According to "Huizhou Prefecture Chronicles", there are many good papers among the sheets, with the names Ningshuang and Chengxin. The latter is fifty feet long and evenly thin from beginning to end.

Because there is a natural wonder in Fengchuan Mountain in She County, where it originated, "Shimen Jiu Bu Luo", which is a gully. There is a huge stone in the gully, shaped like a heart, which is called "The Best Heart in the World".

The stream under the boulder is called Yunxi, and it seems to pass through the heart, so this place is called "Chengxin". It is a natural dojo where Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are integrated.

The paper produced here is made by dipping the leather in the cold stream, using ice water to lift the curtain, swinging the paper, and finally melting and drying it.

The finished product is "as smooth as spring water, as thin as a dense cocoon. It is tougher than Shu paper and faster than Yanchu paper".

Historians say that "the skin is like a membrane, as firm and clean as jade, thin and smooth, and is the most beautiful for a while."

This paper was first highly praised by Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He set up a bureau and ordered Yan Dao to supervise the production of famous paper for royal use in the palace, and built a hall to hide it, so it was named "Chengxintang".

At first, Chengxintang was just a place where the monarchs of the Southern Tang Dynasty lived and entertained guests, and no name has been left. Later, it added the function of collecting books and became a famous internal library of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The central master and the latter master once summoned scribes to work on the collection of important classics. When it became a place to collect Chengxin paper, the name "Chengxintang" came into being.

In the middle and late period of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the hall became the de facto center for a time. Empress Li asked the scholars to call for consultations and participate in political affairs. Among them, the person who directly accepted the decree and made the final decision on political affairs was called "Chengxintang Chengzhi"

, the power was once greater than that of the privy envoy who was famous for a while.

It can be seen that Empress Li loves that place.

Painters of this era, such as Xu Xi and Huang Quan, in addition to silk, "mostly used Chengxintang" in their paintings.

However, this paper had become extremely precious by the Song Dynasty. Ouyang Xiu of the Northern Song Dynasty and his good friend Liu Chang, one of the famous literary historians of Mozhuang, both collected a small amount of Chengxintang paper of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Ouyang Xiu also wrote a poem "He"

Liu Yuanfu's poem "The Clear Heart Paper" mentioned in it: "Although the Jun family has the Clear Heart Paper, who dares to write it?"

I mean, Lao Liu, don’t be so arrogant. Although you have precious clearing paper at home, can you find anyone who dares to write on it?

The reason why Ouyang Xiu was so proud was that the few remaining papers were all stored in the palace. The reason why Ouyang Xiu could use them was because the three generations of emperors Renzong, Yingzong and Shenzong opened the supply to him.

Only the emperor's will, such as ordering Li Gonglin to draw the handed down work "Five Horses", ordering Ouyang Xiu to draft "New Book of Tang" and "New History of the Five Dynasties", and ordering "Chunhua Pavilion Notes" to be printed, etc., can Cheng Xin be taken.

Hall paper is used.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that a famous cultural product maker Pan Gu emerged. In addition to making ink and inkstones, he also restored the craftsmanship of Chengxintang paper. Pan's Chengxintang paper once again caused a sensation and attracted the attention of Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu, and Mei Yao.

With the support of many famous calligraphers and painters, the "Chengxintang paper shortage" has been solved.

Mei Yaochen once wrote a poem about it: "The clear-hearted paper came out of Xin'an County, and it was smooth enough to touch the moon and knock on the ice; Pan Hou was not only able to make paper, but the fine ribbed inkstone was engraved with the dragon's tail."

From then on, Pan's Chengxintang paper was loved by the court and famous people. During the annual tribute, the Four Treasures of the Study in Shedi became an indispensable art treasure in the annual tribute.

Yuan Fei's "Jianzhipu" writes very clearly: "Chengxintang paper is made from Li's Chengxintang pattern, and the cover surface is light, crisp and exquisite."

Chengxintang paper in the Southern Tang Dynasty quickly became as valuable as dragon marrow. Even Pan's Chengxintang paper in the Song Dynasty became extremely precious in the Ming Dynasty.

When Dong Qichang, a calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty, received some Pan's Chengxintang paper, he once lamented: "I dare not write on this paper."

But now, in front of everyone, a pile of them appeared!

Zhou Zhi's throat felt dry: "This pile... is really... really..."

"Chengxintang of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

"Why...how can I see it?"

