Wen Yi

Wen Yi

Wenyi, known as gezhai, also known as Zhuju, is called the senior gentleman in the township. Luling (now Ji'an, Jiangxi Province) people. He is Wen Tianxiang's father. He has 30 volumes of treasure and 20 volumes of random records.

Life of the characters

Wenyi is famous for her diligence in reading and profound knowledge. Wen Yi attaches great importance to the education of Wen Tianxiang brothers and is very strict with them. He once hired Zeng Feng, a famous Confucianist in the countryside, to teach them. Later, when his family was in decline, Wen Yi taught them in person. He not only asked his sons to recite the text, but also often asked questions to make them think and enlighten their wisdom. Father and son often discuss the historical events of the past dynasties, the overall situation of the country, the social fashion, and the status of scholars together, lament the people's feelings and denounce the corruption in the officialdom.

member of family

Fourth son: Wen Tianxiang, Wen Bi, Wen tingsun and Wen Zhang. Female three: Wen Yisun, Wen shusun and Wen shunsun.

Social evaluation

Wenyi, a scholar, has never been an official in her life. He loves books like life. As long as books are in hand, he forgets to eat and sleep. He often studies hard all night with a lonely lamp. The sky is dim, and stand under the eaves to recognize the small characters. His knowledge is very profound, and he studies all kinds of classics and history, even astronomy, geography, medicine and divination. He also has a hobby of buying books. Sometimes he has no money. Even if he pawns his clothes, he has to buy books. Wen Yi is full of sympathy for the hard-working countryside, and has the ambition of studying to supplement the world.