Ran Sheng heard someone say such arrogant words that Large-character Bangshu was the only one in the world who could write, and he thought to himself, "Whose young man is so clever, can he compare to my young man?" Then he said to Chen Caozhi, "Young gentleman, let me go see who is writing." He took a big step and left.
Chen Caozhi is afraid that Ran Sheng will cause trouble, so he treats Lady Lu Zhang Wenwan and Lu Weiwei said, "Let's go take a look first." Then they accompanied Lady Lu and Lu Weiwei to the left side of Dong'an Temple together with Zhi Fahan. They saw a large group of people crowding under a yellow wall, including bald monks and unorthodox servants from the temple. Visitors, believers who came to offer incense, and servants of wealthy families all stretched their necks to read a few big characters written on the yellow wall. Because they were blocked by others, Chen Caozhi could only see the tops of a few big characters, but the starting point of the writing was excellent, and even though they could not see all of them, they knew it was High-Class.
Ran Sheng stood there obviously much taller than the others and read loudly, "Clouds Like Scattered Immortals - well written, but not very good, the writing is too thick and the writing is too thin - what, am I wrong!" When Ran Sheng saw someone staring at him, he immediately stared back.
Chen Caozhi immediately shouted, "Xiao Sheng, don't talk nonsense!"
Ran Sheng muttered, "The writing is very big and very good, but if you want to be the best in the world, I don't think it's possible--"
Some of the pilgrims recognized Chen Caozhi and said in surprise, "This is Jiangzuo Wei Jie Chen Caozhi, Master Chen!"
There was a young man who looked like a book boy who was very angry at Ran Sheng for making rude remarks. He was also jealous of how handsome Chen Caozhi was. He said with a cold breath, "Whoever says these four big characters are not the best, then let him write the best big characters and see!"
Ran Sheng blushed and asked the book boy, "Did you write this word?"
The boy said proudly, "How can I tell that it was written by my young husband?"
Ran Sheng was very competitive and refused to let the book boy compete. He said, "My young man can write better than your young man. My young man can write with both hands. Can your young man write?"
Chen Caozhi is about to be scolded Ran Sheng Don't talk too much, Lady Lu Zhang Wenwan listened to Ran Sheng's fight, and smiled and told Chen Caozhi not to stop Ran Sheng from fighting with this book boy, Ran Sheng Although he looks twice as big as the book boy, and Curly Beard is older, he should be about the same age as the book boy. Both of them are proud of their respective husbands, and they don't give in to each other--
Lu Weiwei pursed her lips and smiled. She had seen Chen Caozhi's left and right hand calligraphy. Master Chen was probably the only one in the world who could write a good calligraphy with both hands, so she didn't have to worry about who Master Chen would lose to.
The book boy looked sideways at Chen Caozhi and said, "It's not uncommon to be able to write with both hands. The key is to write well. If scribbling is nothing, then I can do it."
Ran Sheng said angrily, "It's up to you, stand aside and call your young husband."
"Just call." The bookboy turned around and asked a servant, "Where did the young man go?"
The servant said, "I went to the temple with Xi Little Lady to pick Loquat."
The bookboy glanced at Chen Caozhi and said to Ran Sheng, "Just wait." He trotted away.
At this time, the crowd dispersed, and Chen Caozhi saw the four large characters written in regular script on the yellow wall of the temple - "Clouds Like Scattered Immortals". Clouds Like Scattered Immortals should refer to the hot spring clouds rising everywhere Tang Mountain. Each of these four characters was six feet square, with a majestic momentum, a strong writing force, a powerful and full energy.
