Yan Zhenqing lost his father when he was three years old, and his mother took him back to his grandfather's house. Yan Zhenqing's grandfather is a calligrapher. Seeing that Yan Zhenqing was clever, they taught him to read and write. Yan Zhenqing practices calligraphy seriously and spends most of his time writing. When the mother saw her son practicing calligraphy so seriously, her heart was filled with joy and sadness. I am glad to see my son working so hard, but I am sad that my family is not rich. How can you have spare money to buy paper and practice calligraphy?

Yan Zhenqing is a sensible child. He didn't want to embarrass his mother, so he secretly tried his own method. One day, Yan Zhenqing ran to his mother with a bowl and a brush and said, "I have free pens and paper. Don't worry! " Yan Zhenqing covered the bowl with mud with a brush and began to write on the wall. After writing, he washed away the handwriting with clear water and then wrote it again. The mother smiled happily when she saw that her son had a good way to practice calligraphy without spending money.

In this way, Yan Zhenqing started from "Huang Ni learning Chinese characters" and eventually became a generation of calligraphy masters.

This is an inspiring story. It tells everyone that Yan Zhenqing is poor but ambitious. He studies hard and is smart and sensible. Yan Zhenqing is a good role model for children. They can learn a lot from Yan Zhenqing.

However, some rigorous experts and scholars question the truth of this story. According to their research results, it is not Yan Zhenqing, but Yan Weizhen, Yan Zhenqing's father.

It's not empty. What they said is really reasonable. Turning to Yan Wenxuan, Yan Zhenqing wrote clearly in the tablet of Yan Family Temple for his father Yan Weizhen: "Be filial, be less lonely, raise Yin Zhongrong's family and teach Mongolian brushwork. This family is poor and has no pen and paper. His brother swept the wall with loess and painted with wood, stone and Xi, hence the name grass. "

There is no doubt that it is black and white. As a result, experts have come to the conclusion that the world has misjudged the hero of "Huang Ni studies Chinese characters" and grafted his father's story on his son. In order to avoid spreading false information, we should correct stories that have been circulating for thousands of years.

But don't jump to conclusions.

We opened a palace, which read, "People are poor, Confucianism is few, filial piety is precious, and self-improvement. There is also the difference between paper and pen. Loess sweeps the wall, learns calligraphy, attacks calligraphy, and writes well. "

Obviously, the protagonist of this "yellow writing" is Yan Zhenqing.

Who is Yan Liang? He is Yan Zhenqing's cousin. Yan Zhenqing's uncle Yin Jianyou has three sons, Yin Xue, Yin Yin and Yin Keqi. Liang Yin is the son of Yin Yin. In August of Bao's second year, Yan Zhenqing, except Jiangling Yin, presided over our time in Nanjing and served as a provincial official. In June of the second year of Yongtai, accompanied by Liang Yin, Yan Zhenqing boarded Lushan Mountain and visited Lindong and Xilin Temple. Yan Liang is a relative of Yan Zhenqing, who has worked under Yan Zhenqing for a long time and has close ties with Yan Zhenqing. His words and deeds should be trusted.

In this way, there are two characters in the hero of Huang Ni, one is his father Yan Weizhen, and the other is his son Yan Zhenqing. Father and son, who is right and who is wrong?

In my opinion, it's all true. On the one hand, their story of "learning Chinese characters in yellow mud" is written, not fictional; On the other hand, they are all teenagers who have lost their fathers. They come from poor families and have similar backgrounds. It is normal that both father and son have the experience of "learning Chinese characters in yellow mud". Perhaps, young Yan Zhenqing heard the story of his father's "Huang Ni learning Chinese characters" and imitated his father intentionally or unintentionally. It is precisely because Yan Zhenqing's fame is greater than his father's that Yan Zhenqing is the hero of the world-famous story "Huang Ni learns Chinese characters".

There are two points to note:

First of all, after Yan Zhenqing lost his father at the age of three, he was mainly raised and educated by his mother and uncle Yin Jianyou. When Yan Zhenqing was thirteen, Yin Jianyou died, and Yan Zhenqing left Chang 'an with his mother to go to Wu Jun's grandfather Yin. The story of Huang Ni Xi Zi happened not in his grandfather's house, but in his uncle's house.

Second, the so-called "yellow mud writing" means writing on the wall without using a writing brush or a brush dipped in mud, but coating the wall with loess, and then writing on the wall with a short wooden stick or a small stone after it is slightly dry. This also enables Yan Zhenqing to practice his writing skills.