1. Digging graves to steal art
Zhong Yao was born in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was very dedicated and enthusiastic about the study of calligraphy, almost to the point of madness. It is said that he used to study in Baodu Mountain. In order to practice calligraphy well, he wrote all the rocks and trees in the mountain black. Once, he was discussing calligraphy brushes with Cao Cao, Wei Dan and others. He was so interested that he kept copying and drawing before going to bed, and even cut several holes in the quilt.
Wei Dan was also a calligrapher at that time. It is said that he had the "Bi Theory" of Cai Yong, a great calligrapher of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so his calligraphy level was very high. People at the time praised his calligraphy and considered it to be the best calligraphy of the time. The first calligrapher of the dynasty. Zhong Yao wanted to borrow this "Bi Lun" from Wei Dan, but Wei Dan refused and refused again and again. Zhong Yao was so angry that he beat his chest and vomited blood. Fortunately, Cao Cao saved his life with the Five Spirit Pills. After Wei Dan passed away, Zhong Yao sent someone to dig out the book from the grave, studied it repeatedly, and finally understood the secret of using the pen.
2. Studying calligraphy with great concentration
When Wang Xizhi was about five or six years old, he learned calligraphy from Mrs. Wei as his teacher. His calligraphy improved rapidly. When he was 7 years old, he became famous in the local area for his writing, and was loved and praised by his seniors.
When Wang Xizhi was 11 years old, he read "Bi Shuo" which can only be read by adults. He followed the method described in "The Theory of Writing" and got up early every day to write and practice in the dark. He became obsessed with it. After a while, I looked at my handwriting and compared it with what I wrote before. Sure enough, there were some changes. One day his teacher Mrs. Wei was surprised after seeing it and said to people: "This child must have seen the secret of calligraphy. I found that his handwriting has reached the level of an adult recently. If it continues like this, what will happen to him?" The child's future achievements in calligraphy will definitely overwhelm my reputation."
Wang Xizhi was not complacent or complacent because of the teacher's praise. He wrote more carefully and worked harder, even to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat. .
One time during lunch, the bookboy brought his favorite mashed garlic and steamed buns. He urged him to eat them several times, but he still didn’t even raise his head. He concentrated on reading the post as if he hadn’t heard anything. , writing. The rice was cold, so the boy had no choice but to ask Wang Xizhi's mother to persuade him to eat. When her mother came to the study, she saw Xizhi holding a piece of steamed bun stained with ink and putting it into his mouth, which made his mouth full of black. It turns out that when Xizhi was eating the steamed buns, his eyes were still looking at the characters and he was thinking about how to write the characters. As a result, he mistakenly ate the ink as minced garlic.
When my mother saw this scene, she couldn't help but burst out laughing. Wang Xizhi still didn’t understand what was going on! Hearing his mother's laughter, he also said: "The mashed garlic today is so fragrant!" Wang Xizhi persisted for decades, studying hard and practicing constantly, and developed a very solid kung fu, which laid the foundation for his future development. The foundation was laid and the way was paved.
3. Zheng Banqiao learned calligraphy
Zheng Banqiao, one of the "Eight Eccentrics" of Yangzhou in the Qing Dynasty, loved calligraphy since he was a child. He copied all calligraphy styles of famous ancient calligraphers and after some hard practice , and in the end it was almost exactly the same as what was written by the predecessors, and it was almost real. But no one appreciated his calligraphy very much, and he himself was very anxious. He studied and practiced harder than before.
One summer evening, he and his wife were sitting outside to enjoy the cool air. He used his fingers to write on his thigh, and he wrote on his wife. His wife hit his hand angrily and said, "You have your body (body), and I have mine. Why don't you write your own body and write other people's bodies?" When sleeping at night, Zheng Banqiao thought that everyone Everyone has their own body, and everyone has their own font when writing. They are all different.
Why do I always learn other people’s fonts instead of going my own way and writing my own fonts? Even if I learn the same fonts as others, they are still other people’s fonts, without innovation or my own style. , and what’s the meaning? From then on, he took the strengths of each school, integrated them, mixed official script with seal script, cursive script, running script, and regular script, and used it to write in the way of painting. Finally, he formed the "Six Classics" that are both elegant and popular, and are loved by everyone. "Five Half Book", also known as "Stone Paving Street Style", became a famous calligrapher and painter with a high reputation in the Qing Dynasty.
4. Shilang Xingzhe
In the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Xu Anzhen. When he was an official, he was afraid of getting involved and fled to the mountains. He was mute due to illness and could not speak. A few years later, a Buddhist temple wanted to select people who were good at calligraphy to write couplets for the temple's beams and pillars. Xu Anzhen accidentally stepped over the beam placed on the ground and committed a taboo. The abbot of the temple was very angry and hit him on the back with his cane. He quickly wrote on the ground with his hand: "Although I can't speak, I have learned large-character calligraphy. I hope I can try it."
As a result, let him give it a try. The monks in the temple were all convinced and willingly asked him to write everything without caring about his faults.
5. The emperor practiced calligraphy
Tang Taizong Li Shimin was an emperor in my country's feudal society. He often devoted himself to practicing calligraphy in his free time when dealing with political affairs. At that time, Yu Shinan, who was known as one of the four great calligraphers of the early Tang Dynasty, was working in the palace. Because he was proficient in ancient and modern times, and his calligraphy skills were astonishing, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty always respected him and often copied and studied Yu Shinan's calligraphy.
In the process of practicing calligraphy, Emperor Taizong deeply felt that the character "ge" in Yu Shinan's font was the most difficult to write, and it was not easy to write the spirit in it. Once, when he was practicing "Jian", he was afraid that he would lose face if he could not write it well, so that the ministers would not laugh at it, so he deliberately left the word "ge" blank and privately asked Yu Shinan to fill it in for him.
In order to show that he had made progress in calligraphy, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty took several works to Wei Zheng, the admonishing official, and asked Wei Zheng for his opinion: "Do you think my calligraphy looks like that of Bachelor Yu Shinan?" Words?" Wei Zheng looked at it carefully and respectfully, smiling the whole time. At this time, Tang Taizong asked him anxiously: "Is it similar or not? Why don't you say anything?" Wei Zheng said quickly: "I dare not comment on your majesty's calligraphy." Tang Taizong said: "It's okay for you to speak frankly. I forgive you." You are not guilty."
At this time, Wei Zhengcai said: "According to my opinion, only the word 'ge' on the right side of the word '戬' is the same as what Yu Xueshi wrote, and the rest are different. Very lucky." After hearing these words, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty sighed with emotion and deeply admired Wei Zheng's vision. He also realized that learning calligraphy must not be false at all. If you want to succeed in learning, you must work hard.