Cao Xueqin's friend Duncheng did not compare Cao Xueqin with any ancient poet in his poems.

Not compared with Tao Yuanming.

Duncheng

Shaoling once gave it to General Cao and once called it his son.

When you became a general, you blocked the Peng Hao Tun in this ring.

Yangzhou had a long dream. She had a cow nose.

Love you, poetry and pen have a strange spirit, catching up with the long valley broken fence fan.

It was a few mornings in Humen, and the west window was cut by candles.

The fence is upside down and eloquent.

When I miss you, I don't meet you, and the sunset is loose at the door of thistle.

I advise you not to beat the cymbals of diners, and I advise you not to knock on the doors of the rich.

It is better to write a book about Huangye Village than to write a book.

Poetry analysis:

This is a poem written by Duncheng for Cao Xueqin. At this time, Duncheng was only twenty-four years old (about ten years younger than Xueqin). He was anxious about the times and missed others. He used bold and elegant pen, and sketched a "picture biography" for Xueqin with generous and heavy lines.

He wrote from Cao Xueqin's family background and life, showing Cao Xueqin's character, talent, generosity, the hardships of family life and the extreme difficulty of writing. After reading this poem, I was very moved. This poem can be read as a monument of Cao Xueqin.

Shaoling once dedicated it to General Cao and once called it his son.

The Shaoling here are Du Fu and Du Shaoling. Du Fu once praised General Cao Ba in Dan Qing's Gift to General Cao Ba, and some people once said that Cao Xueqin was a descendant of Cao Cao. Emperor Wu of the Three Kingdoms said: "Taizu Wu is a traitor. The surname is Cao, the word Meng De, and the later Han Shen. " This poem begins with the descendants of Wei Wu. Qin Xue's family originally hunted Cao Cao in Wei Wu.

When you were no longer a general, you blocked Peng Hao in this ring.

"Jun" here refers to Cao Xueqin, who is the descendant of General Cao? Now, I live in walled Peng Hao Tun (the former residence of Cao Xueqin in the western suburb of Beijing). Ring plug: fence. Nothing is: it shouldn't, maybe it is. Tun: refers to the military camp. The villages with the word "Tun" in Haidian District of Beijing are all related to soldiers.

Yang Zhou has been dreaming for a long time. She is worried about Lin Qiong's calf nose.

The poem "One Dream in Yangzhou in Ten Years" written by Du Mu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, is full of poetry. The old dream of Yangzhou is also the old dream of Qinhuai, that is, Cao Xueqin often recalls the prosperous past of Nanjing. Joan (Yin Qiong) calf nose cup (Yin Kun): Biography of Historical Records of Sima Xiangru: "It's like being in Qionglai with (Zhuo Wenjun), you can sell cars and ride, buy a wine shop to drink, and let Wen Jun be the earthen platform for holding wine jars."

It's like wearing a calf's nose, working with Baoyong (handmaiden) and washing utensils in the city. "Lin Qiong place names, in today's Sichuan. Calf nose: shorts worn for rough work, shaped like a calf's nose. After Cao Xueqin woke up from his dream in Yangzhou, he was as poor as Sima Xiangru when he was in Linqiong, Sichuan.

Love your poems and pens has a strange spirit, catching up with the long valley broken fence fan.

To love you is to really love Cao Xueqin. His writing style is brilliant, and he can write poetry and prose, which can be directly compared with Li He. Li He, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Gugu County, Fuchang County, Henan Province (now Yiyang County, Henan Province). Li He's poems are imaginative, and "breaking obstacles" means that the artistic conception is open. Duncheng believes that Cao Xueqin's poems, such as Li He's, are full of novel images and breakthroughs.

It was a few mornings in Humen, and the west window was cut by candles.

Humen: It refers to both religious education (aristocratic school) and Shi Hu Hutong where religious education is located. Eight Banners Scripture: "That is, set up Zhouguan outside Humen to teach the children of the country." Shi Hu Hutong is located in the east of Zhanyunfang (Xidan archway) to the north street, and there is the original white tiger at the east entrance of Hutong, which is the seat of right-wing religious religion and Dunhuibo House.

The location of the right-wing religious school attended by Duncheng and Cao Xueqin. Counting the morning and evening: Tao Yuanming's poem "Migration" said: "If you listen to many people, you will be happy to count the morning and evening." Cut the candle at the west window "is a poetic evolution from" Cut the candle at the west window, but talk about the rain at night "in Li Shangyin's Notes for a friend in the north on a rainy night. This sentence is Duncheng's recollection of the time and past when he and Cao Xueqin discussed religious issues.

The fence is upside down and eloquent.

Then the word "hedge" is reversed: The Book of Jin: "Shan Jian (his son) went to the south as a general. When he was in Xiangyang, a boy sang,' What is a mountain man? "Go to Levin pool. I know nothing about it. You can ride your horse all the time and face the fence backwards. Raise the whip and ask, why not merge with Zhou? " "

Tan sentence: Biography of the Book of Jin and Wang Meng: "When Huan Wen entered the customs, he suddenly felt loyal. When talking about contemporary affairs, he is different. " This sentence is still recalling the past. From this sentence, we can also feel that although Xueqin has fallen to the bottom of society, she is still broad-minded and full of pride under the situation of "the whole family drinks porridge on credit".

