[Song] Fan Zhongyan
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Preface: Xu Xiong, secretary of Pinghai, makes a Taoist costume, knows what he means, and leads an honest and clean life. In the same year, Fan Zhongyan invited Yun:
The Tao flows, and the clothes are clear. Gentleman, leisurely company. An empty room can be a place to live. Hua Xu court, step by step.
Without blue and purple, pets are insulting to their owners. Without a fox, arrogance is the bane. Regard this as a teacher, and fear the other as a tiger. The grandson of Jingyang has nothing to do with his ancestors.
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Fan Zhongyan (959- 1052) was an outstanding politician, strategist and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. His famous prose "The Story of Yueyang Tower" is well-known, and the epigram of "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later" has inspired generations of people with lofty ideals. Due to the age, Fan's ink is extremely rare. At present, there are only three running scripts (collected in Beijing Palace Museum and Taipei Palace Museum respectively) and this regular script work handed down from generation to generation. In the Palace Museum in Beijing, there is a paper version with a length of 34.8 cm and a width of 47.9 cm, with 7 lines in small letters and 97 words. According to the preface, it was written by the author for a friend named Xu, who was then the secretary of Pingshui Navy (now Quanzhou, Fujian). This person and the author were scholars in the same year (in the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, AD 10 15). Taoism prevailed in the Northern Song Dynasty, and literati also took Taoist costumes as fashion. Fan Zhongyan praised Xu Shixin's cassock. At first glance, it seems kitsch. But after reading his articles carefully, none of them involve superstition, which is entirely from the perspective of being in the world. Short and pithy, really written by a great scholar. This article "Fan Wenzheng's Official Documents Collection" has not been collected, and it is a lost article outside the collection, which is of great literature value.
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1, Taoist costume: the costume of monks and Taoists. Also refers to the cassock worn at home. 2, clear its meaning: make his spirit clean. Clean his body: this is his body clean. 4. In the same year: the ancient imperial examinations were called Chinese subjects. In the Tang Dynasty, the same scholar was called "the same year", and those who passed the exam in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were called "the same year". In the Qing Dynasty, scientific research was conducted in Chinese style, with the same style and year, also known as "the same year". 5. Zan: an ancient style dedicated to praise, often with four-character rhyme. 6. Taoism: Taoism. An academic school centered on the theory of Laozi and Zhuangzi in the pre-Qin period. 7. Chuchu: Clean and bright. 8. Free and unfettered: enjoy yourself; Don't worry. 9, and: through the "pot pot", the modal particle at the end of the sentence. 10, virtual white room: room name. The text "Zhuangzi's Human Life": "An empty room gives birth to white, and a long life stops." It means pure heart, no desire. "Northern History, Recluse Biography, Xu Ze": "Mr. Wang's virtue is empty, he has a deep understanding of justice and theory, and he is quite practical. Pleasant and mysterious, the fairy is blank, the bait is loose, and the haze is inhabited. " 1 1, address: refers to the usual appearance and behavior. It also refers to daily life. 12, yes: available. 13, Hua Xu Hospital: Huayuan. Hua Xu, first name. Legend has it that yes, mother fu. Later, it also refers to dreams. Liezi refers to the country name. Liezi Huangdi: "(Huangdi) sleeps during the day and sleepwalks in Hua Xushi. The country of Hua Xushi lies in the west of Yizhou and the north of Taizhou, thousands of miles apart. Beggars' gangs are beyond the reach of boats and cars, just wandering. If the country is not handsome, it will be natural; Its people have no desire, which is natural ... The Yellow Emperor is satisfied. " Later used to refer to the ideal state of happiness and peace, or as a representative of dreams. 14, cloth 5: Very short distance. "Mandarin Zhou Yuxia": "The degree of observation of the husband's eyes is also between the size of martial arts." Zhao Wei's note: "Six feet is a step, and Jia Jun uses half a step as a weapon." "The History of the Later Han Dynasty Zang Hongchuan": "There are differences, but they are different." Later, it also refers to footsteps. Here refers to walking; Go 15, blue and purple: blue and purple clothes are the colors of senior officials in the Song Dynasty. This is the color of the seals and costumes of ancient officials. Metaphor is high official and generous. 16, looting is the humiliation of the Lord: looting is the root of humiliation. Lord, fundamental; Element. Or foreshadowing; Omen. 17, Fox Fox: Also called "Fox Fox". Animal name. Fox and raccoon. Han and Liu Xiang said to Shuo Yuan: "The ape loses its wood, and the bird is in the fox, which is not its place." The latter refers to leather clothes made of foxes and raccoons. "The Analects of Confucius Zi Han": "Who is ashamed of robes and wears foxes?" Zhu Note: "The hair of fox raccoon is the most expensive thing to wear." 17, arrogance is a curse: arrogance is the root of disaster. House, gathering place. 18, as a teacher, we should pay attention to this: paying attention to this dress is like respecting the teacher. 19, fear him like a tiger: fear the official uniform like a tiger. 20. Jingyang: refers to Xu Jingyang, that is, Xu Xun, the immortal of the Jin Dynasty, who was called "Xu Zhenjun" in the world. Xu Xun was the magistrate of Jingyang County, hence the name of Shu County. He studied Taoism at Wu Meng, the king of the Great Cave, and later abandoned his official position and returned to the east because of the rebellion of the Jin Dynasty. According to legend, in the second year of Emperor Taikang's filial piety in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the whole family was promoted to immortality in Xishan, Hongzhou. The preface to Jiang Kui's Partridge Sky in the Southern Song Dynasty reads: "Gu Feng, Jingyang is in the present." Ming Tu Long's "Drunk Riding Donkeys and Colorful Banknotes": "Books and books make it stop the cloud customs and mistake Jingyang for immortality." See "Taiping Guangji" Volume 14 "Biography of Twelve True Gentlemen" by Xu Zhenjun. This eulogy was written for an official surnamed Xu, so Fan Zhongyan mentioned Xu Jingyang and regarded this famous fairy as the ancestor of the official surnamed Xu. After such praise, the official surnamed Xu has more reasons and qualifications to wear Taoist clothes, which has increased the strength of the article. 2 1, shameless: shameless; No shame. "The Book of Teeth": "Today's orders are wings and old clothes, so there is no ancestral test." Kong Anguo biography: "The way to test the ancestors without humiliation."
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Brother Xu, secretary of Pinghai, made a costume to purify the heart and body. In the same year, Fan Zhongyan asked to write an essay as follows:
People who believe in and study Taoism are pure and bright. Gentlemen wear it, it looks very leisurely and carefree. A clean and tidy virtual white room can be used for living. The quiet courtyard in rural Hua Xu can be used for walking. Don't you have a noble blue dress? It's just that you know that human feelings are the root of humiliation. Don't you have a fur coat made of fox and raccoon? It's just that you know that human feelings are the root of humiliation. You value this dress like a teacher, and you are afraid of that official dress like a tiger. You are a descendant of Jingyang immortal Xu Xun, and your deeds are worthy of your ancestor Xu Zhenjun.