First, a big family is famous all over the world.
After the Wang family moved eastward, due to the full support of Wang Dao and Wang Dun, Wang Langya reached the peak of power. There is a family whose influence is comparable to that of the royal family, and three-quarters of the officials in the ruling and opposition belong to or are related to the royal family. It's almost effortless for Wang Xizhi to be an official. Wang Kuang, Wang Xizhi's father, once participated in the eastward crossing plan of Si Marui, the evil king of Langang, and was worshipped by Si Marui as the prefect of Huainan, who took control of the military power. However, due to the change of the situation, Wang Kuang's defeat led to the annihilation of the whole army. Not only did he fail to cross the east smoothly, but he also failed to get help from his son. "Mom, Brother Juyu, getting better and better", when Wang Xizhi moved, he was only five years old. Wang Xizhi prefers learning calligraphy to his people competing to become officials in the DPRK. His teacher is Mrs. Wei, who learned it from Zhong You's name. With his interest and the cultivation of famous teachers, Wang Xizhi made rapid progress in calligraphy. At that time, he did not expect that he would have a very high attainments in calligraphy in the future.
In the third year of Jianxing (3 15), Zhou E, a celebrity, was left in Jiankang by Si Marui, Emperor of the Jin Dynasty. Wang Xizhi's eldest brother Wang Ji's wife is the daughter of Zhou E's younger brother Zhou Song, so Wang Xizhi was lucky to meet this honest elder. Zhou E is famous, second only to Wang Dao, and is a follower of the Dragon. Wang Xizhi, who never leaves home, is just an ostrich in his family. They should have nothing in common, but they became attached because of a "cow heart". Zhou Ai admired Wang Xizhi not only because of his blood relationship, but also because he was worried that the power of the king would lead to the decline of imperial power, hoping that the humiliated Wang Xizhi could become a mediator between the two sides. With Zhou E's intentional support, the dignitaries finally remembered the late Wang Kuang and such a son, and Wang Xizhi's reputation began to spread. What is commendable is that Wang Xizhi did not gloat. Even when celebrities ask for relatives from Wang's children, he doesn't dress up like these people. Instead, I ate the Hu cake in my stomach. Now that Wang Xizhi is highly valued by Chi Jian, he has suddenly become a hot potato.
Second, I have a career and ambition.
On the recommendation of his father-in-law, Chi Jian, Wang Xizhi was worshipped as a secretary. This starting point is not high, but it is very suitable for Wang Xizhi. His wife has the reputation of "the fairy pen of a girl", and their marriage life can be said to be inseparable. How can a newly married Yaner get tired of trifles? In addition, there are a large number of original works by famous calligraphers in the Secretariat Province, and Wang Xizhi plunged into the ocean of pen and ink and traveled for four years. Since then, Wang Xizhi has been moved to Wang You by Secretary Lang, and "Wang has a teacher, a friend and a text". His youngest son Yu was deeply loved by his father, so he arranged Wang Xizhi beside Sima Yu to continue the situation of "king, horse and the world * * *".
However, the situation was turbulent in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The Wang Dun Rebellion and Su Jun Rebellion weakened the influence of the royal family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty again and again, so that Wang Xizhi was no longer immersed in the beautiful life of painting and calligraphy, and made up his mind to give full play to his ability to save the world. After quelling the Soviet rebellion, Yu Liang was appointed as the general of the Western Expedition, and also led the secretariat of the three countries of Jiang, Jing and Yu, and was in charge of military affairs in seven States. Wang Xizhi entered the army and mastered the secrets. In Wang Xizhi's view, the "prosperous time" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was just a trick for Wang Dao and Si Marui to amuse themselves, and people who pretended to sleep could not wake up. His father's life and death were uncertain, and the Northland fell. The court just wanted to be safe, so it went to Yu Liang, which wanted to go north. During this period, Wang Shu, Wang Xizhi's future enemy, also entered the official career, and the contradiction between them ignited the fuse of Wang Xizhi's resignation and retirement in the future.
Third, the scholar was in high spirits and resolutely resigned.
Wang Xizhi doesn't know how to please or follow suit. Even if there is Wang Langya who is not weaker than the royal family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he disdains to rely on genealogy. Scholar Wang Xizhi's dissatisfaction with his uncle Wang Dao was written directly on his face, although his elders gave him great support in calligraphy and politics. At that time, Wang Dao was an assistant minister and became a young emperor. Yu Liang thought that Wang Dao had done nothing to get rid of him, and the contradiction between them intensified. Chi Jian, Wang Xizhi's father-in-law, hoped that Wang Xizhi would mediate and offered to let him stay in the court, but Wang Xizhi refused. The contradiction between Yu Liang and Wang Dao ended with their death, but the struggle between Wang and Yu intensified. Wang Xizhi was first dismissed from Jiangzhou Secretariat, and later worshipped the Imperial Army, the Right Army and General Huiji.
Because of the "confrontation" with Wang Dao, Wang's power was weakened after Wang Dao's death, but Wang Xizhi was paid more and more attention. Yu Yi, Yin Hao and Sima Yu, who supported the Northern Expedition, all trusted him. In the third year of Yonghe (347), General Huan Wen of Anxi wiped out the Han Cheng regime, which immediately aroused Sima Yi's vigilance, regarded him as the second Wang Dun, and used Yin Hao to compete with him. All this was seen by Wang Xizhi, who thought that it was wrong for the imperial court headed by Sima Yi to crowd out the local leaders of Huan Wen, and Yin Hao's talent was not enough to lead troops to the Northern Expedition. Unfortunately, Wang Xizhi's hard persuasion failed, Yin Hao's Northern Expedition was defeated and demoted, Sima Yi was unable to confront Huan Wen, and Wang Xizhi also lost his important helper in the court. What is even more exasperating is that Wang Shuze, whom Wang Xizhi despised, was promoted step by step because of his attachment to Huan Wen. Seeing that the imperial court was filthy, Wang Xizhi simply resigned and retired, and even told his sons before he died that if the imperial court went through the process of posthumous gift, he would not accept him and completely cut off his official career.
In the complicated political confrontation in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi, like his Mo Bao, was "peerless and independent". He had the ambition to assist the imperial court and recover the Central Plains, so he repeatedly refused the readily available office offered by Wang Dao. Among the rulers recognized by Wang Xizhi, Yu Liang and Yu Yi were in office for a short time, while Sima Yu and Yin Hao were nominal. He tried to persuade Huan Wen, a local power faction, to live in harmony with Yin Hao, who was loyal to Jinshi. As a result, both sides were ungrateful, and they resigned themselves to fate. In the end, they failed to become the mainstay of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.