1. Wen Tingyun
He was ugly and unkempt, so he was called "Wen Zhongkui". Wen Tingyun is proficient in music and poetry. Wen Tingyun's poems are based on physical objects, with the beauty of tone and color, and are unique in art.
His poems are rich in diction, mostly describing personal experiences, and also reflecting on current affairs. His poems about traveling through ancient times are deeply emotional, fresh in charm, and still retain his character. His poems mostly describe women's love affairs, with a colorful and exquisite style, sophisticated language, clear and bright words. He is a representative writer of the Huajian Ci School and is known as the originator of Huajian Ci.
2. He Zhu
He Zhu has a strange appearance, eight feet in length, a livid complexion, and lofty eyebrows. He is known as "He Guitou". He was a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty and a great Confucian scholar. His courtesy name was Fang Hui, also known as He Sanchou. He was also known as He Meizi, and he called himself Qinghu Yilao. Han nationality, born in Weizhou (now Weihui City, Henan Province).
He is good at poetry and prose, and is especially good at words. The content and style of his poems are relatively rich and diverse, possessing the strengths of both boldness and elegance. He is good at refining language and integrating his predecessors into sentences. The rhyme is particularly strict, full of rhythm and musical beauty. Some of the works depict spring flowers and autumn moon, with high artistic conception and clear and sad language.
3. Zuo Si
Since childhood, he has been unattractive but talented. A famous writer in the Western Jin Dynasty. His "Sandu Fu" was highly praised at the time, causing "Luoyang paper to be expensive". In addition, his "Epic Ode" and "Poetry of a Beautiful Girl" are also famous. The language of his poetry is simple and concise. Later generations compiled "Zuo Taichong Collection".
Zuo Si was born in a poor family. Although he had great literary talent, he was frustrated by the clan system at that time. He had no choice but to express his ambitions and contempt for the powerful in his poems, praising the nobility of the hermit. The music composed by Zuo Si includes "Zhao Yin", which is included in "Magical Secret Music", and two of his poems of the same name are quoted in the solution.
4. Yan Ying
He was very short and ugly, but he was talented. Although he was despised at the beginning, he was also favored by the ruler later on. Pay attention to.
Historically known as "Yan Zi", he was a famous statesman, thinker and diplomat in Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period. He was famous among the princes for his political foresight, diplomatic ability and simple style. He was intelligent, witty and eloquent. He assisted in state affairs internally and repeatedly admonished the monarch of Qi. Externally, he was both flexible and principled. He was not humiliated when traveling as an envoy and safeguarded Qi's national character and prestige.
5. Liu Yong
It is said that although he is very tall, he is a bit hunchbacked because he bends down to write all the year round, so he is also called Liu Luoguo. Liu Yong is not only a politician, but also a famous calligrapher. He is a master of calligraphy and is known as one of the four major calligraphers of the Qing Dynasty. Because of his profound calligraphy skills, he was known as the prime minister of thick ink. Liu Yong was very intelligent and honest during his time as an official.
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