Until the Northern Song Dynasty, Yang Ningshi's murals can still be seen. Huang Tingjian once said: "The world tries its best to learn Lanting noodles, and wants to change every bone without an elixir. Who knows that Yang Fengzi of Luoyang went to Wu Si Bar when he was writing. " (Postscript of Yang Ningshi's Post) If Jiuhua Post is a masterpiece of his mind as a normal person, then his cursive script "Immortal Living Method" and "Summer Burning Post" is wanton and trance, which can be said to show his seemingly wild and grotesque mental state but actually sober and enlightened.
Life "pretends to be crazy to avoid disaster"
Huayin (now Huayin, Shaanxi) was born with a stone. He was born in Guisi, so he was named Guisi. It is said that he is a descendant of Su Yang, King of Yue in Sui Dynasty, and his ancestors were all prime ministers in Tang Dynasty.
Yang Ningshi has both spirituality, wisdom and literary accomplishment. His articles were highly praised by people at that time, but his figure was slightly poor and short, which did not affect his admission to Tang Zhaozong Jinshi. After entering Jinshi, he entered the official career, first as a financial officer, that is, an inspector, and then promoted to a doctor.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, his father, Yang, took the official position and became the prime minister, but the situation of governors joining hands made him a very bitter prime minister. Finally, the Tang Dynasty was replaced by Zhu Wen, who handled a thankless task and sent a letter to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to Zhu Wen. It turned out that when he first became prime minister, he cried to his son, "I'm afraid my children will suffer in this troubled times." Alas! I wonder if it will get you into trouble. "
Yang Ningshi was also very young. Seeing that his father took the reviled job, he said to his father, "Father is the prime minister, but the country has reached this point, and it cannot be said that there is no fault. But you have to give the seal to others to protect your wealth. What will people say about you in a thousand years? Father had better refuse. "
Yang was scared to death because the situation was very critical. In order to prevent the old ministers of the Tang Dynasty from doing anything against him, Zhu Wen sent a large number of spies to infiltrate the ministers and collect their comments. Many people suffer from improper speech, and some people are doomed. Yang lives in fear every day, and it can be seen that his father is in a panic. Only then did he know that he had made a big mistake, and he kept his mouth shut. His father was afraid that his son's words would spread, and he didn't eat a good meal for several days. He looked depressed all day and sighed. Yang Ningshi was scared, too. If his words are heard and spread to Zhu Wen's ears, it will be difficult for his family to live. Yang Ningshi couldn't think of a better way, so he finally had to pretend to be crazy, just in case. From then on, people called him "crazy Yang".
What the father and son said was not listened to by outsiders. Zhu Wen acceded to the throne, let Yang She continue to be Prime Minister of the Back Beam. Yang Ningshi's "madness" is correct. Because of his father, he also worked in Hou Liang, and became a member of the court and the Ministry of Rites. Later, King Zhang of Qi took a fancy to his talent and promoted him, and the prime minister appreciated him very much. With the support of Zhao Guangyi, he was promoted to Bachelor of Jixian Hall and Foreign Minister who took the exam.
Clever use of this "crazy" disease was put out in the later Tang Dynasty, but Yang Ningshi was not affected. Instead, he became an official and was responsible for drafting the emperor's letters, with great power. But then he became a little "crazy". Maybe he saw that this position was very prominent, but it was easy to anger the emperor and be killed, so he pretended to be crazy to avoid disaster. Just like Meng Zhixiang resigned as an envoy of China, because the former envoys of China were killed for offending the emperor. This madness led him to be transferred to the history museum to take charge of the affairs of the history museum.
When Li Siyuan was in power, Mingzong made him a calligrapher in China. He pretended to be crazy and couldn't go to court, let alone take office, so Mingzong had to let him take other positions. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, when Li Congke was in power, Yang Ningshi was appointed assistant minister of the Ministry of War. When Yang Ningshi's "madness" broke out again, Li Congke personally participated in a military parade. He kept shouting, which prevented the military parade from continuing. Li Congke was famous and talented. Many people knew that he was insane, so they didn't punish him and let him go back to Luoyang to have a rest.
After the demise of the late Tang Dynasty and the establishment of the late Jin Dynasty, Yang Ningshi became the guest of honor of the Prince, and later retired as the minister of rites. He lives in Luoyang and has a comfortable life. After leaving the imperial court, he became more free and spoke freely. Besides, he talked too much, and people thought he was "crazy" again, and no one cared about him. Therefore, he likes to criticize anything that happens locally. Local officials didn't blame him because he was brilliant and respected. When Sang Han Wei was in power, Yang Ningshi had retired, had no salary, and lived a little hard. Sang Han Wei heard about the plight of Yang Ningshi, a gifted scholar, and asked the emperor to give him the honorary title of Prince Shaobao, so that he could have a fixed salary to support his family.
Later Jin Dynasty finally perished because of the war with Qidan, and later Han Dynasty was established. He also held official positions in the later Han Dynasty, such as Prince Shaofu and Prince Shao Shi. At the end of the later Han Dynasty, after Guo Wei rose up and entered the city, Prime Minister Yang Ningshi greeted him at the door when he entered the city in Guo Wei. He told Guo Wei that he was too old to do anything. Guo Wei comforted him and did not blame him. But after Guo Wei proclaimed himself emperor, because he didn't contribute to Guo Wei's accession to the throne, he took the opportunity to propose to return to China to be an official, that is, to retire and go home. Guo Wei readily agreed and gave him a prominent right servant status.
