1. The original text and translation of Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Poetry Talk"
1. Original text: Before the ancient heroes met, they all had no ambitions, not least Deng Yuxi's literature and Ma Wu's postal administration. also.
Duke Wen of Jin had a wife and a horse, but he refused to go to Qi. When Guangwu was poor, he sued Li Tong and asked for rent from Yanyou. It's particularly strange.
Guangwu returned to Li Tong and said: "Yan Gong Ningmujun?" After getting a glimpse of his meaning, he felt proud to have Yan Jun's hope. When King Qi of Han was a pawn, the fortune tellers said that he would be crowned king in the future. Han was furious and thought he was being insulted, so he beat him with fists.
These are general opinions. "Xin Chou Yuan Ri" by Hubei Province Lin Xianggong said: "The person holding the mirror will be old, and the grass will not grow to open the door."
"Yong Huai" said: "It seems that it will be like this at forty, and it will be known that it will be a hundred years old." When he was a doctor, he also wrote poems.
If you are playing with your words, if you don’t expect what will happen next, you will be wrong. It is a summary of the seven provinces. "On the Banquet of Jin Zhongcheng" says: "Everyone who asks questions is to reward the benefactor. Who can help the world?" A quatrain in "Dengjiaxiu Tower" says: "The smoke from the kitchen is scattered in the afternoon, and a hundred thousand When people's food is ready.
In what year will Jihuo be recruited? The setting sun is full of trees at the Wuxiang Temple." He actually named himself Marquis Wu, which is very different from the situation when he was not successful. Zhang Tongcheng's poems were all of the same style from Hanlin to Prime Minister.
The most wonderful thing: "The spring water is flowing in the shade of willows, and there are many mountains at dusk outside the flowers." The flowers bloom at the bottom of the leaves and no one can see them, but a pair of butterflies have predicted it.
"You will know your purpose when you plant flowers near the water. One branch will turn into two branches." "He Huangshang Kite" says: "The sun in the sky is getting more colorful, and the wind in the four fields is full of precious ropes."
< p> The rhyme of the word "rope" conveys a deep and distant feeling. 2. Translation: Most of the ancient heroes did not have lofty ambitions when they did not find a place to use them.There are many such examples. For example, Deng Yu only expressed his hopes through literature, and Ma Wuzhi hoped to be a small postal inspector. Duke Wen of Jin was unwilling to leave Qi because he had a wife and horses.
When Emperor Guangwu was in decline, he and Li Tong went to Yan You to file a lawsuit over tax arrears. Yan You stared at him a few times because he felt strange. After Emperor Guangwu returned, he said to Li Tong: "Did Duke Yan stare at you?" What he meant was that it was an honor to be watched by Yan You. things.
When King Han Qi was still an unknown person, fortune tellers concluded that he would be crowned king in the future. Han was furious and thought the fortune teller was mocking him, so he punched him.
The above people all showed one characteristic, that is, they did not expect that they would make a difference in the future. Xianggong Lin of Hubei once wrote this sentence in "Xin Chou Yuan Ri": "I hold a mirror to see that I am getting old, but when I open the door I see that the spring grass has not yet grown."
He also wrote in "Yong Huai" "It seems that he is already like this at the age of forty, so it can be inferred that he will look like a hundred years old." These are all poems he wrote when he was a doctor.
After reading these poems, one would never have expected that he would be in or out of office in the future. After he made a brief summary of seven provinces, he said in "On the Prime Minister's Table": "Ask yourself, we are all lucky to be promoted. If you count on your fingers, who is the real genius who helps the world? He is also in "Dengjiaxiu" The quatrain of "Lou" says: "The curls of cooking smoke are like thousands of light threads floating in the sky at noon. This is the time when thousands of households have rice and coriander.
In that year and month, will the flames of salvation be brought to the world? I saw the old temple of Marquis Wu, illuminated golden by the setting sun coming through the cracks in the trees. " He actually compared himself with the Marquis of Wu, and his demeanor was completely different when he was not successful.
