Do you know the origin of "Song Zi"? And "ode". Have you ever heard of them?
China's writing is very particular, and there are five ways of writing: orthography, cursive script, official script, seal script and line script. Needless to say, there are styles in every font, such as Ou (Ou Yangxun) style, Yan (Zhenqing) style, Liu (Gongquan) style, Liu (Chunlin) style and so on. It can be seen that these different styles of fonts are basically named after the surnames of their representatives or founders. But the name of a font is not the surname of the founder, but the name of the dynasty. This kind of character is the most familiar Song-style character. The founder of Songzi is Qin Gui. Qin Gui is a known traitor. However, since ancient times, all treacherous court officials are just people who read widely, and Qin Gui is no exception. Qin Gui is not only knowledgeable, but also profound in calligraphy. He learned from others, studied hard and practiced hard, and finally created a font that was horizontal, vertical, clear-cut, angular and rigorous. At that time, block printing technology was just emerging, and this font was especially suitable for this technology, so it quickly became popular. But the problem is that Qin Gui is a big traitor. How can something so tall be associated with a big traitor? Therefore, people do not hesitate to call "Qin style characters" "Song style characters". Of course, many people have doubts about Qin Gui's creation of Song Style, and think it is a rumor, a misunderstanding and a forgery of history. But I don't think so, although I don't have any evidence. Even if someone provides strong evidence, I will always believe that "pine nuts" were invented by Qin Gui, because this statement meets my writing requirements. However, to be clear, this trick is not my patent. Throughout the ages, people have been very willing to tamper with history, forge history and make it work for me. For example, Xu, he invented ode. Xu is a historian. Like Qin Gui, he is well-read and eloquent. In his early years, he defected from Wagangzhai to Li Shimin, which became the big secret of Li Shimin. Then with his knowledge, of course, not only historical knowledge, he climbed up step by step and finally achieved the high position of prime minister. He once persuaded Emperor Taizong with his rich historical knowledge and eloquent eloquence, which made Tang Gaozong jumpy and Wu Zetian elated. Of course, he also told Prince Li Xian that he was dead, told the new emperor Li Xian to get off the emperor's chair, and told a group of old ministers that he had died in another country. Of course, more often, he uses his rich historical knowledge to tamper with history. As a historian, Xu presided over the National History Museum for a long time and was responsible for compiling national history. But this historian regards national history as his wife's face and dresses casually. He will not hesitate to wash the white for those who are good for him, and he will increase the sin for those who are against him. Also in the Sui Dynasty, Yu Shiqi and Xu's father Xu were killed together. Feng Deyi, who was present at that time, saw such a picture: before Yu Shiqi was killed, his younger brother Yu Shinan went underground to beg for his brother's death; Xu was executed, and his son Xu danced to survive. Feng Deyi publicized everywhere, which made Xu lose face. Therefore, when it was time to give Feng Deyi a biography, Xu made Feng Deyi stink. In order to covet money, Xu Jingzong married a daughter to Qian Jiulong, the general of Zuo Jianmen. However, Qian Jiulong was born in a bad family and used to be a slave of the royal family. Therefore, Xu spared no expense to forge files for Qian Jiulong and add political achievements at will. Xu's son married the granddaughter of the founding star, so he hid all his shortcomings and mistakes in his biography. Emperor Taizong once gave Sun Changmowgli's "Power and prestige Fu", but when it came to biography, he wrote it as a gift for Wei Chijingde. Pang Xiaotai is a weak and incompetent minority general, who beat people up when he took his troops to North Korea. However, Xu Jingzong received many gifts from the old fat head, so in the biography, Pang Xiaotai was not the old fat head who was beaten by the fat head, but the great hero who won tens of thousands of enemy thieves and returned home in triumph. Xu is not only a historian, but also has a profound literary foundation. In particular, his Ode to Poetry is a brilliant achievement in the history of China literature, which is still imitated and relished by literary lovers. In fact, the style of "Fu" is not new. Isn't there a "ode" in the Book of Songs? But this ode is not another ode. Xu's Ode to Poetry is not a simple "ode to beauty" like Shangguan Yi's, but an appropriate work to praise virtue and whitewash peace. In Yang Jiong's words, it is called "spineless, vigorous and unheard of". "In order to cater to the emperor's love of eulogy more effectively, a eulogy contest was held all over the country. Xu not only writes his own poems, but also works hard. He also trained, published magazines, and even solemnly put forward a set of poetry creation theory of "praising tomorrow and polishing macro-industry". According to his theory, there should be no "criticism" and no irony in poetry creation. It is to "cry the sacred algae in astronomy and listen to the immortal chapter in music", that is, to praise the merits of the Lord from the perspective of harmony between heaven and earth. In order to make this flattering article not too explicit, it is of course necessary to absorb the literary achievements of the predecessors, so that it has both the content of praise and the form of rich beauty. Xu ranks first, and he is also a rightist-oriented cultural person. In addition, he spared no effort in publicity and promotion. Finally, the "ode to poetry" he invented was copied by officials and people and widely circulated, forming a good situation of "ode to poetry" throughout the country. Regrettably, however, Xu, who compiled and edited the national history and wrote The Book of Songs, was listed as the first traitor in the Tang Dynasty by later historians. But he was very pleased, because he was listed as the first traitor, which had nothing to do with his tampering with history and writing "ode". "The first person who suggested him as the first traitor was Dr. Wang Fushu, who was too common, but Dr. Wang listed him as a traitor for the following reasons: First, his eldest son Xu Ang was exiled to Lingnan, and there was no love between father and son. Second, it is immoral to marry a daughter to a barbarian for money. Third, there is a problem with life style, luxury and corruption, and there is no domestic law. But when you think about it, these things are purely personal life issues and have nothing to do with treacherous court officials. This is so weird! If the Book of Songs is a good thing, then why should a great traitor have a good invention patent to himself, instead of changing its name to Tang Poetry like Song Poetry? If the Book of Songs is not a good thing, why can't this rubbish be a reason for being a traitor? Is it true that loyal and treacherous officials regard the Book of Songs as a treasure? It seems that it is difficult to find an answer in history. So, how about we start from reality again?