Zhang Ruoxu, He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu and Baorong. At the turn of the early and prosperous Tang Dynasty, four people were equally famous, and their native places included Suzhou, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang and Shaoxing, Zhejiang. It seems that the geographical concept of "Wuzhong" in the Tang Dynasty generally refers to Wu land in the Spring and Autumn Period, which is much larger than the "Wuzhong" area now understood.

Wuzhong District is located in the south of Suzhou, with the ancient city of Suzhou in the north, Kunshan in the east, Wujiang in the south and Taihu Lake in the west. Surrounded by Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou High-tech Development Zone (huqiu district) and Xiangcheng District; It faces Wuxi, Yixing and Huzhou, Zhejiang across the lake. They are all from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, which was also called Wuzhong in ancient times, so people called them "Four Scholars of Wuzhong". The "Four Scholars" are wild in character, and their poems are mostly romantic, which often reveal some new breath and taste, reflecting the characteristics of the transition of Tang poetry from the early Tang Dynasty to the prosperous Tang Dynasty. In Tang poetry, many schools are divided according to the content and style of poetry, such as frontier poets, landscape poets, pastoral poets and so on; The Four Scholars of Wuzhong, on the other hand, refer to the four poets of the same period with the same region. They are all from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In ancient times, this area belonged to Wujun, He Zhizhang and Yongji Yongxing (now Xiaoshan County, Zhejiang Province). Zhang Xu, a native of Suzhou Wu (now Suzhou, Jiangsu); Zhang Ruoxu, a native of Yangzhou (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province); Bao Rong was born in Yanling, Runzhou (now Danyang City, Jiangsu Province). Therefore, four people were called "Four Scholars of Wu Zhong" by later generations. Their poems were all fresh, beautiful and unique. Except Bao Rong, all famous poems were handed down from generation to generation.

Zhang Xu, a famous calligrapher and poet in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Suzhou Wu (now Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province). He was a commander of Changshu at first, and later a long history of Jin Wu. He was known as Zhang Changshi in the world. He was friendly with Li Bai, and he was good at calligraphy, especially cursive. He liked to drink. Whenever he was drunk, he shouted loudly, ran wildly, and then wrote. Sometimes he wrote with his hair dipped in ink, and called "Zhang Dian".

Zhang Ruoxu (about 660- 720), a native of Yangzhou (now Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province), was once a soldier of Yanzhou. During the reign of Cao Tang Zhongzong, Li Xian, Shenlong, He Zhizhang and others were all famous in wuyue, known as Kyoto. In the early years of Kaiyuan in Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was equally famous as He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu and Bao Rong, and was known as the "Four Scholars of Wu Zhong". Zhang Ruoxu was famous for his "beautiful words" in Chang 'an. There are only two poems in The Whole Tang Poetry. One is the five-character arrangement "Answering a Boudoir's Dream", which has achieved average success. A poem "Moonlit Night on a Spring River" is unique and has always been praised by people. This is the so-called "overwhelming the whole Tang Dynasty with a solitary article". The date of birth and death is unknown, and he was born in Yanling, Runzhou (now Danyang City, Jiangsu Province). He became "friends of literary words" with Yu Xiulie, He Chao and Wan Qirong. At the beginning of Kaiyuan, he was famous with He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu and Zhang Ruoxu, and was named "Four Scholars of Wu Zhong". Zhang Jiuling was cited as Sima Huai Zhou, moved to Jixian for a bachelor's degree, and was a director of Dali. Zi Baohe, Bao Ji and Shi.

