Introduction to the life of Zuo Si’s sister Zuo Fen
Zuo Si’s sister
?Zuo Si is a talented man, his sister named Zuo Fen is the second most talented person Yu Zuo Si was especially good at poetry creation. The two brothers and sisters were both erudite and talented people, but they were both ugly in appearance.
Portrait of Zuo Fen
Zuo Si was humble and unsuccessful due to his ugly appearance, but he was known for his extraordinary literary talent. His sister Zuo Fen's powerful literary talent The name of creation gradually spread in the literary world because of Zuo Si. Zuo Fen's reputation as a talented girl spread to the imperial palace in Luoyang, the capital, so Emperor Wu of Jin called Zuo Fen into the palace and made her his concubine.
Let’s say that Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty was a lustful person. How could he accept the ugly girl Zuo Fen as his concubine? That's because he married such a talented poet into the palace in order to show his false reputation of cherishing talent and improve his taste. It was just for a false reputation. After Zuo Fen was called into the palace, he lived a harem life of pure and boring life.
The "Book of Jin" records that Zuo Fen's life in the harem was "humble and unfavored, and respected for his talent and virtue. He was physically weak and prone to many diseases, and often lived in a small room." It shows that Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty was influenced by Zuo Fen. An introduction to Zuo Si because of her ugly appearance and weak body, so Zuo Fen often lived in a "thin room" and often had to complete the task given to her by Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty - writing poems and poems. It can be seen that Zuo Fen was only included in the harem as a female poet, more like a royal poet, and Emperor Wu of Jin also appreciated her talent very much.
Zuo Fen lived in the palace for a long time. During this period, whether he was completing the "tasks" given by Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty or writing out his own feelings, the poems he wrote are quite prestigious in literature. Among them, "Li "Sifu" why.
Introduction to Zuo Si
?Zuo Si, whose courtesy name is Taichong, was not good-looking since he was a child. He firmly believed that hard work can make up for weakness. He was famous, which caused the phenomenon of "Luoyang paper is expensive" for a while, but his life was full of twists and turns.
Portrait of Zuo Si
Zuo Si was born into a Confucian family. His father, Zuo Yong, once served as a minor official, prime minister of Taiyuan and other officials. He once wanted Zuo Si to learn calligraphy and drums and harp, and also invited famous teachers to teach him, but Zuo Sijun was not good at it and failed. And because Zuo Si was taciturn and stammered and could not express his love, he was once disliked by Zuo Yong. In addition, Zuo Si was ugly and short. Zuo Yong once said to others that what he learned here was not as good as when he was a child.
So Zuo Si worked hard and discovered that he was very interested in writing poems and poems. He read a lot of books and studied literature day and night. Over time, his literary skills improved by leaps and bounds. Very literary. However, at that time when family status was important, although Zuo Si was talented in literature, he was not taken seriously by others because of his humble birth.
Later, because his sister Zuo Fen was elected to the palace, Zuo Si and his family moved to Luoyang, the capital. Zuo Si was conceiving "Sandu Fu" at this time. In order to better complete this poem, he visited scholars everywhere , and also applied for the position of librarian, just to increase his knowledge and knowledge. So Zuo Si spent nearly ten years to complete this Fu. At first it was despised by everyone, but later it was praised by Huang Fumi and others, and "Sandu Fu" was promoted and praised.
Zuo Si became famous because of this, and people in Luoyang rushed to read this poem and bought paper to copy it. This is why it is said that "Luoyang paper is expensive". Later Zuo Si was also recommended to be the keynote speaker of "Book of Han". After the "Eight Kings Rebellion" occurred, he retired from the government and the public, and devoted himself to literature in hiding. After the Luoyang coup, his family moved to Jizhou. He died of illness a few years later at the age of 55.
What kind of person is Zuo Si?
Zuo Si in the Jin Dynasty became a famous writer and poet in history, all because of his own efforts and struggle. In the beautiful ideal of pursuing an official career and fighting for the country, he is blocked by the door of the clan system.
Portrait of Zuo Si
Zuo Si was an ugly man, and it was said that he was so ugly that he would be spurned by women when he went out on the street. He was mediocre and did not have good learning ability, so he was rejected by his father. Therefore, he was greatly frustrated and studied hard.
