Article/Li Dai, a native of Shangtong
Ye Shanglin (1776~1820), named Guiyan, was a Jinshi in Jiaqing Gengchen (1820), and was regarded by Mianzhou people as the Qing Dynasty The first Jinshi in Mianzhou.
This number one is controversial. As early as the Qianlong period, brothers Li Dingyuan and Li Jiyuan passed the Jinshi examination one after another. Er Li was originally from Luojiang and was active in the middle and late Qianlong reign and the early Jiaqing period. The prefecture of Mianzhou was moved to Luojiang due to floods. Luojiang was abolished and the two brothers became Mianzhou natives. They all passed the Jinshi examination before Ye Shanglin.
But Mianzhou people don’t see it that way. Qianlong moved to the prefecture and Jiaqing restored the prefecture. This period only lasted for more than thirty years. Luojiang was still Luojiang and Mianzhou was still Mianzhou. The Li brothers are so famous that even in the entire Qianjia cultural circle, they are still dazzling little stars. Although Mianzhou's academic field is in decline, Mianzhou's literati are also proud and they are not willing to take advantage of Luo Jiang.
Sun Wenhuan, a contemporary of Mianzhou Juren and Guizhou Grain Reserve Director, once wrote three poems about "Ye Guiyan Shanglin Jinshi":
"Ruibang actually reached I, Xianjun, will be promoted to immortality. It is not easy for Guhan to come here. He has been working hard for forty years."
"Everyone says that it is unprecedented, and there is no chance of success. The sad bird returned home with a coffin of scrawled brocades. "
"The immortal couple took over Penglai. I only borrowed my talents for one hundred and seventy years. I hope to come back again after several paper cuts." /p>
The words "actually", "unprecedented", "borrowed talents" and "one hundred and seventy years" in the poem all reflect the concept that "two Lis are not counted, Ye Shanglin is the first Jinshi in Mianzhou" . Moreover, the annotation in the original poem clearly states, "Although the two Taishis of Li Mozhuang and Futang were selected by the state registration office, they were actually from Luojiang. Counting the more than 170 years of our reign, Guiyan was the only one who lived in Jie Nan Palace."
1. Raising a son to pass the Jinshi examination, Father Ye fell into the evil of "double carp entering the house"
Ye family from Dongxiang, Mianzhou, was originally from Macheng, Huguang. He entered Shu in the early Ming Dynasty and lived in Yejiaba, Zitong. , it was divided into branches in Kangxi and passed down to the fourth generation Ye Zhinan (also known as Fa Rong and Dou Pu). Ye Zhinan worked hard and devoted himself to restoring the glory of the Ye family's scholarly family in the Ming Dynasty.
The Ye family is well-off, and Ye Zhinan is a good person in the local area. He believes in being kind to others, accumulating blessings and cultivating virtues, and he works hard to practice it. In the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong's reign (1772), Ye Zhinan hired Cao Guozhu, a native of Zitong, to teach the Ye family's children. He was responsible for selecting sites, purchasing books, and raising food, and was responsible for everything.
On November 23, the forty-first year of Qianlong's reign (January 13, 1776), Ye's mother Yang was ten months pregnant. When she was giving birth, she dreamed of a flying phoenix coming to her.
Duke Dou Pu became a father and kept watch for several nights. When his wife was giving birth, she couldn't get up and fell asleep unknowingly. In the dream, I saw two carp swimming into the bedroom, filling the room with light. Mrs. Ye over there was so painful that she was dying, and here Dou Pugong woke up from a dream and was very happy: "The auspiciousness of shining, the auspiciousness of shining!"
Both parents had a dream, this "Cense Burner Bobo" "It seems unusual. Later, the child used "Feng Lai" as the name of the music score, and when he was enlightened, he changed his name to "Shanglin". Both of these names are "thinking".
2. Yutai Mountain is enlightened, and Mr. Qiu, who has not entered school, is a "potential stock" in the eyes of Ye's father
Ye Shanglin grows up day by day, and Dou Pugong likes him more and more. "My son is just like the embryo of a Jinshi..."
So he began to secretly "dislike" Mr. Cao, who had previously been employed by the children of the clan. Send your son to Mianzhou? Mianzhou moved south to Luojiang, which is dozens of miles away. The children are too young to worry about it. After much deliberation, he decided to study nearby first. He thought of Mr. Qiu Yiting, who lived across the bridge from Qiujiawan.
