Wang Huizhi

Wang Huizhi

Wang Huizhi (338-386), Zi you, was born in Linyi (now Linyi City, Shandong Province). The fifth son of Wang Xizhi, a famous scholar, calligrapher and general of the right army in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Menyin became an official. He successively served as a member of the army of Xuzhou (huanchong) riding Cao, a member of the army of dashima (Huanwen), and a servant of Huangmen. He is arrogant and unrestrained. He is not enthusiastic about official business and often wanders around. Later, he resigned and lived in Shanyin (now Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province).

In the 11th year of the Taiyuan Dynasty, he died at the age of 49. Calligraphy has the evaluation of "huizhideqi (Wang Xizhi) potential". Later generations passed on "chengsao disease does not reduce the post", "crescent post" and so on.

Life of the characters

Sima joined the army

Wang Huizhi, Ziyou, is the son of Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He has outstanding talent, but he has a poor nature. He adores the so-called habits of famous scholars at that time and is usually slovenly. When he joined the army as the Chief Secretary Ma Huanwen, he was often disheveled, disheveled and indifferent to his own responsibilities. But Huan Wen appreciated his talent and was very tolerant of him.

Riding on Cao Canjun

After a few years, he joined the army as a cavalry general under Huan Chong and was responsible for the management of horses. He doesn't change his old habits, he still looks like he's fallen all day. Huan Chong deliberately asked Wang Huizhi, "Wang Canjun, which department do you manage in the army?" Wang Huizhi thought about it and said, "I don't know what department it is. I often see people leading horses in and out. I think it's either riding Cao or riding Cao." Huan Chong asked again, "how many horses do you manage?" Wang Huizhi replied without caring: "I have to ask my horse breeders. I never ask, how can I know the total? " Huan Chong asked again: "I heard that many horses have been ill recently. How many horses have died?" Wang Huizhi looked as usual and said, "I don't even know the number of live horses. How can I know the number of dead horses?" Huan Chong listened, but he had nothing to do, so he stopped asking.

not to stick at trifles

Once, he rode with Huan and rushed out to inspect. Unexpectedly, the sky suddenly began to rain, Wang Huizhi saw Huan Chong sitting in the car, then dismounted into the car, said: "how can I sit alone in a car? Let me accompany you Huan Chong saw that it was Wang Huizhi. He knew that he didn't care about trifles, and that it was raining heavily outside, so he asked him to sit with him. After a while, when the rain stopped, Wang Huizhi said, "excuse me." he got off the car, got on his horse again, and followed Huan Chong.

Wang Huizhi once went to another place and passed Wuzhong. He knew that a scholar official had a good bamboo garden. The owner of the bamboo garden had already known that Wang Huizhi would go, so he arranged it and sat in the main hall waiting for him. Wang Huizhi, however, came to the bamboo forest in a sedan chair. After a long time of allegorical chanting, the host was disappointed and hoped that he would send someone to inform him when he returned, but he had to go out all the time. The master couldn't bear it, so he told his men to close the door and not let him go out. Therefore, Wang Huizhi appreciated his master more. He sat down and enjoyed himself before he left.

Do as you please

When Wang Huizhi lived in Shanyin county. One night it snowed heavily. He woke up, opened the door and asked his family to bring wine. Overlooking the four directions, a bright, so get up and wander, recite Zuo Si's "Zhaoyin" poem. Suddenly he thought of dai'an road. At that time, dai'an road lived in Shan county. He immediately went to Dai's house by boat overnight. It took the boat a night to get there. When it got to Dai's house, it didn't go in and went back. When others asked him why, Wang Huizhi said, "I went there in a moment of interest. When I lost my interest, I came back. Why do I have to meet Diane?"

