Xie Lingyun had a straightforward personality, acted arbitrarily, and acted too casually. In the end, he offended others and was convicted and executed after being reported.
Xie Lingyun was born in the Xie family of Chen County, a well-known aristocratic family in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Got a reputation.
In 403 AD, the eighteen-year-old Xie Lingyun inherited Xie Xuan's title and was named Kang Le Gong. He was also granted the position of Yuanwai Sanqi Minister by the court, but Xie Lingyun refused.
Xie Lingyun is a typical rich kid, with luxurious food and clothing. He himself enjoys this kind of life. He pursues novelty and luxury in everything he uses. In 413 AD, Liu Yu appointed Xie Lingyun to join the army as a Taiwei. In the following years, Xie Lingyun continued to work under Liu Yu.
In terms of character, Xie Lingyun is indeed a bit extreme and willful. He often ignores etiquette and laws and does extraordinary things. At the same time, he is famous for his talent, but his talent has also become a stumbling block for him, because people in the officialdom think that he is a talented scholar, but do not believe that he can be an official in the political arena.
This situation was similar to that of Li Bai later, so Xie Lingyun was also quite depressed and depressed about the fact that he was not reused. In 422 AD, Xie Lingyun was demoted for sowing discord in the court. Although he was demoted, he still served as a local official. However, Xie Lingyun only focused on traveling and did not fulfill his accusations at all. He did not listen to others' advice. It's literally a gut to the bottom.
In 424 AD, Liu Yilong ascended the throne as emperor and appointed Xie Lingyun as secretary supervisor. However, Xie Lingyun turned a blind eye to several summons. You must know that he was his master. He wanted to be an official because he appreciated Xie Lingyun's talent, but Xie Lingyun just ignored him. This was simply a threat to Liu Yilong.
Not only that, in subsequent summons, Xie Lingyun always showed the noble appearance of a scholar. At that time, he was already famous all over the world. He wrote good articles and his calligraphy was quite unique. After helping Liu Yilong write articles, Afterwards, Xie Lingyun gradually felt that he was close to the center of power, so he tried to discuss government affairs. In fact, Liu Yilong only regarded him as a scholar.
Under such a contradiction, Xie Lingyun directly expressed his dissatisfaction, often evading summons by saying he was sick, and would go out for a walk from time to time without saying hello. Emperor Wen was also dissatisfied, so he asked him to resign voluntarily. After Xie Lingyun resigned and returned to his hometown, he still enjoyed eating, drinking and having fun. However, because of his too straightforward personality, he offended Meng Wei, the prefect of Kuaiji. Meng Wei wrote a memorial saying that Xie Lingyun wanted to rebel. When he arrived in Linchuan as an internal historian, Xie Lingyun did not learn the lesson and continued to go his own way. As a result, he was impeached again, and was eventually convicted and killed. He was only 49 years old.