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Mi Heng (; c. AD 173198), courtesy name Zhengping, was an ancient Chinese writer and musician who lived during the later Han dynasty. Mi is best known for his ''fu'' rhapsody "''Fu'' on the Parrot", which is his only work that has survived to modern times. ==Life== Mi Heng was born around AD 173 in Ban County (modern Shanghe, Shandong Province). In the early 190s, Mi, like many other Chinese, fled northern China to escape the chaos of the collapsing Han dynasty. He settled in the Jingzhou area (modern Hubei and Hunan) and joined the staff of its governor-general, Liu Biao. Around 196, Mi moved north to join the court that Cao Cao had established at Xu (modern Xuchang, Henan Province). Mi was friendly with the prominent scholar Kong Rong, who wrote a memorial recommending Mi for imperial service and submitted it to Emperor Xian of Han, who was then mostly a puppet ruler for Cao Cao. Mi returned to Liu Biao's court in 197, where he stayed until his death a year or two later. Although Mi was known as a gifted poet and talented writer, he was prone to erratic behavior, offensive jokes, and an arrogant attitude that made him difficult to socialize with, and even caused some to question his sanity. Upon arriving in Xu around 196, Kong Rong spoke highly of Mi to Cao Cao, who summoned him to come see him. Mi, however, had a low opinion of Cao Cao, and refused to attend. Cao Cao was outraged by Mi's refusal, but restrained from punishing Mi due to his reputation as a young talent. Mi was known as a talented drummer, and so Cao Cao invited him to perform with several other drummers at a banquet. Cao Cao provided special clothing for the drummers to wear, but Mi ignored the clothing and performed in front of Cao Cao and the other high-ranking guests in his normal clothing. When an attendant scolded him for not changing his clothes, Mi removed his clothing, stood naked in front of Cao Cao and the other guests for a few moments, then slowly put on the drummers' clothing and proceeded to play more without any embarrassment. Kong Rong arranged a second meeting between Mi and Cao Cao, but Mi was equally as offensive as at the first, and so Cao Cao decided to send him back to Liu Biao. Mi returned to Liu Biao's court and was respected for his literary skills, but criticized Liu Biao as indecisive and offended most of Liu's other attendants with his arrogant attitude. Liu tolerated Mi for a year, then sent him to Jiangxia (modern Wuchang, Hubei Province) to serve its governor, Huang Zu. Mi was greatly admired by Huang's son Huang Yi, and Huang himself was initially impressed by Mi's intelligence and talent. However, Mi eventually insulted Huang Zu in front of all of his officers at a banquet. Huang ordered Mi's execution, which was quickly carried out by a senior clerk whom Mi had also offended. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mi Heng」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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