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Zhicheng Deng, a historian in the Qing Dynasty, said that Qianlong judged people by their appearances, while Wenda (Ji Xiaolan) was short-sighted in appearance and was from Jiangbei, so he was not liked by the pure emperor (that is, Qianlong). At that time, if Weng, Zhu, Wang Lanquan and Zou Yigui were all rejected as officials, their fate was quite similar. The pure emperor allowed them to be wise and sensitive and led them to become governors. For example, Yu Wenxiang, Liang and Dong Wengong were all stored by jesters. "
This article is taken from a corner of the Qing dynasty-those little-known historical fragments. Author: Wang Wei, Press: Electronic Industry Press.
Ji Xiaolan was "sad" because of his evaluation by Qianlong: "I am good at your literature, so I only seek to promote the superior while reserving the inferior. Why talk about state affairs! " I really don't know Ji Xiaolan's expression and mentality when he heard this sentence.
The background of Gan Long's remarks is this: Yin Zhuangtu, a bachelor of cabinet, accused Chen of graft and said that the governor was "notorious and lax in official management". However, in his later years, Qianlong was intoxicated with the strange circle of self-beautification and could no longer listen to advice. Have it both ways, the ministers, proposed to cut off Yin Zhuang's head. Yin Zhuang-tu's father Yin was a scholar in the same year. Because of this relationship, Ji Xiaolan pleaded for Yin Zhuangtu, and Gan Long flew into a rage and scolded his real thoughts, saying that Ji Xiaolan "was raised as a prostitute."
History is always strikingly similar. 1800 years ago, Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty also interceded for others, which led to the cruel imprisonment of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in a rage. Sima Qian summed up his bloody lesson like this: "The ephemeris of literature and history is almost between divination and blessing, which strengthens the teasing of lords, advocates the superiority of livestock and ignores vulgarity." This scene is repeated in Ji Xiaolan. Fortunately, Qianlong was much more affectionate than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Ji Xiaolan was released after a reprimand.
In folklore, Ji Xiaolan is charming and handsome, and his relationship with Gan Long is the right-hand man of a wise monarch, full of trust, ridicule and humor. Ji Xiaolan is honest, witty, handsome and free and easy. He is tit for tat with Xiao Shenyang, always waiting for an opportunity to play tricks on his opponent and make a fool of himself. I often succeed in avoiding the revenge of Xiao Shenyang, and the whole vacation is true. In fact, this is not the case in history. These stories are all well-intentioned beautification that people take for granted, and they are all false. According to relevant data, the true image of Ji Xiaolan is quite different from folklore. The real Ji Xiaolan in history is short-sighted. "Sleepy-eyed" means ugly; "Myopia" is myopia. This college student not only has these shortcomings, but also suffers from stuttering. Zhu Gui once wrote a poem about Ji Xiaolan, "Hejian Zongboheng stuttered and wrote a good book. Immersed in four warehouses, the summary is ten thousand volumes. " But objectively speaking, since Ji Xiaolan can pass the imperial examinations at all levels, his appearance is definitely not "sorry for the audience" and should be "passable", but there is no doubt that Ji Xiaolan is not good-looking. Under the standard of judging people by their appearances, Ji Xiaolan suffered from these congenital deficiencies.
Zhicheng Deng, a historian in Qing Dynasty, said that Qianlong judged people by their appearances, while Wenda (Ji Xiaolan) was short-sighted in appearance and was from Jiangbei, so he was not liked by the Qing emperor (that is, Qianlong). At that time, if Weng, Zhu, Wang Lanquan and Zou Yigui were all rejected as officials, their fate was quite similar. The pure emperor allowed them to be wise and sensitive and led them to become governors. For example, Yu Wenxiang, Liang and Dong Wengong were all stored by jesters. "Qianlong's employment standards for his closest officials not only require these people to be alert, agile, smart and capable, but also handsome and young. Small Shenyang, Wang Jie, Yu Minzhong, Gao Dong, Liang Guozhi and Fu Changan are such examples. Therefore, even if Ji Xiaolan is brilliant again, his "shortcomings" such as general appearance, myopia and stuttering are also the important reasons why Gan Long and Ji Xiaolan have been separated for a lifetime and can't get real attention. It is very difficult for Ji Xiaolan to become a favorite and minister of Qianlong, and it is also difficult to participate in major political decisions. He can only settle down in words and be a dry ci minister.
