The classical Chinese text of Yang Xiong's Ziyun
1. Please translate the biography of Yang Xiong in Ban Gu's Han Book as follows: Yang Xiong's Ziyun is also a native of Chengdu, Shu County. Better to understand.
Yang Xiong, courtesy name Ziyun, was from Chengdu, Shu County. It first came from Boqiao of Zhou Dynasty, who used to feed his common people in the Yang Dynasty of Jin Dynasty. Because of his family name, I don't know what the difference between Boqiao and Zhou Dynasty was. Yang was located between He and Fen. When the Zhou Dynasty declined, the Yang clan was called a marquis, and his name was Yanghou. The six ministers of the Jin Dynasty fought for power, and Han, Wei, and Zhao were promoted, while Fan Zhongxing and Zhi Bo were in trouble. At that time, Yang Hou was forced to flee to Wu Mountain in Chu because his family was in trouble. During the rise of the Chu and Han Dynasties, the Yang family traced their way up the Yangtze River and settled in Bajiang Prefecture. And Yang Jiguan was appointed as the prefect of Lujiang. In the Dingjian of the Han Dynasty, I avoided my revenge and went back to the river. I was located in the Yangtze River of Minshan Mountain, called Pi. From Ji to Xiong, a son was passed down in the fifth generation, so when Xiong died, he became famous in Shu.
Yang Xiong, courtesy name Ziyun, was from Chengdu, Shu County. His ancestors were descendants of Zhou Boqiao. As a side branch of the common people, they took Yang of Jin as their food town and took it as their surname. However, it is not known which branch of Zhou Boqiao belonged to. Yang is located between the Yellow River and the Fen River. After the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, some people in the Yang family were called marquises, known as Yanghou. When the six ministers of Jin were fighting for power, Han, Wei, and Zhao rose, while Fan, Zhongxing, and Zhibo declined. During this period, they forced Marquis Yang, who fled to Chuwu Mountain and settled there. When the Chu and Han Dynasties arose, the Yang family traveled up the river and lived in Bajiang Prefecture. Yang Jiguan became the prefect of Lujiang.
The Han Dynasty avoided enemies in Dingjing and went up the river. They lived in Pi, south of Mount Laoshan, where they had a field and a house. They had been farming and raising silkworms for generations. From Ji to Xiong, there was only one son in the Five Dynasties, so Yang Xiong had no other Yang clan in Shu.
2. English translation: Yang Xiong Ziyun, a native of Chengdu, Shu County. He first came from Zhou Boqiao, who supported the common people. Yang Xiong, Zi Ziyun, was a native of Chengdu, Shu County. His ancestors had an ancestor named Zhou Boqiao's, because he was a concubine (not a prince) and was first assigned to live in Yang, a place in Jin Dynasty, so the place name was used as the surname of the family. But now it is not known who is the descendant of Zhou Boqiao. Yang is located at the junction of the Yellow River and Between the Fen River, when the Zhou Dynasty declined, the Yang family had a marquis named Yanghou. When the six ministers of the Jin Dynasty fought for power, the three families of Han, Wei, and Zhao in the Jin Dynasty emerged, and Fan Zhongxing and Zhi Boyao When the two families were wiped out, Yanghou was oppressed by the victors of the three families and was forced to flee to Wushan in Chu State, so he lived there. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, when Chu and Han were fighting, the Yang family moved up the river and lived there. On the bank of the Bajiang River. Yang Ji of the Yang family became an official and became the prefect of Lujiang. During the Yuanding period of the Han Dynasty, in order to avoid their enemies, the Yang family went up the river again and lived in a place called Pi in the south of Minshan Mountain. There is only a small field and a house built in one area, and farming and mulberry farming have been the industry for generations. From Yangji to Yangxiong, five generations were passed down alone, so Yangxiong is the only family in Shu. Yangxiong is a studious boy and does not do anything In writing, I only study and research the organization and annotation of words. I have read a lot of books and there is nothing I don’t understand. I am very shy and unkempt. I am not good at talking loudly. I like to think silently. I rarely do anything. I have no desire and no desire. Seeking wealth and honor, not minding poverty and lowliness, not being arrogant, pretending to be a celebrity in order to seek praise from the