There was a loyal minister in the Ming Dynasty who was straightforward and outspoken and was exiled to southern Yunnan. During his exile for more than 30 years, he did not feel depressed, but still studied hard and fought tenaciously. He is the famous writer Yang Shen.
Yang Shen (1488―― 1559) was born in Xindu, Sichuan (now Xindu District, Chengdu). He was born in a scholarly family, his grandfather was a scholar in Huguang, and his father was an official minister and a university student in Wuyingdian. My uncle is an assistant minister of the Ministry of War. Yang Shen received a good family education since childhood. At the age of seven, his mother taught him to learn quatrains in the Tang Dynasty. He is very studious and can recite many quatrains. By the time he was 1 1 years old, he was able to write modern poetry, which was very poetic.
Yang Shen's study has advanced by leaps and bounds. /kloc-When he was 0/2 years old, he imitated and wrote an essay "Hanging the Ancient Battlefield". Very imposing, especially the epigram "Brothel is broken, white bones grow moss", which was greatly appreciated by his uncle. Seeing that he was so talented, my uncle said happily, "You are imitating and writing articles about the Qin Dynasty." Yang Shen gladly began to write. He is familiar with the theory of Qin dynasty and has mastered its writing skills and ideological content. Full of worries, he wrote a book and soon wrote a book about the Qin Dynasty. His uncle read it and clapped his hands. Beautiful writing, rigorous structure, magnificent articles, magnificent. My grandfather read this article and was elated. The clear voice laughed: "This is my Jia Yi!"
13 years old, Yang Shen went to Beijing with his father. He browsed the lakes and mountains along the way, observed the local conditions and customs, opened his eyes and made his poems interesting. He wrote a farewell poem to Wei Cheng, a frost leaf poem, a poem to Mawei Po and so on. Huang Yeshi, in particular, was a sensation in Beijing. At that time, Li Dongyang, an official of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Wenyuange, read Yang Shen's poems and was amazed. He thought he was promising and promising, so he took him as a disciple and called Yang a "little friend".
After Yang Shen arrived in Beijing, he studied harder under the guidance of Li Dongyang and his father. He not only wrote poems, but also spent a lot of time reading the four books and five classics, preparing for the imperial examination. After several years of hard study, Yang Shen has laid a solid foundation. 2 1 year-old took the exam. Examiners Qin Wang and Liang Chu read Yang Shen's article and appreciated it very much, which was listed as the frontrunner. Unfortunately, the candle fell on the paper and burned beyond recognition. Yang Shen, who could have gone to high school, fell into Sun Shan. However, Yang Shen was not decadent because of the blow. After three years of hard work, he finally won the top prize, was awarded the title of Hanlin, and entered the political stage of the Ming Dynasty.
Yang Shen is honest and fearless of power. He saw that Ming Wuzong indulged in debauchery all day long and ignored the failure of state affairs. So he made a face and protested directly, without dodging the axe. Since Wu Zong remained unchanged, Yang Shen was furious and resigned. Sejong came to power and re-enabled Yang Shen. Sejong succeeded to the throne for six days. Under the imperial edict, his ministers unanimously agreed that his biological father was an "imperial examination" and was treated according to the title and etiquette of the emperor. Yang Shen and his son strongly opposed it and offended Sejong and some treacherous court officials. Sejong went his own way and officially changed his name to Emperor Gongmu, his biological father. Yang Shen joined more than 200 people and died. So, the emperor sent a letter to imprison Yang Shen, and Yang Shen was beaten several times with a scepter. Later, he was exiled to southern Yunnan and began to live in exile.
Yang Shen is ambitious and strives to serve the country. He is not depressed because of the bad environment. He refused to bow to evil forces. When passing through Xiangxi, he thought of Qu Yuan exiled by Chu Huaiwang, and could not help sighing: "I take a long breath to hide my tears and lament how difficult it is for the people!" "The road is long, Xiu Yuan, and I will go up and down." He wants to explore the road of saving the country and the people like Qu Yuan.
In exile, he enjoyed the scenery of mountains and rivers, expressed his political feelings of "peerless independence" by chanting exotic flowers and grasses on the frontier, and described himself as bright and determined by the fragrant old plum; Praise camellia's proud character of not being afraid of cold. He saw that Tang Po's mirror flower margin was open every day, which was a symbol of courtiers and was often excluded and framed by courtiers. The appearance of those * * * villains in disguise makes people honest and treacherous. He used chanting things to express his open feelings and ideals.
During his exile, Yang Shen never forgot to study hard and write carefully. In the desolate south of Yunnan, books and materials are scarce, and he is addicted to books. He read everything he could find, forgot to eat and sleep, and greedily absorbed knowledge and nutrition from books. He studies hard, gets to the bottom of it, and never wastes his studies.
During his exile, Yang Shen had the opportunity to get in touch with the lower classes. Wherever he went, he investigated local folk customs, learned local folk languages, collected and sorted out local cultural heritage, and enriched his knowledge from personal experience and practice. He also wrote Nanzhao unofficial history, Yunnan Tongzhi, Yunnan Shanchuan Zhi, Monkey of God, Nanzhong Zhi and so on.
Yang Shen studied hard all his life, wrote books and made statements, and became a famous scholar in Ming Dynasty. He knows everything about classics, history, poetry, literature, lyrics, temperament, epigraphy and calligraphy, and has deep attainments in astronomy, geography, biology and medicine. He has more than 400 kinds of works in his life. "Ming history? The Biography of Yang Shen said: "The knowledge of the Ming Dynasty, the wealth of works, is the first to be cautious. This is a faithful evaluation of his diligent study and works. We should get some enlightenment from Yang Shen's tenacious struggle in the environment.
Inspiring adversity