In the history of Chinese literature, there are many well-known figures, leaving behind many popular poems for future generations to recite and appreciate, such as Li Bai Dufu and Su Shixin. They are all the pearls of destruction in the history of literature, but they have a relatively long life, there is a literary genius, but he died at the age of 26, leaving behind the "Preface to the Pavilion of The King of Teng", he is Wang Bo.
"The sunset and the lone bird fly together, and the autumn water is long and colorful." This is an ancient famous sentence of the "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion" and has been passed down for thousands of years.
Since the Book of Poetry, literature has continued to multiply and develop, becoming articles and songs, of which words are extremely important literary works.
The contribution of literary works to mankind is enormous, it enriches human sentiments, nobles the human heart, and enables human beings to have spiritual sublimation, joy and sustenance.
Therefore, all those who leave famous works will be commemorated by mankind, and Wang Bo is one of them, but unfortunately, he only lived for 26 years.
His life can be described as a big ups and downs, which makes people sigh.
Wang Bo, born in the early Tang Dynasty, was the era when China's economy reached the peak of the world, which can be described as a genius falling out. And Wang Bo is the first of the "Four Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty".
Wang Bo has been intelligent and studious since childhood, and his family is proud of him, especially his father, who has high hopes for him and often cultivates him to make him a talent.
Wang Bo was six years old and could write poetry and articles and was known as a "child prodigy". The poems he wrote, exquisitely conceived and heroic, were praised by his father's friend Du Yijian as one of the "Three Trees of the Wang Family", indicating that he had already shown his outstanding talents at a young age and was known.
At the age of nine, after Wang Bo finished reading Yan Shigu's commentary on the Book of Han, he actually wrote ten volumes of "Finger Flaws", and also pointed out the errors in Yan Shigu's works, which amazed everyone, he was only nine years old, so he was so knowledgeable and talented.
At the age of ten, Wang Bo read the Six Classics and was full of talent.
From the age of twelve to fourteen, Wang Bo followed Cao Yuan to study medicine in Chang'an, and successively studied the Zhou Yi, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, and the Difficult Classic, which can be described as an all-rounder.
When he was 14 years old, Wang Bo wrote to Liu Xiangdao, directly chen political opinions, and showed his determination to actively use the world, Liu Xiangdao learned about his talent, and praised "This is really a prodigy also!" ”
At the age of 16, Wang Bo passed Li Changbo to write a "Ode to the Eastern Yue of Chenyou", and then participated in the examination and the first, and was awarded the position of Chao Sanlang by the imperial court, becoming the youngest official in the imperial court. Although this official position was not high, he was only sixteen years old, so he became famous.
He was full of thoughts, brilliant pens, and flowers, writing "Ode to the Qianyuan Temple", the articles were beautiful, and the holy listening was alarmed. Tang Gaozong was amazed when he saw it: "Wizard, wizard, I Am a Great Tang Wizard!" Wang Bo's fame was so great that he was jointly known as the "Four Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty" with Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, and Luo Binwang, and was pushed to the first place.
Seriously think about it, Wang Bo from birth to become a shangguan, indeed his career is too smooth, basically smooth sailing, did not encounter any setbacks, the sense of superiority is very sufficient, so like Li Bai, some arrogance.
People like him, some of the arrogance of every genius teenager, arrogant and uninhibited, so they will offend many people. But he did not have much life experience and was not familiar with the officialdom. For example, the official field is dark, and the officials and officials protect each other, which he does not quite understand. So he didn't have much grasp of human nature, at least the world was more miserable and dark than he thought.
After Wang Bo became a chaosanlang, he was introduced by the chief examiner to serve as a cultivator of the Pei King's Mansion and won the favor of Li Xian, the Prince of Pei.
Once, Li Xian, the King of Pei, fought with Li Zhe, the King of England, and Wang Bo, in order to please Li Xian, unexpectedly wrote a "Chicken Text of the King of The King of The Ying Dynasty" without knowing that the heavens and the earth were thick, and crusaded against the King of Ying's cockfighting, in order to help the King of Pei.
