Wang Yucheng (954- 100 1) was born in Juye, Jeju (now Juye County, Shandong Province). He lived in Song Taizu, Song Taizong and Song Zhenzong dynasties, but he was expelled three times. In his later years, he became the governor of Huangzhou, so he was called "Wang Huangzhou".
At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, he first stood up against the grandiose style of writing since the end of the Tang Dynasty, held high the banner of retro classics, advocated inheriting the spirit of the ancient prose movement of Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan, advocated "learning the Six Classics from afar" and "learning from the official department (Han Yu)", and wrote the ancient prose of "preaching and teaching to solve doubts", which opened the way for later ancient prose movements of Ouyang Xiu and Mei. In the Song Dynasty, when the literati were in power, the power of the prime minister was particularly heavy.
Wang Yucheng was moved by the decisive role played by the candidate for prime minister in state affairs, and wrote an article with the characteristics of the times, A Record of the Hospital to be Leaked. From the perspective of topic type, it belongs to "the story of the hall wall", but in fact it is a "prime minister's theory" full of political color. He divided the prime minister into three types: virtuous, treacherous and mediocre according to his different moods when waiting for the leak. The meaning of praise and criticism is very clear, which reflects his anxiety and criticism of real politics.
This article emphasizes that "the government of a country and the lives of ten thousand people depend entirely on the prime minister" and exhorts the rulers to be diligent and love the people, instead of "stealing the position and taking care of the whole body", with strict righteousness and sharp brushwork. The language achievements of this article are outstanding: four sentences are basic sentence patterns, which are bright, concise and catchy; Some paragraphs rhyme flexibly and freely, full of rhythmic beauty.