According to records, Liu Yuxi offended the powerful ministers of the dynasty because of innovation, and was demoted to Anhui Province and Guizhou Province. According to the regulations at that time, he should live in three rooms in the yamen; However, the county magistrate in Hezhou is a snob. When he saw Liu Yuxi being demoted, he made things difficult for him and gave him little shoes. The conferring county first asked Liu Yuxi to live in the river south of the city. Instead of complaining, Liu Yuxi happily wrote a pair of couplets and posted them on the door: "Facing the river and watching the white sails, I contend with the country." His every move broke the policy of the magistrate of a county. He asked Cheng Shu of the yamen to move Liu Yuxi's house from the south gate to the north gate, and the house was reduced from three to one and a half, and this one and a half was located by the Shengli River, with rows of willows nearby. Seeing this, Liu Yuxi made another couplet: "Willow is green, people are in Liyang, and their hearts are in Beijing". He is still studying and writing here. The county magistrate was so angry that his lungs would explode. Cheng Shu discussed finding a small room for Liu Yuxi in the city, with only a bed, a table and a chair. It's only been half a year and I've moved three times in a row. Liu Yuxi thought that the dog officer was deceiving others too much, and angrily wrote "Humble Room Inscription", which was carved on a stone and stood in front of the door. He was so angry that the magistrate was helpless and speechless. It can be seen that Humble Room Inscription is not a work of self-esteem and narcissism, but a work of cynicism. The so-called lofty means "don't ask politics, don't compete with the world, live in poverty and lead a clean life." Liu Yuxi's Humble Room Inscription itself is an unyielding struggle against evil forces. Being an official is a true portrayal of his incorruptibility in politics.
The reason why we love My Humble Room Inscription is firstly because of its superb ideological realm, and secondly because of its superb artistic form. Without the spark of generate, how could Liu Yuxi have an implicit warning statement? If Humble Room Inscription is a vigorous and forceful song, then honesty is its main theme. Liu Yuxi quoted the classics widely, and strongly emphasized that his humble room was not humble. The full text is divided into four meanings:
The first floor: humble room is not humble, I am virtuous. Since the mountain is not high, there is a fairy that is famous. The water is not deep, and the dragon works as a spirit. "Then the ugliness of the room lies not in whether it is magnificent or not, but in the virtue of the owner. ""I am the only one who is virtuous ",so the humble room is not humble. Even if "I am a humble room", my moral character is noble and I don't pursue fame and gain; Although I am in a humble room, I am determined to serve the country with my heart in the world. I don't feel humble at all People of different classes and social strata have different interpretations of virtue. What is the content of Liu Yuxi's "the virtue of loving only the virtuous"? The sentence "Zhuge Lu in Nanyang, Ting Yun Pavilion in West Shu" gives a vivid and concrete explanation. The virtue he refers to is that Zhuge Liang and Yang Ziyun are honest and clean, and they are not corrupt.
The second floor: The humble room is not humble, but my mood is elegant. Liu Yuxi emphasized that the humble room is not ugly from three aspects: the scenery around the inscription, the people coming and going, and the content of life: the moss marks on the stone steps are green, the grass color reflected in the bamboo curtain is gloomy and green; "Laughing with a university, no Ding Bai"; Playing the pipa and reading the Book of Songs ... are beautiful and charming. Its artistic conception is elegant, drizzly and interesting. No greed, no material enjoyment; Only the breeze, burning righteousness. This passage is a warm compliment to the humble room and a sincere compliment to honesty.
The third layer: the humble room is more heroic, and great minds think alike. "Zhuge Lu in Nanyang, Ting Yun in West Shu", Liu Yuxi cited two examples of ancient celebrities living in humble rooms to prove that humble rooms are not humble, but also took care of the above "Where there is a fairy, there is a dragon, there is a spirit". Isn't it that simple? But who can say that it is a humble room? People often praise their unpretentious rooms and the virtues of honesty and cleanliness. The humble room is even more heroic. My attitude towards humble houses coincides with that of famous artists, and I am proud of it. As the saying goes, "people dress with copper as a mirror, and people take people as a mirror." Liu Yuxi inscribed "Zhuge Lu in Nanyang, Ziyun Pavilion in Xishu", carved on a stone, and stood in front of the door. Obviously, he took Zhuge Liang and Yang Ziyun as his motto and set an example of imitation and learning, instead of comparing himself with Zhuge Liang and Yang Ziyun, being proud of being famous or raising his significance by being famous.
Fourth floor: where is the gentleman's residence? The author borrows the second half sentence of Confucius, "Where a gentleman lives, there is a humble place", as a summary of the full text, and as evidence, proves that a humble room is not humble. Confucius said that there is no ugliness in a gentleman's room, and turned the ugliness of a "humble room" over completely.
"Humble Room Inscription" takes humble room as its theme, honesty as its theme, and inscriptions as its weapon, dealing a heavy blow to evil forces. Liu Yuxi expressed his ambition by expressing his wishes, and praised the noble character of humble master who is honest and upright and does not seek fame and fortune. Through the praise of the humble room, we can realize the solemn condemnation and criticism of the secular concept at that time. It is ruthless contempt and satire for influential people, and it is a melting pot of ideas and art. It really deserves to be a cynical and incorruptible poem and a vigorous song, which still has its profound practical significance in developing the socialist market economy today.
From the perspective of literary history, Liu Yuxi himself does not belong to the "poor people who think about change". He worships Confucianism, actively joins the WTO and is indomitable. This can be confirmed by his "Visit Du Xuanguan" and "Visit Du Xuanguan again".
Therefore, I think that to teach ancient Chinese, we should first understand the author's writing background, the author's ideological characteristics and his writing style at that time. Only by understanding this point can we have a comprehensive and profound understanding of his article and correctly understand its ideological and artistic nature.