Chapter Thirty-Three The Master of Enlightenment of Asian Saints of Calligraphy
The little boy was white and fat, and he broke into the hall with a book in his hand. When he saw a guest in the hall, he was stunned at first, and then he looked at Yan Yuansun with a big devil. Pei Min bowed and said, "I saw my deceased father, but I didn't know that the deceased father met in the hall. He broke in rashly and lost his courtesy."
Pei Min was surprised by his stern salute. The child in front of him was only four or five years old, and he might be younger, but he moved like a little adult, with proper etiquette and clear speech, which was surprising.
Yan Yuansun said: "This is my brother, Zhenqing, who has been smart since he was a child. He learned the Liujia Wufang script at the age of three. He knew his intentions and loved him deeply." As he said, he said to the child, "I'm so envious, you should step down first. I'm going to have a question in your explanation book later."
When Pei Min heard the four words "Six Son Zhenqing", he couldn't help but look at the child more often, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: I saw another amazing character, although he was still very young!
Yan Zhenqing, Yan Gaoqing's consul, and the sub-sage of the calligraphy world, has the second only to the existence of the calligraphy world's saint Wang Xizhi. The Yan style characters he created are almost the font that thousands of calligraphy learners in later generations must learn. There are also sayings that "learning calligraphy should learn Yan". Some people even think that the reason why Yan Zhenqing is second to Wang Xizhi is just that he was born late. Not only calligraphy, Yan Zhenqing is also loyal, wise and unparalleled in his work. According to historical records, Yan Zhenqing was the first person to rebel An Lushan. Before An Lushan rebelled, he warned Li Longji, secretly raised the city walls, dredged the moat, recruited strong men, and reserved food and grass. Therefore, An Lushan swept across Hebei, and only the Pingyuan County under Yan Zhenqing was not occupied by An Lushan, becoming the biggest nail behind An Lushan.
If Yan Gaoqing is the best in governing political affairs, then his younger brother Yan Zhenqing is a prime minister with both civil and military affairs. He can mobilize troops to condemn generals and govern the country and country. His greatest regret and misfortune is that he was not born in the Zhenguan Dynasty and did not meet a wise ruler like Li Shimin. He was as straight as Wei Zheng, and was jealous of times because of his righteousness and integrity, and finally ended up being loyal to his body, which is lamentable.
In Pei Min's mind, Yan Zhenqing's talent is completely comparable to Di Renjie. Di Renjie's power lies in his extremely outstanding performance in any position. Even if he was demoted to Pengze Ling, the governor of Fuzhou did not change his original intention and made the county magistrate and governor the first. Yan Zhenqing was like this, and he was even worse than Di Renjie. He was excluded by the four prime ministers Yang Guozhong, Yuan Zai, Yang Yan and Lu Qi, but every time he was expelled from the court, he could achieve remarkable results in the local area and return to the court with his political achievements. This dynasty is not a real skill, and can withstand great ups and downs, and show his true level.
When Pei Min heard the later "At the age of three, he learned the Liujia Wufang Book Scheme" and couldn't help but be shocked. Sure enough, he read the Liujia Wufang Book Scheme at the age of three. The Liujia Wufang Book Scheme is an enlightenment book of this era, which is equivalent to the primary school culture in later generations. Ordinary people have not yet become wise at the age of three, and Yan Zhenqing, who is a cute baby, has already been exposed to this knowledge, but it is really amazing.
Seeing Yan Yuansun let Yan Zhenqing go out, Pei Min hurriedly said, "It is a good thing for children to seek knowledge, and it is better to encourage and reward. Uncle Yan might as well help Xianzi solve his doubts first, so as not to let him wait for a long time."
Yan Yuansun nodded: "Xianmenzi, what do you don't understand?"
Yan Zhenqing bowed and said, "The ruler is not a treasure, but the inch is a competition. I don't know what explanation should be made for my nephew?"
Yan Yuansun smiled and said, "This means that the precious jasper is not worth cherishing, but even a moment of time is priceless."
Pei Min smiled and replied: "Time is worth a short time, and it is hard to buy time. This is what he said."
Yan Zhenqing's eyes were bright and he said happily: "My nephew understands that the sages said that treasures are all things outside the body and are not worth pursuing. Time passes and cannot be recovered. We should do meaningful things in a limited time. Thank you for your father and brother, and give me some advice." He said goodbye and left.
Yan Yuansun praised him.
Pei Min looked at Yan Zhenqing and said deeply: "This man is quick-witted and will definitely become a great man in the future!"
Yan Yuansun agreed with him.
Pei Min accompanied Yan Yuansun. Yuanshi talked about family matters, said goodbye and left, and mentioned Wang Ju and Lu Lu again before leaving, so that Yan Yuansun could rest assured that this matter would be handled properly.
After persuading Yan Yuansun, Yuanshi, and Pei Min walked out of the lobby. When he reached the front yard, he saw Yan Zhenqing writing seriously under the sun in the corner, with an extremely solemn expression.
Pei Min couldn't help but walk over and saw Yan Zhenqing practicing calligraphy in front of Yi's copybook.
Yan Zhenqing's expression was extremely serious, and even Pei Min appeared behind him didn't know.
