Many people's impressions of Shenyang may come from the movie Ji Xiaolan with Iron Teeth and Copper Teeth a few years ago. They think he is an uneducated, funny and greedy villain, who often suffers dumb losses in front of resourceful Ji. In fact, although Xiao Shenyang is a greedy villain, he is not an ignorant person. Even Yuan Mei, the real genius of the Qing Dynasty, was full of praise for Shenyang. He called "Little Shenyang" in "Poems and Talks with the Garden"? Brilliant? Think small Shenyang? Although he is a villain, he is capable. ?
In fact, it is impossible for small Shenyang to be favored by Emperor Qianlong for decades. Small Shenyang is not only good at managing money for Emperor Qianlong, but also rich in knowledge and handsome in appearance. He is a rare young hero among the children of the Eight Banners. Moreover, in addition to managing Qianlong's purse, Xiao Shenyang also paid great attention to catering to Qianlong's emperor's preferences with his own talents.
What did Emperor Qianlong like? This is a difficult question to answer, because did Emperor Qianlong really live up to his reputation? Wide range? . Emperor Qianlong had many hobbies, such as hunting, traveling, writing poems and collecting calligraphy works of ancient famous artists. Not to mention the poems written by Emperor Qianlong, but all his calligraphy works are priceless.
What is the name of Emperor Qianlong's study? Sanxi Hall? . So this? Sanxi? What is this? In Emperor Qianlong's study, there are three most precious calligraphy works, namely, Wang Xizhi's Sunny Snow Post, Wang Xianzhi's Mid-Autumn Post and Wang Xun's Yuan Bo Post. These three calligraphy works are the favorite things of Emperor Qianlong. For example, a small "sunshine post in the snow" was stamped by him 170, 80 seals. From this point of view, Emperor Qianlong's hobby is undoubtedly calligraphy.
So-called? What is good in the world will go bad in the next world. ? Since Emperor Qianlong loved calligraphy, Xiao Shenyang certainly hoped to be favored by Emperor Qianlong in calligraphy. In fact, Xiao Shenyang's calligraphy attainments are really high, and even his casual handwriting is better than that of the current calligraphers. The Buddhist Sutra of Infinite Life, which he wrote for Emperor Qianlong, has been collected by the Forbidden City.
Emperor Qianlong believed in Buddhism. During his reign, he built many Buddhist temples and translated many Buddhist classics. It is at this point that Xiao Shenyang personally wrote Buddhist scriptures for Emperor Qianlong to please him. In addition to the Infinite Life Sutra, Xiao Shenyang also wrote the Diamond Sutra for Emperor Qianlong. As long as it is a Buddhist scripture presented by Xiao Shenyang, Emperor Qianlong readily accepts it every time.
So, why did Emperor Qianlong value the Buddhist scriptures written by Xiao Shenyang so much? These Buddhist scriptures written by Little Shenyang look like ordinary pavilions. Why did Emperor Qianlong like them so much? Of course, there are also some unknown secrets hidden in it.
Xiao Shenyang's personality is smooth, and he is quite thick-skinned. His calligraphy originally came from Dong Qichang in the Ming Dynasty, but later, in order to please Qianlong, he began to copy the calligraphy of Emperor Qianlong. These Buddhist scriptures he dedicated to Emperor Qianlong can basically see the shadow of Qianlong's calligraphy. Emperor Qianlong himself was overjoyed, and he was certainly happy to see court officials like Xiao Shenyang copying his calligraphy.