Said Dan. Chu Zhi said, and there was also a feeling of relief. Yi Fang Xin's expression was as expected, and he had already calculated clearly in his heart, as long as Shen Liao's request was not too exaggerated, and he was far beyond his ability, he was ready to do his best to help.

When it came to business, Shen Kuo also kept silent, but secretly wondered when to talk to Chu Zhen again, you must know that his knowledge is too profound and varied, and it is not easy to find a friend who can have a good chat.

Although the thinking of the literati of this era has not been rigid, they are not very interested in the scientific knowledge of Gewu, after all, this has nothing to do with the imperial examination, and there will not be many people who study it seriously.

After hesitating and looking at Shen Kuo, Shen Liao said in a hurry: "The request is a bit presumptuous, I hope that the adults will be strange." ”

"Ruida, when did you start learning to be a daughter, isn't this like your usual one?" Chu Zhen chuckled: "Even if you say anything bluntly, with your friendship with me, are you still afraid that you will not be able to excuse yourself." ”

The words are all on this, of course Shen Liao will not continue to squeak, but he is still a little embarrassed, Qingxiu's face revealed a hint of red, he looked up at Chu Qian, and said in a sincere tone: "Uncle Zu is about to pass the deadline, prepare to enter the Shi, everything has been prepared, it is still a short "tombstone,"

Chu Zhen seemed to understand, thinking that he wanted to ask himself to help write an epitaph, but without waiting for Shen Liao to finish speaking, he said in response: "There is no problem, as long as the two of you don't dislike my superficial writing, I am naturally willing to write for it." ”

Although there were many taboos in writing epitaphs in ancient times, they were generally written by relatives or friends of the deceased, and Chu did not touch both. And I don't know much about this knowledge, the only thing I have read carefully is Han Yu's "Sacrifice to the Twelve Langs" but that is a sacrifice, not an epitaph, but Chu Zhen believes that as long as he is given some time, he will put it together, copy and paste, and move the stars. It's still very simple to make an epitaph.

Of course, the article obtained in this way does not have the luxury of being excellent for a hundred years, but it is definitely not too bad, and no one can see that the article has traces of patchwork, and Chu Zhen, who is already experienced in this, definitely has this confidence.

Just when Chu Zhen was thinking about what aspect of the epitaph should be written in order to be more sensational, to wave the tear-jerking effect, or how to praise Shen Zhou, who had never seen before, he ignored the expressions of Shen Liao and Shen Kuo.

Hearing Chu Qian's words, especially seeing his thoughtful appearance, the two looked at each other, knowing that he would be wrong, and suddenly secretly screamed that it was not good, what should I do? Why don't you come and explain it to him, the eyes of the two looking at each other began to communicate silently, and you pushed me to let go, flashing fierce sparks.

At the right time, Chu Zhen finally felt that something was wrong between them, and he didn't think about the reason for it for a while, feeling a little inexplicable, and couldn't help asking: "Are the two of you in a hurry to ask for this inscription?" He said that he began to say in his heart how to postpone it for two days, after all, he did not have the talent to complete the composition in an instant.

"No" The two hurriedly shook their heads, having the heart to explain the situation to Chu Zhi, but their skins were not thick enough, so they really couldn't open this. Mouth.

The authorities were fascinated and vaguely noticed the abnormality of the two, but Chu Zhen didn't think deeply, just smiled and said: "Since that's the case, let me think about it for two days and send it back when it's written." ”

"No need" Shen Liao said in a suffocated voice, stood up, Jun's face was swollen red, and he bowed down to apologize, and so did Shen Kuo next to him, as if he had done something sorry for Chu Qian, and he accused him again and again.

"Why are you like this?" Chu Zhen hurriedly stood up to avoid it, and his heart was even more confused.

I can't just say that you heard it, I didn't ask you to write an epitaph or something, the two looked at each other, and finally felt that it was better to misunderstand sooner or later, so as not to wait for Chu Zhizhen to write an article, and it would be even more difficult to ride a tiger at that time, wouldn't it become a deliberate loss of face?

"The reputation of the great talent is all over the world, and the writing is superficial and really goes through the humble words." Two compliments, seeing that Shen Liao was unwilling to be this up-and-coming bird, in desperation, Shen Kuo could only stand up, with a look of embarrassment, and said vaguely: "However" just,,,,

。 ”

What's it, what's it, Chu Zhen blinked his eyes, as if he understood something, but he wasn't very sure, on the whole, he was still confused, as for the other two, he didn't dare to tell each other, for fear that Chu Zhen would think that they were like this, and for a while, the atmosphere in the study became a little weird;

After a while, the three of them felt that it was not a matter of delaying any longer, Chu Zhen was about to ask directly to understand, and Shen Liao and Shen Kuo just wanted to confess, but a servant broke out from outside, and after respectfully presenting the paper scroll in his hand to Chu Qian, he didn't say anything, and retreated.