This is not the case with Zhang Tongcheng. From the time he was an imperial scholar to the prime minister, his poems were all in the same style. He was the most handsome and handsome. The poems include: "A bay of spring water flows in twists and turns under the willow shade, and hundreds of flowers bloom beside the overlapping mountains. "
"Although humans cannot see the flowers blooming under the leaves, a pair of butterflies already know them. "If you plant flowers by the stream, you will know the artistic conception. When the flowers are reflected in the water, one branch will turn into two branches." "
He said in "Huqi": "Old man Long Zhong seems to be pitiable, but he can ride on horseback and ride on the ice while the sky is full of stars. "In his "Kite with the Emperor" he also said: "The kite flies high in the sky, making it colorful due to the sunlight. Although the wind of the wilderness blows from all sides, the kite still relies on the stability of the rope to stay at ease. "
The rhyme of the word "rope" here expresses the lofty ideals and ambitions in the heart.
Extended information: 1. Introduction: This book is the most influential book in the Qing Dynasty
The structure is divided into sections. Each section may describe a comment, record an event, or collect a poem (or several poems). This book is compiled in an essay style. Xingling Theory of Poetry aims to oppose Shen Deqian's theory of style, which was popular in Qianlong's poetry circle, and Weng Fanggang's trend of using textual research as poetry.
What this book discusses is from the poet's innate qualifications to acquired moral cultivation and reading. Study and social practice; from describing scenes and romance to chanting objects and history; from conception and conception to composing articles and refining sentences; from diction and rhythm to metaphor, sustenance, nature, emptiness, twists and other expression techniques and techniques. Artistic style, as well as poetry revision, poetry appreciation, poetry selection, and even poetry writing, all aspects related to poetry can be said to be comprehensive. This book was compiled after the author resigned and was compiled into a book. In the fifty-fifth year of Qianlong's reign (1790), it was published with funding from Bi Yuan and others.
The addendum was written until the author's death, and the book was completed during the Jiaqing period. 2. About the author: Yuan Mei (1716-1797), a poet and poetry critic in the Qing Dynasty.
His courtesy name was Zicai, his nickname was Jianzhai, and in his later years he was named Cangshan Jushi. He was a native of Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang). Yuan Mei was one of the representative poets during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods. Together with Zhao Yi and Jiang Shiquan, he was known as the "Three Great Masters of Qianlong"; together with Zhao Yi and Zhang Wentao, he was known as the "Three Great Masters of Xingling School".
In the fourth year of Qianlong's reign (1739), he was awarded the title of Jinshi (Jinshi) by the Hanlin Academy. In the seventh year of Qianlong's reign, he was transferred to serve as an official. He served as county magistrate of Jiangning, Shangyuan and other places. He had a good political reputation and was highly appreciated by the then governor Yin Jishan.
In the seventeenth year of Qianlong (1752), Yuan Mei was forced to go out again against her will. However, Yuan Mei had a very unharmonious relationship with her boss, Huang Tinggui, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, so just after one year, she took a long sick leave and eagerly returned to Suiyuan.
His father died at the age of thirty-three, so he resigned to adopt his mother. He purchased the Sui family's abandoned garden in Jiangning (Nanjing), renamed it "Suiyuan", built a house and settled there, and was known as Mr. Suiyuan in the world. Since then, he has lived a leisurely life here for nearly 50 years, engaged in writing poems, compiling poems and talking about discovering talents, and rewarding the underachievers, which was the order of the poetry world at that time.
Yuan Mei participated in the imperial examination at the age of 24. The test question was "Fu De Yin Feng Xiang Yu Ke". There is a wonderful line in the poem "When doubts come to the forbidden courtyard, people seem to be separated by the river". However, the CEOs He thought that "if his words were disrespectful, Sun Shan would be dismissed." Fortunately, the then governor Yin Jishan stepped forward and saved him from being rejected. His works include "Collected Works of Xiaocang Shanfang"; "Suiyuan Poetry" in 16 volumes and "Supplement" in 10 volumes; "New Qixie" in 24 volumes and "Extended New Qixie" in 10 volumes; Suiyuan. 2. Yuan Mei's original text and translation of Suiyuan's Poems
Duke Jing of Xu Wen in Suzhou was martyred in the Ming Dynasty. The two sons, Zhaowen and Guanshi, both abided by their father's ambitions and did not serve in official positions. Youxitang wrote a biography for Guanshi, describing his wonderful childhood, and called himself "the foreign minister of the Thirty-six Emperors". "Crossing the Plains and Seeing It" says: "Sitting on a brocade carriage with jade-faced pearls blocking the way, clouds making up a two-part bun. The spring breeze untied the mink's neck, revealing that it was no better than a larvae or a larvae." "The head of the meandering pool leans against the jade lantern, which is the beginning of purification. The makeup is cold at dawn. It is said that people from the south of the Yangtze River are also combing their hair and learning peony. Mr. Guanshi's name is Ke. His grandson Longyin was a fine connoisseur, and he became a good friend of Yu.