world. His family property is only ten gold, and he has no Danshi (little grain) reserves, so he lives a very calm life. He has a generous look, I am absolutely not interested in books that are not from sages. If I meet someone who doesn’t like me, even if I am rich, I will not compromise. So I like to write poems. In the early days, Sima Xiangru of Shu State wrote poems that were particularly elegant, vigorous and ambitious. I particularly admired him. Every time I wrote a poem, I often imitated him. Later I fell in love with Qu Yuan's articles, which were better than Sima Xiangru's. Qu Yuan finally died. After writing "Li Sao", he committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. The article is very emotional. Every time I read "Li Sao", I am moved to tears. I believe that when a gentleman encounters a good opportunity, he should run rampant in the world. When encountering a bad opportunity, he should hide like a dragon and snake. Can he succeed? It was destined, so why commit suicide? So he wrote a poem specifically to refute "Li Sao" and threw it into the Minjiang River to express his condolences to Qu Yuan. It was called "Anti-Li Sao". In addition, he wrote a new article based on "Li Sao" called "Guang Sao": He also wrote an article "Ban Lao Sorrow" based on the Chu Ci articles from "Xishong" to "Huaisha". During the reign of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, three ministers, Ding, Fu and Dong Xian, were in power. Those who followed them had Immediately, chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, and the highest one rose to the position of two thousand stones (county guard). At this time, Yang Xiong had just composed "Tai Xuan" and did not participate in their flattery behavior, and was very indifferent and peaceful. Some people laughed at him for not being able to do so. They were aware of current affairs, and Yang Xiong wrote an article to refute them, creating "Jie Moo". Yang Xiong's poem uses a satirical writing style, and so on. The wording is extravagant and beautiful, and the text is so large that the reader cannot add a word. At the end, there is a dialogue When the reader is admonishing, the reader has already been immersed in the situation and has forgotten the satirical meaning of the article itself. In the past, Emperor Wu liked the theory of immortals. Sima Xiangru presented "Adult Fu" in order to satirize Emperor Wu, but Emperor Wu was criticized for this article. It gave rise to more unrealistic fantasies. On the contrary, it was self-defeating, and the actual results were not ideal. His articles were also like those actors (characters such as court actors) Chunyu Kun, Youmeng and the like, which were not recognized by formal laws. , so their poems and poems were not as good as the poems and poems of gentlemen, which mainly focused on persuasion, so Yang Xiong stopped writing poems. When Yang Xiong saw the social scholars expressing their own opinions, most of them were Those who slander saints think it is very abnormal. They use strange words and obstruct business. Even a small debate must involve the holy scriptures of sages, making others admit that they have little knowledge and admit defeat, but in this way, the winner's own mistakes will also be ignored. No one reminded me. Later, when Sima Qian recorded the history of the Six Kingdoms and compiled the history of Chu and Han to the present, he was not the same as the saints. Sima Qian’s historical evaluation standards were also different from the classics. So someone asked Yang Xiong what was going on. Then, Yang Xiong used the Dharma to defend himself and wrote thirteen volumes of books, which were called "Fayan" according to the genre of "The Analects of Confucius".
3. Please help translate the classical Chinese text of "The Biography of Yang Xiong": Yang Xiong, whose courtesy name is Ziyun, was born in Chengdu, Shu County.
His ancestor was an earl named Qiao from the Zhou Dynasty. Because he was the descendant of a concubine (the descendants of the principal wife were legitimate, and the descendants of the concubine were concubines), he was granted an official position in Yangdi of Jin State, so he was named The place name is the surname, but it is not known which branch of Emperor Zhou Boqiao is from (specifically, it can be understood that it is not known which emperor or concubine he was born from). People with the Yang surname lived on the land between the Yellow River and the Fen River. When the Zhou Dynasty declined, someone from the Yang tribe was called a marquis, named Yanghou.
