Tang Bohu, also known as Tang Yin, has the reputation of "the first romantic talent in the south of the Yangtze River". Unofficial history recorded that he was handsome, personable and brilliant, and was very popular with women, especially the story of Tang Bohu lighting Chou-heung, which was a household name and widely circulated among the people. However, in real life, behind this super genius is infinite sadness and desolation. His life has suffered three major disasters, which is really beyond the endurance of ordinary people. Tang Bohu comes from a noble family. His ancestor was Tang Hui, the former general of Liang Ling, and his ancestor Tang Jian fought with Li Yuan, and was named "Duke of Ju State". In the Ming Dynasty, although the Tang family was not as good as before, his father, Tang Guangde, ran a pub, and his family was well-off and had no worries about food and clothing since childhood. So he was familiar with the four books and five classics since he was a child, and soon read widely. At the same time, with his own efforts and talent, he quickly became a famous local prodigy. At the age of 65,438+05, Tang Bohu supplemented the primary school students attached to Suzhou Fu School as the first, and made rapid progress in painting, poetry and calligraphy. He soon became a local celebrity and made many local celebrities, including Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhiming, Xu Zhenqing and others. Since then, the names of the four great talents in Jiangnan have spread like wildfire. Three years later, 18-year-old Tang Bohu found her confidante and became friends with the daughter of local tyrant Xu Tingrui for a hundred years. After marriage, they respect each other and envy others. However, the good times did not last long. When Tang Bohu was 24 years old, great changes took place in his family. This year, Tang Bohu's parents died, followed by his wife and unborn son. His sister couldn't bear the changes at home and committed suicide. Only his brother Tang Shen lives with him. Tang Bohu watched his relatives die one after another, which made Tang Bohu enter the darkest period in his life. This is the first "Waterloo" in his life. Fortunately, Tang Bohu didn't degenerate. Soon, with the help of his good friend Zhu Zhishan and other friends, he studied harder. In A.D. 1498, 28-year-old Tang Bohu won the first place (Xie Yuan) after having obtained the provincial examination and became famous in the south of the Yangtze River. According to his state at that time, Tang Bohu could at least be a scholar in future exams, and he basically didn't run away as a big official in the central or local government. Some officials make friends with celebrities. At this time, I also received a hydrangea from He, the eldest daughter of Tianfu, who soon became my second wife. However, Tang Bohu, whose career was bright, never dreamed that a huge crisis was waiting for him. In the second year of the senior high school entrance examination, 1499 entered Beijing ambitiously, looking forward to being the top scholar. In this year's exam, the topic given by the examiner was quite unpopular. Of all the people who took the exam, only Tang Bohu and Xu Jing got it right. This result was obviously unacceptable to other candidates, so they reported fraud in the examination room. This is the famous Xu Jingke case. Not only did Tang Bohu not go to high school, but he was also implicated in prison. Moreover, he was cut off from his official position and banned from taking the imperial examination for life. He was also demoted to a remote place and only gave him a small official position. Tang Bohu refused to be a junior official, so he chose to go home. Mr. He saw that Tang Bohu had no hope in his life. She wanted to climb a tall branch and be a lady's wife, but her dream was dashed. She said nothing and forced Tang Bohu to write a divorce certificate. Besides, his brother offered to leave him. This is the second disaster in his life. Desperate Tang Bohu, never cared! He chose to drink, indulge in debauchery and paint poems to polish time. Just when Tang Bohu was pessimistic and desperate, the appearance of a woman made him see the light again. She is a prostitute named Shen nine niang. Because of family reasons, Shen nine niang has been living in a brothel for many years, but he has always had a good impression on the handsome and versatile Tang Bohu. She encouraged Tang Bohu to cheer up. 1505, 35-year-old Tang Bohu married Shen nine niang. With the support and help of Shen nine niang, Tang Bohu's ambition was stimulated, and he developed his talent into poetry, quatrains and painting. Nine niang Shen took Tang Bohu's paintings to the market and bought them with money. In this way, Tang Bohu and his wife wrote poems and paintings to express their feelings, and made a living by selling calligraphy and painting. This period of time should be Tang Bohu's happiest moment. As Tang Bohu became more and more famous, his calligraphy and painting became more and more valuable. Later, they used the money from selling calligraphy and painting to buy a villa-Taohuawu in the north of Gusu. And Shen nine niang also gave birth to a baby daughter, Tang, and the family lived a happy life. However, fate has been playing tricks on this great genius. In A.D. 15 12, Shen nine niang died of overwork at the age of 37. Tang Bohu collapsed. This is the third change in his life. Later, King Ning recruited Tang Bohu as his advisor, but he found that King Ning was secretly preparing a rebellion. Tang Bohu started playing dumb, so Wang Ning let him go. Later, King Ning failed to rebel, and a bunch of people were all killed. Fortunately, Tang Bohu figured it out, otherwise it would be the fourth change in his life. From then on, Tang Bohu saw through the secular world, converted to Buddhism and devoted himself to practice, calling himself "Six-legged Buddha". 1523, 53-year-old Tang Bohu ended his life imperfectly. After Tang Bohu died, he had no money for burial. Fortunately, he was buried with the support of his friends. Tang Bohu's life was ill-fated, perhaps because people felt sorry for this great genius. Later, Feng Menglong wrote the story of Suzhou genius Chen Dianqiu Xiang in the newspaper, which made everyone familiar with Tang Bohu's Qiuxiang.