Shen Yue's Book of Song Dynasty
family background
The Southern Dynasties paid attention to family status, and the children of the gentry enjoyed privileges, while the office in the DPRK was monopolized by the children of the gentry. Shen Yue was born in the south of the Yangtze River. At that time, there was a saying that "Jiangdong is a hero, Mo Qiang is a state with Shen", which shows that the status of Shen Shi clan is higher than that of the general gentry. Shen Yue's father and ancestors were ministers in the Southern Song Dynasty, his grandfather was a general in the Song Dynasty, and his father was a satrap. He was killed for committing a crime. Therefore, despite his prominent family background, Shen Yue grew up lonely and poor.
Shen Yue and Liang Wudi.
Liang Wudi Xiao Yan also liked to be arty before he proclaimed himself emperor, and he often interacted with a group of scribes. At that time, King Jingling of Nanqi liked to attract celebrities, and eight people, including,, Xie Yi, frequented Jingling Wang Fu, known as "Eight Friends of Jingling". Shen Yue and Liang Wudi are closely related. Later, Xiao Yan replaced Emperor Nanqi as emperor, which is said to be the result of "persuasion" by Shen Yue and Fan Li, another celebrity of "Eight Friends of Jingling". It can be said that before Liang Wudi proclaimed himself emperor, Shen Yue and Liang Wudi were both friends and "comrades-in-arms", and their relationship was extraordinary.
Shen Yue's death.
Shen Yue was born noble and talented. Later generations always like to imagine Shen Yue as a handsome handsome man, and always like to look for clues from historical books to prove his charm. In fact, Shen Yue is very talented, but he is just an ordinary person. Therefore, when he was no longer trusted by Liang Wudi and was excluded by the bureaucrats in Cloth, he became ill and lost weight, and soon died in fear, ending his legendary life.
Shen Yue, a great writer, died at the age of 72 in 5 13 years of Shen Yue Tomb. Posthumous title's "seclusion" is called "Liang Yin Hou". So, where is Shen Yue's soul after his death, and where is Shen Yue's tomb?
Portrait of Shen Yue
According to historical records of Qing Dynasty, Shen Yue's tomb is located in Wu Kang Town, Deqing County. According to the Records of Deqing County, Shen Yue's cemetery and the temple of Lin Xiangru, a famous figure in the Warring States Period, are in the same place, namely, Lincun Village, Wu Kang Town. Lincun is a famous site of Lin Xiangru Temple and Shen Yue Tomb. In recent years, with the rise of "cultural festivals" in various places, Lincun has also begun to hold cultural festivals. In order to pay tribute to ancient celebrities, the quiet villages have become famous and attracted a large number of tourists. There are also many archaeologists and cultural celebrities gathered here, hoping to find the relics or inspiration they want, and many descendants of Shen Yue also come here to seek their roots.
At that time, as one of the "Eight Friends of Jingling", Shen Yue was brilliant in literary talent, and his poems and history books were innovative, which directly influenced the history books and poetry creation of later generations. However, Shen Yue is not only a scribe, but also a politician. His political status rose with Liang Wudi's accession to the throne, and he eventually became a literary official. However, since ancient times, Shen Yue and Liang Wudi have been closely related, but once Xiao Yan proclaimed himself emperor, their status was different.
Xiao Yan is famous for his conceit, but in fact his intellectual attainments are far less than Shen Yue's, so he is jealous of Shen Yue. Coupled with Shen Yue's emphasis on the status of the gate valve, he repeatedly emphasized the superiority of the gate valve, which made Liang Wudi, who is not as good as Shen Yue, doubt his loyalty to his old friends. Shen Yue knew that Liang Wudi was scheming, so he was worried. Although Liang Wudi didn't directly kill Shen Yue, Shen Yue had a heart attack and died soon. This is the tomb of Shen Yue that we saw today.
Shen Yue's waist "Shen Yue's waist" is a famous romantic anecdote in ancient China. People who don't know the origin often think that Shen Yue, the protagonist, is a romantic and natural person, just as later generations mistakenly think that Tang Yin is a "romantic" wit because of the drama "Tang Bohu Dianqiuxiang". In fact, the origin of Shen Yue's slim waist has nothing to do with the word "romance". On the contrary, it implies that the sick body is thin.
The image of Shen Yue in the imagination of later generations.
The allusion of "Shen Yue's thin waist" comes from Biography of Shen Yue and can be found in Liang Shu and Southern History. The main idea of the original text is as follows: Shen Yue wants to be the prime minister, and everyone thinks it is appropriate, but Liang Wudi has never allowed it. Therefore, Shen Yue asked to divert attention, and Liang Wudi refused. Shen Yue was depressed. He wanted to retire and go home, but he was worried that the emperor would not be satisfied, so he wrote a letter to Xu Mian, who made friends with him. The letter said that I am old and sick, and my waistline will be halved every month. I often tighten my belt and hope to retire to my hometown.
