"Sir, it's you who don't have to be polite. Just call us by our cousins. There is no need to add the word son." At this time, after hearing Chen Yi's words, Wang Caozhi said with a smile.
Chen Yi’s calligraphy level far exceeded their expectations, making people unable to believe it. Naturally, deep respect arose in his heart.
"Okay, since Zizhong said so, then I would rather obey his orders respectfully." Chen Yi agreed directly without too many excuses.
After Wang Xianzhi left to practice calligraphy, Wang Caozhi spoke again: "Sir, I just looked at the scenery of the courtyard in a casual way, now I will take you for a good tour."
Chen Yi nodded lightly and accompanied Wang Cao to enjoy the scenery in the yard. Although Wang Xizhi's entire house here was not as good as some of the princes and nobles in the capital, it still covered a large area.
After walking around the yard for a while, Chen Yi suddenly remembered something, and then asked: "By the way, Zizhong, I heard that after your husband moved to Jinting, he recruited some disciples to learn calligraphy, but why didn't I see him at this time? "
"Oh, my father did recruit some disciples, but they were less than ten. They were all talented people in calligraphy. My father was only responsible for teaching them calligraphy. He only came here for a few days in a month. Usually they They still need to go to school to study, and that house is where they study." Wang Caozhi pointed to a house in the yard and said with a smile.
Chen Yi nodded and looked at the house. After all, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy ability was unparalleled in the world. With his knowledge, he might be able to teach these people to learn, but he, who was so in love with the mountains and rivers, naturally would not put himself at the expense of others. Trapped in school.
while walking. They came to the pool again and looked at the white geese swimming in the pool. Wang Caozhi suddenly asked: "Sir, you know that my father likes white geese. Do you know the reason?"
Chen Yi smiled. This can baffle other people, but how can it baffle him who knows Wang Xizhi very well, "White geese have graceful postures and are leisurely in the water. Through these white geese, calligraphy also pays attention to graceful postures. From these white geese, we may be able to Learned some of the wisdom of calligraphy.”
"Sir, you are a great talent." Wang Caozhi couldn't help but raise his hand.
After playing around in the courtyard, Chen Yi also fully appraised some houses and found many precious books, calligraphy and paintings inside, but He had never found the preface to the Lanting Collection, the first line in the world.
During this period, he also tried to search for the name using Baobao Mouse and entered the preface to the Lanting Collection. However, after Baobao Mouse left, no information was sent, and then he gave up the search. Be prepared to ask Wang Xizhi when the time comes.
After walking around for more than half an hour, Chen Yi couldn't help but think of Wang Xianzhi who was practicing calligraphy. He immediately smiled and said, "Zizhong, I wonder where Zijing is practicing calligraphy. Can we go and have a look."
"The place where this kid Zijing practices his calligraphy is in another courtyard. There are several brothers among us, and my father is the strictest to him, sir. Come on, let's go take a look." Hearing Chen Yi's words. Wang Caozhi couldn't help but smile.
Chen Yi nodded and followed Wang Cao to another courtyard. Most of Wang Xizhi's other six sons are now adults, but Wang Xianzhi's boyhood was the stage when his father Wang Xizhi's calligraphy was perfected. Naturally, he would teach this last child all he had learned throughout his life.
Not long after walking into another courtyard, Chen Yi looked at the scene in front of him with a look of wonder on his face. At this moment, there were eighteen large jars in front of him, which were related to an allusion from the legend of Wang Xianzhi. , generally the same.
Legend has it that Wang Xianzhi began to learn calligraphy at the age of seven or eight, and learned from his father Wang Xizhi. Once, Wang Xizhi saw that he was concentrating on learning calligraphy, so he quietly walked behind him and suddenly stretched out his hand to draw his brush. Wang Xianzhi held the brush firmly and could not hold it. After being pulled out, Wang Xizhi praised him, and he would become famous again.
When he was more than ten years old, he thought his calligraphy was good, so he asked Wang Xizhi: "Will my calligraphy be good enough if I practice it for two or three more years?"
Wang Xizhi smiled and did not answer. His mother shook her head and said, "It's far away." Wang Xianzhi asked again, "What about five years?"
His mother still shook her head, and Wang Xianzhi immediately asked anxiously: "How many years does it take to practice calligraphy well?" Then he said to his father: "Father, everyone says your calligraphy is good, so what's the point?" Secret."
Wang Xizhi looked at him at that time and thought, how could he be able to read calligraphy without solid basic skills? So he walked to the window, pointed to a row of large vats in the courtyard and said: "You, after you finish writing those eighteen A big vat of water gives a character a frame and a firm footing.”
At this moment, what is placed in front of Chen Yi is these eighteen large tanks. Previously, onlyIt was just an allusion, but now, these large tanks actually appeared in front of him.
