Seven Character Couplet in Clerical Script《隶书七言联》

Lu Zhonglin (1884–1966)
Lu Zhonglin, courtesy name Ruibo, was from Dingzhou, Hebei, and a prominent general of the Northwest Army. After meeting Feng Yuxiang during their time in the Beiyang New Army’s military academy, Lu followed Feng through forty years of military life, becoming Feng’s trusted assistant. During the “Beijing Coup,” he led his troops into the city without a single shot being fired, controlling the entire city of Beijing within three days and driving the last emperor, Puyi, out of the palace and into civilian life. After the Northern Expedition, Lu held key positions such as member of the Nanjing Military Commission, Deputy Minister and Acting Minister of Military and Political Affairs, Chairman of Hebei Province, and Minister of Military Affairs.

Lu Zhonglin was a notable figure in modern military and political history and, like Feng Yuxiang, enjoyed calligraphy, often creating works in clerical script. Although not a professional calligrapher, his works were simple yet majestic, reflecting his extraordinary demeanor, as seen in this couplet.

Translation of couplet: “Encountering stone, not bowing but saluting, Comparing wine to saints, even more than wise men.”

鹿钟麟（1884—1966），字瑞伯，河北省定州人，西北军著名将领。自北洋新军学兵营与冯玉祥相识后，随冯玉祥戎马生活四十年，成为冯氏的得力助手。在“北京政变”中，率部先行入城，不费一枪一弹，仅三天就控制北京全城，将末代皇帝溥仪驱逐出宫，废为平民。北伐战争后，曾任南京军事委员会委员、军政部次长及代理部长、河北省主席、兵役部部长等要职。

鹿钟麟为近代军政历史名人，他同冯玉祥一样喜书法，创作亦多写隶书，传世作品不多。他虽非书家，然朴厚大气，气度不凡，从此联可窥见一斑。

释文：遇石不拜为之揖，拟酒以圣甚于贤。