Wang Cheng is a mysterious figure, his grandfather and father are the famous and powerful Wang Chang and Wang Zhan, and his son and grandson are the later more famous Wang Shu and Wang Tanzhi.

Wang Cheng himself was widely respected by the people of the time, and when Xie An was four years old, he was once considered to have Wang Cheng's legacy and became famous. But he was so quiet in history that he almost disappeared.

The laws of writing history are sometimes similar to writing novels, and it is not necessarily unimportant not to have a strong content, but it must lack thrilling drama. Historical figures who have material must have mixed reputations, or are fought by political opponents to the point of hanging by a thread, or simply die of depression. But Wang Cheng is clearly missing these highlights. He's gorgeous, but understated.

Wang Cheng is the heir of the Taiyuan Wang family. In his time, the Taiyuan Wang clan was always compared with the Langya Wang clan. Langya Wang is more well-known because of the important position of Wang Xi's father and son in the history of calligraphy. However, the Taiyuan Wang clan has been prosperous from the Wei and Jin dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, from the scattered cavalry squire in the Cao Pi period, the Yanzhou Thorn History, to the Guan Neihou in the Cao Rui period, and until the early Tang Dynasty, it is still one of the famous "seven surnames and ten families". The gorgeous elegance of Langya Wang is like a Hermes silk scarf, and the delicacy of a stitch and thread makes people can't help but bow and worship; The gorgeous and low-key of Taiyuan Wang's is like Prada's travel bag, which looks simple and pure black without any decoration, but reveals a reserved elegance that cannot be copied in the clumsiness.

Wang Cheng was a low-key and down-to-earth person, and he was a rare and outstanding local governor among the famous people of the Wei and Jin dynasties. He was famous in the post of Taishou of the East China Sea, so later people always liked to call him "Wang Donghai".

The East China Sea is in the area from Shandong to Jiangsu. Wang Cheng was widely praised in the East China Sea for his tolerance in two trivial matters, and became a "celebrity". There was once a small official who stole fish from the fish pond of the official mansion, but the fish did not eat it and got fishy - it was discovered. People were caught in front of Wang Cheng, and Wang Cheng thought that it was boring to turn over the law book to punish people for such a trivial matter, but he also had to quote scriptures to explain some reason. So he quoted an allusion in the way of the popular "Spring and Autumn Prison Break" at that time: according to Confucius, King Wen of Zhou's garden could allow the people to enter and exit at will, and the wild beasts and pond fish in it could be hunted by the people at will. Now, isn't it just about catching a fish? The imperial court should have a measure to learn from King Wen of Zhou. So he let go of the fish-stealing officer. Another thing is the night curfew. After the city gate was locked, someone wanted to force himself out of the city but was caught, Wang Chengyi asked, it turned out that he was late for school at night and wanted to go home. Stealing a scholar's business can't be considered stealing, let alone because people are eager to learn? Wang Cheng said again, this is a character like Ning Yue, hurry up and send it home, I can't figure it out if I can become an emperor in the future.

Wang Cheng's tolerant governing strategy directly influenced Wang Dao, who later ruled in Jiangnan. This policy of not punishing minor mistakes and punishing minor mistakes is a special medicine for reuniting people's hearts in times of social turmoil. Therefore, when the "King of Taiyuan" and the "King of Langya" pinched each other and fought over who was the first family, Wang Dao, the heir of the Langya Wang family, not only did not "suppress" Wang Cheng everywhere, but respected Wang Cheng and had deep feelings. Wang Cheng is usually invited to play and open salons. For a while, Wang Dao, Wang Cheng and Ruan Zhan also formed an iron triangle and traveled everywhere. Wang Yan also likes Wang Cheng and thinks that he has pursued a decent and elegant strategy for governing the people. Wang Cheng can even be compared with the elegant Leguang in Wang Yan's mind.

Wang Cheng inspired later Eastern Jin Dynasty celebrities to separate their personal lives from their governing philosophies. The individual admires nature, and governs generously but orderly. As a result, the fame of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, whether Wang Dao or Xie An, was not infected with Wang Yan's vice of occupying an official position and not doing anything, nor was he infected with Jia Chong's vice of saying one thing and doing another, and being inconsistent with what he said and did. No wonder later people wanted to compare Xie Anbi to Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng's low profile also affected his son, Wang Shu. Generally speaking, it is necessary to become famous as soon as possible, and it is even more important to become famous as soon as possible in the pile of smart people. During the Wei and Jin dynasties, Kong Rong, who was able to make pears at the age of four, Wang Cang, who was invited to be a waiter at the Yellow Gate at the age of seventeen, and Wang Bi, who wrote the masterpieces "Lao Tzu Note" and "Zhou Yi Note" in his early twenties. But Wang Shu is an alternative. Wang Cheng didn't seem to care about Wang Shu, and didn't eagerly train him to become a young genius who was born out of nowhere. To make matters worse, he was silent as a child, and in an era that admired the appearance of light, he seemed a bit demented. He is like a big bird that can't fly, and among the birds that can fly at birth, he looks out of place and clumsy.

The pressure on the Taiyuan royal family can be imagined. Director Wang saw that he was Wang Cheng's son, and sympathetically gave him a job as a secretary. Wang Shu seemed very stunned in Director Wang's secretary circle, so he was even laughed at as an "idiot". Until one day, Director Wang had a discussion with the secretaries, and the secretaries under him nodded frequently, praising Director Wang for being right. Only Wang Shu sat behind and said slowly, "You are not Yao Shun, how can you say that everything is right?" ”

Director Wang was shocked: This kid doesn't seem to be stupid, but a wise and foolish Laozi-like character, and he was immediately impressed. And Wang Shu was also lucky to meet Director Wang: when he met a narrow-minded leader, Wang Shu's confrontation would definitely make him unable to eat and walk around. Fortunately, this is Wei and Jin, and jealousy is the most despised sin. Therefore, Wang Dao frankly cited Wang Shu as a proud descendant.

Wang Shu's cultivation did not live up to Wang Cheng's teachings to him, nor did he live up to Wang Dao's love. Once, Wang Shu provoked Xie An's brother Xie Yi because of a trivial matter, but Xie Yi chased him to his home and scolded him. Wang Shu didn't go out to scold, nor did he ask someone to drive Xie Yi away. Just facing the wall and listening to him scold. It wasn't until there was no sound outside that Wang Shu estimated that Xie Yi was tired of scolding, so he turned his head and asked his family: Is he gone? The family nodded, and Wang Shu looked calm again, what should I do if I have nothing to do.

Later, Wang Shu gave birth to a great son, Wang Tanzhi, who was very pampered, and after Wang Tanzhi became an adult, Wang Shu still sat on his knees. However, Wang Tanzhi has also become a talent, and he and Xie An fought side by side in blocking the cause of Huan Wen Daijin, which is quite famous. That's a story for later.