldest son Guo Wenyu inherited Wu Yingtang's book, and Chang Guanglu was the official. Guo Wencheng, the second son, is a native of Wu Geng, Qin Long (1570). He devoted his life to inheriting his father's business and carrying forward his ancestral business. At present, the four-body thousand-character text Song of the Same Ascension, Preface of the Same Ascension and Justice are linked with the horizontal tablets of "Following Heaven and Justice" and "Being a Small Gankun", which have been handed down all over the world and are now treasured in Linyi County Cultural Center.