The poem is as above, and the author is as follows:
Gong Zizhen
Gong Zizhen (1792-1841) was born in Qi, also known as Ding'an, and changed his name to Gong Zuo, also known as Yushan Min, a native of Renhe, Zhejiang (now Hangzhou). Born in a bureaucratic landlord family, his grandfather was born as a child, and he served as secretary to the cabinet and served as a military officer. His father, Li Zheng, was sent to Su Songtai to prepare troops for the road, and was assigned as an envoy to Jiangsu Province. His mother, Duan Xun (Shuzhai), was the daughter of Duan Yucai, a famous Confucian scholar, and the author of "Green Flower Poems on Pavilions". Gong Zizhen was born in Mapo Lane, Dongcheng, Hangzhou. When he was 7 years old, his mother taught him to recite Tang poetry and poems about the great achievements of Wu Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty in front of the tent. At the age of 12, he was taught by his grandfather Duan Yucai to learn the art of phonological exegesis, which laid a solid foundation for the study of classics. When he was 16 years old, he went to Beijing and often visited Fayuan Temple near his residence. His great-uncle Duan Yuli (also known as Hetai) followed him there, one old and one young. The monks jokingly called him an ape and a crane, which shows that he has a bold and unrestrained young personality. . At the age of 21, his father was appointed as the magistrate of Huizhou, and he accompanied him on the trip. He saw the phenomenon of political corruption in the local area. At the age of 23, he wrote a set of articles "Ming Liang Lun" to expose political corruption and criticize autocracy. When he was 25 years old, his father appointed Su Song as the military commander. He took office with his father and consulted the king of Suzhou, Qisun, with a volume of poems. The king said: "The poems are full of hurtful words and curse words," and he was worried that he would "not be able to speak well." "Choose your words to move the world." He gave advice, but Gong was unmoved. He passed the national examination at the age of 27, but failed in all five subsequent examinations. The experience in the examination room deeply stimulated him mentally. He said, "Even if the article shocks the world, it will only live on paper." He said: "It's so cold in the northwest that someone's sword can be heard everywhere in the southeast. Countless stars have died in battles. They fell from the forest tops in a month." He compared himself to the falling moon and was buried. He was very conceited and extremely sad about the imperial examination. I am extremely dissatisfied with the unreasonable recruitment and selection of talents by the system. At the age of 30, he was appointed secretary of the cabinet. He was familiar with cabinet archives and understood the evolution of the Qing Dynasty's laws and regulations. He wrote "The Disposal of the Southeast Banshipping" and "The Northwest Provincial Proposal". He also served as editor and proofreader of the National History Museum, and studied northwest geography with geographers such as Xu Song and Cheng Tongwen. When he was 29 years old, he and Wei Yuan became disciples of Liu Fenglu and studied Modern Classics. He wrote inscriptions for Zhuang Cunyu, the founder of Modern Classics in the Qing Dynasty, and became friends with Song Xiangfeng, Zhuang Shoujia and others. This shows that he was closely associated with the Changzhou School (modern Classics School). ) of the relationship.
Gong Zizhen became a Jinshi at the age of 38. He still stayed in Beijing and held idle official positions such as the director of the Ministry of Rites and the director of the Host and Guest Department. He made some suggestions for political reform, but was not taken seriously. He, Lin Zexu, Wei Yuan, Huang Juezi and others were all members of the anti-smoking faction. They had heated discussions, offended the powerful, and were ostracized. In 1838, my uncle was serving as an official in the Ministry of Rites, and he had to evacuate as a rule, so he took this opportunity to resign and return home. He set out from Beijing to Hangzhou, traveling 9,000 miles, and wrote 315 poems in "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai". He composed all his life experiences into poems, which are unique and autobiographical poems. He returned to Hangzhou to serve as a lecturer at Ziyang Academy, and then went to Danyang to teach at Yunyang Academy. He wanted to join Liang Zhangju's place in the anti-British struggle, but he did not make the trip. He died suddenly in Danyang in 1841. He believed in Buddhism, worshiped Jiang Yuan (Tiejun) as his teacher, studied Buddhism deeply, and admired Tiantai Sect. Buddhist philosophy had a great influence on his thinking.