Zheng Yuanyou was a famous literati and calligrapher in the Yuan Dynasty, and is considered to be the representative of the readers in wuzhong. Wuzhong is Suzhou, where the cultural context is gathered and there are many talents. He has this elegant name, which shows how high his literary attainment is. Zheng Yuanyou has been smart and studious since he was a child, but unfortunately he has an injury to his right arm. He was not discouraged, learned to write with his left hand, and over time, he was able to write not only the norms but also a variety of books. He gave himself a name called "Shang Zuosheng" and always encouraged himself.
Zheng Yuanyou lived in Hangzhou in his early years, and he was born when the Southern Song Dynasty was widowed by duo. He studied hard under these celebrities and gradually became a role model for young scholars. Zheng Yuanyou moved to Suzhou in his 30s and has since settled here. His high status in the hearts of the readers has a lot to do with his contempt for the powerful and his inability to be tempted by the rich.
At that time, a senior official wanted to let him join, and he said, "I have a disability in my right arm." "In ancient times, disabled people could not participate in the imperial examination, let alone enter the military. Zheng Yuanyou's move is intended to express that he has no idea about glory and wealth. He has only one hobby, likes to be a teacher, teach and educate people.
During the reign of Emperor Yuanshun to Zheng, Zheng Yuanyou was awarded the title of Professor of Confucianism by the imperial court. This time he gladly went to the post, and he felt that it was his wish to teach the students. Unfortunately, he only taught for one year before he died of illness. When future generations mention this matter, they will sigh a bit. Zheng Yuanyou's ideal has been realized, but it has not been fully realized. He became a teacher, and how much knowledge he could teach his students in just one year.
Zheng Yuanyou has a great sense of justice, although he is a cloth cloth, but he often has the world in mind. He once expressed his views on the shortcomings of current politics and criticized the unreasonable policies of the imperial court. He wrote a current political essay, which mentioned that Jiangnan's excessive taxation has caused Jiangnan people to be unhappy and even bankrupt. "Autumn grain is 400,000, and the people are tired and demanding." The rich merchant families that had been singing and dancing endlessly night after night actually groaned in pain under the pressure of the Yuan rulers. How to live such a day, even Jiangnan has a withering scene, and what a tragic situation should be such a miserable situation in so many places under the world that are inferior to Jiangnan.
With the world in mind, worried about the people. Zheng Yuanyou always wants to do something. At that time, a court official of Xu Yuandu went to Jiangnan to investigate the people's feelings, and Zheng Yuanyou wrote him a poem. The poem mentions the construction of water conservancy, pity for the people, and encouragement of farming. Helplessly, Zheng Yuanyou was soft-spoken, and his good strategy was not taken seriously. Zheng Yuanyou had a prediction that when Jiangnan was short of grain, the rule of the Yuan Dynasty should come to an end. Zheng Yuanyou is equivalent to euphemistically raising his worries, but unfortunately not many people understand him.
Zheng Yuanyou had a good friendship with Ke Jiusi, Yang Weizhen, Chen Ji and others, and Ke Jiusi painted mozhu to praise his elegant character. A poet named Zhang Yi praised Zheng Yuanyou, "Wu Zhongshuo Ru, greeting Qian Yuan".
Some people may wonder, he is so famous, why have posterity forgotten him? The history books record that "Zheng Yuanyou did not like to write books." He was opposed to empty talk and unwillingness to share immature views. Because so few writings have been passed down, fewer and fewer people know his name.