Yin Geng

Yin Geng

Yin Geng (1515 -?) Ming Dynasty poet. Zi Shen, No. shuoye, was born in Yuzhou, Shanxi Province (now Zhangjiakou Yuxian). Jiajing 11 years Jinshi, official to Henan, according to chasi soldiers prepare money. Because he was impeached and sent to Liaodong, he did not use it again. Because he grew up in the border areas, knew well about frontier affairs, and deeply hated the lack of military equipment, he once wrote 11 articles in Sai Yu, stating the situation of captivity and frontier defense, in order to warn the rulers. He wrote poems with great courage and wrote Shuo Ye Ji.

brief account of the author's life

An ill fated career

Yin gengcongying was studious and less negative. In 1531, he was elected at the age of 17. In the middle of the next year, he was a Jinshi. He successively served as Gaocheng county magistrate, Li Bu Yi Zhi principal, yuanwailang and Hejian Prefecture magistrate. Later, because he knew soldiers, he was promoted to the post of preparing money according to chasi soldiers in Henan Province. With the title of four grades, he was in charge of civilian soldiers and his official career was smooth. However, because he was a drinker, young and straightforward, he was falsely accused by Zhang Wanji soon after he arrived in Henan, and was sent to Liaodong. He was allowed to return to his hometown a few years later. Since then, Yin Geng, just in his early 30s, had no intention of becoming an official. He built a study, named jiugongshanfang after the mountain of his hometown, where he devoted himself to reading and writing, and served the country in another way. However, when there are big things in the local area, he still actively participates in painting. When there are dangers, he still stands up and never loses his ambition to serve the country.

become an author

During the reign of Jiajing, the Mongolian anda tribe invaded the mainland and harassed the capital. Yu County, Yin Geng's hometown, is located between Xuanfu and Datong, and is at the forefront of the war. Yin Geng was very worried about the situation at that time. As a young man, he wanted to do a great job. "Every time he wanted to raise a brigade, he would go rampant and defend his country.". But now he can only talk about soldiers on paper, so he entrusted all his talent and enthusiasm to pen and ink, and wrote many books about soldiers, such as Yiyu, a brief account of the southern Qin Dynasty, Datong rebellion, Saiyu and Xiangyue. Among them, the latter two books are the most influential. The Saiyu is included in the general catalogue of Sikuquanshu, which is divided into 11 parts: frontier situation, situation, Chengsai, Chengsai, quding, guanjunhu, Jinglian, Baoma, minbao and Shenji. It expresses his strategic thinking of commanding the army. In the book, he advises the imperial court that "the trouble of Han Dynasty lies in the relatives, the trouble of Tang Dynasty lies in the vassal Town, while the imperial court is in a hurry to prepare for the captives The Song Dynasty is a mirror. "The village treaty" put forward the political proposition of "first the urgency of the country, then the private affairs", and expressed great concern for national defense. In the book, the significance and methods of organizing "militia" are discussed in detail. "Today, when the country's walls are blocked, the sky is very dangerous, but when it comes to internal governance, the people will be the soldiers themselves, and the Zhou Dynasty will not be regarded as an anecdote?" In order to provide more accurate historical and geographical data for national defense, Yin Geng went out of his home and made several visits to the border, and wrote a famous local chronicle, the two towns and three passes. The two towns refer to Datong town and Xuanfu Town, and the three passes refer to Yanmen pass, Ningwu pass and Piantou pass A large number of valuable historical materials have been preserved. Some of them are collected in Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion, National College, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jilin University Library and Japanese Oriental library. Yin Geng also wrote nine palace private records and shuoyeshan people records.

It's a long way to go

Yin Geng's military thought is not only expressed in his above works, but also reflected in a large number of his poems. Yin Geng's frontier poems have high artistic achievements. The Qing Dynasty poets Qian Qianyi and Shen Deqian both selected Yin Geng's works in the collection of poems of the liechao Dynasty and the collection of poems of the Ming Dynasty. Qian Qianyi said that "as a song poem, it has the style of chivalry in Heshuo.". Zhu YIZUN, a famous poet of the Qing Dynasty, also said in the book of songs about jingzhiju that "Shuo Ye is proud of himself because of his edge, and he never recovers. His poems are like the corner of dawn and the corner of autumn, and the listeners are sad.". Yin Geng died in jiugongshanfang and was buried in Yin's tomb in the southwest of Songjiazhuang village in the south of Yuxian County, where he was worshipped in the ancestral hall of Xiangxian. There is no biography in the history of Ming Dynasty.

Selected Poems

Eight songs in autumn

firstly

the wind blows down the trees for thousands of miles, but heaven and earth do not fight today. Air smell sea national standard copper column, turn to see Hehuang white wave. it's the place where the frost is buried, and a few people listen to the fishing songs in the bright moon. The end of the world is haggard, Sanxiang guest, only hold the legacy of Sao resentment Xue Luo.

second

the Bronze Dragon in Spring opens up the cold light, and the golden water bridge crosses the white jade fence. It was said that the emperor of the Han Dynasty wanted great medicine, so he invited the queen mother to Chang'an. Wencheng kitchen is offered in the golden night, and green birds fly to Taiyi altar. It's not the year star accompanying the emperor's chariot, but the pan root.

third

Jimen thousands of miles to the clouds, Lu Qi clear night alarm with. He array a few glimpse of Qinghai month, whips for black mountain wind. The soldiers in the last winter are still thin, and the lonely city is empty. In the ten years of the southern kingdom, all the generals were slow to discuss their merits.

Fourth

A hundred thousand strings are for a lucky bag, and an ambitious wolf is a flower. Even marriage so light China, sub channel frequency into Han Jiang. The father-in-law of tuhuzhang has no meat to eat, and the evils of fighting are still on the wall. There should not be a battlefield in every year.

Fifthly

Weizhou city is surrounded by ten thousand mountains, which is full of Zisai, Lianyun and Shuo. When he was old, he was offered to the valley, and the beacon smoke received Shenjing day and night. The nine palaces lead to the walls of the army, and the high base Cui Wei leads to the barracks. Slightly like to destroy Feng Zhang, Shuai will capture Xie cangsheng.

Sixthly

the ancient hills beside Wangxi City, the Jinbo spring and the Jiacheng flow. At that time, when Wei had a different surname, he was able to settle down in Han Dynasty and went to Zhu Liu to worship the marquis. The drum was worried by jackals and tigers, and the mountains and rivers were shamed by dogs and sheep. Shi Lang, however, had no long-term worries and cut the Sixteen States of Yanyun.

Seven

he is famous as general wanlima, and the white head has the heart to hear all over the world. Liao water flag more murderous, Taishan pines and cypresses have high grave. Tiaohou's army changed during the period of Zijing, and Dou Xian once inscribed the Great Wall honor. Leaning on Ling smoke alone, I think about the general, and at dusk, I will march wild geese into the cold clouds.

Eight

He lived in ancient Beiping and was familiar with the local affairs. Shuangjing night across sangqian water, a sword toward the Khan camp. He did not worry about the world, but abandoned his life. Cangjiang lying sick this night, wild geese Autumn Travel dream startled.

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