Squid fish spit ink to cover themselves [3], which is a ladder of self-destruction. What's the use? Husbands hide, birds are not as good as swallows; The art of making a living. Storks are not as good as pigeons, which has existed since ancient times.
Write a clumsy biography. There are four dull servants at home [4]: one is Dong, the other is Dong, the other is Qi, and the other is Wei Xiao.
Winter is more than just a servant. Rhinoplasty and shaving, blue-eyed beard [5] embroidered with iron color [6].
After tasting Yu Wuchang, I even ordered him to go to his neighbor's house and go back and forth dozens of times, without asking who had seen his servant. At that time, he was over forty years old.
Come out occasionally and find it desolate. Look around. If I want to cry, I will be extremely happy. Sexually addicted to alcohol, one day I cooked mash at home [7] and begged Yi Deng in winter, which is suitable for other services, that is, I stole it to a maid when I forgot it.
Those who cook wine pity it, and the wine remains the same. Winter [8] is caught by the flame of wages, and it is just a few fires when baking.
The whole family laughed and asked him for a bottle of wine. I was very happy in winter and took a bottle of boiling soup [9]. I drank it as soon as it was hot, and I was accidentally splashed with soup. I accidentally fell into the bottle and couldn't bite.
When I tried to open the door, the door shaft was a little tight [10], so I gave it a hard push. I followed the door, my head touched the ground, my feet were over my head, and the whole family laughed. This year, I went to Yan Di [1 1] and stayed with all the officials for half a year, asking their names, but I didn't know anything.
The east looks old, but it's a little angry. Boxiu [12] has few services.
When Bo Xiu hired his successor, he ordered market cakes. I went to the city for a hundred miles, but I was forced to come back in three days or so.
The sun does not reach [13], and the family is stricter than Bo Xiu [14]. In the evening, I saw a truckload of goods coming from Liu Di, also in the East.
Yan Jia was overjoyed, so he rushed to the house and dismissed him, only getting a jar of honey. Asked where the cake was, Dong said, "I went to the city yesterday and happened to see that honey was cheap, so I went to the market to have a look. Cake is expensive and cannot be marketed. "
I can't go when I have an appointment with Li. Qi and Wei Xiao are three brothers and servants.
Get paid [15], kneel down and tie it, force it to break, punch it in the chest, and it's annoying. It took half a day to open the Soviet Union. Kui looks wild, thirty years old, not yet crowned [16], with a button behind his hair, like a big rope.
My brother and the hat that moved from time to time forgot his new button and came home with hair tied like a hat, eyes and nose in it, sighing. From the first day to the shooting [17], dogs chase it, that is, the phase angle of Zhang. You bite your fingers when you communicate with people [18].
All its idiots are like this. However, the cunning servants of the Yu family often get through it, and they are quite law-abiding when they are alone.
Their cunning people were driven away one after another, and they were helpless [19], but it didn't last more than a year or two, and it was inevitable that they would be frozen. The four mistakes have nothing to do with this. If you sit down and eat, you will believe in it, and you will be afraid of losing it [20].
Alas, it is enough to see the effect of my humble person. Bai Hua: Shi Gong said: The most cunning thing in the world is the rabbit, but the hunter caught it.
Squid fish can spit out ink-like juice to hide themselves when they are in danger, which has also become the cause of death. What's the use of playing tricks? Hide and seek, sparrows can't catch up with swallows; Kites can't catch up with turtledoves on the way to make a living.
It was recorded in ancient times. I'm writing a biography of clumsy effect now.
There are four servants in my family: one is Dong, the other is Dong, the other is Qi and the other is Kui. Winter is my servant.
His nose is facing the sky, his face is thin, his eyes are blue, his face is covered with beard, and his face looks like rusty iron. (He) once went to Wuchang with me. Once I ordered him to visit a friend not far away. I got lost when I came back and walked back and forth dozens of times. He didn't ask when he saw other servants passing by.
At that time, he was over forty years old. I happened to be out, and when I saw him looking around sadly, I called him. (He feels as if he has met a savior) I am very happy.
