Next, I will tell you the ins and outs of this matter. Preface to Lanting, also known as Preface to Lanting, Preface to Lanting, Preface to He Lin and Preface to Rang, was an impromptu work by Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in Muyonghe on March 3rd, AD 9. Fortunately, he is only 33 years old this year. There are 28 lines and 324 words. Both writing and calligraphy have reached an almost perfect state. This is an excellent work with artistic and visual characteristics. No wonder later generations commented that "the font of the right army has changed." Its heroism comes from nature, so it thinks that the past serves the present. "It is said that after Lao Wang finished writing, he was quite satisfied with his work. He has rewritten it several times, but he has never reached his first level. In this regard, he himself sighed and said, "He helped the ear this day, and he Wu Can did it. "For this gift from the gods, Lao Wang regards it as a family heirloom and leaves it to future generations.
Later, his seventh generation Sun Zhiyong became a monk, and before he died, he passed the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion to his disciples. China people generally monopolize calligraphy and painting treasures. It's okay to entertain yourself, but you can't share it. If you can't have it, you must keep your name with these treasures forever. So when we see many paintings and antiques today, we can always see that they are covered with large and small, round and square stamps. Debating monks are no exception. He regards Preface to Lanting as his lifeblood. In order to possess it for a long time, he cut a hole in the beam of the bedroom and hid it. Take it out and enjoy it alone in the dead of night.
After Emperor Taizong conquered the world, he had fewer opportunities to hold a knife and more opportunities to hold a pen and paper. As a calligraphy lover, he especially worships Wang Xizhi. After Xuanzang returned to China, he specially built a Big Wild Goose Pagoda and wanted to engrave it in Wang Xizhi's font, so he tried his best to collect more than 300 original works of/kloc-0 from the people. Since it is a collection, we must collect the best collection. Finding the Preface to Lanting became the ultimate dream of Emperor Taizong. It was not difficult for the emperor to inquire about things, and he soon knew the whereabouts of Preface to Lanting. Since then, he has sent people to negotiate with the debater monk many times. Every time he talks, the price goes up. It is estimated that he can give anything except Jiangshan and his wife.
As a monk, the desire to fight is not only to become immortal early, but also to stay for two more days. For the first request, of course, Emperor Taizong could not meet it, so the business finally broke down. Debaters and monks always respond by not knowing the whereabouts of the original. Emperor Taizong, known as "Tiankhan", has a bad reputation and certainly can't rob others of their eloquence. He didn't know, so he came to Yin. He thought of a person, the 3354 suggestion Xiao Yi. Usually this man is very thoughtful and has made a lot of contributions to himself. It is simple to do such a thing. Xiao Yi didn't refuse. Emperor Taizong asked for some original paintings of Wang Xizhi and went on his way. Xiao Yi's method is very simple, that is, "throwing bricks to attract jade". The so-called bricks are some original works in his hand. Dressed as a scholar, he took a boat to the Yongxin Temple in Xiangtan where the debater was located. Only he knows calligraphy, so does he. One to two, the two became friends.
Once, the debater played a game of writing words and poems with him. Hearing the word "come", he casually said, "I just learned that Wan Li has come. Let the clouds drift with the mo.
Xiao Yi, on the other hand, drew a "trick" and replied without weakness: "Meet good night, be diligent, and the trick will win." The instrument of heaven is old, and the first place is far away. Ants pour wine, and their minds are wild. He lost his wings and was tortured by the wind. The two men tied. Diamond cut diamond, who will meet with good luck, such speculation, they will soon become friends, and no one will betray us. Xiao Yi frequented the debate room, and other young monks were normal.
Seeing that the time is right, Xiao Yi finally reveals the "brick" in his hand. One day, they talked about calligraphy. Xiao Yi said that he had several miscellaneous posts handed down by Wang Xizhi. I don't know if it's true or not. I hope the debater can identify it. Just after the debate, I proudly told him that the original was the original, but unfortunately it was not Lao Wang's best work. I have Preface to Lanting Collection. Do you know that?/You know what? Seeing the fish hooked, Xiao Yi pretended not to believe, saying that this post had gone through 200 years, and maybe it was false. Let him come and see it tomorrow.
The next day, Xiao Yi kept the appointment on time. The eloquent old man took the iron box from the beam in front of him and showed Xiao Yi the Preface to the Lanting Pavilion. Xiao wrote down the location of the hidden post. When the debater left one day, he lied to the young monk at the door that the debater forgot to bring a clean towel and asked him to get it himself. Then he sneaked into the bedroom and quickly stole the old monk's penis and gave it to Emperor Taizong as quickly as possible. The emperor's grace was widely read, and Xiao Yi was promoted to be a member of the foreign staff. For the debater monk who lost his treasure, he pretended to be generous, pardoned the crime of deceiving the monarch, and gave an extra 3 thousand silks and satins and 3 thousand stones of rice. What's the use of asking for a pile of money without a penis? After more than a year, the old monk was furious.
Although the means were dishonest, after all, he got what he loved, and the joy in Emperor Taizong's heart drowned his guilt. In the second half of his life, he occupied the preface to Lanting and put the imperial edict into the coffin after his death. In 1950s, Wen Tao, a warlord, robbed the Zhaoling Tomb of Emperor Taizong, and the whereabouts of Preface to Lanting were unknown.