Huai Su recited "Amitabha" and said, "I would like to hear more about it."
Yan Zhenqing said: "A point is called an edge, which is like a bird flying down and a peak falling from the rocks. Cross for fun, like a flying horse to rein in. Straight is also called anger or crossbow. If you shoot an arrow with a bow, it is evenly matched. Ou Yangxun called it vertical, and his experience was that if it went down, it would be like a withered vine. Hook boxing, also called hook boxing, is like kicking in a fight, kicking hard and chasing fast. Choosing the right strategy, also known as leaning sideways, is like riding a horse with a whip. A long curl is like a flying swallow landing, brisk and powerful, sweeping down. Short skimming is called pecking, like a bird pecking, sharp and fast. Ou Yangxun compared it to a sharp sword. It is called a scorpion, like a knife to cut meat, full of twists and turns, calm and powerful. " Yan Zhenqing smiled and said, "That's all. It's not profound."
Huai Su folded his hands, saluted Yan Zhenqing and asked for the secret of writing. Yan Zhenqing said: "There are two kinds of pens: positive, horizontal, smooth, reverse, reuse, light, empty and practical. When carrying a pen, you can keep the edge of the pen at the point where the words are stippled, which is called the center pen. When drawing a pen in the center, ask the pen edge to hide in the middle of stippling, and ask the pen edge to lean against the stippling. Generally speaking, writing a book should focus on the center, which is the disease of calligraphy. No matter how you use a pen, you should grasp it properly, draw vertically, stretch tightly and spread out. You are all trying to stay in sync. "
Yan Zhenqing took a sip of tea, looked at Huai Su, who was still meditating, and asked, "Wu Tong, a soldier from Jin Wu who joined the army with Cao Jun, also got the True Words of Jiugong. His calligraphy is refreshing and leisurely, flowing but not crazy, which is gratifying. The world commented that Wu Tong's cursive script was like a forest in Western jackdaw and a rabbit in Hiraoka, and received rave reviews. Master Wu joined the army for more than a year. Haven't you heard Wu Tong talk about the mystery of cursive script? "
Huai Su pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Wu Tong told me that cursive script has existed since ancient times. Emperor Taizong thought that Wang Xianzhi's cursive script was like a dead tree in the middle of winter, cold and hard, without hanging a leaf. Zhang thought that cursive script should be like an orphan account, which surprised him. "
Yan Zhenqing nodded and said, "Yes, these are metaphors, but they are vivid and appropriate. Artists should learn to observe life, draw nutrition from nature, feel the charm and interest of calligraphy, and acquire the mystery of calligraphy. "
Huai Su said, "Wu Tong once told me that the vertical drawing of cursive script can be learned from the feet of ancient women. What does Lu Gong think? "
Yan Zhenqing replied: "It is better to draw a string of ancient hairpin feet vertically, because the leakage marks are natural and dignified, because they do not sag or shrink, like the central pen Xu Jin, and they do not show their corners."
Huai Su nodded and smiled: "Exactly, Gu Chai's feet are angular and lack implicit beauty." Having said that, he was extremely excited and deeply touched, and gave a military salute to Yan Zhenqing, saying, "Listening to the teachings of Duke Lu today is like awakening, and the dew moistens the heart. In the future, Xunzi must learn more from nature, find creative inspiration, give full play to the advantages of video, integrate into works, and strive to break through. "
Yan Zhenqing said with a smile, "Yes, Chinese characters originally originated from pictographs, but there are still many forming points in the development of regular script. A large number of body shapes and natural trends can be used as reference for cursive writing, which makes the calligraphy art more vivid and charming. Zhang Jiuhong saw the contention between the village girl and the water bearer, understood the conflict and concession of the brush gesture, saw Gong Sundaniang's sword-dancing device, and realized the charm and rhythm of cursive script. Zhang Jiugong often indulges in cursive script alone. Whenever he encounters emotions, grievances, troubles, and grievances, he will get as drunk as a fiddler and rush to the weeds. Birds and beasts, mountains and rivers, the sun, the moon and stars, storms, lightning and thunder, and even the war between the two armies, singing and dancing, all the changes and gratifying things in the world are included in the cursive script. Therefore, Jiugong cursive script is as unpredictable as a ghost. Sun Tianhou, a calligraphy theorist, said in "Book Score":' See the difference between a husband's hanging needles and dew, the wonder of rushing to thunder and falling rocks, the horror of flying beasts, the state of dancing snakes, the trend of falling peaks on the shore, the shape of falling peaks in danger, or the collapse of clouds, or the lightness of cicadas, the guidance of spring tones, and the level of mountains. Just like the first month on the horizon, it is falling among the stars. With the beauty of nature, you can't force it; Faith can be said to be smart and excellent, with a smooth heart and hands and a sincere heart. There must be a reason. "This sentence is vivid and wonderful. Simply put, this is the source of learning from nature. The master's cursive script is so wonderful, you must have some experience, right? "
Huai Su said excitedly, "Yeheng has traveled around the world for many years. He once sailed into Sichuan and listened to Jialing River at night. The waves sometimes thunder, sometimes like the sound of a piano, and the rapids roar like firecrackers, as powerful as troops and soldiers marching at night. I watched the clouds flying in the sky after the summer rain. One moment, it rolls like a huge wave, and the next moment it looks like Ma Benteng. It is like a thousand peaks, like a Ma Pingchuan. It is ever-changing and grotesque. The wild hand tried to integrate it into the pen. The words in the pen suddenly glow with vitality. "
Yan Zhenqing let out a cry of surprise and was furious. He said with emotion, "The master's cursive script was created by nature, and its natural charm has reached a handy and perfect level, which can be passed down from generation to generation. People who see Huai Su today know the beauty of cursive script and pass it on from generation to generation! "