The stories of Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Zhao Mengfu

Folk Story-Liu Gongquan practiced calligraphy

Liu Gongquan was a native of Liujiayuan in Zhaohuayuan, Jingjing of Tang Dynasty (now Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province). When he was a child, his handwriting was very bad, and he was often scolded by his husband and father because of his crooked handwriting. Xiao Gongquan is very strong, and he is determined to practice calligraphy well. After more than a year of hard practice day and night, his handwriting has improved greatly. Compared with his friends of the same age as Liu Jiayuan, his handwriting has become the best in the village.

From then on, his big calligraphy was praised by his classmates and teachers. Even his stern father had a smile on his face. Xiao Gongquan felt very proud.

One day, Liu Gongquan and several friends set up a square table under the old mulberry tree next to the village and held a "book meeting". They agreed that everyone would write a piece in regular script and watch each other's competition. Gongquan quickly wrote an article. At this time, an old man selling tofu nao put down his burden and came to rest under the mulberry tree. He watched the children practice calligraphy with great interest. Liu Gongquan handed over what he had written and said, "Grandpa, do you think my writing is great?" The old man took it over and looked at it, and saw that it read "Can write about the Feifeng family" , dare to praise in front of others." The old man felt that the child was too proud, frowned, and thought for a while before saying: "I think this word is not well written, and it is not worth boasting in front of others. This word seems to be in my burden. They are just like tofu brains. They are soft, have no muscles or bones, and have no body. Is it still worthy of being praised in front of others?" Several friends stopped their pens and listened carefully to the old man's comments. The young man saw that the old man was writing his own words. He spoke in a complete mess and said unconvinced: "People say my handwriting is good, but you say it's not good. If you have the ability, write a few words and let me see!"

The old man smiled heartily. He laughed and said: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it! My old man is a rough man and can't write Yu well. However, there are people who can write much better with their feet than you! If you don't believe it, go to Huajing City and have a look. Come on!"

At first, Xiao Gongquan was very angry, thinking that the old man was scolding him. Later, I thought of the old man's kind face and hearty laughter, and it didn't seem like he was scolding him, so I decided to go to Huajing City to have a look. Huajing City is more than 40 miles away from Liujiayuan. The next day, he got up at five o'clock, quietly left thousands of notes for his family, and went to Huajing City alone with a steamed bun bag on his back.

As soon as Liu Gongquan entered Shoumen of Huajing City, he saw a white cloth hanging under a big locust tree on North Street, with three big characters "calligraphy and painting soup" written on it. The font was vigorous and powerful, and the brushwork was vigorous and unrestrained. There were many people gathered under the tree. He squeezed into the crowd to take a look and was stunned. I saw a dark, thin, deformed old man with no arms, sitting on the ground with bare feet, his left foot pressing the paper on the ground, and his right foot holding a large pen, writing couplets with great ease. He used his pen like a god, and his handwriting was like a galloping horse, dancing dragons and phoenixes, which won bursts of applause from the onlookers.

Only then did Xiao Gongquan realize that the old man selling tofu was not telling lies. He was extremely ashamed and thought to himself: Compared with Grandpa Calligraphy and Painting Tang, I am really far behind. He knelt down in front of Calligraphy and Painting Tang with a "plop" and said: "I would like to worship you as my teacher. My name is Liu Gongquan. Please accept me. I hope the master will tell me the secret of writing..." Calligraphy and Painting Tang hurriedly put down the pen in his foot and used He picked up Xiao Gongquan by his feet and said: "I am a lonely deformed person. I was born without hands and cannot make a living. I have to rely on my clever feet to make a living. Although I can write a few crooked characters, how can I be a role model for others?"

After Xiao Gongquan begged repeatedly, Calligraphy and Painting Tang spread a piece of paper on the ground, lifted the pen with his right foot, and wrote:

"Write all the eight tanks of water, and the inkstone dyes the waterlogged pond black. ;

Only when you win hundreds of parents can you win."

The old man said to Gong Quan: "This is the secret of my writing. I have been writing with my feet since I was a child. I have been practicing for more than 50 years. There is a large tank in my house that can hold eight loads of water. I use up eight tanks of water to practice calligraphy and ink. There is a pond with a size of half an acre outside my house. I finish writing every day. I was washing my inkstone in the pool, and the water was completely black. However, my calligraphy was still far from perfect."

Liu Gongquan kept the old man's words firmly in his heart, and he thanked me deeply. Calligraphy and painting soup, I reluctantly went back.

Since then, Liu Gongquan has worked hard to practice calligraphy, and his hands have developed thick calluses, and his clothes and elbows have been patched up layer after layer.

He learned the freshness and plumpness of facial expressions, the cheerfulness and smoothness of European style, the galloping boldness of calligraphy and painting, and the graceful charm of imperial style. He often watched people skinning cattle and picking sheep, studying the skeleton structure, and got inspiration from it. He also paid attention to the geese in the sky, the fish in the water, the running elk, and the unrestrained horses, and integrated all the beautiful forms in nature into the art of calligraphy.

