Cao Zhenji

Cao Zhenji

Cao Zhenji (1634-1698) was a famous poet in Qing Dynasty. Word six, and word rank, Diqing, No. Shi'an, Anqiu County, chengdongguan (now in Shandong Province) people. Brother of Cao Shenji. In the third year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, he was a Jinshi official and a doctor in the Ministry of rites. He is fond of calligraphy, works in poetry and prose, and is known as the "two southern and Northern Cao" together with the Jiashan poet Cao Erkan. His Ci is especially famous, and he is known as the "most elegant" poet in the early Qing Dynasty.

brief account of the author's life

Cao Zhenji was born in a scholarly family. Cao Yilin, Gaozu, Bingchen Jinshi, Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, and Wujiang county magistrate. Cao Yingxun, the great ancestor, was a student of Zunhua county. His grandfather, Cao Quan, was a student of the Imperial College and a minister of the Guanglu temple. His father, Cao Fuzhi, died early. Liu Zhengzong, the forefather, was a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen. After entering the Qing Dynasty, he became an official and became a Bachelor of Wenhua hall. Cao Zhenji lost his father when he was young. He learned poetry from his grandfather Liu Zhengzong when he was young. As a young man, he had a reputation for literary talent. In the second year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1663), xie Yuan was 29 years old. The next year, he became a Jinshi in the 38th place. In the sixth year, he was awarded the title of Zhongshu Sheren. At that time, his younger brother Shen Ji had been an official for 13 years. He successively served as a senior official in the Ministry of rites, the Ministry of war and the Ministry of industry. In 1673, the rebellion of San Francisco happened. Cao Shenji, then governor of Guizhou Province, was first coerced by his subordinates to take up the position of puppet. Later, he was killed by Wu Sangui for reporting secrets to the imperial court. Cao Zhenji then fell into a strong mental pressure and grief of crying for his younger brother. After the political crisis, Cao Zhenji, who had been in the office of Leng Cao yamen for 15 years, was promoted to other posts. Later, he was appointed as a member of the household department, wailang, and a doctor of the Ministry of rites. He left Huguang to study politics and returned to his hometown. When Cao Zhenji acted as the magistrate of Qimen County, he abolished the exorbitant taxes and taxes, and the people praised the song of quejin. When the new county magistrate took office, he did not listen to his admonition and provoked a popular uprising. People around the Department of strike, county magistrate hanged, county magistrate request Shangguan said, not Cao can not set this chaos. As soon as he arrived, the tyranny was removed, and then he settled down.

Literary achievements

Cao Zhenji's Gongci is based on the Southern Song Dynasty. Ci is similar to Zhu YIZUN's purport. He concentrated on chanting things, and intended to learn from Zhang Yan, Zhou Mi and Shi Dazu. Such as water dragon chant white lotus, jieyuhua, yongshuixian tongjiadi's works, Nanpu, Chunshui Yutian rhyme, Liuke Zhegu, shuilongyin, yongliuxu pogong Yanghua rhyme, etc., are quite famous. Chen Weisong commented on the poem "white lotus" and said: "I want to call Mr. Cao white lotus." His lyric and nostalgic works, such as "in the deshuidao" written by Manjianghong, were highly praised by Peng sunhui. Chen Weisong thought that there was a general idea of "jumping, restoring, stirring and falling" in the poems of "Jingkou nostalgia", "Jinling nostalgia" and "Qiantang nostalgia" written by fengliuzi. "Siku Quanshu Zongmu" says that his Ci is "mostly reflected by the beauty, reposed in the deep, ancient style, with new meaning". Wu Qi selected the famous Ci and pushed it as a scroll. In Zhang Zhidong's bibliography, Zhenji is the only one of the most famous Ci writers. There are five poems by Cao Zhenji in the selected works of famous poets in recent 300 years. Interpretation of "biography" and "Ji Ping": the forceful and boundless of Ke Xue CI is its essence. And the language is more strange, has the meaning of invincible. Kexue CI is the most elegant of all the old poets in the early period of the state. There was no lack of Ci writers in the Guochao period. The influence of his articles can be seen from the fact that Siku collected Ke Xue alone. Cao Zhenji's poems are fresh and elegant, and the style is the best, but they are covered by the name of the CI. For example, seven poems about fairies, two poems about the sea in Rizhao Road, four poems about wangdai, four poems about Jinshan, and two poems about the news of Huachao's brother crossing the river can all show his skill and charm. There are three poems in Volume 6 of the collection of poems of the Qing Dynasty. Wang Shizhen, song Luo and Huang Zongxi also praised his poems. Cao Zhenji has written one volume of Ke Xue Ji and two volumes of Ji, one volume of Chaotian Ji, one volume of Hongzhao Ji, one volume of Huangshan Travel poems, two volumes of Ke Xue Ci, and one volume of Kangxi's Anthology of Cao's family in Anqiu.

Representative works

[butterflies in love with flowers] after reading the December drum lyrics in June 1, I think it is too rich. We can make it sour. In the middle of leisure, I will record one of the twelve poems of my hometown

in May, clouds cover the ground. In the wheat field, the creaking sound rises together. The old man eulogizes the sounds of nature. Can he distinguish the words of Gong and Shang? In the corner of the house, Huaiyin sleeps, dreaming of Huaxu and butterflies. Guest to the sunset stay thin drunk, cold Taoyi poor home.

[flower sweeping tour, spring snow, song rhyme]

The Lantern Festival is also a time to see the beautiful spring and the plain smoke. Ten thousand wisps of wet clouds, and light Yin for halo, bees dance. plum blossoms fall in the dark all night, and the west window looks like rain. Flutter to ask the wind, return to where? There are only a few things about the lights, such as the water, the car, the bridge and the road. Orchid room row Zu, sigh China easy to throw, bin silk pile element. I know that there are people who are separated from me. Man by standing, listening to the cold city, the number of Qiao drum.

[stay

·[partridge]

Miasma is bitter! All over the five streams, the water is green in the sand, and the sound is constant. Only the pedestrians are advised to stop. What's the matter, Guan Qing? Frequent messages. When the empty temple was abandoned, the clothes were all wet and the horses could not stay. Wind more rain, a central plains, no hope. Thousands of miles of burning wasteland, cover Mo destroy hairy. Do you remember that in the spring palace of the king of Yue, the palace maids are like flowers, only you are left? The sound of Zigui continued, thinking that the river was deep and the moon was dark, and he bowed his head to Chenfu.

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