Is Le Yi a stele or an epitaph, and what is the content of Wang Xi Le Yi s stone carving?

It's a stele, not an epitaph!

According to legend, only the "Treatise on Le Yi" was written on the stone by Wang Xizhi, and the others were circulated on paper or silk. Tang Taizong collected the ink of Wang Xizhi's father and son, only the stone carving of "Le Yi Treatise" is still there, and later Taizong was buried in Zhaoling when he died. When the Zhu family was in the Later Liang Dynasty, Yaozhou Jiedu made Wen Tao steal Zhaoling and get the stone carving of "Le Yi Theory", so that it could be restored to the world.

Some people also say that this stone carving was replaced by Princess Taizong with a forged stone carving when it was buried, and the real stone carving was never in the tomb. This stone was carved into the house of the gentleman in this dynasty.

During the reign of Emperor You, Gao Anshi, the son of the gentry, was the master of Qiantang, and the stone of "Le Yi Theory" was engraved in his home. At this time, the stone carving has been damaged and mutilated, and there is only one piece of the word "sea" left at the end of the text. After more than ten years, the Gao'an family was in Suzhou, and the stone carvings had been broken into several pieces, which were hooped together with iron hoops.

Later, An Shi died, and the stone carvings were unknown. Or that the stone carvings went to the home of a wealthy man in Suzhou, but no one ever saw them again.

The "Treatise on Le Yi" that is now circulating is a copy of the stone carving, and the strokes no longer have the vigor of the previous stone carvings. Xizhi's small block character works are probably extinct here.

In the thousands of years of circulation, the real Wang Xizhi's works have been replaced or lost by fakes, and they are rare today. Legend has it that the original work "Orchid Pavilion Preface" is also in the tomb of Tang Taizong, I don't know if we have a chance to see it.

The Treatise on Le Yi is an article written by Hou Xuan (Tai Chu) of Wei Xia during the Three Kingdoms period, which discusses the famous general Le Yi of Yan during the Warring States Period and his conquest of various countries. It is said that Wang Xizhi copied this article, and the book was paid to his son and official slave. Some people have verified that the official slave was sacrificed by the king.

This handwriting was discussed as early as the Southern Dynasty not far from the Eastern Jin Dynasty. When Emperor Wu of Liang discussed with Tao Hongjing the handwriting in the inner house, he said: "Yi Shaoji does not have very fine books, and the "Treatise on Le Yi" is slightly rough and healthy, and I am afraid that it is not genuine", Tao Hongjing agreed, saying:

The Treatise on Le Yi is almost suspicious of being copied and does not dare to speak lightly, and the purpose is not true, and stealing self-confidence is quite insightful. "Then, the collection of the inner mansion of the Liang Dynasty should be a copy rather than an authentic copy.

The authentic works have long been gone, and the authentic works are said to be the old women of Xianyang who threw themselves into the stove fire during the war; It is said that the right military book received by Tang Taizong is genuine, but this post only has stone carvings. There are many extant inscriptions, with the "Secret Pavilion Edition" and the "Yuezhou Shishi Edition" being the best.

"On Heng and Le Yi" is one of the classic works of Confucianism in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and "Le Yi on Stone Carvings" is one of them, and "Le Yi" is the name of the protagonist.

Le Yi was a general of the Qi State during the Warring States Period, and was relegated to a remote place after a defeat in a battle, where he was amazed to see a foot-high stone on the mountain, carved with the "Three Friends of the Cold" (pine, bamboo, plum) and other beautiful patterns. He believes that these stone carvings are realistic and lifelike, no less than the artist's paintings, and the difference is only in the tools and carriers.

Le Yi then had a feeling and wrote the content of "On Stone Carvings", in which he emphasized that "between square inches, there is no limit", believing that all things are born in nature, human beings are innate with spirituality, and their creations are all unique. He advocated that everyone should be able to give full play to their own talents and specialties, pursue lofty ideals in their hearts, constantly strive to pursue clear goals in action, and maintain intimate ties with nature, so as to improve their own artistic accomplishment and aesthetic level, and realize the value and meaning of life.

Wang Xizhi regards "Le Yi on Stone Carvings" as the "Daguan" doctrine in literary aesthetics, emphasizing people's creativity and originality, and emphasizing that art is the expression of the human soul, which needs to be freely played and innovated. As one of the great masters in the history of Chinese calligraphy, Wang Xizhi also adheres to this kind of attitude of being honest and broad in the art of calligraphy.

The tomb of Le Yi is located in the northeast of Dalebao Village, Daizhao Township, Handan County, Handan City, covering an area of less than 100 square meters, forming a circle and about 3 meters high. There is a tombstone, which has been newly erected in recent years, and the old tombstone was smashed during the ten years of turmoil, and now it is unknown where to go. Every year during the Chinese New Year, the descendants of the surname Le in the neighboring village of Xiaolebao will go to the grave to worship.