Red Mansion, Second Master Lian is too despicable

Chapter 121 Miscellaneous Talk: Shi Manqing, who was born with both good and evil qualities

[Text: Men and women who are born with this spirit will not be able to become benevolent gentlemen above, nor will they be capable of great evil below.Among tens of thousands of people, his cleverness, handsomeness, and grace will be superior to those of tens of thousands of people, while his absurdity and inhumane attitude will be below those of tens of millions of people.If you are born into a rich and noble family, you will be of the infatuated kind. If you are born into a poor family with poetry and literature, you will be a dissolute and noble person. Even if you happen to be born into a poor family in Bo Zuo, you will never be able to serve as a foot soldier and will be driven away by mediocrity. Controlling the system will definitely be a famous and famous one.Such as Xu You, Tao Qian, Ruan Ji, Ji Kang, Liu Ling, the Wang Xie clan, Gu Hutou, Chen Houzhu, Tang Minghuang, Song Huizong, Liu Tingzhi, Wen Feiqing, Minangong, Shi Manqing, Liu Qiqing, Qin Shaoyou in the previous generation, Recently, Ni Yunlin, Tang Bohu, Zhu Zhishan, and others like Li Guinian, Huang Banchuochuò, Jing Xinmo, Zhuo Wenjun, Hongfu, Xue Tao, Cui Ying, Chaoyun and others.These are all the same people who changed places. 】This "people who are the same in different places" refers to a type of people who are born when righteousness and evil are fighting each other. This kind of people have both righteousness and evil in them, although they are from different times and have different experiences. The opportunities are different, but the nature of these people is the same, that is, they have both good and evil talents.

Jia Yucun gave a lot of examples of people born with good and evil talents. We will introduce them one by one according to the order of appearance.

14. Shi Manqing
Shi Yannian, courtesy name Manqing, Shi Yannian’s name may be unfamiliar to many friends. Mr. Liu Dajie, a professor of Fudan University, wrote "History of Chinese Literature Development", and Mr. You Guoen was entrusted by the Central Propaganda Department and the Ministry of Higher Education to edit "History of Chinese Literature" ", "Literary History of the Song Dynasty" organized and compiled by the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, has no special introduction to Shi Manqing.

In terms of literature and calligraphy, he is probably not very famous.I have only read two of his poems and have never seen his calligraphy works online. I think I am ignorant!However, Shi Manqing's name appears in the works of other celebrities of the same period, such as Ouyang Xiu's "Sacrifice to Stone Manqing", Mei Yaochen's "Diaozhi Manqing", Cai Xiang's "Weeping to Stone Manqing", etc.It can be seen that many literati were friends with him, and Shi Manqing's talent should have been widely known at that time.

The poet Li He wrote a famous line such as "If the sky is sentimental, the sky will also grow old." Many literati used this as a first couplet to make a couplet to see who could get it right.Shi Manqing is right: if the sky has feelings, the sky will grow old, and if the moon has no hatred, it will grow round.The words are neat, the tone is harmonious, and the artistic conception is perfect. Everyone admires it and thinks it is absolute.This little story also shows that Shi Manqing is not an ordinary person.

Shi Manqing was written into the poem Good and Evil, and I think his attitude towards the imperial examination resonated with the author.He took part in the imperial examination in his early years and passed the imperial examination. His diploma, work permit and official uniform were all issued to him.At this time, someone complained that someone cheated in the exam, and the court ordered a re-examination.

As a result, Shi Manqing and several others failed the exam. At that time, the talented people waiting for the results to be released were gathering together to drink, and some officials were chasing after their certificates and official uniforms.This was a huge blow to the scholars who had lived in poverty for ten years. Some people were dumbfounded, and some cried loudly.Shi Manqing was very calm. He took off his official boots and uniform as if nothing had happened. After handing over, he sat down again in his underwear and bare feet and continued talking, laughing and drinking.When he was happy, he strung together several Tang poems and wrote one:
Come and go busy year after year, making wedding clothes for others.

Look up to the sky and laugh out loud, go out and dance to the spring breeze alone.

