Chapter 14: The Book of Divine Qualities
Compared with Xu You's poems that express his heart, his words appeared in the world's field of vision for the first time. After the full skill, it is no longer so secretive, and the brushwork born from the royal body swept away the legacy of the Han and Wei dynasties, the dragon jumped over the heavenly gate, and the tiger was lying in the phoenix, which can be called a wonderful miracle.
There are no secrets in Jinling City!
One night later, when it was still dark, many people who loved calligraphy came to hear the news, and everyone stood still, holding lanterns high, almost setting their eyes on the wall, carefully observing Xu You's calligraphy. The more one of them looked, the more excited he became, his eyes lit up, he was amazed, and finally he danced with his hands, accidentally fell to the ground, and praised again and again in his mouth, which was called a celestial!
"Huh? Why is Wei Langjun, you also come to watch Xu You's words? Didn't fall to injury, did you? Hurry up, get up! ”
The person who fell was called Wei Shinan, and the ancestor Wei Dan was a great calligrapher in the former Wei Dynasty, that is, the Wei servant who was often hung to a high place to write a book. Wei Shinan has been in the pond since he was a child, and he is quite proficient in calligraphy, and he is very famous in the Chu State.
"I'm lucky enough to see the Book of Heaven and Man today, so what's the matter if I fall and get injured?"
"This is also true, Lang Jun thinks, how many qualities does Xu You's words deserve?"
"Skimming and pinching, looking up; Big or small, it's all in the law. The book style of the world, with Xu Youshu as a divine product! ”
"Divine products?" Hearing Wei Shinan's evaluation so high, it immediately aroused everyone's interest, and they all gathered around him, saying, "How about being too guarded by Xin'an?" ”
"Yang Taishou's book body is strong and charming, but it is stable and changeable, although it can be of the highest quality, but it is not hot after all." The current status of the sheep girl in the calligraphy circle of the Chu State is equivalent to the status of Wang Xizhi back then, but in the eyes of Wei Shinan, it is still not as good as Xu You.
Someone else asked, "How about the peso?" ”
This question is very tricky, Suo Pan is also a famous calligrapher in the Chu State, his grandfather Suo Jing once studied calligraphy under Wei Dan, and Wei has a deep relationship, which can be regarded as a hundred years of friendship.
Wei Shinan said with a smile: "I and Suo Pan are brothers and sisters, but on the matter, Suo Fanshu is like a crack in the mountain, and the water is suspended, but the danger is too much, a little deliberate, far better than me, slightly inferior to Yang Taishou." The implication is that it can't compare to Xu You!
Everyone listened to Wei Shinan's comments, and then looked back at the words on the wall, and sure enough, they were a little more shocked than just now. At this moment, on the other side of Qingxi, a girl's voice sounded, asking, "How is Lu Lingzi, the secretary of the Binei Mansion?" ”
Wei Shinan escaped the prestige, and in the early morning when he couldn't see his fingers in the dark, he could only vaguely see a slender and colorful figure, standing under the swaying willow tree, and he couldn't see his real face, but he just listened to the sound like a hollow valley orchid, which made people feel refreshed.
