Wang Ji, courtesy name Wugong, nicknamed Donggaozi, was a native of Longmen, Jiangzhou, a doctor and a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Many people may not recognize the word Wang Ji alone, but this man has a very awesome grandnephew - Wang Bo, the leader of the Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty. Wang Bo is the direct grandson of Wang Ji's brother Wang Tong.
Speaking of Wang Tong, he was also a famous doctor at that time, and he was also a very famous Confucian. In the third year of Renshou, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Wang Tong once "traveled west to Chang'an, met Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and presented the twelve strategies of peace, respecting the king's way, promoting hegemony strategies, and The present is a test of the past." But it was not reused. It was probably because of the recommendation of his fellow villager Xue Daoheng that he was awarded the title of Shuzuo, Secretary of Shu County, and Minister of the King of Shu. However, Wang Tong was not satisfied, so he soon resigned and went into seclusion and became a private educator in his hometown.
Later, he devoted himself to studying Confucius's "Six Classics". It is said that he received books from Li Yu in the East China Sea, studied poetry in Xia Dian in Kuaiji, and asked about rituals in Guan Ziming in Hedong.
After painstaking research, Wang Tong felt that he was successful in learning, so he imitated Confucius and wrote "Wang's Six Classics", or "Continuation of the Six Classics". And began to gather disciples in Bainiu River in his hometown to give lectures. "The disciples often number in the hundreds, including Dong Heng in Henan, Cheng Yuan in Nanyang, Jia Qiong in Zhongshan, Xue Shou in Hedong, Yao Yi in Taishan, Wen Yanbo in Taiyuan, Du Yan in Jingzhao, etc. There are more than ten people who are handsome, but Yao Yi is generous and Fang Zhongyou is the best; Xue Shuili is wise and Fang is Zhuang Zhou."
In addition, it is said that famous officials in the early Tang Dynasty, such as Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng, were also disciples of Wang Tong, but there is no direct evidence to prove this.
Let's talk about Wang Ji. In the late Sui Dynasty, he promoted filial piety and integrity and was promoted to the post of secretary. However, he was not happy in the court, so he resigned due to illness and was granted the title of Liuhe Cheng of Yangzhou. At that time, the world was in chaos, so he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown. In Wudezhong of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial officials before the imperial edict waited for the imperial edict to go to the province. In the early days of Zhenguan, he returned to Hezhu due to illness and worked hard at farming in Donggao, calling himself "Donggaozi". He is simple and arrogant by nature, addicted to alcohol, and can drink five buckets. He wrote his own "Biography of Mr. Five Bucks", "Wine Classic" and "Wine Book", with notes from "Lao" and "Zhuang".
This man's literary achievements in history are quite high. Later generations commented on him: "His poems are close but not shallow, quality but not vulgar, sincere and unrestrained, broad-minded and high-spirited, directly following the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Rhythm style It originated in the Six Dynasties and took shape during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It has no merit but is actually a precursor."
Wang Ji was depressed and frustrated all his life. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, he served three times as an official and three times in seclusion. He longed for an official career, but knew that it would be difficult to achieve success, so he retired to the mountains, forests and countryside to entertain himself with gin, wine and poetry. After he abandoned his official position and lived in seclusion in his hometown of Donggao Village, he indulged in drinking and his thoughts were deeply influenced by Taoism. Most of the poems he wrote took the love of wine as the theme, praising Ji Kang and Ruan Ji; they used the pastoral leisure taste as the content, praising Tao Yuanming, and later generations compiled "Donggaozi Collection".
At this time, in the main hall, when Wang Ji heard Li Zexuan's "sincere" praise, a smile appeared on his old face. He said modestly: "Haha~! You kid can talk, but I am just a country man, so when I can't help but admire you so much. I heard that you have opened an academy, and I would like to see it~!"