Later, the imperial court was particularly merciful to those who failed the second examination and gave them small official positions. However, Shi Manqing felt humiliated and was unwilling to take up the post. When he was 38 years old, he went to work after his friends strongly persuaded him.

15. Liu Qiqing
He is so famous, I like a poem very much:

Leaning on the dangerous building, the wind is thin, and the hope is very sad, and the sky is dark.

In the afterglow of the grass-colored smoke, there is no one who can say nothing.

It is intended to drunk the madness, to sing the wine, and the music is not tasteless.

The belt gradually widened and he didn't regret it.

He combines two emotions into one, the desolation of wandering alone in a foreign land, and the lingering longing for the person you love. After reading it, you will have endless aftertaste.

"Standing in a dangerous building, the wind is Xixi", with just one word "danger", the towering tower and the loneliness of the poet are poured out in front of the readers. The word "Xixi" is written as "wind", there is movement in the silence, and the picture becomes lively. , also pave the way for "Spring Sorrow".

"Looking at the extreme spring, sorrow arises in the sky." From the height of the dangerous building, one can reach the far end of the world. Only because of the poet's resentment can one be dejected.What darkens the sky is the sorrow of spring, and what touches the sorrow of spring is the spring grass.

"In the lingering light of the grass-colored smoke," the luxuriant and fragrant grass between heaven and earth is small.The afterglow of the setting sun passes by in a hurry and is lonely. "Speechless, who would lean on the railing?" I leaned on the dangerous railing alone and couldn't bear to leave. "Speechless" means I don't want to say it. No one else needs to understand my mood at this time, only you who are far away can understand.

"I'm going to be crazy and drunk", Cao Mengde said: "Singing to wine, how many years of life", having fun in suffering is "trying to get drunk", how can you know that drinking to relieve sorrow will only make you more sorrowful!The happiness that cannot be reunited is all fake, as the saying goes, "Forcing happiness is still tasteless."

For the sake of unswerving feelings, even if you are described as haggard and skinny, you will never regret it. "I feel so sick for Yi" the passion echoed and stopped suddenly. Is "Yi" emotional?

Liu Yong is much more famous than Shi Yannian, such as "Looking at the Sea Tide·Southeast Formation", "Rain Lin Ling·Hanging Cicadas", "Youth Tour·Chang'an Ancient Road Horse Delay", "Eight Sounds of Ganzhou·Dusk Rain Sprinkling the River Sky" Wait, many students can recite it.He is a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty and a representative of the graceful school.His original name was Sanbian, with the courtesy name Jingzhuang, and later his name was changed to Yong, with the courtesy name Qiqing.Ranked seventh in the family, he is known as Liu Qilang in the world.In his later years, he worked as a field official and was known as "Liu Tuntian" in official circles.

Let's call him Liu Sanbian first. In addition to being suave and talented, he was written into the poem "Good and Evil" and also because of the imperial examination.

Liu Sanbian was born in a small rural eunuch's family. Unlike Zhen Shiyin, who was from a single family, Liu Sanbian's family was prosperous.His grandfather was a county magistrate, equivalent to the current executive deputy county magistrate. He gave birth to six sons and taught them well.Liu Sanbian's father served as county magistrate, mayor, and deputy minister of the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development and Water Resources.Liu Sanbian's five uncles also came from the imperial examination.Liu Sanbian came to Hangzhou from his hometown to study. The bustling city nightlife made him forget what he came for.The prosperous land of Yanliu, the gentle and wealthy land, is aimed at people with spending power.Young students indulged in a debauched life of listening to music, buying and laughing, and soon spent all their money.

During this year, I sent messages to my dad asking for money so many times that I couldn’t open my mouth.Liu Sanbian was very smart. He heard in Fengyue Field that Sun He, the magistrate of Hangzhou, also liked pop songs, so he wrote "Looking at the Sea Tide: Southeast Xingsheng" to try his luck.Sun He praised Liu Sanbian greatly, and Liu Sanbian became famous in Hangzhou and found a free canteen.