Kang Youwei once said that there are five difficulties in writing big characters: the first is the difference in holding the pen, the second is the unaccustomed movement and control, the third is the sudden change of the posture, the fourth is the difficulty of imitating the Zhou Dynasty, and the fifth is the difficulty of mastering the pen. There are five problems, although there are people who can calligraphy, are familiar with the stele method, and often write Bangshu, they often make mistakes -
Writing on such a wall is very different from writing at the desk. The pen used is also a special large pen. Because the pen is heavy and the posture of holding the pen is different, it is impossible to hold the pen with four fingers, but with the tiger's mouth. The beauty of using the pen to write large characters lies in the use of the edge. It must be done with all the force without shaking, and it is especially difficult to frame the body. This is very difficult for the writer. My calligraphy skills are very demanding. I have to practice large characters regularly. Not only can I write well with more practice. Without the foundation of small regular script, I can't write large characters at all. However, the four large characters "Clouds Like Scattered Immortals" in front of me have the spirit of stone inscriptions and the smooth charm of regular script. They have an exquisite structure and are completed in one go.
Chen Caozhi praised, "Wonderful, it is indeed a wonderful book!"
Ran Sheng's eyes turned into bull's eyes and he stammered, "Xiao Langjun, you, you said the same!"
Chen Caozhi said, "I dare not say that I am the best in the world, but I am far behind."
Ran Sheng said, "That's because Xiaolangjun has never practiced such big calligraphy. No one can match Xiaolangjun's right and left hand calligraphy, right?"
Zhi Fahan said, "Layman Chen are both good at calligraphy with both hands? I must experience it today."
Chen Caozhi said with a smile, "You little kid, let's go and see Master Zhi." He turned around and went back when he heard the book boy from before shouting, "My young gentleman is here." Chen Caozhi stopped. He also wanted to see who this young gentleman who is good at copying books is.
I saw a pair of young men and women walking on the Fangfei path outside the temple. The man was about 10 years old, about seven feet and three inches tall. The girl next to him is also in her twenties. Although she is not as beautiful as this man, she has a plump and graceful figure, a plump and tender face, slender eyebrows, and almond-shaped eyes. As she walks, she looks at the man next to her, with a gentle and affectionate expression -
As soon as Lady Lu saw this pair of handsome young men and women, he couldn't help but compare them with Chen Caozhi and Wei Rui. In addition to being taller than Chen Caozhi is slightly shorter, and her appearance and appearance are not inferior to Chen Caozhi. Although that girl is also a beauty, but compared with the delicate and beautiful Rui'er, both appearance and temperament are slightly inferior -
Who are these young men and women? Such an outstanding man with excellent calligraphy cannot be an unknown person!
The book boy pointed at Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng and said, "Xiao Langjun, these two people are the ones who said your handwriting is not good."
Chen Caozhi shook his head secretly. This book boy was really good at instigating others. He didn't want to make enemies out of nowhere, so he asked, "Is that what I said?"
When Chen Caozhi asked the question, the book boy flinched a little and said forcefully, "But you didn't praise my young husband for his good handwriting either--"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by everyone saying that Master Chen had just said that this was a wonderful book, and even the young man's servant also said so.
When everyone was talking, the young man didn't say a word, he looked tall and calm.
Zhi Fahan came forward and asked, "Little monk Dong'an Temple Zhi Fahan, may I ask what is the surname of Tan Yue?"
The young man had obviously heard of Zhi Fahan's name, and he returned the greeting. "It turns out to be Senior Brother Zhi, I am Wang Xianzhi, and I came to your temple with my father to visit Master Zhi."
Chen Caozhi's heart moved. It turns out that this person is Wang Xianzhi. He is indeed the most outstanding among the seven Wang Xizhi. Compared with Wang Ningzhi, Wang Huizhi is more elegant and elegant, so the girl next to Wang Xianzhi must be Xi Chao's younger sister Xi Daomao.
Zhi Fahan introduced Chen Caozhi to Wang Xianzhi. Wang Xianzhi has been with his cousin Xi Daomao at Jingkou for the past year and has also heard about it. Chen Caozhi's reputation, when Zhi Fahan said that the handsome and tall man in front of him was Chen Caozhi known as Jiangzuo Wei Jie, I couldn't help but secretly praise that the reputation was well-deserved, but I couldn't help but feel a little grudge in my heart--
Wang Xianzhi treats others in a tepid and taciturn manner. He doesn't seem to compete with others, but is actually extremely conceited and arrogant. When he was young, he tried to watch the diners playing Aobao. Aobao is similar to the chess played in later generations. Wang Xianzhi watched it for a while and said, "The south wind does not compete." Pointing out that those who sit in the south will lose, the doorman sneered and said, "This man is also able to catch a glimpse of the leopard and see something from time to time." Wang Xianzhi felt that he was being slighted and said angrily, "I am ashamed from far away Xun Fengqian, and I am ashamed from near Liu Zhenchang." He walked away in a puff of his sleeves.