In fact, we can't blame Wang Ji for being clumsy and not seeing that Li Zexuan was acting. Li Zexuan's acting skills are really too realistic. The admiration and admiration on his face are really just right. Any more would appear hypocritical, and any less would appear to be hypocritical. No sincerity, in modern times he could be an Oscar winner~!
Li Zexuan laughed when he heard this and said: "From ancient times to the present, all dynasties have valued learning, but it is more difficult for poor children to go to school than to reach the sky, so the boy founded Yanhuang Academy to serve the world and provide livelihood for the people. I have established my destiny and want all those who are eager to learn to learn useful knowledge~!"
"Good~! What a person who has a heart for the world~! What a person who has a life for the people~! The boy from the Li family is really brave~!"
After Wang Ji heard these two sentences, he couldn't help but marvel. He laughed and said: "With these two sentences, it's a big revelation~!"
After saying that, the guy picked up the tea cup at hand, raised his neck and poured it into his mouth. The result...
"Bah, bah, bah~!"
"It's actually tea soup~! You're such an honest kid~! Why don't I serve you wine when you come here~?"
Wang Ji complained as he spat out the sweet, bitter, spicy and salty tea soup in his mouth.
Li Zexuan was so ashamed that he quickly asked someone to get the iced Wenwenxiang from home, and said: "Ahem~! Wait a moment, Mr. Wu Gong, the wine will be here soon~!"
Another old man on the side pointed at Wang Ji and cursed with a smile: "No work, no work, you are still such an alcoholic after so many years~!"
Wang Ji didn't feel ashamed, but felt proud and said: "So what~? If a person lives his entire life without drinking, then he has no chance of living. It's better to just die~!"
Everyone was shocked by these words. What does it mean to be addicted to alcohol~? This is the true alcoholism~! In comparison, those drunkards that others call them are simply weak~!
"Hmm~! It smells~! It smells~! It smells~! It smells so good~!"
At this moment, the maid from the Li Mansion came in with a pot of Wenwenxiang. There was a hint of cold air on the spout of the wine pot, and at the same time, there was a burst of aroma of wine. Wang Ji twitched his nose like a pug. , greedily sniffing the aroma of wine in the air, the image of the worldly master before disappeared instantly, and Li Zexuan's jaw dropped to the floor.
Wang Ji didn't care about these things, or he didn't care about these things at all. At this moment, he closed his eyes and said deeply intoxicated: "It's soft and mellow, mixed with the fragrance of mountain fruits. The proportion of each is just right, and the fruits take advantage of the wine." , but the wine is melted with the aroma of wine, wonderful~! Wonderful~! Wonderful~! It is really wonderful~! This winemaker can be called a master~!"
Li Zexuan was speechless, isn't this the most ordinary gentle town~? Why is it that when Wang Ji says this, it’s like nectar from the sky~? With the several expansions and technological improvements of the winery, although the current Shenxianzui and Wenwenxiang are not bad street products, their daily production capacity has been two or three times higher than before. At least now you don’t have to queue up to drink Shenxianzui. , as long as you have money, you can drink it~! So Wang Ji's current performance makes Li Zexuan very puzzled~!
Li Gang blushed and secretly thought that his old friend was really embarrassing. He coughed dryly and said: "Ahem~! It's useless. This is Wenwen Township. It is sold in all the major restaurants in Chang'an City. If you like it, ask Xiaoxuan later. I’ll give you some~!”
The expression on Wang Ji's face suddenly froze, but this guy is also a wonderful person. Seeing his frozen old face, he immediately changed to an expression of remembering memories, and said: "Oh~! It turns out to be Wenwen Township~! I drank it a few times before, but then I stopped drinking it. It’s been so long that I almost forgot the taste~!”
Li Zexuan was stunned for two seconds and thought to himself that I believed your evil deeds. Wenrouxiang and Shenxianzui only appeared this year. How dare you say that you have forgotten the taste after drinking for so long~?
He never expected that this old guy would start acting with him. Life is really like a play, it all depends on acting~!
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