Why do a group of Confucian scholars who are usually gentle and elegant suddenly start braying like donkeys?

Under the leadership of Cao Pi, they paid homage to Wang Can because Wang Can had a special hobby during his lifetime and liked to listen to the braying of donkeys. Speaking of this Wang Can, we have to talk about his dazzling life. He is one of the Seven Sons of Jian'an and is known as the leader of the Seven Sons of Jian'an. He has been reading poetry and books since he was a child. He has a quick mind and a photographic memory, and there are also some short stories in it.

It is said that Wang Can's writing is beautiful and can be completed in one go without going back and revising. People at the time were not convinced and thought that he plagiarized, borrowed from or wrote in advance. But no matter how dissatisfied they were, the articles they wrote, no matter how many times they were revised, could not compare to Wang Can. Wang Can has a photographic memory, so everyone thought he was bragging and wanted to test him. One day, Wang Can and others were traveling and saw an ancient stele on the road. Wang Can, who was a book addict, immediately moved his legs and read the inscription seriously. Friends exchanged glances and asked if he could memorize it. Wang Can nodded while reading. After reading the last word, Wang Can turned around and recited the entire text of the inscription word for word. His friends were surprised.

Like most literati in history, although Wang Can had great literary talent, his talent was not appreciated because of his average appearance and weak body. He initially defected to Liu Biao, but Liu Biao did not put him in a high position. Later, Liu Biao's son Liu Zong surrendered to Cao Cao, and Wang Can was put in a high position by Cao Cao, who knew people well and was good at utilizing them. This important use lasted until Cao Pi succeeded to the throne. Cao Pi also liked him very much and continued to entrust him with important responsibilities.

But because Wang Can was weak, and it was said that Zhang Zhongjing once reminded him that he needed to take medicine, otherwise he would die young, but Wang Can refused to listen, so he died young when he was forty years old. . Because he liked to listen to the braying of donkeys during his lifetime, when Cao Pi took people to pay homage to him, he took the lead in imitating the braying of donkeys to replace those memorial texts full of Mandarin.