Liu Zhenchang is the brother-in-law of Xie An, Liu Tan of Peiguo, who is proficient in Lao Zhuang and Zhuangzhuang, and can understand mystical principles. He once predicted Huan Wen's destruction of Shu and dictatorship, etc. He is sure to hit the mark and has extraordinary discernment; Xun Fengqian is the one who was killed by Cao Cao Xun Can, the son of Xun Yu, who is called "my son's wife", is known as Mysterious Mind and Deep Feeling. The infatuated man who was naked and freezing in the cold winter and then cooled down his wife who had a high fever was this Xun Fengqian--
What Wang Xianzhi means is that he only admires Xun Can and Liu Tan, and the others are not in his eyes. Wang Xianzhi is even more conceited about his calligraphy. Xie An once asked him, "How can your calligraphy be as respected as your family's?" He asked Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy and his father Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. How does compare? According to common sense, one should admit that he is not as good as his father, but Wang Xianzhi replied, "So it should be different." It means that each has its own characteristics, Xie An said, "The external theory is not good." It means that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is better than Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy at the time. Wang Xianzhi was unconvinced and said, "How could anyone know!"
Wang Xianzhi was so proud and arrogant in calligraphy that he refused to be humble even to his father. How could Chen Caozhi allow Chen Caozhi to criticize his Large-character Bangshu? Although I heard that Chen Caozhi praised these four characters, I didn't hear it with my own ears. He immediately bowed slightly and said, "Brother Chen, please write a few big characters and have a look."
Wang Xianzhi is still full of youthful energy, Chen Caozhi smiled and said, "Brother Wang has big characters on it, who dares to write on it."
Wang Xianzhi felt that Chen Caozhi's words were not very respectful, and seemed to be modest but actually teasing, so he said, "It doesn't matter if you write a few words, why should Brother Chen be too modest!" He ordered someone to bring White Horse Workshop's specially made rafter pen.
Chen Caozhi glanced at Lu Weiwei beside him. Lu Weiwei had clear eyes and a smile on his lips. Chen Caozhi took another look. Xi Daomao, thinking, "Wei Rui is here, I can't shrink too much. Although Wang Xianzhi is a calligraphy genius and has a family background, I am here In terms of calligraphy, Yan Liu Ouzhao, Dian Zhang Zuisu, Su Huang Mi Cai, and Shou Jin Liufen have wider knowledge of calligraphy. I have never dreamed of the calligraphy calligraphy Wang Xianzhi of these masters, and Wang Xianzhi I have also copied the Han Clerical Script and Zhangcao Script that has studied carefully in the past few years -" I immediately said, "I have never learned big characters, so just write two lines at will. Is there a large-sized Changfeng Zihao?"
Wang Xianzhi glanced at Chen Caozhi, smiled slightly, and ordered someone to bring a large long-sharp Purple-Hare Brush, and another servant took a large Inkstone to polish the ink. That Inkstone is as big as a washbasin. The first time Chen Caozhi asked someone else to grind ink for him, he clung to the one-foot-long Purple-Hare Brush and wrote it in the void. To Lady Lu Zhang Wenwan said, "I have to show my shame in front of Aunt Zhang."
Chen Caozhi and Zhang Wenwan came to Beijing together and were already very familiar with each other, but this was the first time that Lu Weirui heard Chen Caozhi call her stepmother Zhang Wenwan Aunt Zhang. She was a little surprised. Seeing that her stepmother Zhang Wenwan's face was as usual, she felt reassured and secretly happy.
Zhang Wenwan said with a smile, "I have never seen Caozhi's left and right hand calligraphy. Today I will open my eyes."