When watching the allusion, you may not feel anything, but when the eighteen large tanks in the yard are placed in front of you, people can't help but have bursts of wonder. These large tanks are indeed very big. If you are lazy every day, let alone a few years. , even if it takes more than ten years, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish the water inside.
This shows the hard work Wang Xianzhi put in. It is said that Wang Xianzhi practiced calligraphy with a vat of water every day. After five years, he finally finished practicing with all the water in the vat. He thought that his writing was very good, so he handed over his hard work. Show it to Wang Xizhi.
Wang Xizhi remained silent. After flipping through it, he saw that the large characters in it were tight and loose, so he added a little bit below with his pen to form the character Tai, and then returned all the manuscripts.
At that time, Wang Xianzhi felt a little uncomfortable and did not quite understand what his father meant, so he gave all the manuscripts to his mother. After carefully pondering it, his mother sighed for a long time: "My son has been writing for thousands of days, but only one thing is like Xizhi."
Wang Xianzhi took a closer look and was shocked. It turned out that the point his mother was referring to was exactly what Wang Xizhi added under the big characters. This showed that his other characters were not similar to his father at all. He was suddenly filled with shame. , I felt that my writing skills were far behind, so I rushed into the study room and continued to practice hard every day, and finally achieved success.
The water in these eighteen large tanks is for Wang Xianzhi to practice the basic strokes of calligraphy. After practicing with this water, you can imagine how solid the basic skills will be.
At this moment, Wang Xianzhi was sitting next to a large vat, writing on the floor with a brush. From time to time, he put the brush into the basin next to it and dipped it in some water, and continued writing. In this way, the water in the vat was put into the basin, and the writing was done. Greatly improve writing efficiency, no need to stand up to dip in water in a large vat.
Seeing this scene, Chen Yi sighed. Compared with Wang Xianzhi, his efforts were indeed inferior. Although he also practiced hard every day, without the help of the appraisal system, he would not be able to compete with Wang Xianzhi. compared to.
"Sir, Zijing usually practices calligraphy next to this eighteen large vat. My father asked him to practice calligraphy only after he has filled the vat with water. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to persist after practicing for a while. But Zijing has great ambitions and wants to be like his father, so he has persisted for a year and completed three or four tanks of water. "
Wang Caozhi was beside him and said with emotion that compared with the efforts put in by his younger brother, he was far behind.
"Zi Jingtai's achievements in the future will never be limited." Chen Yi nodded slowly. Only by truly watching in this era can we know how hard this calligrapher who will stand alongside his father Wang Xizhi in the future has worked.
In some dynasties of later generations, perhaps due to the factors of the times, there were no masters of calligraphy, but a large part of the reason is that those calligraphers definitely did not put in the efforts that Wang Xianzhi did, let alone those in the modern world who are trying to sell others like sheep. Calligrapher.
Wang Caozhi was about to say hello to Wang Xianzhi who was practicing calligraphy seriously, but was stopped by Chen Yi. The two of them came to Wang Xianzhi quietly and saw the handwriting he wrote on the ground.
At this time, the handwriting that Wang Xianzhi was practicing was also regular script, one stroke after another, very neat. Although the sunlight was not strong at this time, sometimes the water marks would disappear before a word was finished.
Many people like to practice writing on paper, because in this way, they will have a sense of accomplishment when looking at the words they write. If they write on the ground with clear water, after writing a word, it will disappear, and the pressure that will bring to people will disappear. It is also a huge increase.
The two of them have now arrived at Wang Xianzhi's side, but this ten-year-old boy seems to be unaware of it and continues to write on the ground with a brush. Even if the water on the brush runs out, Wang Xianzhi just writes as he is used to it. I put the brush into the basin next to me and continued writing without twisting my head.
Seeing Wang Xianzhi's serious look, Chen Yi showed a smile on his face, winked at Wang Caozhi, pointed in the direction of the door, and the two quietly walked out. During this period, Wang Xianzhi There was no reaction, and he continued to practice on his own.
Wang Caozhi also understood Chen Yi's move very well. This was because he was afraid of disturbing his younger brother's calligraphy practice. Over the years, he had not encountered many calligraphers who wanted to show off their own calligraphy and teach others. Some of them came to visit his home and saw his brother practicing calligraphy. They walked up to disturb him and then pretended to give instructions. Don't you know that this is an extremely ridiculous thing.
“ People like Chen Yi, who are afraid of disturbing their younger brother’s calligraphy practice, are the ones with the true demeanor of a master.
In the following time, Wang Caozhi took him around the entire palace,Except for the inner courtyard where the family members lived, I carefully admired the other places. In the entire mansion, the most flowers, plants and trees were there. In such an environment, it would be really difficult to make people feel depressed. It's a difficult thing. (To be continued)