(1) Yuan Suiyuan: Yuan Mei, a famous poetry writer in the Qing Dynasty, named Jianzhai and No. 1 Suiyuan, was born in Qiantang, Zhejiang (now Hangzhou). During the Qianlong period (1736-1796), he resigned as a Jinshi at the age of 40 and lived in Jiangning (now Nanjing). He built a garden on Xiaocang Mountain and named it Suiyuan. He advocated expressing one's soul when writing poems, and his poems were once popular. He is the author of "Xiaocangshanfang Collection", "Suiyuan Poems", "Suiyuan Essays", etc.
(2) Youmu: Going out to serve as a staff member.
(3) Jin 鉷 (hóng Hong): named Zhenfang, a member of the Han Army Xiangbai Banner, who lived in Dengzhou (the seat of governance is now Penglai, Shandong) from 1728 (the sixth year of Yongzheng) to 1736 (In the first year of Qianlong's reign), he was appointed governor of Guangxi.
(4) Bronze drum: a copper musical instrument of the ancient southwest ethnic minorities, shaped like a drum. Some people believe that it was created by Zhuge Liang, so it is also called "Zhuge Drum".
(5) Erxue Hongci Department: This department was established in the Qing Dynasty in 1679 (the 18th year of Kangxi). Anyone who has both academic performance and excellent writing and poetry will be recommended by senior officials in Beijing and abroad. Apply for the exam. Take a number of first-class and second-class people. Those who fail in the third or fourth class are called "retribution".
(6) Report: Failed.
(7) Qianlong Wuwu: 1738 (the third year of Qianlong). Shuntian Rural Examination: Shuntian, the name of the mansion, was governed in Daxing, sometimes in Wanping. The rural examination is conducted by students (xiucai), and those who pass the examination are called Juren. Students should take the exam in the province where they are located, but they can also take the exam in Shuntian Province. Yuan Mei passed the imperial examination at the age of twenty-two in 1738 (Wuwu, the third year of Qianlong's reign).
(8) Shujishi: Also known as Shuchang, because "Shangshu·Li Zheng" has the words "Shujishi", so it is called. In the Qing Dynasty, the Hanlin Academy established the Common Hall, and those who were better at literature and calligraphy were selected as Shujishi. They studied in the Common Hall of the Hanlin Academy. After taking the exam in the afternoon, those with excellent scores were awarded the title of Editor, Reviewer, etc. of the Hanlin Academy. Others Distributing appointments to various ministries, or giving priority to the appointment of county magistrates, is called dispersing.
(9) Yin Wenduan Gong: Yin Jishan, with the character Yuan Chang, was born in Manchuria with a yellow banner and was the master of Yuan Mei. He served as governor of Liangjiang from 1743 (the eighth year of Qianlong) to 1748 (the thirteenth year of Qianlong), and resumed his post from 1754 (the nineteenth year of Qianlong) to 1765 (the thirtieth year of Qianlong). Governor-General: The highest local governor in the Qing Dynasty, in charge of the military and administrative affairs of one or two or three provinces.
(10) Just now.
(11) Death: Final.
(12) Lingering: lingering over guests without getting tired.
(13) Siliu style: a unified body of parallel style writing. Most of the sentences are composed of four or six characters, and often two groups of four or six sentences are opposed to each other, so it is called "Siliu style". .
(14) Market: formerly known as a place for business, later generally refers to urban areas. hawker: a small vendor pushing a cart and carrying loads.
(15) Ryukyu: the old name of the country, now the Ryukyu Islands. It is located in the southwest of mainland Japan and the northeast of Taiwan Province of my country, including more than fifty islands such as Okinawa. It was invaded by Japan in 1879 (the fifth year of Guangxu) and is now Japanese territory. Changed to Okinawa Prefecture.
(16) Lishui: the name of the county, in the southwest of Jiangsu Province.
(17) Test: Father.
(18) Famous deeds, famous deeds, here mainly refers to the administration of officials.
(19) Judgment: Examples of judgments on cases.
(20) From father to younger brother: Yuan Mei’s cousin, Mingshu, named Xiangting.
(21) Side room: concubine. Chi: Zhong gave birth to a son named Chi.
(22) Xiaocang Mountain: To the east of Qingliang Mountain in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
(23) Yuan: Yuan burial, joint burial.
(24) "Inscription for it": There is an inscription after this article, which is omitted.