(Winter servant) likes drinking. One day, when he was making wine at home, he asked for a bowl. He happened to have other business, so he left the wine on the record and was stolen and drunk by a maid. The winemaker sympathized with him and gave him another bowl as before.
He bent down to the kitchen to iron the wine, and was ignited by the burning flame. He almost burned his eyebrows with a "roast". The family smiled and gave him another bottle of wine. Winter servant is very happy. He put the bottle in boiling hot water, ready to wait until the wine is hot before drinking. Unexpectedly, his hand was scalded by the splashing hot water, and he accidentally dropped the bottle into the hot water without drinking the last sip of wine.
He came out with his eyes wide open. Once let him open the door, the hinge of the door is very tight. (He) gave a hard push and pushed it away with his body. His head touched the ground and his feet bent over his head, which made the whole family laugh.
This year (he) followed me to Yanjing's residence and played with those servants for half a year. When asked the names of the servants he played with, he couldn't answer any of them. Dong Fu's appearance is also very strange, but slightly humorous.
His eldest brother lived in Taoism when he was young. Big brother wanted to remarry, and when he gave his remarried wife a dowry, he was told to go to the city to buy cakes.
The home is hundreds of miles away from the city, and the ceremony is coming soon. I want him to come back in three days. On the afternoon of the third day, when he didn't come back, my father and my brother looked outside the door.
In the evening, I saw a man carrying a burden coming from the direction, and that was the servant Dong. Father was overjoyed and hurried to welcome him home. He put down his burden and saw an urn of honey.
When asked where the cake was, he said, "When I went to town yesterday, I saw the price of honey was very low, so I bought it. Cake is expensive and not worth buying. "
At that time, the custom was to use cake as a bride price, and finally there was no way to pay the bride price (because I didn't buy a cake). Qi and Kui are both servants of the third brother.
Once, the servants went to chop wood together. He knelt down to bind firewood. He pushed too hard and the rope broke. His fist hit him in the chest and he fainted to the ground. It took him a long time to wake up. Osmium looks like a wild roe. He is thirty years old and has not been crowned. His hair is tied in a high bun at the back of his head like a thick rope.
My brother gave him money for a hat. When the servant Kui tried on the hat, he forgot the high bun twisted on his head. When he came back, he untied his bun and put on his hat. As a result, the hat was too big to cover his nose and eyes. (He) marveled all day. One day, when (he) went to his neighbor's house, a dog came after him, and (he) opened his fist and fought with the dog, just like fighting with others. Finally, the dog bit his finger.
Their stupidity is like this. But our cunning servants often make mistakes, and only these four clumsy servants can obey the rules.
Those cunning servants have been driven away one by one, and they can't support themselves. Most of them were frozen and hungry for less than a year or two. But this.
2. Zhuo Xiaochuan translation: Zhuo Xiaochuan reference translation:
Shi Gong said: The most cunning thing in the world is the rabbit, but the hunter caught it. Squid fish can spit out ink-like juice to hide themselves when they are in danger, which has also become the cause of death. What's the use of playing tricks? Hide and seek, sparrows can't catch up with swallows; Kites can't catch up with turtledoves on the way to make a living. It was recorded in ancient times. I'm writing a biography of clumsy effect now.
There are four servants in my family: one is Dong, the other is Dong, the other is Qi and the other is Kui. Winter is my servant. His nose is facing the sky, his face is thin, his eyes are blue, his face is covered with beard, and his face looks like rusty iron. (He) once went to Wuchang with me. Once I ordered him to visit a friend not far away. I got lost when I came back and walked back and forth dozens of times. He didn't ask when he saw other servants passing by. At that time, he was over forty years old. I happened to be out, and when I saw him looking around sadly, I called him. (He feels as if he has met a savior) I am very happy. (Winter servant) likes drinking. One day, when he was making wine at home, he asked for a bowl. He happened to have other business, so he left the wine on the record and was stolen and drunk by a maid. The winemaker sympathized with him and gave him another bowl as before. He bent down to the kitchen to iron the wine, and was ignited by the burning flame. He almost burned his eyebrows with a "roast". The family smiled and gave him another bottle of wine. Winter servant is very happy. He put the bottle in boiling hot water, ready to wait until the wine is hot before drinking. Unexpectedly, his hand was scalded by the splashing hot water, and he accidentally dropped the bottle into the hot water without drinking the last sip of wine. He came out with his eyes wide open. Once let him open the door, the hinge of the door is very tight. (He) gave a hard push and pushed it away with his body. His head touched the ground and his feet bent over his head, which made the whole family laugh. This year (he) followed me to Yanjing's residence and played with those servants for half a year. When asked the names of the servants he played with, he couldn't answer any of them.
