Xu Zao didn't know why Chen Caozhi was called into the back hall by Lu Na, so he kept waiting in the hall. After waiting for more than half an hour, the sun set and he saw Chen Caozhi coming out behind Lu Na.
Lu Na smiled brightly and said to Xu Zao: "Brother Zijian, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I didn't expect that Chen Caozhi also knew how to garden flowers and trees. My daughter has now turned from worry to joy. I am also relieved. The sky is bright
It's late, so Cao Zhi and Brother Zijian stayed and had dinner together before going back."
There was a banquet at the Lu family's house, and the dishes were sumptuous. After the meal, Lu Na invited the two of them to the study for a chat. First, he asked Chen Caozhi how his studies at Xu's School were going.
Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "Master Xu is here, how dare you tell yourself?"
Xu Zao twirled his beard and smiled, saying: "I haven't passed the examination of Cao Zhi, but his intelligence and diligence are the only ones I have seen in ten years of teaching. Dog son Xu Miao is also famous for his diligence, but compared with Cao Zhi, he seems to be stuck in the rules."
regret."
Lu Na praised and said: "There are many talented people, but it is rare to be diligent and diligent. It is really rare to have both. Quan Chang has promoted you to the sixth rank. You really have the ability to know people." He then smiled and said: "I am today.
I called you here because I wanted to see your calligraphy with both sides of the bow. When I saw you, I realized that you were the boy who was protecting the flowers on Huating Road. I was so anxious to drag you to Xiyuan to protect the flowers that I forgot about my business. Please take care of it now.
Write a note for me.”
Chen Cao said: "Your Majesty is a great calligrapher in the world, but this young man has to do all the tricks in his own way, which makes him very frightened."
Lu Na laughed loudly: "Damn it, don't be too modest. I have seen your poem "Standing Cloud" and the calligraphy in both your left and right hands is of excellent quality. Although it is still too childish, as time goes by, I will
You should also give way to others."
Xu Zao regarded Chen Caozhi as his nephew and said: "Lu Shijun praised him too much. Don't let Caozhi develop arrogance. You must always warn him."
Lu Na looked at Chen Caozhi with great interest and said to Xu Zao: "Brother Zijian is worried too much. Look at Chen Caozhi. Do you think he is a little bit arrogant? In my opinion, Chen Caozhi is not conceited, but overly conceited."
If you are restrained, you will be full of youthful spirit, but if you are too restrained, it will be bad."
Xu Zao took the opportunity to say: "I don't know what you know. It is a common behavior of young people to be free and fly. So why is Cao Zhi not so, but there is a reason for his restraint." Chen Caozhi was about to have a grudge against the Chu family of Qiantang.
The matter was settled, and that day Chu Jian asked him to refuse to enroll in school. However, Xu Zao was too honest, and he did not say some of Chu Jian's threatening words.
Lu Na nodded and did not comment. He just said: "I know about this. Just study in Wu County with peace of mind. No one will disturb you."
Chen Caozhi then walked to the writing desk, poured water and polished ink, and asked Lu Na: "What poems and prose do you want me to write?"
Lu Na thought for a moment and asked, "Has Cao Zhi ever read the poems and essays of my late uncle Shi Heng Gong?"
Lu Ji and Lu Shiheng were very famous in the Jin and Southern Dynasties. Zhong Rong's "Poems" listed Lu Ji's poems as top-grade and thought that Lu Ji's poems could be compared with Chen Si Wang Cao Zhi. However, Chen Cao had never read Lu Ji in his previous life.
I only saw one volume of Lu Ji's "Wen Fu" in Ge Hong's collection, so I immediately replied: "You are stupid, I have only read one volume of Lu Pingyuan's Wen Fu."
Lu Na then said: "Then let me ask you, what are the original ideas in the poems? Just give them a few examples."
Chen Cao said: "'Emotions are derived from the sense of things, and literature is born from emotions.' These two sentences are unprecedented."
