Wang Rong, the character is long. His ancestral home is Linyi (now Shandong). He was a scholar and minister of Qi in the Southern Dynasty.
After the Langya Wang family, the ancestor is the pillar of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Dao, the official to the Zhongshu Order, and one of the eight friends of Jingling.
01. Since childhood, he has been smart and studious, and he is talented in literature, and he is appreciated by Wang Jian
Wang Rong was born in the Langya Wang family, and his grandfather Wang Seng reached the Song Dynasty Xiaowu Emperor when he was an official to the Zhongshu Order. The sixth grandson of Wang Dao, the prime minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the son of Wang Daoyan, the Taishou of Luling. By the time Wang Rong's father's generation arrived, the family had fallen into the middle.
Wang Rong was lonely early, smart since childhood, his mother was the daughter of Linchuan Taishou Xie Huixuan, with a generous and sensitive personality, teaching Wang Rong to read and study.
He read a wide range of classics, dabbled in a wide range of books, and was rich in literary talents, and was promoted to show talent before he was a weak crown. , and gradually became a scholar in the middle school.
His uncle, Wang Jian, valued him very much. In 483, Wang Jian was conscripted as a general of the chariot cavalry, and Wang Rong wrote the poem "Gift to the Uncle Guard".
02, Ren joined the army, befriended King Jingling, and became one of the eight friends of Jingling
In 486, Wang Rong was 18 years old, Wang Jian edicted the removal of the national son sacrifice wine, Wang Rong had the Wencheng of "For Wang Jian to let the national son sacrifice wine table", Wang Jian admired his talent.
In 487, Xiao Ziliang, the king of Jingling, recruited men and horses to resist the invasion of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Wang Rong entered the shogunate of the king of Jingling.
Participated in the compilation of the "Four Essentials", and copied the Five Classics and 100 works. As a result, he became one of the "Eight Friends of Jingling" and won the appreciation of Xiao Ziliang, the literary leader at that time.
During his travels with Xiao Ziliang, Wang Rong wrote a lot of banquet poems and participated in the debate with Fan Zhen on "God Destroys God and God Doesn't Die". and acted as a lobbyist to win over Fan Jin, but was refused.
03, write the preface to the song water poem, and the name is moving
Wang Rong is talented and known for his poetry and eloquence. In March 491, Emperor Wu of Qi hosted a banquet for his ministers in Fanglin Garden and ordered Wang Rong to compose the Preface to the Poems of Qushui on March 3.
Wang Rong's words are rich, the writing is hearty, the duality is neat, the rhythm is distinct, the layout is soothing, thick and appropriate, so that it has become a dazzling masterpiece of the Southern Dynasty, and it is famous.
04, as the host and guest, calmly answered
In 493, according to Wang Rong's literary and eloquent talents, the emperor made him concurrently serve as the host and guest lang, and received the envoys of Wei Fang Jinggao and Song Ben.
Fang Jinggao said: "In the north, I heard that the host's "Qushui Poem Preface" is better than Yan Yannian, and I really hope to see it. Wang Rong then showed it to him.
The next day, Song Ben said to Wang Rong in Yaochi Hall: "In the past, I read Sima Xiangru's "Feng Chan", so I knew the virtue of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and now I have read Wang Sheng's "Preface to Poems", so as to see the prosperity of the monarch of the Qi Dynasty. ”
Wang Rong said: "The royal prosperity and open-mindedness, which is directly compared with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, is even more ashamed and clumsy, and cannot be compared with Sima. ”
The emperor thought that the horses sent by Wei were not good, so he asked Wang Rong to question the envoy, and Wang Rong's words were sharp, which made the envoy admire and later replaced them with good horses.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of Qi, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty sent an envoy to ask for a book, but the Southern Qi court did not allow it, only Wang Rong supported it, and put forward the "cultural infiltration strategy".
05, chasing fame and fortune, sharp edge
Although Wang Rong is proud of his youth, he is still not enough, and he hopes to be in the position of Taifu within 30.
He once wrote "Wind Fu": The dying sun is moving, and the sudden scenery is about to gallop" expresses his lofty ambitions.
He also wrote a "Self-Examination Form" to Emperor Qi Wu, which was equivalent to a cover letter, and Emperor Qi Wu issued a decree to promote him to be a secretary in view of his commendable courage.
At first, when he was a Situ Facao, he went to meet Wang Shengyou, and by the way, he met Shen Zhaoluo and didn't know each other. Shen Zhao turned his eyes to him again and again, and said to his master, "Which teenager is this?"”
Wang Rong was very angry and said to him: "I rose from Fusang in the east and fell in the Tanggu in the west, shining on the world, no one knows, but you ask such a question!”
When he became a Zhongshulang, he once stroked the table and sighed: "If you are so lonely, Deng Yu will definitely laugh." ”
On a trip, when the Suzaku truss pontoon bridge was open and the road was blocked by pedestrians, he pounded the wall of the car and said: "There can be no seven-foot man in the car, how can there be eight donkeys in front of the car!"”
As early as in "The Eleventh Year of Yongming", Wang Rong made in-depth debates on the governance of "Shiping", "Ruling by Officials", "Jingjiang", "Suppressing Floating", and "Opening the Border", which shows that he does have a certain degree of political ability.
Later, he repeatedly stated his political views and was appreciated by Emperor Wu of Qi, and was promoted to General Ning Shuo, and Wang Rong was also more energetic, and entered "Shangbei Expedition" and "Please Xi School Qu Shu".