However, when it comes to the inner government, Wei Shinan is not one of those crazy people who ignore secular etiquette, so he can't help but hesitate. The girl smiled lightly: "Wei Langjun doesn't have to be embarrassed, just speak up, I think Lu Zhangshu still has this bit of energy!" ”
"In that case, I dare to say a few simple words. Lu Banyu's words are beautiful and clear, elegant and graceful, such as the shadow of Xian'e, and like the red lotus reflecting the water, the ice of the broken jade pot, the moon of the rotten Yaotai, like a fragrant tree, Mu Ruo Qingfeng, and Yang Taishou stand side by side, has become a sign of a grandmaster. However...... However, they are still trapped in the trap of Zhong Xuan and Zhang Zhi since the Han and Wei dynasties, and have never surpassed them, although they are a family of their own, they have not opened a sect, compared to this Xu Langjun's unseen book style, the realm is far behind! ”
The girl Ying Ying bowed down and said: "Today, I heard Wei Langjun point out the similarities and differences in the style of the book, and I knew that the name of 'Silver Hook Tail' is worthy of its name!" ”
Wei Shinan is nicknamed the silver hook tail, which is the tail of a scorpion, which is described as vigorous and powerful, and is a very high praise for the calligrapher. When he heard this, he was humble, and suddenly heard a crisp female voice next to the girl asking: "Wei Langjun admires Xu You so much, but he doesn't know how to compare it to Zhong Xuan and Zhang Zhi?" ”
Zhong Xuan and Zhang Zhi are ancient idol-level people, with many famous posts, and they are immortal, and their disciples and grandchildren do not know how many mortals. This little lady deliberately compared Xu You with them, she should have listened to Wei Shinan's evaluation of Lu Lingzi, was dissatisfied, and deliberately embarrassed him.
Wei Shinan was born in the family, in front of so many people, where would he be stumped by a little girl, and said loudly: "Zhong Xuan's calligraphy is ancient and simple, super wonderful; Zhang Zhi's book body, strong bones and muscles, let it be created. My father once said, '* husband first, natural second', 'Zhong natural first, work second', I thought 'Xu You's work is not as good as Zhang Zhi, but he can pass naturally; Naturally not as good as Zhong Xuan, but the work is too much. It is enough to be called the 'Three Sages'! ”
Parallel with Zhong Xuan and Zhang Zhi, that is the lifelong dream and impossible ambition of many calligraphers, Wei Shinan gave Xu You such a high evaluation, and it can immediately arouse the curiosity and discussion of countless people when it spreads.
The so-called fame is cultivated step by step through the repeated hype of public opinion, driven by curiosity!
Of course, all the means are just auxiliary, in the final analysis, there must be the strength to crush everything, the literati of this era are not as flattering and wise as later generations, and the strong existence of style and integrity will always make those who deceive the world and steal their names exposed, embarrassed.
Xu You's calligraphy was originally not the pinnacle, but Wang Xizhi's calligraphy pushed the calligraphy of the world to a new development process, but after practicing the Taoist heart and subtlety, the strength of the wrist and the delicacy of the pen, not to mention the higher level, it is simply a continuous increase in the height of several times, and the effect presented is Wei Shinan's crazy shameless admiration.
When the first rays of sunlight illuminated the white walls of Cui's mansion in turn, hundreds of people had gathered inside and out, and even climbed up to the treetops, rode on the branches, and covered their eyes to gaze. Those who know calligraphy and those who don't understand calligraphy are all scrambling, taking it as pleasure to witness Xu You's words, and some people push and squeeze, attracting scolding.
Xu You has become famous over the years, but Jinling is the emperor's capital, from the ministers to the people, all of them are above the top, and he can't say that he has no prejudices about living in a corner of Qiantang.
Big cities are more or less the same for small cities, and they haven't changed for thousands of years!
However, it has only been seven or eight days, and Xu You's demeanor, character, poems and book style have caused a huge sensation one after another, and it can be said that no one has been able to conquer the city of Jinling in such a short period of time in ten years.
And Xu You seems to have done it very easily!
Four or five servants came out of Cui Fu, carrying buckets and lacquer, shouting to separate the people, and when they walked to the wall, they were about to wipe off the ink. This provoked the anger of the public, and a few of them were the children of the gate lords of the Shi clan, but they were never afraid of things, and they swollen their noses and faces from the beating of these slaves, and their heads, faces and bodies were stained with white paint, and they stumbled back.
After this episode, everyone realized that Cui Yuanxiu really did evil to Xu You, and I was afraid that this ink treasure would not last long, so they immediately ordered the instructions and arranged the arrangements to expand all the words on the wall and collect them, just in case.
