Translation of Li Yong's Biography

Li Yong (678 ~ 747) was a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. The word Taihe was born in Jiangdu, Guangling (now Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province). His father Shan Li annotated Selected Works (edited by Liang Xiaotong). Young Li Yong became famous and was later called Zuo Shiyi. He used to be the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Secretary of State and Beihai Magistrate, and was called "Li Beihai". At the age of seventy, Li was killed by the jealous stick of the Prime Minister. His works, especially his long poems. The book of good deeds changed Wang Xizhi's method and brushwork. After the inscription of Jinci Temple, Li Shimin wrote an inscription in running script, which made him famous for a while. His book style is magnificent, with dense structure and vigorous brushwork. Handed down works include Duanzhou Stone Chamber, Lushan Temple Monument, Hawke Monument, Li Sixun Monument of General Yunhui, Li Xiubei of General Yunhui, etc. In the Annotation of Shu Fu, Tang Dou Meng said: On the cloud: "On poetry, Wang Wei and Cui Hao are both called; On Pen, Wang Jin and Li Yong; Zu Yong and Zhang said that they could not predict. " Li called it the immortal hand in his book. It is a text, longer than a monument and more important than a book. According to the Tang Dynasty, Li Yong wrote 800 pieces before and after. Du Fu's poem said: "The door is full of dry words, and the monument is taken for four generations. Coral hooks are abundant, and Kirin weaves holes. Zisui followed the sword several times, and the righteousness was not empty. "