Yan Zhenqing lost his father when he was 3 years old. He was diligently educated by his mother when he was young. He grew up to be knowledgeable and especially good at calligraphy. After becoming a Jinshi, he was elected Lieutenant Liquan

and was soon promoted to the supervisory censor. When he was on a mission to Wuyuan, because he was redressing an injustice, it rained on a dry day, and people called him "yushi rain". Return to the imperial court

Promoted to serve as censor in the palace. Because he offended Prime Minister Yang Guozhong, he was excluded as the governor of Pingyuan. At that time, An Lushan rebelled, and the real minister pretended not to know, secretly sent someone to report to the court, and also prepared for war, summoned strong men, and stored food and grass in case of danger.

Anlushan rebelled, and all states and counties north of the Yellow River were occupied. When Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty heard the report, he sighed and said: "There is no loyal minister in the twenty-four counties of Hebei?" When he heard that the Pingyuan City Guards had the ability to compete with the enemy, he was overjoyed and said to his left and right: I don't I remember what Yan Zhenqing was like.

He was so knowledgeable in what he did! "

Yan Zhenqing united with his brother Yan Gaoqing and raised 200,000 troops. Everyone recommended Zhenqing as the leader of the alliance. The imperial court ordered Yan Zhenqing to be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and

Hebei Province was granted the title of Recruitment Interview History The righteous army cut off Anlu Mountain's retreat. Anlu Mountain hurriedly sent heavy troops to attack Hebei Prefecture. When Su Zong ascended the throne in Lingwu, Zhenqing sent people to wrap the book in wax pills and report to the court. . He was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Imperial Censor. At that time, the rebels were fierce and the prefectures and counties in Hebei fell one after another. Yan Zhenqing, seeing that he was outnumbered, led his troops to break out to Fengxiang in October of the first year of Zhide to pay a visit. In the imperial court, he was appointed Minister of the Constitution. Because of his uprightness and offending the prime minister, he was successively demoted to be the governor of Feng Yi, the governor of Puzhou, and the governor of Raozhou. During the reign of Emperor Daizong. When the emperor returned to Chang'an from Shaanxi, he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and changed to Minister Youcheng. Yan Zhenqing asked the emperor to visit the mausoleum temple before entering the palace. Prime Minister Yuan Zai thought he was being arrogant, and Zhenqing said angrily: "Can't we do it?" Care about you! What's my crime? The rules of the imperial court have all been broken by you

s! "Yuan Zai was so filled with hatred that he advised the emperor and said: "The ministers often threatened to slander and slander. Please report every matter to the chief first. The chief will then report it to the prime minister. If the prime minister thinks it is appropriate to report again, Wen Huang! "When Yan Zhenqing heard about it, he was furious and wrote to the emperor to argue.

He listed the benefits of previous dynasties and brought peace to the world. Since the Tianbao year, Prime Minister Li Linfu has taken exclusive power and made the emperor He warned the emperor: "Today, the devastation is not over, and the war is getting worse, how can your majesty not benefit from it?"

Have you heard the bad words to spread the audience, but blocked the loyal advice? When His Majesty was in Shaanxi, there was no limit to those who were high or low, and the ministers thought that Taizong's rule was acceptable.

And It is difficult for a gentleman to advance but easy to retreat. The court opened a road, but he was afraid not to say anything. He was tired of it and ordered the prime minister to announce the stop of advancement and the censor's desk to make an entry.

He was not allowed to advance directly. From then on, he did not do anything. That's it! Your Majesty's knowledge is limited to the ears and eyes of a few people, and the people of the world are dumbfounded. Your Majesty just says that there is nothing wrong. How can you be afraid and dare not enter? That is, Lin Fu and Guozhong are back. Come on! I say that what happened today is unprecedented. Although Lin Fu and Guozhong still dare not do it publicly, your Majesty did not wake up early and gradually became isolated. He regretted Yan Zhenqing's bold statement. , which frightened Yuan Zai, and later he was falsely accused of slandering the government and demoted to Xiazhou Biejia and changed to Sima of Jizhou. After Yuan Zai was executed, he returned to the court and served as the Minister of Punishment.

If he doesn't change, he offends the new prime minister Lu Qi. Lu Qi is known as a blue-faced traitor. He respects him on the surface, but secretly wants to frame him. When Li Xilie rebels, Lu Qi encourages the emperor to send Zhenqing to persuade him to surrender. When the minister heard this, he went away resolutely. When Yan Zhenqing saw Li Xilie, he solemnly declared that more than a thousand people of Xilie's adopted son drew their swords and threatened him to surrender.

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Seeing that Xi Lie was too stubborn, he persuaded him to write a letter to the emperor to confess his love for himself, but the true minister refused.

Xilie tried both soft and hard tactics, but failed, so he sent people to hang him. He was 77 years old.

After Yan Zhenqing died, the three armies mourned. The emperor abolished the court for five days and gave Situ the posthumous title of "Wenzhong". There are many descendants of the Yan family in Fei County.

The "Lugong Temple" was built in Zhuman, his hometown, to offer sacrifices. In the Song Dynasty, the Lugong Temple was moved to the east of the county and became a scenic spot in Shandong.