Dynasty: Qing dynasty

Author: Zheng Xie (Zheng Banqiao)

Original text:

Orchids grow on the top of rocks, and their fragrance floats among rocks, emitting beautiful flowers in prominent rocks and cracks between rocks.

It's not that the clouds are rolling under our feet, but that orchids don't want to ignore them, and they don't know when they will come or when they will leave.

Translation and annotation

Orchids grow on the top of the rock and are full of fragrance. Among the prominent rocks and cracks, exotic flowers and herbs are rich and fragrant.

It's not that there is no sound of floating clouds rolling under your feet, but that orchids don't want to pay attention, don't know when they will come, and will not stay if they leave.

Top: top

Burst: higher than the periphery.

Thick: rich

No: no.

Clouds: Clouds in the sky

make noise

Appreciation of references

Thoughts and feelings

It is to express a hermit's sentiment by reciting things, to appreciate himself in loneliness, and not to be moved by worldly troubles. Poetry praises the independent character of orchids in harsh environment and their indifferent mentality, so as to express their feelings of advocating integrity, self-sufficiency and pursuing individual freedom. Expressed the author's noble sentiment of being indifferent to fame and fortune and not going with the flow. The focus of the whole poem is on the last two sentences, which can be compared with Mr. Tao Yuanming's "building a house on earth, but there are no chariots and horses." What can you do? " Understand that the heart is far from self-biased.

The Ming dynasty enjoyed the country for nearly 300 years and produced sixteen emperors. Of these sixteen emperors, two have been in power for less than a year. Among them, Zhu Changluo of Ming Guangzong reigned for only one month, and Zhu Gaochi of Ming Renzong reigned for only ten months.

Among the two emperors who enjoyed the country for a short time, Zhu Changluo was a dissolute and extravagant bad king, which was not worth mentioning. However, Zhu Gaochi was a wise monarch. Although he was in office for less than a year, he and his son, Ming Xuanzong, were called "the rule of Renzong" by historians, comparable to the "the rule of Wenjing" in the Han Dynasty.

Zhu Gaochi is the eldest son of Judy, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He is obese, his feet are disabled, and he needs two people to help him walk, so he is weak and sick. For Judy, the direct emperor of the samurai, Zhu Gaochi's appearance is really ugly. It can even be said that Judy hates Zhu Gaochi.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang likes this grandson very much. Strangely, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was cruel by nature, always liked the descendants of benevolence and righteousness. Zhu Biao, the former prince, Zhu Yunwen, the great-grandson of the former emperor, and Zhu Gaochi. Because he was favored by Grandpa Huang, he was named the Prince of Yan by Zhu Yuanzhang very early.

Judy is quite picky in this respect. The favorite son is his second son, Zhu. This Zhu looks very similar. In the "Battle of Jingnan", Zhu always accompanied the left and right sides, fought bravely and was saved in many battles. The so-called father and son soldiers. Judy is very happy. Once, he touched Zhu's back and said, "Work hard, son. Shizi is in poor health. " .

Perhaps it was the hint that gave birth to Zhu's many wild desires.

However, the fact is that after Judy ascended the throne, the prince he founded was Zhu Gaochi, a former prince.

Zhu was disappointed, which also laid the groundwork for his later rebellion.

Why did he abandon Zhu, his favorite, but made him the most annoying prince?

First, Zhu Gaochi is Wang Fu, the prince of Yan, who was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. Judy admired her father Zhu Yuanzhang all her life. Even after his death, Judy dared not disobey.

Second, it won the support of civil society, and Zhu's supporters mainly came from military generals. Judy knows that when fighting against the country, he needs to rely on military commanders, but in peacetime, he needs to rely on civilian officials to govern the country. At this point, Zhu was completely defeated.

Third, Judy loves Zhu Gaochi's son Zhu Zhanji. After Zhu Gaochi was made a prince, Zhu Zhanji was immediately made a great-grandson. Judy can endure Zhu Gaochi's succession to the throne largely because he wants to pass it on to Zhu Zhanji, a "good grandson".

Fourth, although Zhu Gaochi is weak and kind, he is definitely not a coward. In the battle of Jingnan, he stayed in Beiping, Judy's base camp. Facing the 500,000 troops besieged by Li Jinglong, Zhu Gaochi only resisted the attack of Li Jinglong's army with more than 10,000 defenders in the city, thus saving the city and winning precious time for Judy's aid. This is a great contribution of Zhu Gaochi in the battle of Jingnan, and Judy can't forget it.

On the basis of the above four points, Zhu was completely defeated and won the "defense of the prince". But Zhu is obviously unconvinced and has been eager to try. After Zhu Gaochi's death, his nephew's country was in danger, and Zhu wanted to learn from his father's example, rise up and rebel and seize his nephew's country.

Helpless, Zhu is not, and he is not. Under the crusade of the pro-handsome army, Zhu failed First imprisoned, then killed.

Zhu's life is a life tortured by ambition, a life in which "ability can't catch up with ambition". His ability is great enough, but his ambition is even greater.

This is a tragedy.

Zheng Banqiao's Painting Orchids: Poems and Appreciation II. Draw orchids

Banqiao, Zheng Xie, Zheng Qing

Orchids grow on the top of rocks, and their fragrance floats among rocks, emitting beautiful flowers in prominent rocks and cracks between rocks.

