Bian Yuanheng

Bian Yuanheng

Bian Yuanheng (1328-1419) was born in Dongming, Yancheng County, Jiangsu Province. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng was a general of the Ministry. He studied history books when he was young, was good at literature when he was an adult, was good at reciting poems, tried swords, and had great physical strength. In the Yuan Dynasty, there were tigers on the grassland of wuyouchang, and Bian Yuanheng went there alone with his bare hands, kicking the tiger's jaw with his feet to make the tiger die immediately. In 1353, Zhang Shicheng employed Bian as commander-in-chief according to Gao you. And Shicheng domineering, repeatedly remonstrated not to listen, quit. The emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty did not respond to the failure of Shi Cheng. He wrote a poem that he was afraid to make Tian Heng's guests laugh. Because the poem angered Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, he ordered Bian Yuanheng to be sent to Liaodong (today's Shanhaiguan North) to confiscate troops. Bian took the road with emotion, drinking and reciting poems before he left. In the first year of Yongle (1403), he was pardoned and returned. Seeing that the peony was still in the garden, he touched the scene and wrote poems to express his feelings. Bian Yuanheng later lived in seclusion in Dongming and studied. He was called "old man of baimen" and "old man of Dongming" according to Bai. In his later years, he still entertained himself by chanting poems and planting peonies. Yongle 17 years (1419) died at the age of 91. His posthumous works include baimen poetry anthology and peony poetry.

works

He wrote many poems in his life, such as Liaodong Yougan, Xugui, Shihou, Xugui yongpeony, etc. It is said that Bian Yuanheng planted the dead tree peony in biancang.

Water Margin

Wu Song, the unarmed tiger fighting hero in Outlaws of the marsh, is a real person in his life. He is Bian Yuanheng, a good friend of Shi Naian, the author of outlaws of the marsh. Bian Yuanheng was not an ordinary man. He was a businessman at that time, but he had a good rhythm in his poems. He had a long back, a broad eyebrow, a high nose and a broad mouth. In modern words, he was a standard beautiful man. He was a professional in playing the piano and flute. Not only that, Bian Yuanheng was also a martial arts officer in biancang. He once killed a tiger with one kick. It's said that he kicked the tiger in the chin. Of course, it's not full enough in the novel. So Shi Naian took advantage of the topic and beat the tiger to death with iron fist.

This was at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Later, Bian Yuanheng was banished to Xianping, Liaodong, and returned to his hometown in the first year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty.

This tiger fighting hero was banished to Xianping, and his good friend Shi Naian created the image of the hero Wu Song based on his deeds of fighting tigers, which made Shi Naian and the outlaws of the marsh have some connection with Kaiyuan, so this paper introduces them.

Friends

From the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng, a salt peddler, fought against the Yuan Dynasty. Bian Yuanheng was Shi Naian's cousin, so at Bian Yuanheng's invitation, Shi Naian became Zhang Shicheng's military adviser. Shi Naian and Bian Yuanheng were friendly, and Bian Yuanheng was Zhang Shicheng's subordinate, so Shi Naian was familiar with many situations within Zhang Shicheng's ruling group. Many archetypes of characters in Outlaws of the marsh come from here, such as Tong Wei, the two brothers who sell illegal salt, Tong Meng, Wang Ying, the dwarf tiger who works as a coachman. Pan yuanshao, Zhang Shicheng's son-in-law, and pan Yuanming, his brother-in-law, made a living while Zhu Yuanzhang was attacking Hangzhou. Shi Naian despised the infidelity of the two brothers. Therefore, two pan (namely Pan Jinlian and pan Qiaoyun) are described in Outlaws of the marsh, and the infidelity of women is compared to the infidelity of ministers. It is also recorded in Shen Yan's Anthology of reciting the fragrance hall in Qing Dynasty that Bian Yuanheng fought and retired from Zhang Shicheng.

peony

The legend of peony is related to Bian Yuanheng. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Bian Yuanheng, who was defeated by Zhang Shicheng's uprising, retired to biancang. On the way, he lost his whip. When he met a deer with a withered branch in his mouth, he knelt down before the horse. Yuanheng took the withered branch and rode the horse back to biancang's house. He planted the withered branch in the ground, so he became the withered branch Peony. There are many strange places in this flower. Its petals can be increased or decreased according to the calendar. Thirteen months in the leap year of the lunar calendar, it blooms thirteen petals, and twelve petals in the December of the normal year. The flowering season is relatively strong. Every year, it blooms three days before and after the grain rain, and its message is accurate. What's more, it seems to be able to change the world situation, and it is quite spiritual. It blooms twice in the severe winter season, and it has no leaves, but is unique. It is said that the emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty knew Bian Yuanheng's ability of literature and martial arts, but he didn't come out three times. In a rage, Zhu Yuanzhang issued a decree to confiscate him. When he returned home, Yuanheng was full of splendor. Yuanheng was filled with emotion and wrote a poem: "the peony was originally carried by himself, and the spring breeze never bloomed, so many flowers were scattered, and one branch was waiting for his master.". Tracing back to its origin, the root of Hualing was planted by Bian Jizhi, the original owner, when he was an official in Shaanxi Province at the end of Song Dynasty. After the death of Song Dynasty, Jizhi moved the flower from Guofu garden and planted the red and white flowers in Fengqiao town of Gusu. Later, in order to avoid the world, he retired from Dongming (now biancang) of Gusu. The flower moved to biancang with its owner. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, sun Yuanheng, the legitimate son of Ji, was appointed marshal of the army by Zhang Shicheng, king of Wu, but he loved his flower. In September 1367, Shi Cheng defeated Yuan Heng and retired to biancang. He divided the two original plants into twelve, and the flower became famous in the countryside. General Zhang Aiping's couplet: 3000 feet of sea water, 600 years of peony

Due to its rarity, the government continues to allocate funds for renovation and expansion, which now covers an area of 0.71 square meters. Suzhou garden craftsmen are invited to build octagonal corridors, Tianxiang Pavilion, wonderful flower Pavilion, Peony Fairy Statue, dry bridge, stele Pavilion, gate Pavilion and other scenic spots in the garden. A variety of rare peonies are introduced from Luoyang and Heze, and a new garden is built. With all kinds of exotic trees and grasses, the garden is decorated A great cultural landscape in Northern Jiangsu. "Every year the valley is full of rain and flowers, and every year there are many flower watchers." every time the flowers bloom, men and women, old and young, gather in biancang. Many celebrities also write a poem praising: "the burning wind blows the leaves red, ice and snow destroys the stems and locks the jade tower. When they hear that the world is cold, they walk on the branches with heavy makeup.". "In the past few years, the famous gardens in the prosperous times have enjoyed the eyes and the heart, practiced their clothes and mosses, danced their leaves, and blossomed their flowers.".

High definition large picture of Bian's garden site

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