He died in grief

Later, he was a servant of Huangmen, who abandoned his official position and returned to the East. Both Wang Huizhi and Wang Xianzhi were very ill, and Wang Xianzhi died first. One day, Wang Huizhi asked the waiter, "why didn't you hear from Zijing at all? This is dead! " I don't feel sad at all when I speak. So I had to drive to the funeral and didn't cry at all. Wang Xianzhi liked to play the piano, so Wang Huizhi went in and sat on the throne. He took Wang Xianzhi's piano and played it. The strings couldn't be adjusted properly, so he threw it on the ground and said, "Zijing, Zijing, the people and the piano are gone!" Then he fainted with grief and woke up for a long time. Because Wang Hui had a back disease earlier, he also cracked this time and died more than a month later.

Biography of Wang Hui in the book of Jin

personal works

There are eight volumes in the collection. Today, for one article, see the whole ancient three dynasties, Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties; for two poems, see the poems of pre Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Nan and Northern Dynasties. Two Orchid Pavilion poems.

Calligraphy is good at cursive writing. "Crescent post" is a copy of the Tang Dynasty collected in Liaoning Provincial Museum. This post is mainly written in regular script. It is free and easy. The style is changeable and beautiful. The Song Dynasty's Xuanhe Shupu commented on his calligraphy that "the writing of characters is also self rhymed".

Anecdotes and allusions

Forget your shoes when you see the fire

Wang Huizhi and Wang Xianzhi were once sitting in the same room, but a fire broke out in front of them. Wang Huizhi ran away in a hurry, and even had no time to wear wooden shoes. Wang Xianzhi, however, looked calm and leisurely, called his entourage and helped him out again, just as usual. The people of the world judged the height of the two kings' demeanor from this matter.

The legacy of ancient scholars

Wang Huizhi went to visit Xi Hui, the Yongzhou governor. Xi Hui was still in the inner room. Wang Huizhi saw a blanket on the hall and said, "how can a Qi get such a good thing?" He sent the entourage back to his home. When Xi Hui came out to look for the blanket, Wang Huizhi said, "just now a Hercules ran away with it on his back." Chi Hui was not dissatisfied either.

Bamboo is indispensable

Wang Huizhi once borrowed someone else's vacant house for a while, and then asked his family to plant bamboo. Someone asked him, "why bother to stay for a while?" After whistling and singing for a long time, Wang Huizhi pointed to the bamboo and said, "how can I not have this gentleman for a day?"

Just ask for the flute

Wang Huizhi went to Beijing by boat, but he was still moored on the dock and did not go ashore. I heard that Huan ziye was good at playing flute, but I didn't know him. At this time, Huan ziye was passing by from the shore. While Wang Huizhi was in the boat, he heard a guest who knew Huan ziye say that it was Huan ziye. Wang Huizhi sent someone to pass a message to Huan ziye (Huan Yi) and said, "I heard that you are good at playing flute. Try to play a song for me." Huan ziye was already a senior official at that time. He had always heard of Wang Huizhi's reputation, so he immediately turned around and got off the boat, sat on the Mazar, and played three songs for Wang Huizhi. After playing, I got on the bus and left. There was not a word between the host and the guest.

Character evaluation

Fang Xuanling et al. In the book of Jin, he was outstanding and uninhibited. He joined the army for the great Sima Huanwen, and his head was scattered.

Huang Bosi's Dong Guan Xu Lun: the four books of Wang's Ning, Cao, Hui and Huan are all handed down together with Zi Jing's books. They all have different styles. Condense to get its rhyme, exercise to get its body, emblem to get its momentum, radiance to get its appearance, offer to get its source.

Family members

Family lineage

Wang Ren, Wang Rong, Wang Lan, Wang Zheng, Wang Kuang, Wang Xizhi, Wang Huizhi, Wang Zhenzhi, Wang Yizhi.

member of family

Father: Wang Xizhi

Mother: Xi Xuan

Elder brothers: Wang xuanzhi, Wang Ningzhi, Wang Huanzhi, Wang Suzhi

Younger brother: Wang Caozhi, Wang Xianzhi

Sister: Wang Mengjiang, married to Nanyang Liu Chang and Xie Lingyun's grandmother.

Son: Wang Zhenzhi

Grandson: Wang Yizhi

Great grandchildren: Wang faxing, Wang faming

Chinese PinYin : Wang Hui Zhi