Tang Bohu, a talented man of the Ming Dynasty, gave people an impression of roughly two. The first is only eight buckets high. Not only did he write well and draw well, but he also exported chapters and was brilliant. The second is the flow of the wind. His debauchery, full of playboy image, Tang Bohu's story of dotting autumn incense is widely circulated in the folk.
Is the real Tang Bohu in history really like this? Let's take a look at his past and present lives.
Tang Bohu was born in 1470 AD, and his family belonged to the second generation of officials who were "forced". Tang Bohu's ancestors can be traced back to Tang Hui, a general of Lingjiang in Jinchang County, Liangliang Prefecture, during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Subsequently, Tang Bohu's ancestors were quite prominent, witnessing major historical events many times. At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Jian, the ancestor of Tang Bohu, first followed Emperor Gaozong of Tang to raise an army in Taiyuan, and later because of his military merits to Guanglu Dafu and Minbu Shangshu, he was named the Duke of Juguo and was listed among the twenty-four meritorious servants of Lingyan Pavilion.
During the Ming Dynasty, Tang Bohu's great-grandfather Tang Tai served as the head of the military department and was Zheng Liupin. During the "Change of Tumu Fort", Tang Tai went out with the army and died in the rebellion. When his father, Tang Guangde, the family road fell, and he made a living by opening a tavern.
Tang Bohu was smart and studious from an early age, and hoped that in the future he would be able to get a gold list title and honor his ancestors.
In 1485, Tang Bohu, who was only 15 years old, began to emerge, and he made up for the Suzhou Fufu Academy with the excellent result of the first place in the provincial examination. In 1498, the 28-year-old Tang Bohu ushered in a great turning point in his life, and he participated in the ying tianfu (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu) township examination, and the result was at the top of the list.
In 1499, Tang Bohu went to Beijing with his friend Xu Jing to participate in the examination. If Tang Bohu works harder in the examination and can also win the first place, then he will be famous all over the world and become one of the few "lianzhong three yuan" in the history of China's imperial examination. Of course, even if there is no high school title, as long as you can be admitted to the military and go to the career, the future can also be expected.
However, twists and turns followed. Things are bad for his friend Xu Jing. This Xu Jing is a typical rich second generation, and his family is full of wealth. After Tang Bohu came to the capital with Xu Jing, in the face of the lights and wine, Xu Jing began to be debauched, and Tang Bohu did not succeed in "being alone" and mixed with him, and as a result, the two people's swagger caused the envy of others.
After the end of the test, Tang Bohu was indeed a high school champion. However, as soon as the list came out, many students jointly sued "Jiangyin rich Man Xu Jing bribed to get the test questions.". Soon Tang Bohu was involved in this scientific expedition fraud case.
When Emperor Ming heard the news, he was shocked and ordered Li Dongyang, a university scholar, to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Of course, Xu Jing did not use money to buy the test questions, but he and Tang Bohu sent a "meeting gift" to Cheng Minzheng, the chief examiner who was also a fellow countryman. In the face of the sudden interrogation, Cheng Minzheng quickly recruited this matter. As a result, Tang Bohu's jump into the Yellow River could not be washed away, they were characterized as "bribery" and "fraud", and finally the punishment given by the imperial court was to cancel Tang Bohu's qualifications, cut off his nationality, and depose him as an official.
Tang Bohu, who was deeply ashamed of the sudden disaster, resolutely refused to go to his post, but returned to his hometown to farm.
The "Koko Fraud Case" was a heavy blow to Tang Bohu, and after he returned to his hometown, his relationship with his wife became more and more rigid, and finally he shot and scattered, and he retired his wife with a letter of suspension. Of course, the history books say that Tang Bohu married eight wives and concubines, which is obviously untrue, even if he has a thief's heart, he does not have this "thief power", and Tang Bohu's matter of ordering Qiu Xiang is even more illusory.
In this way, Tang Bohu completely sank down, he no longer had the ambition to be self-motivated, he only relied on the sale of literature and paintings every day for a living, and when he sold the money, he indulged in wine, debauchery, and regarded himself as "the first talent in Jiangnan".
In this regard, his good friend Wen Zhengming wrote a letter to encourage him to cheer up. Tang Bohu replied to the "Reply to the Letter of Reply", arguing that "the servant is fortunate to be with the deacon, and the fifteenth year of Yuzi!" Kindai County is fashionable, today, draining the liver, how to taste the negative friend? Why fear ghosts and gods? "Self-statement" Cold and summer generations of migration, Qiu Ge can continue, full is Yi Ju, hunger is begging, isn't it great? Yellow Crane, HorseTail! Wu Qing is worried about the stack beans to scare the rotten rat evil? "Pleading" fortunately donated the remaining food of the dogs and horses, so that the Tang clan would not stop. Then the nostalgia of the district, the peace and happiness, the return of Ho Ya! ”
This letter is full of blood and tears, which makes people see the bitterness and heartache behind Tang Bohu's debauchery.
In 1514, the 44-year-old Tang Bohu ushered in a turning point in his life, and he was hired by Zhu Chenhao, the King of Ning, to serve under the account. Supposedly, this is a good thing that pie falls from the sky. However, Tang Bohu soon found himself in the "wolf's den", because he found that Zhu Chenhao was secretly recruiting soldiers and horses, and he had the intention of rebellion. Plotting rebellion is not only a matter of losing one's head, but also implicating the Nine Tribes, and tang Bohu is resolutely unwilling to go to this road of no return with Zhu Chenhao.
To this end, Tang Bohu staged a surprising act, he pretended to be crazy and stupid, successfully deceived Zhu Chenhao, and had to return to his hometown.
Tang Bohu, who saw through the red dust, lived a poor life of writing and painting since then. In 1523, Tang Bohu, who had been poor for most of his life, died of illness at the age of 53.
After Tang Bohu's death, his family could not even afford to pay for the burial, but fortunately, his former friend Zhu Zhishan extended a helping hand in time to bury him in Taohuawu, Suzhou.
However, Tang Bohu did not expect that after his death, he ushered in the "second spring" - the price of his calligraphy and paintings soared all the way, and finally became expensive in Luoyang paper, and later, his calligraphy and paintings became the object of the world's collection. In modern times, his calligraphy and paintings have also become priceless treasures. It is reported that in 2013, Tang Bohu's "Songya Beiye Picture Scroll" in the Poly autumn auction, the starting price was 24 million yuan, the result of the bidders broke the head, after 40 rounds of fierce bidding, and finally sold for 71.3 million yuan, setting a record for the highest auction price of Tang Bohu's calligraphy and painting works.
I don't know how Tang Bohu will feel if he knows all this.