At this time, I suddenly heard someone announcing the name of the Buddha, saying, "Layman Chen is coming, and the old monk is not far away to greet you." He also said, "The two Lu Residence female believers, please come to the Buddhist hall to have a rest."
Chen Caozhi turned around and saw a tall, thin, pale-faced monk, about fifty years old, looking at him with a smile. This monk did not look lonely, his eyes were gentle and wise, and he had a rhinoceros-handled Dust-Tail Fan in his hand. It was indeed Wang Bi in a Kasaya.
"Boy Chen Caozhi, greet Master Zhi." Chen Caozhi bowed deeply.
Lady Lu, Zhang Wenwan and Lu Weiwei also paid homage to Master Zhi respectively. Although Zhi Daolin, who was like a wandering crane, lived secluded from Tang Mountain, he also knew about the love affair between Chen Caozhi and Lu Weiwei. When he saw Chen Caozhi and Lu Clan, mother and daughter, coming to Dong'an Temple together, he couldn't help but smile. He is a monk and has no regard for family background. He is happy to see this good marriage.
Zhi Daolin said, "Introduce someone to Layman Chen, Langya Wang Yishao Wang Tanyue--"
Chen Caozhi has seen Lun Scarf standing on the left side of Zhi Daolin, an old scholar with a black jacket and a casual demeanor. Although he is nearly sixty years old, he still has a face as beautiful as a crown jewel and beautiful features. His appearance is similar to that of Wang Xianzhi. He is tall and thin, with a wide robe and slow belt, and he has the feeling of being invincible.
Chen Caozhi bowed to the ground. "Qiantang Chen Caozhi has met senior Wang Youjun."
The slender Wang Xizhi looked at Chen Caozhi with a smile and said, "Three years ago, I saw the Stopping Clouds poem written by Mr. Chen from Attendant Quan. The poem is wonderful and the book is wonderful. When I saw it today, I found that the person is even more wonderful."
Zhi Daolin smiled and said, "Brother Yishao, this Layman Chen is not only Confucianism and Daoism, but also has a wonderful understanding of Buddhism. The old monk invited him here to ask for his advice."
Wang Xizhi knew that Zhi Daolin didn't use polite words. When Zhi Daolin said he was asking for advice, he was really asking for advice. He couldn't help but be secretly surprised, thinking that this Chen Caozhi was the same age as Xianzhi. Is there really such a genius? He called his son Wang Xianzhi to come over and meet Chen Caozhi. Wang Xianzhi said, "Dad, I have already met Brother Chen--"
At this time, the Wang Clan servant who was polishing the ink raised his voice and said, "Master, the ink has been polished. Please write."
Chen Caozhi glanced at Wang Xianzhi, and Wang Xianzhi nodded in greeting and said, "Please."
Chen Caozhi said to Zhi Daolin and Wang Xizhi: "Brother Zijing wants me to make a fool of myself on the wall, so I have no choice but to try my best and ask senior Wang Youjun to be honest."
Wang Xizhi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Very good. I just wanted to see how Mr. Chen's calligraphy has progressed in the past three years."
Chen Caozhi gave a brief salute, picked up the pen and walked under the yellow wall. On the right side of the four characters "Clouds Like Scattered Immortals" written by Wang Xianzhi, he first calmed his breath, held the pen with his left hand, and wrote four lines of large characters in the style of Ouyang Xun "Zhang Han Modelbook":
"The body is a Bodhi tree, and the mind is like a mirror. I brush it diligently at all times to avoid dust."
Each of the twenty characters is about the size of a bowl, with a strict structure and a sharp and steep shape.
Just listen to Ran Sheng shouting in surprise, "Why does Xiao Langjun write such calligraphy with his left hand!"
Chen Caozhi always writes this "Zhang Han Modelbook" style running script with the right hand, and writes various Han Clerical Script, Zhong Yao, and Wang Xie styles with the left hand. Although Ran Sheng is not good at calligraphy, I have seen it a lot. Now I saw Chen Caozhi suddenly changing hands, so I exclaimed.