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Wang Bo (649 ~ 676), Han nationality, was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The word zi an. Jiangzhou Longmen (now Hejin, Shanxi) people. Together with Yang Jiong and Lu, they are called "Wang Luo" and "four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty". Wang Bo is the grandson of Wang Tong, a great scholar at the end of Sui Dynasty. Wang's second son was named Fu Jiao, and the second son was named Fu Zhi, and Fu Jiao was his father. He used to be Doctor Taichang, Yongzhou Secretariat, Jiaozhi County Order, Liuhe County Order and Governor of Qi State. It can be seen that Wang Bo grew up in a scholarly family.

Wang Bo's talent was revealed very early. When he was a teenager, he was praised as a child prodigy by Liu Xiangdao, the governor of the imperial court. He recommended it to the imperial court and took countermeasures to seal him as a court official. Gan Fengchu (666), Li Xianzheng, Pei Wang, attended the Reading Palace. Two years later, he was expelled from the palace for his role in The King's Chicken. Then go to Bashu. In the third year of Xianheng (672), he made up his country and joined the army. He was punished for killing officials and slaves and was removed from the list when he was pardoned. His father was also involved and was demoted to toe order. In the second year (675) or the third year (676) of the Shang Dynasty, Wang Bo went south to visit relatives and drowned across the sea. His poems strive to get rid of Qi Liang's poetic style, and his prose is also famous. He wrote the famous preface to Wang Teng-ting.

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Wang Bo's literature advocates practicality. At that time, the poetic style, represented by Shangguan Yi, prevailed in the literary world, with "trying to slim the structure and carve it", "doing one's best to keep one's backbone, but not listening to it", and Wang Bo "thinking about its disadvantages and pursuing its career lightly" (Preface to Yang Jiong and Wang Bo). His poems are "strong but not empty, firm and moist, engraved without breaking, strengthened by pressing", which has played a great role in changing the atmosphere. There are more than 80 existing poems in Wang Bo, including preface, table, tablet and fu, and more than 90 existing poems. Earlier, 20 volumes, 30 volumes and 27 volumes of Selected Works of Wang Bo were not circulated.

The existing Wang Zian Collection 16 compiled by Zhang Xie during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty; Notes on Wang Zian was written by JOE and Jiang Qingyi, tongzhi people in Qing Dynasty, and it is divided into twenty volumes. In addition, Yang Shoujing's "Visit to ancient paper" recorded Prince An Wen of 1 volume, and copied 13 volume (actually 12 volume, of which 6 volumes were incomplete). Luo Zhenyu's essay continuation of Yongfeng Farmer has lost essays 1 volume, with a total of 24 articles, that is, 12 supplements what Yang did not have and six incomplete articles recorded by Yang. Roche's preface also mentioned that "Tomioka Jun (Cang Qian) kept The Wang Zian Collection (Volumes 29 and 30) in Kyoto". According to the manuscript of Imperial University in Kyoto, Japan (volume 1), there are two volumes of Wang Canjuan, which says "twenty-nine to thirty" and was immediately collected by Tomoka. In the third year of Qing Dynasty (19 1 1), Yao's Collection of Relieving Daowei Zhai has a chronology.

There is still controversy about Wang Bo's date of birth and death. Yang Jiong's Preface to Wang Bo said that he died in Tang Gaozong in the third year of Shang Yuan (676) at the age of 28. Accordingly, Wang Boying was born in the 23rd year of Zhenguan of Emperor Taizong (649). Wang Bo's Ode to Spring Thoughts reads: "The second year of Xianheng (67 1) was in the spring and autumn years." According to this calculation, he was born in the first year of Emperor Gaozong Yonghui (65O). This is Wang Bo's self-report, which should be believed. Therefore, most scholars now believe that Wang Bo was born in the first year of Yonghui (650), died in the third year of Shangyuan (676), and was born at the age of 27. Wang Bo was a very talented poet in the early Tang Dynasty. It's really a pity that he only lived for 27 years.

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Wang Bo was smart and studious since childhood, which was recognized by people at that time. The Book of the Old Tang Dynasty originally said that Wang Bo: "At the age of six, he is a writer, and his thoughts are not stagnant. His words are ingram micro, similar to his brothers and talents. His father and friend Du often called him: "This is the three-bead tree of Wang." Another Yang Jiong's Preface to the Collection of Wang Bo said: "When I was nine years old, I read Yanshi's Hanshu, and my fingers were missing ten volumes. At the age of ten, I have mastered the Six Classics, and the moon is full. I will repay it with my own voice. It is a Millennium opportunity to learn from the past for a hundred years. " Too often Liu Bo called Wang Bo a prodigy. In the first year of Linde, Tang Gaozong (664), Wang Bo wrote to Liu Xiangdao, the right minister, and said in the letter, "Therefore, those who are generous to the monarch are angry with their hearts and ears", and asked Liu Xiangdao to recommend them. Liu was recommended to North Korea, and was awarded the post of North Korea Sanlang at Linde's request for a term of three years (666). At this time, Wang Bocai 14 years old was still a teenager.

When Pei Wang Li Xianwen heard about his name, he called it writing an article and loved him very much. At that time, kings often had fun fighting cocks, and Wang Bo wrote an article "Chicken of the King of England" for fun. Unexpectedly, this is a disaster. Tang Gaozong thinks this is to make the kings clash and drive Wang Bo out of Pei Wangmi. In fact, Wang Bo was beaten this time, not really because Hero Chicken angered Emperor Gaozong, but because he was jealous of his talent, so Yang Jiong's Preface to Wang Bo said that he was "not allowed to show his face in the play, just looking for the first time." After being driven out of Pei, he visited Shu, drank poetry wine with Yang Jiong and others, and fell in love. "Biography of Yang Jiong in Old Tang Dynasty" said: "Yang Jiong is as famous as Lu and Lu, and he is also called Luo, the king of the sea, also known as the four outstanding men."