Qiu Yiting is a famous scholar in the village, and Mr. Dou Pugong had exchanges with Mr. Qiu. Mr. Qiu is meticulous in his words and deeds, inspiring in his studies, and has real talents and practical learning. However, he has had bad luck and has not been able to enter school for many years. He is still taking the boy examination even when he is not young. He is disliked by wealthy families and is ridiculed in all kinds of ways. It is difficult to even make a living.
Dou Pu ignored all opinions and sincerely invited Mr. Qiu to open a restaurant in Yutai Mountain. In Yutai Mountain, praying for rain often comes true, and it is recorded in the state annals. In the forty-fifth year of Qianlong's reign (1780), five-year-old Ye Shanglin officially became a disciple of Mr. Qiu. "Yutai is my old nest, and my journey has passed since then." Decades later, he used poetry to trace the circumstances of his apprenticeship and enlightenment. Time proved that Father Ye had a unique vision, and Mr. Qiu later became a famous teacher of Taoli Fenfang.
Under the guidance of Mr. Qiu, Ye Shanglin recited scriptures, read history, practiced calligraphy, and composed compositions step by step.
Mr. Qiu himself also strived for progress every day. In the fifty-third year of Qianlong's reign (1788), he finally took off his "old boy student" hat and was admitted to the state school and became a scholar. Ye Zhinan felt deeply that Yutai Mountain was too crude and had wronged his husband, so he set up a library in Ma'an Temple and hired Qiu Yiting to teach his students.
"Traveling all over Yutai and Ma'an", when Ye Shanglin was fourteen years old, he left Yutai Mountain with Mr. Qiu and went to Ma'an Temple to continue his studies. Yutai Mountain left Ye Shanglin with many memories. It was the starting point for students and the turning point for teachers.
3. From books, meals, to taking exams, everything is done personally, with a pitiful fatherly heart
Dou Pugong raised his son with a single-minded focus, but he did not just focus on his own son. This down-to-earth and serious man believes that doing good deeds will bring blessings to his son. As long as it is beneficial to running the school, he will never be stingy.
He donated his merits to the temple; he asked craftsmen to buy beds, tables, stools, and pens to improve the reading environment; he asked Mr. Qiu to make a book list and bought books according to the list. In order to save costs, he bound it himself. He also had selfish motives. Sometimes when he came across a good manuscript, he would always buy it decisively and leave it to his son.
Ma'an Temple is a boarding school. Duke Dou Pu was worried that his son was weak and could not keep up with nutrition, so he had a close friendship with the abbot, the old monk Tong Yue, and asked him to take care of him. The old monk opened three kitchens a day, cooking quinoa over a fire, and took care of it carefully.
During his studies, his husband had strict management, and Ye Shanglin rarely went home. Lord Ye Doupu supported his husband's teaching and stipulated that Ye Shanglin could only go home once a month. He encouraged his son: "My son must be determined and self-reliant. He must not be lazy and impatient. He just needs to work hard at his desk regardless of heaven or earth." ”
During the Dragon Boat Festival one year, in order not to affect his son’s studies, Dou Pugong brought mugwort rice dumplings to the school. The father and son spent a special Dragon Boat Festival in the library.
Year after year, Ye Shanglin made obvious progress by reading the classics and learning rituals, understanding the profound meaning of the classics and history, and interpreting the origins of ancient texts. In February of the 54th year of Qianlong's reign (1789), he took part in the Zitong County Examination and passed the examination as a scholar.
On the Chinese Valentine's Day of the same year, Duke Dou Pu came to the pavilion carrying grain. On his way back, the Weicheng River swelled and his men and horses fell into the water. Fortunately, the horses jumped up and escaped the disaster. The extremely embarrassed Ye Gong actually said happily: "God's will! My son still needs me."
Ye Shanglin's expectations from his loving father added to the pressure. In May of the fifty-sixth year of Qianlong's reign (1791), the state examination was about to take place. Ye Shanglin was worried about gains and losses and was unwilling to go to Luojiang to take the examination. Mr. Qiu encouraged him in every possible way, saying that the articles written by Ye Shanglin were rare and that once he took the exam, he would definitely get the first place (i.e. first place). Duke Dou Puchong spoke sincerely about the dream of two carp entering the house, and encouraged his son to try his skills on a higher platform. He should not be content with the status quo and train him till he grows old.
Finally, Ye Shanglin mustered up the courage to go to Luojiang to take the exam. The result of the exam was just as Mr. Qiu expected. Ye Shanglin ranked first in the state exam.
