Jie Jin was a clever man since he was a child. His articles are elegant and wonderful, his poems are rich and elegant, his calligraphy is excellent in small letters, and he is good at cursive writing, especially in Weeds. Together with Xu Wei and Yang Shen, he is also known as the three great talents of Ming Dynasty, and he has written Collection of Xie Xueshi and Tian Huangyu. President Lu and Biography of Ancient and Modern Women: presided over the compilation of Yongle Grand Ceremony; Ink marks include poems in books, poems and songs in the Tang Dynasty, and anecdotes about Zhao Heng's imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty.
Character life:
In the second year of Hongwu (1369), Jie Jin was born in Jianhu, Jishui. Legend has it that he was brilliant as a child and was known as a "child prodigy". In infancy, his mother wrote on the ground for him to know; When he was 5 years old, his father taught him poetry, and he could remember it once. I can write articles at the age of seven; 10 years old recite thousands of articles a day and never forget them for life; 12 years old, reading four books and five classics, running through its meaning.
In the twentieth year of Hongwu (1387), Jie Jin took part in the provincial examination in Jiangxi, ranking first (Xie Yuan).
In the 21st year of Hongwu (1388), Jie Jin Zhongwuchen ranked 10th among the top three scholars. Shi Ting, his brother Jay and brother-in-law Huang Jinhua were both scholars, and Jishi Shu was awarded as a secretary in middle school. In the same year, the official went to Hanlin Bachelor. Zhu Yuanzhang valued him very much and ordered him to be around. One day, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Jie Jin in the East-West Room, "You and I are both monarch and minister morally, but we are father and son in kindness. You should know everything." The next day, Jie Jin presented tens of thousands of books, arguing that laws should be concise and to the point, and good governance should be praised. Zhu Yuanzhang read it and praised his talent. Soon, Jie Jin put forward ten strategies for peace again. When Jie Jin first became an official, he accused the family of the Ministry of War of neglecting their duties. Minister Shen Qian was very angry and falsely accused Jie Jin. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Emperor, also accused Jie Jin of "venting his anger" and demoted him to the secretariat of Jiangxi Daoism. Li Shanchang, a Korean male, was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang for his crime. Defend Li Shanchang on behalf of Doctor Guo, and also write a letter to Chen Jianyi on behalf of Xia, saying that Yuan Tai despised Chaogang, took bribes and perverted the law, and framed Zhongliang. Yuan Tai bears a grudge for being punished. Zhu Yuanzhang thinks that Jie Jin still lacks self-restraint, so he should cultivate his morality and think behind closed doors, otherwise he will become the target of ministers' attacks.
In the 24th year of Hongwu (139 1), Zhu Yuanzhang called Jie Jin's father to Beijing and told him, "It's not too late to make great achievements again. If you go back to your son, you will benefit from it. In the next ten years, there will be a lot of use. " Jie Jin had to return to Jishui with his father. After 8 years in my hometown, I wrote behind closed doors, corrected the history of Yuan Dynasty, supplemented the books of Song Dynasty and deleted the book of rites.
In the thirty-first year of Hongwu (1398), Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness, and Jie Jin went to Beijing to offer condolences. At that time, Zhu Yunwen, Ming Huidi was close to North Korea, and Yuan Tai took the opportunity to attack Jie Jin. "My mother was buried and my father was 90 years old. It is not appropriate to give up. " Zhu Yunwen obeyed the instructions and demoted Jie Jin to be the prefect of Hezhou (now near Lanzhou, Gansu).
In the fourth year of his reign (1402), Dong Lun, assistant minister of rites at that time, was deeply trusted by Zhu Yunwen and put in a lot of good words for Jie Jin in front of Zhu Yunwen. In this way, Jie Jin was recalled to Beijing and reinstated as an academician. 1 1 month, he was appointed as the cabinet record.
In the first year of Yongle (A.D. 1403), Ming Taizu Judy ascended the throne, and Jie Jin was promoted to Hanlin. Later, Cheng Zu established the Wen Yuan Pavilion, and Jie Jin, Huang Huai, Yang Shiqi, Hu Guang, Jin Youzi, Yang Rong, Hu Yan and others entered the Wen Yuan Pavilion to participate in the introduction of Jie Jin, and the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty began. Soon, he transferred to Hanlin to study for a bachelor's degree, and was appointed as the president of Maolu and Nvzhuan, and awarded silver coins. Later, he edited Yongle Dadian.
In the second year of Yongle (1404), Jie Jin was promoted to a bachelor's degree in Hanlin and a bachelor's degree in Youchunfang, which was the most proud of his career. On one occasion, Judy summoned Jie Jin and others and said, "You seven people live together day and night, and I often praise your diligence and prudence in the palace. It is often easy to be cautious at first, but it is difficult to maintain in the end. I hope you can encourage me. " So they gave five sets of official uniforms and so on. Coincided with beginning of spring, Judy gave them gold clothes with the same status as Shangshu. Since then, the cabinet has put forward a proposal, which Judy humbly adopted.
