Taking horse pictures is a technical job. In addition to being thick-faced and sweet-tongued to make things happen, you also need to pay attention to technique and use the most appropriate intensity to hit the place where the person feels most comfortable. Otherwise, it will only be self-defeating, ranging from a bruised nose and swollen face to being miserable at worst. Especially in the feudal era, the emperor held the power of life and death. The ministers around him could get into trouble due to careless words and words, or they might gain favor through praise. Those who accompany him have to be careful, watch his words and emotions, and act according to the wind. China is a country of poetry. Not only writing and reciting poems is a common phenomenon, but also some people give poetry a certain practical function. Therefore, the famous flattery poems also came into being:
The first poem: Li Li, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty Jing was fond of fishing, and once took the actor Li Jiaming and a group of attendants fishing by the pond. Li Jiaming was lucky and caught several fish in a short while, but Li Jing's fishing rod didn't move at all. Li Jing's boss was unhappy, but it was difficult to get angry. Li Jiaming saw that the master's face was angry, so he tactfully reported to the master and asked him to write a poem about his fishing. After receiving the permission, he immediately wrote:
The hanging hooks of the jade are in full swing,
The warm spring water of the green pond melts.
Mortal scales dare not swallow fragrant bait,
Knowing that it is a king fishing for a dragon together.
When the emperor rules over the world, fishing is naturally different from ordinary people. Ordinary fish are not even qualified to take the bait. Only the magical dragon is worthy of the hook. The flattery worked as expected. Li Jing's expression immediately changed from gloomy to clear, and she took the opportunity to end the disappointing fishing.
Second song: If you meet a cruel and murderous person, you have to think hard to find nice words to save your head. Du Xunhe, who was famous for his poetry in the late Tang Dynasty, wrote a flattering poem under such circumstances. At that time, Zhu Wen was granted the title of King of Liang and had control over four towns, with overwhelming power. Zhu Wen was a ruthless and fierce man, and those around him would be executed immediately if they disobeyed him. For such a murderous demon, Du Xunhe, who was eager to seek an official position, risked his life to seek an audience. Du Xunhe rushed to Luoyang and posted a message asking for an audience. He waited for a long time before being summoned. On this day, Du Xunhe entered Zhu Wen's toilet with trepidation. At this time, the sun was shining brightly and the rain was falling. Zhu Wen thought it was a strange thing and asked Du Xunhe to write a poem about it. The quality of the poem was not only related to the official position he longed for, but also life and death. Du Xunhe naturally cheered up and racked his brains to think about auspicious and beautiful things. Finally, the emperor paid off and recited a poem. :
The same universe and different things,
The raindrops are flying in the sun.
If Yin and Qing are similar,
I will compete with Liang Wang to create chemical industry!
Attached to the natural phenomenon of sun and rain as God's praise of Zhu Wen, Zhu Wen was so happy and elated by the praise, he greatly appreciated Du Xunhe and showered him with gifts. After Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty and ascended the throne, he awarded Du Xunhe the title of Hanlin bachelor.
The third song: The monk Zong Lai in the early Ming Dynasty encountered a more dangerous situation. Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma were a couple in need and had a deep relationship. Unfortunately, Empress Ma died before her ancestor Taizu. On the occasion of Zhu Yuanzhang's grief, there was a heavy storm, thunder and lightning on the day of his burial. Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely depressed and called Zong Lai to ask the reason. Zhu Yuanzhang would kill you if he said anything wrong, so Zong Lai naturally had to deal with it with all his strength and kept moving forward, thinking very fast along the way. When Zhu Yuanzhang arrived, he already had an idea, so he responded with a poem:
The rain falls and the sky weeps,
The thundering ground mourns.
All the Buddhas in the West,
send the Horse Tathagata together.
Horse Horse was worshiped as Buddha Tathagata. Even the heavens sent thunderstorms to mourn her, and Bodhisattvas also came to see her off. Such weather is a blessing from God and is very auspicious. Zhu Yuanzhang's unhappiness flew away, and Zong Di escaped the disaster.
The fourth poem: Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, saved a large group of monks from the sins of a flattering poem. Zhu Yuanzhang worked as a monk in Huangjue Temple when he was young, and wrote poems on the temple walls. After becoming emperor, I revisited my old place, but the poems on the wall had long disappeared. He couldn't help but get angry and wanted to vent his anger on the monks in the temple. Seeing that a disaster was coming, the abbot wrote a poem to shirk his responsibility: "I dare not leave the poem written by the Holy One, but the ghosts and gods on the wall are worried about it." I would like to wash the Dharma water gently, and there will still be dragon light shining on the bullfighting.
A few words to coax ghosts, the flattery was really outrageous, but Zhu Yuanzhang was so elated and proud that the impending disaster disappeared.
The fifth poem: During the Tang Dynasty's Sisheng period, Empress Wei of Zhongzong Li Xian wanted to follow in the footsteps of Wu Zetian and exerted her power in the palace, trying her best to squeeze out Zhongzong and seize power. A group of followers in the inner palace followed Empress Wei's lead and competed to please her. Once there was a banquet held in the palace, and an actress lost no time in singing a song called "Echo Poems": The echoes are so close that it's a good thing to be afraid of women. There is only Pei Tan outside, but there is no one like Mr. Li inside.