Zuo Si is a very serious person. He knows very well that he has no talent for learning, so he relies on acquired efforts to reach the level of others. Although this process is slow and painful, Zuo Si is a person who does not give up easily. For this reason, he often works hard until late at night. It took him five or more times to understand the knowledge that others learned in one go, and he often even studied it word for word before he could write it down well. This shows Zuo Si's diligence.
Although Zuo Si was born into a poor family, his literary talent improved greatly due to his diligence and hard work, and reached a high level of literature. However, due to the humble status of his family, he often failed in his ambitions, so he often failed to achieve success in his works. In his later works, Zuo Si was deeply aware of the social reality and had a noble sentiment that was unwilling to go along with the secular world.
One of the lines in his "Eight Ode to History", "I shake my clothes for thousands of heights, and wash my hands for thousands of miles." shows the poet's wish to live in seclusion, concentrate on studying literature, and no longer I don’t want to participate in this worldly world and career anymore.
Zuo Si's "Eight Ode to History" No. 2
?The second part of "Eight Odes to History" written by Zuo Si mainly tells the story that the poet himself was born into poverty and could not be reused and appreciated, even though he was very talented. It can't compare to those children of wealthy aristocratic families. It satirizes the unfairness of the clan system at that time and the helplessness of being unable to use it due to the influence of the system.
Portrait of Zuo Si
Quoting two of his original poems:
The pines at the bottom of the stream are gloomy, and the seedlings are growing on the mountain. With its stems an inch in diameter, it shades this hundred-foot strip. An introduction to Zuo Si, a man of high rank in the world. He is handsome and humble. The terrain makes this happen, and it has a long history. Jin Zhang borrows old business, seven leaves Er Han Diao. Isn't Feng Gong great? His head is white and he doesn't see any moves.
At the beginning of the poem, the poet Zuo Si used "pines at the bottom of the stream" and "seedlings on the mountain" to represent talented but humble people and aristocratic children in high positions, in order to introduce the social system of that time. Unreasonable phenomena, the poet uses metaphorical techniques to vividly describe the unfair content of this society with pine trees and saplings.
Later, he would write about his own experiences, mentioning that he was very talented but not appreciated, thus describing the social phenomenon of a large number of capable people like him at that time who were unable to realize their ambitions due to their humble status. And it shows that this phenomenon did not happen overnight, but was caused by long-term status discrimination. It is of great political significance to satirize the unfairness of the clan system and strongly criticize this phenomenon.
The poet also expresses his depression that his ambitions and feelings cannot be realized. He has nowhere to express his feelings but criticizes and exposes this unreasonable social phenomenon, and hopes that this phenomenon can attract widespread attention.
Zuo Si Fengli
?Zuo Si, also known as Taichong, was a famous writer in the Western Jin Dynasty. Although he was unattractive in appearance, he was extremely talented. Later, his sister was selected into the palace and won the favor of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty. His family moved to Luoyang and settled in Luoyang, where he served as Secretary Lang. During the reign of Emperor Hui of the later Jin Dynasty, he attached himself to the powerful and became a member of the "Twenty-Four Friends of Jingu", a famous literary group at that time. His status was greatly improved, and he was appreciated by the world for his outstanding talents. "Sandu Fu" has been handed down to the world.
Portrait of Zuo Si
Zuo Si was born into a humble family, with an unattractive appearance, and was not good at speaking. Because he did not like to socialize, he often stayed at home and concentrated on writing. He wrote "Qidu Fu" in just one year. 》. After moving to Luoyang, Zuo Si's new work "Sandu Fu" also received high praise. It is said that people rushed to copy "Sandu Fu" at that time, which once caused the spectacle of "Luoyang paper being expensive". Zuo Si himself also attracted the attention of the literati at that time because of "Sandu Fu", and he was extremely famous.
In addition, Zuo Si also achieved high achievements in poetry creation. Zuo Si's representative work "Ode to History" was highly praised for its use of history to express feelings, which was very different from the popular poetic style of the time with gorgeous rhetoric. It uses simple vocabulary to express delicate and true emotions, and contains them in the mourning of the past. The tone is catchy, the poetic style is fresh and refined, and it has a certain effect of borrowing from the past to satirize the present. It is in obvious contrast to the flashy style of that time, which only knew how to flatter and flatter others. It was like a gentle but powerful wind that impacted the literary world at that time. It can be called a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation.
Therefore, later generations call Zuo Si's unique poetry creation spirit Zuo Si Fengli.
Introduction to the life of Zuo Si’s sister Zuo Fen