4. Successful candidates and Jinshi, Ye Shanglin turned his father’s dream into reality
After the state examination, Ye Shanglin quickly made up his mind, thus completing the relationship with his mentor. Qiu Yiting's "overtaking", Mr. Qiu's final teaching to Ye Shanglin is: studying is like digging a well, and digging multiple wells is not as good as keeping one well. This is to tell Ye Shanglin to concentrate on his studies. Ye Shanglin is particularly accomplished in Confucian classics, which is not unrelated to Mr. Qiu's careful training.
In the fifty-ninth year of Qianlong (1794), Ye Shanglin had a "dream within a dream". In the dream, the old father, whose beard and hair were all white, staggered to the library and told Ye Shanglin that he dreamed that his son had passed the exam in high school.
It is a dream that Ye Zhinan has been pursuing tirelessly for more than 20 years. In the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799), Dou Pugong, who hoped that his son would become a dragon, passed away with unfinished dreams.
In February of the fifth year of Jiaqing (1800), the village was disturbed by the White Lotus Sect. Ye Shanglin took refuge with his mother, the Yang family, on the edge of the cliff in Xicun. During this period, he "relyed on rocks and read non-stop". After the death of Lord Dou Pu, his family became increasingly poor. Ye Shanglin often worked on the farm during the day and studied at night. In order to support his mother and younger brother, he had to work hard on the narrow path of the imperial examination, and he did not dare to slack off, let alone give up.
In the autumn of the thirteenth year of Jiaqing (1808), Ye Shanglin finally passed the 32nd imperial examination. After winning the election, Xu Shilin, the magistrate of Mianzhou, personally hosted a banquet and expressed his sincere condolences and high hopes. Relatives and friends came to congratulate the family, and the scenery was endless.
Being a scholar is the "midpoint" of becoming a Jinshi, and it is also the "end" of many scholars. After all, it has been twenty-eight years since he studied in Kaimeng, and nine years since his father passed away. What supports a poor scholar from struggling hard until he succeeds is his dream. This dream has changed from his father's dream to his own dream.
As Ye Shanglin's reputation gradually grew, he met like-minded friends such as Zhongjiang Liu Tiren and Anyue Wang Bingying. Everyone learned from each other and made progress together; at the same time, he still followed Mr. Qiu's teachings Lu Zi, taking classes to make a living, but his level has entered a higher level. Well-known scholars such as Li Shirong from Jianzhou, Liu Mian from Zitong, and Tang Ruming from Mianzhou all worshiped under his disciples.
Judging from Ye Shanglin's poem "Several setbacks hindered his progress", it was not all smooth sailing for him to become a Jinshi.
After three years of competition, Enke caught up with Enke twice. Between the 13th and 25th years of Jiaqing, there were six examinations, except for the Xinwei Ke Conference in the 16th year of Jiaqing (1811). He did not attend the exam for some reason, but he participated in the other several times.
Friends Liu Tiren, Wang Bingying, and Zhu Dounan passed the exam one after another, but he failed again and again. This gap hit particularly hard on Ye Shanglin, who was full of economics; his family was in a difficult situation, so it was inevitable to borrow money to take the exam. Others went to see the mountains, and Ye Shanglin Shang Lin doesn't need to look at it, he carries it on his back.
Fortunately, in the Gengchen Science Examination in the 25th year of Jiaqing (1820), Ye Shanglin seized the opportunity and passed the 116th place in the top three examinations. Ranked 219th on the list.
It took twelve years to reach the dragon gate, which was too long for Ye Shanglin.
5. Fortune plays tricks on people, and Ye Shanglin is the most miserable scholar
Ye Shanglin was a Chinese but not an official. He died of illness in his residence in Xi'an on his way back home.
"Being named on the gold medal list" was originally the greatest joy among the "Four Great Happinesses" of the ancients. However, Ye Shanglin worked hard to run the family and go to the exam for many years, which overdrafted his health.
In particular, he stayed abroad for two consecutive years and took part in the examination. He was already terminally ill when he entered. He passed the Jinshi examination at the end of the day and made the dreams of two generations come true. This spirit of perseverance and struggle is enough to move everyone on the road of Hao Shou Qi Jing. A struggling scholar.
This may be why Mianzhou people respect him as the "First Jinshi".
Postscript
My friend Li Dai, whose name is Youliang and whose surname is Chen, has amassed considerable achievements in collecting and compiling the information of Guiyan Jinshi. Youliang is a master of arithmetic who is good at adding but not good at subtracting. I will try to be my substitute and talk about the general strategies of the sages from Zhixiang. The ancients are different from the present, which is not enough for outsiders to understand.
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