"Because I have seen it." Mr. Zhang had already raised his head, fearing that the moisture he breathed would contaminate the precious paper: "The Taipei National Palace Museum has Cai Xiang's "Chengxintang Paper Stickers", and there is a copy of "Chengxintang Paper Stickers" by Cai Xiang on the bookshelf.

Xiao Xu, go get the picture album you brought back."

The picture album is printed very beautifully. When he turned to Cai Xiang's "Chengxintang Paper Stickers", Zhou Zhi couldn't help but sigh: "Cai Junmo, the hero of calligraphy and ink, is amazing!"

Among the four great calligraphers of the Northern Song Dynasty, everyone agrees that he is Su Huang and Micai. In fact, this ranking is mostly just for rhyme, or for fame. There was even a controversy later on about Cai, who thought he might be Cai Jing.

In fact, it is completely nonsense. The names of the four major calligraphers should actually be pronounced backwards. Cai Mi, Huang Su, and the last two, Huang Tingjian and Su Shi, can be tied in no particular order.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, the most recognized calligrapher in the world was Cai Xiang, who was not controversial at all.

Su Dongpo once wrote in "Dongpo's Inscriptions and Postscripts": "Ducai Junmo is highly talented, has profound knowledge, has a good mind and hand, and has endless transformations, so he is the best in this dynasty. However, running script is the best, followed by small regular script and cursive script.

... He also tasted his intention to fly white, saying that he had the power of flying dragons and dancing phoenixes, and those who know him would not take it as an exaggeration."

Ouyang Xiu's evaluation of Cai Xiang's calligraphy was even more extreme: "Since Su Zimei's death, he has felt that his calligraphy is outstanding. In recent years, Jun Mo has been alone in the world, but he has been humble and refused to lead an alliance."

Huang Tingjian and Su Shi once joked about each other's calligraphy, but they only admired two people: "Su Zimei and Cai Junmo are both heroes of calligraphy."

"History of the Song Dynasty" directly nailed the coffin board: "Xiang worked in handwriting and was the best in the world. Renzong loved him."

And the Cai in Su Huang Mi Cai refers to Cai Jing, and I don’t know which public account made it up. Later, it was able to fish in troubled waters and made countless people in the world believe it to be true. It is also a very ridiculous thing.

"Look at the content." Mr. Zhang didn't expect that Zhou Zhi was a calligraphy enthusiast. Cai Xiang, who was known as the best calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, had never seen Zhou Zhi before. He was fascinated by it all of a sudden, so he had to remind him.

"Oh." Zhou Zhi then came to his senses and thought: "A piece of Chengxintang paper, wide or narrow, thick or thin, solid, is all like this, it is better. The workers are unwilling to do it, but they are afraid that they will not be able to do it. Try it with thick and straight

, I don’t get it. The paper is so fine that it seems to be possible to make. I only want a hundred pieces. On the Double Ninth Day of Guimao, I will write the book."

"Classmate Zhou's classical writing is good." Mr. Zhang nodded and praised: "The sentences are read well. The Taipei National Palace Museum broke it into 'Try to be thick and straight, but you can't get it? Seeing that the writing is thin, it seems that it can be done.' It lacks charm."

Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "I have marked this kind of thing for the fifth time in "Shuowen Jiezi", so I don't need to say it, right?"

However, Mr. Zhang actually just boasted casually and said: "Look at the label below."

Zhou Zhi looked at the small words marked at the bottom of the picture: ""Chengxintang Paper Sticker", ruler tablet, paper, written in 1063, written by Cai Xiang of the Northern Song Dynasty, regular script, 24.7 cm vertical and 27.1 cm wide."

Seeing this, Zhou Zhi finally understood: "This is a letter sent by Cai Xiang to someone else, and it is also a 'specimen' of the Chengxintang Paper of the Southern Tang Dynasty that he sent to that person.

At that time, it was no longer possible to have the original width of 50 feet. It was just a sample. This meant that all the good workers he could find had shied away from the requirement to copy the paper according to this standard. He didn't know whether they were unwilling to do it or just couldn't meet it.

to this level of craftsmanship.”

"Then he didn't believe this evil, so he wrote a letter on the sample and sent it to this friend, telling him to pay more, but he didn't believe it and couldn't imitate it."

"He also pointed out one detail - 'The paper is so detailed that it seems possible to make it'."

"Finally, he said that if the counterfeiting was successful, he wouldn't ask for much, just a hundred pieces of paper of this size would be enough."
Chapter completed!