When the six ministers of the Jin Dynasty were fighting for power, the Han family, the Wei family, and the Zhao family rose, while the Fan family, Zhongxing family, and Zhibo family fell. (Jin was a big country during the Zhou Dynasty, and during the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Wen of Jin was one of the Five Hegemons.
In later generations, six ministers fought for power, dividing Jin into three kingdoms: Han, Wei, and Zhao. Later, they were all among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.) At that time, (Han, Wei, Zhao) sent troops to force Yang Hou, and Yang Hou fled to Wushan in Chu State and settled here. With the rise of the Chu and Han Dynasties, the Yang family moved up the river and settled in Jiangzhou, Bajun (now Chongqing City).
The Yang family had a son, Yang Ji, who later became an official and became the prefect of Lujiang. During the Yuanding period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to avoid their enemies, the Yangji family once again went up the river and came to a place called Pi in the south of Minshan Mountain (belonging to Shu County) to develop. They had thousands of acres of land and a big house to live in. He has been farming and growing mulberry trees for his whole life.
Since the five generations from Yang Ji to Yang Xiong were passed down by one son, the Yang surname in Shu was lost after Yang Xiong died.
4. The full text translation of Ban Gu's "The Biography of Yang Xiong" Yang Xiong was named Ziyun, a native of Chengdu, Shu County. One of his ancestors was named Zhou Boqiao. Because he was a concubine (not a prince), he was first assigned to live in Yang, a place in Jin Dynasty, so he took the place name as his surname. But now we don’t know who Zhou Boqiao’s descendants are. Yang is located between the Yellow River and the Fen River. When the Zhou Dynasty declined, the Yang family had a marquis named Yanghou. When the six ministers of the Jin Dynasty fought for power, the three families of Han, Wei, and Zhao in the Jin State rose up, and the two families of Fan Zhongxing and Zhi Boyao were eliminated, Yanghou was oppressed by the victors of these three families and was forced to flee. He went to Wushan in the State of Chu and lived there. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, when Chu and Han were fighting, the Yang family moved up the river and lived on the banks of the Bajiang River. And Yang Ji of the Yang family became an official and became the prefect of Lujiang. During the Yuanding period of the Han Dynasty, in order to avoid their enemies, the Yang family moved up the river again and lived in a place called Pi in the south of Minshan Mountain. They occupied a piece of land and built a house in an area. They have been farming and mulberry farming for generations. From Yang Ji to Yang Xiong, it was passed down through five generations, so Yang Xiong was the only family in Shu.
Yang Xiong was a studious boy. He did not write, but only studied and researched the organization and annotation of texts. He was well-read and there was nothing he did not understand. He is very shy and unkempt, not good at talking loudly, prefers to think silently, rarely does anything, has no desires, does not seek wealth, does not mind poverty, and is not arrogant to pretend to be a celebrity in order to seek praise from the world. The family property was only ten gold, and there was no Danshi (very little grain) reserve, so he lived a very calm life. He has a magnanimous look, and is absolutely not interested in books that are not sages. If he meets someone who doesn't like him, even if he is a wealthy person, he will not compromise. So I like Ci Fu.
In the early days, there was Sima Xiangru in the Shu Kingdom. His Fu was particularly elegant and vigorous, and Yang Zhongzhong admired him very much. Every time he wrote a Fu, he often imitated him, and later he fell in love with Qu Yuan's poems. The article was better than Sima Xiangru's, but Qu Yuan finally died. After writing "Li Sao", he committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. He was very moved by his article. Every time he read "Li Sao", he was moved to tears. He believes that when a good time comes, a gentleman should run rampant in the world; when a bad time comes, he should hide like a dragon or a snake. Whether he succeeds or not is determined by fate, so why commit suicide? So he wrote a poem specifically to refute "Li Sao" and threw it into the Minjiang River to express his condolences to Qu Yuan. He named it "Anti-Li Sao". In addition, he wrote a new article based on "Li Sao" called "Guang Sao": I also wrote an article called "Paolao Sorrow" based on the Chu Ci articles from "Xishong" to "Huaisha".
