Folk Story: Sending Goose Feathers A Thousand Miles
Wang Xizhi was a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He rose to the rank of general of the Right Army. Later generations respected him as the sage of calligraphy.
On a clear moonlit night, Wang Xizhi was walking alone on the mountain path. Suddenly he heard the sound of geese squawking. He found that in the goose cage in front of the temple, there was a white jade-like goose. Goose, Wang Xizhi was ecstatic. He walked in and saw a Taoist priest immersed in writing seriously. The old Taoist priest greeted him in surprise. Wang Xizhi knew that the old Taoist priest was copying the Huangting Sutra. On a whim, he asked: Can I do it for you? The old Taoist priest wishes for it!
Wang Xizhi writes with concentration, and the very beautiful handwriting is amazing! After Wang Xizhi finished writing, it was already dawn. When the old Taoist priest saw this, his eyebrows were dancing and he thanked you repeatedly: "You Jun's calligraphy today is really a masterpiece in the world!" Before Wang Xizhi said goodbye, the old Taoist priest gave the white goose to him and said, A passage that puzzled Wang Xizhi.
Wang Xizhi was very happy. On his way back, he thought about the mystery of the old Taoist priest's words several times: "The monks from Shanyin flew away now, leaving the "Huang Ting Sutra" in the world." Sure enough, when he looked back, everyone The temple, goose cage, and Taoist priests were all reduced to nothing, and the goose in his hand soon flew into the sky.
After that, Wang Xizhi looked at his hand again, but it was just a goose feather!