In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (734), Yan Zhenqing became a scholar and served as a supervisor in the temple. Later, because he offended Yang, the powerful minister, he was demoted to be the prefect of the plain and was called "Yan Plain" by the world. During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing led a crusade against the rebels. Later, he went to Fengxiang and was made a minister. When Tang Daizong was an official, he went to the official department of Shangshu Province, and a prince and a surname named him Duke Lu, which was called Duke Yan Lu in history. In the first year of Xingyuan (784), he was sent to tell the rebel Li Xilie that he refused the thief in awe and was finally killed. After he was killed, Cao's heirs and soldiers of the three armed forces cried. Posthumous title Si Tuleideng, posthumous title "in the text".
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite and good at it. Chu Suiliang, a beginner, studied under Zhang Xu and got his brushwork. Its regular script is dignified and majestic, and its running script is vigorous and powerful, which has created a "Yan style" regular script and has a great influence on later generations. Together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun, they are also called "four masters of regular script".
Because of my cousin's wedding and the National Day holiday a few years ago, I had the opportunity to travel to northern Sichuan. In the meantime, I want to visit the farewell of Yilong New Deal, an important town on the Jialing River, because it is engraved with the "parting of the wise and fools" by Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. I saw this cliff 20 years ago. Twenty years have passed, and every time I go to this place, I can't help but feel a strong desire to go again. This is not only because I have been worshipping Yan Ti in my eight-year calligraphy practice, but also because of Yan Zhenqing's unyielding character. It can really be said that "books are like people."
In history, the New Deal, backed by Jialing River, was built in the Tang, Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties. It used to be Xinzheng County, and it was a standard water pier. There were city walls and moats in Ming and Qing dynasties, which were built according to the terrain. There are eight doors in the east, west, north and south, and the doors are erected according to the eight diagrams. When I was young 20 years ago, I went to the New Deal. What impressed me the most was the short old street with countless snacks and the small river flowing along the street.
Streets in the old city crisscross. It is said that there are Main Street, Xinjie Street, Yandian Street, Mishi Street, Bushi Street, Blacksmith Street, South Street, West Street, Five Blessingg Street, Wenchang Lane, Youfang Street and Waidong Street, which are connected by eight gates.
A search for "the story of a wise fool leaving the heap"
As soon as I saw the Jialing River of the New Deal, I couldn't help but have a look. This one is one of the four largest in Sichuan, and the other three are Dujiangyan, Leshan, Wuyoushan and Ya 'an Hongya. The New Deal's "Leaving the Heap" is the most famous because of the "Leaving the Heap for Virtuous Fools" written by Yan Zhenqing in the Tang Dynasty.
Just imagine, how many cultural relics of the Tang Dynasty are there in this land where we live today?
Due to the new policy of relocation in Yilong County, construction has been going on in recent years, and the old and new policies in my original memory can hardly be seen. Of course, I don't know what I want.
Strangely, people living in the county only know that there is a parting pile, but they don't know where Yan Zhenqing and his "The Story of a Parting Pile in Xianyu" are. My other cousin is also called "Never been". So, drive away from the pile.
At this time, it is already a forest, which is very dense. In addition, when it began to rain, we explored in the wet and muddy jungle without roads. From top to bottom, I looked around along the high eaves of the pile, but I couldn't find it.
I am not reconciled. I was here 20 years ago, and there is a memorial arch. So, I opened my eyes and looked for arches among the green trees. Finally, through the thin fog, the buildings with upturned corners gradually became clear. I excitedly pointed to the jungle above and shouted, "I see it." I saw it. "
"It's a pity that I live in this land but I don't know this treasure." My cousin also rushed over excitedly and left the pile with steep terrain and no way to go. I was at a loss and used my quick wits: "Go around the pier below!" " "
It was just the right time when we returned to the dock we had scouted before. A young man fishing and delivering food by the river showed us the way: "It's only 50 meters from here." The road without road is too slippery, so I asked my colleagues not to cross it. I climbed up from the grass on the pile and slowly walked through a piece of grass more than one person high. There is no one around, and the wet swamp is at my feet. My heart is a little empty, and I walk forward with one foot high and one foot low, and the shoes under my feet have become water boots.
About 10 minutes, the archway in front of us is more and more complete, and there are three faded words "Lugongfang" embedded in the middle of the archway.
Two treasures were destroyed in one fell swoop
The further you go, the more dilapidated the archway becomes. There is a mossy stone tablet three meters away from the memorial archway. I tried to recognize it and saw some words like this-
Nanchong cultural relics protection unit; "Stone carving from the pile"; " 1994".
Going forward, you can see some mottled incense and some biscuits under the workshop. I know that in the land of "there are temples to worship and gods to pray for", this is a courtesy of the people to "Lugong Square".
Judging from the surrounding green grass, I can assert that there has been no human breath here for a long time.
The workshop is in tatters and a corner has fallen off. A couplet is engraved on the railing with irregular seal script. Li Anyun: Fang, Jialing Cultural Team, etc.
A stone tablet has been there for several years. Because of the poor light, I approached the railing and saw the inscription "Mo Qing, Lugong Town, Tang Yan ...". I was shocked when I looked at it again. The inscription is "Summer and June in Xuan Tong era", and this stone tablet is also a complete cultural relic.
I'm surprised that such a cultural relic should be firmly placed there, and no cultural relic dealer takes a fancy to it.
I'm here for Yan Zhenqing's "The Story of a Wise Fool Leaving the Pile", but I didn't see its true meaning. With the experience I saw 20 years ago, I looked at two more corners and finally got a glimpse of its true meaning.
I have seen "handling, setting, making, entering, loyalty, declining, less, yang, Thailand, longevity and ten", and also "morality, elegance, naturalness, restraint, ignorance, fatigue, business, health, knowledge, sleep, harmony, food, recommendation, nothingness, extreme, attitude and so on.
Although they are all bits and pieces of words, looking at the vigorous and powerful, vigorous and elegant, simple and elegant, full of charm, vigorous and stretching pen power, my blood swells and my heart surges.
The Story of a Wise Fool Leaving a Pile was written by Yan Zhenqing at the age of 54, when he was in his prime. From the beginning to the end, the writing process is full of pen power, which is a more mature performance of "Yan Ti". The vertical method is to droop forward, there is no obstacle between the two, and there is a resolute trend. "Yan Ti" appeared in the Tang Dynasty and became a banner of regular script calligraphy. Its influence is even wider than that of Wang Xizhi, because "Yan Ti" is more easily accepted by the general public, and there are more people who wrote Yan Zi at the earliest than Wang Zi. Many famous calligraphers in the past dynasties were influenced by Yan calligraphy, and Liu Gongquan in the late Tang Dynasty got the essence of Yan style, which made the art of regular script in the Tang Dynasty reach another height. The four great calligraphers in Song Dynasty, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Cai Xiang and Mi Fei, were all deeply influenced by Yan Shu.