When Yu Hanlin returned to marry him, Chang'an gave him many poems, and I will remember the best ones. Zou Taihe, a bachelor, said: "The chrysanthemums, yellow maples and purple little springs send you off to the south as a brocade. A gifted man should sweep his eyebrows with red tubes, and hold candles in the bridal chamber with golden lotus flowers. When he returns to his saddle, he still brings the same text lesson, and I will study the Qing Dynasty calligraphy when I return. Add to the chapter "Que Fan". Who wouldn't envy the gods at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain? The willows are green, and the palace flowers are fresh. I still play the whip of Qujiang. "The golden flowers are shining brightly on the lakes and mountains, and the clouds are full of smoke." Yue, Shuangfei stood in the sky. The eyebrows were drawn early in the green window, and the silver candle looked up to the sky. "Shen Jiaoyuan, the censor, said: "The talented man in the golden boudoir loved Yuan Si, and he was ordered to have two cranes in his hair when he was young. The curtains are crossed to protect the two beautiful branches. The courtyard is decorated with beautiful clothes, and the plum blossoms are blooming in the village. The golden lotuses and silver candles are hanging low, and the mandarin ducks are seen hanging on the two sides. The wind blows through the tassels in the night, and it should be suspected that the bells are hanging in the west. If the thrush has to be slowed down, how can it be swept across the tip of the pen? "Da Sikong Qiu Shudu, who was a commoner at that time, said: "Yuan Lang rode out of Beijing and caught the east wind. The flowers in the southern country were close to each other. Zhuluo Village is A. "Nong's house." "Painting flags on the pavilion and passing by the gods. I'm tired of looking at the idle flowers and plants now." It is also said: "When I smile in front of the jade mirror, Shi Luo paints my eyebrows personally. The beautiful black silk "make-up" sentence is only likely to be circulated to annoy Xueer." "Double ribbons are tied together, and the lanterns and rafters are candles for a good night. The brocade quilt is lingering in the spring, and don't forget to sing Ke and come to court early. "Piling Prime Minister Cheng Pinsan was a common man at that time. The poem goes: "Under the golden lanterns and flowers, the music is flowing, and the fragrance is flowing from the treasure tent. On this day, Huang Gu meets. Zhinv said, "People are like the river across the sky." The play is also based on Yu Chao's test sentence. The host, Duke Jiang Wenke, was a bachelor at that time. His poem goes: "The immortals are so envious that they send them to the end of the world, with overlapping poems and paper on the cart. Immediately, the jade man is drunk in spring, and his body is covered with fragrant snow and plum blossoms." "I heard that the two parents lived in the hall, and they have been rowing Ogihan Pills for twenty years. It’s a beautiful day in the south of the Yangtze River, and Cheng Huan writes in the same book. 3. Translation of Qing Qianyong’s "Lv Yuan Cong Yu"
Which part of this book do you want? The two quoted paragraphs are as follows, I hope you need them:)
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In the 19th year of Jiaqing, there was a severe drought in the south of the Yangtze River. Wuxi was considered to be higher in terrain, and the disaster was particularly severe. When Hou Qi Yanhuai went to his hometown for business, he secretly saw that for thousands of miles, the people had no rice to cook, no salary to raise money, and no water to draw. He felt sad and worried about the situation. That's it. However, people who are thousands of miles away cannot get enough rice. Therefore, they can only benefit the people nearby, but they can't benefit the people far away. It's a waste of time. However, those who don't have enough money can't buy it. Therefore, the people are ordinary, but they can help the poor, but they can't help the extremely poor. Based on this, we plan to donate money in March this year. The money was more than 4,000 yuan (mín) in ten days. However, the wealthy family of Yin Dynasty, who practiced good deeds, made porridge to provide relief, and set up more than ten factories in urban and rural areas. The total donation was not less than tens of thousands of yuan, and the hungry people He who depends on it for his whole life has no hope.
