Lee to ask

Lee to ask

Li Daiwen (1603-1645) was born in Huating, Songjiang, nanzhili (now in Dengta village, Xidu street, Fengxian District, Shanghai). He was a Jinshi in the 16th year of Chongzhen and a scholar of Zhongshu. Later, he was killed when he resisted the Qing Dynasty. He is good at cursive calligraphy. He has been a great master of cursive calligraphy. He has been influenced by Dong Qichang and his calligraphy style is quiet and fresh. Songjiang Museum has a collection of handwritten running poems. He is the author of yuyutang manuscript.

(Overview)

Life of the characters

Li to ask, the word save me. Ming Songjiang Huating county people, living in County town tatashui bridge. Chongzhen 16 years (1643) Jinshi, Zhongshu Sheren. The work article, the fine calligraphy. In the second year of Shunzhi (1645), the Qing army went to Jiangnan. He revolted against the Qing Dynasty with Shen Youlong, Chen Zilong, Xia Yunyi and Xu Fuyuan in the same county. He moved his mother to the township and took the post of guarding the east gate. On the third day of August, the Qing army attacked Ximen with a plan, and the city was destroyed. Seeing that the situation was irreparable, he came down from the east gate. One hundred families said, "what will happen today when you read the four books?" "It's common for me to be loyal to my minister. I just want to say goodbye to my family," he said Baihu said, "if you can do this, I'll be decapitated first." He cut himself to death. To be asked, cry on the corpse. When she arrived home in a hurry, her concubine changed her clothes and sobbed. Everyone advised her to run away. He said with a smile, "it's my job to die. If you don't die, how will you treat that hundred households? " So he hanged himself. He was captured before he lost his breath. He was indomitable and generous. At the end of his life, he told the general of Qing Dynasty not to kill the people. Songjiang people missed him, built Ligong temple, respected him as the city god of the government, worshiped him as a statue, and granted him the title of weilinggong by Taoism. The birth is July 14th, and the temple of the city of Songjiang has a grand temple fair. The people of Chengxiang, Songjiang, have the custom of eating soybean milk at night.

Character achievement

The strength of calligraphy is strong, the style is elegant, and the running calligraphy is comparable with Dong Qichang. Songjiang Museum has a collection of handwritten running poems. He is the author of yuyutang manuscript.

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