1, "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest": During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Dan Tao, Xiang Xiu, Liu Ling, Ruan Xian and Wang Rong paid tribute to the Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest. We can remember several people with their initials "Two Ruan and One Ji, Mountain facing Liu Wang", which is helpful to understand their deeds.
2. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, wars were frequent. Scholars in the world, with lofty aspirations, turned to drinking and having fun, boasting about metaphysics and talking about Buddhism and Taoism. During Wei Zhengshi's reign, there were seven celebrities who often drank and sang under the bamboo forest in Shanyang County, and they were called "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest".
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1, Ji Kang (224 ~ 263), whose real name was Xi, was originally from Huiji (now Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province) and later moved to Luoxian, Qiao County. Because there is Lushan Mountain at home, I changed my surname. Ji Kangshan is famous for playing Guangling San. Because of different interests, he will go to be an official, write books on his own behalf, and break up with Tao; Ji Kang entrusted his children to Dan Tao before he died, and left a message: "Chrysanthemum Garden is here, you are not alone." After Ji Kang's death, Dan Tao has been taking good care of and raising his children.
2. Ruan Ji (2 10 ~ 263), a native of Chen Liuwei (Kaifeng City, Henan Province), was once a captain of the infantry and was called Ruan Infantry. Ruan Ji is the representative of the "beginning sound", among which 82 poems about the bosom are the most famous. Si Mazhao, Emperor Wen of the Jin Dynasty, wanted to betroth Ruan Ji's daughter to his son. Ruan Ji was drunk for sixty days, so that Si Mazhao didn't have a chance to speak, so he gave up.
Dan Tao (205-283) was born in Juxian County. When Sima Yan proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of Wei, he went out to do Jizhou secretariat, recruited talents and interviewed more than 30 talents. Because of my old habit, I have resigned many times and I am not allowed. Dan Tao is generous, thrifty, honest, upright, elegant and distinctive. He recommended Ruan Xian as the official minister three times. Although Ji Kang wrote "Dear John" with him, after Ji Kang was killed, Dan Tao took good care of and raised his children. Later, Ji Kang's son Ji Shao was recommended by Dan Tao and entered the official career.
4. Xiang Xiu (about 227 ~ 272) was born in Huai, Hanoi (now southwest of Wuzhi County, Henan Province). From officials to assistant ministers of Huangmen, they are all regular attendants of scattered riding. He once wrote "Zhuangzi", "Inventing strange smell and arousing mysterious wind".
5. Wang Rong (234 ~ 305), a native of Linyi, has a strong word. He is the most vulgar among the seven sages. He said, "The vulgar things are back, which is disappointing." Among the seven sages, Wang Rong is the youngest. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Huang Menlang, Shi San Chang Shi, Hedong Taishou, and Jingzhou entered the Hou of Jue Anfeng County, and later moved to Guangluxun and Shangshu of the official department. I am obsessed with fame and fortune and have nothing to say about it.
6. Ruan Xian, born in Wei's family (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province) in the Western Jin Dynasty, was born in an unknown year. Ruan Ji's nephew and Ruan Ji are also called "big and small Ruan". Li Guan rode an assistant minister to level the satrap. Open-minded and informal. He was good at playing the straight-necked pipa, and later changed his name to Ruan Xian for short.
7. Liu Ling, born in Bolun and Guo Pei (now Suzhou City, Anhui Province), was born in an unknown year. Liu Ling opposed Sima's dark rule and hypocritical ethics. In order to avoid political persecution, he became addicted to alcohol and pretended to be crazy. Once a guest came to visit, he was naked. When the guest asked him, he said, I take heaven and earth as my residence and my room as my clothes. Why did you get into my pants? With this bohemian behavior, he showed his denial of the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.