Seeing so many "titles", people who don't know him feel that he has succeeded in his life, at least he has a good life and ending.
Unfortunately, the answer is no.
In Xu's life, it is most appropriate to quote Wen Boling:
"Life is bumpy, my second brother died young, I got married three times, helped everywhere, learned to be rich in five cars, separated six relatives, spent seven years in prison, failed eight times in attempts, committed suicide nine times and sighed ten times."
152 1 year, Xu Wei was born before his father died 100 days.
He began to study at the age of six and could write at the age of nine. At the age of ten, he imitated Yang Xiong's Laughing and wrote Subversion, so he was called a child prodigy.
Perhaps because he is called a child prodigy, his family and outsiders don't regard him as a child.
When he was ten years old, his biological mother was kicked out of the house by his adoptive mother because of her humble background.
A child of 10 years old, watching his mother being driven out of the house, will leave much trauma and shadow in his heart.
Around the age of 20, his mother who raised him died, and he was forced to live with his half-brother who was nearly 40 years older than himself.
Because he had no brotherhood with his brother since childhood, he adopted Pan Shi, a rich boy from Shaoxing, when he was 2 1 year old.
Married, the state of dependence on others has not changed at all, just from home to my father-in-law's.
In the feudal society where men are superior to women, being a door-to-door son-in-law is basically the only way out.
After getting married for a period of time, I made some official documents with my father-in-law and got a preliminary understanding of officialdom work.
At the age of 26, his wife died, and the Pan family kicked him out of the house on the grounds of "incompetence".
It never rains but it pours. After he was driven out of his father-in-law's house, his two brothers died one after another, and his home was plundered and occupied by powerful men.
At this point, helpless, unaccompanied, homeless.
In desperation, Xu said that he had set up a school, and the next year, he took over his mother.
During 1554, the invasion of Japanese invaders made Shaoxing a place of war. Wei Xu, who is usually good at military parade, took part in several discussions and actively offered suggestions. His military talents attracted the attention of Hu Zongxian, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.
Hu Zongxian is usually unsmiling and has a high official position. His officials are all respectful in front of him.
But Xu Wei has a unique style. He despises the collusion between Hu Zongxian and the powerful minister Yan Song.
But for the sake of Hu Zongxian's Anti-Japanese War and several sincere invitations from Hu Zongxian, I went to the Governor's Office to be the chief of staff.
This also ushered in the peak of his life and career, because it was the only time he worked seriously in officialdom in recent years and was also favored by the governor.
Tao Wangling recorded in Biography that Hu Governor's Office could not find him, so he waited with the door open.
Someone told the governor that when Xu Wei was drinking and shouting outside, Governor Hu didn't care.
When Xu Wei was drinking outside, he saw several soldiers downstairs drinking unreasonably and being very hooligans. He wrote a "small note" to tell Governor Hu, who immediately tied them up and killed them.
With Hu Zongxian's sincerity, Xu Wei began to use a scholar as a confidant.
First of all, he helped Governor Hu formulate an anti-Japanese strategy of "focusing on the overall situation, planning before moving".
Secondly, he is actually the secretary of Governor Hu, and all the official documents of Governor Hu pass through his hands.
Third, assist Governor Hu to capture Xu Hai, the leader of the Pirate Group during Jiajing period, and capture the leader of the maritime anti-smuggling team.
Finally, Hu Zongxian wrote "Entering the White Deer Original Table" and "Re-entering the White Deer Original Table" to Emperor Jiajing, which established Hu Zongxian's position in the court.
Later, when Yan Song fell, Hu Zongxian was also implicated. 1562 was arrested and imprisoned, and was released for meritorious service in resisting Japan.
1564, Hu Zongxian was arrested again. This execution involves many people. Xu Wei couldn't help it, fearing that he would be implicated and collapse and commit suicide.
He hit his head with a sharp axe, his face was covered with blood and his skull was broken; Insert a three-inch nail in your ear; Broke his kidney capsule with an awl. ...
1568, extremely depressed, he suspected his later wife was unfaithful, killed her and was sent to prison. 1573, the world is pardoned. With the help of friends, Wei Xu, who spent seven years in prison, walked out of the prison gate again.
During these seven years, he also briefly came out for a few days to take care of his mother.
After he was released from prison, Wei Xu, 5, was no longer interested in his career and began to travel around and make like-minded friends.
During this period, Wu Dui, the governor of Xuanda University, invited him to write documents, and he regarded this "job" as a "pastime" after his sightseeing.
Qi Jiguang introduced him to Li Chenghai in Liaodong. After his death, he guided his son Li's Sun Tzu's art of war and taught him his previous anti-Japanese experience.
It can be said that Li later defeated the Japanese army in North Korea, which was related to his teacher Xu Wei.