Ji Xiaolan served as an imperial envoy of Zuodu in Duchayuan, and his misjudgment should be punished by the ministerial committee. However, Gan Long said, "The appointed Ji Xiaolan is a useless pedant who just wants to fabricate figures. Moreover, he is not familiar with the names of criminals and other matters, and it is excusable to make mistakes because of myopia. " A well-educated college student in A Talented Man and a Beautiful Woman turned out to be a "pedant" in his master's mind. How can a person stop saying that he was sad? Ji Xiaolan worked as an examiner after having obtained the provincial examinations twice, six times and three times as a history official. These are all official positions without real power, just vase-like decorations of the Qing court, and the embodiment of his real experience as a ci minister.
Emperor Qianlong asked Ji Xiaolan to compile "Sikuquanshu" in order to give himself more powder and get more gimmicks for his "sandwich martial arts". Let Ji Xiaolan be the editor in chief. This is because Ji Xiaolan really has unparalleled talent in this field. Gan Long thinks that he can only do part of this kind of work, instead of treating him as an independent etiquette. Ji Xiaolan was fifty years old when he compiled Siku Quanshu. He devoted a lot of energy and painstaking efforts, and with his profound knowledge and amazing willpower, he made great contributions to the preservation and arrangement of China's ancient cultural heritage. Ji Xiaolan managed Sikuquanshu for thirteen years, and personally wrote the General Table of Sikuquanshu and the Concise Catalogue of Sikuquanshu, and his life's brilliance and brilliance reached its peak here.
In the process of compiling Sikuquanshu, Ji Xiaolan and many colleagues suffered embarrassment, hardship and even family destruction brought by writing, and it is difficult for future generations to see the pleasure of "climbing the grid". Liu He, the chief editor, and Lu, the general school, were repeatedly reprimanded by Gan Long and handed over to the Ministry for discussion, and were fined for their mistakes. Finally, editor-in-chief Lu froze to death on the way to Shengjing School. Lu's principal was dismissed because he could not afford the cost of revision, and died of depression. After his death, his ancestral property was still confiscated. Ji Xiaolan has also been reprimanded and punished many times. After the re-examination of Sikuquanshu was completed in forty-five years of Qianlong (1780), many mistakes were found, and Qianlong "ordered discipline and land to pay compensation equally". Colleagues and their own personal experiences have brought Ji Xiaolan a deeper feeling and made him truly aware of the sinister environment in which he lives. Ji Xiaolan Tengda started as a pen and ink inkstone, and embarked on a career with words. During the Qianlong period in which he lived, it was also the period when the "literary inquisition" reached its peak, which of course gave Ji Xiaolan nightmares.
Ji Xiaolan left a copy of Notes of Yuewei Caotang to future generations. This note is widely circulated. Mr. Lu Xun said that this book "measures the realm of ghosts and gods, making people feel subtle." Sun Li thinks this note is "the same as Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio". Ji Xiaolan also wrote such a note, which is really helpless. He witnessed too many people being carried away by words. After the book was finished, he recited regretfully: "I have tried my best to kill people all my life, and there are many clouds on the paper." The library to be built is old now, because it is said that ghosts are like Dongpo. "With Ji Xiaolan's profound knowledge, it should not be difficult to write a book. But many words and things are not impossible to write, but afraid to write. In addition to the notes of Yuewei Caotang, we have not seen more words handed down by Ji Xiaolan, which is definitely a pity for future generations. " Dare not say a word "reflects his living state and mentality of walking on thin ice."
In his later years, Ji Xiaolan often used games as metaphors to express his thoughts. He played a unique name "Taoist Guan Yi", from which he realized the officialdom, the world and the people's hearts when playing chess. Ji Xiaolan lived in officialdom for a long time, and he was able to do both in officialdom. He must have a way to be an official. He follows Qianlong's poems, flatters most of them, and also shows his "secular" side; Moreover, he is an official who doesn't offend anyone. He tries to remain neutral and never gets impulsive and angry. This is also the experience that Ji Xiaolan has accumulated from officialdom for many years.
Ji Xiaolan is not always smooth sailing. In the thirty-third year of Qianlong (1768), he was involved in the salt policy deficit case because he tipped off the in-laws to Lu. Small Shenyang seized the opportunity and gave him the most fatal blow. He was sent to Urumqi, Xinjiang. During this period, his eldest son died of illness, his beloved concubine Guo Tsefu also died, and his family was ruined. But Ji Xiaolan still walked out of his grief firmly, and he returned to the court two years later.
