In the late Wei and early Jin dynasties, there were seven famous scholars known as the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, who were mainly active in the Shanyang County area of Henan Province, and were named because they often drank and sang under the bamboo forest. His works use a variety of techniques to inherit the spirit of Jian'an literature, express their emotions from the side, and are respected by the world. Later, because the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest were gradually not tolerated by the Sima Imperial Court, they eventually ended in dissolution, and Wang Rong was one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest.
Portrait of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest
Wang Rong (王戎), courtesy name Maochong, was born in Linyi, on the southeast coast of Shandong, and was known for his incisive and original vision of appraisal, inheriting the title of Marquis of Zhenlingting from his father in the early years, and was later hired as a subordinate. In the course of Wang Rong's career, he successively served as a bureaucratic attendant, a scattered horse attendant, a hedong county guard, and a Jingzhou assassin, and later after being deposed, he was transferred to the Yuzhou assassin history and Jianwei general.
Later, Wang Rong participated in the war against the State of Wu, and after winning the victory, he was promoted to the post of Anfeng County for his military merits. During this period, he continued to attract celebrities in the Jingzhou area, which was quite effective. Later, Wang Rong's official position was continuously changed, first at the request of the imperial court to serve as a servant, then to guanglu xun, and then to the official Shangshu, until his mother died and resigned from the imperial court.
After Sima Zheng ascended the throne, Wang Rong became the crown prince's teacher, and later transferred to Zhongshu Ling (中書令) as the Grand Master of Guanglu (光禄大夫), and then transferred to Shangshu Zuo (尚書左仆射) in charge of the affairs of the officials.
In 296, Wang Rong was promoted to situ, at this time he felt that the world was about to be in chaos, so he stopped participating in politics and concentrated on sightseeing in the mountains and rivers, and was later deposed for being involved in criminal cases, and after a period of time, he was reappointed as an official to Situ. Later, because Emperor Hui of Jin was held hostage by the general Zhang Fang, Wang Rong fled to Shaanxi County.
In 305, Wang Rong died at the age of 72, with the posthumous title of Yuan Hou.
Wang Rong's story
Wang Rong was a well-known prodigy when he was young, and when he grew up, he was still recognized as a filial piety, in addition to which he was still a miserly ghost. There are nine articles on miserliness in the records of the new language spoken in the world, and Wang Rong alone accounts for a total of four. In addition, in the records of the Book of Jin, a description of Wang Rong can also be found, saying that he was profitable, his foundation was spread in many places, his family accumulated countless wealth, often calculated family property day and night with his wife, and was rich in Beijing, but he was still stingy.
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Wang Rong was very greedy, and in the early years of his tenure as an assassin in Jingzhou, he secretly ordered people to build a garden mansion, but after being discovered, he lost his official position, and later Wang Rong took money to redeem it.
It is reported that Wang Rong originally had a plum tree with an excellent harvest, which can bear fruit every year, and Wang Rong saw that the plum was so good, although he intended to take it to sell, but he was worried that others would buy plums and would take the core of the plum and plant such a good plum tree, so he drilled out the core of the plum one by one before selling.
When Wang Rong's daughter married Pei Jun, she borrowed tens of thousands of dollars from Wang Rong, but after a long time it was not returned. Therefore, every time his daughter came home to visit, Wang Rong always froze his face and looked displeased, until his daughter paid off all the loans, Wang Rong gradually became happy with her.
When Wang Rong's nephew got married, Wang Rong's gift was just a single piece of clothing, and after the nephew was married, he went to the door to ask for it back.
Wang Rong's miserly behavior was evaluated differently by everyone at that time, some people thought that he was avoiding disasters and protecting himself in the chaotic world, and some people thought that he was born like this, but Dai Kui at that time said that as Wang Rong's private personality, this should not be put in public discussion.
What kind of child Wang Rong was
Since ancient times, there have been many prodigies circulating in China, and Wang Rong, as the youngest member of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, is also a famous prodigy who has attracted much attention and praise because of his talents in his youth, and there are many related allusions when he was a child.
Wang Rong was born into a famous family, when he was a child, his father Wang Hun had a friend named Ruan Yuan, the two had a good relationship, but the topic was not much and he resigned every time he could not say a few words. Once Wang Hun took his son Wang Rong to meet this old friend, Ruan Yuan saw Wang Rong but opened the conversation box, the two chatted very happily, Ruan Hun slightly emotionally joked to Wang Hun: "Chatting with you is not as interesting as talking to your son." Wang Rong was also like this, establishing a friendship with him and entering the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest.
When Wang Rong was a child, he had a unique personal view, and he had his own unique views on everything and things, and he would not blindly follow others. When he was seven years old, the children saw a fruitful plum tree on the side of the road and went to pick it. Wang Rong believed that if the fruit on the side of the road was not picked, the taste must be bitter, and after everyone tasted it, it was not true.
Wang Rong was not only young and early-wise, when he was a child, his eyes lit up, a pair of eyes could actually stare directly at the sun's rays, without any avoidance, and after someone saw him, he praised that this child's eyes were shining, as if they were electrified.
In addition, the young Wang Rong was not only a man of great thinking, but also had great courage, and when he was six or seven years old, he was not afraid of the tigers in the square who cut off their claws and teeth, although everyone heard the roar of the tigers and was frightened and retreated, but the little Wang Rong fixed his eyes on it without fear.
Perhaps Wang Rong's talent at a young age is related to his extremely superior family background, and his precocious insight, courage, filial piety and various characteristics must be inseparable from his birth in a famous family.