Speaking of the four masters of the early Tang Dynasty, Wang Bo, who ranked first, drowned and died, Lu Zhaolin, who ranked third, committed suicide, and Luo Binwang, who ranked fourth, disappeared, and it seemed that only one person had safely reached the end of his life, and he was the second eldest - Yang Jiong.
Although Yang Jiong did not leave Wang Bo's famous "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion" like Wang Bo, nor did he find the famous medicine king Sun Simiao as a master like Lu Zhaolin, nor did he have a well-known chivalrous hero like Luo Binwang, he was the only one among the four people who started well and ended well.
Let's walk into Yang Jiong and see the inner world of this teenager.
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Yang Jiong, a native of Huayin, Huazhou (present-day Huayin, Shaanxi), was a great-grandson of Yang Chu, Duke of Changshan County. In the "Sayings", it is written: "Jiong, Guangye". It can be seen that Yang Jiong's parents also have high hopes for him, hoping that his life can shine brightly and have a bright future.
Yang Jiong, who had high hopes, naturally received great attention from his family and asked for guidance from major teachers. Yang Jiong himself was also angry, intelligent and studious since childhood, and his literary talent was outstanding, and his family was very happy.
In the fourth year of Tang Xianqing (659), an opportunity to become famous fell to Yang Jiong. At that time, the popular "disciple lifting" was first recommended by local governments to be talented teenagers, and then assessed and included in the compilation by the imperial court as alternative officials in the future. Because all the conditions were met, Yang Jiong took the exam with the support of his family. With many years of literary attainment, he successfully passed the exam and was praised as a "prodigy" for his outstanding performance.
In the fifth year of Tang Xianqing (660), Yang Jiong was summoned to the Hongwen Museum to be produced. The Hongwen Hall was founded by Emperor Taizong of Tang and Li Shimin, which brought together the famous confucians of the world at that time, and it was difficult for ordinary people to enter. And Yang Jiong was selected at a young age, and half a foot stepped into the career path, which was naturally very satisfied. So he stayed at the Hongbunkan with peace of mind, and even though he knew that he had stayed for sixteen years.
In these sixteen years, Yang Jiong was not idle, he constantly cheered himself up, let himself stick to it, during which he created a "Moss Endowment".
Moss is also lowly, and moss is also deep.
Fu Qi let also, every violation of dry and wet;
It is humble and often carries the yang and the yin.
Heavy secret Yu Xi did not think it was obvious,
The mountains and rivers are not heavy.
There is the meaning of the master's scroll, and the gentleman's heart of hiding.
......
He used moss to compare himself, although his reputation is not obvious, but his virtue is noble, and now he is cultivating obscurity in Taoguang, and he must calm down and wait for the future to accumulate thick and thin.
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Heaven is still fair, Yang Jiong, who has been dormant for many years, finally waited for an opportunity. In the third year of Emperor Gaozong's reign (676), Yang Jiong, who was nearly thirty years old, participated in the "YingJu System" and finally obtained the position of secretary of the provincial school secretary. But this seems to be a little different from Yang Jiong's ambitions, originally he wanted to be an official who can do practical things, how come now he is doing some editing and proofreading work? Yang Jiong's arrogant self-esteem was shattered in an instant.
Although the work will continue, my anger will also be vented. Therefore, in this context, Yang Jiong created "Hun Talent" to show his feelings.
Those who speak of the Mandate of Heaven in their place, thinking that misfortune is borne by man,
Pretending to be talented to argue.
Feng Tang entered the Lang Bureau, and the two kings did not know each other;
Yang Xiong is in Tianluye, three generations without moving;
Huan Tan Si Zhou Yu Tu Yu Ye, suddenly unhappy;
Zhang Hengshu was poor in Tianye and retreated to the field;
I did nothing and I became self-contained, and I didn't know why.
I was young and ambitious, but I was trapped in the Hongbunkan for sixteen years. I don't have the opportunity to be an official, and I am such a sesame petty official, and I am completely unworthy of my knowledge. God, your arrangement really hurt my self-esteem.
