Literati always like to make friends, and take like-minded as one of their life goals. As one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, Ceng Gong also made some achievements in literature. So what is his relationship with Wang Anshi and Ouyang Xiu?
The Relationship between Ceng Gong and Wang Anshi
Ceng Gong was born in a family of scholars for generations. His grandfather used to be a doctor of Shangshu, and his father was a doctor of Taichang. Influenced by his elders, Ceng Gong was able to read and write at an early age. In addition, Ceng Gong is very talented and has a strong memory. When I was young, I read poetry books and blurted them out. At the age of twelve, Ceng Gong tried to write six theories, which was very verve. By the time I was twenty, my fame had spread all over the world. /kloc-at the age of 0/8, Ceng Gong followed his father to Beijing, became close friends with Wang Anshi, and recommended Wang Anshi to Ouyang Xiu. Ceng Gong entered business school at the age of 20. From then on, Ceng Gong and Fan Zhongyan exchanged letters, wrote articles, discussed current affairs and politics, and showed their attitude towards life. Since then, Ceng Gong has been appointed as the Taiping Judicial Army. Later, Ouyang Xiu recommended him to imperial academy to collate Tibetan talents. He collated, sorted and collated a large number of ancient books such as Warring States Policy, Shuoyuan, New Preface and Liang Shu, and did a lot of sorting work and wrote a lot of prefaces. Ceng Gong is clean in power, diligent in political affairs and concerned about people's livelihood. He implemented the new law according to Wang Anshi's purpose and actual situation. Committed to unjust imprisonment and maintaining public order, it is deeply supported by the masses. On 1080, Ceng Gong was summoned, used his personal data and stayed in Beijing. The court thought that Ceng Gong's historiography was comparable to that of a scholar-bureaucrat and suitable for the history of the Five Dynasties. As a historian, he edited and renovated the courtyard and sentenced Taichang Temple as a ritual. Later, the court asked him to be a calligrapher in China, but Ceng Gong himself was old, and he hoped that the court would choose another talent. 1083 In April, Ceng Gong died in jiangning house at the age of 65.