The "finishing touches" and "penetrating into the wood" reflect the superb painting and calligraphy skills; "the sky is full of flowers" shows that Nanjing has always been the origin of Buddhist culture; "the broken mirror is reunited" is infiltrated with the profound tenderness of the talented scholar and the beautiful lady... These Everyone is familiar with the idiom of “real estate” in Nanjing.
"Beasts in clothes" originated from the official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty
The clothes and accessories of the ancients were very particular. Why did the "beasts in clothes" become mere appearances, extremely bad moral character, and despicable behavior? Synonymous with villain?
According to reports, "dressed beasts" originated from the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang established his capital in Nanjing, he issued an edict to formulate the official uniform system of the Ming Dynasty. The focus was on the "official patches" on the clothes. Civil servants embroidered birds, and military attachés embroidered birds. Embroidered beast. It can be seen that the "dressed beast" was a symbol of status and martial arts at that time, and had no derogatory meaning. Later it became an unpleasant idiom entirely because of changes in the linguistic environment. After the mid-Ming Dynasty, eunuchs took over power and relatives interfered in politics. The political concept of "literary admonishment and military warfare" was completely overturned by corrupt officials and sycophants. The "dressed beasts" who were once widely admired were naturally hated by the people. Chen Ruyuan of the Ming Dynasty was the first to use this word in a derogatory sense in "The Golden Lotus", "Everyone calls me a beast in clothes." Since then, people have gradually forgotten its "original meaning".
"Shameless" is produced in Zijin Mountain
Nanjing people are most familiar with the phrase "dragon on a pan and tiger roosting", and Zijin Mountain also has many idioms. The derogatory idiom "shameless" It actually came from here too. During the Six Dynasties, Beishan (i.e. Zhongshan) attracted many cultural people to live there. In the Southern Qi Dynasty, a man named Zhou Gui also went there to live in seclusion, pretending that he did not want to be an official. In fact, this Zhou Gui had no knowledge. He lived in seclusion just to wait for a price and to seek high-ranking officials and generous salaries. In the end, I really got my wish and became the Sea Salt Order. After leaving office, I passed by Jiankang and wanted to revisit my old place and climb Beishan again.
After the famous scholar Kong Zhigui learned about it, he wrote "Beishan Yiwen", "How can we make Fangdu shameless and Xiuli humiliated", scolding him for devoting himself to the court, but still pretending to be famous. At the same time, many celebrities lived in seclusion in Zhongshan during the Six Dynasties, such as Xie Shang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zhu Ying in the Qi Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, and Ruan Xiaoxu in the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. Of course, there is also Zhou Gui, who is "fishing for fame".
"Comeback" has something to do with Jiang Ning
Is Dongshan in "Comeback" also related to Nanjing? During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie An lived in seclusion in Dongshan, Kuaiji, Zhejiang (today's Shaoxing). The imperial court offered him official positions many times, but he was declined politely. He later returned to Nanjing and took up the post of Sima at the invitation of General Huan Wen of the Western Region. Although Xie An took up the post of Sima, he soon wrote a letter to return and built a villa on a hill thirty miles east of Jiankang City. He called the mountain Dongshan, which is now Dongshan in Jiangning. Because of his high reputation among the scholar-bureaucrats, the imperial court insisted on inviting him to come out of the mountain and appointed him as the prefect of Wuxing. Later, he served as Shizhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel, and Zhonghujun, etc., and became the prime minister. After Huan Wen's death, he succeeded Huan Wen and took charge of the military and political power. This is a veritable "comeback".