Couplet of Grand View Tower in Kunming written by Sun Beard Weng
Five hundred miles away from the Dianchi Lake, running towards the bottom of my eyes, draped in skirts and skirts, I am delighted with the boundless emptiness.
Look at the divine horse in the east, the spiritual instrument in the west, winding in the north, and flying in the south.
If you are an expert, you might as well choose to win.
Take advantage of Xieyu Luozhou to comb and wrap your hair in the wind and mist.
The sky and the reed ground are even more beautiful, dotted with some green feathers and red clouds.
Don’t live up to the fragrant rice, vast hectares of clear sand, hibiscus in nine summers, and willows in three springs.
Thousands of years of past events are brought to my mind. I drink wine and sigh, who is the hero? Think of the Han Dynasty's practice of building boats, the Tang Dynasty's iron pillars, the Song Dynasty's jade axe, and the Yuan's leather bags.
Great achievements, great efforts, and great efforts to move mountains.
The beaded curtains and painted buildings cannot catch up with the evening rain and morning clouds.
Then the ruins of the stele were broken, and they were all illuminated by the falling smoke.
I only won a few pestles and sparse bells, half of the river with fishing fires, two rows of autumn geese, and a pillow of clear frost
According to historical records, Kunming Grand View Tower was built in the 29th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. (1690).
Its historical background is the 20th year of Kangxi. After the Qing Dynasty crushed Wu Sangui's rebel group, Yunnan became more stable and prosperous. However, after all, the fall of the Ming Dynasty was not far away at this time, and social conflicts were still relatively acute. It was complicated. In order to whitewash peace and appease people's hearts, plans were made to build the Grand View Tower.
After about five years, the construction of Daguan Tower has begun to take shape. Some literati came here to compose poems and wrote many couplets. Later, Sun Yanweng wrote "Sweeping away the vulgar singing" This is the "world-famous" long couplet of Daguan Tower.
When did the Changlian come out? Because during the Kang and Qian dynasties, there were two beard-bearded men in Yunnan at the same time, and both of them were very accomplished in poetry and literature.
However, Kunming's Sun Beard was born in the fiftieth year of Kangxi (1711), while Qujing's Sun Beard was born in the fifth year of Kangxi (1666), and was older than Kunming's Sun Beard, who was forty-five years old. , this is a historical conclusion.
Due to the dispute between "Kangxi Zhong" and "Qianlong Zhong" as to the time when the Long Couplets came out, some people now insist on delaying the time when the Long Couplets came out and advancing the birth date of Kunming Sun Beard. The author of the long couplet should be placed on Sun Beard of Kunming.
Regarding the time when the Daguan Tower Long Couplet came out, according to relevant historical records and information, there are four theories: One is: "Since the Daguan Tower Long Couplet came out in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty" (see "The Long Couplet of the Ancient Tower" "Yao"); the second said: "The long couplet of the Grand View Tower was written in the early Qing Dynasty" (see Li Rui's "There Are Two Sun Beards in Yunnan"); the third said: "The couplet was written by Sun Beard, a native of Zhongyi, Kangxi" (see Liang Zhangju's "Couplets and Couplets" "Complete Edition"); fourth said: "The long couplets were written by Sun Beard, a poor poet during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty" (see "Interesting Talks on Couplets").
As for the theory that the long couplets came out in the "Qianlong period", according to two bases proposed by Mr. Zhang Yiming, one is: "In the fifth year of Tongzhi, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Lao Chongguang, re-engraved the title of Secretary Lu Shutang when he was building the Grand View Tower for Ma Rulong. It is said in the inscription and postscript of the couplet that "The Couplet of the Grand View Tower in Southern Yunnan was written by Sun Beard of Kunming during the Qianlong reign"; the second one said: "There are two seven-character poems written by Shifan, Sun Beard's forgetful friend and the author of "Dian Series", in the 59th year of Qianlong's reign." There is a sentence that says: 'The money sent by the emperor was very popular, and Sun Buyi left a wonderful poem (with a bearded man's inscribed couplet inside which is very good)'".
Based on this, it is denied that the theory of "Kangxizhong" has "no historical basis", and it is asserted that the theory of "Qianlongzhong" is "credible".
As the saying goes, everything that has its end must have its origin.
Because it is believed that the long couplets came out during the Kangxi period, then Kunming Sun Beard, who was born in the 50th year of Kangxi, was either not yet born, or he was just a child. Therefore, those who insist on the "Qianlong period" naturally want to The advent of long couplets was postponed to the Qianlong period.
The author believes that these two reasons given by Mr. Zhang Yiming are untenable.
