孝武帝司马曜修了一座建康宫,主殿匾上要书写“太极殿”三个字,宰相谢安便把这件事交给当时最著名的书法家王献之了。照理说,这可是一个无上光荣的政治任务,足可流芳百世。可王献之的反应却出人意料,他不耐烦地一摆手,对来人说:“你把它拿走,不然我就扔到门外去!”来人只好把匾原封不动地给谢安抱回来了。 Emperor Xiaoyu Sima Yao repair a Jiankang Palace, the main plaque to write “Tai Chi Temple ” three words, Prime Minister Xie An put it to the then most famous calligrapher Wang Xianzhi. It is fair to say that this is a supreme political task that can be flourished. But Wang Xianzhi’s reaction was unexpected. He impatiently waved his hand and said to the bearer: “You took it away, or I would throw it to the door!” The bearer had to give the plaque intact to Xie An Hold back.