Ji Xiaolan worked as an editor and editor of imperial academy, giving lectures daily, with a bachelor's degree, an official of Zhan Shifu, a bachelor's degree in cabinet, a minister of Chinese Department, an assistant minister of the Ministry of War, an imperial consultant of Duchayuan Zuodu, an official of the Ministry of War, an official of the Ministry of War, and a university student as co-organizer. Dr. Guanglu, a banquet official and Wen Yuan Pavilion official, honored him and let him ride a horse in the Forbidden City.
Ji Xiaolan, like Ah Q, has the ability to comfort himself, which is characterized by being open-minded, cheerful and humorous. Ji Xiaolan's humor is mentioned most in the notes of Qing Dynasty. Niu Yingzhi's Interpretation of Rain Window said: "Ji Wenda's coffin is humorous and many ministers are humiliated." Qian Yong also recorded in "Talking in the Garden": "Everyone knows that xian county is good at joking." Ji Xiaolan's open-minded attitude enabled him to heal his wounds in time and face them positively when he suffered various blows.
At the age of 69, Ji Xiaolan wrote such an elegy: "The sea is like a gull and the book of life and death is like a mullet." Compare yourself to a seagull that rises and falls in officialdom; He said he was like a mullet in the book of life and death. This expresses his lament for his own fate, and also includes his understanding of his own life, which is also a true portrayal of his life experience. From this elegiac couplet, we can also see that Ji Xiaolan is tired of officialdom. Ji Xiaolan, who has been floating in the officialdom for a long time, didn't realize how many * * * elements are in the apprentice. Although he developed a detached attitude and saw through the world of mortals, his heart was full of loneliness and bitterness.
Ji Xiaolan not only destroyed his personality, but also possessed the integrity of an intellectual. According to historical records, small Shenyang has developed authoritarianism for decades, and ministers at home and abroad have taken refuge. As a scholar, Ji Xiaolan didn't rely on Little Shenyang to seek a high position, which is very rare in itself. According to North Korea's special envoy Xu Youwen, only Liu Yong, Ji Xiaolan, Zhu Gui and others in North Korea never attached themselves to Shenyang. Ji Xiaolan has been ups and downs in officialdom for half a century, walking a tightrope in the cracks, trying to save himself and survive with sophisticated life experience. From this perspective, Ji Xiaolan is a successful secular figure and a model of "North Korea's great obscurity".
In the 10th year of Jiaqing (1805), 82-year-old Ji Xiaolan died in Beijing and lived in Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing dynasties. Emperor Jiaqing Yu Ming said: "Being quick and eager to learn, you can write for the text and teach its politics, and you will accomplish nothing." Therefore, posthumous title is "literate", which is the highest recognition of his literary talent. In addition, there are titles such as "The First Talented Man in Manchu Dynasty", "Romantic Talented Man", "Humor Master" and "A Generation of Confucians", each of which has left many fascinating stories for future generations.
We can't ask Ji Xiaolan to follow Tao Yuanming's example of "don't bend over for five buckets of rice"; Or learn from Li Taibai's "Oh, how can I solemnly bow and scrape to a powerful person?". This is the diversity of history and human nature. On the other hand, Sima Qian was humiliated by historical records. Ji Xiaolan got the Sikuquanshu with humiliation.
"Ji Xiaolan can't be the favorite and reuse minister of Qianlong. At best, it is just a literary minister raised by the emperor. " Every time I see the story of Ji Xiaolan, I want to say, "Alas, Ji Xiaolan." 2. Classification: Society/Culture >> Historical Topics
Analysis:
Nowadays, TV plays about Ji Xiaolan and Little Shenyang are emerging one after another. Ji Xiaolan in the play is simple and honest, witty, handsome and free and easy, which is in sharp contrast with the glib and ignorant Shenyang. Ji Xiaolan became one with Xiao Shenyang, always playing tricks on his opponent, making him make a fool of himself, and often saved the day, successfully avoiding Xiao Shenyang's revenge. The audience couldn't help laughing and felt deeply happy. However, what is the true face of Ji Xiaolan in history?
Ji Xiaolan (1724 ~ 1805) was born in xian county, Zhili (now Cangxian, Hebei). According to historical records, he was humorous, resourceful and brilliant all his life, leaving many stories for later generations, and was praised as "a romantic genius" and "a master of humor". He was a famous scholar, poet, bibliographer and novelist in Qing Dynasty. Generally speaking, his life is quite different from the image in folklore and on the screen.
