Wang erlie

Wang erlie

Wang erlie (1727-1801), also known as Zhongfang, is named Junwu and Yaofeng. During the reign of Qianlong and Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty, there were people from Fengshuigou village, jiajiabaozi, Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province. He is famous for his poetry, calligraphy and clever argumentation. He was a "talented man of Kanto" in the period of Qianlong and Jiaqing. Liaoyang county annals said that he was "a famous calligrapher of CI Han and the first person in Qing Dynasty".

At the age of 16, poetry and calligraphy were already well-known. At the age of 26, he took part in the children's examination in Quanzhou, and finally won the examination. At the age of 39, he went to Beijing with his good friend Chang Ji to take part in the Beijing imperial examination, but failed to reach the top. At the age of 44, he climbed toad palace again and took part in the Enke examination hosted by the Ministry of rites of the capital with full confidence. As a result, he won the Gongshi examination. After the palace examination, there was a Jinshi in the second grade. So far, the long cherished wish has been tasted. The Qing court appointed him as the editor and assistant of the Imperial Academy.

He was smart when he was young

According to the staff of Liaoyang Wang erlie memorial hall, there is a legend in Liaoyang, Liaoning, that Wang erlie's great grandfather, when repairing the Kuixing building, purposely pointed the tip of Kuixing's pen to the direction of his hometown Fengshuigou, in an attempt to point out a champion among the people. Wang erlie's grandfather, Wang Tianlu, and his three uncles were officials in the imperial court.

In the fifth year of Yongzheng (1727) of the Qing Dynasty, the ancient city of Liaoyang appeared the scene of peaceful and prosperous times. Just after the eighth day of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Wang Jin, who was then a scholar in Shenzhou, Zhili, heard the good news of the birth of a noble son.

Wang erlie's father, Wang Jin, was very knowledgeable. Under his father's influence, Wang erlie began his enlightenment education in his childhood. He was deeply influenced by his father (Wang Jin, Shenzhou Xuezheng). He received strict family education since childhood. He was pure and quiet. He loved reading and studying calligraphy since childhood and was diligent in reading. Although Wang Jin was not at home all the year round, he kept two rooms of books for his son. Therefore, Wang erlie is more proficient in writing and better at poetry. According to historical records, Wang Jin had a deep personal relationship with Cao Yin, the grandfather of Cao Xueqin, the author of a dream of Red Mansions. Cao's collection of ancient books was abundant, which also provided a rich source of knowledge for Wang erlie. Cui can, a teacher of Wang erlie's childhood school, was born in Bagong. He was rich in learning, which laid a solid foundation for Wang erlie's childhood education.

It's said that Cui can once wrote a couplet in his lecture: "Heaven makes a chessboard, stars make a piece, who dares to play in heaven and earth?" No one dares to fight after the alliance. Only the young Wang erlie stood up and answered in a loud voice: "the earth is the lute, the road is the string, and who can play in the brilliant world?" The teacher casually put out another couplet: "the wild yellow flowers are like gold nails nailing the ground." Wang erlie pondered for a moment, and suddenly saw the White Pagoda in Liaoyang City outside the window. Suddenly, his literary thoughts welled up and he replied, "the White Pagoda in the city is like a jade diamond drilling into the sky." After listening, everyone was impressed by Wang erlie's extraordinary talent. Therefore, Wang erlie is known as "the prodigy of Liaoyang".

It is said that Wang erlie plays in the courtyard in winter wearing a straw hat. A businessman laughed at him for "wearing winter clothes and Summer Hats to spend the spring and Autumn Period", while Wang erlie responded with a sentence of "going south and running north bastard".

When he was young, Wang erlie was taught by Liu Guangtao, a tribute from Haicheng. Because of his intelligence and diligence, he was appreciated by Liu and his knowledge became more and more profound.

In 1753, Wang erlie took part in the children's examination in Liaoyang City, and passed the examination of bagongsheng (scholar) in Liaoyang. Qianlong 30 years (1765), in the provincial capital of Fengtian to participate in the examination, the 181st person in the examination.

sleep on the brushwood

According to records, there were more than 30 Jinshi in Wang erlie's family in history. Under the influence of his family, in 1749, Wang erlie took charge of Xige School of Longquan Temple in Qianshan and worshipped master yuankong of Longquan Temple as his teacher. From then on, Wang erlie and Longquan Temple left a lifelong bond, and began a career as a poor window.

Qianshan West Pavilion School of Longquan Temple is located on the North man-made platform of jingpingfeng of Longquan Temple. It is a folk style building with three eaves, a long corridor under the eaves, and two ridge drill point style pavilions on both sides, with a unique courtyard in the middle. Gao Liping, who is in charge of Wang erlie's study, said that the West Pavilion was built in 1571, the fifth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty. In history, it was originally a three thatched cottage, which was turned over into a brick and wood structure. After repeated expansion, it became one of the two academies in Qianshan in Qing Dynasty. When we arrived, we could see that there was a confrontation between Pingfeng in front of the pavilion, and the peaks were raised together with the peaks of the pavilion; the pines were surrounded behind the pavilion, and the sound of wind and waves resonated with each other.

