Wang Anguo

Wang Anguo

Wang Anguo (1028-1074) was born in Linchuan, Fuzhou (now dengjiaxiang, Linchuan District, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province). During the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi, a poet and prime minister, was known as the "three kings of Linchuan" together with his mother and brother, Wang Anli and Wang Xun.

Zeng Gong said that he was "omnipotent in books, and his understanding is not the reason of gain and loss, especially detailed. His literary style is rich in allusion, and his poems are broad and profound.". In the first year of Xining, he was granted Jinshi Ji, and successively served as a military official of Wuchang, a professor of Xijing, and a scholar of Chongwen University. He changed his works to Zuo Lang and a school manager of Mige, and ended up in the Cheng of Dali temple.

In August of the seventh year of Xining, he died at the age of 47.

Life of the characters

Wang Anguo (1028-1074) was born in Linchuan (now dengjiaxiang, Linchuan District, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province) in the Northern Song Dynasty. Wang Anshi's younger brother is a politician and poet in the Northern Song Dynasty.

He has been intelligent and progressive since he was a child. Although he has never been a teacher, his articles are organized. When he was 12 years old, he showed dozens of poems, inscriptions, commentaries and Fu to people, and all the viewers marveled at his outstanding literary talent. His poem titled Tengwang pavilion was written when he was 13 years old. It is full of words but not full of meaning, which has a great charm. From then on, his articles spread among the literati and bureaucrats, and received high praise. The more he studied, the better he was at poetry and Fu. Although he took part in the examination many times, he failed because of his entanglement in official status and his unwillingness to rely on his brother Wang Anshi for fame. For this reason, Ouyang Xiu once wrote a poem: "I'm ashamed to know that my son can't recommend him. Bai Shou Hu is a servant." When taking the maocai examination, the official in charge of the examination ranked his article as the first, but failed to take the entrance examination.

Anguo was not only outstanding in literary talent, but also devoted himself to serving his mother for a long time and making good friends. In the first year of Xining (1068), recommended by Han Qi, the minister and Minister of the third division, he was granted Jinshi Ji by Shenzong. He was appointed professor of Xijing Guozijian and professor of Xijing Guozi. At this time, he was 41 years old, and then he became an official from Buyi.

Because he was Wang Anshi's younger brother, he returned to Beijing after his term of office was completed in 1071. Shenzong summoned him to inquire about the outside world's reaction to Wang Anshi's reform. Wang Anguo didn't understand Wang Anshi's political reform very well. He had a lot of complaints. He said straightforwardly, "the people who hate are not clear, and they are too eager to gather."! It's said that he didn't use people properly and he was too anxious to collect money. This is contrary to the idea of Shenzong. Shenzong was not happy and didn't reuse it. He only awarded Chongwen University books, and later changed them to Zuo Lang's cabinet, which was called the king's school.

Wang Anguo didn't understand the reform to oppose it, so he also had a lot of opinions on LV Huiqing and Zeng Bu who supported Wang Anguo's reform. When Wang Anguo advised him not to indulge in playing flute, he asked his brother to stay away from him. Lu Huiqing was very angry about this. In the seventh year of Xining, taking advantage of the opportunity of Wang Anshi's demise and serving as a political adviser, he took advantage of Zheng Xia's "picture of refugees" to oppose the new law's imprisonment. He thought that Wang Anguo and Zheng Xia belonged to the same party and were demoted to the countryside. "All people in the world think that they are unjust.". Soon, when the court decided to use him again, he died of illness. He died in August of the seventh year of Xining. His descendants: great grandson Wang Shirong moved to Rongshan Township in Linchuan, and great grandson Wang Shixian moved to Haoyuan and Wuxi in Dongxiang.

Main achievements

Wang Anguo is not only a political figure, but also a literary magnate. His poems, CI and literary works are abundant. After his death, his family collected his poems and essays and compiled them into a collection of 100 volumes (Zeng Gong's preface to Wang Pingfu's collection), seven volumes of Wang Anguo's collection, 60 volumes of Wang Anguo's collection, and eight volumes of preface, which seem to have been deleted and merged. Most of the poems and essays have been lost. Today, only one volume of Wang Xiaoli collection is left, which is included in the collection of famous scholars in Song Dynasty. A volume of his poems is recorded in volume 631 of Quan Song Shi. The first volume of Quan Song Ci contains three poems. Volume 1586-1587 of Quan Song Wen includes two volumes. His deeds can be seen in Wang Anshi's epitaph of Wang Pingfu (collected works of Mr. Linchuan, volume 91) and history of Song Dynasty, volume 327.

Character evaluation

His poems are good at writing, especially his poems are full of merits, which are similar to the graceful school. Poetry works well in practical use and is friendly in antithesis. Zeng Gong said that "he is omnipotent in books, and his understanding is not based on the principle of gain and loss. His literary style is rich in allusion, and his poems are broad and profound" (preface to Wang Pingfu's Anthology).

Articles such as "preface to the book of the Later Zhou Dynasty" and "Han Gan's painting of Ma Ba" borrow the title to play a role, and the discussion is straightforward and profound.

The poetry is well-known for its steady rhythm and elegant charm (Volume 5 of shisou). The seven character poems are as follows: "the cypress makes the cold sound, the wind stays overnight, the plum contains the spring flavor, and the snow remains" (Liao Yuan), "the wind and smoke fly white birds on the ground, and the clouds and trees roll cangteng on the half mountain" (GaN Lu Temple), "if the swallow is cold, I can't help it for fear that the pear blossom will be late" (Chun Yin), "the three Chu mountains in Beigu are exhausted, and the cold water flows deep into Jiujiang river. One after another, the moon falls, the window shakes, and the boat returns to send the Sanskrit sound.

He is also good at writing lyrics. The words "where is the soul of dream tonight, not like Chuiyang, but also understand the flying flowers into the bridal chamber" in the lyrics of "Jianzi Mulan Hua" (spring feeling) make the feeling of missing spring sentimental and touching.

Family members

elder

Zeng Zu: Wang Mingzhi, as a gift to Taishi and Zhongshu Ling

grandfather

Wang Yongzhi, Wei Wei, Si Cheng, presented to the grand master, Zhongshu Ling and Shangshu Ling

father

Wang Yi, the judge of Linjiang army, presented to the grand master, zhongshuling and shangshuling, and kangguogong

Direct mother

Xu, Wang Yi's first wife

one 's own mother

Wu, born in Jinxi, Fuzhou, is Wang Yi's second wife

brother

Wang Anren was a Jinshi in the first year of Huangyou

Wang andao (1017-1051), the word Renfu, Hengzhou army judicial service

Wang Anshi (December 18, 1021 - May 21, 1086), whose name is Jiefu, is a famous Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Wang Anshi (? - 1059) was once the director of Dangtu County, Taiping Prefecture

Wang Anshang, the character is Chunfu

Wang Anli (1034-1095), the word he Fu, Shangshu Zuo Cheng

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