There is a saying that "appearance is justice", which has been true since ancient times. For men, it is difficult for a hero to be a beauty; for women, Chang'e has loved young men since ancient times. Modern psychological research shows that people are more tolerant of people with good looks.
Among the poets of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei was the most handsome. His success in high school may be related to this. According to "Ji Yi Ji", a collection of legendary novels of the Tang Dynasty: "Wang Wei Youcheng, who is still young, is named after the article. He has a good temperament and a wonderful ability at the pipa... He is white in his youth, has a graceful appearance, and stands ready to move forward." It can be seen that when he was young, Wang Wei was not only talented, but also a handsome guy. The princess fell in love with him at first sight.
In Chang'an, Wang Wei has long been a guest in Prince Qi's palace. With the introduction of King Qi, a well-known person, Wang Wei took the literary and musical works he had prepared in advance to meet Princess Yuzhen, who was very popular at the time. At the princess's banquet, Wang Wei held the pipa in his arms and played a solo of "Yulun Pao". The sound of the piano was melodious and the melody was melodious. It was quite similar to Sima Xiangru's performance of "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix", which made everyone present feel excited. But my heart is moved. Under the recommendation of Princess Yuzhen, Wang Wei won the top prize in the imperial examination that year.
In the Tang Dynasty, poets or literati with lower looks included Ouyang Xun, Wen Tingyun, and Luo Yin. Their looks are not good, what they rely on is their talent.
The great calligrapher Ouyang Xun is ugly and looks like an ape. There is a legend in the Tang Dynasty, "Bujiang Zong White Ape Biography", which says that during the Datong period of the Liang Dynasty, Ouyang He led his army to march south and entered the mountains. "He planned to kill the white ape, but his wife was pregnant and gave birth to a son who looked like an ape." It is considered that. It is an allusion to Ouyang Xun. Regarding Ouyang Xun's appearance, there is also such a story: Ouyang Xun and his uncle Changsun Wuji were officials in the court. Changsun Wuji made fun of him: "Shrugging your shoulders like a mountain, hiding your shoulders and fearing to stand out. Whose Lin Pavilion, Drawing this macaque?
For Ouyang Xun, although his appearance did not affect his success, it was at least a negative factor and had a negative impact on him. According to the research and analysis of some scholars, "Bai". Behind the absurd story of "The Legend of the Monkey", there are political opponents of Ouyang who used his appearance to hype and slander him. Fortunately, his appearance did not affect his talent and achievements, but there were two other talented people in the late Tang Dynasty. Poets were not so lucky.
Among the poets of the late Tang Dynasty, Wen Tingyun was as famous as Li Shangyin and was known as "Wen Li". He was born in a family of officials and was the grandson of Prime Minister Wen Yanbo. Because of his ugly appearance and unkempt appearance, he was nicknamed "Wen Zhongkui". It must be that Wen Dacai did not look good enough for the audience and was a bit scary. This "ugly but gentle" man is famous for his love stories. , with gorgeous words and exquisite colors, is the originator of Huajian Ci. It is really unexpected that this ugly man can write "Thousands of sails are not the same, the slanting light is flowing over the water" and "The hills are overlapping, the gold is shining, and the clouds on the temples are fragrant." Sentences like "cheek snow".
Like many current netizens, a beautiful relationship will die when exposed to the light. People can't help but wonder what Luo Yin's appearance is like. Unfortunately, in ancient books, except for "very ugly appearance" Apart from the general description of "ancient appearance but ugly", there are no other clear records.