Grave digger Zhong You was born in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He is so persistent and enthusiastic about calligraphy learning that he is almost crazy. It is said that he once studied in Baodu Mountain. In order to practice calligraphy well, all the stones and trees in the mountain are written in black. On one occasion, he talked with Cao Cao, Dan Wei and others about calligraphy pen. Because of his strong interest, he continued to draw the center of the earth before going to bed, and even cut several holes in the quilt.
Dan Wei was also a calligrapher at that time. It is said that he has The Theory of Pen written by Cai Yong, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so his calligraphy level is very high. At that time, everyone admired his calligraphy and thought it was the first calligrapher of his time. Zhong You wanted to borrow Dan Wei's "pen theory", but Shan Wei refused. Zhong You was so angry that he beat his chest and vomited blood. Fortunately, Cao Cao's Five Elixirs saved his life. After Dan Wei's death, Zhong You sent someone to dig up the book from the grave. After repeated research, he finally understood the secret of using a pen.
"Zhang Xu" Tang Wenzong once made a rare imperial edict to the whole country: Li Bai's poems and songs, Zhang Xu's cursive script and Fei Min's sword dance can become the "three wonders" in the world.
As soon as the imperial edict arrived in Luoyang, it immediately caused a sensation among those knowledgeable people. They congratulated Zhang Xu on winning the highest prize for his outstanding efforts. Zhang Xu bowed and thanked them one by one, and hosted a banquet for Luoyang celebrities. At the banquet, someone suggested that Zhang Xu talk about the secret of cursive script, but Zhang Xu politely declined. He said modestly, "You laughed. I know I am humble. The emperor gave me something, and I feel guilty about it. When it comes to secrets, it is nothing more than the word' intention'. "
Zhang Xu thought for a moment. He remembered Du Shaoling's poem "Watching Gong Sundaniang's Disciples Dance Sword" and said: "Shaoling once wrote a poem about Gong Sundaniang's sword dance, four of which are' like shooting a sword for nine days, like the news of an angel before a dragon's wing; She started like a thunderbolt, venting its anger, and ended like a shiny and calm river and sea, you must know. In Yexian, I was lucky enough to see Gong Sundaniang's dance. Every time I look at it, it reminds me: she waved her left hand and I immediately felt what this gesture looked like; She jumped up and spun. I think the gallop of the' turn' pen in cursive script should be like this! Her whole dance and voice inspired me to have a comprehensive cursive structure. "
It is said that once, Wang Xizhi passed a bridge in Yin Shan. An old woman went to a charity sale with a basket of hexagonal bamboo fans. That kind of bamboo fan is very simple, without any decoration, which can't attract the interest of passers-by. It seems that it can't be sold, and the old woman is very anxious. Seeing this situation, Wang Xizhi felt sorry for the old woman, so he went up to her and said, "You can't sell this bamboo fan because there are no pictures or words on it." How about I write an inscription for you? " The old woman doesn't know Wang Xizhi. Seeing his enthusiasm, she wrote him a bamboo fan. "
Wang Xizhi took a pen, wrote five words on each fan and gave them back to the old woman. The old woman can't read, and she feels that his handwriting is scrawled, so she is very unhappy. Wang Xizhi comforted her and said, "Don't worry. You told the fan buyer that it was written by Wang Youjun. " As soon as Wang Xizhi left, the old woman did as he said. Collectors rushed to buy Wang Youjun's calligraphy after seeing it. A basket of bamboo fans soon sold out.