Pei Tan was the imperial censor at that time, and he was a well-known henpecker in the court. "Lao Li" refers to Zhongzong. In order to flatter Empress Wei, the actors did not hesitate to make the emperor look ugly. Empress Wei was so elated when she was photographed that she stared at Zhongzong with a proud smile. The cowardly Zhongzong could only smile helplessly. The actor was rewarded heavily by Empress Wei because of her good flattery.
Song Six: The scholar-bureaucrat’s tendency to follow the crowd and flatter others is no less than that of the actress. Ruan Yuan, a high official during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, rose to a high position by relying on flattery poems. Ruan Yuan initially served in the Hanlin Academy, and his official position was not high.
One year, the Hanlin Academy held a major examination, which was presided over by Qianlong himself. The poem in the examination was titled "Glasses". Ruan Yuan had already learned from He Shen that Qianlong did not wear glasses, so he was able to figure out the meaning with confidence and composed a long poem calmly. The last four lines of the poem are the most disgusting: Why do you need this when your eyes are clear? Don't rely on the heavy pupils. he. The sage was originally unimpaired, but his eyesight and longevity were long.
Having two pupils in the eye is called "double pupils". It is said that Shun was born with double pupils, so "double pupils" became a symbol of the sage. Qianlong's eyesight was so good that he did not need to wear glasses. Ruan Yuan used this to tout him as the ancient sage-Shun. The poem scratched Qianlong's itch, and Ruan Yuan was promoted to the first class. From then on, his official career was prosperous and he rose to the top, and later he became governor-general and governor.
Seventh poem: Ruan Yuan, a high official during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, relied on flattery poems to reach a high position. Many years later, recalling the old events, he complacently wrote a poem: Emperor Gaozong lived to be eighty years old, and his eyes were not shining. I wrote a poem about my glasses, and I praised him and gave him the best edict.
叆叇 is another name for glasses. The complacency in the poem is palpable.
Song 8: Wang Mian in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty was regarded as a model of hermit in "The Scholars". This image is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and seems to have become his exclusive brand. In fact, he also has a vulgar and low-personality side. Wang Mian was very talented and ambitious, but in troubled times, his talent was not appreciated. Later, he was very excited when he met Zhu Yuanzhang, the "right one", so he wrote the poem "Ying Jiao Ti Mei" to praise him: The west wind blows people down, and dust is everywhere in the universe. Hu'er froze to death under the Great Wall and began to believe that there is no spring in the south of the Yangtze River.
The last sentence touts that the Jiangnan under Zhu Yuanzhang's jurisdiction at that time was as warm and bright as spring, which is in sharp contrast to the dangerous environment described in the first three sentences. Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally very pleased with Long Yan, and immediately awarded Wang Mian the official position of consulting the army. However, Wang Mian had no luck in officialdom, and he was in mourning as soon as he took office.
Song 9: There is also someone who flatters a horse on the leg. He originally wanted to flatter his superior by flattering him, but unexpectedly, he got angry and even killed himself. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, monks from Jiangxi were summoned to Beijing to build a Dharma assembly. Once Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a banquet, he wrote a poem to express his gratitude: The golden plate of suhe came to the special realm, and the jade bowl of wine came out from above. Choudie inherited God's gift indiscriminately, and he was ashamed of his lack of virtue and praised Tao Tang.
The poem says that the banquet was served with styrax from a foreign land, and the drink was brewed with wine that can only be found in heaven. All kinds of delicacies were laid out on the table, and I was really ashamed to receive such delicious food. It was originally a flattering poem, but Zhu Yuanzhang, who was extremely suspicious, could smell something strange. The word "special domain" in the first sentence originally meant a foreign country, but Zhu Yuanzhang thought that when the word "special" was separated, it meant "evil" and "zhu", which was tantamount to pointing at the tip of his nose, the emperor surnamed Zhu, and cursing him. Zhu Yuanzhang became furious, and Laifu ended up with his body and head missing, which was something he had never expected.
Song 10: Photographing and being photographed are determined by status. Once the roles are reversed, the photographed will also become the photographer. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Chen Shubao, the empress of the Chen Dynasty, was a debaucher and was accustomed to listening to what he liked. Therefore, he was surrounded by a group of shameless people. Chen died in the Sui Dynasty, and his successor was reduced from king to prisoner. The loss of power made him humble himself to the rulers of the Sui Dynasty, and he tried his best to flatter and flatter the rulers. Once, when he accompanied Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to Mount Mang, he took the opportunity to write a poem: The sun and moon illuminate heaven's virtues, and the mountains and rivers make the emperor's home. There is no way to repay peace, but I am willing to go to the east to seal the letter.
"Dongfeng Shu" refers to the Feng Zen Book. Ancient emperors often went to Mount Tai to pray to heaven to show that they were the destined emperor and that their kingship was granted by heaven. The poem praises Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty for his great merits and virtues, and that he is fully qualified to go to Mount Tai to be granted Zen, and he is willing to draft a book of Zen for him. He looks like a slave, and as a subjugated monarch, his status is even worse.
The poetic teachings advocated by Confucius include the terms "Xing, Guan, Qun, and Yu". The "Qun" refers to the fact that poetry can help people communicate with each other. His old man never expected that later generations would People will use flattering poetry to communicate their feelings, which is unfortunate!