After working with Sun He for a year, Sun He was transferred to work as an official in the central government. Liu Sanbian left Hangzhou and lived in Suzhou and Yangzhou to write lyrics for brothel singers.When Liu Sanbian was 24 years old, he came to Kaifeng. The prosperity of Bianliang City surpassed that of Suzhou and Hangzhou. Talented people from the south of the Yangtze River came. Of course, he had to see if there were people singing his songs in bars, nightclubs, and KTVs.

A kind-hearted girl persuaded him to come back to play after taking the exam, but Liu Sanbian disagreed and even boasted that he would be able to go to high school in Haikou. However, he was slapped in the face by his strength and Liu Sanbian lost his name to Sunshan.In anger, he wrote "Crane Soaring to the Sky·On the Golden List" to vent his dissatisfaction with the imperial examination.There are two sentences in it, "A talented poet is naturally a prime minister in white clothes", and "I tolerate the false reputation and sing in a low voice instead of a shallow drink."

Official uniforms for officials are silk and colorful, while ordinary people wear coarse cloth, which is white if it is not dyed.Liu Sanbian said that for a talented person like me, even if I fail to pass the civil service examination, I will still be a prime minister without official uniform, "a prime minister in white."It’s not a big deal if I fail the exam, it’s just a false reputation. How can I not be as carefree as I usually am, drinking and singing.Liu Sanbian continued to hang out in Bianliang City and continued to make a living by writing new lyrics for singers. Those singers who wanted to become famous quickly sold their bodies and performed arts to make money, and they rushed to support Liu Qilang. They had to eat soft rice to this extent, which was unprecedented. , There will be no one to come after.

Liu Sanbian said he looked down on officials in the imperial examination, but almost everyone in his family had achieved fame, so he took the exam twice more. His eldest brother Liu Sanfu passed the exam. He thought he was more talented than his eldest brother, so he had to keep working hard. .Liu Sanbian took the imperial examination for the fourth time and passed the exam.When the Jinshi results were released, Song Renzong temporarily canceled Liu Sanbian's test results.

The reason is that the rebelliousness of the early song "Crane Soaring to the Sky·On the Golden List" reached Song Renzong's ears. Song Renzong also liked music, and he also listened to Liu Sanbian's new songs, and he knew that Liu Sanbian was good at writing erotic lyrics. .After Song Renzong came to the throne, he wanted to select talents and be the pillars of the country. He was very dissatisfied with Liu Sanbian, an entertainer who lived and drank.Song Renzong quoted "forbearing the false reputation and singing in a low voice instead of a shallow drink" and said: "Since you want to 'sing in a low voice', why bother with the false reputation", and canceled Liu Sanbian's test results.

It is said that someone interceded for Liu Sanbian and recommended Liu Sanbian to the young Song Renzong. Song Renzong replied with four words "let's fill in the lyrics". The 40-year-old Liu Sanbian left Bianliang City angrily, bid farewell to his lover, and wrote The famous "Yulin Ling·Han Cicada's Sorrow".He traveled south by water, revisited the south of the Yangtze River, and wrote lyrics for a living. He called himself "Liu Sanbian, who wrote lyrics under the imperial decree."

Five years later, he returned to Kaifeng. Kyoto was still prosperous, but people and things had changed. Liu Sanbian was deeply saddened. He went to the northwest, passing through Chang'an, and wrote "Youth Travel: Chang'an Ancient Road Horse Chichi".Wandering in Weinan, he wrote "Eight Sounds of Ganzhou·On the Xiaoxiao Dusk Rain Sprinkling the River Sky".

When Liu Sanbian was 50 years old, the imperial court showed mercy and relaxed the standards for the imperial examinations. He was afraid that Song Renzong would see that his name would cause unnecessary trouble, so he changed his name to Liu Yong, with the courtesy name Qiqing.This time, Liu Yong and his second brother Liu San were on the Jinshi list one after another. They were very happy when they reached the rank in their old age.

It is said that Liu Yong finally died at the home of the famous prostitute Zhao Xiangxiang. Liu Yong had no children or property around him when he died. In the end, veteran singers Xie Yuying, Chen Shishi and others pooled some money to bury him, because Liu Yong and Xie Yuying once had a married life, so Xie Yuying put heavy mourning on him.On the day of Liu Yong's funeral, prostitutes from all over the city came and burst into mourning. This is the legend of "a group of prostitutes buried Liu Qi together".

