Scholar-officials are the collective names of scholars and officials in ancient China, which began in the Warring States Period. They are not only direct participants in national politics, but also creators and inheritors of social culture and art. Politics is the first priority of most "scholar-officials" in life; But at the same time, their cultural accomplishment also determines that they are the inheritors and creators of literature, calligraphy, painting, seal cutting, antique collection and other cultures. Of course, this also includes the physical appearance and clothing of literati.
What about the appearance of ancient literati in China? Is it eight feet long, like a crown jade, as written in a storytelling novel? Is beauty and wisdom really more beautiful than Pan An and talented women? Especially those champions who represent the first-class cultural level, are they all graceful and picturesque when riding horses to swim the streets? In fact, the ideal is always full, but sometimes it is very skinny in reality. Just like the status quo of Xueba's face value, there is no uniform face value level between scholar-officials and scholar-officials.
Now, let's lift the veil of history and look at the Ming literati recorded in history.
First of all, the first story is about an official named Wang Wenmai during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Supposedly, as an out-and-out northerner, he should be relatively tall. However, the reality is that Wang Wenmai is less than four feet tall, and even in modern times, he is an out-and-out dwarf. However, this man's talent is still good, not only a poet, but also a serious scholar in the imperial examination, a scholar in the ugly years of Wanli.
Sometimes, appearance can really cover up talent. Wang Wenmai's back is not straight, and he walks unsteadily. From a distance, he looks like an Okumo. When he went to court and went on patrol, his appearance was very eye-catching among a group of literati and Kingsguard. In the words at that time, it was "watching the tourists fill the road", and it was blocked by people who came to watch the excitement. I have to say that it was also a spectacle. However, although Wang Wenmai is ugly, he is bold and humorous, and the word "Mai" in his name is well deserved. He is good at talking and laughing with people, and his popularity is quite good.
Every time I meet my colleagues in public, Wang Daren likes chatting. Then, a rather strange scene appeared: Wang Daren leaned over to talk with his colleagues, and the kind colleagues took care of Wang Daren's emotions and leaned down to listen to him. Between this leaning and leaning, "laughter" came out. In addition, to the envy of countless male compatriots, this short hunchbacked Wang Daren married a beautiful, slim and talented wife in his hometown.
Shen Defu's Ten Thousand Borders describes this lady as "famous all over the world, famous all over the world". As you can imagine, Wang Daren makes many Beijingers jealous, and some people write jokes to satirize their marriage. Although, from the outside, the two are not a good match, but the talented Wang Daren continues to live a quiet life with his little wife, and there is no tragedy like Wu Dalang. Therefore, reality is often more joyful than the plot of a novel.
Let's talk about the handsome and thin southern literati in our impression. According to general logic, northerners are often slightly taller than southerners. For Shen Defu, who lived in Beijing all the year round, he also discovered the fact that most of the literati from the northwest were tall, which reminded people of the famous Northwest Chao in the Three Kingdoms period. This is the difference brought by local conditions. However, there are exceptions to everything.
Shen Defu knows some southern literati who are equally tall and powerful. For example, there are two Beijing officials in Zhejiang, one is Wang Shichang, a native of Linhai, Zhejiang; A man named Zhu is from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Both of them are "hiding eight feet, hiding the waist and abdomen", and they are two big and burly men. Big shots seem to be good at drinking, and both of them are big. Shen Defu once personally experienced Wang Shichang's drinking capacity.
That is to say, one day, they gathered in a good family in Ma Zhong to drink, and all the officials present were called "good drinkers". However, when it comes to drinking, it is impossible for a dozen people to spell out a glass of Wang Shichang. The end result was that everyone was drunk, and Wang Shichang went home sober alone. The most desperate thing is that Wang Shichang came again the next day to finish abusing these poor friends. This time, he also brought a unique artifact-the flat peach cup.
This cup is not an ordinary cup, its capacity is amazing, and it is one liter of wine once filled. When this drinking artifact came out, the friends were shocked. Can you still play like this? But everyone is proud, so we can only crustily skin of head and drink with them. Poor Shen Defu was half drunk after one glass of wine. He could only watch Wang Shichang dry everyone again. And Wang Shichang's self-repair ability is particularly strong. After knocking down a large number of friends, he was already slightly drunk. When he lit a lamp, he came back to life with blood and drank as high as before.
This drinking scene recorded by Shen Defu has a feeling of grounding gas, which takes us back to that era and sees the real life of literati.
Let's start with one of the most powerful officials in Wanli. He is Zhang, the "imperial envoy". Adult Zhang is very particular about clothes, and the clothes he wears will be "dazzling". Of course, Mr. Zhang is not the only one. Throughout the Wanli period, people paid more attention to colorful life, from top to bottom. However, adult Zhang has a slightly wonderful hobby. He likes makeup, especially skin care products. Every morning and evening, Zhang Fu buys a lot of cosmetics and skin care products.
Zhang's hobby became popular in Beijing, which made most literati attach great importance to appearance and clothing. For example, Xu Taixun, assistant minister of industry, dresses casually at home, but once he entertains guests, an alarm will sound in his mind. First of all, ask people to know what kind of clothes the guests wear, and then carefully choose a dress to meet them. The dress of the host and guest complement each other, just like a combination. The aesthetics of Ming people are quite tall and flexible, and they know how to match according to actual needs.
This also shows that the Wanli period was really quite prosperous, and there were so many fashions in the Xu family. Xu Honggang, an honest official and a fashion control, still loves beauty over 50. Every time he goes to court or goes out, he wears fashionable clothes, makes up and dresses up beautifully. Colleagues and subordinates can smell his rich fragrance from a distance. The effect is also quite good. Looking around, you can blind several people. It can be seen that cosmetics are really indispensable if you want to look good.
Lord Shen Sixiao, Shen Defu's best friend, is a person who pays great attention to appearance and is hopeless. This adult will decorate himself to 360 degrees at any time, even if it is a beard, the boss will not let go. This adult is probably "sick", that is, he has what we call "cleanliness addiction" in modern times. He carries soap and other toiletries with him and washes his hands dozens of times a day. Even his old friend Shen Defu shouted, "I can't stand it."
Of course, the virtue of this Shen adult is as outstanding as his appearance, and moral integrity is always admirable.