In the spring of Li Qing's fourth year, Teng was demoted as the satrap of Baling. In the second year, political affairs were smooth, people were happy, and various waste businesses were established one after another. So the Yueyang Tower was rebuilt, the original scale was expanded, and the poems of Tang Dynasty and contemporary celebrities were engraved on it. Entrust me to write an article about it.
I saw the beautiful scenery of Baling County, all on Dongting Lake. It connects the distant mountains and breathes the water of the Yangtze River. It is vast and boundless, and the weather is changeable in one day. This is a magnificent sight of Yueyang Tower. The previous account has been very detailed. Even so, most of the exiled officials and poets who went north to the martial arts and south to Xiaoxiangshui met here, and their feelings caused by natural scenery will probably be different.
Just like that rainy day, it didn't clear up for months, the cold wind roared and the turbid waves rushed to the sky; The sun, the moon and the stars cover their brilliance, and the mountains cover their appearance; Businessmen and passengers couldn't get through, the mast fell and the oars broke; In the evening, when the sky is dark, tigers roar and apes crow, you will be sad to leave Beijing, miss your hometown, worry about other people's bad words and criticisms, and your eyes will be full of depression.
The spring breeze is warm and sunny, the lake is calm, there are no stormy waves, the sky is connected with the lake, and the green is boundless; Gulls fly and stop on the sandbar, beautiful fish swim around, herbs on the shore and orchids on the small continent are lush.
Sometimes it disappears, the bright moonlight pours thousands of miles, the fluctuating light flashes golden light, the quiet moon is like jade sinking into the water, and the fishing song rings when you sing and I sing. This kind of fun is really endless! At this time, when you board this building, you will feel open-minded and happy, and forget the honor and disgrace. Holding a glass and blowing a breeze is really very happy.
Alas! I have also discussed the thoughts and feelings of ancient virtuous people before, which may be different from the above two kinds of people. Why? It is because you are not happy or sad because of the quality of foreign objects and your own gains and losses. To be a high-ranking official in the imperial court, we must be concerned with the people; Being in remote rivers and lakes, we must not forget to pay attention to national security.
In this way, I am worried about being an official in the imperial court, and I am also worried about being in a remote Jianghu. In this case, when will they feel happy? They will definitely say, "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later." Alas! Without this person, who would I be with?
Written on September 5, 2006/kloc-0.
About the author:
Fan Zhongyan (989- 1052), also known as Fan Lvshuang, was a Greek. Suzhou Wuxian people. Fan Zhongyan and Bao Zheng were famous ministers, politicians, strategists, writers and thinkers in the Northern Song Dynasty. He is incorruptible in politics, compassionate, upright and upright, and advocates reform. He was a pioneer of the poetic innovation movement in the Northern Song Dynasty. The articles made are rich in political content, beautiful in writing and open-minded.
The Story of Yueyang Tower was written on September 15th, the sixth year of Northern Song Dynasty (1046), by Fan Zhongyan at the request of his good friend Ling Teng of Baling County, in order to rebuild Yueyang Tower. Among them, the poems "Worry about the world first, then enjoy the world" and "Don't rejoice in things, don't grieve for yourself" are well-known and quoted sentences. He also left many well-known ci works, such as "Fisherman's Passion" and "Su Mu Gai", which were desolate, bold and powerful and passed down from generation to generation.