Wu Cunzhong (1578— 1609), by Wu Sun. I am studious and good at calligraphy, but unfortunately I died young at the age of 32.
Chinese name: Wu Cunzhong
Alias: Zhi Zhi
Date of birth: 1578
Date of death: 1609
Occupation: calligrapher
Representative works: On Books, Research on Characters, and Draft of Holding an Urn Garden.
Character background
Wu Cunzhong was born in Beijing in the sixth year of Wanli of Ming Dynasty (1578). At that time, my grandfather Wu was seriously ill. Before he died, he said to his son Wu Dayuan, "I had a strange dream last night. I dreamed of a big pear tree, which was rotten, but the branches sideways showed great vitality. Pear, from also, my life when Hugh. Zhi, Sun, you should take good care of this middle-aged child, and this child will grow up! "
Wu Cunzhong was born with fine features, smart and precocious, and was very popular. The Wu family regards him as the apple of their eye.
Wu Cunzhong is eager to learn and make progress, especially in the poems of Lu Ji and Wang Wei. In addition, he also loves the art of calligraphy and works hard. In addition to reading books and receiving visiting guests every day, he always makes a lot of time to study ink painting and calligraphy. Over time, everything comes to him who waits. His calligraphy was quite prestigious at that time, and people who came to Mo Bao's door were overwhelmed. In order to sum up and improve, he also combined his own experience in learning books and wrote L volumes of Book Theory and 10 volumes of Ci.
In the 28th year of Wanli (1600), Wu Cunzhong was 23 years old and entered imperial academy. At that time, Nanjing imperial academy was presided over by an assistant minister. He is knowledgeable, honest and meticulous. One day, Wu Cunzhong came to visit with some of his reading experience. At this time, it was already cold, and Ye He was sitting by the fire. Before the exhibition ended, he got dressed and stood quietly. He quickly told the waiter: "Please treat the Wu family as the guest and the host, and don't meet each other in love with teachers and students." . At dusk, Wu Cunzhong left, and Ye took him by the hand and encouraged him: "You are a talented person, not an idle person. You still have a long way to go! "
At that time, Wu Cunzhong shared the same interests with Tu Long, Zhang and Zhou, and often got together to study, exchange learning experiences and forged a profound friendship. When it comes to the ideal of life, Wu Cunzhong has his own unique views. He believes that the sages concerned about the country and the people, forgot their lives and made contributions to the country, and they will be remembered forever. As a latecomer, we should base ourselves on the present, look to the future, do more tangible things, and never talk on paper.
Later, Wu Cunzhong wrote "Three Great Levies of Wanli", which was written by Wang Yang with his bold and magnificent style and beautiful words, and was more respected and widely circulated. After reading it, Jia repeatedly sighed and said to the students around him, "The talents in Wujun are beyond my reach!" So I gave a poem: Meng Jian is a beautiful scholar, and he is like a sacred Oracle. The son of overseas Chinese _ Liu, Qing Ying heir far reputation. The emperor is not diligent and far-reaching, but he is loyal to the people. Sun Mou, who is elegant and upright, has a heart in mind. All countries like drums and songs, and the three parties are stable. Listen, from a business perspective, Zhong Qin Xie Shaolian. After several years of old age, the wheel is close to enlightenment.
In the thirty years of Wanli (1609), Wu Cunzhong went to Beijing to take the exam and was ranked in the B list. He was very unhappy and died soon. Wu Cunzhong died young, leaving behind four underage sons: his tools, his knowledge, his writing and his art.
Before Wu Cunzhong's death, the court intended to make him an "official". Unfortunately, he did not die first, and later generations still called him an "official".
achievement
Wu Cunzhong, besides Shulun and Zi Xue, also wrote Bao Wengyuan's manuscript.