Liu tingji

Liu tingji

Liu tingji (1653-1716), whose name is Yuheng, was named in yuan. His ancestors lived in Kaifeng, Henan Province, and later moved to Liaoyang. He was attached to the Han Army and set red flag. He once served as the Secretary of the cabinet, the governor of kuozhou (now Lishui), Zhejiang Province, and the Deputy envoy of Zhejiang observation. In his later years, he was transferred as a river worker and participated in harnessing the Yellow River and Huaihe River.

Character experience

Liu tingji's grandfather was the governor of Nantong province and the governor of Fujian Province. His father was the magistrate of Guangping and Ningguo. Thanks to Emperor Kangxi's "menyin Tongji" policy, Liu tingji was able to serve as the general judge of Taizhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, moved to the prefecture magistrate, and promoted to the inspector general of Jiangxi Province. In the spring of 1704, the 43rd year of Kangxi, he was involved in the case of Jiangxi governor Ashan impeaching Governor Zhang Zhidong for unfair assessment of officials, and was dismissed as an official. According to Liu tingji's always diligent, honest and upright style, it is likely that he offended the dignitaries in the official assessment.

After Liu tingji was dismissed, he got the help of his good friend Zhang penghe. Zhang penghe was the governor of Jiangnan River and stationed in qingjiangpu. He sympathized with Liu tingji's experience, appreciated his character and ability, and invited him to supervise the river works. When Liu tingji arrived at qingjiangpu, he lived in a courtyard in Gongbu street, settled down his family and wrote a poem "random encounter", which said: "it's quite free to be at ease, and the reed house in Huaibin is smaller than a boat. The accumulated books can be taught to read by sun, and there is no trouble in drinking with his wife. Linshui known fish bliss, when the level at grass death worry. It's a common thing to rise and sink. It's too cold in spring and too hot in autumn. " In order to prevent Liu tingji from being wronged, Zhang penghe mediated Liu tingji's "Chen affair" case. In the winter of 1705, Liu tingji's "Chen affair became white". He wrote a poem "the charm of Liu tingji lurks every day, and songyun is safe and clear", which contains his gratitude to Zhang penghe. In the autumn of the next year, under the recommendation of Zhang penghe, he was awarded the "supervisor of huaixu road", who was specially responsible for the river regulation from Huaiyin to Xuzhou. Although huaixu Road Department is located in Xuzhou, it is under the jurisdiction of the river governor's office. Therefore, at the request of Zhang penghe, Liu tingji still stayed in qingjiangpu. In order to get in touch with Zhang penghe and deal with his official business in time, he simply moved to an old house in the southwest corner of the river governor's office.

When Liu tingji first came to qingjiangpu, he held the mentality of "staying in qingjiangpu for a while when he was old". Later, under the care of Zhang penghe, he gradually changed his original idea. He thought that "all the people here have their own names, not like mountains and forests, not like the City". He had a wish to live in Yuanpu and die. He even regarded qingjiangpu as his hometown, as he wrote in his poem yewang on the construction site of river control "After reading, thousands of people are busy, and the bamboo stick of chaimen is leaning on the yellow. When I meet my confidant on the river, I hope Huaiyin is my hometown. " Sure enough, Liu tingji had lived in qingjiangpu for 11 years. His wife and concubine died here. He also became ill after a long period of hard work. In 1715, he died in qingjiangpu at the age of 62.

Main works

The fourteen volumes of his poetry collection Ge Zhuang's classified poetry notes were prefaced by Wang Shizhen, the most famous poet at that time, while the four volumes of his prose collection Zai yuan magazine were prefaced by Kong Shangren, a famous playwright. It can be seen that he also had a place in the literary world at that time. Although Liu tingji's poems are not widely spread, his Zaiyuan magazine is unique, rich in content, comprehensive and highly knowledgeable, which is a rare masterpiece.

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