At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, a man named Xu, who was afraid of being an official, fled to the mountains. Can't talk because of illness. A few years later, a Buddhist temple will choose a person who is good at calligraphy and write couplets for the pillars in the temple. Xu made another big taboo when he didn't pay attention to the beams lying on the ground.
The abbot of the temple was very angry and hit him on the back with a cane. He quickly wrote on the ground with his hand: "Although I can't speak, I have learned Chinese calligraphy. I hope I can try." As a result, let him have a try, and all the monks in the temple are convinced and willing to let him write everything, no matter what his faults are.
2. Bizuka
Zhiyong Zen master, born in Sui and Tang Dynasties, is the seventh grandson of Wang Xizhi. Because he practiced calligraphy very hard, all the broken brushes were discarded in the bamboo basket. After years of life, he accumulated five baskets, so he wrote an inscription and buried these pens, which is called the pen grave. It can be seen that he loves books and treasures things.
3. Iron gate clearance
Master Zhiyong is good at regular script and cursive script, and can master Wang Xizhi's demeanor. Although he practiced in Yongxing Temple, his calligraphy became more and more famous. Many people ask for his calligraphy works through various relationships. People came and went in an endless stream, and the threshold was trampled, so he had to wrap the threshold with iron sheets. People laughed and called it "iron gate limit".
4. Red leaves make books, and there are three wonders in Zheng Qian.
Zheng Qian was a famous scholar and calligrapher in Xuanzong period of Tang Dynasty, and his knowledge was very profound. When he was young, he liked writing and painting, but sadly, his family was so poor that he couldn't even afford paper. How does he practice calligraphy? There are several houses in Jionji nearby. Persimmon leaves, he moved to the temple to live, and used red persimmon leaves as paper every day to study hard.
After a long time, I finished writing persimmon leaves in several rooms. Things are troubled and Zheng Qian finally achieved great success. His calligraphy, painting and poetry have made great achievements, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was amazed at this, calling it "Zheng Qian's Three Musts".
The predecessors said that "plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold". Isn't the story of learning books from Zheng Qian a great inspiration?
5. Liu Shu is expensive
Liu Gongquan, a calligrapher in Tang Dynasty, is famous for his calligraphy. Official to Prince Taishi, together with Yan Zhenqing, is called "Yan Liu". At that time, ministers thought that if the calligraphy of inscriptions or epitaphs could not be written on Liu Gongquan, it would be unfilial to future generations. Even foreigners come to the imperial court to pay tribute, and often buy Liu Gongquan's calligraphy works and bring them back, which shows how far his reputation is spread.