The author selects typical events and highlights the image of Nan Jiyun with distinctive words and actions.
The article describes two things: Nan Jiyun's seeking advice and his death. It uses three scenes, three paragraphs and several typical actions, such as finger-breaking, archery at stupa and dying, to vividly show the manners and inner activities of the characters and draw a heroic image for readers, which is vivid and impressive.
The Biography of Zhang Zhongcheng is an essay by Han Yu, a writer in the Tang Dynasty, which is selected from the Collection of Han Changli.
Excerpt from the original:
Nanji Cloud begged for help in Helan, and Helan was jealous of the patrol and the prestige in the distance and refused to go to the rescue. Love Ji Yun. Be brave and strong. Don't listen to him. Keep him. Eating and playing, sitting in the clouds. Ji Yun said generously, "When the clouds come, people who have no affection for Yang will not eat more than a month. Although Yun wants to eat alone, it is unbearable. Eat without swallowing. "
Because he pulled out the knife he was wearing, he broke a finger and showed it to Helan, bleeding profusely. While frightened, I cried gratefully for the cloud. Yun knows that Helan will eventually leave, either because of Yun's intention or because of it. Will go out of town, shoot an arrow at the floating picture of the Buddhist temple, aim at the brick and a half arrow above. He said, "If I am a thief, I will destroy Helan! Therefore, this carrier is ambitious. "
The farther the town is than Sizhou, the people on board are still pointing fingers. When the city is in trouble, thieves patrol under the threat of blades. If you are unyielding, you will take it and cut it. It is raining again. Cloud didn't respond. "Nanba, men are deaf, don't be wronged!" Yun Tian smiled and said, "The wish will come true. To be fair, does the cloud dare not die? " That is unyielding.
Translation:
Nan Jiyun turned to Helan Jin Ming for help. Helan was jealous that Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan had surpassed themselves in fame, prestige and contribution, and refused to send troops to rescue them. Helan likes Nan Jiyun's bravery and greatness, but refuses to listen to his help. He insisted on keeping him, arranging wine and meat, singing and dancing, and invited Nan Jiyun to sit down. Nan Jiyun said emotionally: "When I came to Nan Jiyun, people in Suiyang City had nothing to eat for more than a month. Even if I want to eat alone, I don't have the moral heart to do so. Even if I eat, I can't swallow it. "
So he took out his knife, cut off a finger and showed it to Helan, dripping with blood. The full house was shocked, and everyone was moved to tears for him. Nan Jiyun understood that Helan would not send troops for himself after all, so she left in despair. When I was about to leave the city, I drew an arrow and shot it at the tower of the Buddhist temple. The arrow hit the tower and half of it went into the brick. He said: "If I go back to defeat the rebels this time, I will definitely come back to destroy Helan! This arrow will serve as a symbol of my revenge. "
I asked when I passed through Zhenyuan Sizhou, and the man in the car pointed to the arrow rhyme tower brick and told me what happened that year. Suiyang fell, and the traitor threatened Zhang Xun to surrender with a knife. Zhang Xun refused to give in and was immediately taken away and was about to be beheaded. And threatened Nan Jiyun to surrender. Nan Jiyun did not answer. Zhang Xun shouted to Nan Jiyun: "Nanba Tian, the gentleman dies, and the enemy cannot be defeated!" Nan Jiyun replied with a smile: "I want to make a difference. Now that you say this, do I dare not die? " So he didn't give in.
Extended data
Creation background
This article was written in the second year of Yuanhe (807), when Han Yu was forty years old and had been recalled to the capital as Dr. Guo Yu. At this time, it has been more than forty years since the Anshi Rebellion, and the Tang Dynasty has achieved initial results in restoring production and stabilizing social order. An important aspect of Han Yu's political proposition is to oppose the separatist regime in the buffer region and maintain centralization. Zhang Zhongcheng's biography and postscript express this idea.
works appreciation
Biography of Zhang Zhongcheng is an essay by Han Yu, which combines discussion with narration. This is a famous work to commemorate Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan, commanders of Suiyang (now Shangqiu, Henan Province) during the Anshi Rebellion. It is a supplement to relevant materials and comments on relevant figures after reading Li Han's Biography of Zhang Xun, so it is entitled "Postscript".
In this paper, Zhang Xun's achievements in fighting the Anshi Rebellion are praised, and the slander and slander of Zhang and Xu are refuted, so as to praise the heroes who fought the Anshi Rebellion in the buffer region. In the first year of Yuanhe (806), Xianzong began to punish the buffer region. Under such a political background, it is undoubtedly meaningful for Han Yu to reinterpret Zhang and Xu's achievements.
Zhang Zhongcheng's Biography is a collection of discussion, narration, lyricism and description, which embodies the changeable characteristics of Han Yu's articles. It is a great change from the discussion in the first half to the narration in the second half. As far as the discussion part is concerned, the first paragraph is just a few sentences, similar to keeping a diary or reading notes.
In the second paragraph, I demonstrated Xu Yuan's fallacy by reasoning. Because Xu Yuan was slandered too much, he got a long lyric pen after clarifying things layer by layer.
Although the third paragraph is also a discussion, it is obvious to all that Suiyang has made outstanding achievements in defending the war, so his words are vigorous and aggressive. For example, the section of "defending one city and the world" has the feeling of "towering like a mountain and standing for half a day".
Baidu Encyclopedia-Postscript of Zhang Zhongcheng's Biography