Lu Na held up his palms and laughed, pointed at Chen Caozhi and said to Xu Zao: "This son has a wonderful understanding, which is deeply in my heart." He got up and took out a silk book from the bookshelf, unfolded it and looked at it for a while, then came over and put the silk book on the shelf.
On the writing desk, he said to Chen Cao: "The poem is too long, so please write this line of Yan Ge."
When Chen Cao was good at ink, he did not immediately write Lu Ji's "Yan Ge Xing". Instead, he recited the poem three times, memorized it by heart, and understood the artistic conception of the poem——
“The sequence of the four eras has passed without catching up, and the fallen leaves are flying in the cold wind.
Crickets roam the halls, and I feel sad when I think about you traveling far away.
You are so fond of me, but I haven't come back for a long time. I am a humble concubine who has no regrets.
There is no bright light in the day, and the cold birds go to roost in the forest.
Shuangjiu Pass passes the Suhe River and the Mekong River, and I can feel the sorrow and tears of things.
No matter who you are thinking about, it will be too late to say goodbye sooner or later."
Lu Na smiled and looked at Chen Caozhi, knowing that he was brewing emotions and calligraphy ideas. From this alone, he knew that this son had a considerable understanding of calligraphy.
Chen Caozhi started writing. He didn't have both hands to write. Writing with both hands would always affect his writing. That day at Ding's villa, it was to be surprising and innovative, so he wrote with both hands in front of Quan Li and Ding Yi. Now there is no need to act so shocking.
He first wrote "Yange Xing" with his left hand in regular script of "Xuanzhi Biao" style, and then wrote it again in "Zhang Han Tie" style of running script with his right hand. He put down his pen, took a step back and said: "Please
Please give me your advice."
Lu Na had been watching the whole process of Chen Caozhi's writing. At this time, he and Xu Zao came closer to appreciate it. After a while, Lu Na asked: "Cao Zhi, when did you write the "Standing Cloud" poem in the hand of Quan Chang?
of?"
Chen Caozhi replied: "It was written on April 26 this year."
Lu Na nodded and said: "After half a year, both the left and right hand calligraphy skills have improved, which shows the hard work of daily practice. But to become a great calligrapher, you still need to read all the famous calligraphers. I have a lot of stele stickers here.
You can borrow it and copy it, but be careful not to deface it."
Chen Caozhi was so happy that he immediately borrowed two kinds of calligraphy to post them, and they turned out to be authentic. One was "Four Body Calligraphy" by Wei Heng. Wei Heng was a great calligrapher in the Western Jin Dynasty. He had a more famous niece, Wang Xizhi's.
His teacher, Mrs. Wei, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy style was also deeply influenced by Wei Heng; the second is Xie An's "Poems for King Hu".
It was rare, but what Chen Caozhi saw now was actually an authentic handwriting written by Xie An!
Lu Na saw Xu Zao off, and Chen Caozhi came out of the study. He saw the fair and slim Lu Weirui waiting quietly in the corridor, but she was waiting for Chen Caozhi here specifically to say thank you. She had been busy treating Ju Huayu before.
version, forgot to say thank you.
Chen Cao said: "Since Madam Wei Rui thanks me, I have a request——"
"Oh, please tell me, I will accept everything." Lu Weirui had no clue.
Xu Zao was secretly worried that Chen Caozhi would say something inappropriate or disrespectful. After all, Chen Caozhi was only a young man, but he listened to Chen Caozhi's words: "It's not easy to live in jade printing, so I only want Miss Wei Rui."
Remember my efforts in protecting the flowers, so don’t be too sad in the next three days."
Lu Weirui lowered her eyelashes, looked at her toes, and asked: "The Jade Edition can't be saved, right?"
Chen Cao said: "People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is difficult to do in ancient times. Trees wither and bloom, flowers bloom and wither. It is also a natural principle. There are many flowers and trees in the garden, and the beautiful little lady is like one.
A jade plant neglects the flowers in the garden, or it may hurt one's body. If the flowers knew about it, wouldn't they be sad?"
Lu Weirui raised her eyes and looked at Chen Caozhi in surprise, her pure smile bloomed, and she nodded vigorously in the early winter night.