First of all, Lao Chongguang and others did not know the historical fact that there were two beards in Yunnan at that time, and they regretted that when people judge scholars, they often choose people based on their fame and position, so the little-known Sun beard from Qujing naturally became the "The reputation has fallen".
Secondly, from a historical perspective, the Daguan Tower Changlian was tampered with by Cheng Yuechuan, governor of Zhejiang during the Qianlong period, and Ruan Yuntai, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and others during the Daoguang period; in the seventh year of Xianfeng (1857) , both the Daguan Tower and the long couplets were destroyed by the war (the couplets that still exist on the second floor of the Daguan Tower are copies of the couplets engraved by Lu Shu, not the originals).
If in the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866) after the Changlian was destroyed by the war, Lao Chongguang's inscription and postscript "Inscribed by Sun Beard of Kunming in the Qianlong Period" can be regarded as "historical basis", let me ask Zhang Yiming Sir, in the 23rd year of Daoguang's reign (1847) before the long couplet was destroyed, why was it that "the couplet was inscribed by Sun Yan, a native of Zhongyi, Kangxi" by Liang Zhangju, the governor of Liangjiang, was "inaccurate"? Is it because "Liang has never been to Yunnan to serve and does not understand the situation?" I would also like to ask Mr. Zhang Yiming why Liang, who is "uninformed about the situation", fully understands the scenery of the lakes and mountains of Daguan Tower, the 180-cross long couplet, and even "the couplet was written by Lu Shutang", but he mistakenly misunderstood "Qianlong Zhong". As "Kang Xizhong", is this kind of argument that relies on imagination instead of historical facts convincing?
Besides, there is a poem written by Shifan, Sun Beard’s old friend from Kunming and the author of “Dian Series”, “Qian Yuan’s mails are very prosperous, and Sun Buyi left wonderful poems (there is a very good inscription by the Beard Weng).
< p>" Mr. Zhang Yiming also inferred based on this: "There is no trace of chanting long couplets before normal school, but poems praising long couplets continued to appear after normal school... This is enough to prove that the 'Qianlong theory' is credible ”The author can’t help but have three questions: First question: There is no trace of chanting the couplets before the normal school. Poems praising the long couplets only appeared after the normal school. I dare to ask about it when I was in the normal school. Do you have any comments about Changlian? Second question: Whether it is a "very good" couplet in Jinhuapu or a "wonderful word", on what basis does Mr. Zhang determine that it is the long couplet of Daguan Tower? Can you provide any evidence that it is worthy of the title?
Because when arguing about historical issues, we can only use facts to speak for ourselves, otherwise it will not be established.
Three questions: In the "Yunnan Series" edited by Kunming Sun Beard's friend Normal University, he included Kunming Sun Beard's biography, poems and "Appreciation Form for Delayed Levy and Replenishment of Donations Planned to Provincial Tiaoding" They are all included in it, and even the "Bamboo Branch Poems" written by Sun Yan, "The Dragon King is not planting rice in the rain, and hides in the midday sun on Cangshan Mountain" has not been omitted (see "Dian Series" 8-17), but this one has been included The connection between "very good" and "very good" in the first chapter is not mentioned at all.
Mr. Zhang Yiming evaded this question and actually used two lines of poetry written by the Normal University in the 59th year of Qianlong's reign (1794) in "Invitation to the Eastern Collection" as evidence.
The author believes that "Dian Series" is the most proud work of Mr. Shifan's life. It is an imitative work that combines the beauty of historical events and a family. It can also be called an important historical book of Yunnan.
Precisely because it is a historical record rather than a poem or literary creation, fourteen years after Shifan wrote the poem in "Eastern Collection Invitation" (that is, the thirteenth year of Jiaqing, 1808 AD), in In this 40-volume "Dian Series", not a single word about Sun Beard's Long Couplet of the Grand View Tower in Kunming was recorded. This is a self-evident historical fact in itself. How can it not be questioned?
As for what Mr. Zhang Yiming quoted: Sun Guixin, the seventh-generation grandson of Sun Xiongweng in Qujing, said that "Naizu wrote many works during his lifetime, and all the great ones were lost." Therefore, "even the descendants of Sun's descendants do not regard Naizu as an ancestor." He is the author of Long Lian, and there is really no need for contemporary people to overturn the verdict.
"The author believes that Mr. Zhang Yiming's statement is not only unreasonable, but also outrageous.
As a debate on historical issues, it can only be based on historical facts. Whoever has the data, whose arguments are sufficient and detailed, and everyone has the right to speak. Could it be that "all the manuscripts in the Sun family are lost"? Has the people also "lost everything"? Don't Sun's descendants allow others to speak if they don't fight for this creative right?