The following Zhong Yao is a calligrapher.
Introduction to Zhong Yao:
Zhong Yao (151-230), courtesy name Yuanchang, was born in Changshe County, Yingchuan County, Yuzhou (now Changge City, Henan Province). From the late Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, he was an important minister and calligrapher of Cao Wei. Zhong Yao was born in the Zhong family of Yingchuan. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ju Xiaolian was born and served successively as Shangshu Lang and Huangmen Shilang. He assisted Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in returning to Luoyang and was granted the title of Marquis of Dongwu Ting. Later, he gained the trust of the Prime Minister Cao Cao, who was in power, and served as Sili Xiaowei, guarding Guanzhong. He made outstanding achievements and was compared to Xiao He.
Lai Qian was a former military advisor. When Cao Cao was granted the title of King of Wei, he served as Dali Qing and Prime Minister of Wei. After the establishment of Cao Wei, he paid homage to Wei Qing and was promoted to Tai Wei, ranking first among the three princes. During the reign of Emperor Wei Ming, he was promoted to Taifu and granted the title of Marquis of Dingling County, and was known as "Taifu Zhong". In 230, the fourth year of Taihe, Zhong Yao passed away and his posthumous title was "Cheng".
In the fourth year of Zhengshi (243), he was entitled to the temple court of Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei. Zhong Yao studied calligraphy from Cao Xi, Cai Yong, and Liu Desheng, and learned from their strengths. He was good at official script, regular script, and running script. He has conducted in-depth and thorough research on the composition and structure of calligraphy. His books are clever and interesting, dense and deep, natural and uncarved.
His regular script writing style and structure have a strong flavor of official script, and his style is simple and simple. He has been regarded as a model by the past dynasties and is known as the "ancestor of official script". Zhong Yao, together with Zhang Zhi, Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, are collectively known as the "Four Sages in the Book"; together with Wang Xizhi, they are also known as the "King Zhong". There is no authentic copy of Zhong Yao's calligraphy handed down from generation to generation, but there are photocopies of "Recommended Ji Zhi Biao" and engraved inscriptions such as "Declaration Form", "He Jie Biao", "Li Ming Biao" and "Tomb Field Bing She Tie" etc.
Already had a noble appearance:
Zhong Yao was born in the Zhong family of Yingchuan. When he was young, he had extraordinary appearance and extraordinary intelligence. He once went to Luoyang with his father Zhong Yu, and met a man on the way. When the fortune teller saw Zhong Yao's appearance, he said to Zhong Yu: "This child looks rich and noble, but he will have the bad luck of being flooded. Please be careful when walking."
As a result, after walking less than ten miles, when crossing the bridge, the horse Zhong Yao was riding suddenly panicked. Zhong Yao was overturned into the water and almost drowned. When Zhong Yu saw that the fortune teller's words came true, he admired Zhong Yao more and more and provided him with money so that he could concentrate on his studies.