First of all, let's talk about the difference between the four talents of Wuzhong (the four talents of Jiangnan) and the three families of Wumen and the four families of Wumen. The four talents of Wu Zhong refer to Zhu Jishan, Tang Bohu, Wen Zhengming, and Xu Zhenqing. The Three Houses of Wumen (specifically referring to the field of calligraphy) - Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhengming and Wang Pet. The Four Schools of Wumen (specifically referring to the field of painting) - Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Tang Bohu and Qiu Ying. The real Xu Zhenqing and Zhu Zhishan (Zhu Yunming) in history are the same as the four talents of Wuzhong (that is, the four talents of Jiangnan), and the "History of Ming" says that "Xu Zhenqing is equally named with Zhu Yunming, Tang Yin, and Wen Zhengming, and is called the four talents of Wuzhong".
Zhu Zhishan and Xu Zhenqing issued a helpless struggle against the entire era because of "difficult looks" in that era of looking at faces and eating. Zhu Zhishan's mentality is much better than Xu Zhenqing's, he squarely faces the shortcomings of the six fingers of his right hand to block the mouth of the yo-yo crowd, never leaving the opportunity to laugh at himself to others, if he wants to laugh, he can only be self-deprecating, so he calls himself "Zhi Zhi Sheng", also known as "Zhi Zhi Shan Ren". If someone breaks two fingers today, will they call themselves "octopus"? We praise Zhu Zhishan's super psychological quality. [Like]
Xu Zhenqing is the forgotten "Wuzhong Poetry Crown" by later generations, and the Qing Dynasty Shen Deqian compiled the "Ming Poetry Collection", and the poems of "Wu Zhong's Four Talents" only include Xu Zhenqing and Wen Zhengming, Wen Zhengming's poems are recorded only two, and Xu Zhenqing's poems are recorded as many as twenty-three. Xu Zhenqing is also one of the "first seven sons" who promoted the article retro movement, second only to Li Mengyang. He once wrote a poem for Yangzhou entitled "Article Jiang Zuo Jia Jia Yu, Smoke Moon Yangzhou Tree Tree Flower", because of his ugly appearance, he could not participate in the "image spokesperson" of Yangzhou. Wang Shizhen's "Biography of Mr. Wen" "Wu Zhongren poetry about Xu Zhenqing, the book about Zhu Yunming, the painting of Tang Bohu, Mr. Wen Gai And Zhiye". This means that among the four talents of Wu Zhong, the poem pushes Xu Zhenqing, the calligraphy pushes Zhu Yunming, the first pushes Tang Bohu, and The Wen Zhengming poem is both good at calligraphy and painting, but it can only occupy the position of "the second oldest of the millennium" in three fields. In other words, Wen Zhengming is a generalist, and the other three are partial talents.
Xu Zhenqing was a 27-year-old jinshi and the first, and both he and Lu Shen were valued by Emperor Xiaozong of Ming and jointly ran for the Hanlin Academy, but Lu Shen passed the selection of the pavilion (starting from the Yongle years, jointly organized by the cabinet, the official department and the ministry of etiquette, outstanding talents were selected to study in the Hanlin Academy). Historical records record the reasons for Xu Zhenqing's defeat, "and Zhenqing did not sleep with him on the basis of his appearance, and was awarded the deputy director of Dali Temple". Hanlin Yuan Shu Ji Shi is the cradle of future "Zai Chancellor" (abolished after the Hu Wei Yong Case in 1380, the first assistant of the cabinet is equivalent to the previous Prime Minister), "and when Shu Ji Shi first entered, he was already regarded as a Chu Xiang", and the historical data also slightly exaggerated that nine-tenths of the people who were elected to the Hanlin Yuan Shu Ji Shi could enter the cabinet as the first assistant.
After the defeat of this museum selection, Xu Zhenqing wrote "Ugly Girl Endowment" "The world descends to the cold, lustful and despicable." Xintai was disgraced, and gu feng was deposed. Zhou Xiao dabbled himself and lost the country. Jin loves Li Ji, Zongzi pins bones. Ye Rong is fierce, but it is a ghost. Dare to tell the world, respect the supervision of the Ming Dynasty." He borrowed a woman who was ugly and of excellent character, and lamented that the world was getting worse and the time was not right. Not only did the Ming Dynasty eat by the face, but now it is still an era of eating by the face, or so many people are willing to use beauty to deceive themselves. We know that Jin Riluo, the son of the Han Dynasty Xiongnu King Xiutu, had been reduced to a slave of the Han Dynasty, but his extraordinary demeanor in the crowd was taken in by Emperor Wu of Han, and he later became a minister of entrustment. Tang Dynasty Sikong Tu "Feng Yan Ge" "Throwing Fruit Pan Lang Who Does Not Admire, Zhu Men Don't See Red Makeup Dew", the story of the beautiful man Pan Yue "Throwing Fruit Yingche" is from "The World Speaks New Language", Pan Yue's imitator Zuo Si was treated by "a group of concubines qi qi chaotic spit, commissioned to return" treatment. In the Tang Dynasty, officials were selected to pay attention to "body speech and judgment", and we see that "body" (appearance) is still at the top of the list.
Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), whose life came to an abrupt end at the age of 33, was the first and shortest of the four talents to die. He was trampled on his career because of his ugly appearance, and hundreds of years after his death, the god of fate still did not let him go. The tv drama screenwriter also deprived him of his "original seat" among the four talents in Jiangnan because of his ugly appearance, and fictionalized the image of Zhou Wenbin, who was personable and charming. He became the least well-known of the four talents in Jiangnan, and most people would say that they had never heard his name before. Mr. Qian Zhongshu once paid tribute to Xu Zhenqing, and his poetry criticism monograph "Tan Yi Lu" used the name of Xu Zhenqing's "Tan Yi Lu". If Xu Zhenqing knew, he would get some comfort.