Xiao Tong (May 7, 50 1 year -53 1 year), born in Nanlanling (originally from Wujin, Jiangsu), is the eldest son, and his mother is Ding Lingguang, the wife of a famous family. Xiao Tong, as the future Chu Jun of the country, his father and mother devoted a lot of efforts to him. Unlike his father, he is not brave and likes to solve everything by force, but he prefers to be like her mother. She is elegant and polite, and her manners conform to etiquette. Not only that, she is also a loving seed. She likes silk and bamboo, expensive but not arrogant, and her face is quiet and introverted. Generally, many literati are inextricably linked with the word romantic, but Prince Zhaoming can get rid of the mud, don't ask politics, indulge in literature, and pursue things when the bad king is in power. Tian Jian was imprisoned in November of the first year, and he was made the Emperor Prince.
The history book says, "He was born smart. At the age of three, he was taught the Book of Filial Piety and The Analects of Confucius. At the age of five, I read the Five Classics all over the world, knowing that it can be ironic. " Xiao Tong is really talented. He studied the Book of Filial Piety and The Analects of Confucius at the age of three, and read the Five Classics at the age of five. He often reads ten lines at a glance, and most of the articles he has read are unforgettable. Over time, he can export them to chapters. He has received a good education since he was a child, and Xiao Tong, who has read many poems, is very talented. After he became a prince, he lived in the East Palace. Moreover, Xiao Tong is a dutiful son, who is "kind and filial, and always misses home after leaving the palace". Books record that he is still a homesick person. Because he is too homesick and filial, he stays naked day and night when his mother is seriously ill, and he can go on a hunger strike when her mother dies. Such a gentle prince, with both ability and political integrity, must be an elegant son, but the records in the history books are indeed like this. "The prince is both beautiful and polite."
Xiao Tong, who has a very good understanding of literature, later explained the Book of Filial Piety in Shouantang. His courage and insight were excellent and he was praised by everyone. After the lecture, he personally expounded his persistence in Chinese studies. Xiao Yan of Liang Wudi likes the Crown Prince very much, so he should be taken with him when traveling. Every time he goes to dinner, he asks the prince to write more than a dozen rhyming poems. The prince is very clever and can swing it with a little thought. As we all know, Xiao Yan advocated Buddhism, which was very popular at that time. As the prince of the Liang Dynasty, I was naturally impressed. He also believes in the three treasures and has read all the classics. Monks are often called, Buddhist lectures are held, and the "three truths" of self-reliance are discussed with all monks. Because the prince is a literary youth, devoted to literature, immersed in a pile of old papers, and often forgets to eat and sleep in order to create, he is a typical romantic scholar. There are 20 volumes of Collected Works, 20 volumes of Preface to Classics 10, 20 volumes of Huaying Collection, 30 volumes of Five-character Poems and Selected Poems of Past Dynasties. Xiao Tong believed in Buddhism, and the editor of the famous Mahayana Buddhist classic "Diamond Sutra" and "Thirty-two Points" was written by him.
In the turbulent times of the world, the whole world, including his father, advocated extravagance. Only he is not influenced by the secular, pursues frugality, does not take off his clothes and rarely eats meat. He is like a white lotus floating in troubled times, emerging from the mud without being stained, with noble quality and poetic flavor.
We know that Xiao Tong, Xiao Gang and Xiao Yi have made great achievements in literature. In the history of literature, there are many people who love literature as emperors, but it is Cao Shi's three fathers and sons in the Han and Wei Dynasties, Xiao's three brothers in the Liang Dynasty and the two masters in the Southern Tang Dynasty who can influence a generation of writers with their literary creation and understanding. Xiao Tong, the prince of Zhaoming who edited Selected Works, was the most famous and influential among the three brothers of Xiao family, and later generations formed "Selected Works". Xiao Gang, who is famous for advocating the palace style, made Liang's literary atmosphere increasingly * * *, and formed a trend at that time. What is the relationship between these three literary talents?
They are all sons of Liang Wudi Xiao Yan, Xiao Tong is the eldest son of Xiao Yan, Xiao Gang is the seventh son of Xiao Yan, and Liang Jianwen's Emperor Xiao Yi is Xiao Gang's younger brother. They are three brothers. These sons of Xiao Yan inherited their father's excellent literary genes. No matter what their political achievements are, they all add a lot of color to literature.