During the reign of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, three ministers, Ding, Fu and Dong Xian, were in power. Some of those who followed them immediately ascended to heaven, and the highest one was promoted to the position of two thousand stone (prefectural governor). At this time, Yang Xiong had just composed "Tai Xuan" and did not participate in their flattery behavior, and treated it calmly and calmly. . Some people mocked him for being ignorant of current affairs, but Yang Xiong wrote an article to refute them and created "Explanation of Mockery".
Yang Xiong’s poem uses a satirical style of writing, and so on. The wording is extravagant and the text is so large that the reader is unable to add a word. When the reader is exhorted at the end, the reader is already there. In this situation, I forgot the exhortation and irony of the article itself. In the past, Emperor Wu was fond of the theory of immortals. Sima Xiangru wrote "Adult Fu" in order to satirize Emperor Wu, but Emperor Wu had even more unrealistic fantasies because of this article. On the contrary, it was self-defeating, and the actual results were not ideal. His articles are also similar to those of actors (such as court actors) Chunyu Kun and Youmeng. They are not recognized by formal laws, so their poems are not as good as those of gentlemen, which mainly focus on persuasion. articles, so Yang Xiong stopped writing poems.
Yang Xiong saw various social scholars expressing their own opinions. Most of them slandered the saints, which he thought was very abnormal. They use strange words to obstruct the business. Even a small debate involves the holy scriptures of the sages, so that others will admit that they have little knowledge and admit defeat, but in this way no one will remind the winner of his own mistakes. Later, when Sima Qian recorded the history of the Six Kingdoms and compiled the history of Chu, Han to the present, he was not the same as the saints. Sima Qian's historical evaluation standards were also different from the classics. So someone asked Yang Xiong what was going on. Yang Xiong justified it with the law and wrote thirteen volumes of books, which were called "Fayan" according to the style of "The Analects of Confucius".
5. Why is Yang Xiong also called Ziyun? Ziyun is the character of Yang Xiong
People in ancient times all had their own characters
Generally, peers have the same character. The reason for calling people by names but not names seems to be out of respect for each other
There is usually a connection between the names and characters of the ancients. For example, we are familiar with Zhuge Liang, whose courtesy name is Kongming. There is a connection between light and brightness. Zhou Yu, whose courtesy name is Gongjin, both Yu and Jin refer to beautiful jade.
As for Yangxiong’s character Ziyun, it can also be analyzed in this way. As the old saying goes, clouds follow the dragon and the wind follows the tiger. It can be seen that there is a connection between clouds and dragons. For example, Zhao Yun, whose courtesy name is Zilong. A hero can refer to an outstanding person, and we call such a person a dragon among men. Therefore, after such twists and turns, it can be inferred that the Yangxiong family hopes that their children will become successful, because a person's name and surname are given by the elders in the family.
6. Which ancient person named "Ziyun" Yang Xiong (53 BC - 18 AD), whose courtesy name was Ziyun, was from Chengdu, Shu County.
West Shu Ziyunting is located in the Xishan (Phoenix Mountain) Scenic Area in the northwest of Fucheng District, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province. Xishan Scenic Area covers an area of ??about 0.3 square kilometers, with "Xi Shuzi Cloud Pavilion" as the center, integrating famous pavilions, ancient tombs, temples, beautiful mountains and clear waters.
The main attractions include Ziyunting, Jade Girl Spring, Jiang Wan's Tomb, Jiang Wan Temple, Xianyun Temple, and Jade Girl Lake. Ziyunting is a building commemorating Yang Xiong, a writer, philosopher and linguist of the Western Han Dynasty. It is famous all over the world because of the sentence "Zhuge Lu in Nanyang, Ziyunting in Western Shu" in the "Humble Room Inscription" by Liu Yuxi, a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty.
