A brief introduction to the life of the Four Great Talents Zhu Zhishan

Zhu Yunming (1460-1526), ??also known as Xizhe. A famous calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty and one of the four great talents in Jiangnan. Below is a brief biography of Zhu Zhishan that I collected for you. I hope it will be helpful to you!

Brief introduction of Zhu Zhishan

Zhu Zhishan, whose name is Zhu Yunming and whose courtesy name is Xizhe, because his right hand has branch-like fingers. So Haozhishan, a native of Changzhou, was a famous calligrapher and poet in the Ming Dynasty and one of the four great talents in Wuzhong.

Zhu Zhishan was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu in 1460. His mother passed away when he was sixteen, and his father Zhu Hao passed away when he was twenty-four. His grandfather Zhu Hao was good at poetry and prose, and was an official in Shanxi Province. He joined politics on the right and resigned and returned to his hometown after the age of sixty. His grandfather Xu Youzhen served as Minister of the Ministry of War and was named a martial arts master. He was extremely talented and famous at the time. Zhu Zhishan studied with his grandfather when he was young. When he was five years old, his grandfather returned to his hometown. Under the guidance of two great Confucian scholars, and because of his high innate talent and extraordinary intelligence, he could read, write, and write poems easily. He was well-read and had extraordinary intelligence. Later, he studied hard and was enthusiastic about the imperial examination. In 1429, Zhu Zhishan passed the examination, but failed in the examination for a long time. In 1514, he was appointed as the magistrate of Xingning County, Guangdong. In 1522, he was transferred to Tianfu Tongxuan, and soon returned to his hometown due to illness.

Zhu Zhishan was good at poetry and calligraphy, and he had a similar spirit with Tang Bohu. Together with Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing, they were known as the "Four Great Talents in Wuzhong", and were also known as the "Four Great Talents in Wuzhong" together with Wen Huiming and Wang Chong. Representative of calligraphers in the mid-Ming Dynasty. Zhu Zhishan's main artistic achievements are in Kuangcao and regular script, with profound skills. His representative works include "Taihu Poetry Scroll", "Honghou Yin", "Chibi Fu", etc.

Zhu Zhishan’s life story

Zhu Yunming was born on December 6, the fourth year of Tianshun (January 17, 1461).

His grandfather Zhu Hao was born in Shanxi The chief envoy, Si You, took office.

In the eighth year of Tianshun's reign (1464), Zhu Yunming began to learn calligraphy from stickers and was able to make the characters "diameter". Ming History Volume 286. In the same year, Zhu Yunming's grandfather Zhu Hao returned to his hometown after becoming an official.

In the first year of Chenghua (1465), Zhu Yunming returned from the south of Shanxi Province with his grandfather Zhu Hao. They passed through the Taihang Mountains and were deeply impressed by their wonder and magnificence.

In the fourth year of Chenghua (1468), Zhu Yunming gave birth to a fetus, and there were poems in his bed, so Zhu Yunming began to learn to write poems to cope with it. After recovering from his illness, Zhu Yunming began to study the classics as a disciple.

In the eighth year of Chenghua (1472), Zhu Yunming began to study composition. On July 15th, my grandfather Xu Youzhen died.

In the eleventh year of Chenghua (1475), Zhu Yunming wrote a poem called "Miscellaneous Notes on a Visit to Yongxi Temple" and presented it to the monks of the temple. In the same year, his biological mother Xu died of illness.

In the fourteenth year of Chenghua (1478), Zhu Yunming married Li Yingzhen's daughter.

In the fifteenth year of Chenghua (1479), Zhu Yunming passed the examination as a scholar and studied ancient Chinese literature. In order to study the case, he immediately went west to be rewarded and to support his students. On July 3rd, when he was expecting a son, his grandfather congratulated Hao and wrote two poems. In the same year, his father remarried Chen Yuqing.

In the 16th year of Chenghua (1480), Zhu Yunming went to the provincial examination and failed. In the same year, stepmother Chen Yuqing gave birth to a daughter.

In the 19th year of Chenghua (1483), Zhu Yunming took the provincial examination again and failed again. In July of the same year, my father died. In December, my grandfather wished Hao death.

In the 20th year of Chenghua (1484), Zhu Yunming accepted Zhang Ling as his disciple.