Dong Fu's appearance is also very strange, but slightly humorous. His eldest brother lived in Taoism when he was young. Big brother wanted to remarry, and when he gave his remarried wife a dowry, he was told to go to the city to buy cakes. The home is hundreds of miles away from the city, and the ceremony is coming soon. I want him to come back in three days. On the afternoon of the third day, when he didn't come back, my father and my brother looked outside the door. In the evening, I saw a man carrying a burden coming from the direction, and that was the servant Dong. Father was overjoyed and hurried to welcome him home. He put down his burden and saw an urn of honey. When asked where the cake was, he said, "When I went to town yesterday, I saw the price of honey was very low, so I bought it. Cake is expensive and not worth buying. " At that time, the custom was to use cake as a bride price, and finally there was no way to pay the bride price (because I didn't buy a cake).
Qi and Kui are both servants of the third brother. Once, the servants went to chop wood together. He knelt down to bind firewood. He pushed too hard and the rope broke. His fist hit him in the chest and he fainted to the ground. It took him a long time to wake up. Osmium looks like a wild roe. He is thirty years old and has not been crowned. His hair is tied in a high bun at the back of his head like a thick rope. My brother gave him money for a hat. When the servant Kui tried on the hat, he forgot the high bun twisted on his head. When he came back, he untied his bun and put on his hat. As a result, the hat was too big to cover his nose and eyes. (He) marveled all day. One day, when (he) went to his neighbor's house, a dog came after him, and (he) opened his fist and fought with the dog, just like fighting with others. Finally, the dog bit his finger. Their stupidity is like this.
But our cunning servants often make mistakes, and only these four clumsy servants can obey the rules. Those cunning servants have been driven away one by one, and they can't support themselves. Most of them were frozen and hungry for less than a year or two. However, because these four clumsy servants have no fault, they don't have to worry about food and clothing. The host understands that they have no other way (to make a living) and gives them food according to the population, lest they lose their place. Alas! (This) is enough to see the benefits of stupidity.
3. Zhuo Xiaoshi Chuangong's original work [1]: "The cunning of the world lies in evading [2], and the rabbit also gets it from the hunter. Squid fish spit ink to cover themselves [3], which is a ladder of self-destruction. What's the use? Husbands hide, birds are not as good as swallows; The art of making a living. Storks are not as good as pigeons, which has existed since ancient times. Make a poor biography. "
There are four dull servants at home [4]: one is Dong, the other is Dong, the other is Qi, and the other is Wei Xiao. Winter is more than just a servant. Rhinoplasty and shaving, blue-eyed beard [5] embroidered with iron color [6]. After tasting Yu Wuchang, I even ordered him to go to his neighbor's house and go back and forth dozens of times, without asking who had seen his servant. At that time, he was over forty years old. Come out occasionally and find it desolate. Look around. If I want to cry, I will be extremely happy. Sexually addicted to alcohol, one day I cooked mash at home [7] and begged Yi Deng in winter, which is suitable for other services, that is, I stole it to a maid when I forgot it. Those who cook wine pity it, and the wine remains the same. Winter [8] is caught by the flame of wages, and it is just a few fires when baking. The whole family laughed and asked him for a bottle of wine. I was very happy in winter and took a bottle of boiling soup [9]. I drank it as soon as it was hot, and I was accidentally splashed with soup. I accidentally fell into the bottle and couldn't bite. When I tried to open the door, the door shaft was a little tight [10], so I gave it a hard push. I followed the door, my head touched the ground, my feet were over my head, and the whole family laughed. This year, I went to Yan Di [1 1] and stayed with all the officials for half a year, asking their names, but I didn't know anything.