Yang Ningshi lived in his hometown for some time, and Guo Wei died of illness. Later, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong succeeded to the throne and ordered Yang Ningshi to return to Korea. Maybe Yang Ningshi got bored after his long seclusion. He accepted the appointment of Sejong, and was promoted to be a left servant shooter, plus the title of Prince Taibao.
From the late Tang Dynasty to the later Zhou Dynasty, it is generally believed that Yang Ningshi experienced five dynasties. Strictly speaking, we should add the Tang Dynasty, that is, six.
"the wisdom of tolerance"
Yang Ningshi is famous for his madness, and some of his interesting stories are often mentioned after his death. Once he went back to the house by car, he was impatient and said that the horses and chariots were walking too slowly, so he simply got off the bus and walked on crutches. Passers-by pointed at him and laughed, but Yang Ningshi didn't care. One winter came, but my wife and children had no cotton-padded clothes. Instead of caring, he gave a batch of silks sent by a friend not long ago to two temples and made socks for monks to wear. He doesn't care if the children at home scream with cold. Seeing this, the local left-behind officials quickly sent him cotton-padded clothes and grain and rice, and sent them to the famous sergeant's home. Yang Ningshi smiled: "I know they will definitely help us!" "
Yang Ningshi is very easygoing. One morning, he went out to play with his servant. The servant asked where to go. He said to go east to Guang 'ai Temple. The servant said it would be better to go west to Shibi Temple. He raised his whip and said, "Let's go to Guang 'ai Temple." The servant said, "Let's go to Shibi Temple." Yang Ningshi then said, "Let's go to Shibi Temple first." Everyone clapped their hands and cheered.
Not only does Yang Canning pretend to be crazy, but he is better at pretending to be crazy, and his poems and calligraphy are more famous. There are many humorous verses in his poems, which are very interesting. Zhang once promoted him, and he appropriately praised his achievements: "The scenery in Luoyang is really sad. It used to be a pile of tiles. I didn't fix it, it's still a pile of ash. " On another occasion, he returned to Luoyang from Kaifeng and happened to encounter a locust plague. When I arrived in Luoyang, the locusts that covered the sun just arrived in Luoyang at the same time. He first sent a poem from Luoyang to Zhang Yin: "Escort locusts to Luo Jing and meet them far away." Zhang Congen smiled at the poem and didn't blame him.
Yang Ningshi's poetry has another realm, because he believes in Buddhism. He likes visiting temples, and all kinds of scenery can make him feel current events, so his poems are also very refined. For example, "the court is as quiet as Zen, and the flowers are as round as sleep" is very beautiful and famous, and it has always been highly respected.
Although Yang Ningshi's achievements in poetry are very high, there is still a big gap compared with his calligraphy. His calligraphy is vigorous and bold, and he learns from Ou Yangxun and Yan Zhenqing. His own freedom and boldness make his calligraphy art unique. When you visit the temple, you will linger when you meet the beautiful scenery. You can read poems, write when you see the wall, and sing while writing, as if it were as smooth as a god. People carefully protect these walls where he writes poems, which shows that his calligraphy skills have reached a high level. People say that his calligraphy is very similar to that of Yan Zhenqing, so they call him and Yan Zhenqing "Yan Yang".
His handwriting was left on the walls of many temples in Luoyang, and when he finally signed it, he rarely used a name, including your company, Yang, a Buddhist of the Western Wei Dynasty, and an old farmer from Kansai. Sometimes he writes regular script, and sometimes he writes cursive script. He is as casual as others, but his level is very high, so many people say that he is the first calligrapher in the Five Dynasties.
There are many excellent students in Yang Ningshi, and Li Jianzhong wrote a poem praising the teacher's calligraphy: "The withered fir and the old frost, the pine smoke and the musk coal are rainy and cold. I am also a born nerd. I went to the temple once and watched it again. " Feng Dao's son gave Yang Ningshi the highest evaluation: "Shao Qing's original works are all monk's houses, and Yu Zhong is not as good as them. You must cherish it before you can report it to the public. There is no book after this book. "
Yang Ningshi's Poetry Academy is like a meditation place, and flowers are like a round heart. Nature knows righteousness and strives to learn from the gods. -Yang Ningshi's title wall in the Tang Dynasty
The courtyard is like meditation, and the flowers are like a circle. Nature knows righteousness and strives to learn from the gods. In spring, there is no ice, and in winter, it snows in Chu Qing. Feng Nianrui has become a robe reporter. -Yang Ningshi's "Snow Clear" in the Tang Dynasty Snow Clear
In spring, there is no ice, and in winter, it snows in Chu Qing. Feng Nianrui has become a robe reporter.
Escort locusts to Luo Jing to meet the enemy in the distance. I have been here for three years. ("Luoyang", see also "Moon Hee")-A sentence from Yang Ningshi in the Tang Dynasty
Escort locusts to Luo Jing to meet the enemy in the distance. (Gui Luofa Zhang Yin Kanggen,
When locusts are at the right time)
I have been here for three years. ("Luoyang", see also "Moon Hee") Read more poems by Yang Ningshi >>