The famous writer Yang Xiong in the Western Han Dynasty, whose courtesy name was Ziyun, was the most famous Fu writer in the Western Han Dynasty after Sima Xiangru. When he became emperor of the Han Dynasty, he served as Huang Menlang. When Wang Mang was in power, he was the editor of Tianlu Pavilion and his official title was a senior official.
Yang Xiong was originally from Chengdu, but he did not leave many relics in Chengdu. However, he left a Ziyunting Pavilion in Xishan, Mianyang, which was often mentioned by later generations of literati. The so-called "I stopped my horse to look for stories alone, and the two Han Dynasties were ashamed of Yang Xiong for his articles."
This is the later generations' evaluation of Yang Xiong's position in the literary world of the Western Han Dynasty. In his early days, Yang Xiong was famous for his masterpieces such as "Changyang Fu", "Ganquan Fu" and "Yu Xue Fu", and was as famous as Sima Xiangru.
Later he gave up the style of poetry and turned to study philosophy and linguistics. He imitated the Analects of Confucius as "Fa Yan", imitated the "Book of Changes" as "Tai Xuan", and wrote "Dialect" "", which described various dialects in the Western Han Dynasty and became a major writer in the Han Dynasty. Yang Xiong once studied in Mianyang. During the Sui Dynasty, someone built Ziyunting at Fenghuangzui, Xishan.
Li Bai once said in a poem: "The memory of the morning is like a stage, and the dream of Ziyunting at night", which shows that Ziyunting occupies a very important position in the poet's mind. Liu Yuxi's "Inscription on the Humble Room" contains the famous sentence "Zhugelu in Nanyang, Ziyunting in Western Shu", which made Ziyunting's name passed down through the ages and admired by future generations.
However, the Ziyunting Pavilion has actually been in decay for a long time. The Ziyunting Pavilion was rebuilt on the old site in the 1980s. It is 21 meters high and has a construction area of ??more than 1,300 square meters. There are 128 pillars on the bottom floor. The pavilion has a heavy pavilion with soaring eaves. Because it is located at the top of the Phoenix Mouth, with soaring air on three sides and facing a cliff below, it is very dangerous and majestic. There are imitation cliff stone carvings on the cliff below Ziyunting.
At the foothills of Xishan Mountain, there are also Jade Girl Spring, Xishan Temple, numerous Taoist imitation cliff statues and other historic sites, all of which are combined to form the Xishan Scenic Area, with Ziyunting as its landmark building. Yang Xiong (53 BC - 18 AD), courtesy name Ziyun, was a native of Chengdu, Shu County.
During the period of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, he served as the Huangmen Shilang, an official position in the palace that served the emperor and conveyed the emperor's orders. Yang Xiong was a young man who was attentive, erudite and talented. He "explored everything" and once "specialized in Yi" and indulged in "Lao" and "Zhuang".
Proficient in exegesis and philology, fond of poetry and poetry, admired Sima Xiangru, and had Xiangru's legacy. In his early years, he wrote works such as "Anti-Li Sao", "Guang Sao", "Ode to the Capital of Shu", and "Inscriptions from the Four Corners of Chengdu City". In his middle age, he was ordered to enter the palace and wrote "Ode to Ganquan", "Ode to Hedong", "Ode to School Hunting". Works such as "Fu" and "Changyang Fu" have become his masterpieces, "pushing the great fu tradition initiated by Sima Xiangru to persuade all people to satirize one" to the extreme, and no one can continue it since then.
Yang Xiong made a very outstanding contribution to the philosophical research on exploring the true meaning of the universe and life: "First he wrote "Tai Xuan", which integrated Confucianism and Taoism." He also wrote "Legalism" which integrated the three schools of Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism. He also made his own understanding and interpretation of classic works such as "The Book of Changes" and "The Analects of Confucius".
