"Looking at the Tower"
Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty
After ten years of driving across the sea, the scenery is cold, and I am alone here looking at Chen. Luan.
Fanshuang is full of painstaking efforts, sprinkled on Qianfeng Qiuye Dan.
Appreciation
Qi Jiguang left behind many poems and essays when he was in the army. At that time, he was known as "a man with great civil and military talents as a public servant, and there were few others for a while." "Li" praise. The "Summary of the General Catalog of Sikuquanshu" praised Qi Jiguang's poems as "rather strong in rhythm" and "near the sounds of Yan and Zhao". Wang Shizhen listed him as one of the eleven famous generals in ancient and modern times who could write poems. This poem expresses his loyalty and passion in a very vivid way.
The first two sentences are lyrical, summarizing his fighting life of conquering east and west, as well as his situation at the time and his complicated mood when he ascended the platform. "Cold" not only refers to the vast color of the sea, but also implies the hardships of the anti-Japanese struggle, which echoes the "lonely minister". "Lonely Minister" mainly refers to soldiers who are far away from the capital and do not receive sufficient support from the court.
"The frost is full of painstaking efforts, and it is sprinkled on the Qianfeng Qiuye Dan." The two sentences express the sentiment through the scenery, expressing the ambition, writing that although he did not get the support of the court, he was not discouraged and disappointed, and hoped that he The court can understand his patriotic passion. The author climbed up to the viewing platform and suddenly discovered that the thousands of peaks and valleys were all a fiery red. It turned out to be the autumn frost that turned the maple leaves red. This fiery red color is so warm that it makes people excited. He imagined that the heavy frost was his own blood, dyeing the autumn leaves all over the mountain red. These two poems use frost as a metaphor for one's own blood, expressing to the court one's unswerving devotion to serving the country. They are vivid and highly contagious in terms of artistic expression. The author despises personal fame and fortune, but has a strong sense of responsibility and mission for the country and the nation. During the anti-Japanese war that lasted for more than ten years, the author relentlessly fought against the Japanese pirates under arduous conditions. This is exactly what he came up with. Sincere in patriotism and loyalty to the emperor. Although this poem is a frustrated work by the author, it has an elegant style and touching artistic charm due to its lofty ideological realm and noble patriotic sentiments. It is a masterpiece that has been praised throughout the ages.
Extended reading: Introduction to Qi Jiguang
Qi Jiguang (November 12, 1528 - January 5, 1588), with the courtesy name Yuanjing and the name Nan Tang, late name Meng Zhu, posthumous title Wu Yi, native of Penglai, Shandong (some say his ancestral home is Dingyuan, Anhui, born in Luqiao Town, Weishan County, Jining, Shandong), a famous anti-Japanese general in the Ming Dynasty, an outstanding military strategist, calligrapher, and poet ,national hero.
He once fought against Japanese pirates on the southeastern coast and against Mongolian tribal invaders in the north. He is the author of 18-volume "New Book of Jixiao" and 14-volume "Records of Military Training" and other military books, as well as "Zhizhitang Collection" and various memorials handed down to the world. At the same time, he transformed the city defense facilities and invented various fire attack weapons, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.
Qi Jiguang was suave and very individual when he was young. Although his family is poor, he likes to read and is familiar with Confucian classics and historical books.
In the 23rd year of Jiajing (1544), Qi Jiguang inherited the position of his ancestors and was appointed as the commander of the Dengzhou Guard.
In the twenty-fifth year of Jiajing (1546), Qi Jiguang was responsible for managing the farming affairs of the Dengzhou Guards Station. At that time, the coastal areas of Shandong were burned, killed, and looted by Japanese pirates. Qi Jiguang was determined to kill the thieves and wrote "Fengzhou". It is not what I want, but I hope the sea will be calm."
In the 32nd year of Jiajing (1553), Qi Jiguang was recommended by Zhang Juzheng and took up the post of commander of the capital, managing 25 guard posts in the three battalions of Dengzhou, Wendeng and Jimo to defend Shandong. Japanese pirates along the coast.
In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555), Qi Jiguang was transferred to the capital of Zhejiang, where he served as a general and defended the three counties of Ningbo, Shaoxing and Taizhou.
Extended reading: Qi Jiguang’s poetry and prose achievements
When Qi Jiguang was still in the army, he wrote "New Book of Records" and "Records of Military Training" " and other military works, and also left poems and essays such as "Zhi Zhitang Ji". At that time, he was praised as "a man with great civil and military talents as a public figure, there are few like him for a while." The "Summary of the General Catalog of Sikuquanshu" praised Qi Jiguang's poems as "rather strong in rhythm" and "near the sounds of Yan and Zhao". Wang Shizhen listed him as one of the eleven famous generals in ancient and modern times who could write poems.
In September of the tenth year of Wanli (1582), Qi Jiguang compiled the poems and essays he had written over the years into five volumes, namely three volumes of "Hengshan Manuscript" and two volumes of "Yuyu Manuscript", collectively called " "Zhi Zhi Tang Ji". Zhizhitang is the three study rooms of Qi Jiguang in the Prime Minister's Office of Jizhou, which are also used as offices. (The name of the hall "Zhizhi" comes from the meaning of the "big animal" hexagram in "The Book of Changes". The upper hexagram of "big animal" is Gen, and the lower hexagram is Qian. Gen is the mountain, Zhi; Qian is the sky, which is Jian. The meaning of the hexagram is "to be healthy and stop", which means to be strong and not act recklessly.) "Zhizhitang Collection" is mainly composed of poems, and also includes Qi Jiguang's "oaths, memorials, tributes, mourning, journeys, and gifts." "Articles on such topics.