Ceng Gong is one of the eight famous people.
The Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties were eight famous essayists in ancient times. They pursued meaningful words and sincere feelings in their creation, which reversed the accumulated disadvantages in their literary creation. With their concerted efforts, the ancient prose movement has developed vigorously. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was a low-key scholar named Ceng Gong. Among the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, he seems to lack a sense of existence. However, as long as you know about Ceng Gong's life experience, you will find that he really deserves to be selected as one of the "Eight Masters".
Ceng Gong was born in Song Zhenzong. He was from Jiangxi. Ceng Gong's family is an official family. He has received a good education since childhood, and he has a reputation as a "child prodigy" since childhood. When Ceng Gong went to Beijing at the age of 18, he met Wang Anshi. The two of them hit it off, made friends with each other and had a good talk. Then, Ceng Gong visited Ouyang Xiu, and became a teacher-student friendship with the literary giant.
Ceng Gong is very studious, so it's like a duck to water to let him manage the library in the pavilion. Ceng Gong collated classic documents such as Warring States Policy and Biography of Lienv against several versions of ancient books. Perhaps it was because he was open to the world. In a few years, Ceng Gong asked to be released as an official for the benefit of the people. For more than ten years, he has served as a general judge in Yuezhou, Hongzhou and Bozhou. Being an official and benefiting one party, Ceng Gong helped the victims and reduced exorbitant donations, which won the hearts of the people.