"Wen Xin Diao Long" has the parallel mention of "Yang Ma". He is the largest Ci Fu writer in the Western Han Dynasty after Sima Xiangru.
Yang Xiong's Fu is that of a scholar, knowledgeable and skillful, but it feels "artificial". Yang Xiong's contribution to Ci Fu mainly lies in the fact that he expanded the subject matter and expression techniques of this court art, making it go beyond the palace, chanting objects and narratives, aiming to express emotions, and making it more prose culture.
When Yang Xiong left home for Beijing in his 40s, he once stayed in Fujian. Now, at the ruins of ancient Zhongyang Town in Xishan, Mianyang City and Yongxing, Fucheng District, there are two ruins of the "Yangtze Cloud Reading Desk" and the "Ink Washing Pond".
According to records: There are three Ziyunting Pavilions in Sichuan in history. One is the "Ziyunting Pavilion" in the former residence of Yang Xiong in Chengdu. This pavilion has long since disappeared, and there are different opinions on the ruins; the other was built in The Ziyun Pavilion in Yang Xiong's hometown on the outskirts of Pixian County was moved and built next to Yang Xiong's tomb during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The pavilion no longer exists, and only an earthen platform remains. What still exists today is the Ziyunting Pavilion in the Xishan Scenic Area of ??Mianyang.
In this scenic spot, there are two Ziyun Pavilions, one large and one small, one new and one old. This shows that the people of Mianyang admire literature and art, worship the sages, and the mellow folk customs. The old Ziyun Pavilion is located on the Yangziyun reading platform. The reading platform is located on the bank of the mountain at the left end of Fenghuang Mountain. It is a hard rock with a flat top.
At the front of the rock there is a mosaic relief "True Image of Yangtze Cloud" and a brief biography of Yang Xiong. According to the Republic of China edition of "Mianyang County Chronicles", it was recorded that it was engraved in the Song Dynasty. There are more than 90 large mosaic relief niches on the right side of the rock, all of which are Taoist stone carvings engraved in the twelfth year of Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty.
The old pavilion of Ziyun was built on the rock. I don’t know when it was first built. "Mianyang County Chronicle" records that Ziyun Pavilion was rebuilt in the 6th year of the Republic of China (1917) and was a rectangular pavilion with a wooden structure. It was destroyed in the early days of the "Cultural Revolution".
In the 1970s, the Mianyang County Urban Construction Bureau rebuilt a brick-concrete hexagonal pavilion on the original site, which still exists today. In 1987, the Mianyang Municipal People's Government built a new Ziyun Pavilion on the top of Fenghuang Mountain, covering an area of ??more than 10 acres, a construction area of ??more than 1,400 square meters, a height of 23 meters, and three floors, with a building, a platform, a pavilion, and a pavilion. Integrated, elegant in appearance and majestic.
At the entrance of the courtyard of Ziyunting Scenic Area, Liu Yuxi's "Humble Room Inscription" written by Fang Binsheng, a famous calligrapher in Chengdu, is engraved here to highlight the long history and far-reaching cultural influence of Ziyunting in Western Shu. In the garden is a giant granite statue of Yang Xiong, which vividly displays the style of a generation of poets and poets in front of visitors.
In the exhibition room under Ziyun Pavilion, Yang Xiong's "Tai Xuan", "Fa Yan" and other philosophical and Han fu works are displayed. Among the couplets on the pillars of Ziyunting, there is a long couplet written by Mr. Gao Xianqi and written by Mr. Bai Yunshu. It best reflects Yang Xiong’s splendor and the new look of Mianzhou. It complements the scenic spot of Ziyunting and forms another famous landmark in Western Shu. The grand scene of the scenic spot: the eight-hundred-mile Feitian Avenue, with clouds blowing on your sleeves, singing through the Sword Gate, and green corridors connecting the new city.
