Feminist abuse of Qianqiu Jie, fragrance powder should no longer mislead people - Yu Youren
As a literati, as an intellectual, there will always be people who cannot help themselves. However, there are always some people who are otherworldly, not afraid of the world's eyes, not afraid of rumors, unfettered, and always follow their own hearts and lives. A lifetime of indulgence and pursuit of freedom is a true portrayal of Yu Youren. He once wrote "Don't urinate anywhere" because he was drunk. After he sobered up, he changed the order of the words, which actually turned this calligraphy into a masterpiece.
Yu Youren’s youth
Speaking of Yu Youren, perhaps everyone is familiar with it. This famous calligrapher, educator, and politician was invincible in his own field. Won countless honors and praises. Yu Youren's original name was actually Yu Boxun, with the Chinese character charming. Therefore, some people always call him Yu Seductive. Such a strange name is a bit difficult for anyone to accept, so Yu Youren adopted the homophonic name of Seductive, Youren, and the name Yu Youren was also widely spread. In fact, this is also full of Yu Youren's self-ridicule.
In 1879, Yu Youren was born in Shaanxi Province. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was already at its end. Although it seemed beautiful, it was already riddled with holes. When Yu Youren was 21 years old, because of the war, Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu fled the capital and took refuge in Xi'an. As the Empress Dowager with sole power and the emperor with more than 10,000 people, she had to escape with dignity, so in Xi'an, there was an activity of kneeling down to welcome the Empress Dowager.
Yu Youren was also at the event where he knelt down to welcome the Empress Dowager. It was this event that made the young Yu Youren begin to wake up. Empress Dowager Cixi was in power, corrupt and incompetent, ruling in darkness, and suppressing internal affairs. , the opposite side was traitorous, and the entire Qing Dynasty people were in dire straits. As a talented intellectual and a patriot, Yu Youren was very angry and wrote many secretly satirical articles, including a very famous poem: Women's rights abuse the Qianqiu Ring, and the powder should no longer mislead people. .
The beginning of the career
It is said to be a secret satire, but in fact the satirical target of Yu Youren's poem can be known with just a little thought. As a result, not long after, Yu Youren became a key target of the imperial court's investigation. In order to avoid it, Yu Youren came to study at Aurora College in Shanghai. However. It was this outing experience that made Yu Youren's career start to improve.
Soon after, Yu Youren began working on establishing a school. As a result, with his efforts, Fudan University, Shanghai University, and Northwest A&F University came into being, providing a steady stream of talents to China at that time. Yu Youren is not only famous as an educator, he is also a very good politician. At that time, Yu Youren was a member of the Tongmenghui. At the same time, he was also an internal veteran of the National Government. In the political circles at that time, Yu Youren held a pivotal position.
Excellent calligrapher
In fact, Yu Youren's achievements are not only in the education and political circles, but also in calligraphy, Yu Youren is also very proficient in it. However, Yu Youren's inspiration in calligraphy is very confusing. Others use a lot of literary ink when writing calligraphy, but Yu Youren writes down almost all of his true feelings, and most of these true feelings are related to food.
Yu Youren's calligraphy is powerful and powerful, penetrating the back of the paper, and it is done in one go. It has been praised by many famous artists. Therefore, people all over the country know that Yu Youren's calligraphy is a very rare calligraphy treasure. It stands to reason that with such a reputation, Yu Youren would not write lightly, but the reality is exactly the opposite. Yu Youren was not stingy with his calligraphy and often gave them to others.
Yu Youren went to a small restaurant in his hometown to eat noodles. After the meal, he felt that the taste was very good, so he wrote an inscription for the small restaurant, some about the restaurant and some praising the restaurant's chef. . In this way, with Yu Youren's inscription, the restaurant has a living sign and business is booming. Not only noodle shops, Yu Youren also went to pubs and other food-related shops to taste them. If he liked them, he wrote inscriptions for them.
Perseverance in calligraphy
Over time, Yu Youren's inscriptions can almost always appear in delicious small restaurants. However, because of Yu Youren's great fame, some people began to I used my crooked brain. One time, Yu Youren came to a small restaurant and found that there was a calligraphy inscription "Youren" hanging in the restaurant, but he had not written this calligraphy.
After learning about this situation, Yu Youren hurriedly came in and asked the shop owner to take down the fake calligraphy, and he wrote another real calligraphy for the shop. The shop owner was very grateful after receiving Yu Youren's calligraphy, so he wanted to give Yu Youren money. However, Yu Youren's calligraphy always depends on his own mood, and he must not accept money.
Although he does not begrudge his calligraphy, Yu Youren is also a man of character and integrity. He always has his own judgment on whether he should write calligraphy for others. In 1941, the military officers in Xi'an once wanted Yu Youren to write 100 paintings for the soldiers. These 100 paintings sounded like a huge project, but Yu Youren was very happy and readily agreed. "They work hard for the country, as they should." Yu Youren replied.
An interesting thing happened to Yu Youren at a banquet.
During the banquet, Yu Youren drank a few more glasses of wine because he was happy. Due to the stimulation of alcohol, Yu Youren, who was a little drunk, had inspiration, so he took out his pen and ink and started creating. He distributed all his works to Guests present. At this time, a man admired Yu Youren's calligraphy very much, and after getting a piece of work, he asked for an inscription from Yu Youren. Yu Youren felt that this man was a little greedy, so he became dissatisfied and decided to play a trick on him.
He took out the paper and solemnly wrote a few big words. The person who asked for it was very happy at first, but when he opened it, he found that the words on it made him very embarrassed. It turned out that what Yu Youren wrote was nothing else but the words "Do not urinate anywhere." This piece of calligraphy is vigorous and powerful, and it looks like a masterpiece of calligraphy at first glance, but the content written by Yu Youren is a bit embarrassing.
After sobering up, Yu Youren saw that the person holding this calligraphy was very depressed, so he smiled and said to him: "It doesn't matter, just change the order of these six characters." Yu Youren's calligraphy is different from others. The words he wrote can be separated. Therefore, "Don't urinate anywhere" becomes "Don't urinate in small places." This not only relieves the embarrassment, but also adds to this painting. The calligraphy added connotation and the sentence became a famous quote. At first glance, this calligraphy contains philosophical questions that deserve deeper consideration. Therefore, this calligraphy and painting was hung on the wall for people to visit.
Yu Youren lived his whole life following his own heart. He was straightforward but not casual, free and easy. He had the character of a scholar and the integrity of a scholar. For his own goals, Yu Youren There will never be wavering and there will never be fear. Regarding calligraphy, Yu Youren always has his own opinions and ideas, forming a style of his own.