The east looks old, but it's a little angry. Boxiu [12] has few services. When Bo Xiu hired his successor, he ordered market cakes. I went to the city for a hundred miles, but I was forced to come back in three days or so. The sun does not reach [13], and the family is stricter than Bo Xiu [14]. In the evening, I saw a truckload of goods coming from Liu Di, also in the East. Yan Jia was overjoyed, so he rushed to the house and dismissed him, only getting a jar of honey. Asked where the cake was, Dong said, "I went to the city yesterday and happened to see that honey was cheap, so I went to the market to have a look. Cake is expensive and cannot be marketed. " I can't go when I have an appointment with Li.
Qi and Wei Xiao are three brothers and servants. Get paid [15], kneel down and tie it, force it to break, punch it in the chest, and it's annoying. It took half a day to open the Soviet Union. Kui looks wild, thirty years old, not yet crowned [16], with a button behind his hair, like a big rope. My brother and the hat that moved from time to time forgot his new button and came home with hair tied like a hat, eyes and nose in it, sighing. From the first day to the shooting [17], dogs chase it, that is, the phase angle of Zhang. You bite your fingers when you communicate with people [18]. All its idiots are like this.
However, the cunning servants of the Yu family often get through it, and they are quite law-abiding when they are alone. Their cunning people were driven away one after another, and they were helpless [19], but it didn't last more than a year or two, and it was inevitable that they would be frozen. The four mistakes have nothing to do with this. If you sit down and eat, you will believe in it, and you will be afraid of losing it [20]. Alas, it is enough to see the effect of my humble person.
4. Notes on Zhuo Xiaochuan's Works [1] Shi Gong: The author calls himself Shi Gong.
[2] Avoidance: Go quickly and escape.
[3] Squid fish: also known as cuttlefish or cuttlefish.
[4] slow: slow, stupid.
[5] Beard: Curly beard.
[6] Embroidery: Doubt is regarded as "rust".
[7] Lao (láo): turbid wine.
[8] Yi () rolls for grain (lǐ): The back is curved. Sudden: chimney. This refers to the stove fire.
[9] qiè: mention.
Door shaft: the rotating shaft on the door.
Yan: Beijing. Mansion: official residence.
[12] Boxiu: Yuan Hongdao's brother Yuan Zongdao, whose real name is Boxiu.
[13] (bū): 3 pm to 5 pm.
Jia Yan: Father.
[15] mowing (y) salary: chopping wood.
In ancient times, a man had to hold a rite of passage at the age of twenty. Wearing hair and a crown.
[17] Bishe: Next door neighbor.
To bite (an animal) with the teeth.
[19] Purple God: Feed yourself.
[20] Xiaomi: This refers to rations.
5. Xu Wenchang's full translation of the original text (Yuan Hongdao):
Wen Chang lost his ambition to be a minister, so he indulged in mountains and rivers, went to the land of Qilu Yanzhao and saw the desert. What he saw was the mountains rushing to the sea, clouds rising from the sand, the wind singing, the trees dying, most of the valleys, people, fish and birds, all shocking and shocking, all expressed in poetry. There was an indelible anger in his chest, and the hero lost his way and had nowhere to go. Therefore, it is a poem, such as anger and laughter, such as the sound of running water in a gorge, such as being unearthed, such as a widow crying at night, which makes people feel chilling. Although his physique is sometimes humble, he is ingenious and has the spirit of a king, which is unexpected for those who serve others rather than women. Literature is insightful, spiritual and strict in law. It does not harm talents by simulation, nor does it harm people by discussion. Korea and Zeng are also in Asia. The style of writing is elegant and out of step with the times. At that time, the so-called masters of SAO altar were all despised and enslaved, so their names were not from Yue (3), Sad Man! He likes to write books, and his brushwork is bold and unrestrained, like his poems. He is full of vigor and charm, and Ouyang Gong (4) said, "The demon is old and young, and she has her own residual state". Among the rest, flowers and birds are overflowing, all of which are superb.
