Speaking of Ji Kang, the seven sages of bamboo forest refer to seven famous people in the late Wei Dynasty and the early Jin Dynasty: Ruan Ji, Kang, Ruan Xian, Xiang Xiu,.
Let me introduce where Ji Kang is from first. Ji Kang (AD 224-263, or AD 223-262). Ye Shu is a famous thinker, musician and writer in Luoxian County (now Suixi County, Anhui Province).
If we want to say that he is outstanding, perhaps it should be said that he is better than modern people in tossing and turning, eating biochemical products, keeping in good health, singing poetry and playing the piano, and living in a drunken dream. To put it bluntly, these are also some expressions of dissatisfaction with the current situation. Si Mazhao wanted Ji Kang to be used by him, but Ji Kang resolutely refused him. Zhong Hui went to visit Ji Kang and was given a cold shoulder by him.
Dan Tao, the seven sages of bamboo forest, once recommended Ji Kang to succeed him, but Ji Kang wrote "Breaking Up with Shan Juyuan", listing his seven difficulties and two exemptions, and resolutely refused to take office.
Later, because his friend Lu An's wife was defiled by Lu An's brother, Ji Kang had contacts with Lu An's brothers, and advised Lu An not to expose his family scandal to save the defeat. However, Lu An's brother was afraid that things would be exposed, so he bit back and falsely accused Lu An of being unfilial. Ji Kang was very angry when he heard this, so he came forward to testify for Lu An, which angered Si Mazhao and was slandered by Zhong Hui, who had long been resentful. In this way, Si Mazhao ordered the execution of Ji Kang and Liu An!
On the day of Ji Kang's execution, 3,000 imperial college students collectively wrote to the court to pardon him and asked Ji Kang to teach in the imperial college, but their request was not accepted. Before the execution, Ji Kang looked as usual. He looked at the shadow of the sun and knew that there was still a period of time before the execution, so he recorded his favorite piano to his brother and played a song "Guangling San" on the execution ground.
At the end of the song, Ji Kang put down his piano and sighed, "Yuan Xiaoni (Zhun Yuan) used to learn Guangling San from me, but I always hesitated when I taught him. Guangling San is now lost." ? In this way, he was calmly punished at the age of forty. Scholars at home have heard about it and have no regrets. Si Mazhao soon realized his mistake, but he regretted it.
Ji Kang stood up for his friends for his own principles, for his own literature, and without fear of power. As can be seen from the above, why Kang is the leader of the Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest!
Guangling is heartbroken-look at Ji Kang, who looks like a straight man!