欧阳修不仅文章写得漂亮,书画作品也堪称一绝。有一次,他画了一幅牡丹图,自我感觉不错,就让人挂到了客厅里。恰好丞相吴正肃前来拜访,见到作品,连声称赞画得好。欧阳修听人家这么夸赞,觉得应该谦虚一下,也就随便说道:“还算可以吧,不过也有不够好的地方。”原想着这么一说就过去了,没想到吴正肃却认真起来,他问道:“你说哪里不够好呢?”这一问实出欧阳修意料之外,他信口说道:“要是能在上面 Ouyang Xiu not only write beautiful articles, calligraphy and painting works can be called a must. Once, he drew a peony map, feel good about myself, let people hung to the living room. Just the prime minister Wu Zheng Su came to see the work, repeatedly praised the painting well. Ouyang Xiu listen to people so boast, I think it should be modest, just casually said: ”OK, but there are not good enough.“ ”The original thought of such a thing passed, did not expect Wuzheng Su serious, he Asked: “Where do you say is not good enough?” This fact is out of Ouyang Xiu expected, he said: "If it can be above