Translation:
Because Wen Chang was frustrated and ignored by the current government, he was a degenerate, drinking wantonly and indulging in landscapes. He traveled to Shandong (Qilu) and Hebei (Zhao Yan) and enjoyed the desert beyond the Great Wall. The mountains he saw were like galloping horses, waves standing on the walls, sand covering the sky and thunder stretching for thousands of miles, the sound of wind and rain and the shape of strange trees, even deep and desolate valleys and bustling cities, as well as strange people, strange fish and rare birds. All the unprecedented amazing natural and human landscapes were included in his poems. He has been suppressing a strong spirit of injustice and the sadness that heroes are useless. So his poems, sometimes cursing, sometimes laughing, sometimes rushing like mountain torrents in a canyon, sometimes breaking ground like spring buds, are full of vigorous vitality. His poems are sometimes as piercing as a widow's cry in the middle of the night, and sometimes as helpless as a traveler leaving the cold. Although his poetic style is sometimes humble, he is unique, with great atmosphere and superhuman spirit. Poetry as vulgar as a woman who treats people with color is hard to match. Xu Wenchang has a profound insight into the way of writing. His article is calm and rigorous. He doesn't suppress his talent and creativity for ruthlessness, nor does he indulge his comments and hurt the rigorous reasoning of his articles. He is really a first-class writer of Han Yu and Ceng Gong. Xu Wenchang's interest is elegant, and he doesn't keep pace with the times. He angrily attacked the so-called literary leaders at that time, so his words were ignored and his fame was limited to his hometown of Zhejiang. It was really sad!
Wen Chang likes calligraphy, and his pen is as unrestrained as his poems. In his energy and heroism, he has another charming gesture. Ouyang Gong's so-called beauty withering has another lasting appeal, which can be used to describe Wen Chang's calligraphy. Seo Woo, a long writer who is cultivated by poetry, writing and books, paints flowers and birds with aloofness and affection.
6. Biography of Xu Wenchang and Yuan Hongdao, translated in ancient Chinese. The original text is that when I was a child, I passed by a shop in my hometown and watched a northern drama "Four Sounds of Apes".
Interest and spirit are bold and broad-minded, which is quite different from the legends written by scholars in recent years. Signed "Tianchisheng", it is suspected to be the work of people in the Yuan Dynasty. Later, when I went to the end of the month, I saw someone else's leaflet with a "Tianshui Moon". The brushwork is strong and powerful, and the calligraphy and painting reveal a kind of unevenness, which seems to be visible.
I'm surprised, but I don't know who Tian Shuiyue is. One night, I was sitting upstairs in Xiujia's house, browsing through the books on the shelf at random, and got a new collection of poems.
Paper binding is poor, the quality of brush ink is poor, and the handwriting is blurred. Read a book closer to the lamp, and after reading a few songs, you can't help but be surprised. I quickly called Shi Geng and asked him, "Who wrote Bian Que?" Is it the present or the ancients? Shi Geng said, "This is a book written by my fellow countryman Mr. Xu Tianchi.
Mr. Wei, with a long word, was born in Jiajingzhi and died only five or six years ago. Now the scroll and the title are marked Tian Shuiyue, that's him. "
I realized that it was Wen Chang who was suspected before and after. In addition, when the field of poetry is barren and polluted, getting such a rare treasure is like waking up in a nightmare.
We both jumped up, and in the shadow of the lamp, we read, screamed, screamed, read, and the sleeping servants were startled. From now on, I will either tell others or write a letter, and everyone will be marked as Mr. Wen Chang.
Anyone who comes to see me will take out a long poem and read it to him. At that time, a famous figure in the literary world gradually knew his desire and worshipped him.
