You Heng

You Heng

Li Heng (173-198), a native of Pingyuan County, was a famous scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was proud of his talent and made friends with Kong Rong. Kong Rong's "table of recommending you and your balance" recommended you and your balance to Cao Cao, but you and your balance refused to go. Cao Cao called him a drummer and wanted to humiliate you and your balance, but you and your balance were humiliated by beating drums naked. Later, when you Heng scolded Cao Cao, Cao Cao sent him to Liu Biao. You Heng also despised Liu Biao. Liu Biao sent him to Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia. Finally, he was killed because of the verbal conflict with Huang Zu. He was 26 years old. Huang Zu regretted the killing of you Heng, so he buried him.

Life of the characters

act in undue confidence of one 's own ability and look down upon others

He had literary talent and eloquence when he was young, but he was upright and arrogant. He liked to criticize current affairs and despise others. During the reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, he took refuge in Jingzhou. In the early days of Jian'an, he came to Xudu to study. As soon as I arrived in Yingchuan (today's Xuchang), I hid a famous thorn in my body. Later, there was no place to go (not appreciated), so that the words on the thorn were not clear. At that time, Xu Du had just been established, and talented scholars, ministers and counsellors gathered here from all over the world. Someone asked you, "why don't you go to Chen Changwen and Sima Boda?" You Heng replied, "how can I make friends with people who kill pigs and sell meat?" This is the origin of "Huai Ci". Some people asked him, "how about Xun Wenruo and Zhao Zhichang?" Seeing that Xun Yu was handsome and Zhao Rong was a big belly, he said, "if Xun Wen can use his face to mourn, Zhao Zhichang can let him manage the kitchen food." It means that Xun Yu only has a pretty face, while Zhao Rong is a meat eater. You Heng is only friendly with Kong Rong of Lu state and Yang Xiu of Hongnong. He often said, "Kong Wenju, the elder, Yang dezu, the younger. The rest are mediocre and not worth mentioning. " Kong Rong also likes his talent very much.

Beat the drum and scold Cao

At that time, you Heng was only 20 years old and Kong Rong was 40 years old, but they still made friends. Kong rongshangshu recommended Mi Heng to Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty (refer to the data "recommended Mi Heng table"). Kong Rong deeply loved his talent and praised him to Cao Cao many times. Cao Cao also wanted to see him, but you Heng always despised and hated Cao Cao, so he claimed to be crazy and refused to go there. Moreover, he had a lot of wild talk about Cao Cao. Cao Cao hated him, but he didn't want to kill him because of his talent and reputation. When Cao Cao heard that he was good at drumming, he appointed him the drummer. One day, Cao Cao held a banquet for his guests to review the drum music of the drum historians. When you pass by, you are asked to take off your original clothes and put on the special clothes of drum history. It's your turn to go on stage. He is playing the drum music "Yuyang". His appearance and posture are different. The rhythm of the drum music is solemn and stirring, and people who hear it all feel sad. You Heng went on the stage and stopped in front of Cao Cao. The official scolded him and said, "why don't you change your clothes and dare to enter rashly?" You Heng said, "good!" So he first took off his close clothes, and then took off the rest of his clothes. He stood there naked, and then slowly took the special clothes of the drum history and put them on. After that, he went to beat the drum and left. His face was not ashamed at all. Cao Cao said with a smile: "I wanted to humiliate you, but I didn't think you humiliated me." When Kong Rong came back, He reproached You Heng. By the way, Cao Cao was sincere to him. You Heng promised to make amends to Cao Cao. Kong Rong once again paid a visit to Cao Cao and said that you Heng was insane. Now you Heng asked to come to apologize in person. Cao Cao was overjoyed and ordered the gatekeeper to report any guests and wait for you to come very late. However, wearing ordinary clothes and wearing ordinary headscarf, and holding the three foot long staff in his hand, he sat at the gate of the camp, beating the ground with the staff and scolding Cao Cao. Cao Cao was very angry and said to Kong Rong, "you Heng, I kill him just like birds and mice. But this man always has a false name. People from far and near will think that I can't tolerate him. Now give him to Liu Biao. What do you think So he sent a horse to send you away.

Offend Liu Biao

Liu Biao and Jingzhou scholar bureaucrats have long admired you Heng's talent and reputation. After you Heng came here, he respected him very much. Without you Heng's opinions, his articles and comments could not be settled. Liu Biao once drafted memorials together with several literati, all of whom did their best. At that time, MI Heng happened to be out. When he came back, he saw their memorial. He felt that Liu Biao and others' explanation of the memorial was not strict, so he tore up the memorial and threw it on the ground. Liu Biao was surprised and scared. Therefore, he asked for pen and paper to write it immediately, with considerable words and semantics. Liu Biao is very happy and thinks highly of him. Later, he insulted and despised Liu Biao. Liu Biao was deeply humiliated and could not tolerate it. He thought that Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia, was impatient, so he gave him back.