Life always goes on, perhaps the heavens heard Yang Jiong's accusations and arranged another opportunity for him - a friendly recommendation from Xue Yuanchao, a zhongshu waiter. Yang Jiong successfully entered the Chongwen Pavilion on the recommendation of Xue Yuanchao, and was later promoted to the position of Crown Prince Zhan Shi Sizhi ( ) , in charge of the affairs of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace. Who is the Prince? The future Heavenly Son, who can serve under the crown prince, the future is absolutely bright, and Yang Jiong is naturally overjoyed.
In addition to excitement, you can't forget your own Bole. So Yang Jiong threw a peach and repaid Li for writing a "Ting Ju Fu" to praise Xue Yuanchao, comparing it to a high-purity chrysanthemum.
Days of chastity, Yu Pi Chongyang;
Ju No Rong Yi, in Pi Hua Fang.
Contain the essence of heaven and earth, and absorb the pure light of the sun and the moon.
As Yang Jiong's road to becoming an official slowly got on the right track, he also came into contact with more and more officials, and naturally he also saw more of those hypocritical official styles. Because this false official style is completely contrary to his own way of acting, Yang Jiong is more and more unaccustomed to it, so much so that he has done the following thing.
Most people who are arrogant and arrogant like to mock others, and Yang Jiong is naturally no exception. He gave the hypocritical officials a narrow title, Qilin (the Tang Dynasty called the donkey who acted in the costume of the fake Qilin called Qilin Last, a metaphor for a figure with no real talent).
When asked why, he said:
In just a few words, Yang Jiong's disdain for those officials was already overflowing.
As soon as the officials of the imperial court were not human spirits, Yang Jiong instantly became the enemy of the whole people. Other officials began to target him and isolate him, and Yang Jiong's future became bleak.
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A few years later, because Yang Shenrang, the son of Yang Jiong's uncle Yang Degan, followed Xu Jingye in his rebellion against Wu Zetian in Yangzhou, he was implicated, and his relationship with other officials was as cold as frost, and he was naturally impeached and degraded. He was later exiled to Zizhou (梓州, in modern Santai County, Sichuan) as a judicial officer in the army, ending his years of stable life in Chang'an.
Yang Jiong, who has experienced the pain of exclusion and depreciation, seems to have come to a great realization, and finally decided not to be stubborn anymore and to give in to fate.
In the first year of Tang Tianzhi (690), Yang Jiong returned to Beijing to report for duty after his term of office expired, and was arranged by Wu Zetian to do work with Song Zhiwen to teach officials and people to do such work as calligraphy. Yang Jiong, who had already bowed his head to fate, did not say anything, but silently accepted the arrangement.
Although he was very dissatisfied with Wu Zetian's dictatorship, Yang Jiong still presented articles such as "Obon Fu" against his will, to praise Wu Zetian's merits and praise Yang.
In the autumn and July of the first year of the Yue Dynasty, the Holy Spirit Emperor Yuluo City South Gate, will meet the ten square sages, cover the filial piety of the Heavenly Son.
The Imperial Chamber of The Huang Xi Yao Tai, the Immortal Family of the Xi Jin Que. Its high also.
The heavens are in the Great Brahman; Its vastness is also all over the Fa-realm in Hengsha.
The upper can recommend the yuanfu to the seven temples, and the lower can take the group to move in the three cars also.
Such a Yang Jiong, it is difficult to associate with the arrogant and arrogant youth before. Because of the hardships of life, Yang Jiong, who was once a young man, finally lived to be the most hated appearance.
The article written by Yang Jiong made Wu Zetian feel very good, and with a big hand, he was transferred to Yingchuan (present-day Quzhou, Zhejiang) County. After a few years of stable work, Yang Jiong died in office.
A generation of prodigies, half a life. He was once a hot-blooded teenager, and he also wrote immortal poems such as "I would rather be a centurion than a book student". After all, it is helpless to face reality and submit to fate.
The past is like the wind, the genius Yang Jiong has fallen, but the poems he has handed down are still shining in the sea of history.
We have stuck to our dreams, but we also face reality. Those years that have been fought will eventually become immortal legends.
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