Wen Chang, a scholar in Yin Shan, failed the list many times. The personality is straightforward and unrestrained.
Governor Hu Zongxian knew his talent and hired him as a screen guest. Wen Chang and Hu Zongxian agreed: "If I want to be a guest, I will go in and out freely according to the etiquette of receiving guests, without setting a time."
Hu Zongxian promised him everything. Then, Wen Chang, dressed in plaid and wearing a black turban, sat down and talked about world affairs like no one's watching.
Hu Zongxian was very happy. At that time, Hu Zongxian was commanding several soldiers. The soldiers were afraid that he would even kneel down and talk, crawling on the ground like a snake, and did not dare to look up; As a subordinate scholar, Wen Chang is proud of him, doing whatever he wants, talking and laughing at will, and fearless.
Like a white deer being caught, Hu Zongxian asked Wen Changdai to make a congratulatory table. Emperor Sejong was very happy to see the chapter on the table.
So Hu Zongxian paid more attention to him, and let him do all the notes and official documents. Wen Chang spoke highly of his talents and strategies, and liked to come up with ingenious plans. Most of the situations and strategies of marching and fighting can get the gist.
All Hu Zongxian's plans to lure and surrender bandits such as Wang Zhi and Xu Hai were carefully discussed and put into practice. Wen Chang used to drink in a restaurant, and several soldiers also drank downstairs. After drinking, they refused to pay.
Wen Chang secretly wrote a short message to Hu Zongxian, and Hu Zongxian immediately ordered the sergeant to be tied into the yamen, all beheaded, and the whole army trembled. There was a monk who lived a bad life by money. Xu Wei mentioned it occasionally when he was drinking. Then Hu Zongxian killed him with something else.
Similarly, Wen Chang is trusted by Hu Zongxian. Because Hu Zongxian loved Wen Chang's talent, he lamented that he failed in the exam repeatedly, and it coincided with the provincial examination. Any examiner privately entrusts him to say, "Xu Zi is a first-rate talent. If he is in your room, I hope not to miss it. "
The examiner promised to do as he said. There was a magistrate who came a little late for other things and didn't visit Hu Zongxian until the exam.
Hu Zongxian occasionally forgot to entrust him, and the test paper was just handed out in his room, so he didn't make it. Because he failed in the exam, he was ignored by the examiner, so he began to drink heavily and traveled to Qi, Shandong, Yan, Zhao and other places, and traveled all over the northern desert.
What he saw was mountains galloping across the sky, roaring sea water, yellow sand covering the sky, unpredictable clouds, sharp whistling wind, fallen trees on his back, deep and quiet valleys, bustling cities, all kinds of people, fish and birds, and all amazing shapes, all of which were shown in his poems. There is an indelible spirit in his chest, and there is also the grief and indignation of the protagonist who has lost his way and no place to live, which makes his poems as angry as laughing, as if the water flowed through the canyon and made a loud noise, as if the seeds germinated silently, as if the widow cried and wailed at night, as if the wanderer had left his hometown on a cold night.
When he indulges his mind, it is like a flat field, looking thousands of miles away; Occasionally deep and steep, like ghosts in autumn graves, whispering. Wen Chang's vision is extremely high, and he thinks that all the literati in the past dynasties are incompetent, and he is unique in the poetry circle at that time.
At that time, the so-called high officials and dignitaries, poets, scribes and civil servants all denounced him loudly, regarded him as a handmaiden and were ashamed to make friends with them, so his reputation did not spread abroad. Pathetic! One day, drinking at the county magistrate's house, the county magistrate pointed to a small matter at the banquet and begged him to make a poem. He secretly asked the little servant to make the paper more than ten feet long and wanted to hit him.
With a pen in his hand, Wen Chang wrote a poem on the spot and filled it with paper. The artistic conception and verve are rich and elegant, and the event is vividly expressed, and all the people present are greatly amazed. Wen Chang likes calligraphy, and his brushwork is unrestrained. Just like his poems, desolate festivals reveal an elegant and charming gesture.
