Tang Bohu did not light autumn incense, he was depressed all his life, and he was poor in his later years.
When it comes to the romantic talents of ancient times, we will think of Xing Ye's classic comedy "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance". In this movie, Tang Bohu is both civil and military, deeply in love with Qiu Xiang, goes through many difficulties, and finally defeats his lifelong enemy and wins Qiu Xiang's love.
This is a happy ending, but the real Tang Bohu in history is not as successful as in the movie, and it can even be said to be very miserable. Let's first understand Tang Bohu's family background.
His ancestors can be traced back to Tang Hui, a general during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the Tang family has been a famous family for generations. So, did Tang Bohu really order autumn incense?
In fact, his life was not satisfactory, and his later life was even more destitute.
Li Yuan was the leader of the rebel army in the Tang Dynasty, and Tang Jian was a close friend, and was ranked among the twenty-four heroes of the Lingyan Pavilion, becoming the ** of the Tang Dynasty and winning glory for the family. Tang Tai was the ancestor of Tang Bohu, who died heroically in the Ming Dynasty Tumubao Rebellion, which led to the displacement of his family and scattered all over the country.
It was in this context that Tang Bohu was born near Wu County, Suzhou.
When Tang Bohu was born, his family situation was very difficult, his father was only the owner of a small shop, and the status of the businessman at that time was very low, and he was destined to suffer discrimination.
In contrast, the literati had the highest status, so Tang Bohu was highly expected by his father and did not hesitate to invest all his money in his education. Tang Bohu lived up to expectations, first entered the university with the first place in the local government examination, and then ranked first in the Yingtianfu township examination.
His talent is undoubtedly suitable for the position of **, and even the small title of Jinshi can make him worry-free and repay his parents' kindness. However, Tang Bohu was arrogant and did not know how to restrain, and finally ruined his future in his own hands.
It was a stormy era, and Tang Bohu and his friend Xu Jing went to Beijing to take the exam hand in hand. Xu Jing, a wealthy party, lives a carefree life. They are all wild and uninhibited souls, so they have formed a bond with some literati and **.
You must know that there are so many children of eunuchs who participate in the imperial examination, and they can easily attack Tang Bohu and Xu Jing. Unsurprisingly, shortly after the exam, someone falsely accused Xu Jing of bribing the examiner.
Under the imperial examination system at the time, bribing examiners was a serious crime. Although it was later found that the two did not bribe the examiner or obtain the exam questions, they did give gifts.
According to the regulations, Tang Bohu was demoted and could not be an official for life, so he could only go home to farm.
Tang Bohu's life is full of drama, from his separation from his wife to his deathbed begging Zhu Zhishan to find a place for him to be buried, and his experience is both sentimental and helpless.
However, it was not until after his death that his paintings began to show their true value, which is embarrassing.