Xie Jin: Editor-in-Chief of Yongle Dadian
Yang Shen: He claims to have read all the books in the world, and he is the author of Linjiang Xian.
Xu Wei: Contemporary painters Qi Baishi and Zheng Banqiao in Qing Dynasty saw Xu Wei's paintings and said that they would like to be the watchdog of Xu Wei's family. Xu Wei once said: among the four, poetry, articles, calligraphy and painting are not good at him.
Wang Yangming (Wang Fuzhi): This man can't be called a genius, but a saint, the founder of new learning in Ming Dynasty. Its historical position is comparable to that of Confucius, Mencius and Zhu Chengyu.
However, if Yang Shen is recognized as the most talented person, many people think that he is the cleverest.
Finally, don't be influenced by TV novels. What about Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan? They are called the four great talents in Jiangnan, and their strength is not the same as that of the four great talents in Ming Dynasty.