In the first year of the Yongyuan reign of Qidong, when Fan Yun was appointed governor of Guangzhou, he was framed by a local wealthy family and imprisoned. He was soon pardoned and lived in the capital. When he saw an article by He Xun, who was "weak in the title" at a young age, he was very impressed by his strategies for recruiting scholars. So he couldn't help but write a poem "He Xun is a talented person", hoping to become friends with He Xun.
His poem goes: "The osmanthus leaves are actually pierced through the lotus, and the heart of the cattail is fighting for waves. A heron is hiding in surprise, and the wild people are playing with the wisteria. Looking at each other in the flowers and the sky, I can't sing to the wine. I heard that the king was thinking about me, and I There are too many hugs. Bu Gucheng is self-deprecating, what happened?" After He Xun got the poem, he wrote this poem to answer. Because Fan Yun once served as the record room of Xiao Ziliang, King of Jingling, it was called "Fan Ji Room". The poem expresses the humility of a rising star in the literary world and is a masterpiece among friendship poems.
Because the first four sentences of Fan Yun's gift poem are metaphors based on scenery to express his praise for He Xun, the first four sentences of He Xun's reply poem also start from the scenery to express his emotions. The first two sentences describe a close-up view: "The forest is dense and the door is slightly shady, and the grass is growing on the steps." This is undoubtedly a beautiful spring. The dense and sparse trees in the courtyard are covered with dense shade, half-blocking the sunlight outside the window; The lush spring grass is so full of vitality that it even wets the steps, making them look a little dark. These two sentences use the lush vegetation to describe the beauty of spring, and express the joy of receiving the poem from Fan Yun.
The next two sentences describe the distant view: "The scenery is light on the stamens, and the sun is chaotic in the flowers." Under the gentle breeze blowing, the tender stamens are so shiny and shining; under the warm sun, they shine harmoniously. , the flowers are so colorful and gorgeous. These two sentences not only have neat contrasts and careful wording, but also have profound meanings, embodying emotions in the scenery.
The implication is: I, a young man with a weak crown, am really a lucky person. Just like the stamen of a flower, as soon as it blooms, I am caressed by my seniors like a gentle breeze and a warm sun. How can it not be touching? These two couplets show the poet's skill in refining words and refining the meaning. They are better than the first four sentences of Fan Yun's poem. The word "shao" is quite measured, making the light and shadow in front of the court suitable; the word "desire" is practical, showing the growth of the vegetation. "Light" and "chaos" turn vision into feeling, describing the caress of the gentle breeze and the blessing of the sun, and the scenery is particularly vivid.
The fifth and sixth sentences correspond to Fan Yun's "Looking at each other in the sky between flowers, but unable to sing to the wine". From the scenery to the people, they directly express the inner feelings: "I am not only happy when I miss you, but I sigh when I stand in the sky."
"When I received a poem from Fan Yun and learned that this senior wanted to be friends with me forever, I was naturally very happy. However, when I thought about the situation where the other person "cannot sing over wine", how could the author be "happy alone"? ?