There has always been a saying of Yan Jian Liu Bone in calligraphy, and the willow bone in it is said to be the calligraphy of Liu Gongquan.
Liu Gongquan studied Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, was good at rhetoric, knew the rhythm of music, and entered the priesthood at the age of thirty-one, thus beginning his long career as an official.
In the late Tang Dynasty, he served in the Seven Dynasties and had a good career, and every emperor of the Tang Dynasty at that time loved his calligraphy, loved his poetry, and even his advice was willing to accept. Tang Muzong once asked Liu Gongquan about the method of using a pen, and Liu Gongquan advised Muzong to use his heart to govern with his heart, which made Muzong move, and the saying "heart is right and right" has been passed down through the ages. During the reign of Emperor Wenzong of Tang, Emperor Wenzong boasted to the ministers that he was wearing clothes that had been washed three times, and the ministers flattered and echoed, but Liu Gongquan said: "Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, the most important thing is to distinguish between rewards and punishments, and to appoint meritocracy." It's nice to wear washed clothes, but it's just a small thing. Listening to Liu Gongquan's words, Emperor Wenzong not only did not get angry, but instead let Liu Gongquan concurrently serve as a counselor while serving as a zhongshu she.
Liu Gongquan calligraphy
In addition to being honest and honest for officials and daring to give direct advice, the character of Liu Gongquan was also very famous in the Tang Dynasty, and the folk even had the saying that "a word of willow is worth thousands of gold". His calligraphy is vigorous, rigorous and meticulous. In terms of the characteristics of the word, the beginner Wang Xizhi, the later learned Yan Zhenqing, absorbing the wisdom and achievements of the calligraphy, but it is a school of its own, known for its thinness, and the calligraphy written is vigorous and beautiful, and the bone strength is strong, known as "Yan Jian Liu Bone".
However, Liu Gongquan's life, except for a few hours as a foreign official, was basically in the capital, in the palace, around the emperor, and has been constantly writing inscriptions for the royal family, for the ministers, for relatives and friends. He is like a canary locked in a forbidden cage, lacking a magnificent temperament, a broad vision and a vast source of life, which also causes the willow body to change very little after maturity, which is exactly the opposite of the continuous change of the yan body. If Yan Zhenqing is like a roaring torrent, then Liu Gongquan is the cave water flowing in the deep mountains and old forests, although it is two completely different life styles, but it has left many immortal works for future generations.
--- respect the original, can you like and follow?