Tang Pak Fu, a native of the Ming Dynasty, was born in the year Yin, so he was named "Yin", and because Yin is the name of a tiger, he was given the name Pak Fu, which was later changed to Zi Da.
His father, Tang Guangde, ran the Tang Kee Hotel. Since childhood, he was a clever man who was good at poetry and painting, and at the age of sixteen, he passed the Candidate of the Academy, and at the age of nineteen, he married Xu. Xu's quiet and beautiful, gentle and considerate, husband and wife love, is he spirited, his father suddenly stroke passed away, his mother because of too much grief also went with his father, and then shocked to hear that his sister died in her husband's family, his beloved wife in the birth of a child, postpartum fever, quietly passed away. Poor little baby in the birth of three days later, also with his own mother to go, loved ones died one after another, the blow is very big, so that he will be depressed. After in good friends Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhengming ...... encouragement, regained the ancient literature, furious reading, the results of the township exams topped the list, "the liberation of the Yuan Gong Tang Bohu" a moment of fame throughout the city of Nanjing. At the age of twenty-seven, he renewed his marriage and married He. When Tang Yin went to Beijing to take the entrance examination, he was betrayed by his fellow countryman Du Yuanjing, and was falsely accused of bribing the examiner, dragged into the torture chamber and beaten, and escorted to the prison.
After a few setbacks, later confirmed, after the release of the prison, down and out, his wife He left him, brother and sister-in-law asked for separation, at this time, fortunately, there are good friends, Jiu Niang (a woman in a greenhouse) in the spirit of aid to him. Later, he married the capable and caring Jiuniang as his wife, and since then he also devoted himself to painting, and made great progress in Qingdan. He and Jiuniang had a daughter, and Jiuniang died at the age of thirty-seven of over-exertion at the age of fifty-four.
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Two, Tang Pak Fu's Anecdotes
Tang Pak Fu, one of the "Four Talents of Wu Men". People only know that he was naughty when he was young; flirtatious when he was young; and cynical when he was middle-aged and old. Therefore, the world has added some of his stories to the story, so as to make up a lot of legendary novels , e.g. Tang Pak Fu Three Points of Autumn Fragrance ...... and so on. However, the stories about the legendary Tong Pak Fu may not be completely true, but it can be revealed that the talented painter character of the wind flow wild, do not live in the rites and laws.
At that time, Tang Pak Fu was already a famous painter in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, many rich and powerful people wanted to rely on their own power to ask for a few paintings from Tong Pak Fu, but Tong Pak Fu was not afraid of power, but was good at making friends with the poor. Because of this, Tong Pak Fu preferred to give his paintings to the poor rather than paying attention to the rich and powerful.
Once upon a time, there was a book called "Nine Beauties", which tells the story of Tang Pak Fu marrying nine beauties, and the plot is very bizarre, in fact, there is no such thing in history, but the painting of Nine Beauties by Tang Pak Fu is true. The origin of the Nine Beauties is that Zhu Zhishan once visited Tang Pak Fu, and bet with Tang Pak Fu, as long as Tang Pak Fu can be within a year, will be the city of Suzhou's prestigious lady, painted ten beautiful pictures, Zhu Zhishan will pay him three hundred taels of silver. But at that time, Tong Pak Fu overlooked: the big ladies, usually do not go out of the door, do not step out, where the ten pictures of beautiful women? At that time, Tang Xing, a book boy, suggested Tang Pak Fu to go to Xuan Miao Guan on the first and the half of each month, and he could easily get ten pictures of beautiful women, but Tang Pak Fu only finished nine, and these nine pictures of beautiful women were preserved
Three, Zhu, Wen, Zhang and Tang Pak Fu's strange literary anecdotes
Zhu Zhishan, the word Xizhe, was the closest friend of Tang Pak Fu, although he was a scholar, he did not want to be famous for his calligraphy, his cursive script was especially famous, and his calligraphy was very famous. Although he was a scholar, he had no intention of achieving success, and his mind was fully focused on calligraphy, and his cursive script was especially famous. The two men were of similar temperament, often carrying wine jugs and riding on fishing boats, drinking and writing poems while enjoying the landscape, rather avoiding the world and abandoning the common people. Soon after Tang Pak Fu was framed by Du Yuan Jing in Kyoto, Zhu Zhi Shan also resigned from the magistrate, and the two of them even traveled together in the world, enjoying poetry and wine, and sending their love to famous flowers. Legend has it that when they arrived at Yangzhou, they found that they had run out of silver, and heard that the royal inspector of Yangzhou's salt administration liked elegance, so they came to the government office in the guise of Taoist priests. He asked them to write a poem with a stone as the title, and the two of them were so satisfied with their work that he rewarded them with silver, and they had fun for a few more days. Zhu Zhishan's famous cursive writing, together with Tang Bohu's superb painting skills, made "Tang's painting and Zhu's calligraphy" famous far and wide.
