The comeback is related to Xie An.
"Resurgence" is a familiar idiom, which is related to a person and a mountain. This person is Xie An, the Taifu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and this mountain is Dongshan in Jiangning District, Nanjing.
"Eastern Mountain Autumn Moon" was once a famous landscape in Nanjing. Climb Dongshan at night and look north at the city gate and the lights of thousands of houses. To the south, the countryside stretches endlessly. The Qinhuai River flows silently at the foot of the mountain. In the hazy moonlight, looking at the ruins, the towers of the past appear in front of us like a mirage. It seems that there are experts playing chess in the court, and there seem to be elegant people singing songs while leaning on the railings.
Dongshan is located twenty miles southeast of Nanjing City, four miles in circumference and twenty feet high. Dongshan was originally called Tushan. The "Jingding Jiankang Zhi" explains the origin of this name, "There are no rocks, so it is called Tushan." It can be seen that people gave this straightforward and popular name based on the natural characteristics of the mountain.
Dongshan is so small that local residents don’t talk about climbing Dongshan, but only talk about walking around Dongshan. It's so small that a few tall buildings can obscure its presence. In the increasingly tall city, it has become a bonsai. But its value and local impact are great. For example, Dongshan Town, the seat of Jiangning District Government, is named after it.
There is a road at the foot of the mountain that shows the charm of the Six Dynasties, called Wenjing Road. Wenjing is the posthumous title of Xie An, the Taifu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Xie An once lingered in the mountains. Shen Yue, a writer of the Southern Dynasties, wrote in "Ode to Suburbs", "Although Dongshan is a training ground, it is where Wen Jing feasted." This shows the vivid contrast between Dongshan's small size and its high historical status and great role.
The idiom story of comeback:
Xie An, a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was very talented. He had learned to write since he was a child, and he was good at calligraphy. Although Xie An was very talented and learned, he had no intention of becoming an official. At first, he worked as a doctor in Situ's mansion, but soon he resigned and returned to Kuaiji on the grounds of illness.
Later, Yu Bing, the governor of Yangzhou, came to him and asked him to work in Yangzhou, but he was unwilling to go. Yu Bing sent people to urge him several times, so he had no choice but to take up his post. But after just over a month, he found an excuse to come back. Soon, Fan Wang, the official minister, recommended him to be the official official, but he firmly refused.
Xie An lived in seclusion in Dongshan, Kuaiji, and had close friendships with Wang Xizhi, Sun Chuo and other celebrities at that time. They traveled together, wrote poems and compositions, and had a very leisurely time. He often sat in a grotto in the mountains, facing the canyons and rivers, and sighed leisurely: "How far is my life from the ancient hermit Boyi?"
At this time, Xie An's younger brother Xie Wan became the general of Xizhonglang and was highly valued by the court. But his fame is still not as great as that of Xie An. People think that Xie An is a great talent who can rule the country and bring peace to the world and assist the king. Xie An's wife saw that after Xie Wan became an official, his family was wealthy, but Xie An was content with a plain life, so she said to him: "A real man does not seek fame or wealth, so what else do you want?" Xie An still did not Moved.
Soon after, Xie Wan was dismissed from office. In order to restore the declining status and harmony of the Xie family, Xie An began to intend to become an official. At that time, he was already in his forties. It happened that Huan Wen, the general who conquered the west, asked him to serve as Sima, and he accepted.
On the day he was to take office, many court officials came to see him off. An official named Gao Song joked with him: "You have violated the imperial court's orders many times in the past and refused to become an official. You are living high and leisurely in Dongshan. Today you are finally out of the mountain." Xie An felt very ashamed after hearing this. Xie An became the prime minister. In the Battle of Feishui, he commanded well and defeated many with less, and won a great victory.
Xie An has made outstanding achievements. At that time, the harmony within the court was in crisis. Emperor Xiaowu of Jin drank and had fun all day long, ignored the government affairs, and appointed his brother Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji.
Sima Daozi is also a drunkard who only knows how to drink all day long. He is domineering and works together to exclude and frame Xie An. In order to avoid the disaster, Xie An went out to guard Buqiu in Guangling. Although Xie An was in a dependent position in the court, his ambition to travel around Dongshan was never lost, and it was often expressed in his words and expressions.