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This mud boat is brought by Hou Gui from the Tang Dynasty, and there are four big characters on the side of the book, which is written by Li Xian, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty today, and the origin is extraordinary.

Emperor Li Xian and the courtiers were worried that Qiuci would rebel, so they ordered the craftsman to pinch the mud boat with mud and write the words 'Zhongzong Yubi'. It has a warning metaphor, saying that do what you can, don't cause a fire, otherwise the end will be like this mud boat, which may sink to the bottom of the sea at any time.

Hou Gui is not stupid, he understands the meaning, and he understands that even if this mud boat is sent to Qiuzi, the monarch will definitely smash it in a fit of anger. Hou Gui thought that instead of being so wasteful, it would be better to use it as a plaything for Li Bai, so he secretly found someone to copy and burn it, and made a fake mud boat to steal beams and change pillars, and exchange fake for real. So, taking advantage of the opportunity of stopping the ship and stopping the shore today, he was brought to the Li Mansion and appeared in front of everyone.

"Hou Gui!" After Li Ke heard this reason, he was very happy, and asked with a smile: "You are so bold, you dare to give the imperial gift of King Tang to Bai'er as a plaything?" Aren't you afraid that the matter will be revealed and you will be given the crime of killing your head? ”

"Master, what's so terrible about this?" Hou Gui disagreed, and said: "This is far away from the mountains and rivers, one is in the sky, and the other is in the cape, so no matter how powerful King Tang is, how can he know about it?" ”

"What about the monarch of the Turtle Kingdom?" Li Ke continued to smile and asked, "How should you deal with this?" If he knew, it would not be the same as falling to the ground? ”

"Master, you don't know anything!" Hou Gui paused for a moment and said, "This monarch of the Qiuzi Kingdom is extraordinary, completely different from others. ”

"Oh?" Li Ke was curious and asked, "What's the difference?" ”

"He believes in Buddhism and does not kill."

Li Ke and Yuewa tacitly listened to it and understood the hidden meaning. Hou Gui's identity is different from the past, he is the chief envoy of the Guizi country, and the monarch will not bother with him about such trivial matters, let alone break the rumors. Otherwise, there are disadvantages, but there are no advantages, it is better to turn a blind eye to the upper strategy.

At the same time, Li Bai listened with doubts on his face, not understanding what Li Ke and Hou Gui were talking about, let alone why they were laughing; Frowning, he walked up to the mud boat alone to watch. Strangely, the mud boat itself did not attract much attention from Li Bai, and after a few glances, he shook his head, disappointed and disinterested. On the contrary, it was the four big characters of 'Zhongzong Imperial Pen' that made Li Bai more interested, and after a while, he was fascinated, standing there motionless, as if thinking about something, like a saint.

As he looked, it could be seen that the four-character structure was dangerous and reckless, and it was born together, like a dragon soaring and a phoenix dancing, showing domineering and contempt. Just one look, it makes people feel shocked, like thousands of troops rushing in, and can't help but make the reader feel comfortable and afraid. And like the fairy clouds shrouding the mountains and rivers, it makes the people who appreciate the word infinitely reverie, like a mirror flower, and a dream like a water moon, absolutely amazing.

The biggest reason why Hou Gui wants to swallow this small mud boat privately is because these four words are so well written, so wonderful, and so lovely. If it really falls and breaks, it will be a pity, a pity, a pity, and a heartache like a drop of blood; Therefore, after thinking twice, Hou Gui risked his life to replace it.

Li Ke saw that Li Bai was so fascinated by these four words, and he had a wonderful method. I want to motivate Li Bai with this, let him study more in the future, study and practice calligraphy, and be a person who will become a god and be famous for centuries in the future.

But he never expected that Li Ke had just stepped forward, and before he could speak, Li Bai suddenly turned around, pointed to the four big characters of 'Zhongzong Yubi', and said, "Dad, who wrote these four words?" It's ugly, isn't it? Even if a child draws anywhere with his feet, he is ten times better than him. No, a hundredfold! ”

"This ......"

