What is the relationship between Cai Jing and Cai Xiang?

Cai Xiang is Cai Jing's cousin, and both of them are powerful ministers in the Northern Song Dynasty. Details are as follows:

1, Cai Xiang

Cai Xiang (1065438+March 7, 2002-1September 27, 067) was named Mo Jun. Yi people in Juntangan Township, Xinghua (An) are from Chihu Jiaoxi (now Xianyou County, Fujian Province).

In the eighth year of Tiansheng (1030), Cai Xiang became the first scholar, and successively served as a collator, remonstrator, history museum, intellectual patent, bachelor of Longtuge, bachelor of Privy Council, bachelor of Hanlin, third secretary and bachelor of Duanmingtang in Fujian Road, and learned about Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Kaifeng and Hangzhou. Cai Xiang died in the fourth year of Zhiping (1067).

2. Cai Jing

Cai Jing (1047 February 14-1 126 August 1 1), with a long word, was a prime minister and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty. Born in Chiling, Cixiaoli, Xianyou County, Putian City, Fujian Province, Xinghua Army served as four prime ministers.

Xining worked as a scholar for three years, first as a local official, then as a middle official, and then changed the system of Longtuge, knowing how to make government affairs open. In the first year of Chongning (1 102), he was the right assistant minister (right phase) and later became an official. Battle of Shigang, Xinghua; Change the salt method and tea method, and cast ten big money.

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Imperial College Chen Dong wrote that Cai Jing was the "head of six thieves". After Song Qinzong ascended the throne, Cai Jing was banished to Lingnan and died in Tanzhou (Changsha, Hunan) on the way.

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The main achievements of Cai Xiang and Cai Jing:

1, Cai Xiang calligraphy:

In the history of calligraphy, four great calligraphers, Su, Huang, Mi and Cai, are typical representatives of the calligraphy style in Song Dynasty.

Cai Xiang is good at block letters, running script and cursive script. His calligraphy is vigorous and dignified, simple and beautiful, and it is unique. Cai Xiang's calligraphy was highly respected by his contemporaries and enjoyed a high reputation. Su Shi and Ouyang Xiu were the first people to appreciate his calligraphy.

2, Cai Jing's calligraphy:

There were four calligraphers in the Northern Song Dynasty: Su, Huang, Mi and Cai. A few people think that Cai Yuan refers to Cai Jing, and later generations changed it to Cai Xiang because of its "bad word".

Cai studied Cai Xiang's calligraphy with his younger brother in his early years. Xu Hao's calligraphy was loved by the gods when Sergeant Admiralty awarded the Qiantang County Commandant. At that time, the literati learned it one after another. Cai Jing also studied Xu Hao's calligraphy with Su Shi, who was exiled to Qiantang, and later learned from Shen Chuanshi and Ou Yangxun, and later changed to "two kings", absorbing the strengths of various schools and becoming a whole. His calligraphy style is charming, his words are vigorous, he is happy and calm, and he has a unique style, which is highly respected in China.

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