Kang and Qianlong prosperous times , there is a prosperous scene of the country and the people's wealth, and there is also a dark and greedy person, with light and shadow intertwined, and light and darkness intertwined. During this period, there were civil servants who praised merits and expressed their feelings, such as Ji Xiaolan and Wang Shizhen ; there were literati talents who had misunderstandings and absurdity, such as Nalan Rongruo and Cao Xueqin ; there were also medical scholars who demonstrated the exquisiteness of science and science and the essence of ancient science, such as Mei Wending and Zhao Xuemin. For a time, the last empire had both literary and scientific knowledge, and it was a colorful trend.
Today, let’s talk about the national "literary" name Wang Shizhen
Before "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" was discovered and recited by the world, Pu Songling was just a down-and-out literati who was defeated repeatedly on the road to the imperial examination and was depressed and unsuccessful. One day, Pu Songling, who was extremely depressed, found a poet friend and wanted to exude his unhappiness. As soon as he entered the door, he threw a stack of manuscripts on his friend's desk and sighed loudly: "Waste paper is waste paper!"
This friend was shocked by Pu Songling's attitude and knew his depressedness of not being able to appreciate his talent. So after some comfort, he picked up Pu Songling's manuscript and wrote four poems with the strokes on the pages of the book, and wrote the four lines of the poem and the five big words "Wang Ruanting's identification". Pu Songling picked it up and looked at it, smiled happily, bowed and said, "Thank you! Thank you!"
Wang Shizhen
Not long after, "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" turned from a pile of waste paper into a precious item that many bookstores competed to engrave and print.
This man named Wang Ruanting was either someone else, but Wang Shizhen, a famous literary scholar and an official celebrity at that time.
Wang Shizhen's inscription on Pu's manuscript to help sell not only became a good story for a while, but also helped Pu Songling to make his mark.
The reason why Wang Shizhen's appraisal is so appealing is because of his official status and the charm of his literary world.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, when I was awarded the imperial examination, the right way to make a name for myself was undoubtedly to take round after round of exams. Unlike Pu Songling, Wang Shizhen walked smoothly and smoothly on this road. As early as when he participated in the boy test , Wang Shizhen made a big splash through the three "leaders" of county, prefecture and road, and became famous in the village. Later, he was a high school Jinshi, and his literary name became even more and more popular. After that, he made friends through literature and made friends with wise men, and gradually gained a certain status in the literary world.
In the 16th year of Shunzhi, Wang Shizhen was appointed as the supravaged officer of Yangzhou . During this period, he was in charge of criminal prisons, worked impartially, and established his life for the people. He was highly supported by the people and his political achievements were also outstanding. After the Battle of Jiangning, the emperor vented his anger against the anti-Qing forces on the people who supported the anti-Qing forces and committed several unjust cases. These cases have historically become "pirate cases". At that time, Wang Shizhen was moved by the people who jointly petitioned and decided to personally handle the unjust case and make it clear to the people. However, as the matter progressed, Wang Shizhen's actions were repeatedly hindered. In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore and abandoned the title of the earth and personally led the wronged people to fight with Ye Chengge, the then Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. As a result, most unjust cases were rehabilitated, and his character of incitement was praised by the government and the people and spread widely to the world.
In addition to being an official with all his heart, Wang Shizhen also "advocated the study of relying on voice" during his time in Yangzhou and began to devote himself to the exploration of lyrics. After the work is completed every day, many poets are invited to gather at home to talk about lyrics and write lyrics together. For a time, Yangzhou became a place where literati from all over the world rushed to.
5 years later, Wang Shizhen was transferred to the capital to serve as the Ministry of Revenue. During his tenure, he still did not forget to make friends through literature. In addition, the imperial capital was gathered at that time, and the cultural atmosphere was extremely superior. In the process of communicating with others, Wang Shizhen's own knowledge has also been greatly improved. Wang Shizhen’s important poetry creation theory “Shen Yun Theory” is due to this. Wang Shizhen was in the "orchid room", and his diligence and talent were very hardworking and studious, so he soon emerged. Many classic chapters were passed down at that time, and poetry and prose were especially praised.
Soon, Wang Shizhen's talent was spread to Kangxi Emperor, and Emperor Kangxi admired his poems and essays very much. In the 17th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Wang Shizhen was received by the emperor and was appreciated. He entered the Nanshufang to attend the lecture.In addition, Emperor Kangxi ordered Wang Shizhen to organize his own manuscripts and submit them to the court. Wang Shizhen selected 300 poems and named them "Yulan Ji" and presented them to the court.
Wang Shizhen has become famous all over the world since then and gradually becomes the literary leader in the early years of the Qing Dynasty. When a newcomer in the poetry world and a new literary celebrity was studying in the capital, he first went to visit Wang Shizhen. If you are lucky, if you can get a word of praise from Wang Shizhen, you will be able to become famous overnight and have a prosperous official career.
This is also the reason why Pu Songling's "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" will undergo a dramatic change due to several inscriptions by Wang Shizhen.
In the 43rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Wang Shizhen had already served as the Minister of Justice, but soon, he was dismissed from office because of being implicated by others. This dismissal was apparently related to the trial of the wrongful case, but in fact it was related to the power struggle within the court. As a scholar, Wang Shizhen was undoubtedly a victim of this political whirlpool. When Wang Shizhen left Beijing, the sent-off blocked the streets and alleys, and what he carried with him was nothing more than "several books and ten thousand poems."
Wang Shizhen, the name Yuyang
, just like that, Wang Shizhen returned to his hometown with clean arms and lived in a villa in the mountains for a long time. He is committed to chanting poems and writing lyrics, reading and writing. When it rises, you may climb high to express your feelings, watch the waterfall and ponder, or play with fish on the abyss. After the fun was over, I read and savored tea, grind ink and wrote poems, and wrote with all my heart. It can be said that it is relaxed and relaxed, and it is extremely comfortable. During this period, he was calm and his literary thoughts were active. He wrote works such as "Changbai Mountain Record", "Fuyu Caotang Collection", and "Xiangzu Notes".
Looking at Wang Shizhen's life, he was an honest and honest official and abide by the principles. Throughout my life, I strictly demand myself by the principle of "clearness, prudence and diligence". Not only do I practice it myself, but I also educate and encourage my children in this way.
In terms of literary attainments, Wang Shizhen has written all the works. His more than 5,000 poems are outstanding representatives of the "Shen Yun" poems in the Qing Dynasty. In the summary of the general catalog, " Siku Quanshu " evaluates Wang Shizhen's literary achievements as follows: "When our dynasty was founded, everyone was disgusted with the skin of Wang (Shizhen) and Li (Panlong) of the Ming Dynasty, and the slenderness of Zhong (Xing) and Tan (Yuanchun), so those who talked about poetry competed with the Song and Yuan dynasties. Therefore, Song poetry was straight and flowed as a rhyme quote; Yuan poetry was erotic and beautiful, and flowed as a small poem for the opposite sentence. Therefore, Shizhen and others used their fresh and elegant talents to model the mountains, criticize the wind and wiping the moon, and advocated the world to "not mention a word, and they all gain elegance", and the world responded to it." It can be seen how great and far-reaching the influence of their theoretical theories at that time.