Wow, how can one say that people's hearts are pure and their customs are strong? It's not as good as it was in ancient times!
In the 19th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, there was a severe drought in the south of the Yangtze River. Wuxi, which has a higher terrain, was particularly affected by the drought. Qi Yanhuai, the Marquis of Yi, once went to the countryside on business and saw that the land for thousands of miles was empty. The people had no food for cooking, no firewood under the pots, and no water for drinking. He felt sad and worried about this. The government distributed food as usual. It is more convenient to sell it to the people at a low price. However, it is impossible to come to the city for a little food from a place thousands of miles away. Therefore, the government's sale of grain at a fair price can only benefit the people living nearby, but not the people living far away. Rich families in the Yin Dynasty sold their grains at low prices in the countryside, making it convenient for them both near and far. However, people without a certain amount of money cannot buy food. Therefore, if someone sells food at a fair price, it can only benefit the poorer people, but not the very poor people. Because of this, methods for arranging disaster relief were developed. By March of this year, *** had donated more than 124,000 yuan. However, wealthy people in the Yin Dynasty like to do good deeds and use porridge to provide relief during disasters. There are more than ten porridge factories in the city and countryside, and the donations from the government are not less than tens of thousands of yuan. The hungry people rely on this to survive. countless. Oh, who said that the simplicity of people's hearts and the honesty of customs are not as good as in ancient times!
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Dredge once on the beach, and the benefits will be endless. In the early years, water is stored for irrigation, and in the water years, water is stored for emergencies. The deeper ones are for fish farming, and the shallower ones are for growing lotuses. If the land is barren, dirt will be removed every year from the soil to fertilize the land. Those far away from the Tonghe River have to collect water and wash yarn every day, which is also beneficial for food and drink. Today, in the prefectures and counties of Changzhen and Zhenzhen, in most of the highland areas, instead of dredging, farmers fill them up, build roads, or enclose their fields. Who can prohibit it? When the sky is abandoned, the benefits of the land are lost, and there is no greater sin. No wonder the low fields are always ripe, while the high fields are often barren.
Once the trenches at high places are dug deep, the benefits are endless. In dry years, water can be stored to help with irrigation. In years with floods, it can help divert water and prevent floods. In deep places you can raise fish for profit, and in shallow places you can grow lotus for profit. If the land is barren, mud from the ditches can be used to fertilize the fields every year. If you live far away from the main river and have a ditch, it will not be a problem to get water for washing clothes, eating and drinking every day. Nowadays, most of the prefectures and counties in Changzhen and Zhenzhen have higher terrain. Instead of digging deep ditches, farmers have to fill in the soil, build roads, or cultivate fields. Who will stop them? It is a great sin to lose the right time and the best location. It is no wonder that the fields in the lower areas often have good harvests, while the fields in the upper areas often have poor harvests. 4. The classical Chinese translation of Zhang Tingyu's "History of the Ming Dynasty" and Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Shihua" basically follows the style of the old history, but also has its own innovations.
The summary of the "History of the Ming Dynasty" in Volume 46 of "Sikuquanshu General Catalog" states: "Thirteen of the biographies follow the old rules, and three are innovative ones, namely "Eunuch Party", "Liu Thief", Said "Tusi". Although the disaster of Gai Diao was common in the Han and Tang Dynasties, the scholar-bureaucrats tended to be evil, and it was only Mingren who caused the most evil. , so looking at the source of chaos and destruction, it not only shows the punishment of the ax and axe.