Duncheng recalled that when he was in Humen Zongxue (Zongxue was an official school for imperial clan during Yongzheng, located in Shihu Hutong, Xisi Pailou, Beijing, which still exists today), the pleasure of cutting the candle and talking quickly, and Xue's expression (wild and unruly, clothes upside down) left an unforgettable impression on young Duncheng.

When I miss you, I don't meet you, and the sunset is loose at the door of thistle.

I miss Cao Xueqin when I feel sincere, but I can't see you. You are sad to watch the sunset in Jiyumen, and I am drinking in Songting to drown my sorrows. Thistle Gate, in the northwest corner of Beijing.

Emperor Qianlong once visited the ruins of its ancient city and set up a monument engraved with the four characters "Jiyan Smoke Tree", making it one of the "Eight Scenes of Yanjing". It is just "a city gate in the west of Yuan Dynasty, that is, the site of Qingqingmen" (see page 53 of Random Talk on Place Names in Beijing), not the real ancient Yan Gate.

Looking to the west of the city, the countryside is in the distance, which is the Xishan area where Cao Xueqin lived in his later years. Songting: Songting Pass, a garrison of Liao and Jin Dynasties, is located in Pingquan, Hebei Province, north of xifengkou. Duncheng's original note: "I am in xifengkou."

I advise you not to beat the cymbals of diners, and I advise you not to knock on the doors of the rich.

According to the biography of historian Meng Changjun, Feng Xuan is very poor. After he went to Meng Changjun, he was placed in a low-grade house, so he played the sword and sang "After a long time, there was no fish to eat." When Meng Changjun heard about it, he moved to a medium-sized house and had fish to eat. Feng Xuan waved his sword again and sang, "Changchuan is back, and there is nothing left."

When Meng Changjun heard about it, he moved to a more advanced house, where cars came in and out. Feng Xuan waved his sword again and sang: "Changchuan is back, he has no home (to support his family)." Meng Changjun was very unhappy when he heard that. Later, Meng Changjun was abolished, and more than 3,000 diners he supported carried him away. Feng Xuan alone helped him restore his phase and fief, benefiting thousands of families.

Thumb: sword. Er: It may imply Fu Liang. Fu Liang is the 11th son of Ma Qi, who made him an earl. Later, his twelfth son, Fuxing, inherited the title. Fu Xing was found guilty. After losing his title, Fu Liang took the title of Dunhuibo. This sentence is to advise Cao Xueqin not to learn from Feng Xuan and not to knock on the door of the rich.

It is better to write a book about Huangye Village than to write a book.

"Leftover" sentence: This sentence means that "women" treat Cao Xueqin coldly, but boast that they are very kind to Cao Xueqin.

Huangye Village: On the surface, it may be using the quatrain of Su Shi's autumn scenery painted by Li Shinan to connect "Where is the boat going?" The family lives in Huangye Village in the south of the Yangtze River. The actual location of "Huangye Village" is Zhengbaiqi Village at the foot of the right ring of Jinshan in the western suburbs of Beijing, which was called "Huangye Village at the foot of Jinshan" in the Ming Dynasty.

Dunmin's poem "Hanging Idle People in the Western Suburb" has a sentence of "Qingqing Huangyiye Village". This sentence means that although Cao Xueqin didn't eat or drink, he still had morality. Don't go to those relatives' houses to make a living. Why don't you write a book and talk about it in Huangye Village?

Extended data:

A poem written by Duncheng is dedicated to Cao Xueqin. The image of Cao Xueqin in the poem:

At the end of the poem in memory of Cao Xueqin, I wrote: "I advise you not to talk about diners, and I advise you not to knock on the door of the rich." Huangyecun is not as good as a cold cup when writing a book. " Feng Xuan, a public figure in Meng Changjun, once sang "There is no fish to eat", and Du Fu also wrote a poem about himself when he asked for an official position in Chang 'an. Duncheng advised Cao Xueqin not to lament poverty, not to beg for the right to food, but to study hard and concentrate on writing books.

Duncheng's "In Memory of Cao Xueqin" wrote: "Pick up? I am proud of you. " Shan Jian is the son of Tao Zhongshan, the "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest". When he was appointed as the secretariat of Jingzhou, the local people wrote songs for him, including "Can Fu ride a fine horse backwards?" Write about his drunkenness.

Duncheng's "In Memory of Cao Xueqin": "Shaoling Zeng Zeng General Cao was once called his son. When you are not a general, you will block Peng Hao in this ring. " In the poem, Cao Xueqin was appraised by Du Fu as "Dan Qing Yin", later called Cao Ba. Cao Ba was a famous painter in Xuanzong period of Tang Dynasty and also wrote calligraphy. Du Fu described it as a "romantic literary style".

Cao Ba later cut for, after the Anshi Rebellion, living in Shu, Du Fu said he "all day long? ? Wrapped around his body. " Cao Xueqin is really like Cao Ba. His style of writing is fascinating, but half-baked? ? Depression is over. Du Fu said that Li Bai was "a poet should beware of prosperity". Although he was angry, he revealed the real situation of most ancient literati. Cao Xueqin was ill-fated, but left a wonderful article.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-in memory of Cao Xueqin