My handwriting is not good. Nonsense. I think the handwriting of dragon is really better than that of Wang Yayi and Wen. Speaking of the charm of words, rather than the brushwork, Mr. Wang is indeed an accomplished person who is not constrained by the eight laws, and is a strange man who has sprung up suddenly in calligraphy.
Sometimes when I have nothing to do, I paint flowers, bamboo and stones, which are lofty, elegant and full of interest.
7. The full translation of Yuan Hongdao's Biography of Xu Wenchang and Biography of Xu Wenchang-Yuan Hongdao (Ming)
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One night, I was sitting in Tao Taishi (a friend of the author Tao Wangling), and was awarded an editor by Hanlin, and officially went to imperial academy to offer wine. Taishi: another name compiled by Hanlin) Upstairs, I randomly looked through Chen Fang's books on the shelf and got a set of Missed Poems (I: the book cover made of cloth and silk, and later I called a set of books a book). Bad paper, rough writing, poor ink quality (display), blurred writing, look a little closer to the lamp. After watching a few songs, I can't help but be surprised. I quickly called Zhou Wang and asked him who was the author of the book "Missing Edition". Is it today? Or the ancients? Zhou Wang said: "This was done by my compatriot Mr. Xu Wenchang." We both jumped up, and in the shadow of the lamp, we read, screamed, screamed and read. The sleeping servants were awakened. I have lived for 30 years, and all I know is that there is Mr. Wen Chang in the sea. Ah! Why did you meet so late? Through understanding the situation of the Yue people, I made a biography for Xu Wenchang.
Xu Wei, a long character, is a scholar with a great reputation. Xue (,word, official-to-official examination doctor) was surprised by his talent when he presided over the examination in Yue, and regarded him as a national scholar (a scholar of a country, formerly known as an outstanding figure of a country). However, fate is not good, and repeated exams always fail. Governor Hu Zongxian (Governor of Zhejiang. Zhongcheng, in the Ming Dynasty, was appointed as the governor of other provinces with the deputy capital suggestion or the capital suggestion, so he was called the governor Zhongcheng) and invited him as the guest of the shogunate. Every time Wen Chang appeared, he wore informal official clothes (described as informal) and talked freely about world affairs. Hu Zongxian was very happy. At that time, Hu Zongxian was in charge of several armies. Soldiers in the southeast of Wei Town knelt to talk and crawled like snakes, afraid to look up. As a subordinate scholar, Wen Chang is proud of him. Most people who talk privately compare him to Liu Bi and Du Fu. At that time, a white deer was just caught, and Hu Zongxian entrusted Wenchang to make a congratulatory form. When this chapter was reached, Ming Shizong (Yongling is the tomb of Ming Shizong Zhu Houzong) was very happy. So Hu Zongxian paid more attention to him, and let him do all the notes and official documents. Wen Chang spoke highly of his talent and strategy, and liked to come up with ingenious plans. Most of his talks about military strategy were to the point. No one is satisfied with people who look at the world. However, there is no chance to meet.
Because he was not interested in the imperial examination and was not taken seriously by the examiner, he began to drink heavily and traveled to Qi, Shandong, Yan and Zhao, crossing the northern desert. What he saw was mountains galloping across the sky, roaring sea water, yellow sand covering the sky, unpredictable clouds, sharp whistling wind, fallen trees on his back, deep and quiet valleys, bustling cities, all kinds of people, fish and birds, and all amazing shapes, all of which were shown in his poems. There is an indelible spirit in his chest, and there is also the grief and indignation of the protagonist who has lost his way and nowhere to live. This grief and indignation has led to his poems, such as laughing in anger, making a loud noise when water flows through a canyon, sprouting seeds (silent), crying at night like a widow, and wandering on a cold night (describing life fatigue). Although his articles sometimes have physical deficiencies, they are original and domineering, which are beyond the reach of those who pretend to serve women. With outstanding insights and vigorous and rigorous style, he is an outstanding writer like Han Yu and Ceng Gong who is not biased by criticism because of his imitation. Wen Chang's elegant manners were out of tune with the atmosphere at that time. At that time, the so-called main leaders in the literary world belittled them and treated them as handmaiden, so his fame did not exceed the whole country (eastern Zhejiang). Alas! Like to write articles, his brushwork is bold and unrestrained, just like his poems, full of charm, just like Ouyang Xiu said, "enchanting and beautiful women, although old, will still have some beautiful gestures." Occasionally, his spare capacity, in addition to overflowing flowers and birds, is also free and easy and elegant, full of affection.