Chuang and Xian two bandits, as for the destruction of the Ming Dynasty, the failure of the suppression is enough to serve as a warning. It is not the comparison of others, nor is it a joke. Due to the ratio of the heroes of the separatist regime, it was established separately. As for the chieftain, it was called Jisizhou in ancient times. p>
The method of control is different from that of herdsmen, and it is also different from that of defending an enemy country, so it is of the same type." It should be said that the creation of three types of biographies: "Eunuch", "Liu Bandit" and "Tusi" is indeed true. In line with the actual situation of Ming history, this is similar to the creation of the "Qi Qing Biao" among other lists.
Although the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty did not engage in political affairs as much as those in the Han and Tang dynasties who abolished and established eunuchs, the scholar-bureaucrats in the outer court bowed their knees to the eunuchs and developed a temporary arrogance that was unprecedented in ancient times. Among the forty-six people listed in "The Biography of the Eunuch Party", seven belong to Liu Jin's party, and the rest are all from Wei Zhongxian's party.
Reading the "Preface to the Biography of the Eunuch Party", we can see that the historians learned about the fall of the Ming Dynasty with deep pain and emotion. However, compared with "The Legend of the Thieves", its sentiments are somewhat different. The "Preface to the Legend of the Thieves" was written from the uprising of Sai'er in the Tang Dynasty to the death of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the Ming Dynasty. The article said: "Since Sai'er in the Tang Dynasty, The following is the summary of the story, which contains the biographies of the ministers who suppressed thieves.
The Biography of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong was established. "The Biography of Li Zicheng is more than 10,000 words long." The longest among the biographies in "History of the Ming Dynasty".
From the perspective of historians, although it is mainly for future generations, it has retained relatively rich relevant records instead of being scattered in the biographies of officials who "suppressed thieves". The style of biographies in "History of the Ming Dynasty" adopts the form of biographies. In addition to biographies divided into categories, the biographies of ministers are also divided into volumes according to categories, and not all biographies are based on father, son and grandson.
The method depends on the situation. For example, Volume 122 contains "The Biography of Guo Zixing", "The Biography of Han Lin'er", and "The Biography of Liu Futong". Although they are also among the heroes before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they have a different relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and are classified into one volume.
Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen, and Ming Yuzhen were combined into one volume. Expansion, Chen Youding, and Zarawal were combined into one volume. Among the ministers, such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, they are included in a single volume, but the meritorious officials are also different and separated.
Historians have quite detailed biographies for the survivors of Emperor Jianwen, and there are even rumors that those who can do so will do their best to write biographies. This is also a way for historians to express their feelings for the survivors. Among the biographies in "History of the Ming Dynasty", it is also common to see the style of appending biographies with events.
For example, the "Biography of Xia Liangsheng" in Volume 189 is accompanied by the biographies of Wan Chao, Chen Jiuchuan, Zhang Yanrui, Jiang Long, Xu Hao, and Yao Jiyan who issued the imperial edict, all of whom signed a letter to remonstrate with Wuzong's southern tour. . Volume 206 of "Ma Lu Biography" includes Yan Yishou, Nie Xian, Tang Mu, Liu Qi, Lu Qiong, Shen Han, and Wang Ke, all of whom were imprisoned in "Li Fuda's Prison" in Jiajing.
For example, Pang Shangpeng, the imperial censor of Longqingzhong, said in his book: "According to Li Tong's prison, Fu Da's crime was more prominent. At that time, there were more than 40 Jin gentry who were poisoned, and the disaster of their clothes was tragic." After this appendix, The quotation in the historian's comment is considered to be the reason for the appended biography by a colleague.
There are countless such appendices in "History of the Ming Dynasty". Among the biographies of "History of the Ming Dynasty", "Foreign Biography" and "Western Regions Biography" reflect the contacts with overseas countries and tribal areas at that time, and preserve a large amount of historical materials in Southeast Asia and Central Asia. They are important for studying the history of these countries and the history of Sino-foreign relations. better reference material.
Among the Twenty-Four Histories, "History of the Ming Dynasty" is praised by historians for its decent compilation, detailed materials, solid narrative, and concise writing. It is a high-level history book. This reflects that the editor's ability to review and use historical materials, understand historical events, and control language has reached a high level.
