Zhang Shiju

Zhang Shiju

Zhang Shiju, also known as Bin Gong, is also known as Xiao ting. He is Wang Shizhen's brother-in-law and one of the hermit landscape poets in Qing Dynasty. The Han nationality is from Zouping. According to Mr. Wang Hong of Zouping cultural center, Zhang Shiju was born in 1634, the seventh year of Chongzhen, and died in 1713, the fifty second year of Kangxi.

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Zhang Shiju was born in an official family. His grandfather, Zhang Yandeng, was a Jinshi of Wanli in Ming Dynasty. He was a minister of the Ministry of industry and a censor of both sides. Zhang Wanzhong, his father, was an official in Zhejiang Province. Both his father Zhang Yandeng and his father Zhang Wanzhong were officials in the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhang Shiju could not go against the trend of the times and the restoration of the Qing Dynasty, and he did not want to mingle in the official world to cater to the common customs. He could only embark on the inevitable road of the feudal literati, escape from the world, and express his feelings with the scenery of mountains and rivers. Zhang Shiju, the self titled "Mr. Xiaoting", was born in Zouping city at the foot of Changbai Mountain, in Shunzhi City, and lived in Dagu. He played the piano and sang songs to amuse himself. Wang Shizhen selected more than 300 of his poems and compiled them into six volumes of selected poems of Xiaoting. Lang tinghuai and Liu Daqin combined his answering questions with Wang Shizhen and Zhang Duqing's poems into two books: biography of poetry friends and sequel, which were included in Sikuquanshu and handed down to the world.

the family is in straitened circumstances

When Zhang Shiju was in his prime of life, a big event happened to his family. According to his genealogy, Zhang Shiju "never met when he was middle-aged, but his family was in decline.". He should come out to be an official. His family has fallen. Why is it falling. Because something happened at home. At that time, Zhang Shiju's uncle, Zhang wanhu, was in charge of housekeeping. His name was young quantity. He said that he was wronged and broke the law. At that time, Zhang wanxuan, the second uncle of Zhang Shiju, went bankrupt. Later, Zhang wanxuan became ill and died. What's the matter with him. At that time, according to Zhang's genealogy, Zhang's temperament was very weak, his mind was very loose, and his calligraphy was very good. He also has a villa in Meijing villa. He also has a name, called Yaopu, and claims to be a "family in Taohuayuan". This man is independent of the world. At that time, although there was no senior official in Zhangjia, there was still a big shelf there. But once disaster came from the sky. A man who used to be a servant in Zhangjia is Xu Chenglong. Xu Chenglong came to Shandong governor and became an official, called zhongshuli, which is equivalent to the Secretary of the leaders in the public service system. Later, he came to Zouping to do official business with official documents in his arms. When he arrived at the memorial archway, he rode in without dismounting. The servants of Zhang's family saw it and were not pleased with it. Because Xu Chenglong used to be Zhang's servant, how can he ride in now. So he beat Xu Chenglong to death. This incident implicated Zhang wanhu, who was in charge of housekeeping at that time. So Yousi made a lot of charges for him and locked him up. He was in prison for more than ten years. Some of the Zhangjia people fled and ran far away. Some are living in seclusion. Zhangjiakou also fell from then on. In the past, they had high officials, and their accumulated wealth could support a large family. Since this time, Zhang has been on the decline. There is a poem to show the decline of Zhang Shiju's family. This poem was written by him to his son. There are two lines like this, which are very sad: "in the old days, the Qin script went back to the market shop, and the ancestors' house went to the rich house." Therefore, Zhang Shiju in such a family situation, there is no choice to go into the official. Therefore, in many poems, he said that he would have nothing to do with the world. For example, he wrote in the garden miscellaneous Chants: "leisurely and contented, what can I do for the world." It's OK to live a carefree life and save your life. What can I ask for in this world.

Seclusion

In such a family environment, it is difficult for Zhang Shi to be an official. Because his grandfather was a great official of the former Ming Dynasty; his father was a hero of the anti Qing Dynasty. So his choice is to be sincere and avoid disaster. In his summer Miscellaneous Poems, he wrote: "you should love yourself as Yang Zi. Don't talk about people. Learn from Ruan Gong." To love oneself is to cherish one's own body, like Yang Zi. Yangzi was Yang Zhu in the Warring States period. Chuang Tzu once said that Yang Zhu was a man who would benefit the world by pulling out a hair. That is to say, Yang Zhu would not do anything for the world if he pulled a hair from his body. It is a kind of extreme individualism. Take good care of your body and your life. It's said here that you should learn from Yangzi and love yourself. "Don't talk about people. Learn from Ruan Gong." Ruan Gong is Ruan Ji. He was from Jin Dynasty. For fear of causing trouble, he never said others were good or bad. Ruan Ji has this ability, so Zhang Shiju is willing to pursue a free life.

Zhang Shiju often has some contradictions. He had a friend named Ma Guang. Later, he won the entrance examination. Ma Guang and Ma Jia are also two famous figures in Zouping. He and Zhang Shiju are classmates. Ma Gu and Ma Guang are uncles and cousins. They are the fourth generation from his grandfather's generation. They are on the same list. Zhang Shiju didn't take part in the imperial examination. Later, he was envious of Ma Guang as a senior official. In a poem he sent to Ma Guang, he wrote:

"I admire you for your wealth, and the buildings are wide.".

Once upon a time, I was a classmate and friend

I envy you, Ma Guangfu. Qian is the East-West path, the North-South is called mo. The East-West Road and the South-North road belong to Ma's family. "Building wide" is a kind of big house with eaves. The so-called cloud mud is one in the sky, one in the ground. In fact, Zhang Shiju is also very envious of some of his developed classmates, but for himself, he is very hesitant. He has a poem called "reply to zhaoshanren" in which there is such a sentence: "not only others laugh, but I really doubt myself." Not only do you and others laugh at me, but I also deeply doubt my own life situation, life choice and life value.

Selected Poems

Peach blossom Valley

Path through the deep tree, near the cliff four or five. The sound of spring is half down, and peach blossom splashes all over the stream.

After the rain

The rain stops, the mountain is about to be dark, and the setting sun is on the bird's back. Solitary Pavilion light autumn, flowers and trees have more than state. The cool wind blows on all sides, and the long sky is filled with mist. Looking more at the southwest wind, you are as graceful as Dai. The mountains and trees reflect each other, and the flowing spring is pounding the clouds. Sitting alone and drinking the fragrance, the moon is opposite.

Qingming

Peach blossoms bloom, willows are born, and birds sing at the bottom of leaves. People in the mountains surrounded by green, the wind and rain degrees Qingming.

Night snow

The chamber is filled with incense and smoke, and a lamp sits quietly like a dry Zen. Suddenly, in the middle of the night, the cold invades the bone, the water is silent, and the mountain is bright.

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