Looking at the majestic flag mountain, the steep drum ridge, the beautiful pagoda, the divine turtle spirit, the famous pavilion in Western Sichuan, and the new flamboyant plum blossoms, it is important to note that Liu Lang of the Ming Dynasty paid a deep tribute to Mr. Liu Lang for two thousand years. The chest is full of the universe, the aftertaste is flowing through the water, and the desk admires the ancient style. I think of Changqing's poems, Zi'an's poems, and Shaoling's poems.
7. Translation of the full text of Yang Xiong's biography by Ban Gu Translation: Yang Xiong, courtesy name Ziyun, was born in Chengdu, Shu County.
When Yang Xiong was a child, he liked to study and read a lot of books. There was nothing he didn't know. He is a simple, leisurely man with few special hobbies. He is not eager for wealth, is not sad about poverty, and does not seek good conduct and ambition to be famous all over the world.
I have my own minimum limits: I don’t like books that are not written by sages, and I won’t do things that don’t suit my heart, even if I can get rich. Yang Xiong once liked Ci Fu.
Previously, there was Sima Xiangru in Shu, and his poems were very magnificent and elegant. Yang Zhongzhi admired him and often used him as an example to imitate every time he wrote poems. I was also surprised that Qu Yuan's literary talents were better than Xiangru's, but he was not accepted. He wrote "Li Sao" and threw himself into the river to die. I felt sad for his article, and everyone read it without crying.
I believe that a gentleman can accomplish much if the times are good. If the times are not good, he is like a dragon and a snake dormant. Whether the opportunity is good or not is fate, so why bother throwing yourself into the water? So he wrote an article, often excerpting sentences from "Li Sao" to refute it, and threw it from Shushan into the river to mourn Qu Yuan, called "Reverse Li Sao". At first, when Yang Xiong was in his forties, he came to the capital from Shu to study. Wang Yin, the commander of the cavalry department, was surprised by his literary talents, so he summoned him and appointed him as his subordinate history, and recommended Yang Xiong to wait for the imperial edict. More than a year later, , played "Yu Hunter Fu", became a Langguan, and served as a minister in Huangmen, alongside Wang Mang and Liu Xin.
At the beginning of Emperor Ai's reign, he was the same official as Dong Xian. During the Cheng, Ai, and Ping years, both Wang Mang and Dong Xian became the Three Dukes, with more power than the rulers. All the recommended people were promoted, but Yang Xiong was not promoted in the third generation.
When Wang Mang usurped the throne, commentators used talismans to praise his merits and many people were knighted. Yang Xiong was still not knighted. He was gradually promoted to a doctor because of his age. He was so indifferent and snobbish. . At that time, everyone looked down upon him; only Liu Xin and Fan Kui respected him, while Huan Tan considered him unparalleled.
Huan Tan said: "Now Yangzi's books have the most profound meaning, and their discussions do not violate the saints. If you later meet a wise king at the right time, and are read by several wise people, and are praised by them, then it will definitely be More than any other scholar." Original text: Yang Xiong, Yu Ziyun, was from Chengdu, Shu County.
He is young and eager to learn, he knows everything, and he is silent and fond of deep thinking. He died in peace, with few desires, his family property was only ten gold, and he had no storage for stones, so Yan Ruye.
It is self-generous, but it is not a bad book written by a sage; it is not his intention, even though he is rich and noble, it does not matter. Xiong tastes good poetry.
First of all, there was Sima Xiangru in Shu. His poems were grand, elegant, elegant, and ambitious. Every time he wrote poems, he often imitated them as a form. He also blamed Qu Yuan for writing "Li Sao" because he had exceeded Xiangru's standards, so he threw himself into the river and died.
I am so sad that I can’t read it without crying. It is believed that a gentleman will do well when the time is right, but when the time is not right, he will be a dragon or a snake.
