Twenty years ago, I came to the bottom of my eyes, plum blossoms around a few ink fragrance
A codex from Ho Shaoji's early years.
Wang Zhenhua. A letter written by He Shaoji to "Meiheng" (pictured) in the Hunan Museum is obviously his handwriting in his early years, and the content is as follows:
Your Excellency the Second Brother of Meiheng:
Since the spring province of last year, the interrogators have been unable to communicate with each other for two years. Hearing that my brother is very diligent in Qin, Zhuo has expressed his differences, and he is very comforted and admired. The younger brother is neglected in the world, and he has not become an official, so he has nothing to give to the deceased, but he hopes to listen to the drum and not waste studying. Since ancient times, Qinzhong has been the capital of ancient times, searching for strange and visiting places, observing customs and customs, and there must be solid evidence for the economy of the ancients' articles. Those who have won are the most governed, not to say much, but to stand up as they should be, and each of them is close to his own nature. Your Excellency's talents, coupled with brewing, if you do not hesitate to give teaching, it is enough to be the excuse for those who are as clumsy as brothers. Hopefully! Hopefully! Brother Xingtang was clear and healthy as usual, but Jingzhao was very poor and laborious for four years. All the brothers are the same as before, and it is a pleasure to read and wear tablets. The hometown of gold and stone in Qinzhong, if it can benefit one or two with its best, wouldn't it be a wonderful thing? Shide Luyun book, Zhixuan serves Manfu. That is, please be close to Ann. No, no.
He Shaoji, "Congratulations to Zhong Yingza".
Meiheng "who is a person, in fact, "Meiheng" is He Zhongying. He Zhongxuan (1798-1847), whose name is Meiheng, is called Geshan, a native of Shanhua, Hunan, and is the nephew of He Changling, a minister of the Qing Dynasty. In his early years, he traveled with his uncle and reported to the county. First for the Baocheng County Order, tired officials Shaanxi Liuba Hall Tongzhi, the right Hanzhong, Tongzhou two prefectures.
It can be seen from the letter that "the younger brother is neglected in the world and has not become an official", etc., He Shaoji was not yet a jinshi at that time, and should have been made before the sixteenth year of Daoguang (1836). "Provincial wall" should refer to Changsha, "scholar in Qin", He Zhongxuan should be in Baocheng County at that time. He Shaoji lived a relatively leisurely life at that time, "listening to the drums and not wasting reading", hoping that He Zhongxuan could combine his experience as an official in Qinzhong to give advice. At the same time, I also hope that He Zhongyun will rub the golden stone, because the He Shaoji brothers "It is a pleasure to read and wear tablets".
"Lu Yun" is He Lu Yun, who should be a common friend of He Shaoji and He Zhongxuan, and He Shaoji has mentioned him many times in his diary. He Shaoji helped his mother's coffin to return to Hunan for burial, and met with He Luyun many times in Changsha, which shows that the two have a good relationship.
Deng Taiwei tablet rubbing
Regarding He Shaoji's interaction with He Zhongxuan, he mentioned it many times in his diary in the twenty-sixth year of Daoguang (1846). September: "On the tenth day of the first month, He Meiheng came, and he didn't talk for 20 years, because he stayed for a light meal, and invited Xiaoshan and Runzhi to drink together. On the 18th, after He Meiheng's words, he promised two monuments of "Tang Gongfang" and "Deng Taiwei". "On the twenty-fifth day, I passed the factory early to frame it. Meet He Meiheng and return to dinner. "On the twenty-seventh day, Meiheng came to speak. October: "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, He Meiheng, Yi Nianyuan, Chen Qingqin, Huang Diqing, and Shu were invited to dinner, Weng Yuquan was seated, and Hu Runzhi resigned. "On the fourth day of the first month, I sent He Meiheng to the morning and returned from the factory. At that time, He Shaoji worked in the National History Museum, and the two met in the capital.
From the above diary, "He Meiheng came, twenty years without talking", it is estimated that the last time they met should be the sixth year of Daoguang (1826), that is, the "farewell to the spring province" referred to in He Shaoji's letter, then this note should be made on the Chinese New Year's Eve of the seventh year of Daoguang (1827). Check Qiansong's "He Shaoji's Long Chronicles", He Shaoji returned to Hunan from Jinan, Shandong Province in the autumn of the fifth year of Daoguang (1825) to participate in the township examination, failed to win, and returned to Beijing after making up for his life in the following year. In the spring of the sixth year of Daoguang (1826), He Shaoji was in Changsha, which is consistent with what was stated in the letter. After He Zhongxuan got together with him, he went to Qinzhong as an official, and the two reunited in the capital 20 years later.
The diary said that the "Tang Gongfang" is the "Immortal Tang Gongfang Tablet", which is an important Taoist document, and was erected for the rebuilding of the Chenggu Tang Gongfang Temple in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The inscription says that the Tang Gongfang is Wang Mang's new dynasty in the Hanzhong Chenggu people, and later got the way, the family "chicken dog **" This monument was originally preserved in the temple of the city, and is now stored in the forest of steles in Xi'an. Its calligraphy is elegant and upright, and it is the work of the mature period of Han Li. "Deng Taiwei" is "Feng Yi Protector Zheng Neng Studied Deng Taiwei Ancestral Inscription", the inscription of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, originally in Pucheng, Shaanxi, and later stored in Xi'an Stele Forest. These two ancient monuments are very representative in Qinzhong, He Zhongxuan has been an official in Qinzhong for many years, and he is a lover of gold and stone calligraphy, and he gave two rubbings of tablets, He Shaoji naturally likes it very much, and it is also in the letter "The hometown of gold and stone in Qinzhong, if it can be the best of the best, it is not a wonderful thing" and other words.
He Shaoji is in the Zhang Qian Monument (detail).
He Shaoji wrote a diary on the sixth day of December in the eighth year of Xianfeng (1858): "From the "Zhang Qian Tablet", the stele extends to the ancient run, which is the old collection of the old friend Zhou Jianhu, and Ding Hai Tongziyu was extremely appreciated in the Yuzhou Department for the New Year. "Dinghai" is the seventh year of Daoguang (1827). In the winter of this year, He Shaoji and his younger brother He Shaojing returned to Hunan together, passed through Yuzhou, Henan, and spent the New Year in the old friend Zhou Jianhu Bureau, admiring his collection of rubbings of "Zhang Qian Monument", which should have been written here.
Judging from the calligraphy works handed down by He Shaoji, his early works are very rare. This codex is his 29-year-old inkblot, from which it provides a glimpse of the face and style of his early calligraphy, which is very valuable. Although there is no lack of jerky in the writing of this codex, it has won the charm of Yan Zhenqing's "Fighting for the Seat", with broad characters, rich lines, and many ups and downs, which has begun to take shape and has a very important value for the study of He Shaoji's early calligraphy.
In the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865), Zhang Guyu asked for his inscription on the album of He Shaoji's early Xiaokai "Yu's Calligraphy and Painting", and He Shaoji inscribed the poem: "Donghua is scattered and cherishes the residence, and the fine and strict rhyme is self-sufficient." Twenty years ago, I came to the bottom of my eyes, plum blossoms around a few ink fragranceIt can be seen that He Shaoji also cherished his calligraphy in his early years.