Who knew that this article reached the hands of Tang Gaozong, and The Holy Face was displeased, and Tang Gaozong angrily said, "Crooked talent! The second king fought cocks, Wang Bo, as a doctor, did not exhort, but instead wrote a text, deliberately fabricating and exaggerating the major situation and provoking brotherly feelings, and this person should be immediately expelled from the palace. ”
In this way, Wang Bo relied on his own talent and painstaking efforts to manage the career path that had just been opened, and it was destroyed in one fell swoop.
The second blow Wang Bo encountered was the crime of killing the officials and slaves he had hidden while joining the army in Yuzhou.
In the autumn and winter of the second year of Xianheng (671), Wang Bo returned to Chang'an from Shudi to participate in the scientific election.
His friend Ling Jiyou was then a judicial officer in Yuzhou, saying that Yuzhou was rich in medicines, and he knew medicine and herbs, so he found a position for him to join the army in Yuzhou.
During his tenure as a soldier in YuZhou, an official slave named Cao Da committed a crime, he hid the criminal, and later, afraid of leaking the wind, he killed Cao Da to do it, and as a result, he committed a capital crime.
Why Wang Bo wanted to hide criminals privately, why did he kill criminals again, whether the criminals were killed by Wang Bo, whether Wang Bo was framed, or fell into the trap of others, or was threatened by others, and why he was discovered, no one knows, the historical data is unknown.
The only thing that is known is that Wang Bo's crime was too great this time, and he was originally sentenced to death. But fortunately, in the face of the imperial court amnesty, he was fortunate to be able to save his life.
But this disaster completely announced the end of his career. Who did he offend because of his arrogance? No one knows, maybe it's really too publicity.
Wang Bo was demoted to Jiaozhi County from Yongzhou Sigong to Jiaotong County, and he was sent far beyond the Southern Wastes by killing the official slave Cao Da, who had been demoted to the rank of Jiaotong County.
This incident hit Wang Bo too hard, and he deeply apologized for his father, feeling that he did not know the depth and was too naïve, and finally had this end.
Wang Bo is actually a good moral character, but he is too ostentatious, arrogant and arrogant, and cannot be tolerated by others. Wang Bo expressed his guilt for his father in "Hundreds of Li Chang Yan Shu": "If Bo Shang he yan ya! The humiliation of relatives can be described as profound. It is advisable to be gray and pink, to thank father... Now the Lord of the Present Dynasty condemns the country and kills the border. Out of the three rivers and floating five lakes, cross the East Ou and cross the South China Sea. Woohoo! This sin also has no escape between heaven and earth. From here, we can know that Wang Bo, as a filial son, has a strong sense of shame and self-blame for his father.
Wang Bo stayed at home for more than a year after his release from prison, when the imperial court announced the reinstatement of his official position, but he was already afraid of the imperial court, did not dare to accept, afraid that his career would be dark, and he would die.
He decided to go to Jiaotong to visit his impoverished father.
On the Chongyang Festival in 675 AD, Yan Boyu, the governor of Hongzhou, rebuilt the Tengwang Pavilion, feasted on guests, and invited local celebrities to participate, just in time for Wang Bo to visit his relatives and pass by here, so Wang Bo was invited to the banquet.
After that, Yan Dudu asked the literati to compose poems and essays, in fact, he arranged in advance for his son-in-law to prepare the articles, and then he showed his skills and won a reputation.
Everyone here knows Yan Dudu's intentions, so they all pretend that they are not talented enough and do not write down.
However, Wang Bo, who was well behaved, got up and expressed his willingness to write an article, and Yan Dudu was very embarrassed and could not refuse, so he had to nod his head in agreement.
Wang Bo took the pen and paper, and Wen Si gushed endlessly, writing this ancient song "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion" in one go.
The guests present praised Wang Bo as a genius and a world-class talent. Yan Dudu sighed and said, "This true genius should be immortal!" Later, Tang Gaozong also read this preface, and could not help but shoot the case, exclaiming: "This is a song that has been sung for eternity, and it is a true genius." ”
Unfortunately, after writing this article, Wang Bo embarked on the way home and encountered wind and waves on the way to Jiaotong by boat. A generation of heavenly pride, buried in the vast sea, died of panic.
If Wang Bo had not died, his achievements would obviously have been greater, and there would have been more literary works, but he could only lament that fate was not good. He only lived for 26 years, but he left the world with a thousand years, and his Tengwang Pavilion order was immortal.