Wen Bi (文璧), also known as Zhengming (徵明), was a close friend of Tong Pak Fu. But because of his father's strict discipline, he never dared to womanize, so when Tong Pak Fu and Zhu Zhi Shan invited two small prostitutes to play jokes on him without his knowledge, Zhenming wrote a long letter to advise Tong Pak Fu to do so.
Tang Pak Fu was not convinced that he took the joke seriously, and their 20-year friendship was lost. Until ten years later, Tang Pak Fu wrote a letter to Zhenming, frankly reviewing his own faults, Zhenming read the end that rushed to the Peach Blossom Dock, the two friends only in tears in the heart of the mustache. As a result, their friendship grew even deeper, and they talked about everything until Tong Pak Fu passed away.
Zhang Ling, the word dream Jin, since young, clever, had in the children's test in the first prize, but because of his father's early death, gradually unruly and unrestrained, addicted to alcohol. Zhu Zhishan saw his pity and took him as his disciple, since then he often traveled with Zhu Zhishan and Tang Bohu. Once, three people in the hotel after drinking only to find no money, so Tang Pak Fu to find a piece of white paper, a few strokes outlined, will become a green mountain and green water, Zhu Zhishan took the pen, inscribed four poems, more colorful, and finally Dream Jin in the green water beside the addition of a water drawer boy, and suddenly make the picture full of vitality. This painting not only paid for the wine, but also made them drink more. Meng Jin was born with a preference for nature, not drawing on official fame, and was always the best friend of Tang Bohu and the others.
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Reference:
The Legend of Tong Pak Fu Liang Yan Lin Yu Culture Publishing House
Wu Men's Talents Plus Words by Ma Chunyang Kerzhu Bookstore
The Story of Tong Pak Fu
Since Feng Menglong's novel "Tang Xieyuan Yixian Maiden of Marriage
Since Feng Menglong's novel "Tang Xieyuan Yiqiuxiang" came out, due to the clamor of folk artists and operas, the story of Tang Pak Fu dotting Qiu Xiang has been widely circulated in the folklore, and Tang Pak Fu has become a historical figure known to the common people of China by their household names. In folklore, Tang Pak Fu became a rich man with many concubines, a huge fortune and an absurd flirtation. In fact, this is a great distortion of the original face of Tang Pak Fu, the historical Tang Pak Fu, not only no legendary affair, and live in poverty, a life of hardship.
Tang Pak Fu, named Tang Yin, lived in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, born in a small merchant's family. From a young age, he was very talented, poetry, calligraphy and painting. During the Hongzhi period, he won the first place in the countryside examination of Yingtian Prefecture (now Nanjing) - Xieyuan, which made him famous for a while, and he also boasted himself as "the first talented person in Jiangnan". Unfortunately, the good times don't last long, in the second year of the examination, Tang Bohu was implicated in the imperial examination fraud case, ate a series of unjust lawsuits, and since then, no door to the imperial examination, the road to fame is broken.
Tang Pak Fu, no hope of fame, marriage is also very unfortunate. His first wife surnamed Xu, from a wealthy family, very snobbish, and hope that Tang Pak Fu can win the gold list, the clouds, husband and wife, who knows that Tang Pak Fu is implicated in fraud due to science, lost hope of advancement, her hopes were dashed. From then on, the couple turned against each other, quarreled every day, and finally separated and divorced. Later, a woman called Shen Jiuniang into the life of Tang Pak Fu, the two people love each other, qin and se harmony, unfortunately, Shen Jiuniang and died prematurely. Tang Pak Fu has not been renewed since.
The failure of the imperial examination, the marriage is unfortunate, so that Tang Pak Fu suffered a great blow, they fell into the world, roaming the famous mountains and rivers, dedicated to painting and calligraphy, and finally became a generation of everyone, has achieved great artistic success.
There are many stories about him in Suzhou. It is said that there is a person and Tang Bohu is very good, to Tang Bohu asked for a painting, the painting is a pole of bamboo standing in the wind, the bamboo pole lying on a weaver. The man went home and hung the painting in his room. To the middle of the night, this person in his sleep by the weaver's bouts of screaming woke up, he climbed up, palmed the lamp around the snow to find, and finally found that, chirping non-stop weaver, actually is the one in the painting of Tong Pak Fu. Another time, Tang Pak Fu for a friend's fan painted three river shrimp, the friend loved. A boat trip, accidentally dropped the fan to the river, the fan on the surface of the three shrimp actually jumped from the fan to the river to swim away. These legends describe Tang Pak Fu's skill in painting.