In the third year of Yongle (1405), Judy called Jie Jin into the palace to discuss the establishment of a prince. At that time, Ming Taizu wanted to make his second son Zhu a prince, but he still bluntly said, "It has been like this since ancient times. The crown prince is benevolent and filial, and the world joins him. If he gives up, there will be controversy. Once the precedent is set, I'm afraid there will be no peace. The previous generation can be used as a mirror. " Judy was very unhappy after hearing this, so he hesitated. In order to convince Judy, Jie Jin only said one sentence: "Good Sun (Zhu Zhanji)!" The two men smiled at each other. Finally, it was agreed to make the eldest son a prince and the second son Zhu a king of Han, and let the imperial edict be made public. From then on, Zhu hated it. At that time, Zhu Gaochi led the Ming army to crusade against Annan. Jie Jin dissuaded him, but Judy wouldn't listen. Subsequently, the crusade was successful and counties were established. Although the prince was established at that time, Zhu Gaochi's performance did not satisfy Judy. At this time, Zhu was more favored by the dragon, and the level of courtesy exceeded the standard of the first family. Jie Jin Shangshu discouraged Judy and said, "It is impossible to fight." Judy was furious at once, saying that Jie Jin was alienating her own flesh and blood and had many complaints about Jie Jin.
In the fourth year of Yongle (1406), Judy gave Huang Huai and others two kinds of gauze clothes, but not Jie Jin. Qi Huangong "spread imperial secrets" abroad, but Zhu framed it as "banning Han for five years", was falsely accused of "unfair trial" and was demoted to Chief Secretary of Guangxi Department. Before he left, Li Zhigang, a doctor who did not agree with Jie Jin, was falsely accused and framed, and was demoted to Jiaotoe (now Yue State) and ordered to pay for Huazhou.
In the eighth year of Yongle (14 10), Jie Jin went to Beijing to play, just in time for Judy's Northern Expedition, and he was going to visit Prince Zhu Gaochi and come back. So Zhu took the opportunity to go in and preach: "I'll go home when the prince goes out in private." No one is polite! " Judy was very angry and went to prison on the charge of "having no courtiers" At that time, Jie Jin had gone to Guangdong with King Ping. Along the way, they saw that the drought on both sides of the Ganjiang River was serious, and they demanded that the Ganjiang River be dredged to connect the north and the south to divert water to irrigate the fields. As soon as the book was published, Judy became even more angry. He ordered the Royal Guard to arrest Jie Jin and put him in prison. Cheng of Dali Temple, Zong Renfu, Guan, Wang Ruyu of Zanshan, Jiang Ji, Pan Ji, Gao E, imperial academy, etc. all went to prison. Among them, Gao Deyi, Wang Ruyu,,, died in prison.
In the 13th year of Yongle (14 15), on the 13th day of the first month, Jin Yiwei ordered Ji Gang to be imprisoned. When Judy saw Jie Jin's name, he asked, "Are you still there?" Ji Gang got Jie Jin drunk and then dragged him into the snow and buried him. Jie Jin died immediately, while Jie Jin was only 47 years old. After Jie Jin's death, his property was confiscated, and his wife, children and clan were exiled to Liaodong.
In August of the first year of orthodoxy (1436), Zhu Qizhen, Ming Yingzong, issued a decree to pardon his property. In the first year of Chenghua (1465), Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen wrote to Jie Jin * * * to avenge him, restore his official position, and give him a gift. After Jie Jin's death, Zhu's rebellion was eliminated; Annan rebelled many times, and the counties established in the Ming Dynasty were finally cancelled. All this happened as Jie Jin said before his death.
Major achievements
literature
Poems: Way to Go, niece of Gui, meeting Qixingyan, the song of Lushan Mountain, tengxian, Dou Jiazhai, Sang, etc.
Works: Baiyun Draft, Dongshan Collection, Notes on Taiping, Ding Chou Yin, Wen Yi Collection, Miscellaneous Notes on Spring Rain, Introduction to Jie Jin, and Later Generations' Compilation of Literature and Art Gong Ji.
Chairman: Record of Mao and Biography of Ancient and Modern Women.
Presided over the compilation: Yongle Grand Ceremony.
