"One Poem, One Destiny"
During the reign of Emperor Wenzong of Tang, one day, Liu Gongquan went with Emperor Wenzong to the Imperial Garden. Emperor Wenzong saw that this year's flowers and grass were growing well, and his mood was very good, so he said to Liu Gongquan next to him: "Liu Aiqing, our border guards are hard, not only do we have to worry about the invasion of the Hu people, but we also have to be cold and frozen every day, and we are quite distressed, in the past, the clothes distributed by the imperial court every year were always late, but this year is different, the soldiers received clothes in February, and they are very relieved!" Liu Gongquan listened, of course, in a series of congratulations, and kept saying that the emperor was generous.
Gongquan Kaishu "Guilin Poetry Stele"
However, Emperor Wenzong suddenly interrupted him and said, "If you get it, it is not interesting to just say it, you should congratulate Shuo as a poem!" Liu Gongquan sighed a little and said, "Although there was no war last year, this year I have not returned." How the emperor repays the favor, the spring day gets the spring clothes. Emperor Wenzong was slightly stunned, and then said in surprise: "Xi Cao Zijian seven steps of poetry, you only need three steps!" ”
I have to say that it may be this incident that made Liu Gongquan survive the Wenzong dynasty in peace and stability, and the philosopher said that "knowledge changes destiny", which seems to be true.
It is not easy to change one's own fate, and our willow calligrapher once changed the fate of a concubine's life with a poem. What's going on?
Liu Gongquan Xiaokai "Tang LiuHedong County Official"
Liu Gongquan's Book of Teaching Disciples
During the reign of Emperor Wuzong of Tang, Emperor Wuzong of Tang was very dissatisfied with a palace concubine (another said to be a female official), and had always wanted to find an opportunity to quietly dispose of her, but he felt that it was inappropriate in his heart, so he simply sought out Liu Gongquan, an old minister, and planned to ask him for advice. Liu Gongquan saw that the emperor was hesitating, of course, he could not say that this concubine should be killed. So he persuaded the emperor to give the concubine another chance.
Tang Wuzong thought for a moment and said, "Well, they all say that your poetry is very powerful, and your poetry is agile." Cao Zijian seven steps into poetry, you three steps to become. Then you write a poem for her, and if you feel good, spare her. ”
After Liu Gongquan heard this, his first reaction was definitely to collapse. What's that called! Did the Emperor suspect that I had put a green hat on him? Your concubine has nothing to do with me, big brother, don't say you just want to try my talent, I don't believe it.
After experiencing a series of ideological struggles, Liu Gongquan did not care, first follow the emperor's will. So he thought about it for a moment, and with a stroke of his pen, he said, "I have not been angry with the Lord's grace before, but I have been willing to guard Nagato in loneliness." In this dynasty, however, the king took care of it and re-entered the pepper room to wipe the tear marks. ”
Wu Zong looked at it, hey, isn't this exactly what he is saying to this palace concubine? It's really worthy of being a person who came over, and it's really well written. So he immediately rewarded Liu Calligrapher with two hundred brocades, and quickly asked the palace concubine to come out and thank Liu Gongquan.
A good play "talent to save the beauty", but the "talent" does not want to have anything to do with the "beauty", and the heart quickly slips away.
There is no doubt that if Liu Gongquan had not made this poem on the spot, this palace concubine would probably not even have the opportunity to defend her grievances, and would have been quietly disposed of. However, he also had to accept the talent of the willow calligrapher, and although he was uneasy in his heart, he quickly made a poem that suited the scene.
This is the famous story of "one poem and one destiny" in history.
(Reference: New Book of Tang)
Liu Gongquan's Book of Diamond Sutra
Liu Gongquan (778–865), courtesy name Chenghang, was a Han Chinese from Jingzhaohuayuan (present-day Yaozhou District, Tongchuan, Shaanxi). A famous calligrapher and poet of the Tang Dynasty, he was the younger brother of Liu Gongqiu of the Bingbu Shangshu. Liu Gongquan's poetry has the talent to export into chapters, and Emperor Wenzong called it "seven steps of Zi Jian, and three steps of Er Nai". The Quan Tang Poems have five of its surviving poems, the Quan Tang Poems Have one poem, and the Quan Tang Wen and Tang Wen Shi Yi also include his works. Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is famous for its calligraphy, which is on a par with Yan Zhenqing, known as "Yan Liu". His calligraphy first learned Wang Xizhi, and later looked at the calligraphy of famous tang dynasty masters, absorbed the strengths of Yan Zhenqing and Ouyang Qing, integrated new ideas, and created his own unique "willow body", known for his bone strength, and later had the reputation of "Yan Jian Liu Bone".
In the thirteenth year of the Gregorian calendar (778), Liu Gongquan was born. His grandfather, Liu Zhengli, served as a soldier of Cao Cao in YingZhou; his father, Liu Ziwen, served as the Assassin of Danzhou; and his brother was Liu Gongqiu, a famous minister of the Middle Tang Dynasty. Liu Gongquan liked to learn from an early age, and he was able to compose words at the age of twelve. At the age of twenty-nine, Liu Gongquan entered the priesthood and the first, and in his early years served as a secretary to the provincial school secretary and was incorporated into the Li Ting shogunate. Yu Muzong, Jingzong, and Wenzong were officials of the three dynasties, and grew up in the middle of the dynasty. A total of seven dynasties, the official to the prince Shaoshi, the Duke of Hedong County, to the prince Taibao Zhishi, so the world is called "Liu Shaoshi". In the sixth year of Xiantong (865), Liu Gongquan died at the age of eighty-eight, and was posthumously awarded the title of Crown Prince Taishi.
Liu Gongquan's book "Monument to Fudonglin Temple"
Rare treasures of Dunhuang
Liu Gongquan's book "Vajrapani Prajnaparamita Sutra"
Liu Gongquan Xiaokai "Original Dao Stele"
On the basis of studying and inheriting the style of calligraphy by Zhong Xuan, Wang Xizhi, and others, Liu Gongquan read modern calligraphy, studied Yan Zhenqing, dissolved his own novelty, and created his own unique "Liushu" calligraphy, which became a model for hundreds of generations and one of the outstanding representatives of the "Tang Shu Shangfa". His characters are evenly balanced and thin, chasing wei bei to cut through iron potential, dot painting is crisp and straight, bone strength is strong, and the knot is tight. "Shugui thin and hard fang theosophy" His calligraphy, compared to the yan body, is slightly evenly thin and hard, so it is called "Yan tendon willow bone".
Liu Gongquan's 58-year-old calligraphy "Huiyuanguan Bell Tower Ming"
Liu Gongquan Shushu "Xuan Secret Pagoda Stele"
Today's people are still the first choice for calligraphers such as Yan, Liu, Ou, Chu, and Yu in the Tang Dynasty, especially the specification of a set of calligraphy established by Liu Gongquan, which is still an example for people to learn today. Liu Gongquan made outstanding contributions to the reform and development of calligraphy art, summarizing the development of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty and laying the foundation for the development of the entire calligraphy. At that time, the family of the minister of public secretary erected a monument for the ancestors, and if the inscription written by Liu Gongquan himself was not obtained, people would think that it was an act of filial piety. Moreover, Liu Gongquan's reputation spread overseas, and when foreigners paid tribute, they specially prepared money to buy Liu Gongquan's calligraphy. Emperor Wenzong of Tang once praised his calligraphy for not being able to surpass the regeneration of Zhong Xuan and Wang Xizhi.
Text and pictures come from the Internet