Although Wu Dui, Qi Jiguang and Li Chenghai respected Xu Wei, Xu Wei was not around for a long time, and he still focused on traveling, perhaps because Hu Zongxian had dealt a great blow to him before, perhaps because he had seen the right and wrong in officialdom. I am no longer interested in my career.
In a word, Xu Wei at this time is free and easy, without worldly fetters and feeling dependent on others.
At the age of 60, he came to Beijing at the invitation of his good friend Zhang Yuantuan.
Zhang Yuan Tuan was the great-grandfather of Zhang Dai, an essayist in the late Ming Dynasty. Zhang Dai talked about the reasons why Xu Wei and his great-grandfather didn't get along:
Zhang Yuantuan is a strict man who abides by ethical codes, while Xu Wei's indulgent personality regards feudal ethical codes as nonexistent. Once the Zhang Yuan regiment bound Xu Wei with feudal ethics, Xu Wei would say:
"If I kill someone, I will only put a knife in my neck. You have to chop me into pieces. "
Because he couldn't get along with his friends and didn't like walking around in officialdom, Wei Xu returned to Yin Shan after living in Beijing for three years.
After returning to Yinshan, Wei Xu made a living by selling calligraphy and painting. When he needs silver, he splashes ink. When he doesn't need money, he regards ink as a treasure.
Later generations spoke highly of Xu Wei's calligraphy, poetry and painting.
Zhang Dai: "Today, when I saw the painting of Ivy, the Chinese flag was detached and graceful."
The artist's wooden heart says:
"Complete genius."
Yuan Hongdao:
"The gentleman said that the eight laws scattered the saints, and the word was Xia in the forest."
Xu Wei's "Ink Grape Map", in addition to extraordinary grapes and branches and leaves, also has a poem mentioned above:
"Half down and out has become a Weng, self-study whistling night wind.
The pearls at the bottom of the pen have nowhere to sell, so they are thrown into the wild vines and idle. "
It not only describes the author's situation, but also expresses the author's mood, mainly because the line spacing and irregularity of the poem make people look like vines hanging in mid-air, blending with the overall painting style and painting freely and picturesque.
The picture of plum blossom and banana leaves is inscribed with the poem "plum blossom and banana, painted by Wang Wei."
Plum blossoms in the north and plantains in the south. The transformation of yin and yang is extraordinary.
At that time, many people wanted to learn calligraphy and painting from Xu Wei. Xu Wei's answer is:
"Non-special words, there are many things in the world. If anyone writes it down directly and sends it to Xinger, by comparison, is it really me? ……"
Xu Wei's answer is very direct. Good works are spontaneous, not plagiarized.
I think Xu Wei's best calligraphy and painting is done when he doesn't need money to satisfy his hunger, because his mood is one and his works are outstanding.
If Xu Wei has enough food and clothing, I think he will leave more paintings. Unfortunately, he was extremely poor in his later years, and sometimes he had to run around to fill his stomach.
Even so, when he was too poor to guarantee that every meal could be uncovered, he also created the four-tone ape.
Tang Xianzu, a dramatist and writer in Ming Dynasty, said: "Four-tone apes are great poets."
After Xu Wei was admitted to the scholar in his twenties, the examiner has been admitted to his forties and has never been "qualified".
This has a lot to do with his failure to concentrate on reading the Four Books and Five Classics, because he is widely involved in calligraphy, poetry, painting, art of war and so on.
He was valued or invited by Hu Zongxian, Wu Dui, Qi Jiguang, Li Chenghai, Zhang Yuan Tuan and other governors, or because they all saw Xu Wei's ability and skill.
After his later years, Xu Wei sometimes painted and wrote for a meal, but his works were deceived by some students, disciples or friends, because he was not a fairy after all and needed to eat and drink.
But generally speaking, after the age of 53, Xu Wei regarded fame and fortune as dirt and money as dirt. He only does what he likes, reads his favorite books, writes his favorite words, draws his favorite pictures and creates his favorite plays. ...
He not only left so many masterpieces for later generations, but also really lived his own freedom.
I think this is why Xu is praised, respected and admired by so many adults!
Zheng Banqiao claimed to be an "Ivy League lackey".
Qi Baishi said, "I wish I could have been born 300 years earlier, grinding ink and dividing paper for you." If you don't accept it, you will be outside the door. If you are hungry, something will happen. "
Shi Tao: "The green vine pen and ink are precious in the world, and there has been no such thing for decades."
Finally, I want to gild the lily:
In our spare time, we'd better read more books and develop more hobbies that we can accomplish to enrich our thoughts and experiences.
Because only the books I have read and the roads I have traveled can accompany us when life is hopeless and dreams are broken, so that we can enjoy the wonderful live high under any circumstances!