Four outstanding writers in the early Tang Dynasty are a very famous group in the history of China literature. As a group, they opposed the decadent aesthetic atmosphere since the Six Dynasties, "thinking about its disadvantages and using its ambition", devoted themselves to the reform of the style of writing in the Six Dynasties, put forward some innovative opinions, and began to lead poetry from the palace to the market, from the Taige to the Jiangshan and Frontier fortress, with expanded themes and fresh and vigorous styles, which played an important role in getting rid of the style of Qi Liang and creating a new atmosphere in Tang poetry. Through the efforts of his contemporaries, he established his position in the history of China literature with his unique writing style. Talking about the history of literature in China, especially in the Tang Dynasty, there is no one who does not talk about Wang Yang and Luo Lu.

The second blow to Wang Bo was that when Zhou Guo joined the army and committed a crime, he killed a hidden official slave. In the second year of Xianheng (67 1), he returned to Chang 'an from Shu to participate in the topic selection. At that time, his friend Ling, a judge, said that he was rich in medicinal materials and he knew them, so he found a small job in his army. When he was a soldier in Zhou State, a slave named Cao Da committed a crime. He hid the criminal, and later, for fear of leaking the news, he killed Cao Da and committed a capital crime. Fortunately, he was not executed under the amnesty. This is a strange thing. Why does Wang Bo want to protect the criminal Cao Da? He hid to protect him. How could he kill him? According to the old and new Records of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Bo's misfortune this time is due to his arrogance and being envied by his colleagues. Some people suspect that Cao Da, an official slave, designed and framed Wang Bo for his colleagues, or that it was simply framed, which makes sense. In short, Wang Bo suffered two blows, both related to his genius superman.

Although he didn't die in this disaster, he declared the end of his career and brought trouble to his father. Wang Fuzhi was exiled to the southern wilderness because his son Wang Bo committed a crime. Wang Bo went to Jiao Jiao to visit his father and drowned on the way, ending his young life. It is impossible to find out whether Wang Bo died or committed suicide while crossing the sea. After all, he died with a cavity of grief and indignation.

Wang Bo's poetry and prose are excellent, and he deserves to be the first of the four outstanding poets. He made great contributions to reversing the legacy of Qi and Liang Dynasties and creating Tang poems, leaving some immortal masterpieces for later generations. His five-character poem "Farewell to Vice Governor Du for Shu" has become a masterpiece in the history of China's poetry, which has been passed down for a long time. "However, China holds our friendship, and heaven is still our neighbor" has become a famous sentence, which is often quoted by people throughout the ages. Wang Bo is most praised and told for thousands of years by his Preface to Tengwang Pavilion. On this matter, Tang Yanyan recorded it in the most detailed way.

In the autumn of the second year of Yuan Dynasty (675), Wang Bo went to Jiao Jiao to visit his father. When I passed by Nanchang, I was just catching up with Yan Xinjian Pavilion, the governor of Nanchang, where a banquet was held on the Double Ninth Festival. Wang Bo went to visit, and the satrap of Yan heard of his reputation and invited him to a banquet. Yan's party is to show off the talent of his son-in-law Meng. Let the son-in-law prepare a preface in advance and show it to everyone as an impromptu writing during the dinner. At the banquet, the governor of Yan asked people to take out paper and pen, pretending to let everyone preface this great event. Everyone knew his intention, so they refused to write, but Wang Bo, a young junior in his twenties, didn't refuse. He picked up a pen and paper and wrote in public. Yan's boss was unhappy, so he brushed his clothes and transferred them to his account to show people what Wang Bo had written. I heard that Wang Bo wrote at the beginning that "Zhang Yu is an old county and Hongdu is a new house", and the governor said, "This is just a cliche. I also heard that "the stars are divided into wings, and the ground meets Lu Heng", and I was thoughtful and silent. When he heard that "the sunset is lonely in Qi Fei, and the autumn water is the same as the sky", the governor had to gasp in admiration: "This is a genius and should be immortal!" . "Biography of Talented Talents in the Tang Dynasty" records: "Bo delightedly teased guests, and he did it in an instant. Without adding a word, the room was full of surprises."

What is recorded in Tang Yan and other books may be exaggerated, but Wang Bo's Preface to Wang Tengting is indeed an immortal masterpiece. Wang Bo prefaced "Wang Tengting" at the Yan DuDu banquet in Nanchang. This is the most touching story in the history of China literature. Wang Bo in The Legend of the New Tang Dynasty belongs to literature. At first, he didn't think it over carefully. First, I ground a few liters of ink, and then I drank so much that I was led on the ground and couldn't write a word. "Tang Duan also said:" Youyang Miscellaneous Language ":"Every time Wang Bo praises a monument, he first grinds a few liters of ink and leads him to lie on the surface. Suddenly, he began to count. At first, he didn't jump. People called it a draft. " It can be seen from this that Wang Bowen's wit is extraordinary, and Teng's improvisation is a masterpiece through the ages, which is not a false biography.

As a gifted writer in ancient times, Wang Bo died before he was 30 years old, which is really a great loss for China literature.