After Liu Yong's death, every Qingming Festival, geishas would meet at Liu Yong's cemetery to worship. Later, this custom spread to the whole country and became the "tradition" of brothels. This day also has a resounding name, called " Diaoliu Qi" or "Diaoliu Hui".During the Yuan Dynasty, prostitutes offered Liu Yong's portrait and called him the Patriarch.

Ni Yunlin (Ni Zan), a master of traditional Chinese painting who was born from the works of good and evil

[Text: Men and women who are born with this spirit will not be able to become benevolent gentlemen above, nor will they be capable of great evil below.Among tens of thousands of people, his cleverness, handsomeness, and grace will be superior to those of tens of thousands of people, while his absurdity and inhumane attitude will be below those of tens of millions of people.If you are born into a rich and noble family, you will be of the infatuated kind. If you are born into a poor family with poetry and literature, you will be a dissolute and noble person. Even if you happen to be born into a poor family in Bo Zuo, you will never be able to serve as a foot soldier and will be driven away by mediocrity. Controlling the system will definitely be a famous and famous one.Such as Xu You, Tao Qian, Ruan Ji, Ji Kang, Liu Ling, the Wang Xie clan, Gu Hutou, Chen Houzhu, Tang Minghuang, Song Huizong, Liu Tingzhi, Wen Feiqing, Minangong, Shi Manqing, Liu Qiqing, Qin Shaoyou in the previous generation, Recently, Ni Yunlin, Tang Bohu, Zhu Zhishan, and others like Li Guinian, Huang Banchuochuò, Jing Xinmo, Zhuo Wenjun, Hongfu, Xue Tao, Cui Ying, Chaoyun and others.These are all the same people who changed places. 】This "people who are the same in different places" refers to a type of people who are born when righteousness and evil are fighting each other. This kind of people have both righteousness and evil in them, although they are from different times and have different experiences. The opportunities are different, but the nature of these people is the same, that is, they have both good and evil talents.

Jia Yucun gave a lot of examples of people born with good and evil talents. We will introduce them one by one according to the order of appearance.

17. Ni Yunlin

Like Qin Guan discussed in the previous episode, he was also a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. Ni Zan, nicknamed Taiyu and nicknamed Yunlinzi, was a famous painter, poet, and calligrapher in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties.Together with Huang Gongwang, Wang Meng, and Wu Zhen, they are collectively known as the "Four Yuan Families".

Ni Zan is from the rich generation. The Ni family's ancestors gradually accumulated wealth in the Song Dynasty. Ni Zan's family is the largest landowner in the area and is richest.Ni Zan had an older half-brother named Ni Zhaokui, who was a high-level figure in Taoism at that time. He had many titles, similar to the current member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial CPPCC and the chairman of the Provincial Taoist Association. He was also the abbot of a well-known Taoist temple and was also appointed by the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Called "real person".

The rulers of the Yuan Dynasty had the purpose of consolidating their rule with the help of religion. At that time, the status of the upper class of Taoism was very high. In an era when the social status of the Han people, especially the Han people in Jiangnan, was extremely low, Ni Zan's brother did not have to perform labor service or pay taxes, nor was he like Like a serious official, he has all kinds of official duties and various entertainment needs. He does not need to corrupt or accept bribes, and there are good men and women who come from thousands of miles to offer sesame oil money.

Ni Zan's father died early, and his eldest brother Ni Zhaokui raised him, so his life was extremely comfortable and carefree.Ni Zhaokui specially hired a tutor for him. Such a superior living and educational environment developed Ni Zan's unusual attitude towards life.He is aloof and aloof, not interested in politics or production. He calls himself a "lazy Zan" and only spends money to enjoy himself. He does not know how to make money, does not want to make money, and is too lazy to make money.Ni Zan only has one principle for making friends, as long as you like poetry, painting and cleanliness, no matter you have money or not, he is not as rich anyway.

(End of this chapter)