In popular folklore and TV series, the relationship between Ji Xiaolan and Gan Long is very harmonious, full of trust, ridicule and humor. This is a beautified description, which is not the case in history. In fact, Ji Xiaolan is just a literary poet. This should start with Ji Xiaolan's appearance.
In folklore, Ji Xiaolan's image is charming and handsome; On the screen, the image of Ji Xiaolan, which is basically monopolized by Zhang Guoli, is also reasonable. The real situation is completely different. According to historical records, Ji Xiaolan was "short-sighted". The so-called "sleep" is ugly; The so-called "myopia" means short-sightedness. In addition, Zhu Gui, who has been friends with Ji Xiaolan for decades, once wrote a poem describing Ji Xiaolan like this:
Hejian is a scholar who stutters and writes books.
Immersed in four warehouses, summarizing and recording ten thousand volumes.
So, Ji Xiaolan still stutters. Of course, because Ji Xiaolan was able to pass the imperial examinations at all levels, a voice examiner checked his appearance and speaking ability through dialogue and visual inspection, so as not to affect the "image" of courtiers in the court, and he could not be too ugly to see anyone. However, there is no doubt that Ji Xiaolan is ugly. Ugliness, shortsightedness and stuttering have become the important reasons why Ji Xiaolan can't really trust him because of his appearance.
We need to introduce some background knowledge here. The fate of Ji Xiaolan officialdom is in the hands of Qianlong. Qianlong is a famous "holy Lord" in the history of China and an emperor who grew up in a deep palace. He has many strange habits. For Ji Xiaolan, the most fatal point of Qianlong is the employment standard for the ministers close to him. He not only requires these people to be alert, agile, smart and capable, but also handsome, young and beautiful. For example, Xiao Shenyang, Wang Jie, Yu Minzhong, Gao Dong, Liang Guozhi and Fu Changan are among the best "handsome men", so they are highly valued. Needless to say, the beauty of Xiao Shenyang, even Fu Changan, can be prized in his later years, on the one hand, because he is dead set on following Xiao Shenyang instead of forming girlfriends, and on the other hand, because he is young and beautiful. Margaret, the British special envoy who has been to China, records in her works that Fu Changan is a typical noble, beautiful and energetic teenager.
Looks are predestined, there is no way to choose. Ji Xiaolan, who is ugly, happens to meet Qianlong again, so even if he is clever, it is difficult to get real attention, and it is difficult to participate in major political decisions, so he can only settle down in words. Ji Xiaolan can only be a ci minister of Qianlong, but it is difficult to be a favorite and important minister of Qianlong. Ji Xiaolan's two examiners, six examiners, and three officials of the Ministry of Rites in his life all reflected this opportunity. This kind of official position has no heavy power or real power, but the decoration of the Qing court. Even if Gan Long appoints him as the president of Douchayuan, he should be punished for his wrong judgment. However, Gan Long said: "The appointed Ji Xiaolan is a useless corrupt scholar. He just wants to make up the number. In addition, he is not familiar with the criminal's name and other things, and he is nearsighted ... his mistake can be forgiven. " Visible Ji Xiaolan's position in his mind.
In fact, appearance is only a superficial reason. There is a deeper reason for Ji Xiaolan's estrangement from Qianlong, that is, autocratic monarchs don't like intellectuals with a little personality and sense of justice in essence. On one occasion, Yin Zhuangtu, a bachelor of cabinet, pointed out Chen's dereliction of duty, saying that provincial governors were "notorious and bureaucratic management was lax." When I passed by the provinces and asked about the quality of officials, people frowned and sighed, and the atmosphere in the provinces was basically the same. "Because Gan Long was too old to listen to advice, the Minister of Military Affairs wanted to behead Yin Zhuang. Yin Zhuang-tu's father Yin Yu was a scholar in the same year. When Ji Xiaolan was going to intercede for Yin Zhuangtu, Gan Long flew into a rage and immediately scolded: "I am very good at your literature, so I just want to spread the best and save it. Why talk about state affairs! "Originally, the emperor asked Ji Xiaolan to compile" Sikuquanshu ",but he didn't really regard him as an independent etiquette, just regarded him as a player to amuse the emperor. In the first century BC, Sima Qian, a great historian, was put into prison because he said a few words for Li Ling, which provoked the wrath of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Sima Qian said from a bitter experience: "The ephemeris of literature and history is almost between divination and blessing, which strengthens the teasing of lords and the worship of superior livestock, and also lightens the folk customs. "1800 years have passed, but Ji Xiaolan is facing the same situation: it is difficult for an intellectual to have dignity in the face of autocratic imperial power. In the face of the accusation of Qianlong, Ji Xiaolan can only submit to humiliation. I don't think there will be such a scene in the TV series, right?
