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As we all know, the "genius teenager" in today's world has always been a star of great attention.
For example, the "genius teenagers" recruited by Huawei, a famous Chinese national brand, every year will attract the attention of the whole world - ordinary people envy "genius teenagers" who can earn millions of dollars a year when they are just starting out, and competitors sigh and hate that they have not been able to attract them.
Huawei genius teenager on the hot search
In fact, in ancient China, there were also many "genius teenagers".
However, unlike today's "genius teenagers", those famous "genius teenagers" in ancient China often died young and could not die well, which is a pity.
So, today we will select the 5 most representative "genius teenagers" in ancient China.
The selection criteria are very simple, just 3 points: 1, fame, 2, formal official position/position or outstanding achievements, 3, the age of fame is not more than 20 years old.
Of course, it should be noted that this selection is only for tea and dinner entertainment, unofficial official selection, if there is anything inappropriate, Jun Haihan!
Since there are the above 3 standards, the younger "divine powers" - such as Sima Guang who smashed the cylinder to save people, Cao Chong who skillfully called the elephant, and Zhuge Jin who wisely solved the siege of his father - are not within the scope of this discussion! The reason is that the "prodigy" only shows wisdom that does not match his age, and does not have outstanding contributions, and is not called a "genius teenager"!
Some people may want to complain about Sima Guang, because Sima Guang later became a famous politician, historian, and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the official Zhi Shangshu Zuo Shu and the door attendant, and there was a book "Zizhi Tongjian" passed down.
Sima Guang smashed the cylinder
However, to tell the truth, before the age of 20, Sima Guang had no outstanding achievements except that he could recite the "Spring and Autumn of the Zuo Clan" and "smash the cylinder to save friends" at the age of seven.
Moreover, the reason why Sima Guang has achieved such an achievement is actually more the result of the efforts of the day after tomorrow, and he himself often prides himself on "insufficient strength in the day, followed by night".
Therefore, we can only call Sima Guang a model of hard work and hard work under the confucian teachings, but we cannot call him a "genius teenager".
So, who are the real 5 "genius teenagers" in Chinese history?
The answer is: Ganluo, Huo Fuyi, Wang Bo, Yan Shu, Wang Ximeng.
The story of Ganluo's twelve-year-old is almost universally known, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Ganluo is a "genius teenager".
Ganluo stills
Ganluo was the grandson of GanMao, the left chancellor of the Qin Dynasty, and a politician with a name and a surname in ancient Chinese history, but the year of birth and death is unknown. In historical records, only Ganmao died when Ganluo was only twelve years old.
Ganluo sculpture
Ganluo was brilliant since childhood, and later entered the Qin state of Lü Buwei as a young man. At the age of twelve, Ganluo "said That Zhang went to Yan" and "sent an envoy to the State of Zhao", and used strange tricks to help the Qin State to obtain more than a dozen cities without effort, and thus was rewarded by the Qin King Yingzheng, who awarded Shangqing (equivalent to a chancellor) and awarded fields and houses.
Of course, it should be pointed out that Ganluo is not a gentleman in the true sense of the word. Therefore, Ma Qian of the Taishi Company commented on him in the "History of the Seventy-first Book of the Eleventh Chronicle of Ganmao Lie", "Ganluo was young, but he came up with a strange plan and claimed to be hereafter. Although he is not a gentleman of the faithful, he is also a strategist of the Warring States. ”
Huo Fuyi (140 BC – 117 BC) is one of the most admired objects of worship in the eyes of history buffs, and he has two most enviable identities: one is the nephew of Emperor Wu of Han's empress Wei Zifu and the great Sima general Wei Qing; the other is the famous god of war in Chinese history.
Therefore, the phrase "obviously you can eat by background, but you rely on talent" is the most appropriate to describe Huo's illness.
Ho go sick stills
Huo went ill with flexibility, paid attention to strategy, did not adhere to ancient methods, was good at long-distance raids, rapid raids, big detours, big interludes and annihilation battles, was a well-deserved god of war, at the age of only 18, he was named a lieutenant of Plagiarism by Emperor Wu of Han, leading eight hundred "light brave horses" into the desert, twice winning the whole army and crowning the champion Hou.
At the age of 19, Huo went ill and was promoted to the rank of general of the Hun Horse, and led a 200,000-strong army to attack the "second king of the Xiongnu" in Hexi region, the Hun Evil King and the Hun Tu King, and annihilated and recruited nearly 100,000 Xiongnu in Hexi, captured the Xiongnu to sacrifice the Tianjin people, and directly took the Qilian Mountains.
The Taishi Company Ma Qian's "Chronicle of the Xiongnu" records that "the Han general went to the sick and rode Wan out of Longxi, crossed the Yanzhi Mountains for more than a thousand miles, attacked the Xiongnu, and obtained more than 18,000 ranks of Hu Shoufu, and broke the Hu Tu King to sacrifice the Heavenly Jin people." ”
Later, Huo Andi and his uncle Wei Qing led an army deep into the north of the desert, and in the Battle of the North of the Desert, they eliminated more than 70,000 people of the main force of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King's army, and drove the Xiongnu all the way to the Wolf Juxu Mountain and the Guyan Mountain, so that "the Xiongnu are far away, and there is no royal court in the south of the desert".
Unfortunately, Huo died young at the age of 24.