"What is this?" Chu Zhen asked strangely, gently unfolded the paper scroll with both hands very naturally, looked down, and read two sentences silently, but it was an epitaph, and while he was surprised, he suddenly understood the meaning of the two.

"My lord's forgiveness, I don't want my lord to write an epitaph, but" Shen Kuo looked very ashamed and uneasy, bowed his head and said: "I want your lord to write this article separately and record it." ”

"Jing Chun, don't blame him, this is my idea." Shen Liao next to him also spoke: "This inscription was written by an elder who is close to the Shen family, and it cannot be changed at will

"In that case, why re-register?" Chu Zhen couldn't figure it out, wouldn't this be a redundant move.

The word is not good. The two said in unison.

Really fake, just for this reason, I will be wrong, these two guys should not be deliberately misleading and make themselves ugly, Chu Zhen was suspicious in his heart, lowered his head and continued to look at the paper scroll.

Only "Qiantang Shen Gong's pawn is buried in Qiantang Longcurie"

"The Shen family has belonged to the community since Shen Zi. The book is in the "Spring and Autumn Period", virtuous labor, meritorious fame, not absent from history, and the Wukang clan is especially unique in the world. The ancestor of the Supreme Gong first migrated and was a native of Qiantang.

, "The public is honest and quiet, lenient and prudent, and there is a guard in the appearance, seventy-four in the Spring and Autumn Period, and thirteen officials are not hung in the law." The old township party is happy when it hears that it has returned. There are many mournings, and there is no one who hates the hope. ”

Ming: Gongsheng Quartet, bsp; nbsp; "There is Jia and Song, and there is Yu Qiwang." The Treasure of Eternity; ”

This memorial essay is sprinkled with hundreds of words, first pointing out when Shen Zhou died, how his son Shen Kuo took care of his aftermath, and then explaining that he was entrusted by the Shen family, so he wrote this article, starting from the second paragraph, introducing the situation of the ancestors of the Shen family, and mentioning the official positions of Shen Zhou's parents and brothers. indicated his family history, then focused on his life's official resume and contributions, and briefly mentioned the family, and finally naturally praised and evaluated.

Anyway, as long as I read this article, I know everything about Shen Zhou's life deeds and family background, and the female style is simple and simple, restrained and subtle, which is different from the contemporaneous and gorgeous epitaphs.

You must know that the literary style of the early Song Dynasty and the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the articles are weak and glamorous, but the robustness and brightness are insufficient, and the achievements of the ancient literary movement initiated by Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan have not been carried forward, and the contemporary literati are more inclined to a decadent and difficult literary style. It's a fashion trend, and it's rare to find an article as plain and unpretentious and natural as that epitaph.

Don't think that Chu is not familiar with ancient texts, after all, composition is easily affected by the environment, as long as there is more contact, it will become natural, otherwise he would have been exposed a long time ago, of course, he can only be said to understand it, the article is written very plainly, it is straightforward, and there is no need to delusionally achieve the realm of smooth and tactful, tortuous and euphemistic;

This is also a problem of He She's headache and confusion, how to write poetry, Chu Zhiwen is full of thoughts, the best in the world, and the article is so bad, what is even more strange is that the composition is poor, but the analysis of the article is the head, it is really incomprehensible, and in the end I can only sigh that the gold is colorless, and the white bi is slightly flawed.

The same is true of this epitaph, the article is very well written, but this word is really not good, and it can't be said that way, in terms of heart, the words of the author of the article are still okay, the structure is slender and tight, and the word posture is dignified and round, but maybe it is because the font is too positive, and there is a lack of some changes, and it seems stiff and sluggish.

Not to mention that compared with Chu Qian, who already has everyone's demeanor, even Shen Liao's clean font can't compare, which makes Chu Zhen feel a little comforted, it doesn't matter if the article is not as good as a person, at least he has calligraphy.

Shen Kuo, as a son of man, is his duty to ask for an inscription on the stele for his father, and the inscription is carved out for people to see, of course, to keep improving, the epitaph is very good, but he is a little dissatisfied with the word, the problem is that the level of the author of the article is like this, and it can't be returned to let people rewrite it.

In the end, of course, I thought of finding someone to write on my behalf, but Shen Kuo had followed his father to various places since he was a child, and he didn't know much about the situation in Hangzhou, and he didn't know what calligraphy celebrities were here, so he naturally had to turn to Shen Liao for help.