These recitals not only brought vitality to Jiang Zuo in Gou An at that time, but also injected a new wind into the literary world at that time.
06, full of ambition and preparing for the Northern Expedition
In 493, Emperor Wu prepared for the northern invasion and asked Mao Huixiu to draw a "Northern Expedition of Han Wu", so Wang Rong wrote to the emperor and began to put forward the idea of northern invasion.
When the Wei army moved, Xiao Ziliang, the king of Jingling, recruited men and horses in Dongfu and appointed Wang Rong as the general and commander of Ningshuo.
Wang Rong's words are quick and fast, when he needs to write, he can wait immediately when he picks up the pen, and Xiao Ziliang is very friendly to him.
Just as Wang Rongli was preparing to go on the Northern Expedition, Emperor Wu fell ill, putting his planned cause aside.
07, Emperor Wu was critically ill and wanted to establish Xiao Ziliang, but failed
Emperor Qiwu's crown prince Xiao Changmao died early due to illness, and Emperor Qiwu wanted to let Xiao Zhaoye, the prince's son, succeed to the throne because of his dissatisfaction with Xiao Ziliang.
In the summer and autumn of 493, when Emperor Wu of Qi was seriously ill, he asked his cousin Xiao Ziliang to lead his troops to stay in the palace to serve medicine in case of accidents.
Wang Rong wanted to support Xiao Ziliang, he stopped Xiao Zhaoye from entering at the gate of Zhongshu Province, and then appointed Xiao Ziliang as the emperor.
The draft of the edict has been written, the emperor has reawakened, and the political affairs of the DPRK and China have been entrusted to Xiao Luan, the Marquis of Xichang.
Xiao Luan forced his way in, protected the imperial grandson to ascend the main hall, and ordered the people on the left and right to help Xiao Ziliang out, and the voice of the conductor was like a Hong Zhong, and everyone in the hall obeyed the order.
Wang Rong knew that things could not be successful, so he took off his military uniform and returned to Zhongshu Province, sighing and saying that Xiao Ziliang was obstructing him.
08, was imprisoned by Xiao Zhaoye to death
Xiao Zhaoye, the king of Yulin, was very resentful of Wang Rong, and after more than ten days on the throne, he arrested him and put him in the prison of Tingwei.
made people fabricate crimes, and instructed Zhongcheng Kong Gui to cooperate with the writing of the music table and wanted to put it to death. However, he would rather not bend, refute them one by one, and wrote the "Prison Answer Form".
Wang Rong was arrested, and his friends and subordinates all went to Beisi Prison to visit, and there was an endless stream. People begged Xiao Ziliang for help, but Xiao Ziliang did not dare to rescue.
The Marquis of Xichang insisted on fighting, but Xiao Zhaoye ignored it and ordered him to die at the age of 27.
09. Outstanding literary achievements
The Yongming style created by Wang Rong, Shen Yue, Xie Hao and others requires strict adherence to the theory of "four tones" and "eight diseases", pays attention to the rhythm of sound rhyme, and emphasizes duality, which has a great role in promoting the formation of near-body poetry.
Most of his writings are applied texts, such as the "Cexiu Caiwen" in the ninth and eleventh years of Yongming, which came from him and was included in the "Anthology".
Wang Rong has left proud achievements in the ancient poetry arena of our country. His poems and prose are the most numerous and excellent works in the two Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song and Qi dynasties.
Wang Rong's poems can be divided into landscape poems, poetry poems, gift poems, boudoir poems, Buddhist poems, etc., among which landscape poems are clear and clear, inheriting the delicacy and freshness of Xie Lingyun's landscape poems.
On a moonlit night, Wang Rong, who was touring in the garden, climbed the high platform step by step in order to overlook the distance and appreciate more scenery, and wrote "Lingao Platform":
Visitors want to look forward to it, and they step up to the high platform.
Jinglian vomits in summer, and the window laurel opens in autumn.
The flowers fly low, and the birds come when they are far away.
I also watched the shadow of Yun Dong, lingering in the moon.
He saw a woman in Jiangnan Cailing and wrote "Cailing Song":
The hot light sells the jade hall, and the cool breeze blows the phoenix building.
The carving is flat, and Zhu Yibo is safe.
Jinhua makeup green feathers, cranes painted flying boats.
Jing Ji picks Lingqu, Yue Nu Jiangnan praises.
The sound of turning leaves is quiet, and the sound of the valley clouds floats.
Good times come together, and beautiful women are hard to find.
The love poems are mournful and delicate, very touching, describing the longing and yearning of ancient men for charming women, and at the same time bringing readers infinite space for reverie, among which "Three Women's Poems".
The eldest woman weaves Qiluo, and the middle woman weaves yellow.
The little woman was alone, and she went to the high hall.
The husband sat down and tuned the strings.
And his "Song of the Pipa Poems" is also famous:
If the moon is clear, the wind is clear.
The silk conveys the mood, and the flowers send spring love.
There is a strange state of concealment, and there is a lot of good sound.
Fang sleeves are fortunate to be blowing, and the dragon gate is empty.
In addition, "Seeking Self-Enlightenment", "Painting the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty" and "The Book with Liu Qiu" written by Xiao Ziliang on behalf of Xiao Ziliang are fluent.
Wang Rong is talented and ambitious, and he wants to revitalize the court and make contributions.
But he was too sharp, for the sake of the community, and wanted to set up King Jingling Xiao Ziliang as the emperor, but he didn't expect King Jingling to be indecisive, and finally Xiao Zhaoye was imprisoned to death, sad and lamentable!