History of Asia

About the happy life of the famous calligraphy "Wang Yoshiyuki" in Lantingji Xu

There is a person called "Shosei".

It is a person named Yoshiyuki Wang who was born to the prestigious aristocratic King of Eastern Jin.

Let's take a closer look at a person who is known as the author of "Lantingji Xu", which is said to be the greatest masterpiece in the history of "Calligraphy", and is very famous not only in Chinese history but also in Japanese history.

Born in a prestigious prestigious

"People are equal by nature"

This is a very common sense since modern times, but it was not until the 18th century that such an idea was launched and became dominant.

Before that, the idea that people were equal was almost nonexistent except in Rome and Greece.

People are born unequal.

Especially when I look at the life of Yoshiyuki Wang.

Yoshiyuki Wang was born as one of the prestigious aristocratic kings of Langya in Eastern Jin.

"Elegantly without a cold gate, vulgarly without a prestigious clan"

As the word implies, life was decided by what kind of house was born in this era.

In modern terms, Yoshiyuki Wang is a senior citizen and can be said to be a winner.

Prestigious aristocrats are connected to each other in a relative relationship, as in Europe.

Wang Yoshiyuki's wife was also married to the daughter of Eastern Jin's aristocratic Chi Jian, and her career was promised regardless of her abilities. The two had a happy marriage, and with seven boys and one girl, Wang Xianzhi, the youngest child, also played an active role in Chinese history as a calligrapher. His second son was also married to Xie An's daughter, who later took power in Eastern Jin, and it can be said that he lived a happy life just like in the old tales.

The content seems to go crazy when seen by people who are married, but that's what the world is all about.

However, it is also certain that the fate of such a nation is not long. In fact, the second son of Yoshiyuki Wang has died quite miserably ...

Aside from that, Yoshiyuki Wang was a hopeful hope among the Kings of Langya.

He is said to be rigid in character and expected Wang Dun and others. However, Yoshiyuki Wang was not very interested in politics, and in 351 he left the central government on his own initiative and became the secretary of the city of Kuaiji.

Kuaiji was the land that was also the setting for the "Wo-ki-boku" during the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, but it was basically idyllic, and many aristocrats who avoided political disputes gathered here.

Hermit Life-Completion of Lantingji Xu-

At the meeting place, Yoshiyuki Wang enjoyed interacting with his intellectuals to his heart's content.

It may be said that the scenic Six Dynasties aristocratic culture began at this time.

Lantingji Xu, which is said to be the greatest masterpiece in Chinese history, is the preface to the compilation of "Lantingji Xu", a collection of poems made when he invited his friends at Wang Yoshiyuki's villa Lantingji.

In this flow, Yoshiyuki Wang completely resigned from the official position. Wang Yoshiyuki hates Huan Wen, who is in power at the time, and it is said that the conflict is the cause.

It is said to be the case of Wang Meng, and if Huan Wen had a hero's vessel, the world of war might not have continued so far.

It seems that Wang Yoshiyuki himself had no regrets in the official position, and he enjoyed interacting with prestigious aristocrats to his heart's content, and seemed to be addicted to Taoism on the way.

Thanks to the assets accumulated by the King's family, Yoshiyuki Wang continued to live an elegant life without worrying about his life.

Such a person is usually referred to as "crushing", but in the case of Yoshiyuki Wang, as a result of devoting himself to his hobbies, he will leave his name in history as "Shosei."

Evaluation of posterity

Wang Yoshiyuki's reputation is very high in every aspect.

In ancient China, rather than the Six Dynasties culture, it is one of the aesthetics to put yourself from the government world, and you can see it in "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" who played an active part from Wei to Jin.

Yoshiyuki Wang is a symbol of such aesthetics and is also famous as a master of calligraphy.

In China, for example, novels have a low evaluation as art, and the highest evaluation is "calligraphy".

It can be said that it was Yoshiyuki Wang who created that value, and he left many books besides Lantingji Xu.

The masterpieces he left behind, such as "Yue Yi Theory," "Seventeen Pledges," "Shuo Seikyo," "Huangba Sutra," "Mourning Pledge," "Kou Samurai Chucho," and "Kofukuji Monument," are listed. Later, the Tang Taizong collected the books of Wang Yoshiyuki with his power and literally took them to the graveyard.

Therefore, many of the books of Wang Yoshiyuki, including Lantingji Xu, are still sleeping with Taizong.

Personal evaluation of Yoshiyuki Wang

If you did what you liked, you could make a name for yourself in history! It was Yoshiyuki Wang who lived an enviable way of life.

To be honest, I envy you.

It can be said that the life of Yoshiyuki Wang, who was blessed with talent, money, status, and a happy life, was the happiest life in human history.