On the 26th of the leap month of the seventh year of Zhengde (1512), I wrote a poem to express my feelings. Take "Yu Duxian's Report on the Preparation of Thieves" to describe the garrison in Nanjing. In June, I got drunk for the first time after two years of stopping drinking. On July 2, he wrote to Lu Wan and proposed a plan to pacify Liu Liu and Liu Qi. On August 19, he wrote "Asking the Moon" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty. In October, he traveled to Huaichu and stayed at the home of his friend Wang Tingrui, the commander of Dahewei. In November, he wrote the "Huaiyin Jin's Xiande Monument" for the Jin family in Huaiyin. On November 10, my friend Wang Tingrui passed away. I wrote a message to commemorate him. In the same year, there was "Preface to the Poems of Jianghuai Ping Chaos".

In the eighth year of Zhengde (1513), Hua Chaori wrote six Tang poems. On June 1st, he wrote "The Situation of the Jianghuai Rebellion" to describe the whole story of the Liu Liu and Liu Qi incidents.

In July, in the summer mountain, my friend Yang Xunji came to visit with works by Dong Yuan, Li Cheng, Ju Ran and Fan Kuan. In August, I stayed at Dongshan Temple and wrote "Travel Notes on Dongpo". In the tenth month, Zi Zhuxude was given the gift of etiquette to Shizhong.

In February of the ninth year of Zhengde (1514), he went to the examination and failed. On March 3rd, I went to a banquet hosted by my friend Shi Ru, but refused Shi Ru's advice to drop out and take the exam again. I failed seven tests and decided not to go to the exam again. After returning from Beijing, he wrote to Zhu Yingdeng and asked him to write a preface to the collection he had compiled. On April 12, a friend from Huaxia came to visit and asked for a copy of the "Exemplary Examples of Disciples Before and After" on the "Picture of Marquis Wu" in his collection. In autumn, I went to Beijing to be elected, and was awarded the title of Magistrate of Xingning County, Guangdong. In November, I went south to take up my post and wrote poems about my feelings.

On December 27, the fifth year of Jiajing (January 28, 1527), Zhu Yunming died of illness.

On October 16, the seventh year of Jiajing (November 27, 1528), Zhu Yunming was buried next to the tomb of his grandfather Zhu Hao in Danxiawu, Hengshan. His good friend Wang Chong wrote a biography of him, and Lu Can wrote his epitaph.

Comments on Zhu Zhishan

Gu Lin: (Zhu Yunming) Calligraphy has been learned since "Jijiu" to catch Yu and Zhao, and it has lasted for thousands of years, but its structure has been ignored. Ruoxi, Xianzhenxing, Huaisu Kuangcao, especially the master of penmanship. Once upon a time, I didn’t know who would put the books together.

Zhu Mounuo (the name comes from the name "Shangxi Xixiatu"): Zhu Yunming, courtesy name Xizhe, was born in Haozhishan, Changzhou. ?The calligraphy studies from "Jijiuzhang" to Xi, Xian, and Huaisu are all over the top, and Kuang Cao Ben Dynasty ranks first. Commentators at the time said that his calligraphy was bold and majestic, free but not wild, like a crane among a flock of chickens, with a unique style. However, truth is not as good as practice, and practice is not as good as grass. Those who are bold and indulgent will win. Also, Yunzhi Mountain's true performance has the state of a horse flying in the sky, which is the only thing that anyone can appreciate.

Wang Shizhen: In Wuzhong, Dr. Xu’s Changgu poems, Zhu Jingzhao’s philosophical writings, and Chenshanren’s Qinan paintings can be regarded as the three masterpieces of the country.

Wen Zhenmeng: (Zhu Yunming) Calligraphy in the Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties, to Ou, Yan, Su and Mi, was masterful in all aspects, and he was especially happy in the late festival. For a time, his reputation was very high, and people asked for his articles and books one after another. Or a chariot of gold and silk would arrive at the door, but no words would be answered. "Miscellaneous Notes of Famous Talents in Gusu"

Qian Qianyi: I never asked if I had any money for my family. I got my salary and wages from all over the world. I always invited the kind guests to drink and sing, and I spent all my money. Or share it with the holding cloud, leaving no money behind. Every time he goes out, those who pursue the rope follow him on the road, and they use it as a source of disobedience. When he died, there was little he could do to collect the clouds.

Sun Yiyan: The layman Xiangguang said that the Jingzhao calligraphy is like cotton wrapped in iron, like sealing mud, but this work is definitely not the case. However, both Gu Huayu and Wen Zhengzhong said that he was wild and wild in his later years, similar to Xu's martial arts, which was almost in his later years.

Zhu Hegen's "Linchi Xinjie" says: "The grass in Zhu Jingzhao is deeply understood by Youjun's spiritual principles, and sometimes reveals its aura; the grass is suddenly pure and peaceful, and the rows are dense, and it is also rich and desolate. Far away, Shu is almost as good as Duke Chu (Suiliang). "