Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), a native of Wuxian, was born in Meili Town, Changshu, and later moved to Wuxian. The writer of the Ming Dynasty, known as the "poetry crown in Wuzhong", is one of the four great talents in Wuzhong. Xu Zhenqing was born smart. He studied literature in Wu Kuan and calligraphy in Mars in his early years. In literary genre,, He Jingming, Kang Hai, Wang, Bian Gong, became the "first seven scholars", emphasizing article study in Qin and Han Dynasties, praising ancient poems in Han and Wei Dynasties, and the tight patriarchal clan system prevailed in Tang Dynasty. /kloc-Jinshi in 0/505 was not allowed to join Hanlin because of his ugly appearance, and was awarded the position of deputy governor of Dali. Zheng De was demoted to Dr. imperial academy in the fifth year of Ming Dynasty. Xu Zhenqing believed in Taoism in his later years and studied health preservation.

Xu Zhenqing is known as "the first poet in Wuzhong" and "four gifted scholars in Wuzhong". Although he is as famous as Tang Yin, Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhiming, Xu Zhenqing is different from the other three in professional field. The other three are proficient in calligraphy and painting, and only Xu Zhenqing is famous for his poems.

Xu Zhenqing was very smart since he was a child, and he was very talented in poetry. He was self-taught and good at arts and sciences. He said, "there are no books at home, but they are everywhere." When I was a little older, I studied writing with Wu Kuan and calligraphy with Young-jin Lee. After finishing my studies, I became my own family. He, He Jingming, Kang Hai, Wang, Bian Gong, etc. jointly advocated the school of literature, emphasizing that articles were advertised in Qin and Han Dynasties, ancient poems praised Han and Wei Dynasties, and the nearly patriarchal clan system flourished in the Tang Dynasty. Xu Zhenqing is famous for his calligraphy. In his poem, "Every family in Jiangzuo has an article, flowers and trees in Yangzhou on a misty moon" has been quoted by countless famous artists and has become an eternal quatrain.

Xu Zhenqing's "Tan Yi Lu" contains golden sentences with unique insights, which are rare in the history of poetry talks in Ming Dynasty and even in the whole history of ancient poetry talks. His poetic style is elegant, only repeating the ancient theory, but without losing Wuzhong's romantic feelings.

Wang Yangming's theory of mind prevailed in the Ming Dynasty, and Xu Zhenqing's ideological course was combined with the whole era, from literature to Taoism, and then to the theory of mind. His advocacy of restoring ancient ways to literature and his lifelong devotion to metaphysics both reflect Xu Zhenqing's conceptual grasp of the characteristics of the times, which is related to his intention to save the "last days".

As we all know, "Four Great Talents in Jiangnan" have this title in many film and television dramas. They are Tang Yin, Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhiming and zhou wenbin, but in historical materials, there is no zhou wenbin. The titles of the four gifted scholars are true, but the fourth one was replaced by zhou wenbin, which is quite different from the other three. Therefore, in the artistic creation of the four gifted scholars, the author invented zhou wenbin to cooperate with the other three.

Xu Zhenqing was very smart since he was a child, and he was very talented in poetry. He was self-taught and good at arts and sciences. He said, "there are no books at home, but they are everywhere." When I was a little older, I studied writing with Wu Kuan and calligraphy with Young-jin Lee. After finishing my studies, I became my own family. He, He Jingming, Kang Hai, Wang, Bian Gong, etc. jointly advocated the school of literature, emphasizing that articles were advertised in Qin and Han Dynasties, ancient poems praised Han and Wei Dynasties, and the nearly patriarchal clan system flourished in the Tang Dynasty. Xu Zhenqing is famous for his calligraphy. In his poem, "Every family in Jiangzuo has an article, flowers and trees in Yangzhou on a misty moon" has been quoted by countless famous artists and has become an eternal quatrain.

Three of the four gifted scholars in Wuzhong are good at painting, but Xu Zhenqing is different from them. He is not good at painting and calligraphy, but only loyal to poetry. His personality is lofty and aloof, and he really doesn't stand with the romantic talents. Probably for this reason, the story writer will make up a handsome zhou wenbin.

Xu Zhenqing's representative poems

Xu Zhenqing has a high position in the world of poetry. He is called "Xiong Wen". His poems are all excellent, which is really worthy of the name. The writing style of early works is biased towards graceful poets such as Bai Juyi and Liu Yuxi; Later, influenced by Li Mengyang, He Jingming and others, he advocated that "literature must be in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and poetry must flourish in the Tang Dynasty", and participated in the literary retro movement, ranking among the "top seven".

Shen Deqian, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, edited Poems of Ming Dynasty. Among them, the four gifted scholars in Wuzhong only collected the poems of Xu Zhenqing and Wen Zhiming, while Wen Zhiming only collected two, while Xu Zhenqing actually edited 23. Among the top seven poets, Xu Zhenqing is second only to Li Mengyang and He Jingming. This paper compares the poetic styles of three poets in Selected Poems of Ming Dynasty, and points out that "Li Qixiong, He and Xu have deep feelings", which shows that the poems are rich in emotions, exquisite in skills, touching between the lines and meaningful in feelings.

Careful observation of the emotional context buried in Xu Zhenqing's poems is different from that of poets in the Central Plains in general, and still retains the elegance of Jiang Leftist and Wuzhong School. Because of its unique features, in the process of writing, Xu Zhenqing's words and sentences are all "refined words", and he is good at seven words close to the body, even more quatrains, with delicate techniques and poetic implications. Appreciating his poems is like a breeze blowing over his face, relaxed, but unforgettable.

How did Xu Zhenqing finally die?

Wang Yangming's theory of mind prevailed in the Ming Dynasty, and Xu Zhenqing's ideological course was combined with the whole era, from literature to Taoism, and then to the theory of mind. His advocacy of restoring ancient ways to literature and his lifelong devotion to metaphysics both reflect Xu Zhenqing's conceptual grasp of the characteristics of the times, which is related to his intention to save the "last days". In his later years, Xu Zhenqing respected Taoism and studied health preservation. He was chaste for six years and died in the capital at the age of 33.