However, with Shen Liaoqing's proud character, and his own calligraphy is quite profound, he can't look down on the so-called calligraphy celebrities in Hangzhou at all, at first, he wanted to write it himself, but considering that the author of the article is an elder, it seems a bit rash to do it himself.

After discussion, he could only accept Shen Kuo's opinion, but on the issue of asking someone to help, Shen Liao had his own ideas, if he wanted to ask, he had to invite calligraphers, as for those who were not even as good as themselves, then there was no need to let them be ugly.

Of course, Shen Kuo also agrees with Shen Liao's thoughts, but the problem is that there are very few people in Hangzhou who can be called calligraphy, and there are few who can convince Shen Liao. Veto.

Seeing that the funeral period is approaching, but the epitaph has not yet been engraved, how can the two of them not be in a hurry, they have to retreat, and when they are about to settle for one or two, someone reminded Shen Liao to wake up like a dream.

"If not, I almost forgot that there was still you"? Shen Liao said, and he has been with Chu for a long time. How could he not know Chu Qian's calligraphy attainments, he didn't say it, in fact, he always admired it in his heart, and he knew that when he was still learning from the paste, he had already gathered the strengths of hundreds of schools and created his own style.

"It's a small thing. To put it bluntly, why bother to misunderstand. Chu Zhen smiled, and the meaning was very clear?

In the final analysis, the two of them are thin-faced, and they feel that with Chu Qian's status, asking him to do this kind of thing seems to be a little contemptible, so he is vague.

Knowing what Chu Zhi meant, the two were naturally happy, but it was not easy to show it during the mourning period. Only Lian Lian gave a salute and thanked him, and ordered the servants to bring pens, ink, paper, and inkstones up, and personally wash the pen, lay the paper, and study the ink.

Enjoyed the high-standard treatment, the mood was very comfortable, but Chu Zhen was embarrassed to really want the two of them to serve, took the brush stained with ink and looked full and moist, looked at the paper scroll, recited silently for a while, rolled up his sleeves and held the pen, lightly tipped the tip, pressed the pen lightly, put it away freely, tactfully and straight, and did it in one go.

After the clipping, Chu Zhi held his breath and put away his pen, looking at his work, only to see that the whole article was close. There are few blanks, the words between the lines are staggered, quite a cross rain and slanting wind, as far as the rhyme of sparse and simple, I know that my calligraphy has made a lot of progress, and I really have to thank the teacher He She, if it is not for his urging homework every once in a while, so that he does not dare to slack off, not to say that there is progress, I am afraid that even the words will not become a trend.

"Beautiful but not demonic, beautiful but not dry, wonderful." Shen Liao is better. But Shen Kuo saw Chu Qian's calligraphy for the first time, admired it for a while, and when he saw him put down the pen, he finally couldn't help but applaud.

In fact, Shen Kuo was still a little hesitant about Chu Qian's calligraphy, but he believed in Shen Liao's recommendation and vision, and now it also proved that his choice was right, and he was a little complacent in his heart.

And Chu Qian's mood is also very comfortable, you must know that the Mengxi pen talk written by Shen Kuo in his later years will be passed down for hundreds of generations, today's events are so important, they will definitely be recorded, and the taste of leaving a name in history is still very refreshing;

There was a lot of admiration, and the ink on the paper was already dry. Seeing that the two of them hadn't moved, Chu Zhen was about to help them put away the epitaph, but he heard Shen Kuo say: "My lord, there is still a payment"

Chu Zhen naturally understood that it was not his own name that was signed down, but the name of the author of the epitaph, but he didn't see it on the paper scroll just now, and he turned around to ask, but he saw that Shen Kuo had already picked up the paper scroll, turned another page and presented it to him, his eyes fell on the paper, Chu Zhen couldn't help but be stunned,

There are a few lines on the other page, which are nothing more than words to comfort Shen Kuo and the others not to be sad and sad. These are not important, what really makes Chu Zhen care is that the name at the end of the article is Wang Anshi.

It's another thunderous name, fortunately, Chu Zhen was prepared for this situation, knowing that he was in this era, he would meet many celebrities sooner or later, and he instantly regained his composure, and asked curiously: "But I don't know who this is"

At this time, Wang Anshi's reputation has not yet appeared, and it is normal for Chu to pretend not to know, and what makes him feel strange is that the legendary Wang Anshi's calligraphy does not seem to be good, which really makes people "feel comfortable."

And Chu Qian's idea is not wrong, Wang Anshi in history, calligraphy really made achievements, it was when he was dismissed and returned home, he was idle, and entertained himself with calligraphy, which was quite accomplished after a long time, and he practiced Shen Liao's character stickers, as for now, he is still an official, busy with official business, not as free as Chu Qian, and the font is naturally not excellent.