The forty-four lines of "Le Yi Lun" are listed first in Chu Suiliang's "Bibliography of Wang Xizhi of Jin Youjun". There are many kinds of extant editions, among which the "Secret Pavilion Edition" and the "Yuezhou Shishi Edition" are the best.
"Le Yi Lun" is an article written by Hou Xuan of Wei Xia during the Three Kingdoms period. The article discusses the famous general Le Yi of Yan State and his conquests of various countries during the Warring States Period. It is said that Wang Xizhi copied this article and gave it to his son, an official slave.
Chu Suiliang ranked "Le Yi Lun" first in the "Bibliography of Wang Xizhi of Jin Youjun". From a vertical comparison, the writing style used by calligraphers in regular script also has quite a "modern meaning". The writing style is often continuous and flowing, stretching from beginning to end, and does not avoid using side edges to capture beauty.
During the Chen and Sui dynasties, the famous calligrapher Shi Zhiyong regarded "Le Yi Lun" as Wang Xizhi's first official calligraphy. According to him: "Liang Shimo came out, and the world treasures it. Since Xiao and Ruan, everyone has learned from it. The princess is valued by the emperor, and she is always loved by the emperor. All the kings in the past can't ask for it. When the world is unified, the four seas share the same culture, Search everywhere and you will find it only after a lot of effort.”
It is worthy of being the first small regular script among calligraphy saints. "Le Yi Lun" has a high and elegant charm, a graceful and graceful writing style, a balance of flesh and bone, a balance of hardness and softness, and a harmonious and meaningful style. It is a model of both simplicity and beauty.
