Character profile
Name: Mi Fu
Alias: Mi Fu
Country: China
Ethnicity: Han nationality
Dynasty: Northern Song Dynasty
Ancestral place: Taiyuan, Shanxi
Birthplace: Xiangyang, Hubei
Date of birth: 1051 AD
Date of death: 1107 AD
Occupation: Poet, calligrapher
Other achievements: One of the four major calligraphers of the Northern Song Dynasty
Other works: "Nine Cursive Calligraphy Calligraphy", "Duojinglou Poetry Calligraphy", "Coral Calligraphy", "Shu Plain Calligraphy", etc.
In the third year of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty (" There is a sentence in "After the Tie of Xie Anshi, Taibao of the Jin Dynasty": "In the last year of Xinmao, today is the end of the year of Taisui. The big and small fortunes are Bingshen and Bingchen. On the Xinchou day of Xinmao month, I got it when I was in Xinchou Bingshen. Isn't this heaven?"), Mi Fu was born into a family of officials, and his grandfather, great-grandfather and others all held military positions.
Born into a family of officials, it is conceivable that Mi Fu must have received an excellent education since childhood. However, unlike their ancestors who all entered the officialdom through military service, the Mi family's teachings towards Mi Fu were more inclined to the literary aspect.
Mi Fu's autobiography in "Qunyu Tang Mi Tie" says: "I started to learn Yan calligraphy and wrote calligraphy at the age of seven or eight. The largest one was a large one, but the letter could not be completed." It can be seen from this that Mi Fu was probably in I started practicing calligraphy when I was seven or eight years old.
"Xiangyang County Chronicles·Historical Sites": "The Monument of Xiangzhou New Learning Records: Written by Lu Qun in the fifth year of Zhenyuan, written by Luo Rang in running script. ... Luo Rang's courtesy name is Jingyi, ... and the most written Xiangyang Learning Records are written by Rang. It is well-known. Mi Yuanzhang first became the master of his works, and later he became the master of the world. The Song Dynasty people avoided Yingzong because he was born in Pu'an Yiwang, so he may be called Luo Xun. From this we can know that when Mi Fu started learning calligraphy at the age of seven or eight, his first teacher was Luo Rang, a famous calligrapher in Xiangyang at that time.
"Mi Haiyue Chronicle": "In the fifth year of Gengzi's reign, a handwritten note said: I was ten years old, writing inscriptions, learning from Zhou Yue and Su Zimeizha, and formed a family of my own. People said that he had Li Yong's writing style, and they hated it after hearing it. "In the fifth year of Jiayou's reign in the Song Dynasty, when he was about ten years old, Mi Fu began to study stele engraving, with Zhou Yue and Su Zimei as his teachers. After practicing diligently, I don’t want to be independent and have small achievements.
"Mi Gong Temple and Mi Fu Ethnic Origin Research": "In the fourth year of Song Zhiping, he left his hometown with his mother Yan and went to Bianliang, Kyoto. His mother was an imperial minister, Empress Gao of Yingzong, so he naturally invited "Fortunate to move"
In the fourth year of Song Zhiping, Mi Fu moved to Bianliang, Kyoto, with his mother. Mi Fu entered the palace to serve Empress Gao Yingzong of Song Dynasty. "Complete Song Ci": "I used my mother to serve Empress Xuanren in the vassal residence, and I was a school clerk..."
Wei Pingzhu's "Compendium of Mi Fu Chronicles": "In Wushen (1068), the first year of Shenzong Xining, I was Yin became the secretary of the Provincial School this year."
Probably because Mi Fu served Empress Yingzong of Song Dynasty when she was still in the dormitory, and she had a lot of credit. Mi Fu was able to do so because of her mother. Enyin became an official as secretary and provincial school secretary.
Although it was because of his mother's kindness that he was able to enter the imperial court as an official. But this does not mean that Mi Fu himself has no talent. In the end, he relied on his own ability to become the minister of the Ministry of War and the direct bachelor of Fuwen Pavilion. Although he is not as powerful as a general or a prime minister, at least he is not at the level of a sixth- or seventh-grade sesame official.
Mi Fu acted as his own official honestly. He made no big mistakes and nothing outstanding. It was not until Shaosheng's 20th year that he died at the age of eighty. ?