"Taking Pen as Training" comes from the biography of Liu Gongquan, a book in the old Tang Dynasty, and tells the story of Tang Muzong's questioning of Liu Gongquan's calligraphy. Liu Gongquan replied: "With a pen in your heart, your heart is always there." Hint at Tang Muzong.
The whole story is: Tang Muzong is dissolute and eccentric in management. He once asked Liu Gongquan how to use a pen perfectly. Liu Gongquan replied: "The method of using a pen lies in the heart, and the regular brushwork is naturally perfect." Mu Zong changed his face and realized that he was admonishing him with brushwork. In the Song Dynasty, Su Shi once said in a poem, "Why do you want to see sincerity when you preach family law in a hurry?"
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Other stories with pen as admonition:
Liu Gongquan was a scholar at the age of thirty-one, and he was called "Liu" from the official to the prince. He is a famous calligrapher after Wang Xizhi in the history of calligraphy in China. He is as famous as Yan Zhenqing. The reputation of "Yan Gu". He was honest and frank by nature, leaving many stories that dared to "remonstrate" and became a much-told story.
One day, Tang Wenzong was talking with several ministers about state affairs. Ministers said that Wendi lived a frugal life. Wenzong raised his sleeves for everyone to see and boasted, "This official cloth dress has been washed three times and is still on." The ministers echoed: "Your Majesty is more frugal than Wendi." Liu Gongquan said nothing. Wenzong asked him, "Why didn't you say a word?"
Liu Gongquan, facing Tang Wenzong, respectfully said, "Your Majesty, you are the emperor. What you value should be the important events of your family and country, that is, being a good minister and a far-away villain, with clear rewards and punishments. This is the most precious virtue of the son of heaven! It is good to wear washed clothes, but it is only a trivial matter! "
Hearing this, Tang Wenzong felt very reasonable and said happily, "You are honest and outspoken, and you are indebted to your courtiers. I want you to be a consultant doctor and remind me often. "