Humiliating Huang Zu

Huang Zu can also treat you well. You Heng handled the clerical work for Huang Zu properly, which was more important, which was less important, and which was closer. Huang Zu took you by the hand and said, "Sir, this is exactly what I want to say, just like what I want to say in my heart." Huang she, the eldest son of Huang Zu, is the governor of Zhangling. He is especially friendly with you Heng. Huang she once invited a guest to a banquet. Someone gave him a parrot. Huang she held up her glass and said to you Heng, "Mr. hope (for the parrot) wrote a poem to make the guest happy." When he picked up his pen, he wrote without any change. His words were colorful. Later, Huang Zu was on the ship, entertaining the guests, but you Heng's rude remarks embarrassed Huang Zu, so Huang Zu scolded you Heng. He looked at Huang Zu more carefully and said, "dead old man!" Huang Zu was very angry and wanted to hit him. You Heng was even more abusive. Huang Zu was so angry that he ordered you Heng to be killed. Because Huang Zu's master always hated you and killed you immediately. Huang she came to the rescue barefoot after learning the news, but she didn't catch up. Huang Zu also regretted, so he buried him. You Heng died at the age of 26.

Anecdotes and allusions

Cai Yong used to take refuge in Wu. He read the inscription of Cao E's tablet and engraved eight words on the side of it: "yellow silk young woman's grandson Jue Jiu". Later, Cao Cao could not understand the meaning. At this time, a woman washing clothes on the river said that the person in the fourth car could untie it. It was you Heng who immediately solved the four words "wonderful words". Some people said that the woman washing clothes was Cao E's spirit Soul. (another protagonist of this story is Yang Xiu, see Shishuoxinyu). After slandering the people of the imperial court in the capital, you Heng went south to Jingzhou. At that time, Zhao Jian also took refuge in Jingzhou. When you met Zhao Jian, you lamented that Zhao Jian was the so-called "sword is the general, moye, wood is the chair Tong, Ziqi, people are Yan Ran, Zhonggong (Chen Shi)"

Character evaluation

Kong Rong: she is a virtuous and brilliant person. New to arts and culture, rise to see the Olympic Games. As soon as you see it, you often recite it in your mouth; as soon as you hear it, you never forget it in your heart. The combination of nature and Tao, thinking if there is God. It's not strange that Hongyang's hidden plan should be based on his tacit knowledge. Loyalty and integrity, ambition and frost. See good as fear, evil as hatred. Any seat against the line, the history of fish Li Jie, almost no too. A bird of prey is better than an Osprey. In order to establish a dynasty, there must be considerable achievements. It is more than enough to face the enemy. Once upon a time, Jia Yi wanted to try to belong to the country, but he was cunning and simple. At the end of the war, he wanted to use his long tassel to lead his strength. The weak crown is generous and beautiful in the past. Lu Cui and Yan Xiang also used talents to promote Tailang, so they should be compared with each other. For example, the Dragon leaps to the heaven, the cloud and the Han people shake their wings, the sound is purple and the light is rainbow, which is enough to show many scholars near the Department and increase the mu of the four gates. Guangle in Juntian must have a wonderful view, and the imperial residence must have extraordinary treasures. If you are equal to others, it is rare. Cao Cao: you Heng's upright son is like a bird or a mouse's ear. Gu has always had a false name. He can't be tolerated far or near. Now I send him to Liu Biao. What should I do. Huang Zu: as a scholar, this is exactly what he wanted to say. Ge Hong: although his words and deeds are light, he would rather be proud and show up, because he can't travel in the Fenglin forest, but he mends his mind and refutes his thorns. He is confused and doesn't feel it, so he opens his mouth to see his hatred and raises his feet to take disaster. Why should such a trick be allowed to die in the world? If you don't like the sound of the fox, you can't change it. Promise, the sea of characters. Wen Ju was the director of the Department. He was enough to know that he was upset. Yu attached Yue people to the disease of death. Rotten wood, lead collar, class to Europe smelter can't craftsman. And when you go back to Jingchu, you end up in a very bad situation. This is the effect of balancing ignorance. If you can't get what you want, you can't get what you want. If you are a talented person, don't give up! Fan Ye: emotions are moving, and words are precious. It's not carving, it's not jade. The same voice is different. If you look at beauty, you'll never spend money on prostitution. Liu Xie: Kong Rong's spirit is strong in writing, while you Heng's thought is sharp in writing. How beautiful is it. Li Bai: the eight poles of the Wei emperor's camp, the Yi Guan Yi Yi Heng. Huang Zu, a doushao man, is notorious for killing him. Wu Jiang's Fu "parrot" has been written by many people. Jingqiang vibration jade, every sentence to fly. The birds of prey peck at the lonely Phoenix and hurt my feelings for thousands of years. The five mountains rise in a square inch, but can they be flat? How can you do it if you are too talented? If you are too ignorant, you will be punished by heaven. So far on Fangzhou, lanhui can't bear to live. Zhang yuanyan: in the name of noise, Guan Yupeng is the enemy of thousands of people. The virtue of putting glue into the cloth of the emperor is more respectful than that of rice. Wisdom comes out of group, loyalty comes into nature. Hu Zeng: Huang Zucai is not an old man's wife. You hengzhu broke this river. Today, when I come to parrot Island, I can only see the merciless green water flowing.

Representative works

Li Heng's representative work Fu on parrot is a work of expressing one's ambition by means of objects. In the Fu, the parrot with "extraordinary posture" and "extraordinary intelligence" was unfortunately "closed in a carving cage and cut its wings" and lost its freedom. It is obvious that the unfettered life of Gu Liuhe in the Fu is based on parrot's self-image to express the indignation of intelligent people born in troubled times, which reflects the author's strong dissatisfaction with the political darkness in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : Mi Heng