However, the genius of Huo's illness lies in the fact that he made great military achievements at a young age, and was able to participate in the Battle of Dingxiangbei, the Battle of Hexi, and the Battle of Mobei in such a short military career, beating the Xiongnu without the ability to fight back, so that the Xiongnu who were good at fighting on horseback cried out in sorrow and lamented- "Losing me qilian mountain makes my six animals not rest; losing my Yanzhi mountain makes my wife colorless."
Wang Bo (650-676) was one of the "Four Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty", not only leaving behind such ancient famous sentences as "Confidant in the sea, if the end of the world is nearby" ("Send Du Shaofu to Ren Shuzhou"), but also created the amazing "Preface to the Pavilion of king Teng", which only used "The sunset and the lone bird fly together, and the autumn water is long and colorful" to outline a quiet and distant autumn color map of the lake.
The Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion is an improvisational work at the celebration banquet in which Wang Bo rebuilt the Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang when he passed through Nanchang. However, this one-size-fits-all improvisational work directly beat the fake improvisational prologue that Du Du's son-in-law Meng Xueshi had conceived several days in advance, making Du Du's face lightless and angry, but he had to sigh "This (referring to Wang Bo) is a real genius, when immortal", after all, the son-in-law cheated more than that!
What is even more surprising is that the five generations of Wang Dingbao recorded that "Wang Bo wrote the "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion", when he was fourteen years old. "Oh my God, the Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion is actually the handwriting of a 14-year-old teenager. (Note: Some people also believe that Wang Bo was 13 or 22 years old when he wrote the "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion", which is not examined here)
Of course, Wang Bo was able to write a good article as early as the age of 6. When he was 9 years old, when he read Yan Shigu's "Notes on the Book of Han", he also wrote ten volumes of "Finger Defects" to correct the errors in Yan Shigu's ancient books. At the age of 16, Wang Bo was in the Yusu Branch Examination and the first, teaching Chao Sanlang and Pei Wang (Li Xian) literature, and achieved "unvaled shi".
Therefore, Wang Bo is really a "genius teenager" without compromise! It's just a pity, God is jealous of talents!
Yan Shu (991 – February 27, 1055) was a native of Linchuan, Fuzhou, the famous "hometown of talents", who was brilliant since childhood, had the ability to never forget at the age of 5, and became a prodigy of the Famous Northern Song Dynasty in his early 10s.
Yan Shu sculpture
At the age of 14, Yan Shu was ordered by Zhao Heng, the Son of Song Zhenzong, to enter the examination as a prodigy and ranked among the best, and was rewarded by Song Zhenzong with an exception of "TongjinShi Origin", and was also appointed as a secretary Zhengzi (referring to "engaging in writing correction work in the secretarial province"). Therefore, Yan Shu is also a real "genius teenager", and is the only "genius teenager" among the 5 "genius teenagers" who can die well.
What is even more enviable is that Yan Shu lived a life of prosperity, and in his early 30s, he became the privy councillor (one of the highest state organs in charge of the military state) (equivalent to today's "defense minister"), almost all the high-ranking officials of the Northern Song Dynasty, and eventually became the prime minister, becoming a famous writer and politician of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Yan Shu stills
At the same time, Yan Shu was also collectively known as "Fuzhou Eight Yans" along with Yan Jidao, Yan Ying, Yan Fu, Yan Jing, Yan Song, Yan Zhao, Yan Fang and others.
Moreover, Yan Shu was also the mentor of Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, and Fan Zhongyan, the father-in-law of Fu Bi, and the master of Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Rui, and Zeng Gong.
Therefore, although Yan Shu is not among the "Eight Greats of the Tang and Song Dynasties", he can be called the master and master of the "Eight Greats of the Tang and Song Dynasties" (except for Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan), and his status is very high in both the literary and political circles!
Wang Ximeng (1096-1119) was originally a small official in the library, and after emperor Huizong zhao of the Song Dynasty set up a "painting academy", he took the initiative to enter the palace to "study painting" as an apprentice.
At first, Wang Ximeng's paintings were not brilliant. Later, because of his "teachable nature", he was personally taught his method by Emperor Huizong of Song. Under the personal tutelage of Emperor Huizong of Song, Wang Ximeng's painting skills improved rapidly, and in only half a year, he painted a magnificent masterpiece that was enough to reflect the magnificent rivers and mountains of thousands of miles, "Map of a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
《A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains》
How magical is "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"?
It is known as "China's Top Ten Famous Paintings", "National First-class Cultural Relics", and is the first national treasure in "National Treasure" to meet the audience.
Even Emperor Huizong of Song exclaimed, "When he was eighteen years old, he categorically could not paint such verdant rivers and mountains, and this side was better than blue out of blue!" ”
Moreover, in ancient Chinese history, more than 20 emperors were fascinated by it and personally awarded seals.
"A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is like Wang Ximeng's mission, after the mission is completed, Wang Ximeng seems to have quietly disappeared; and Wang Ximeng has thus become the only "genius teenager" in the history of Chinese painting who has been famous for thousands of years with only one painting.
Looking back at history, Ganluo, Huo Fuyi, Wang Bo, Yan Shu, Wang Ximeng, these 5 genius teenagers are like meteors in the sky: dazzling when they cross the sky, but silent when they fall!
Even so, we must remember that although the "genius teenagers" are fleeting, the momentary starlight is enough to illuminate eternity.
Author: Shi Shi, a new media operation manager and senior copywriting planner of an Internet education company, a literary and artistic youth who "regards written expression as a belief, loves and insists on it".