He Shen in the film and television series gives us the impression that he is a traitorous minister who was sentenced to death by Jiaqing. He Shen in film and television dramas is a vilified image, but He Shen in history was not like this. He had extraordinary agility and talent, and was deeply appreciated by Qianlong. His literary talent was very high, and he left behind a collection of poems, "Jia Le Tang Poems Collection", which included three poems he wrote in prison.
The seventh day after He Shen was imprisoned was the Lantern Festival. Facing the bright moon, He Shen wrote "Opposing the Moon in Prison on the Night of Shangyuan".
First one
The night is so bright, I feel so sleepy. A hundred years were just a dream, and twenty years were in vain. The room is dark and it is difficult to see the dawn; the wall is high and the spring cannot be seen. The stars surround the cold moon, and the lonely minister weeps in prison. The scenery hurts the past, and the talent misses this body. There is not much left to live, and the nine layers of benevolence are in vain.
Second:
What night is this evening? The Lantern Festival is another spring. Pity the moon on this night, it clearly shines on people who are sad. Thoughts and updates are everlasting, kindness is updated with each festival. The holy light is hidden in the candle, and there are lonely ministers in the prison.
The moon is a common image in poetry. It is usually used to express the pain of separation and longing, such as "I send my sorrowful heart to the bright moon, and follow you until the night is in the west", "The moon sets and the crow crows." The sky is covered with frost, Jiang Feng and fishing fire are opposite to Chou Mian" and so on. There is also sadness in He Shen's poem.
He Shen knew that his time was coming, and the bright moon of the Lantern Festival brought him even more coldness. In prison, he reflected on his life of "twenty years of hard work in vain." The effort was in vain. A hundred years of life seem like a dream. He made a lot of money, but in the end everything was in vain. He lamented that he had failed in his life, failed to live up to his talent, and failed to live up to Qianlong's sage.
Here is his reflection. He understood that he died of his own greed, so in the poem, he did not complain or feel grievances, but more of a reflection on "the past events of the scene." "The sadness of weeping in prison. Jiaqing gave him permission to commit suicide. Before hanging himself, he wrote another poem:
For fifty years, the dream has come true. Now I am giving up and thanking Hongchen. He is always full of water and dragon. The first two sentences of this last poem are very straightforward, and the last two sentences express his regret for this life. He said that if he meets "the water is full of dragons" again in the future. , that is, the opportunity for the emperor to travel with him, then he will "recognize that cigarettes are his body", which means that he must pay attention to his practice and not act recklessly. He knows that his sins are difficult to forgive.
He Shen. Talented, learned, and resourceful. When he was young, he studied hard at the Xian'an Palace School in the Forbidden City, which trained elites of the Eight Banners. Not only did he acquire good knowledge, but he also mastered Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, Hui, and Tibetan languages. He was also good at calligraphy and was a man of both civil and military skills.
He read a lot of books, and "A Dream of Red Mansions" was recommended to Qianlong. He Shen was responsible for the compilation of Sikuquanshu. Under the instructions of the Communist Party of China, he took this opportunity to confine and destroy the precious books of the previous dynasty, but he was open to the Dream of Red Mansions website. It is certain that the unparalleled charm of the Dream of Red Mansions moved him, which makes this masterpiece shine to this day. .
He likes to read "Spring and Autumn" and is very proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics. Among the popular stories, there are two classic ones. One is that Qianlong used sentences from "The Book of Songs" to issue an edict. No one understood the meaning, only He Shen could explain it. Another time when it was dark, Qianlong was reading "Mencius" and couldn't see clearly the annotations in the book. At that time, He Shen memorized all the annotations in the book.
Although Heshen was extremely greedy for wealth, he was also very good at reciting poems and composing poems. When he was free, he often wrote poems with Qianlong. His poetry was also very profound. He left a collection of poems The three poems he wrote in prison were also included in the "Jia Le Tang Poetry Collection" mentioned earlier. When Jiaqing heard about the poems he wrote before his death, he said, "You have a small talent but you have not heard the way of a gentleman." ” is also an affirmation of his talent.