"The Inscription on the Humble Room"
The author of the Inscription on the Humble Room: Liu Yuxi
If the mountain is not high, the immortal will be famous; if the water is not deep, the dragon will be spiritual. This is The humble room is full of virtue. The moss marks on the steps are green, and the grass is green on the curtains. There are famous scholars talking and laughing, and there are no white people coming and going. I can tune the plain qin and read the Golden Scripture. There is no mess of silk and bamboo, and there is no labor of writing documents. Nanyang Zhuge Lu, Xishuzi Yunting. Confucius said: "What kind of shabby is there?
The following is a small part of the calligraphy works of "The Inscription on the Humble Room" collected by the editor
"The Inscription on the Humble Room" Selected from Volume 608 of "Quan Tangwen". "Inscriptions" are originally praising or warning words carved on metal utensils and inscriptions in ancient times to narrate life events. They are mostly used for Praising virtues and admonishing others. Later, it gradually developed into an independent literary style. This style of writing generally uses rhyme. Due to the unique historical origin of this style of writing, this style of writing has short chapters, simple words, and profound meanings. and other characteristics. According to the classification of ancient literary styles, "inscription" is a practical text. If you understand the meaning of the inscription, you will also understand the meaning of the title, which is to praise the humble room, and the internal content is to praise the noble character of the people in the humble room. In fact, The above is to use the name of a shabby house to praise moral character. This is the real meaning of the author. It expresses the author's attitude and outlook on life by expressing his aspirations through objects. This is quite similar to "The Theory of Love and Lotus". The humble house here was built by Liu Yuxi when he was the governor of Hezhou in the fourth year of Changqing.
Liu Yuxi (772-842), named Mengde, was born in Luoyang, Henan. He was born in Xingyang, Zhengzhou, Henan. He said in his own words, " The family was born in Xingshang and was born in Luoyang. His ancestor was Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan (some say he is a descendant of the Huns). During the Tang Dynasty, he was a minister, writer and philosopher, and was known as a "poetry hero".
Liu Yuxi passed the imperial examination in the ninth year of Zhenyuan (793). He first served as the prince's secretary, moved to the Huainan Record Office and joined the army. Later, he joined the shogunate of Du You, the Jiedu envoy, and won Du You's trust and respect. Du You entered the court. As Prime Minister, Liu Yuxi also moved to supervise the censor. In the late Zhenyuan period, he joined the "Two Kings and Eight Sima" political group headed by Prince Shuwen. After Tang Shunzong came to the throne, Liu Yuxi participated in the "Yongzhen Reform" and was repeatedly demoted to Huichang. In the second year (842), he moved to be a guest of the prince. He died in Luoyang at the age of seventy-one. He was posthumously awarded the title of Minister of Household Affairs and was buried in Xingyang. ?
Liu Yuxi was excellent in poetry and prose, and he covered a wide range of subjects, and he was the same as Liu Zongyuan. Known as "Liu Liu", together with Wei Yingwu and Bai Juyi, he is known as the "Three Heroes", and together with Bai Juyi, he is known as "Liu Bai". He left famous works such as "Inscription on the Humble Room", "Ci on Bamboo Branches", "Ci on Yangliu Branch" and "Woyi Lane". Liu Yuxi's three philosophical works "On Heaven" discuss the materiality of heaven and analyze the origin of "Destiny Theory". He is the author of "Collected Works of Liu Mengde" and "Collected Works of Liu Guests".