Liu Songquan loved calligraphy very much when he was young and practiced it very well. To this end, he often proudly shows off in front of others and thinks that his calligraphy is unparalleled.
One day, he compared words with several partners and happened to pass by an old man selling tofu. He saw Liu Gongquan write on a piece of paper: "I can write about the Feng Fei family and dare to boast in front of others." He felt that the child was too conceited, so he said to Liu Gongquan, Son, your handwriting is actually not good, just like my tofu. What's there to boast about?
Liu Gongquan was unhappy and unconvinced. He said to the old man, "If you have the ability, compare with me." The old man smiled and said to Liu Gongquan, "I sell tofu and can't write, but I know someone who writes with his feet." Go to the city if you don't believe me.
Liu Gongquan doesn't believe it. Early the next morning, he went to the city alone. As soon as he entered the city, he saw many people surrounded by a big tree. He squeezed in and saw an old man with no arms, sitting on the ground, writing couplets with a pen in his right foot. His words were like flying horses, which attracted people's applause.
Liu Gongquan was shocked. He thinks there is such a strange person in the world, and he is ashamed of his arrogance and complacency. He knelt down to the old man and asked him to learn calligraphy for his teacher. The old man smiled and said, I don't have any special skills. If you want to write well, you just need to remember these words. Then the old man wrote a few words on the paper with his right foot: "write eight jars of water, and the inkstone is stained with black water;" When you win hundreds of parents, you will get a phoenix in Yi Long. "
Liu Gongquan firmly remembered the old man's words. Since then, he has stopped being arrogant and worked hard to practice calligraphy. After years of persistence, he wore out his elbows layer by layer and rubbed all the cocoons on his hands. After years of hard practice, he finally became a famous calligrapher in China. Calligraphy is very expensive. As long as you persist, you will be able to practice.
Personality influence:
Since the end of Tang Chaoyuan, Liu Gongquan's reputation has become higher and higher. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty especially cherished Mo Bao of Liu Gongquan. Liu Gongquan was called to the front of the temple, and the military commander ordered Simon Xuan Ji to hold the inkstone, and the Tang Dynasty envoy Cui Juyuan wrote it. Liu Gongquan wrote the cross of "Mrs. Wei's brushwork" on a piece of paper with a real book. On a piece of paper, he wrote eleven words, "A thousand words are true grass, the family law of Yongchun Temple".
On a piece of paper, I wrote "How can predicates help others?" Xuanzong gave him brocade, bottles and jars and other silverware. And let him write a thank-you letter, whether it is a real book or a cursive script.
At that time, the minister's family set up a monument to his ancestors. If there is no inscription by Liu Gongquan, people will think it is unfilial. Moreover, Liu Gongquan's reputation spread far and wide overseas. When he went abroad to pay tribute, he specially prepared money to buy Liu Gongquan's calligraphy. Tang Wenzong once praised his calligraphy, even the rebirth of Zhong You and Wang Xizhi.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Liu Gongquan