So far, such a treasure, once it comes out, must be a national treasure cultural relic. There are still many treasures lost in history, among which Preface to the Lanting Pavilion is a touching one, and its original work has disappeared. However, Guo Moruo, a famous archaeologist in modern times, once believed that the Preface to the Lanting Pavilion was in Ganling, and he said so with some truth. First of all, let's talk about the background of Preface to Lanting, which is known as the best running script in the world and is the work of Wang Xizhi, a book sage.
Wang Xizhi was a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He played an extremely important role in the history of calligraphy, as can be seen from the name of the Holy Book. At the age of seven, he was good at reading and studied under his father Wang Kuang, his uncle and his wife Wei. I also have a gift, and I was praised by everyone when I was alive. Later, I influenced generations of masters, such as Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and others.
Among all the works, The Preface to the Orchid Pavilion is the most interesting one. It was written in A.D. 1000 to benefit Yinshan and make friends with words. From this, it was written as "Preface to Lanting Collection", with exquisite whole words, which was regarded as a masterpiece by the calligraphy circles of past dynasties. The graceful dancing skills make people look forward to sighing and admire his flowing literary talent and superb calligraphy skills. Because it is too brilliant, many people want to keep it for themselves, but most of the existing ones are passed down from generation to generation. Where is the preface to Lanting Collection?
This starts with Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, who also has a special liking for calligraphy, especially Wang Xizhi. And he is more convenient than others, because he is the emperor and can collect Wang Xizhi's works widely. But what I want most is the Preface to the Lanting Pavilion, but despite a large collection of Wang Xizhi's works, I have never found a rare book of the Preface to the Lanting Pavilion. The king of a country, but he can't get what he wants, is inevitably unhappy.
Later, I happened to know that Wang Xizhi also cherished his work and handed it down as a family heirloom. Here, Emperor Taizong happened to be the seventh generation of Sun Zhiyong and became a monk at a young age. I also envy my ancestors' treasures, so I take them with me and pass them on to my disciples after my death. Eloquence is also cherished, and a secret place is specially built to hide. Li Shimin asked for it, but he refused to give it, but the emperor was scratching his head for the treasure.
The servant came up with an idea to make a person close to eloquence and make a request after knowing the position of the real position. Sure enough, the plan was very successful, and Li Shimin successfully got his fondle admiringly Preface to Lanting. However, there was no whereabouts since then. According to records, Li Shimin took him into the coffin and put him under the pillow. Many people think that Xu Lanting spent thousands of years with Li Shimin in Zhaoling, and even think that he almost wanted to dig Li Shimin's grave. But there is no need for future generations to dig, because Zhaoling has been stolen by Wen Tao.
Wen Tao got countless treasures from Zhaoling, and there is no Preface to Lanting, so the whereabouts of Preface to Lanting are even more controversial. The most mainstream, which is also recognized by academic circles, is the original work of Gan Ling. It is recorded in literature that the codex was buried with Zhaoling, and the original codex was left by Li Zhi. After his death, he was placed in Ganling, and several years later, Wu Zetian hid in Gan Long. Gan Long's gate is closed. Unfortunately, Ganling has never been stolen.