Jie Jin is brilliant, so he can't stop writing, especially five-character poems, of which there are more than 500. His classical songs are unrestrained and imaginative, almost like Li Bai, while his metrical poems are almost the same as those of the Tang Dynasty. Jie Jin's articles are elegant, quaint and unique. His political essays are straightforward, magnificent, and his biography is concise and vivid. Zou Yuanbiao praised him: "Righteousness is strong for a thousand years, and articles are respected for a hundred generations." Jie Jin's greatest achievement in his life is that he personally presided over the compilation of Yongle Dadian, which is the largest kind of book in China, and is called "the source of compiling ancient books" by academic circles, while Encyclopedia Britannica is called "the largest encyclopedia in world history" in the encyclopedia category.
calligraphy
Jie Jin is good at calligraphy, small letters, cursive script and ingenious brushwork, which is unexpected. His cursive script was the first one in the late Ming Dynasty. Wu Mingkuan's Collection of One Weng said: "In Yongle, many people can write. When the bachelor is the first to solve a problem, his writing is fluent and his skills are skillful." Its cursive script was the first of its kind in Ming Dynasty, and He's Collection of Famous Mountains said, "Learning books is better than learning books in Zhou Dynasty. His books are decorated with arrogance. " Ink marks include poems in books, poems in the Tang Dynasty, poems on Qixingyan, and the lost story of Song Zhaoheng's imperial examination.
This collection of poems was written by Jie Jin when he was an official in Guangxi. The work was created in the eighth year of Yongle (14 10). At the age of 42, Jie Jin entered Beijing from a distant border to play, and was soon put into prison. Five years later, he died tragically. It has been collected by Qing Anqi, Qianlong, Jiaqing and Xuan Tong Forbidden City. This volume of calligraphy is free and unrestrained.
Point out the rules, there is nothing hasty and far-fetched. The management of rules and regulations is particularly clever. The whole article is coherent and self-contained, which shows Jie Jin's extraordinary skill in controlling long scrolls. Judging from the self-knowledge at the end of the volume, Jie Jin himself is quite proud of this volume.
Seven-star rock poem is 22.8 cm long and 6 1.2 cm wide. It is now in the Palace Museum in Beijing. His works were collected by Zhu Zhichi, An Qi, Yu Fu, Gu Song, Pan Hou, Wu Lifu, Zhang Heng and others, and stamped with 65,438+06. Poems can be found in Jie Jin's Wen Yi Collection, Volume 5, Seven-Star Rock in Lingui, written in Yongle six years (1408), when Jie Jin was forty years old. His calligraphy is mature and self-contained, with bold brushwork, pride and prudence.
Jie Jin's Strange Stories of Song Zhaoheng's Palace Examination is now in the Shanghai Museum. The first three lines of this volume are slightly stiff, starting from the fourth line, and gradually flowing and unrestrained. The pen front is vigorous and powerful, and the front is changeable and frustrated.
Round and free. Its ink is thick and dry, dark as paint, and cloud flying ink adds elegance. Jie Jin's cursive script is as famous as Song Ke, Song Guang and Song Yu in the third day of Ming Dynasty in the history of calligraphy.
Personality assessment
Zhu Yuanzhang: "I am arrogant with redundancy."
Judy: "The world can't live without me for a day, and I can't live without Jie Jin for a day."
Zhu Gaochi, Emperor Renzong of Ming Dynasty: "You are crazy as soon as you speak, and you have your own opinions on what you say. You are not crazy! "
Yang Shiqi: "All my life, I value justice more than interests. When I meet people's worries and pains, I need to hide them in my heart and try my best. I have a deep attachment to the past and the descendants of famous families, but I am broad-minded and disdainful of details. There is a hole outside me, and there is no cliff. Child as Ye Fu is, I am happy to kiss him. Therefore, people who seek literature and books are saying. Not afraid of being strong. Zhang Xing, an official in the carrier's warehouse, is a pet and tries to attack people under Zuo Shun's door. After the public sacrifice ceremony, he scolded: "The throne is here, how dare you break the etiquette!" "
Luo Hongxian: Seeing should be ironic, sealing things and committing crimes, there is Zheng; Babies are expensive and lose their titles, which is the wonder of Yuanxiang. It's too white to risk and abandon the wild; Protect the store and look forward to it, move home and guard the border, and have a strong Cambodia. Whether the fruit has accumulated or not! Timely is not superior to the sanctuary, but also a hero. ..... Alas, the sun is shining! There is another saying: "Jade with flaws is better than stone without flaws."
Tong Mingjian: "Only when you meet the sudden high price, you have enough courage to do anything, but you are good at judging whether it is true or not." "I died because I was disrespectful, and I got into trouble because I didn't keep a secret."
"Ming History": "Talent is high, things are straight ahead, and the face is full of holes."
Jiao Hong: "The talents in Jie Jin are as far-sighted and farsighted as those in Dong Fangshuo."
Zou Yuanbiao: "Justice is strong for a thousand years, and literature is respected for a hundred generations."
Money: "Only when you are famous can you move the sea."
"Summary of the General Contents of Sikuquanshu": "I'm just sparse and can't stop writing. At that time, I had a pair of genius eyes. It has been circulated in hutongs so far, and his youth has been ignorant of everything. "