As Zhicheng Deng, an expert in Qing history, said, Qianlong judges a book by its cover, and Wenda (that is, Ji Xiaolan) is short-sighted and a native of Jiangbei, so he is not liked by Pure Emperor (that is, Qianlong). At that time, if Weng, Zhu, Wang Lanquan and Zou Yigui were all rejected as officials, their fates were quite similar. Emperor run allowed them to have wisdom and talent, and they led the governor. For example, Yu Wenxiang, Liang and Dong Wengong were all stored by jesters. "Judge a book by its cover is the sorrow of history.
As mentioned above, Ji Xiaolan's position in Qianlong's mind is nothing more than that. So, from Ji Xiaolan's point of view, how did he realize his situation? Ji Xiaolan worked as an editor in imperial academy, giving lectures every day, a servant of Zuo Shuzi, a servant of Zhan Shifu, a bachelor of cabinet, a prime minister, an assistant minister of the Ministry of War, an official of Zuodu imperial academy, an official of the Ministry of War, an official of the Ministry of Justice, and a co-organizer of university students, and was awarded the Forbidden City by Dr. Guang Lu, an official of the banquet and an official of the Wen Yuan Pavilion. It was only in the thirty-third year of Qianlong (1768) that he was involved in the salt policy deficit case because he tipped off his in-laws Lu Jian, and was sent to Urumqi, but only two years later he was recalled to Beijing to be an official. So in the eyes of ordinary people, Ji Xiaolan can also be regarded as a successful person. However, Ji Xiaolan, who has been in the officialdom for a long time, didn't realize how many * * * of the apprentice existed, and his heart was full of loneliness and sadness. This can be seen from several details in Ji Xiaolan's life.
Ji Xiaolan, who was afraid to write a book, wrote a lot in his life, including Sikuquanshu, Sikuquanshu General Catalogue, Record of Jehol and so on. And the Notes of Yuewei Caotang written in his personal capacity. But before Ji Xiaolan died, there was a saying that he had never written a book.
Some people say that Ji Xiaolan thinks that his works can't surpass the ancients, so he doesn't pay attention to writing and doesn't keep his works. Liu, his favorite pupil, said that his teacher is famous all over the world, and he often writes articles for people, but all of them are "easy to lose but not to save the manuscript". It turns out that Ji Xiaolan always thought that these words were just the dross of the ancients and had no printing value. Michael Chen, another student in Ji Xiaolan, also said that since the teacher presided over the compilation of Si Ku Quan Shu, he knew that everything was available after reading ancient and modern works. Later people could not find the scope of the ancients no matter how hard they tried, and those who claimed to be more than the ancients were just biting off more than they could chew. Therefore, Ji Xiaolan "never wrote a book in his life", and occasionally words such as preface and tablet table were immediately discarded and never saved. Michael Chen said with emotion, now some people occasionally write a little thing to show off everywhere, eager to show off. What a cheek!
Fan Jiang, a great scholar in the Qing Dynasty, said in the History of Sinology that Ji Xiaolan devoted his whole life to the book "Summary of Sikuquanshu" and liked to write novels about officials, so he was "lazy to write books", and his works in his youth were hidden at home and never circulated in the world.
According to Ji Xiaolan himself, it is slightly different from the above. In his later years, Ji Xiaolan once said, "I studied poetry in my early years, during which I was in high spirits and sang with the world, never wanting to lag behind. Now I am almost 80 years old, but I dare not say a word, and I dare not keep the manuscript I have written for a lifetime. " He said that this is because with the growth of experience, looking back at his proud works, most of them are what the ancients have said, and they have worked hard to write them, but they are just a bitter ear. Judging from Ji Xiaolan's words, he didn't "never write a book". In his early years, he dared to recite poems and write poems, but later he gradually got a deep understanding of his own world, and he was more and more afraid to write his own manuscripts and save them. It seems reluctant to say that I stopped writing because I was afraid of surpassing the ancients. There is also a great social and political background behind this reason, that is, during the Qianlong period, ideological control was strengthened and literary inquisitions were common.
