Xin Qiji (1140-1207) was a great poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. The courtesy name is You'an and the nickname is Jiaxuan. He was born in Licheng (now Jinan City, Shandong Province). Born in the area occupied by the Jin people. In the 31st year of Shaoxing (1161), he participated in the uprising army led by Geng Jing and served as secretary in charge. The following year, he was ordered by Geng Jing to go to Jiankang to contact the Southern Song Dynasty regime. On the way back to the north, he heard that the traitor Zhang Anguo had killed Geng Jing and paid gold, so he led fifty cavalry into the Jin camp, captured Zhang Anguo alive, and led his troops back to the Song Dynasty. After crossing to the south, he successively served as the general judge of Jiankang Prefecture, the prisoner of Jiangxi Province, the deputy transit envoy of Hubei, and the pacification envoy of Hunan, Jiangxi, and Fujian. He went to court many times to discuss the plans for the Northern Expedition, but was dismissed from his post twice due to disagreements with the Zhuhe faction. He lived idle in Shangrao and Qianshan for nearly twenty years. In the fourth year of Jiatai of Ningzong (1204), Han Youzhou was preparing for the Northern Expedition. He was once appointed as the prefect of Zhenjiang, but was dismissed soon after. He died of grief and anger. Xin Qiji was the leader and banner of the patriotic Ci school in the Southern Song Dynasty. His poems have a wide range of themes and rich contents, among which patriotic poems and pastoral poems are the most prominent. Most of his patriotic poems express his ambition to serve the country, expose the shameful behavior of the capitulationists, and express his grief and indignation that his ambition cannot be fulfilled. They have profound artistic conception, magnificent momentum, and bold and tragic style. His poems describing the pastoral scenery, praising the rivers and mountains of his motherland, and also using the proud landscapes and lingering poems and wine to relieve his mental anguish, the scenes are picturesque, the writing style is light and agile, and the style is elegant and indifferent. Xin Qiji inherited Su Shi's bold style of poetry and the tradition of patriotic poets in the early Southern Song Dynasty, and further expanded the scope of expression of poetry, with a broader realm and more diverse techniques, integrating poetry, prose, poetry, and idioms from hundreds of classical and historical schools. The language is rich and colorful, and it is the master of bold Ci. It promotes the change of Ci style and is of great significance in the history of Ci. There are also a large number of clear, graceful and graceful poems in his poems, which reflect the author's multi-faceted spiritual life and artistic attainments. He is also quite accomplished in prose, especially argumentative essays. "Nine Discussions" and "Ten Essays on Meiqin" are his representative works. There is "Jia Xuan Long Short Sentences".
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