Later, because of suspicion, he killed his second wife and was sentenced to death in prison. Grandfather Bian (formerly assistant minister of Hanlin, so called Grandfather) tried his best to rescue him before he was released. In his later years, his indignation was deeper and his madness was more severe. He refused to receive people of fame and status who came to visit him; Often bring money to the hotel to ask servants and other people with low status to drink together; Sometimes I cut my head with an axe, so that my face is covered with blood and my skull is broken. When I rub it with my hand, it makes a noise. Sometimes I prick my ears with a sharp awl. The awl goes down more than an inch, but I'm not dead.
Zhou Wang said, "Wen Chang's poems in his later years are even more grotesque. There is no engraving, the collection is hidden at home. " At that time, I (who passed the examination in Ming and Qing dynasties) entrusted someone with an official position to copy, but now it is not complete. I've only seen Xu Wenchang and The Missing Edition. However, Wen Chang died of resentment because he was depressed.
Shi Gong (the author named Shi Gong, who claimed to be himself) said: "My husband's fate has always been bad, so he went crazy and never recovered, so he was arrested and imprisoned. Scholars in ancient and modern times can't compare their sufferings with their husbands. Even so, Hu Zongxian is a rare hero in the world. Emperor Sejong is a wise monarch. Wen Chang received special treatment when he was a guest, because Hu Zongxian knew Mr. Wang's talent; Presenting the original white deer watch made the emperor very happy. It is the emperor who knows Mr. Wang's talent. I just don't have a formal position. Mr. Wang's poems are outstanding, sweeping away the barren and dirty poetic style since modern times. After one hundred generations, he came to his own conclusion. Why is there no coincidence? Mei Guozhen once wrote to me and said,' Wen Chang is an old friend of mine. His illness is stranger than his people, and his people are stranger than his poems. He was not surprised when I said Wen Chang. Just because there is nothing strange, it is not surprising to have such an experience. This is pathetic! "
8. Dong Shi has achieved fruitful results in translating the original classical Chinese. Shi suffers from heartburn. One day, her illness broke out again. She put her hand over her chest and frowned, revealing a charming female beauty. When she walked through the countryside, all the villagers opened their eyes. What a beautiful woman!
There is an ugly girl named Dong Shi in the countryside. She looks ordinary and has no cultivation. She usually acts rudely and speaks loudly, but she dreams of becoming a beautiful woman all the time. Teacher, wearing such clothes today and combing her hair like that tomorrow, no one says she is beautiful.
On this day, she saw the stone frowning on her chest and won the favor of so many people, so when she went back, she also learned to look like a stone, frowning on her chest and walking around the village. I didn't know that ugly girl's affectation made her look even uglier. As a result, the rich in rural areas saw the ugly monster and immediately closed the door tightly; The poor people in the countryside saw the ugly girl coming and immediately took away their wives and children. People were heartbroken when they saw this grotesque ugly woman who imitated the stone and walked around the village. It's like seeing the plague.
The ugly woman only knows that Shi's frown is beautiful, but she doesn't know why she is beautiful. She just imitated her appearance and was laughed at. Everyone should develop their strengths and avoid weaknesses according to their own characteristics. It is foolish to look for an image that suits them and blindly imitate others.
Zhuang Zhou's "Zhuangzi Tian Yun": "The heart disease of an old scholar, whose ugliness is beautiful, is also proud of it." When the rich see it, they will stay at home; The poor saw it, slapped his wife and left. He knows how beautiful it is, but he doesn't know why it is beautiful. "