To describe men as good-looking, many people's first reaction is "looking better than Pan Ann". The name Pan An has been mentioned frequently throughout the ages. The name Pan An has invisibly become synonymous with beautiful men. In fact, there have undoubtedly been many "high-value" beautiful men in all dynasties and dynasties, but they have been submerged in the cycle of history and have not left a trace. So what does Pan An rely on to be able to leave a name in history?
01 The talent and charm of a literary artist
In addition to being good-looking, Pan An also had another important identity - a famous writer and politician in the Western Jin Dynasty.
Pan Ann is very talented. In Wang Bo's "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion", the sentence "Please sprinkle Pan Jiang, each pouring land and sea clouds" describes Pan An and Lu Ji, and Pan An is not only high-valued in the situation mentioned by posterity, but also enviable talent.
It is said that when Pan An was very young, he had the title of "Strange Boy". He was young and wise, wrote poetry, and was often praised. After growing up, Pan An did not "disappear into the crowd" like Fang Zhongyong, but his literary talent became more and more prominent and attracted people's likes. As the saying goes: "People are afraid of being famous pigs are afraid of being strong." "Pan An's talent is as dazzling as the sun, although it brings him countless auras, it also makes him jealous.
After Sima Yan, the Emperor of Jinwu, ascended the throne, Pan An therefore composed "By Virtue of Tian Fu" to praise Emperor Wu of Jin's cultivation, which was beautiful and beautiful, which caused great repercussions at that time. According to historical records, most of Pan An's literary style is ornate, and he is a representative figure of formalist poetry.
But it is precisely because of this that Pan An has attracted the jealousy and envy of others, resulting in a very bad political career in the future, and even the road to becoming an official has been affected for nearly a decade.
After that, he also worked as an official many times, but each time in the political struggle, Pan An did not seem to have the upper hand. Including the death of Sima Lun, the King of Zhao, during his reign, he was framed by Sun Xiu, the secretary of the Zhongshu At the time, all of which seem to be closely related to his character and conduct. Throughout the ages, people with strong literary talents seem to be not very good at playing with power; or, the arrogance they carry in their bones makes them disdainful of engaging in those conspiracies and struggles.
02 Loyalty to his wife
All along, everyone has a special affection for those who have a strong character and loyal heart. Whether ancient or modern, this is almost constant. The reason is probably because people with these good qualities fundamentally give people a reliable and trustworthy feeling, and they are also the ideal perfect image of people.
And Pan An happens to be such a person.
Although Pan An was a man, he had an extremely superior appearance at that time. The "New Language of the World" records that Pan An is described as "wonderful and good-looking." When he was young, he popped out of Luoyang Dao, and when the woman met, he could not help but join hands and haunt him. Zuo Taichong was absolutely ugly, and he also followed Yue You's example, so the group of concubines spit together and returned. That is to say, when Pan An was walking on Luoyang Road when he was young, he was confronted by a woman, and none of them disliked him.
Every time he walks on the road, he is so popular with women, and Pan An must know that he has an enviable "high appearance", but he does not have that sense of superiority that surpasses ordinary people, which is rare.
In addition, it was normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines in ancient times, but Pan An could be single-minded toward his wife. His wife regrettably died early, and Pan An did not remarry. This is even more rare.
There is also an interesting little allusion. Pan An's nickname is "Tan Lang", "Tan Nu", he is a beautiful man with good looks and talent, and he can also do a deep love for his wife, his image is infinitely sublimated in the minds of posterity, evolving into the perfect lover and husband image in the minds of women, so the two words "Tan Lang" and "Tan Nu" have also become synonymous with husbands or sweethearts and lovers, and Pan An's image has also been widely circulated.
03 Filial piety
In addition to being loyal to his wife and having a deep affection, Pan An is also a filial piety.
In the "Twenty-Four Filial Pieties" before the Northern Song Dynasty, it is recorded: "Pan Yue, a Zhongmu person in Zhengzhou, was an anren, and Emperor Wu of Jin was the commander of Heyang County at the time. When his father had died, he took his mother to serve in the office. He likes to plant flowers and trees, and over the days, the peaches and plums he planted have become forests. Every year when the flowers are in bloom, he always picks up the good days of wind and sunshine, and personally helps his mother to come to the forest to enjoy the flowers. ”
Pan Yue is Pan An's real name. When Pan An was an official, in order to better filial piety and serve his elderly mother, he chose to resign and return to his hometown. Before the Tang and Song dynasties, under the profound influence of the Confucian idea of etiquette filial piety, a well-known filial piety was worthy of great fanfare and praise. In "Twenty-Four Filial Pieties", the story of Pan An's resignation from the government and his mother was greatly touched by many people, so it was circulated as a positive teaching material.
It is precisely because of the circulation of this version of the story that the foundation was laid for the image of Pan An's filial piety, and also laid a solid position for Pan An in the historical story. The reason why he can leave a name in history, Pan An relies not only on a good appearance, of course, there is no doubt that his high appearance must be a plus. However, in the later period, the historical materials of various aspects were synthesized, and Pan An gathered many attractive merit labels, and gradually became more idealized and perfected. "Starting from the appearance, loyalty to talent, into the character" this modern star chasing famous saying, placed on the ancient beautiful man Pan An, I am afraid it is also applicable.