He Zhizhang (659 ~ 744), whose real name is Ji Zhen, whose real name is Wei Mo, whose name is Shi Chuang, and whose name is Siming Fancy in his later years, is also known as the secretary's foreign supervisor. It ranks eighth and is called "He Ba". Huiji Yongxing (now Xiaoshan, Zhejiang) people. Zheng Shengyuan was a scholar in 695. He was awarded four doctors from Guozi and transferred to Taichang Shaoqing and Jixian College for a bachelor's degree. In the 13th year of Kaiyuan (725), he was the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the secretary of the palace was in charge. Therefore, it is called "He Mi Jian" or "He Jian" for short. In the third year of Tianbao (744), he resigned from his post and returned to his hometown as a Taoist priest, and built a view of the future generations to live in seclusion. He died at the age of 86. He Zhizhang was famous for his poems when he was young. He Zhizhang, a prosperous, generous and open-minded man, is a generation of people who can learn from the romantic life. I especially like to write poems on the spur of the moment while drinking until the paper runs out. Zeng and Zhang Xu, Cui Zongsi's Broken Things in the Sea are also called "Ten Friends of Immortals" together with Chen Ziang, Song Zhiwen and Meng Haoran. He Zhizhang is also congenial to Zhang Xu, who has close contacts and is in-laws, so people often call it "He Zhang". The two often travel together. "Every family hall has good walls and barriers, and suddenly forgets the opportunity to develop, and puts pen to paper for several lines, such as insects flying away. Although Zhang (Zhi) and Suo (Jing) are not as good as the ancient ones. Good people provide them with a letter, and * * * spreads the treasure. " (Shi Su "Jia Tai Hui Ji Zhi") He Zhizhang is famous for his cursive script. In Shu Shu Fu, he praised his cursive script as "excellent in writing" and "contending with nature, arriving without manpower", while Lu Zong's Continued Book Review thought that "the vertical pen flies and runs endlessly." Li Bai compared it to Wang Xizhi in the poem "Send guests home to Vietnam", saying that "the flowing water in Jinghu Lake overflows with clear waves, and the fanatics return to the boat to prosper." Taoist priest in Shanyin: If we meet, we should write "Huangting" for the white goose. " Lu Xiang's poem "Send greetings to the prison, return to the meeting for records" says, "Qingmen resists to thank customers, while Jianbi violates Wang Xianzhi. Chang' an Sujuan's book is biased, and workers cherish it often. " It is called Wang Xianzhi. At that time, people also called its cursive script, the falling star stone of the Secretary Province, the crane painted by Xue Ji and the phoenix painted by Lang Yuling as the "four wonders" of the Secretary Province. However, He Zhizhang's calligraphy is rare in the world, and the only cursive works that can be seen now are the Book of Filial Piety, which is hearty with a pen, intense with stippling, thick and thin, accompanied by reality and reality; The knot leans left and right, and follows the trend; The composition is like a flowing water, which fully reflects his romantic feelings. He Zhizhang's cursive script opened the prelude to the romantic atmosphere of cursive script in the prosperous middle Tang Dynasty. In addition, He Zhizhang is also good at regular script, and the Long Rui Palace has been handed down from generation to generation!

Bao Rong was born in Yanling (now Dantu) (according to Biography of Talented Persons in Tang Dynasty, Records of Changshu County and Records of Dantu County). The Book of Old Tang Dynasty is called "Huzhou Inclusive", and "Huzhou" is the mistake of "Runzhou", and the punctuation of Zhonghua Book Company has not changed. His life story can only be found in Biography of Talented Persons in Tang Dynasty, Records of Dantu County in Jiaqing, etc., and Records of Dantu County in Guangxu, with thirty-three biographies, were recorded in two books. Li Guan Huai Zhou Si Hu, Ji Xian Yuan Zhi Bachelor (Old Tang Book), Dali Si Zhi (Biography of Tang Talents). Besides having a good reputation with He Zhizhang, he also made friends with Yin Yao and Meng Haoran who joined the army, and was appreciated by Zhang Jiuling. There is a volume of poetry. It is worth mentioning that Bao Rong has two sons, the eldest son, assistant minister of the official punishment department, too often and young Qing, worshiping the doctor, and being honest in the imperial history. The second son, He, was a teacher of Meng Haoran, and the official lived in the house. Wa and He are also "elegant and elegant", and they are quite literary talents. At that time, they called Bao and his son "three guarantees", which shows that they are extraordinary.

The third episode: After nearly a hundred years of brewing, the four scholars' Tang poems in Wu Zhong finally reached its peak. The flourishing Tang poetry then rolled up a strong wind, set off huge waves, and stirred up the grandeur of the world, reaching the commanding heights of China poetry, and the reddest, brightest, hottest and most attractive sun rose in China ancient poetry. In this period of time with the smallest span, only more than forty years, how many sectarian figures have emerged from the times.

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