Chapter 10: A Poem, New Calligraphy
Xu Hui had a little regret, and he had the heart to continue, but after thinking about it, he didn't agree. With this sentence in front of Zhuyu, it's really not good to continue the mink.
Just thinking about it, I heard the waiter shouting: "Your Majesty has arrived!" β
Xu Hui hurriedly got out of the house, and as soon as he arrived at the gate of the palace, His Majesty Li Er had already strode in.
"The concubines greet Your Majesty." Xu Hui bowed down in his clothes.
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said with a smile: "No courtesy!" As he spoke, he glanced around and asked, "I heard from the palace people that the son and the young man are here, but are they still there?" β
Xu Hui got up and replied with a smile: "The two princesses are playing in the apse, waiting for the concubines to be called." β
There was a buzzing sound behind me, and the crisp giggles of children.
A smile appeared on His Majesty Li Er's face, waved his hand, and said, "Since it's playing, don't disturb their interest." Wait for me to go over and see what they are playing, so cheerful? β
Xu Hui hurriedly followed, and introduced as she walked: "The concubine summoned the younger brother and younger sister into the palace today, and wanted to check their studies and ask about the situation at home. When the two princesses heard about it, they came to play with Xiao Zhao. It just so happened that the younger brother brought a few playthings, and the two highnesses liked it very much! β
His Majesty Li Er bowed slightly, walked to the apse, stopped at his feet, and looked out through the window.
Outside the apse there are several large trees, with their branches and leaves, which are very shady.
Jin Yang is shaking the empty bamboo in the shade of the tree, although he is not very skilled, but this empty bamboo is a two-end balanced type, and it is the most simple and easy to play. She can't play tricks yet, but she can also make the empty bamboo spin and whistle from time to time.
Xiao Mi was held by the nurse, watching her sister play, giggling from time to time. And in his arms, he was still holding the toy he had just gotten - a rag doll.
"It turned out to be a ground bell!" His Majesty Li Er smiled, watching his beloved daughter play happily, he was happy in his heart.
Xu Hui was knowledgeable, and he didn't disturb the princess's interest in playing, and smiled and accompanied His Majesty Li Er to watch quietly.
After watching for a while, His Majesty Li Er turned back, went to the front hall again, went to the couch and sat down, and said with a smile: "My son and my little one have been in the palace for a long time, and it is rare to have a playmate of the same age, and they have a good time. Why don't you let Xiao Zhao enter the palace more diligently in the future, and teach them some poetry and articles by the way. β
Xu Hui ordered the palace people to serve the drink, and said with a smile: "The concubine also thinks that Her Royal Highness the princess and my little sister are very compatible. Since His Majesty has this intention, the concubine will let the little sister come often. β
His Majesty Li Er nodded, glanced at it, saw the paper on the bookcase, took it over and watched it, and couldn't help but chant out loud in his mouth.
"Well, good poetry." His Majesty Li Er tasted it repeatedly, looked at Xu Hui with appreciation, and praised: "The concubine deserves this praise, this dress does have a sense of flowers." It's justβ"
After a pause, His Majesty Li Er said suspiciously: "It's just that this font doesn't look like it was written by Concubine Ai." β
Xu Hui smiled happily and said: "This is written by my family Xiaolang, how dare you boast of the posture of the concubine Pu Liu?" β
"Rujia Xiaolang?" His Majesty Li Er was a little surprised, and then lowered his head to carefully look at the poems and handwriting.
Xu Hui explained softly on the side: "My family's Xiaolang may not be as good as the concubine and the eldest lang, but he is also very smart. A few days ago, I hurt my head, and I said that I had forgotten a lot about what I had learned. The concubine wanted to compare it today, so she ordered Xiaolang to compose a poem......"
His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "Then he wrote this sentence?" β
Xu Hui smiled bitterly and argued: "Although there is only one sentence, it is excellent." Xiaolang must be carefully carved and refuses to make sentences casually. β
His Majesty Li Er knew that Xu Hui was defending his brother, this was family affection, of course he didn't care, smiled slightly, and didn't pursue it.
"Your Majesty takes a closer look at the handwriting." Xu Hui did not dwell on this poem, and praised his younger brother's words, "Although it is a regular script, it is different from other families, and it looks refreshing." β
In terms of the evolution of regular script, the end of the Han Dynasty was the founding period, the Wei and Jin dynasties were the period of inheritance and development, and the Sui and Tang dynasties were the first to be completed on the basis of their predecessors.
Since the father and son of the two kings of Wei and Jin founded the family model, it has swept later generations. The regular script of the Sui Dynasty was connected to the previous and the next, and several regular scripts in the early Tang Dynasty were directly inherited from Zhiyong and took the law from the Six Dynasties.
Later, in the early Tang Dynasty, the four great families of Ou, Yu, Chu, and Xue, following the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, completed the final style of regular script.
Later, the calligraphers of the Tang Dynasty represented by Yan Zhenqing pursued liberalism in the inevitable kingdom of "law" and created a new style of calligraphy.
Calligraphers in the late Tang Dynasty, such as Liu Gongquan and Shen Chuanshi, worked hard to forge ahead from the narrow area of thin and Ting, and opened up a new path different from Yan Lugong, and their innovative courage and spirit were particularly commendable.
It can be said that Yan Ti and Liu Ti reflect the achievements of the regular script of the Tang Dynasty in a concentrated manner, and they are also the final stage of the maturity of the regular script of the Tang Dynasty. As soon as Yan and Liu came out, they became the unchanged law for future generations.
And Xu Qilin uses Yan Zhenqing's font, which uses the pen of the seal, turning thin and hard into plump and majestic, with a broad and magnificent body, strong and awe-inspiring bones.
For the Southern School of calligraphy, which dominated the calligraphy world below the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was represented by Erwang, Yan Ti had a huge breakthrough and innovation in all aspects of brushwork, structure, layout and ink method, completely changing the style of calligraphy that was thin and hard and majestic, and creating a new style of calligraphy with a thick and majestic generation.
Of course, this is due to the calligraphy that Xu Qilin learned in later generations, and the possessed deity is also a specialized regular script.
In ancient times, it was a matter of course that scholars practiced calligraphy hard since childhood, and no one could write words like cockroaches crawling.
Therefore, although Xu Qilin's deity is not very old, he has a history of six or seven years of practicing calligraphy, and his basic skills can be described as solid, and the old regular script can also be described as neat.
With such profound basic skills, coupled with the specialization of regular script, it is still twice the result with half the effort to change the font.
Now, Xu Qilin's font has not fully reflected the characteristics and style of Yan Ti, but for connoisseurs, it can also see a lot of clues.
His Majesty Li Er is a calligrapher himself, and he also occupies an important place in the history of calligraphy.
Because of his preference for calligraphy and advocating calligraphy, in the early years of Zhenguan, calligraphy was designated by the imperial court as one of the six schools of Guozijian, and a doctor of calligraphy was set up to take the scholar with calligraphy.
It was also because His Majesty Li Er fully respected Wang Xizhi and raised him to the realm of one person through the ages, which caused the crowd of later generations to clamoring and respecting Wang Xizhi as a sage.
In fact, from the perspective of calligraphy itself, it doesn't matter who is high and who is low, who is good and who is bad, but the different styles of each charm.
As for what kind of calligraphy he likes, it is also decided by each person's different aesthetics, but they cannot praise and disparage him.
His Majesty Li Er watched carefully, bowed his head slightly, and said: "From slender and long to square, and the square is round, which is quite atmospheric." It's just that the pen power is still weak, and the penmanship is also insufficient, and it still needs to be practiced. β