Although its length is second only to "History of the Song Dynasty" among the Twenty-Four Histories, readers will not find it lengthy and boring. [Edit this paragraph] Shortcomings of "History of Ming Dynasty" Although "History of Ming Dynasty" has high historical value, it is also called the "most complete" work.
But as an official history, its shortcomings are also obvious. Zhao Yi's "Notes on the Twenty-Two Histories" has already commented on the deficiencies in the "History of the Ming Dynasty", but he did not dare to add derogatory remarks out of concern about official revision of history.
Professor Chai Dergen, a modern historian, once pointed out: "For example, under the title 'The Biography of Zhou Yanru's Traitor Officials', the word 'inappropriate' should be added to be consistent with the content, but it is omitted." Liu Ji Liao Yongzhong et al.'s biography does not include the word "Shu Chun" at the bottom, and the second biography of Qiao Yunsheng and Liu Zhifeng does not include the word "duplicate" at the bottom. This is exactly what he said he did not dare to criticize.
① Although Zhao Yi's original text is euphemistic, "Zhou Yanru: The Traitor's Biography" also says: "Zhou Yanru is just mediocre, so it would be too much to include him in the "Treacherous Official"... This is not to extend the evil of Confucianism. , to increase his status as a Confucian scholar."
An article in "The Biography of Liu Ji, Liao Yongzhong and others" discusses the inaccuracy of his historical account. Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's campaign against Chen Youliang, "Taizu Chronicles" records: "Wuxu defeated Anqing.
Renyin, Ci Hukou, defeated Youliang in Jiujiang, conquered its city, and Youliang rushed to Wuchang." The description in Chen Youliang's Biography is slightly the same.
"The Biography of Liao Yongzhong" was added to Anqing, destroyed its water stronghold, and then defeated Anqing. In short, it is said that Anqing was defeated first and Jiujiang was defeated later.
However, it is recorded in "The Biography of Liu Ji" that the army attacked Anqing and did not stop from dawn to dusk. Liu Ji invited him to go to Jiangzhou and destroy his lair. According to this theory, Anqing was not conquered before the fall of Jiangzhou.
The records do not match. Similarly, "Zhang Yu Zhuan" records the Battle of Dongchang, where Chengzu was surrounded by Sheng Yong's army and fought hard.
Unknown to Zhang Yu, he stood out in the formation and tried to save Chengzu, but he died fighting hard. However, "The Biography of Zhu Neng" states that Chengzu was besieged and Zhang Yu died fighting. Zhu Neng led Zhou Zhang and others to fight and rescued Chengzu.
Whether Zhang Yu died before Chengzu broke out of the siege or after he broke out of the siege is inconsistent with the two accounts. Although the matter is not critical, it is indeed an omission due to the imprecision in describing history.
"History of the Ming Dynasty·Zhuo Jing Biography" records that Zhuo Jingzhi was killed, saying that Cheng Zu wanted to live him, but the hero Yao Guangxiao had a gap with Zhuo Jing and advised him to kill him. This is based on the miscellaneous biographies of people in the Ming Dynasty and the historical facts. Guang Xiaoshi did not become an ancestor. 1. Chai Degen: "Historical Records".
After the army entered Nanjing, there was no way to slander and kill Zhuo Jing. "History of the Ming Dynasty" records the affairs of Jianwen's ministers. In order to commend their loyalty, many of them were collected. Unofficial histories and rumors are also used, so there are inevitably errors.
Liao Mazi and Cao Fu in Sichuan rebelled, and there are also contradictions in the accounts of Cao Fu's murder. "The Biography of Hong Zhong" records that he was killed by Liao Mazi, while "The Biography of Lin Jun" records that Cao was captured and killed by the commander Li Yin.
"The Biography of Qiao Yunsheng" records the seventeenth year of Emperor Chongzhen's reign. 5. Yuan Mei's classical Chinese works
The original text of Yuan Suiyuanjun's epitaph is: Jun Qiantang Yuan's family, taboo Mei, courtesy name Zicai.
His official position has made him famous and accomplished. After he was relieved of his official position, he built a garden and lived in the west city of Jiangning, calling it "Suiyuan".
