The character I want to talk about today is Wang Geng. The Ming Dynasty had two kings, and strictly speaking, neither of them was a small person. The first Wang Geng was the second place in the first rank of Emperor Jianwen in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the first Wang Geng, but the second Wang Geng did not have a meritorious name, but he was a disciple of Wang Yangming, the founder of the Taizhou School, and his position in the academic community was not worse than that of the first Wang Geng. Today I'm talking about the first one. The reason why the first Wang Geng is listed as a small person is because Wang Geng's status in history is not high, and now if you search on the Internet, most of the information is the second Wang Geng.
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Returning to the truth, Wang Geng, Zi Jingzhi, Jiangxi Jishui people. Jianwen entered the second year. In the palace examination presided over by the emperor, he should be commended and won the first place, but he had a shortcoming, that is, he was ugly. The Ming Dynasty's requirement for The Title is to be both talented and beautiful, after all, the Title is shown to the people of the world, so the final ranking has been slightly adjusted, Wang Geng ranked second, the original second place Hu Guang became the Champion, and the third place Li Guan remained unchanged.
Wang Gen
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Although the title in hand was gone, Wang Geng did not complain about the heavens and the people, and honestly did the editing and revision of the "Records of Taizu", "Class Essentials" and "Chronicles of Current Politics" in the Hanlin Academy. From time to time, he also wrote a sonata to make suggestions to the emperor. In the blink of an eye, two years passed, four years after Jianwen, the Battle of Jingnan came to an end, the Soldiers of the Yan King came to the city, and the people in Nanjing were panicked. The night before the city was destroyed, Wang Gen, Xie Jin, Hu Guang, and their colleague Wu Pu's family gathered, Xie Jin and Hu Guang made generous statements, and the righteousness was awe-inspiring, but Wang Gen did not make a sound, but just cried there. Wu Pu's son said to him after the party: "Uncle Hu (Hu Guang) will definitely die for the country, this is a great thing." Wu Pu affirmatively said to his son: "Your Uncle Hu will not die, but your uncle Wang (Wang Gen) will be loyal to the country." ”。 The people in the meeting were neighbors, and they heard each other moving. At this moment, Wu Pu's family heard a voice from the Hu Guang family next door: "Take good care of the pigs at home, it is too chaotic outside." "'There's a lot of noise outside, look at the dolphins." Wu Pu said to his son, "Even pigs are reluctant to give up their lives?" ”。 Another participant, Xie Jin, was more direct, and ran to see Zhu Di, the King of Yan, that night, and recommended Hu Guang by the way. Li Guan, who was the same as Wang Geng, also surrendered to Zhu Di. "Jinchi, Chengzu is very happy." Tomorrow I will recommend Jing, summon you, and kowtow to you. It is also welcome.' And Wang Gen, as Wu Pu expected, committed suicide that night. In fact, earlier, Wang Gen and his wife and children did not say: "The cannibal, the matter of the dead, I cannot be reborn." ”。
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Hu Guang and Jie Jin's official fortunes in the new dynasty were not bad, especially Hu Guang, who posthumously gave gifts to The Ministry of Shangshu and Yuwen Mu, setting a precedent for the Ming Dynasty's wenchen to obtain the title of emperor. Xie Jin was a member of the first cabinet of the Ming Dynasty and presided over the revision of the Yongle Canon, but he later became involved in the Yongle Dynasty's Li Chu Controversy, and finally died in prison. Xie Jin and Hu Guang's two families were once matched by the Yongle Emperor into a family, and when something happened to Xie Jin's family, Hu Guang wanted his daughter to divorce, but his daughter did not comply, and even cut off his own ears Ming zhi, saying: "The marriage of thin life, the emperor is the lord, the adult faces it, there is no difference between death!" ”。 After Xie Jin's death, his family was exiled to Liaodong, and Hu Guang's daughter waited until they were pardoned and returned from Liaodong before returning to Xie Jin's family. Xie Jin was ordered to write the Biography of a Spirited Woman, and it is not known whether Hu Guang's daughter was influenced by this book. In terms of integrity, Hu Guang's daughter surpassed his father and father-in-law.
Although Wang Gong died, but his integrity was admirable, Li Guan, who was honored with him in the third class, never said bad things about Zhu Di when he was in the Jianwen Dynasty, and when Zhu Di became emperor, he thought that he would be reused for this, but he was reprimanded by Zhu Di, and finally he was imprisoned for xie jin, sentenced to death, and sighed before the sentence: "I am ashamed of Wang Jing' suspension." ”。 Jianwen's second-year third-class, except for Hu Guang, was not allowed to die well.
Zhu Di stills
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Finally, to Wang Geng, Ming Shi praised: "In the Battle of Jing, the courtiers sacrificed their lives and martyred the country. If the people below Wang Gong are calm, those who are not righteous and wise cannot also be. ”