In ancient times, the West Pavilion was a place where the famous scholars learned to write and where the high officials stayed. When the night is quiet, the lights are far away and the shadows of the trees are dancing. With its unique charm, Xige guest lantern has been recorded in history and become one of the 16 famous Longquan sceneries. It's no wonder that after several migrations, Wang erlie finally chose this pavilion to study for 22 years. Because of his love for the beautiful scenery of Lingshan mountain, Wang erlie was so drunk that he often read at night and stayed up all night, which laid a solid foundation for his future fame in China. The West Pavilion is located on the precipice. Its room is as long as a boat. Every morning, the fog sea is vast. The narrow room is like a lone boat swimming in the fog sea, and it is like an island in the fog sea. In 1777, when Wang erlie lived in the West Pavilion of Longquan Temple, he was given the name of "Qiongdao Xuzhou" after he tasted "Xige Kedeng". Longquan Temple is also the place with the most inscriptions in Wang erlie's life. There are two plaques and six couplets. When you read them today, you can still feel the author's strong feeling of return for his hard study in the cold window after his success! What he wrote for the boat on Qiongdao is "the room is as narrow as a boat's canopy and windows, the four peaks encircle the shore; the mountain is as deep as the island, and the pine produces a school of marine tides."

Culture dominates three rivers

The most famous story of Wang erlie is the story of "Wen Ya San Jiang". At that time, three rivers (Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi) were the most culturally developed areas in China. In the early Qing Dynasty, nearly half of the subjects in Jiangnan province were on the list, so it was said that "half of the talents in the world came from Jiangnan".

In April of the 36th year of Qianlong reign, Wang erlie took part in the palace examination as the 102nd place in the imperial examination. He was the second best Jinshi in the imperial examination, which was behind the number one scholar, the first in the imperial examination and the first in the imperial examination. From then on, Wang erlie really began to embark on his official career. In the 40th year of Qianlong reign, when Wang erlie was appointed as the same examiner in the imperial examination, a Jiangnan Juzi published a couplet "Jiangnan has many mountains, many waters, many talents" in front of the Gongyuan. Shandong Juzi opposed it with "Shandong has one mountain, one water, one saint". Because of the lower league, the southern Juzi were not satisfied, and the two sides argued endlessly. At last, Wang erlie explained that the northern part of the Great Wall is the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty. There are thousands of mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, which are all contained in heaven and earth, and many talented people can't equal a saint. When Wang erlie wrote this couplet, he took it from both the north and the south.

Later, someone told Qianlong that Wang erlie claimed to be a saint. Qianlong asked. Wang erlie said: North of the Great Wall is the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty. One day it refers to the emperor, the other refers to the empress of the current Dynasty, and a saint is the ancestor of Emperor Kangxi. How dare you call me a saint. After listening to Qianlong, Longyan is very happy! He laughs and says: Wang Aiqing, Wen is the best.

In the same year, the Jiangnan talented man was named the number one scholar by Qianlong. Because his name had the word "Shunchang", Qianlong asked him to change it to "Shunqing". Because he refused to change his name, he was canceled. Although the number one scholar was not recorded in the history of Qing Dynasty, this couplet has been handed down to this day.

Life in old age

In the 38th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong, he was appointed the editor of Siku Quanshu and the editor of Santong library to be engaged in the compilation of Siku Quanshu. Two years later, the Qing government appointed the same examiner for the imperial examination.

In the 42nd year of Qianlong reign, Wang erlie, who was already 50 years old, invited more than ten poetry friends from his hometown to visit Qianshan again. He wrote in his book about traveling Qianshan that "dinner is only for food, what's the delicacy?". Because of such a simple tone, Qianshan Poetry Association was particularly successful. Wang erlie not only got the poem "Gaoshan Tianzuo imperial state, Changbai zunju wangmoyou", but also collected more than 60 poems of his poetry friends into a volume "poetry record of traveling with Qianshan Mountain", which was handed down to the world by the famous scholar Jin Yufu. Yao Feng Ji was specially compiled by Mr. Jin for Wang erlie and included in Liaohai series.

When he was 54 years old, he was sent to Shaanxi Dao to supervise the Royal censor, responsible for checking the minting situation of the Qing Dynasty in this place, and handling some criminal cases in Shaanxi.

In the 53rd year of Qianlong's reign, he was 61 years old at that time. Considering that he had passed the age of Ershun, the Qing government transferred him back to the capital to be the Prime Minister of shuntianfu (now Beijing).

In 1796, Emperor Qianlong abdicated the throne to Prince Jia Yan, the 15th prince. He appointed Wang erlie to be a Bachelor of Arts in the cabinet, and bestowed him a banquet for thousands of old people, imperial poetry, collection of ancient three stars, Ruyi Jiuzhi and so on. In the fourth year of Jiaqing reign of Qing Dynasty, Wang erlie was 72 years old. He was an official in Dali temple. When he was 80 years old, he left office and returned to Liaodong. He taught Shenyang academy in Shengjing. At the age of 74 (in 1801, the sixth year of Jiaqing), he died of illness and was buried at the foot of Nanshan Mountain in Fengshuigou village, Liaoyang County.

Happy marriage

Beautiful scenery moistens beautiful women, beautiful water cultivates talents. Qianshan not only cultivated Wang erlie's talent, but also achieved a good marriage. This marriage was also confirmed in the memorial hall of Wang erlie in Liaoyang.

Wang erlie grew up with a young girl Chen Yueqin. Later, because of her mother's hindrance, they separated. When Wang erlie was studying in Xige School of Qianshan Longquan Temple, he met Chen Yueqin by chance. It turns out that after their marriage failed, Chen Yueqin was devastated by her love. It happened that her aunt, Zen master Shi xuanzi, was the abbot of Muyu nunnery in Qianshan Mountain, so she saw through the world and became a nun by shaving her hair and came to Muyu nunnery to become a monk.

Maybe the red rope is not broken, but they meet again in Qianshan. First they are sad and happy, then they laugh and cry. They lean together and never separate again. After a long time, master yuankong and Zen master shixuanzi saw the clue and asked local famous people to mediate. Finally, their parents cleared up their quarrels, Chen Yueqin returned to the secular life, and they formed a Qin family

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