The stories of ancient Chinese calligraphers are as follows:
1. Yan Zhenqing’s "Manuscript for Nephew Sacrifice" is known as the second running script in the world. The writing background of this manuscript is: after the Anshi Rebellion broke out , the whole of Hebei was watching the wind and surrendering. At this time, Yan Zhenqing and his brother Yan Gaoqing were both serving as governors in Hebei. Therefore, the two people discussed pretending to surrender and then immediately raised troops to fight against the rebels when they were ready. In the end, they failed because they were outnumbered.
Yan Gaoqing’s whole family was wiped out, and he himself was very staunch before his death. After the rebellion ended, Yan Zhenqing went to his hometown in Hebei to look for his brother’s bones, but in the end he only found his nephew’s. A skull, Yan Zhenqing wrote a "Manuscript of Memorial to My Nephew" out of grief and anger.
2. Liu Gongquan was a three-step talent. Liu Gongquan once accompanied Emperor Wenzong of Tang Dynasty to play in the garden of Weiyang Palace. Wenzong stopped the car and said to Liu Gongquan: "There is something that makes me happy. In the past, it was given to the border soldiers. Clothes are often not distributed in time, but now the spring clothes are distributed in February." Liu Gongquan came forward to congratulate, and Wenzong said: "I just congratulate you, but I can't express your feelings clearly. You should write a poem to congratulate me." The palace officials urged him to read it to Wenzong himself. Liu Gongquan read out the poem in three steps. Wenzong said happily: "Cao Zijian recited the poem in seven steps, but you only need three steps."
3. Wang Xizhi was deeply concerned. Wang Xizhi once followed the then emperor to the northern suburbs to offer sacrifices. The emperor asked Wang Xizhi to write the congratulations on a wooden board and then sent workers to carve it. The engraver chipped away at the wooden board layer by layer and found that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy ink had been printed all the way into the wooden board. He cut three-thirds of the way down before reaching the bottom. The carpenter was amazed at his superb calligraphy skills, and the strength of his brushstrokes could actually penetrate three-thirds of the wood.