The rough life of Tang Pak Fu formed his character of being arrogant and uninhibited, contemptuous of the rich and powerful. In one of his poems, he said: "I wish to die of old age among flowers and wine, and I don't want to bow in front of cars and horses. He said in a poem: "I would like to die old, not to bow in front of carriages and horses." He said, "I would like to die old, not to bow in front of carriages and horses. This reflects his character of preferring to be poor rather than to follow the influence of others. The noble and arrogant world is bound to offend the dignitaries, therefore, Tang Pak Fu's life is not rich. In one of his poems, he said, "I have no room to laugh at the cones, but I have to write down the rivers and mountains", and he was so embarrassed that he had no place to stand. In another poem, he wrote: "The green hills and gray hair of the old fools, pen and ink career bitter food hard!" He directly and locally stated the situation of living in hardship. In 1523, at the age of 53, Tang Pak Fu died of poverty and illness. He was so poor that he could not afford to be buried, so he had to live in a temporary acne place next to his house. Nowadays, near the site of Tang Pak Fu's residence in Peach Blossom Dock, Suzhou, there is still an alley named "Tang Yin's grave". Until twenty years later, by Tang Pak Fu's friends and relatives to raise money to move the coffin of Tang Pak Fu buried in the west of the city Wangjia Village in Xieng Khouang.
Long years, more than four hundred years have passed, the people of Suzhou always remember this outstanding painter. In the 1980s, the Suzhou Municipal People's Government invested more than one million yuan to rebuild Tang Yin's tomb, and built a memorial hall at his gravesite, which was officially opened to the public in 1986 to display Tang Yin's deeds and his works.
Inside the Tang Yin Memorial Hall, there is a couplet that summarizes Tang Yin's life. It is copied as follows:
Asked Tang Qu painfully cry for what, even though the green cloud is hopeless, but won the high reputation of talent, in the generals and ministers above the princes and lords,
Following the Song Yu invocation of the soul, this Cang Tomb rebuilt, but also decorate the beauty of Xiengkhouang, for the lake and mountain flowers and moon altar Yen.
Opening
[B]One day, Zhu Zhishan to Suzhou peach blossom dock Tang's home to meet friends, see Tang Bohu is waving the brush for painting, painting is a landscape vertical axis, the mountains near the water, clouds and mist misty, very vivid, made fun of, "old brother, your landscape painting is good, simply more than your master Shen Zhou's true biography; but the painting of the women to the near.
Tang Pak Fu was young and impetuous at that time, heard the extremely unconvinced, said: "My painting of ladies what is not good? Zhu Zhishan saw Tang Pak Fu recognized the truth, then smiled and said: "You paint general ladies meaningless, if you can within a year, the city of suzhou prestigious lady, painting ten beautiful women out, I will be flattered you, but also with you to play the 300 taels of silver bets. Tang Pak Fu was Zhu Zhi Shan a stimulus, have carefully thought, and agreed.
Sent away Zhu Zhishan, Tang Pak Fu thought carefully, only to realize that again on the Zhu beard when. Imagine a girl, weekdays out of doors, two doors do not step, the ten real people of the beauty of the map to where to go to draw?
It is clear that this host is going to lose, so his heart is very unhappy. The book boy Tang Xing is very clever, immediately offered a plan: "Sir, according to my view of the ten beauty map is not difficult, the first day of the month, half of the month there are always people to go to Xuanmiao Guan burn incense, burn the first incense are often some of the big girls. You and the old master of Xuanmiao Guan is a chess friend, you can sleep in the early day in the view, dressed as a little Taoist look like to cut the candle flowers, knocking bells and bees, not to see clearly? Tang Bohu heard that it makes sense, so he followed the plan.
From then on, spring and fall, Tong Pak Fu really painted eight famous beauty map, the heart is very pleased, feel that this time must be called Zhu Zhishan surprised, so that he also tasted the taste of losing silver.
Another fifteenth day was coming, and Tong Pak Fu brought Tang Xing to live in Xuan Miao Guan as usual. Early in the morning, only to see a girl, neither car, nor sedan chair, a green cloth dress, head also inserted a flower, face like the full moon, eyes like shooting stars, face white with red, very moving, just feel a little familiar. Fixed his eyes to look closely, it was the original peach blossom dock street tofu store in the girl A Gui. When Tong Pak Fu saw her, he could not help but feel panic in his heart, and with a click, the scissors of the candle cutter fell to the ground.
Agui was about to worship God, see this situation, can not help but pursed lips micro little Taoist panic like, can not help but laugh again. Tang Bohu more panicked, even the candle scissors do not dare to pick up, hastily back away from the temple, do not want to just touch in the temple to come to the old master, could not help but "ouch". In this way, Ah Gui feel more funny, turn around and laugh. It is this "Three Laughs" that someone later made up the story of "Three Laughs".
Middle
[B]When Tong Pak Fu returned home, he drew the image he had seen in the morning in his study as usual. When he had just finished the drawing, he saw his wife Lu Zhaorong come into the study, took a closer look at the drawing, frowned and said, "Isn't this the girl A Gui from the bean curd store? Tang Bohu then told her in detail how he gambled with Zhu Zhishan.