Pei Min couldn't help laughing when he saw his handwriting being crooked: After all, he was a child, and his hands were not calm enough, and he was still thousands of miles away from the style of the calligraphy of the Sage of the Sage. The copybooks he copied were also very similar, and they were not even produced by famous artists. I think so, who would study expensive copybooks for children? But even for a copybook, Yan Zhenqing still copied them tirelessly.
"Your writing is not right!" Pei Min is also an expert. Yan Zhenqing's pen is too delicate. His calligraphy enlightenment is because of the fact that he is a woman and is not good at calligraphy, so he taught the wrong way of writing.
Seeing Yan Zhenqing's face unexpectedly, Pei Min told him to get out of the way and wrote a letter of calligraphy himself: He and He Zhizhang and Zhang Xu were friends, and their calligraphy was guided by them, and they made great efforts. The regular script of Yan Zhenqing was extremely beautiful when he saw that his eyes were shining. Pei Min told him the basic precautions for calligraphy and casually taught him Wang Xizhi's eight methods of Yong.
Yan Zhenqing listened very carefully and remembered every word Pei Min said in his heart. His instructions gave Yan Zhenqing a great enlightenment.
So in the future, he became a famous figure comparable to Fang Xuanling and Di Renjie and the sub-saints in the calligraphy world, Yan Zhenqing could not avoid Pei Min when talking about calligraphy, and regarded him as his enlightenment teacher.
After leaving Yan's mansion, Pei Min returned to the Censorate to think about Yan Yuansun, and directly wrote an impeachment letter to sue Lu Qi for being too ambitious and dissatisfied with the reward and punishment of the emperor. His job was not fulfilled, so he planned to plan.
Except for officials above the inspectors, the officials in the Censorate all have the power to impeach directly. Their impeachment documents can be heard directly without the need to go through the instructions of the Secretariat. This is also showing his muscles and telling Wang Ju that Yan Yuansun is protected by him, so don’t hit him again.
Pei Min left the Censorate. Seeing that it was still early, he returned home and took the "unparalleled world" granted by Li Longji, and rode Xiaolimao to Hepingfang to find Zheng Yongtai, the legendary craftsman.
The sculptor industry was a very popular profession in the Tang Dynasty, because in the history of calligraphy exhibitions, the calligraphy of the Tang Dynasty was the peak after the Jin Dynasty. All the literati and poets of this era attached great importance to calligraphy. The good handwriting was the foundation for a long life. The calligraphy was unprecedentedly well-known, so that the famous calligraphers emerged one after another. Among them, the most famous ones were Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun, Chu Suiliang, Xue Ji, and the rest were Li Shimin, Zhong Shaojing, 6 Jianzhi, Wang Zhijing, etc., who were all famous in calligraphy.
Especially Li Shimin, as the king of the country, in order to promote calligraphy, he once ordered his children of the fifth rank or above in Beijing to practice in Hongwenguan, and specially took out the preface to his collection of running script Lanting Collection for people to copy. Under his leadership, the calligraphy style of the Tang Dynasty was popular in the world. This style also led to the sculpture industry!
It is not easy to preserve calligraphy and is well-known. Carving steles has become the only choice. Carving calligraphy on stone tablets can be passed down for thousands of years. At the same time, you can also rubbish them from the stone tablets, make rubbings, and keep them for others.
To maintain the authenticity of the handwriting, an excellent engraver is naturally essential.
Zheng Yongtai is a master, and his carving skills are particularly exquisite. Whether it is a shadow rubbing or a double hook rubbing, they are as pure as fire. For some reason, the person who finds him to rub plaques and stone tablets is like a crossing river. It is because he is too popular that he has developed a strange temperament. He is not carved by a famous writer or a famous writer. Even so, there are still countless people who ask him to carve. Even after sealing the knife, it is still impossible to avoid it.
Pei Min's temperament has always been a desperate person who is not as strong as the Yellow River. If he can invite Zheng Yongtai, the great master in the carving world, he will never surrender to his apprentice.
When they arrived at Zheng Mansion, Pei Min knocked on the door.
The doorman who opened the door saw Pei Minyi dressed up as a literati and said directly: "Young Master is here to invite my master to come out? If so, please come back! There is a shop opened by my eldest master in Yong'anfang, Nancheng. You can go and find the eldest master to carve it." The doorman had memorized the refusal of this refusal and said it out without hesitation, which shows that he has always rejected people a lot.
Pei Min was not angry and said, "Pei Min is indeed."
Before he finished speaking, the concierge unexpectedly exclaimed: "Pei Min? Which Pei Min?"
Pei Min was a little confused, but nodded with certainty: "In Chang'an, there should be only one named Pei Min!" The Pei family is a big family, but the Pei family is not a big family again. Min is also an unusual character, and there are very few people named Min.
Pei Min!
In Chang'an, there is only one family and no other branch.
"It turns out that it is Pei Zhongcheng, who came to the earth by the civil and military star. Please come in quickly! If my master knew that the chief was coming to pay a visit, he would be very happy. Please go to the hall to wait, and I will go and invite the master to receive him." The concierge's attitude changed a lot, and he was extremely enthusiastic.
Pei Min thought of the title of Yan Pagoda and felt enlightened.
After sitting in the hall and waiting for a while, the servant brought tea. It turned out to be the mint-flavored tea he was used to. He was a little surprised, but he didn't know that his good tea and the mint-flavored tea had already spread.
Chapter completed!