Mr. Suiyuan is known to the world as You Zhuoyun. The ancestors taboo Qi, the Kao taboo Bin, and the uncle Hong all traveled around in poverty[2].
You are a young man, you can learn by yourself. On the twenty-first year of the year, I traveled from Qiantang to Guangxi, where my uncle from the province was in the governor's court.
When Governor Jin Gongqi [3] saw the difference, he tried "Ode to the Bronze Drum" [4] and immediately built it, which was very magnificent. He will open the Erxue Hongci Department [5], that is, he will be promoted to the emperor.
At that time, there were more than two hundred people, but you were the least. After the test, report it [6].
During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, he passed the Shuntian Rural Examination in Wuwu Branch [7]. In the following year, he became a Jinshi and became a Shujishi [8]. After disbanding, he was transferred to Jiangnan as the county magistrate; finally he was transferred to Jiangning as the county magistrate.
Jiangning is a huge city and difficult to manage. At that time, Duke Wenduan of Yin was the governor[9], and he knew the emperor's talents best; he also did his best when encountering problems, did not avoid anything, and did everything without fail.
After leaving his job and living at home, he came back to Shaanxi. As soon as he arrived in Shaanxi [10], his father died and returned home, and he finally lived in Jiangning.
Jun originally entered the Imperial Academy with his articles and became famous, but suddenly turned away; when he became a county magistrate, he was talented, but he did not enter the official ranks [11].
Returning from Shaanxi at the age of forty, he gave up his ambition to become an official and devoted his talents to writing, writing and poetry. The footprints are made in the southeast, and there are beautiful mountains and rivers everywhere.
It is so strange and secluded that once it was published in an article, I was pleased with its meaning. When scholars from all over the world come to the south of the Yangtze River, they will build gardens and write poems and poems, and there will be almost no time to spare.
The Junyuan Pavilion is decorated with flowers, bamboos, water and stones, which is deep and quiet. Even the lattice and sills and utensils are all exquisite, so the guests are treated with great splendor. He lingers untiringly with others[12], and when he sees kindness in others, he praises them unspeakably.
If a backward young man writes a beautiful poem, you will surely be able to quote his words and have others recite them. Jun Gu Wen and Si Liu Ti [13] can all spontaneously think and understand ancient methods.
When it comes to poetry, one should give full play to one's talents and achieve what the world's people want and cannot achieve; many scholars imitate his style. Therefore, "Collection of Poems and Essays of Suiyuan" is valued by everyone from officials in the imperial court to street vendors [14].
There are people from Ryukyu overseas who come to ask for his letters[15]. Although your official position is not obvious, it is said that for more than a hundred years, he has enjoyed the joy of mountains and forests and gained the reputation of being an article, which has never been achieved by him.
When you first came out, you were ordered to Lishui [16]. Its examination comes from Yuanlai County Administration [17].
I am young and incompetent, so I try to visit various places anonymously. They all said: "There is a young Yuan Zhixian in our city, who is a great official." In Jiangning, he tried to manage the affairs of the court, and summoned people to drink wine and compose poems at night, and he became famous[18].
In the city of Jiangning, he composed a song [19] based on the judgement, which was engraved in all directions. The king thought it was unworthy, and he never wanted anyone to talk about his officials' governance. Jun died on November 17, the second year of Jiaqing, at the age of eighty-two.
Mrs. Wang had no children, so she adopted Shu Zitong, her father’s brother, as her son [20]. As a result, the concubine Zhong also gave birth to a child late[21].
Sun Er: It is called Chu, and it is called Jubilee. At the beginning, Jun buried his parents in the north of Xiaocang Mountain where they lived[22], and died as his own nephew[23].
On December Yimao of the third year of Jiaqing, he was buried on the left side of the tomb in Xiaocangshan[26]. Yao Nai of Tongcheng had good relations with his ancestors as the emperor. He lived in Jiangning and traveled with the emperor the longest.
After the king passed away, he made an inscription [24] saying: There are senior people in Guangdong who are very talented. There is no shortage of resources, and the work is carried out by bandits.
The scribe is a sect named Yue Haibang. Kindness is like its impact, and its output is more moderate.