After Shen Yue, the saying about Shen Yue's thin waist began to spread and was given to other meaning. In poetry, "thin waist" mostly describes a person's body getting thinner because of sadness, and sometimes it is also used to describe a person's slim figure and praise his appearance. At the same time, some people borrow the word "thin waist" to describe slender objects, such as people's belts. In addition, "Shen Yue's thin waist" is widely quoted in later operas and * * * to refer to the lovesickness of men and women, and to describe the growing emaciation. Too numerous to mention, and so on, often because of the author's different intentions and derive different meanings.
In history, besides the well-known allusion of Shen Yue's thin waist, there are many other records of being thin due to illness, especially Nanliang. For example, "The Legend of Prince Zhao Ming of Shen Yue" said: "Strong body, with ten, so cut two points." . Xiao Gang, Jian Wendi of Nanliang wrote a poem entitled "Giving Appropriate Gifts": "If you want to know it, you will hate it, so you can make your clothes rich." It can be seen that it was very popular at that time to use "thin waist" to describe the body becoming thinner.
Shen Yue devoted himself to learning, and the style of writing flourished in the Southern Dynasties. Not only did the literati take poetry as the fashion, but also romantic literati like "Eight Friends of Jingling" appeared, among which Shen Yue was one of the most successful writers. Shen Yue's brilliant literary talent is highly praised by later generations, but it is not innate, but inseparable from Shen Yue's dedicated study.
Statue of Shen Yue
Shen Yue was born in a noble family in the south, but he lost his father in his early years, so he was "lonely and poor". However, Shen Yue, who was not disciplined by his father, didn't do anything like other aristocratic men and didn't give up on himself. He likes reading and stays up late every day. Shen's mother worried that her son would break down from overwork and often advised him to go to bed early, but she couldn't put it down and still read all night. Although she gave her mother more snacks, Shen Yue's hard work was not in vain. She often recited the books she read during the day at night.
Shen Yue likes to write poems, especially has a strong interest in history. His life's works include the Book of Jin, The Book of Songs and many other historical works. Unfortunately, except the Book of Songs, most of Shen Yue's historical works have not been passed down to later generations. The book of Song Dynasty has a beautiful style, which has high literary value besides historical data. Because Shen Yue was an official in the Song and Qi Dynasties, and The Book of Songs was completed in stages during the Song and Qi Dynasties, many places in the book were "taboo", and later scholars commented that the Book of Songs was "taboo".
In addition to his achievements in historiography, Shen Yue also has high attainments in poetry. The "eternal style" initiated by Shen Yue transformed China's poetry from classical poetry to modern poetry. The Mourning Poem written by himself is one of the four major mourning poems in the history of China's poetry.
Mourning Poem Shen Yue's mourning poem is one of the common poetic genres in ancient China, which originally meant to "mourn the dead". Since Pan Yue's mourning poem was widely circulated in the Jin Dynasty, it has become another name for husbands to mourn their dead wives. There are many mourning poems written by the scribes of past dynasties, and Shen Yue of Nanliang also wrote a poem "Mourning Poems" in memory of his dead wife. So, what is the content of Shen Yue's mourning poems? Shen Yue's mourning poems are as follows:
Statue of Shen Yue
Mourning poem? Shen Yue
I went to autumn in March and May, and I still shine in this autumn. Nowadays, orchids and grass grow in spring, and then they will be fragrant in spring. Sadly, human nature is different. Once you are grateful, you will die forever. Because the curtain screen was destroyed, the curtain mat was more open. Dust covers an empty seat, while solitary account covers an empty bed. Everything is endless, and it hurts the survivors.
There are only a few crosses in the poem, but it expresses Shen Yue's yearning for his dead wife. The first four sentences of the poem show the eternity of nature's four seasons. In the fifth sentence, the pen suddenly turns and sighs that life is impermanent and will never return. The second half of the poem focuses on describing the sad situation after his wife's death, expressing emotions through the scenery and expressing the sadness of human beings through "empty seats" and "empty beds". Shen Yue's poetry is characterized by the word "clear resentment", which means sadness and bitterness. Before Shen Yue, mourning poems were mostly sad but not hurt, but since Shen Yue's mourning poems spread, mourning poems began to change to the realm of "both sadness and injury". It can be seen that Shen Shi's mourning poems have a certain influence on later generations.
After Shen Yue, Yuan Zhen in Tang Dynasty, Su Shi in Song Dynasty, Wu in Ming Dynasty and Nalan Xingde in Qing Dynasty also wrote famous mourning poems. Among them, Su Shi's Jiangchengzi is the most famous. "Ten years of life and death are endless. I forgot it without thinking." "Xiao Xuan window is dressing up, and there is nothing to care for, only a thousand lines of tears." It can be said that every word is true and every sentence makes people cry. It is the masterpiece of mourning poems after Shen Yue.