It was indeed a 'writing brush', but it was a feather pen. The tip of the feather pen was curved into a sharp point. If it wasn't for the ink stains, no one would have guessed that it was Mo Jiazi's writing brush.
"Yes, you can call it a goose feather pen or a hard pen!" Meton said as he unfolded the goose feather pen in his hand.
Everyone's eyes widened. They couldn't believe that a small goose feather could write such beautiful words.
"Hard pen!"
Liu Yinian thought. If that was the case, then he could really explain why he could write such small words.
Under everyone's gaze, Meton opened the ink bottle's cork, dipped it in the ink, and gently wrote on the rice paper.
"Goose, goose, goose, curving its neck to sing to the sky.
White feathers floating on the green water, red palms plucking the clear waves. "
"Singing Goose" was Meton's favorite poem in his previous life. It was written by Luo Bingwang, a scholar from the early Tang Dynasty. Luo Bingwang was not born yet, so Meton used it without any guilt!
There weren't many words in the poem, but Meton wrote it in one go.
"It can really write!"
"It's exactly the same as the handwriting in the homework. It seems like this was really written by Mo Jiazi."
"It's so fast!" Qin Huaiyu's eyes lit up. He was more concerned about the speed of writing. This way, he would have a lot of time to play.
"The words are so small, and very clear! It also saves a lot of paper, and the goose feather is cheaper. " Some students had bet all their money on Meton's loss. They had already gone bankrupt. Writing brushes and rice paper were expensive. Saving money was the way to go.
"No, this is not a writing brush. It can't be done!" Xiong Maolin shouted loudly.
"Why can't it be done? Didn't the teacher say yesterday that no matter what method or brush is used, the words must be written neatly on the paper? Is the handwriting not neatly?" Meton retorted.
"Uh, uh!" Xiong Maocai was speechless. Liu Yinian was also embarrassed. Yes, the most important thing about calligraphy was to write well. As for what kind of pen to write with, it didn't seem to be the main point!
The other Imperial College students were also depressed. It seemed like there was no way to make things difficult for Meton.
"The words are not bad, but the content is barely satisfactory! Why is it Ge Bo Tianqing … What are these!? What a load of crap! "Wang Ling rolled his eyes and said with a look of disdain.
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that the people around him were looking at him strangely. Xiong Maocai gently nudged him and said, "It should be read from left to right!"
"Geese, geese, geese, bent … towards the sky … song." Wang Ling read the poem with difficulty and his expression changed. Mo Jiazi had actually written another good poem.
"Good poem!" A cheer came from outside the door. The Imperial College's Chancellor, Kong Yingda, walked in with a look of admiration.
"Lord Chancellor!" Liu Yinian hurriedly saluted.
"Lord Chancellor!"
The other students also saluted. Meton also followed suit and bowed.
When Kong Yingda came in, he picked up Meton's goose feather pen and clicked his tongue in wonder. He then looked at Mo Jiazi's words and couldn't help but exclaim, "I didn't expect that such a simple feather could be used to write such beautiful words." Kong Yingda praised.
"Lord Chancellor, I was just about to report this to you! I have never seen such words before. I suspect that it is a new type of font. "Liu Yinian was experienced and knowledgeable. When he saw the font, he also had a look of amazement.
Kong Yingda nodded. As a calligraphy expert, he had also studied many fonts, but he had never seen such a font before!
"Impossible!" All the students were shocked. A person with extremely ugly handwriting was actually able to create a new font overnight. This was simply a fantasy story, but it actually happened right in front of their eyes.
Xiong Maocai was simply ashamed. He had always boasted that he had defeated the son of the Mo Family. In the blink of an eye, the son of the Mo Family had become a grandmaster of a generation who had created a kind of calligraphy, while he himself was a clown.
"Thin horizontal and thick vertical, the tip of the pen has a hook shape. It should be modified from engraving!" Kong Yingda judged.
"Lord Chancellor is wise! When I was young, my family was poor and I couldn't afford to buy a pen and paper. I often practiced on the sand table and finally achieved some small success. "Meton wrote in the Song style. Its true origin was engraving printing.
"Using goose feather as a pen, what a fantastic idea!" Kong Yingda exclaimed.
"Using crow feathers or peacock feathers is better. Most importantly, goose feather is cheaper!" Meton said.
Goose feathers were usually discarded when they were slaughtered. The cost of making them was extremely low. Of course, it couldn't be compared to the wolf hair and rabbit hair that cost a few hundred copper coins.
Kong Yingda picked up the goose feather pen and wrote a few words. Although it was very inexperienced and he wasn't used to it, he was after all a person who had practiced calligraphy for decades. With a little practice, he was able to write a decent font.
"Fast and small! Save paper! " Kong Yingda looked at the words he wrote with satisfaction. He held up the tip of the pen and looked at the slightly yellowed tip. He compared it to Liu Yinian's wolf hair pen. He picked up the wolf hair pen and wrote the same few words. Even though he tried his best to control it, it was still much bigger and slower than the goose feather pen.
"If this item can be popularized, it will be a blessing for all the students." Kong Yingda said.
"Lord Chancellor, you can't! If this item is popularized, it will cause chaos! "Liu Yinian said in fear.
"What kind of chaos can a goose feather pen cause! Dr. Liu, don't be an alarmist! "Kong Yingda shouted angrily.
"How would I dare to say that? Lord Chancellor, please look at Meton's poem!" Liu Yinian pointed at Meton's newly written poem singing the goose.
"Goose, goose, goose, curving its neck and singing to the sky …" Kong Yingda's face became gloomier as he read. Meton's words were all horizontal and read from left to right. Calligraphy was written vertically and read from right to left. This was simply a different writing method that was completely opposite to calligraphy.
If the goose feather pen was popularized, then there would be two different writing methods in the market. It would indeed cause a lot of turmoil.
"Why did Meton write like this!" Kong Yingda looked at Meton gravely.
"Lord Chancellor, please take a look. When writing with a goose feather pen, the left hand should gently press down and the right hand should write. Writing from left to right can avoid the ink that hasn't dried yet on the clothes. Lord Chancellor, please take a look at your sleeves!" Meton waved his sleeves to show that they were clean.
Kong Yingda lifted his sleeve and looked at the ink stains on it. He heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. At the very least, Master Mo's explanation made him feel at ease. At this moment, the characteristics of the quill had been created, and it was not something that could be targeted at calligraphy.
"Lord Chancellor, you see, if the two writing methods in the society were to mix, how chaotic would that be?" Liu Yinian cried out bitterly.
"What the teacher said is indeed true!" Meton nodded in agreement with Liu Yinian's point of view. This made Kong Yingda somewhat curious.
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