Li Ke was speechless for an instant, looked at Yuewa and Hou Gui, and found that they were also stunned, not knowing what to say. In the end, Yuewa reacted relatively quickly, and immediately came to Li Bai's approach, with a good smile on her face, and said kindly: "My good Bai'er, what are you thinking about in your little head?" Why is it so unpredictable? ”

"Bai'er!" After a pause, Yuewa pointed to the four words again and patiently explained: "You see that these four words are swaying vertically and horizontally, vigorous and powerful, and they are written by the Tang Tianzi himself." Therefore, Bai'er, when you study the way of calligraphy in the future, you should refer to it a lot, and you must not be eager for quick success and quick profit, and praise and belittle others with jealousy, can you understand it?"

"Mother!" Li Bai was a little unhappy after hearing this, and said: "I didn't envy him, it's that his word is really ugly." Mother, you see, his writing is so full of bells and whistles, if you don't recognize it carefully, you can't tell what he wrote at all. Fang Cai'er stood here and watched for a long time, only to realize that he wrote the words 'Zhongzong Yubi'. Mother, you say, can a word that you can't even read clearly be a good word? ”

"Bai'er!" Yuewa was still kind, and said: "You are right, those words that are not clear in the dragons and phoenixes and the bells and whistles are indeed not good words." But if there is order in the chaos and God in the order, then it can be called a good word. In the same way, those words that are clearly written with one stroke are not necessarily good words, because they only have form, not spirit, understand? ”

"The child doesn't understand!" Li Bai was puzzled, paused, and asked: "Mother, then you tell the child, what kind of words can be called good words?" What kind of words are bad words? ”

"Bai'er!" Yuewa hugged Li Bai and said, "The word that unites form and spirit is a good word." On the other hand, words that have a form but no God, or a word that has God but are invisible, are bad words. ”

"Form and spirit are one?" Li Bai was ignorant, and after thinking for a while, he asked again: "Mother, when will that child practice to be able to unite form and spirit?" Can it be done in 10 years? ”

"This ......"

"Madame!" Yuewa had just opened her mouth to say a word, and Li Keliu came close to stop her and said, "I'm coming!" ”

Li Ke wanted to continue to take this opportunity to motivate Li Bai and let him practice calligraphy, so after winning Yuewa's nod and agreement, Li Ke pointed to the four words on the mud boat, and said casually: "Bai'er, in the world, the Son of Heaven is the biggest." Therefore, the day when the Son of Heaven asks you to write a poem for him is the time when your calligraphy form and spirit are one. ”

"Daddy, don't worry, the child will work hard, and he will definitely ask the Son of Heaven to ask me to write poems for him." Li Bai said in a young man's words: "When the time comes, the child must ask him to study ink for me, otherwise the child will not give him a pen to compose poems, and he will be angry to death." ”

"Good! I'm mad! Li Ke was happy and encouraged: "Dad believes that Bai'er will be able to do it, and he will definitely let the Son of Heaven study ink for you." ”

Everyone was happy and laughing. So, Li Ke sent someone to set up delicious food and wine to celebrate Hou Gui's arrival. Therefore, this day passed in such a trance, and there was nothing else to do. Li Ke and Yuewa liked the mud boat very much, but in order to set an example for Li Bai, they put it in the study, so that Li Bai could see it every time he read and picked up a pen.

When the night was falling, Li Ke wanted Hou Gui to live in a room so that he could rest and settle down, after all, he had to leave for the boat two days later and return to Qiuci. Unexpectedly, Hou Gui immediately refused, unwilling to sleep in the room, saying that it was easier to sleep in that room before. Li Ke didn't retreat, and he didn't persuade him too much, turned around and walked back into the house, and slept with Yuewa.

Li Bai didn't feel sleepy, after seeing his mother Yuewa turn off the lights and leave the room, he opened his eyes and opened the door, carried a lantern, quietly came to the study, walked to the mud boat, looked at the four big characters, and said: "Sooner or later, one day I will be as powerful as you!" No, it's even better than you! ”

After that, Li Bai began to pick up the lamp and hold the pen and practice hard.

It wasn't until late at night that Li Bai felt sleepy and yawned. So he shook his head, put down his pen, and prepared to go back to his room to rest. As a result, at this time, Li Bai suddenly heard a woman's voice behind him, saying, "Son, please stay!" ”

"Who?"

"Guess what!"