A brief introduction to Yu Xin's life in the Southern Dynasties

Yu Xin was a servant of Liang Xiangdong in his early years, and accompanied Prince Xiao Gang (Emperor Liang Jianwen) and others to write some gorgeous poems. In the last years of Liang Wudi, Hou Jing rebelled. When Yu Xin made a health order, he led the troops against the enemy and suffered a heavy defeat. After the fall of Jiankang, he was forced to flee to Jiangling and defected to Xiao Yi, Emperor of Liang Yuan. In the third year of Yuan Di (554), he was ordered to go to the Western Wei Dynasty. Shortly after he arrived in Chang 'an, the Western Wei Dynasty occupied Jiangling and killed Xiao Yi. Staying in Chang 'an, the official arrived at the title of generals in ancient times and was the third division, so it was also called "Yu Kaifu". Yu Xin, a teenager, was forced to stay in Chang 'an and bid farewell to Jiangnan. His heart is very painful. Coupled with his wandering life, his thoughts and creations have undergone profound changes before and after his mission to the Western Wei Dynasty. Before Yu Xin went to the Western Wei Dynasty, there were not many works, and he did not get rid of the influence of "palace poems" on the whole. Up to now, most of the poems and poems that have been recited are written by him after he went to the north. These works are different from his early works in terms of ideological content and artistic style. There are 27 famous poems by him, all of which are imitating Ruan Ji, but in fact they are all lamenting their own life experiences. His Yuefu songs, such as songs of resentment and willow songs, often use metaphors to express his grief over his life experience. Yu Xin's poems are vigorous and gloomy after he arrived in the north, which is related to his experience of war and his deep feelings for the scenery in the north. His excellent works include Snow in the Suburb, Looking at the Wild, Yan Gexing, Joining the Army with Lu Jishi and so on. Some of his short poems are kind and touching, and seldom use allusions, such as seeing Wang Lin off, seeing Xu Ling off, Three Masterpieces of He Kan, and Two Farewells to Zhou Shangshu, all of which are famous works. Yu Xin Yu Xin's achievements in Ci and Fu are no less than poetry. His lyric poems, such as Ode to Dead Trees, Ode to Bamboo Branches, Ode to Small Gardens, and Ode to Sorrow for the Past, are all famous works, and the famous Ode to the South of the Yangtze River is his masterpiece. Yu Xin was also a master of parallel prose in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. His style is characterized by paying attention to antithesis and using allusions almost everywhere. Most of his articles are practical, but they are often lyrical and literary. In this version of Yuzishan collection, the four-series photocopying of the Ming Dynasty Dragon Slayer was the earliest. "Notes to the Concise Catalogue of Four Supplements" said that there were Wang Ben in Ming Dynasty, with a total of 12 volumes; There is also a printed version of Zhu, which is only six volumes, with poems and no texts. In addition, there is Zhang Pu's 103 Books Collected in the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties, which is called Yu Kai Fu Ji. Yu Xin's early annotations were ten volumes of Wu annotations in Qing Dynasty, followed by sixteen volumes. Generally speaking, Yu Xin's literary creation can be divided into two periods, with his 42-year-old mission to the Western Wei Dynasty as the boundary. In the early Liang dynasty, his works were mostly palace-style, with light colors and rich beauty of words. After the Northern Dynasties' imprisonment, poetry and Fu both expressed a lot of homesickness and sadness about life experience, and their styles also changed into vigorous and sad. So Du Fu said: "Yu Xin's articles are older and more mature, and Ling Yunjian's brushwork is vertical and horizontal." ("The Play is Six Poems") Most of Yu Xin's works in Liang were destroyed by the war, and few survived, which were basically songs. Among them, "Wind and Panjiang" and "Wind and Mountain Pool" have more sentences about scenery. After the song "the lotus wind scares the birds, and the bridge shadows gather fish." The sunset is full of mountains, and the clouds bring rain. " The observation and description are very detailed, which is very similar to Xiaogang's poems. The six-character poem "Dancing Mei Niang", which is full of palace flavor, was probably written in the Southern Dynasties: smiling at yourself in front of the mirror of the visitor. The eyebrows are thick and straight, and the forehead is yellowish. I only doubt that the fallen flowers will leave and the spring breeze will not come back. Teenagers only have fun, and drinking will cripple them! The poem describes the pity of the girl who loves beauty for her youth. Although it contains sad emotions, it is still lively and lively.