It's not that the clouds are rolling under our feet, but that orchids don't want to ignore them, and they don't know when they will come or when they will leave.

Explanation:

At the top of Qian Shan, the exposed rocks are deep and thick, emitting a wonderful fragrance: this is the growth environment of orchids. At the top of the mountain, rock peaks and other inaccessible places, orchids are in full bloom, emitting wonderful fragrance.

If there are no clouds under your feet, you don't know whether to stay or not: this means that orchids are quiet and clean, not without the noise of clouds under your feet, but if clouds come and go, orchids have no intention of telling when they come and staying when they go.

Comments: The whole poem expresses a hermit's sentiment by chanting things, enjoying himself rather than being moved by secular disturbances. Poems and songs eulogize the independent conduct of orchids in harsh environments, eulogize their cowardly mentality, and thus express their feelings of adhering to integrity, self-sufficiency and pursuing individual freedom. Calligraphy embodies the author's noble sentiment of being indifferent to fame and fortune and not going with the flow. The focus of the whole poem is on the last two sentences, which can be compared with Mr. Tao Yuanming's "building a house on earth, but there are no chariots and horses." What can you do? " Understand that the heart is far from self-biased.

About the author: A famous painter and calligrapher in Qing Dynasty. The word Kerou is Banqiao, also known as Zheng Banqiao. When Qianlong was a scholar, he served as the magistrate of Wei County and the history of calligraphy and painting. Xinghua, Jiangsu province, Kangxi imperial examination champion. Juren in the tenth year of Yongzheng, and Jinshi in the first year of Qianlong (1736). Officials in Fan County and Wei County of Shandong Province have a political voice, "Please ask for help for people who are hungry at the age of 20, become a big official, and then ask for illness." Before and after he became an official, he lived in Yangzhou and made a living by painting and calligraphy. Poetry, words, good books and good paintings. Poetry despises idioms. He is good at drawing flowers, wood and stones, especially orchids and bamboo. The beauty of orchid leaves is reflected in Jiao Mo's brushwork. The cursive script stands upright and has a long fortune. More without chaos, less without sparseness, and getting rid of habits, showing great strength. Books are also unique, with mixed official texts and sample books, calling themselves "six and a half books". Sometimes it is done through painting. The brushwork of the seal is simple and ancient. As a free and uninhibited person, he chose the county magistrate by Jinshi, made poetry and wine for daily affairs, and transferred to Wei County. At the age of 20, he sought help for the people because of hunger, returned to his hometown and lived in Yangzhou, which made him famous. Indulge in the mountains and rivers and have a drunken hometown tour with poets and savages. When writing about the thin stone of the jungle and the monk wall in the lounge, the viewer will sigh. The Complete Works of Banqiao is written in calligraphy. The paintings he sold were polished and circulated for a while. As one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou", his poems, books and paintings are praised as "three wonders" and he is good at painting Zhu Lan. Zheng Xie painted bamboo the most in his life, followed by orchids and stones, but he also painted pines and chrysanthemums. He is a representative literati painter in Qing Dynasty. Born in 1693,165438+1October 22nd, died in1765,65438+1October 22nd, at the age of 73. In Qing Dynasty, Zheng Banqiao was an outstanding figure in history, the main representative of "Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou", and a painter and writer who was famous for his "three wonders of poetry and painting".

Zheng Banqiao's "Painting the Orchid" 3 Poems and Appreciation of the Peak of Qian Shan, the seam is deep and fragrant.

It's not that the clouds are rolling under our feet, but that orchids don't want to ignore them, and they don't know when they will come or when they will leave.

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Orchids grow on the highest part of rocks, and in the prominent rocks and deep cracks, they exude rich fragrance.

It's not that there are no rolling and noisy clouds under our feet, but that we don't care when they come and when they leave.

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Top: top

Burst: higher than the periphery.

Thick: rich

No: no.

Clouds: Clouds in the sky

make noise

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The whole poem expresses the hermit's sentiment by reciting things, appreciating themselves and not being moved by secular disturbances. Poetry praises the independent character of orchids in harsh environment and their indifferent mentality, so as to express their feelings of advocating integrity, self-sufficiency and pursuing individual freedom. Expressed the author's noble sentiment of being indifferent to fame and fortune and not going with the flow. The focus of the whole poem is on the last two sentences, which can be compared with Mr. Tao Yuanming's "building a house on earth, but there are no chariots and horses." What can you do? " Understand that the heart is far from self-biased.

Zheng Xie

Zheng Banqiao (1693— 1765) was an official, painter and writer in the Qing dynasty. The word Kerou, Han nationality, is from Xinghua, Jiangsu. He lived in Yangzhou all his life and made a living by selling paintings. One of the eight eccentrics in Yangzhou. His poems, books and paintings are outstanding and independent, and he is known as the "three wonders" in the world. He is good at painting orchids, bamboos, stones, pines, chrysanthemums and other plants, among which bamboo painting has been more than 50 years and his achievements are the most outstanding. Author of Complete Works of Banqiao. Kangxi scholar, Yongzheng juren, the first year of Qianlong Jinshi. After learning, he worked as an official in Fanxian County, Henan Province and wei county City, Shandong Province. In order to ask the hungry people to be big officials and beg for illness.