A group of people drank fine wine and chatted about romance, making it very lively.
Cheng Yaojin was slightly drunk, so he stood up and said loudly: "Aren't you always laughing at me for being a rough guy? Recently I got a rare calligraphy work, so you can see what I, old Cheng, have in mind."
"Come on, with your eyesight, you can tell it's not good without looking at it." Yuchi Gong laughed endlessly.
Cheng Yaojin said confidently: "You know nothing about calligraphy. Your Majesty and Bo Shi should come and appreciate the calligraphy."
The Bo Shi mentioned by Cheng Yaojin was the calligrapher Yu Shinan in the early Tang Dynasty.
Yu Shinan was a famous calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty. Among the people here, he has the highest attainments in calligraphy.
Li Shimin loved calligraphy so much that he asked Yu Shinan for calligraphy lessons.
Li Shimin and Yu Shinan were a little curious as to where Cheng Yaojin had the confidence to let them taste it.
But today was a private banquet, and Li Shimin was in a good mood, so he smiled and said, "In that case, take it out and show it to me and Shinan."
Yu Shinan smiled and said nothing. Since Li Shimin had spoken, he would definitely want to take a look. Even if it was not good, he would not say it. After all, it would not be good to drink in someone else's house and lose Cheng Yaojin's face.
Cheng Yaojin asked someone to take out the calligraphy written by Lin Xuan. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please appreciate it."
Li Shimin was a little disappointed when he saw the paper handed over by Cheng Yaojin. The paper was not good at first glance, and Cheng Yaojin had folded it. For this reason alone, he felt that it would not be a masterpiece.
You must know that people who love calligraphy will choose good paper when leaving calligraphy treasures, and will keep it well after completion, and will never fold it.
Although he was a little disappointed, Li Shimin was still ready to take a look.
When Li Shimin saw the words, he suddenly became stunned.
This is a type of font that he has never seen before. The handwriting is thin and strong, and it is very thin without losing its flesh. The large characters are especially graceful. Because the strokes are relatively thin and hard, the brushwork is exposed, and the movement of the strokes can be clearly seen.
Waiting for the movement of the pen is a kind of font with a quite unique style.
Because of the separate seating system, others could not see the words on the paper, but they could see Li Shimin's expression.
Li Shimin was stunned at first, and then turned to joy, as if he had seen some rare treasure.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this calligraphy?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
He could only feel that the calligraphy was very unusual, so he took it out for Li Shimin and others to appreciate, partly to show off, but also to see what the calligraphy was like.
"Good, good, very good! Not only are the calligraphy good, but the poems are also very good." Li Shimin came to his senses and praised him endlessly.
Li Shimin liked calligraphy very much. His favorite was Wang Xizhi's Lanting Preface, which he copied many times. History has recorded that he spent a lot of manpower and material resources looking for the Lanting Preface.
No one knows whether the Lantingxu was found or not, but there is a theory that it was buried with Li Shimin in Zhaoling.
This shows how much Li Shimin likes calligraphy.
Unexpectedly, he could see a new font today, which made Li Shimin extremely excited.
"Your Majesty, can I have a look?" Yu Shinan said.
He knew very well the level of Li Shimin's appreciation. The only calligraphy that he could praise so highly was Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.
Therefore, Yu Shinan was very curious as to what kind of characters could be praised so highly by Li Shimin.
"You can have a look, but be careful not to damage it," Li Shimin said.
Seeing Li Shimin's careful look, those who didn't know it thought it belonged to him.
For some reason, this scene seemed familiar to Cheng Yaojin, and he had a bad feeling.
"Yes, I must pay attention." Yu Shinan stood up and took the piece of paper.
When Yu Shinan saw the words, he had the same expression as Li Shimin.
Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were very curious about what kind of calligraphy fascinated them so much.
Just now, Li Shimin was watching and it was hard for them to surround him. But now that Yu Shinan is watching, they no longer have so many concerns and they all got up and surrounded him.
"The calligraphy is good, the brushwork is vigorous, and the meaning is perfect." Fang Xuanling praised aloud.
Wei Zheng nodded, but what he cared more about was the poem above: "The poem is also very well written. It's snowing in the sky at night, and I can drink a glass of nothing. This is definitely a famous saying that has been passed down through the ages."
The two of them are also very accomplished in calligraphy. Although they are not as good as Yu Shinan, they can still be regarded as masters of calligraphy. The extraordinary quality of this calligraphy can be seen at a glance.
The words of the two people also made Yu Shinan come back to his senses, looked at Cheng Yaojin and asked: "I wonder who wrote this word?"
He knew that he had no hope of getting the words in front of him, but with his skill, he could tell at a glance that the words were written not long ago.
He is a calligraphy master who can create new fonts. He really wants to know them. It would be better if he could get a set of calligraphy.
"I got this accidentally, and I don't know who wrote it." Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes and said.
I'm just kidding, I won't tell you. Isn't it good to keep silent and make a fortune? Why tell you?
Li Shimin knew Cheng Yaojin was lying as soon as he saw his face, but he did not expose it. He knew that the calligraphers were all indifferent. If his identity was exposed now, that person might leave Chang'an for the sake of purity.
And if he doesn't point it out, he can threaten Cheng Yaojin to take him to ask for words in the future, and he will feel happy just thinking about it.
"That's a pity." Yu Shinan said with some disappointment.
With the addition of calligraphy and poetry, a group of people drank happily.
Li Shimin had a strong ability to control himself. When he was a little drunk, he said: "I'm drunk. I'm going back first. You can continue."
"Farewell Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up and sent Li Shimin away.
Li Shimin carried the words and walked out of the gate of Cheng Mansion. With the help of the guards, he prepared to mount his horse.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten something?" Cheng Yaojin quickly reminded him.
"Oh, if you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. Don't forget to send the wine you mentioned to me in the palace." Li Shimin said.
Who told you about wine? I was talking about words.
Seeing that Li Shimin didn't respond, Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to point out, "Your Majesty, you seem to have forgotten to return that word to me."
"Oh, if you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. I like this calligraphy very much. I will take it back and appreciate it first, and I will return it to you later." Li Shimin seemed to have just remembered it.
Cheng Yaojin was dumbfounded. Why did he feel that this scene was so familiar? It seemed that this was how he got this word from Cheng Chumo.
"Okay, you go back and continue drinking." Li Shimin looked at the others and said, got on the horse and left.
"Your Majesty, you can't do this." Cheng Yaojin came back to his senses, looked at Li Shimin's retreating back, and said resentfully.
"Haha, I called you Dese." The others laughed out loud when they saw Cheng Yaojin's expression.