Fate depends on whether you meet or not. Why bother with your body? When he was writing a book, he often copied the "Li Sao" text and reversed it. He threw it into various rivers from Minshan Mountain to pay homage to Qu Yuan, which was called "Anti Lisao".
In the early days, when Xiong was more than forty years old, he came from Shu to visit the capital. Wang Yin, the commander of the carriage and cavalry general, was so elegant that he called him to be a subordinate of his family and recommended him to wait for the imperial edict. When he was more than a year old, he played "Yu Xie Fu". In addition to being a Lang, he was assigned to Huangmen and merged with Wang Mang and Liu Xin.
At the beginning of Emperor Ai's reign, he was the same official as Dong Xian. Dangcheng, Ai, Pingjian, Mang and Xian are all three princes, with power vested in the master, and everyone recommended will be promoted, while Xiong will not be an official in the third generation.
As for the reckless usurpation of the throne, scholars used talismans to praise their merits and deeds, and many people were knighted. This is what it means to be content with snobbery.
At that time, Liu Xin and Fan Kui respected him, but Huan Tan thought he was incomparable. Huan Tan said: "Now Yangzi's writings have profound meaning, and the theory is not as confusing as that of the saints. If you meet a wise king, read the wise and know more, and be praised as good, you will definitely surpass all the disciples."
This article comes from the extended information of Ban Gu's "Hanshu Yang Xiong's Biography" of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Writing background: "Hanshu Yang Xiong's Biography": Yang Xiong, courtesy name Ziyun, was a native of Chengdu, Shu County. It first came from Zhou Boqiao, who used to support the common people and collected their first food in Jin Zhiyang. Because of his family name, I don't know how Boqiao is different from Zhou.
Yang was located between He and Fen. When the Zhou Dynasty declined, the Yang clan was called a marquis, and his name was Yanghou. Yang Xiong was one of the "Four Great Masters" of Han Fu and a great Confucian in the late Western Han Dynasty. He was both a writer and a thinker.
The "Book of Han·Yang Xiong Biography" records that he "died in the 71st year of Tianfeng in the fifth year of his life." (The original biography is quoted below, and the note will not be published again.) Tianfeng was the reign name of Wang Mang's new dynasty. Five years is AD 18.
He was born in the first year of Ganlu reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, which was 53 BC. He is a cross-century figure.
Yang Xiong served as emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty and Wang Mang of the New Dynasty. He was also an elder who served in two dynasties and four generations.
He is brilliant in literature and profound in knowledge; his morals are pure and he has excellent Confucianism.
Wang Chong said that he had the "talent of Hongmao to study the saints"; Han Yu praised him as a "disciple of the saints" who was "greatly pure but little flawed"; Sima Guang even praised him as one who surpassed Xun after Confucius. A generation of "great Confucians" from Yue and Meng. About the author: Ban Gu (32-92), courtesy name Meng Jian, was born in Anling, Fufeng (now northeast of Xianyang, Shaanxi Province), and was a famous historian and writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Ban Gu was born in a Confucian family. His father Ban Biao and uncle Ban Si were both famous scholars at that time. Under the influence of his father and ancestors, Ban Gu was able to write poetry and recite poems at the age of nine. He entered Taixue at the age of sixteen, read a lot of books, and was proficient in Confucian classics and history.
In the 30th year of Jianwu (54 years), Ban Biao passed away. Ban Gu moved back to his hometown from Luoyang, the capital, and began to write the "Book of Han" with his brother Ban Chao based on Ban Biao's "Historical Records". "", after Ban Chao wrote and joined the army, Ban Gu continued to write, which lasted more than 20 years and was basically completed in Jian Junior High School. In the first year of Emperor Yongyuan of the Han Dynasty (89 years), General Dou Xian led his army to the Northern Expedition to the Xiongnu. Ban Gu accompanied the army on the expedition and served as the Central Guard and General of the Army. "Yanran Mountain Inscription".
Later Dou Xian was killed for taking advantage of his power, and Ban Gu was implicated and died in prison at the age of sixty-one.