Lu Zhaorong complained to Tong Pak Fu, saying: "These pictures of beautiful women are all of famous girls, if Zhu Zhishan takes them, I don't know what will happen again. You mustn't give them to him, and you mustn't steal them anymore. When Zhu Zhishan comes, I will answer him."
The day of the appointment had come, Zhu Zhishan came to Tang's house with great joy. Tang Bohu followed Lu Zhaorong's instructions and unfolded the paintings one by one for Zhu Zhishan to see. Is to see the ninth, only to hear a burst of footsteps, Lu Zhaorong in front, Tang Xing in the back, crossing into the study. Lu Zhaorong said to Zhu Zhishan in a serious manner, "Master Zhu, Tang Yin is young and doesn't know the world. If you, as an elder brother, don't teach him to follow the rules and regulations, but instead ask him to paint a lady of the house, then how can you tell the public about it and how will our husband face the world? Why don't you quickly take these ten paintings and burn them, so as not to cause trouble in the future."
Tang Xing had already had a clear idea of what was going on, and with a promise, he took the paintings in his hands and went out. Not long ago, only to see a wisp of smoke rising from the patio, the paper ash into pieces of butterflies, Lu Zhaorong also feigned anger back to the room and go, so Zhu Zhishan the first time in his life did not get a cheap, had to go away in disgrace.
In fact, this is Lu Zhaorong's plan, nine beautiful one has not been damaged, burned only Tang Bohu weekdays for scrap drawings. In this way, the Dongdao silver did not lose, the Nine Beauties has also been handed down. It is said to have been seen in the late Qing Dynasty.
Tang Pak Fu made a bet with Zhu Zhi Shan, and because he had not painted all the Ten Beauties, he felt uneasy in his heart. Early one morning, he sat next to the dressing table, watching his wife Lu Zhaorong combing the scene in the mirror, suddenly had a brainwave, painting, thinking: it is really no place to look for iron shoes, get all the effort, if you let my wife to do the painting, would not it be wonderful!
He was so happy that he explained his feelings to Lu Zhaorong.
There was a time when a woman would not even show her face to others, and Lu Zhaorong was the same way. As soon as she heard her husband's words, she was so ashamed that her face turned red and she said, "This is not possible! How can this be! If it spreads out, not only will people say that your husband is frivolous, even I have no honor to survive."
Tang Pak Fu said: "Boudoir for fun, human nature. If I pass on your face to future generations, it will be a good story! Zhaorong originally did not agree, but could not withstand the Tang Pak Fu horizontal bowing, vertical bowing, pestered to the point of being unable to do so, and had to say: "Sir must draw, then draw a picture of the back of the picture, so that people can not be recognized when they see it. Lu Zhaorong's point is: since ancient times, there is no drawing of a person's back.
This was a good way to discourage her husband's interest in painting, so she stopped insisting on her husband's painting. When Tang Pak Fu heard this, he clapped his hands and said, "You are really smart, I have been painting for many years, but I have never come up with such new ideas.
Lu Zhaorong because the words have been spoken, only to follow her husband to the back garden of the lotus pond, half leaning shy of the rockery, the flowers into the pool, teasing the fish for play. This time, Tang Pak Fu to his wife painted a picture (beauty play fish picture).
See the painting of the beauty, fat and thin, length and degree of fit, cloud temples high, pink face low hanging, really painted Pavilion Wang Li, graceful and elegant. In particular, there is a girl's unique naive and playful demeanor, live on paper. After the completion of the painting, ranked first of the ten pictures.
Because the first nine pictures are a glimpse, and this one, because Tong Pak Fu and his wife spent time together, very familiar, so more subtle and vivid.
Ending
[B]Originally, the story could have ended here, but this picture was so good that it led to an escapade later on.
It was during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty that a scholarly gentleman bought this painting from the descendants of a defeated squire. After seeing the painting, he was drunk every day, the more he saw, the more he loved, the more he loved, the more he was fascinated. In his heart, he thought: the back of this beauty is so moving, the front is not known how beautiful! From then on, he didn't think about tea, didn't want to eat, and kept saying: "Beauty, why don't you come back to the face?
The family was very anxious to see him losing weight. They called a doctor, who said that the disease of the heart needs medicine to cure, and that if they got what they wanted to see, the disease would be cured, otherwise the medicine would not work, and the doctor could not do anything about it.
A smart man thought of a way to take advantage of the gentleman sleeping, the painting changed a picture. The gentleman took a look, the painting is very common, a love affair this breaks the idea, the disease will gradually get well.
So, people say, Tong Pak Fu's paintings are alive, a back picture also caused the next generation of people born with a lovesickness mile.