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Liu Gongquan: Words can't be written for a hundred days.
Liu Gongquan, a great calligrapher in the late Tang Dynasty, was often reprimanded by his father because he couldn't write big characters well when he was a child, and once even wanted to beat him, so Liu Gongquan began to practice calligraphy seriously in a fit of pique. As the saying goes:? Words can't be used for a hundred days? Liu Gongquan is convinced of this. More than a year has passed, and his Chinese characters have been greatly improved. He is second to none among teenagers of the same age in the same village, so his father is very happy and Liu Gongquan is proud of himself.
At noon in midsummer, the children in the same village compared calligraphy under an old locust tree and agreed that everyone should write a big letter. At this time, an old man selling tofu brain enjoyed the cool under the tree and watched the children practice calligraphy with great interest. From time to time, he interjected a few funny words, and the children all liked him. After Liu Gongquan finished writing, he showed it to the old man first. The old man took the paper and saw it read:? I can write about the Feifeng family and dare to boast in front of people. ? He frowned and thought the child was too proud. Although his handwriting is good, the child is too proud to succeed in the future.
The old man thought for a while and said, this word is not well written, just like my tofu brain, soft, spineless and shapeless. Is it worth praising in front of people? Liu Gongquan was very unhappy when he saw that the old man had made his handwriting useless. He said? People say my writing is good, but you say my writing is poor. I want you to write a few words and let's see what you can do! ? Old people don't care about children's attitudes. He touched his beard and said, My old man is a clown. He can make tofu, but he can't write. But don't forget: there are mountains outside the mountains. There is a man who writes with his feet in Huayuan City, much better than you. Can you believe it? Go and have a look. ? Say that finish, LaoSou picked up the burden and left. Liu Gongquan heard that someone can write better with their feet. He was so angry that he decided to go to Huayuan City to have a look.
The next day, he got up at five o'clock and set off with a dry food bag on his back. I drove more than forty miles to Huayuan City in one breath. As soon as I entered the city gate, I saw a piece of coarse cloth hanging under a big locust tree, which read? Calligraphy and painting soup? Three big characters, these three words are vigorous and powerful, vigorous and natural and unrestrained. When he pushed his way through the crowd, he was even more surprised: a dark and thin old man was writing. The old man has no arms. He sat barefoot on the ground, his left foot pressed the paper, and his right foot wrote a couplet with a large sum of money. That broad spirit and good temperament shocked Liu Gongquan; The graceful dragon and phoenix dance won applause from the onlookers.
At this point, Liu Gongquan thinks that Fang Xin's words are true, and he is very ashamed to think of his self-righteous ostentation. He took a few steps to the circle and then knelt down, didn't he? Calligraphy and painting soup? I am Liu Gongquan and I want to learn from you. Please accept me as a disciple and teach me the secret of writing. ? Calligraphy and painting soup? Put the pen between your toes on the ground and speak slowly. I am an orphan, how dare I accept my apprentice as my teacher? ? Public rights begged and knelt there. ? Calligraphy and painting soup? Seeing that the child is so sincere and eager to learn, he spread a piece of paper on the ground with his feet and wrote: Write eight jars of water, and the inkstone is dyed black in the waterlogged pool; If you win hundreds of parents, you will get a phoenix in Yi Long. ? The old man put down his pen and said sincerely, this is the secret of my writing. I have practiced writing for more than 50 years in ups and downs. There is a water tank with eight loads of water at home, and eight tanks of water are used up to learn ink and practice calligraphy; There is a waterlogging pond outside the courtyard, covering an area of half an acre. Wash the inkstone in the pool every day, and even the water in the pool turns black. Although I have worked so hard, I am far from writing well! ? Liu Gongquan kowtowed to the old man and reluctantly went home.
Liu Gongquan entered the room and immediately began to grind ink and spread paper to practice calligraphy. Liu Gongquan practiced calligraphy day after day, so that his hands were covered with thick cocoons and his elbows were torn and mended layer by layer. Yan-style characters are heavy and dignified, tall and straight and lofty, while European characters are dangerous and hard, refined and elegant. Calligraphy and painting soup? He studies hard, learns from others' strengths and makes up for his own shortcomings.
In addition, Liu Gongquan also worked hard outside the words: people peeled cows and picked sheep, and he was inspired when he looked carefully. He also observed wild geese in the air, fish swimming in the water, running elk and runaway horses. He almost integrated the whole nature into calligraphy art. Finally, Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is unique, and he himself became a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. In his later years, he lived in seclusion in the stork valley south of Huayuan, studying and practicing calligraphy hard until he died at the age of 87.