"Heh! Qingque, you've learned how to flatter people too? "
Within the Sweet Dew Hall, Li Er pointed at Li Tai and reprimanded him with a stern face.
However, if one looked closely, they would be able to see a smile on Li Er's face. Obviously, he was not really angry.
Li Tai 'hurriedly' bowed and said, "I'm afraid! Everything I said just now was from the bottom of my heart. Even if Yu Shaojian were to personally appraise it, he would still be full of praise for father's calligraphy! "
The Yu Shaojian he was referring to was the Secretary Yu Shinan (one of the four famous calligraphers of the early Tang Dynasty).
Li Er did not deny it and said casually, "Oh? Is that so? "
After spending so much time with Li Zexuan, Li Tai had also become an actor. He said with a sincere face,
He said sincerely, "I've been copying Wang Youjun's calligraphy for a year, but I've never been able to find the right path. Today, when I saw father's calligraphy, I suddenly felt enlightened. I sincerely hope that father can give this calligraphy to me. After I study it carefully, I might be able to catch a glimpse of the Master of Calligraphy's charm!"
This was a blatant bootlicking, but Li Er liked it!
In fact, during the 300 years from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, Li Er could be considered as Wang Xizhi's number one 'fan'.
According to the Tang Dynasty's' Xu Family Law Book ', "Emperor Taizong left behind a special reward for Yu Youjun's calligraphy. When Zhenguan first issued an imperial order to purchase it, it was all lost."
In other words, as soon as Li Shimin became the emperor, he could not wait to spend money on his idol and swore to buy all of Wang Xizhi's works!
The effect of the emperor's imperial order was great. According to the 'Xu Shu Lu', Li Er collected more than 3,000 pieces of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and bound them into a scroll with the words' Zhenguan 'printed on it.
However, Li Er, who was a fan of endless idols, said that this was not enough. He wanted to personally cheer for his idol. The Book of Jin, one of the twenty-four history books, was written in the twenty-second year of Zhenguan. In the book, there were four historical commentaries written by Li Shimin himself. One of them was the Biography of Wang Xizhi.
In the historical commentary, Li Er commented on Zhong Yao, Wang Xianzhi (Wang Xizhi's seventh son), and the other calligraphers one by one, and found a lot of problems with each of them. Then, he directly said, "Looking carefully at the past and present, studying the fine seal, the plain, and the perfect, only Wang Yi is lacking." "The rest are trivial, what's there to talk about?"
In order to highlight the perfection of her idol, she did not hesitate to belittle others. This included her idol's son! Li Shimin's craziness when he chased after a celebrity was comparable to the modern fangirls of some young male idols ~!
However, Li Er was the Emperor after all. He still had a sense of perspective. While he chased after celebrities, he did not forget to improve his calligraphy skills.
It was said that every time he obtained an authentic work of Wang Xizhi, Li Er would order people to hang it in his bedroom so that he could view and copy it every day. Moreover, not only did he copy it, but his sons also had to copy it hundreds of times. It was not a few times, nor was it dozens of times, but hundreds of times ~!
However, Li Tai still had a certain talent in calligraphy. Although Li Tai's remarks just now were a bit exaggerated, there was no doubt about the excellence of this copybook.
For Li Er, after copying his idol's work for so long, he finally received such a "sincere" praise. Moreover, his behavior could be considered as a disguised form of motivating Li Tai to learn from his idol. Of course, he was overjoyed in his heart. However, he was still reserved and did not show it. Instead, he said with an indifferent expression,
"Hehe ~! Since you like it, Qingque, then I'll give this calligraphy to you ~! Remember to practice more diligently. Imperial Father looks forward to the day when you can catch a glimpse of 70% of the charm of Wang Youjun's running calligraphy ~! "
Li Tai was "flattered" and bowed. "This son thanks Imperial Father for the gift and will remember Imperial Father's teachings ~! I will definitely practice diligently every day! "
"Mm ~!"
Li Er nodded with satisfaction and then asked, "Qingque, you're looking for Imperial Father today, right ~?"
Li Tai's thoughts turned quickly. He stepped forward and cupped his hands. "This son originally came to pay respects to Imperial Father, but seeing that Imperial Father's running calligraphy has reached such great success, I have a presumptuous request in my heart ~!"
"Oh ~? What request do you have, Qingque ~? Tell Imperial Father ~! "
Li Er sat upright on the dragon couch, took a sip of tea, and asked curiously.
Li Tai took a deep breath and replied, "Imperial Father, it's like this. Yanhuang College is about to start school, but the college has not hung a signboard until now. This son saw Imperial Father's running calligraphy just now, it was simply like the authentic work of a calligraphy master. Therefore, this son boldly asks Imperial Father to bestow a signboard to Yanhuang College ~!"
Silence ~!
As soon as Li Tai's voice fell, the main hall suddenly fell into a strange silence.
Li Er didn't say a word. His action of holding the teacup also froze in the air, and the scene seemed to be frozen there.
In fact, Li Er's heart was not calm at all, because Li Tai's words made him suddenly recall something.
Three months ago, the eight professors of the Imperial College, led by Cui Shanyou, jointly impeached Li Zexuan for corrupting the academic atmosphere, disrupting the teaching order of the Imperial College, and privately teaching miscellaneous studies. When Li Zexuan heard the news, he used Datang Daily to punish Cui Shanyou and the others. Then, he angrily resigned and wanted to go back home to teach. At that time, Li Zexuan was attracted by the engineering prospects described by Li Zexuan, so he agreed on the spot that after Yanhuang College was completed, he would personally inscribe a signboard for Yanhuang College.
However, after such a long time, during which Li Zexuan was assassinated, the Seven Cultivators Sect was destroyed, the Cui Family was involved, and then there were constant storms in Chang 'an City. By the time Yanhuang College was completed, Li Er had already forgotten about his promise to inscribe a signboard.
Now, Li Tai suddenly mentioned this matter in front of him. Was it intentional ~? Or was it unintentional ~?
"Hmm …"
After pondering for a long time, Li Er finally returned to normal. He put down the teacup, looked at Li Tai, and nodded, "Good ~! This emperor will inscribe a signboard for Yanhuang College ~! "
Whether Li Tai did it intentionally or not, since he didn't take the initiative to point it out, Li Er didn't need to take the initiative to mention what happened three months ago. After all, as a father, he still needed to maintain a bit of dignity in front of his children.
"This son thanks father ~!"
Of course, the little fatty mentioned it intentionally, but his acting skills were pretty good. For a moment, Li Er couldn't tell whether it was real or fake.
Li Er came to the dragon desk. Li Tai eagerly spread out the rice paper for Li Er and began to grind it on the side, looking like a lackey. Li Er closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes and decisively started to write. The tip of the brush was like the tip of a sword, and the rice paper was like a battlefield. The brush moved like dragons and snakes, majestic and majestic. After a while, the words "Yanhuang College" appeared on the paper.
"Alright ~! Qingque, you can take it ~! This emperor is going to eat at your mother's place ~! "
Li Er waved his hand and walked out of the palace alone, leaving Li Tai alone here.
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