Carrying officials and leaning against the river, they end up growing old. The two generations were in the same place, and their inscription was You Palace.
Translation Yuan Jun is a native of Qiantang. His name is Mei and his courtesy name is Zicai. During his tenure, he was well-known in officialdom and achieved great results.
After resigning, he built a garden to live in Xicheng, Jiangning, called Suiyuan. At that time, people called him Mr. Suiyuan, which was his most famous name.
My grandfather was named Qi, my father was named Bin, and my uncle was named Hong. They all worked as aides in various places because of poverty. When Yuan Jun was young, he studied by himself and achieved success.
At the age of twenty-one, he arrived in Guangxi from Qiantang and went to the governor's Yamen to visit his uncle who was a staff member. The governor Jin Fei felt that he was different as soon as he met him, and asked him to write a piece of "Bronze Drum Ode" to test his talents. Yuan Jun finished it quickly, and the words were very magnificent.
It happened that the exams for Bo Xue Hong Ci were about to begin, so Jin Xian recommended Yuan Jun. At that time, *** recommended more than 200 people, and Yuan Jun was the youngest.
As a result, I failed the exam. In the third year of Qianlong's reign, he passed the Shuntianfu Township Examination and passed the exam.
In the second year, he became a Jinshi and became a Shujishi in the Hanlin Academy. After completing his studies, he was transferred to Jiangnan as a county magistrate, and finally transferred to Jiangning County Magistrate.
Jiangning is a big city and is not easy to manage. At that time, Yin Wenduan was the governor, and he knew Yuan Jun's talents best.
Yuan Jun also did his best to do things to the best of his ability, without any taboos, so he never failed in doing things. Soon he resigned and returned home. Later he was appointed again and was sent to Shaanxi.
He just arrived in Shaanxi and returned after his father passed away. He has been living in Jiangning since then. Yuan Jun was originally elected to the Hanlin Academy for his outstanding articles and was prestigious, but he was unexpectedly excluded. When he became a county magistrate, he showed his talents, but he was never promoted.
When he came back from Shaanxi, at the age of forty, he gave up the idea of ??becoming an official and devoted all his talents to diction and poetry. The landscapes and scenic spots in the southeastern region are all traced by his travels. The beauty, strangeness, profoundness and vastness are all expressed in poems, which express his self-pleasure and express his feelings as he pleases.
When scholars from all over the country come to Jiangnan, they go to Suiyuan to donate poems and articles. Some people go there almost every day. Yuan Jun's garden pavilion, with flowers, bamboos, water and stones, is deep, tranquil and beautiful.
As for the buildings and utensils, they are also very exquisite, and the things used to entertain guests are rich. Yuan Jun is hospitable and willing to interact with others. When he sees something good about others, he always tells it.
Even if only a few words in the poetry of future generations are beautiful, Yuan Jun will definitely be able to list these words and recite them to others. Yuan Jun's ancient prose and parallel prose can express his thoughts and feelings, and he is familiar with the composition methods of the ancients. As for writing poetry, he can give full play to his talent and workmanship.
Yuan Jun can express clearly what ordinary people want to say but have difficulty expressing, so many readers imitate his poetic style. Therefore, "Suiyuan Poems and Essays" is valued by everyone from high-ranking officials to common people.
There are also people from the Ryukyu Kingdom overseas looking for this book. Although Yuan Jun is not a prominent official, current commentators believe that for more than a hundred years, he has fully enjoyed the fun of the mountains and forests and gained the reputation of his articles. I am afraid that no one can match Yuan Jun.
When Yuan Jun first entered his official career, he served as the magistrate of Lishui County. His father came to the Lishui County government office from afar. He suspected that his son was young and lacked the ability to govern, so he concealed his name and visited the people. Everyone said: "The young magistrate of our county, Yuan, is really a good official!" Yuan Jun's father happily entered the county government office.
When he was the magistrate of Jiangning County, he used to manage government affairs in the morning and invite scholars to drink and compose poems together in the evening. There are more famous anecdotes. In a trading place in Jiangning, someone compiled the cases heard by Yuan Jun into songs and published them for circulation.
Yuan Jun thinks.