Wentang

Chapter 176 Li Gang's Praise

After entering the city, Yue Shan and Pei Ju first went to a bookstore called Wenqing, where they found a master mounter in his forties.

The master mounter still gave Pei Ju, the current prime minister, a lot of face, and said that he would work overtime, and he would not delay coming to pick it up tomorrow morning.

Yue Shan also took the initiative to get acquainted, he already knew the level of his handwriting, if one day he wrote a few pictures on a whim, he would need to paste them.

It is necessary to know the paper master in advance.

After handing over the words to the paper master, it was getting dark, and the two of them didn't hang out, and went home to rest.

Silent all night.

Early in the morning of the second day, Yue Shan went to Pei's mansion to find Pei Ju, first went to get the characters, and then went to visit Li Gang's mansion together.

This time Li Gang did not put on airs. Hearing that Pei Ju and Yue Shan were visiting, he immediately asked the housekeeper to welcome them in, and he himself greeted them at the entrance of the main room.

Pei Ju looked depressed. When he came yesterday, Li Gang sat on the chair and didn't even lift his butt.Today, Yue Shan came to meet him at the entrance of the lobby in person. The difference in treatment is too great.

"After school, I went to Yueshan and met Li Gong." Yueshan said politely.

"Longshou Shanzi doesn't need to be too polite. You offer Wu Deli for the benefit of all people. I should salute you." Li Gang said kindly.

"I'm ashamed, my master entrusted me to offer it to the imperial court, not my own merit. I'm really ashamed to receive this favor." Yue Shan said.

"Longshou Shanzi is too polite, master and apprentice are like father and son, your master's is yours, don't be ashamed." Li Gang laughed.He is more satisfied with Yue Shan's modest attitude.

While talking, let the two of them enter the lobby and sit down.

After sitting down, Yue Shan said again: "Don't blame Li Gong for taking the liberty to visit. I don't know what you like, so I have the audacity to write the adverb by myself, and I hope Li Gong will not give up."

After speaking, he handed a long wooden box to Li Gang.

The papermaker is very professional and specially prepared a wooden box for calligraphy and painting.The wooden box is stuffed with silk, which is convenient for transportation and storage.

"Oh?" Li Gang raised his brows, the words he wrote?He also specially framed it, and he immediately became interested.

He didn't feel that Yue Shan was arrogant, he had already learned from Pei Ju that the words on the Chinese document were written by Yue Shan.I know that Yue Shan's handwriting is very good, at least not worse than his.

With Pei Ju's assistance, Li Gang slowly unfolded the scroll, and was stunned after seeing the words on it clearly.Then, like Taotie encountering delicious food, he jumped on it, and started to watch it obsessively.

Pei Ju raised his eyebrows proudly at Yueshan, probably meaning that this old man has already got his hands on it.

It took a while for Li Gang to come back to his senses from the writing, and said in disbelief: "You really wrote this writing?"

"The writing is not good, please give Li Gong some pointers." Yue Shan said with a smile.

Li Gang shook his head and said: "This word...Unparalleled in the world, comparable to Wang Youjun back then, I should be asking you for advice."

"Li Gong is absurdly praised, how dare he be compared with the sages." Yue Shan said modestly.

"No, I never speak nonsense. Your font has strong muscles and bones but also has a wisp of agility and elegance, which is comparable to Wang Youjun's font." Li Gang said seriously:
"The only shortcoming is that you are still young and lack strength. And you should not have comprehended the essence of the spirit, and you are a little immature. But for you, these are not shortcomings. If you practice hard enough, you will become a generation of masters within ten years. "

"No, you can already be called a master now, and ten years later you will become a grand master." Li Gang said a little excitedly.

This exaggeration was so harsh that Yue Shan didn't dare to answer.He knows that his calligraphy has absorbed the advantages of many calligraphers, but he dare not compare with Wang Youjun.

Wang Xizhi, the sage of calligraphy.The only calligrapher in Chinese history.

Pei Ju praised that his handwriting was comparable to Wang Xizhi, Li Shimin also praised, and now Li Gang also said the same.Yue Shan couldn't help being suspicious, could it be true?

He was a little confused, whether he was belittling himself or others were exaggerating too much.He could only remind himself over and over again not to be arrogant.

In fact, Yue Shan lacked self-confidence. You must know that the objects he copied were Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Zhao Mengfu and other calligraphers.

These people are the most famous calligraphers in history. The reason why they are not as famous as Wang Xizhi is purely because they were born too late.If he had been born before Wang Xizhi, the title of book sage would probably have changed.

Yue Shan combined the merits of calligraphy of these people, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is no worse than Wang Xizhi.As Li Gang said, what he lacks is the precipitation brought by his age and experience.

Calligraphers can be divided into two stages: the first stage is that the characters are beautifully written, which can be called calligraphers.Only by comprehending the essence and writing characters with both shape and spirit can we be called a master.

The glyphs can also become beautiful through practice, and the essence can only be realized.Many calligraphers with good-looking characters can be produced in a year, but only a few calligraphers who understand the essence can be produced in a century.

Li Gang's and Pei Ju's handwriting are very beautiful, but they haven't even touched the edge of the essence.That's why they were surprised by Yue Shan's comprehension of the essence.

Strictly speaking, Wang Xizhi is at the same level as Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Mi Fu, and Huang Tingjian.Everyone is a master who has comprehended the essence of the spirit.

It's just that Wang Xizhi was the forerunner, and had a greater influence on later generations, and was respected as the clan by all those who practice calligraphy.Everyone took the initiative to lower their posture and pushed him up half a body.Respect him as a master.

However, it is only the early Tang Dynasty, and Wang Xizhi's copybooks have not been widely circulated.

In the original history, it would have to wait until 15 years after Zhenguan, when Li Shimin summoned famous calligraphers from all over the world to copy Wang Xizhi's copybook.Only at this time did his copybooks spread widely, influencing generations after generations.

At this time, his copybooks were still in the collections of a few people, and they were forbidden to show them to others.

Everyone knows that his handwriting is beautiful, but not many people have actually seen it copied, and it has not yet formed the influence of later generations.That's why Pei Ju, Li Shimin, Li Gang and others said that Yue Shan's calligraphy was comparable to that of Wang Xizhi.

In the Song Dynasty and subsequent dynasties, no matter how good his writing was, no one would compare him with Wang Xizhi.Do you respect the sages?

After calming down his excitement a little, Li Gang turned his gaze to this picture, showing a reluctant expression.But he still gritted his teeth and turned his head to the side, saying: "This calligraphy is too precious, I can't take it back, you can take it back."

Yue Shan asked in surprise, "What is the meaning of Mr. Li, but my writing is not good?"

Li Gang shook his head and said: "It's not that it's bad, it's just that it's so good. This calligraphy is a priceless treasure, but you won't be rewarded if you don't make any contribution. I accept your wish. You can take the calligraphy back. I can't take it."

　Third watch, can you ask for a ticket in a low voice?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)