-Wang Xizhi and his son studied secretarial work.
When I was a child, in order to learn calligraphy, my grandfather told me the story of Wang Xizhi's "Learning Books in Linchi" under the lamp, and earnestly warned me to persevere in my study, not just for three minutes. Later, in the countryside, my father told me the story of Wang Xianzhi and Seven Tanks of Water, and warned me not to take shortcuts in everything. Only by studying hard and practicing hard can we achieve something. Later, when I became a teacher, I told the students the above two stories more than once, encouraging them to study hard and make continuous progress, and all of them received good results. In particular, a student who has become an engineer wrote to tell me that he told his daughter the story of "Two Kings", and her daughter vowed to follow the example of "Two Kings" and study hard, and won a prize in the national calligraphy competition. From this perspective, the exemplary behavior affirmed by ancestors will be an inexhaustible source of value.
As we all know, Wang Xizhi (32 1-379) is one of the most outstanding calligraphers in the history of China. Linyi (now Shandong) in the Eastern Jin Dynasty lived in Yin Shan (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). Because he is a general of the right army and a civilian of Huiji, he is also called Wang Youjun. As Wang Xizhi, who was honored as a "book saint" in the history of China fine arts, the book circle praised him for "being more expensive than others, learning from the past and the present, and combining various methods to achieve a family". Its hard training, serious study of physical strength, unique methods and perseverance spirit have always been a model for future generations. For example, it is said that he studied calligraphy in Linchi, Chi Pan, Lanting, Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Day after day, he studied calligraphy techniques of various schools. In order to save time, the pool water around him became a convenient place for him to brush his pen. Over time, a pool of clean products was dyed black, leaving a touching story with no distractions and concentration on learning.
A few years later, Wang Xianzhi, Wang Xizhi's youngest son, practiced calligraphy with him. A few years later, calligraphy was impressive. Wang Xianzhi is ambitious and determined to catch up with his father's fame, so he is a little anxious to succeed. One day, taking advantage of his father's praise, he asked his father for the secret of practicing calligraphy. Wang Xizhi smiled and motioned for his hand to be taken to the courtyard. He pointed to the 18 water tank in the yard and said, "The secret of practicing calligraphy lies in the water in this 18 water tank. Starting from tomorrow, you will grind the ink in this tank to 18. Wang Xianzhi is very clever. Knowing the meaning of his father's words, he is neither greedy nor lazy. He scooped water day and night to study ink, and the more he practiced, the harder he worked. Finally, he became a good hand, until his later achievements were the same as his father's, and he was called "two kings" in the history of calligraphy.
Of course, there are rules to follow in learning calligraphy, and it is not enough to practice hard. However, the story of the "two kings" learning calligraphy was passed down from generation to generation by the old ancestors, with the purpose of emphasizing the importance of diligent study and hard practice, and urging people to use the water in the pool and the water in the urn to keep their minds unchanged and keep learning, so as to achieve great things.
Wang Xizhi writes about geese.
Wang Xizhi was a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was born in the gentry, and with his talent, all the ministers in the imperial court recommended him to be an official. He is the secretariat and general of the right army (people also call him Wang Youjun).
Wang Xizhi loved writing since he was a child. It is said that when I usually walk, I also practice writing with my fingers at any time. After a long time, even the clothes were cut. After studying hard and practicing hard, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy became more and more famous. People at that time regarded his calligraphy as a treasure.
It is said that once, Wang Xizhi went to a village. An old woman went to a charity sale with a basket of hexagonal bamboo fans. That kind of bamboo fan is very simple, without any decoration, which can't attract the interest of passers-by. It seems that it can't be sold, and the old woman is very anxious. Seeing this situation, Wang Xizhi sympathized with the old woman and went up to her and said, "Of course you can't sell this kind of bamboo fan without pictures and words. How about I write an inscription for you? " The old woman doesn't know Wang Xizhi. Seeing his enthusiasm, she wrote him a bamboo fan. Wang Xizhi took a pen, wrote five words on each fan and gave them back to the old woman. The old woman can't read, and she feels that his handwriting is scrawled, so she is very unhappy. Wang Xizhi comforted her and said, "Don't worry. You told the fan buyer that it was written by Wang Youjun. " As soon as Wang Xizhi left, the old woman did as he said. Collectors rushed to buy Wang Youjun's calligraphy after seeing it. A basket of bamboo fans soon sold out.
Many artists have their own hobbies, some love to grow flowers and some love to keep birds. But Wang Xizhi has his special hobbies. Where there are good geese, he is interested in seeing them, or buying them to enjoy. There is a Taoist in Yinshan. He wants Wang Xizhi to write a moral classic for him. But he knew that Wang Xizhi would not copy scriptures for others easily. Later, he found that Wang Xizhi liked white geese, so he specially raised a number of geese with good varieties. Wang Xizhi heard that there were good geese in Taoism, so he really went to see them. When he approached the Taoist priest's house, he saw a flock of geese floating leisurely on the surface of the river, with white feathers and high red tops. It was really cute. Wang Xizhi watched by the river and was reluctant to leave, so he sent someone to find a Taoist priest and asked to sell him the goose. The Taoist priest said with a smile, "Since the princes love eating so much, they don't have to spend any money. I'll give you all these geese. But I have a request, that is, please write a volume of scriptures for me. " Wang Xizhi did not hesitate to copy a scroll of scriptures for Taoist priests, and the goose was taken back by Wang Xizhi.