The literary inquisition in Qing Dynasty was concentrated in the periods of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, and it was called the flourishing age. Among them, the famous ones are Zhuang's "Ming Shi" prison and "Nanshan Ji" prison in Kangxi period, and Justin prison and prison in Yongzheng period. Among them, the court's investigation is an unwarranted charge, and others are more or less taboo because of the text. During the Qianlong period, the network was more dense, and most of them were made out of nothing, using topics to kill people. For example, there is a cabinet bachelor Hu Zhongzao in prison. Two of Hu Zhongzao's poems are sensitive to Qianlong. One sentence is "one heart is turbid and clear", which Qianlong thinks is deliberately adding turbid words to the title of Qing Dynasty, which is disrespectful; One sentence is "The old Buddha is not sick now, so he can't open the door when he hears it." Gan Long thought it was ironic that he couldn't open the door to talents. It is also because during his tenure as a political scholar in Guangxi, Hu Zhongzao once wrote an examination question "There are three stubborn things that are not like dragons", and Gan Long thought that dragons and dragons are homophonic, which is a topic that slandered him. Gan Long used these excuses to kill the algae in Hu Zhong. Most of the literary prisons during the Qianlong period were like this. As a poet in Qianlong period, Ji Xiaolan had a deep understanding of these literary problems.
At the same time, Ji Xiaolan and his colleagues suffered the embarrassment brought by writing because of compiling Sikuquanshu, and even their families were ruined. It is inevitable that there will be some mistakes in the middle of such a big cultural project. As long as we try our best, we will correct our mistakes and improve ourselves. It's a pity that Ji Xiaolan faced the autocratic and ambitious Emperor Qianlong, and a little flaw would lead to fatal disaster. In the process of compiling Sikuquanshu, the editor-in-chief, Liu He and the general school Lu were reprimanded many times and handed over to the Ministry for discussion, fines and compensation for mistakes. Finally, the editor-in-chief Lu died on the way to the northeast school book. Lu was dismissed because he could not afford the revision fees of the three Jiangnan schools, and he was unhappy, his family property was confiscated and his wife and children were separated. The personal experiences of colleagues and themselves will certainly bring Ji Xiaolan deeper feelings and make him truly aware of the dangerous environment he is in.
There is an anecdote about Ji Xiaolan in Clearing Banknotes, which is worth recalling. It is said that when Ji Xiaolan was an academician, one day, when he was drafting official documents, his literary thoughts dried up and he went out for a walk along the corridor. There was a veteran who was sleeping soundly and snoring on the porch. Ji Xiaolan woke the soldier and asked him how he slept. The veteran said it was good. Ji Xiaolan then showed him a book, but the veteran said he couldn't read. Ji Xiaolan said thoughtfully at this moment: "Literacy in life is the beginning of hardship. If you can't read, you are really happy. " This anecdote may not be true, but the mentality it reflects may not be far from the real Ji Xiaolan. At the age of 4, Ji Xiaolan became attached to the brush and inkstone, and then embarked on a literary career. However, he didn't expect that words would often kill people and embarrass him. It is understandable to have such a sigh. Let's look back at the phenomenon that he "cringed and didn't dare to say anything", doesn't it reflect his trembling feeling in front of the autocratic monarch? 3: 1, Ji Xiaolan was an official during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
2. Ji Xiaolan's real name is Ji Yun (1724.08.03-1805.03.14), also known as Xiaolan, alias Chunfan, real name, Taoist priest, solitary stone old man, xian county, Hejian Prefecture, Zhili, a writer and official in Qing Dynasty.
3. In the 19th year of Qing Qianlong (1754), he was admitted to the examination as a scholar, an official to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, an assistant to a university student, and a prince of Shaobao. He used to be the editor-in-chief of Sikuquanshu.
4. In the 10th year of Jiaqing (1805), he died at the age of 82. Posthumous title is "literate" because he is sensitive and studious, able to write, and does not award political achievements (inscription by Emperor Jiaqing).
Ji Xiaolan was a shrewd wizard in Qing Dynasty. He could write poems and poems, and his writing skills were more perfect. He compiled Sikuquanshu for more than ten years, during which dozens of literary inquisitions occurred, and all the officials who compiled with him were seriously implicated. No one has a happy ending except Ji Xiaolan.
6. Ji Yun's official career and academic activities began in the middle and late18th century, which was an important turning point in the history of China's ideology and culture. Ji Yun has always been a fan of official academic work. Whenever there is an editorial battle or a book revision, he will be present. He led and participated in the compilation of many important classics all his life. Therefore, Ji Yun is a scholar who has made great contributions to the cultural history of China. He paid attention to Sikuquanshu all his life, and his Notes on Yuewei Caotang and Ji Wenda's Public Legacy Collection were also handed down from generation to generation.