It's just that today, Xu You didn't appear after all!
Xu You didn't care about the excitement in Qingxi, the old linden tree lying in the yard, while drinking tea, chatted with Qingming about Cui Yuanxiu, and said with a wry smile: "This public oil and salt don't enter, it's not easy to deal with!" ”
"It's okay to toss around, at least now the whole Jinling knows that Lang Jun is here for "Shangshu Justice", no one will doubt your motives and intentions, and you can save a lot of trouble." Qingming said: "What we need to do is to find a way to let Cui Yuanxiu open the door and accept the apprentices......"
Two days later, the people sent to Jinling by the winter solstice brought back a letter from Yuan Jie, the letter expressed doubts and incomprehension, he specially asked Yuan Wei, Yuan Wei definitely said that he and Cui Yuanxiu have not had a bad relationship over the years, Xu You just passed the letter a few days before asking for a recommendation, and made an appointment to meet in the coming day, and there is no reason to be outside the door according to Xu You because of his recommendation.
Yuan Jie is also an old fox who has practiced the world, guessing whether Xu You or some people related to Xu You have invisibly offended Cui Yuanxiu? This is also a feasible idea, Xu You asked Dong Zhi to investigate Cui Yuanxiu's social circle and found no clues in a short time. After another three days, preparing the gifts to be given, Xu You went out with Qingming.
He wants to go to the meeting as promised and visit An Yuxiu!
An Yuxiu did not live in Taicheng, after all, she was widowed after leaving the cabinet, and her identity was not the same as those princesses in the boudoir, An Zidao gave her a large-scale field villa in the tide ditch around the Leyou Garden in the north of Taicheng, and the treatment she enjoyed was almost equal to that of the county king, which was a unique exception among the princesses.
The name was reported at the door, and soon a female official with rank came out and led Xu You into the mansion, and when he saw An Yuxiu, the courtyard was already deep, and he didn't know where he was.
"Micro!"
An Yuxiu descended to greet her, looking very happy. After the guests and hosts took their seats, they looked at each other and smiled at the same time. This smile doesn't need to be explained, only the two of them know, it's because they remembered the life and death experience in Qiantang, relying on each other, trembling, unknowable fate and precarious pressure, which is the easiest for people to form dependence and closeness.
"The princess has always been good?"
An Yuxiu's pretty face showed a gloomy look, and said: "Lonely and widowed, just waste time!" ”
The solitary female and widowed crane, from the Western Han Dynasty Wang Bao's "Dong Xiao Fu", is often used as a metaphor for widows. Although An Yuxiu is a royal daughter, her pillow is empty and unsettled, and she is always upset.
Xu You comforted: "The past is gone, and the living have to look forward." I watched the princess Yintang have purple light, and the obscurity is gone, and it won't be long before there is a time when Wenjun is new. ”
Wen Jun Xinjiao, that is, the widow remarried, An Yuxiu was surprised: "Weizhi still understands physiognomy? ”
"Know a little bit about it!" Xu You smiled: "Just like when I was in Qiantang back then, I saw at a glance that the princess had dragon qi to protect her body, and she would never be harmed by Xiaoxiao." I can get out, it's all thanks to Princess Hongfu! ”
An Yuxiu covered her smile and said: "I always thought that I was not smiling, I was not surprised, and I had the calm and indifferent nature of Mount Tai without changing my color, but today I realized that I was so good!" ”
Rainbow farts are loved by everyone, Xu You really wants to praise a person, it is invisible and incorporeal, and it is impossible to prevent it. In a few words, it not only narrowed the distance between the two through the past, but also eliminated the strangeness and alienation that they had not seen for many years.
Jinling, the hunting ground, An Yuxiu is a big Austrian aid that can't be bigger! Xu You mingled in the middle of it with a weak attitude, and An Yuxiu's outstretched hand grabbed it, and it was an extremely sharp knife!