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Yan Zhenqing was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, whose name was Xianmenzi, alias Fang Ying. He is good at writing and opening letters. Together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun, they are also called "four masters of regular script"; And Liu Gongquan are also called "Ada".
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy
Excerpts from the original text of Shilin's Judgment of Meaning and its translation
Zhenqing served in the Yuan Dynasty, the Soviet Union, the Dai Dynasty and Germany. Although Sang Yu was forced by the shadow, he was relieved to serve his country. So I tasted it with a positive color, and saw that it was evil to Yuan Zai, Yang Yan and Qilu, and falsely accused it. As for seven or eight. Righteousness, regardless of the body, will be achieved and eventually trapped. Li Xilie rebelled, but the imperial edict should be comforted, and the officials were eclipsed, so he bowed and thanked his life.
In Xilie, Zhu Tao and others were condemned for seducing him, and the Prime Minister accused Li Yuanping of not being fatal. Digging a hole, accumulating salary and burning money, being forced to cooperate, no worries. Every twenty months, the moon is killed by a pawn in Cai Zhou. Oh! Advocating righteousness from plain, so far there is an upright ambition ... If a husband is really sincere, it is difficult to die peacefully.
Yan Zhenqing experienced Yuan, Su, Dai and De as an official, but he insisted on patriotism in his later years. Because he used to be serious and say something fair, he was envied by traitors such as Yuan Zai, Yang Yan and Qilu, falsely accused of impeachment, or dismissed seven or eight times. (Yan Zhenqing) For the sake of justice, he wanted to realize his ambition regardless of his own life and death, but he was finally framed by Qilu. Li Xilie rebelled and sent Yan Zhenqing to encourage Li Xilie. Other officials were shocked. Yan Zhenqing thanked the emperor and set off.
When he arrived at Li Xilie's residence, Yan Zhenqing denounced Zhu Tao and others' inducements, and rebuked Li Yuanping for being burdened with the country but unable to complete his mission. The other party dug a square hole in the yard, prepared to bury him alive, and then piled dry wood, trying to burn him to death. All kinds of threats and inducements could not make Yan Zhenqing have the slightest fear. More than twenty months later, Yan Zhenqing was finally hanged in Cai Zhou. Alas, since Yan Zhenqing, the magistrate of Pingyuan, advocates justice, only now can you fulfill your last wish! But it's really hard to die as easily as Yan Zhenqing!