Why was Cai Jing removed from the list of "Four Masters of Calligraphy" and what did he do?

The reason why Cai Jing was kicked out of these four masters has a lot to do with his sins. As a famous traitor in history, Cai Jing's despicable behavior made the politics of the Northern Song Dynasty extremely corrupt. Not only those poor people hate him, but also those scholars and officials accuse him of treachery. Such a person, even if his calligraphy is the best in the world, is hard to be recognized. Kicking him out of the ranks of the "four great masters" is in line with people's aesthetic taste.

Cai Jing is a rich second generation, and Cai Jing is a prodigy. It is said that he can recite the story of Yueyang Tower at the age of four. Of course, this is also the reason why his family is better. Three of their eight sons are scholars. This is the background. Cai Jing's official career began in Xining for three years, mainly when the new party and the old party were in opposition. Although Cai Jing is accommodating and capable on both sides, he has never achieved anything. Later, when Zhezong died, Hui Zong reached the top.

As we all know, Hui Zong is a young artist who likes writing, drawing and listening to ditty. Cai Jing is also a young man of literature and art, who not only knows calligraphy, but also has excellent poems and articles. From then on, on the road of literature and art, Cai Jing also began to serve as CEO, and he reached the peak of his life.

In fact, Cai Jing was a traitor all his life, and he used Hui Zong's trust and support speculatively to achieve his goal. At the same time, he dismissed political opponents and persecuted loyal ministers. In many novels, he is a villain. Although his calligraphy is really good, such a person has no character, and it is useless to write calligraphy no matter how good it is, because it is impossible for everyone to evaluate one person only one-sidedly.