Suppose Gan Long started writing poems at the age of two. According to more than 44,300 ancient poems divided by the sum of the days when Gan Long lived, the old man in Shi Quan would write about 1.45 poems every day. But Ganlong is a busy man, and he will get up in the fourth watch to approve the emperor's memorial. It's hard to believe that Qianlong was so energetic that he not only managed the country in good order, but also took time to reprimand Fang Qiu. Aside from objective factors, what is the quality of Gan Long's poems?
In retrospect, many emperors in Chinese history were regarded as masters of calligraphy creation. For example, Cao Cao, the king of Wei Wu, was indeed a great master of literature, and many textbooks left famous poems written by Cao Cao. For example, Watching the Sea and Short Songs were written by Cao Mengde.
In addition, Li Yu and Song Huizong Evonne, the late masters of the Southern Tang Dynasty, also left indelible marks on the history of painting and literary creation. Compared with these predecessors, Emperor Qianlong may feel ashamed of himself. With his literary talent and creative skills, he should not be able to surpass these "great achievements".
However, Qianlong came to a "full control of a large number" and wrote poems continuously every day to win by quantity. What's more, in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the four seas were peaceful, and there were no internal troubles and foreign invasion. Gan Long lies on the credit books of his father Yongzheng and his grandfather Kangxi, who can guide the country and create brilliance.
Because Qianlong wrote more than 40 thousand poems in his life, it is impossible to analyze them one by one. The following are excerpts from three "masterpieces" for your enjoyment.
New Year's Eve
This day is dry and long, and it is the Jiaqing year of the Ming Dynasty.
Rare in ancient and modern times, heaven and earth are kind.
Parents dare to say thank you, and their hearts gain piety.
Nearly into the old man said, cloud ten lucky can all.
Yonghua
One, two, three or four, five, six, seven or eight.
Nine flowers, ten flowers and eleven flowers flew into the grass and disappeared.
Master Finger Painting Tiger (Excerpt)
Yan, an old man in Tieling, doesn't use pen and finger to draw.
I am full of fun and fun, and I am alert in my later years.
Draw me a pale tiger, I'm angry and cold.
At the beginning of the ink, I was completely shy, and I wanted to stop worrying about wolves.
As can be seen from these poems, Gan Long's creative skills are really not so good. Needless to say, even Cao Cao's impromptu limerick is much better than such famous works as Looking at the Sea and Short Songs.
Generally speaking, these poems by Qianlong seem to have no problem at first glance-short, capable and catchy; It can not only express the author's thoughts when creating, but also enjoy with the people. However, poetry and prose are different from the vernacular Chinese spoken by the people. Poems that can make a name in history are all long-lasting in artistic conception, and every word can make people remember for a long time.
On the other hand, these poems by Qianlong are fluent in sentences and not too strange in content, but compared with those famous works, they are still "unknown". Excellent poetry is like a good meal, which is not only delicious, but also sweet and lingering after eating. Gan Long's works are rich and substantial, with no taste and no aftertaste. But victory is something that most people can understand and then forget after reading it.
I'm not talking to you about the great success of Qianlong. As the longest-lived emperor in history, Qianlong should be welcome, but he has nothing to ask for. The core idea of poetry is the creative carrier to express a better life or rich connotation. Gan Long wrote more than 40,000 diaries instead of more than 40,000 poems.
Of course, the quality of Ganlong's poems is not too high, which is also related to his not being a pure Han Chinese. Gan Long was born in Yong Palace in 17 1 1. When he was a teenager, Gan Long was smart and studious, loved by his ancestors, and brought into the palace to raise and take care of him. 1723, Yongzheng secretly built a store, and Li Hong was named Chu Jun. Looking through the records of studying in Qianlong period, Yongzheng period not only received a complete education, but also participated in government affairs many times and had rich experience. Thanks to the learning system formulated by Emperor Kangxi, "Prince and grandson study abroad at the age of six", he is smart and eager to learn, and his cultural heritage is no small matter.
But the royal family in Qing Dynasty belonged to Aisingiorro family, and Aisingiorro came from Jurchen family. The Qing dynasty was also a unified regime established by the tribes outside the customs. Then, the traditional poetry of the Central Plains is more like an import to Qianlong. Besides, it was in the middle and late period of Kangxi that Aisin Jiro and his affiliated families began to really learn Chinese. In addition, Qianlong wants to govern the country, natural disasters should be asked, and foreign envoys should hold banquets.
In short, Qianlong was like a parent. When there was a problem in the Qing Dynasty, he had to plan the overall situation. From these aspects, the quality of Gan Long's poems is not too high, which is closely related to his personal growth environment, family blood relationship and understanding of Central Plains culture.
"Summary"
More than 3,000 years ago, The Book of Songs represented the beginning of China's poetry. Since then, different branches of poetry, such as Chu Ci, Yuefu Poetry and Seven-character quatrains, have taken root and sprouted in China. The development of ancient poetry today is more like the combination of poetry and prose, but in any case, this literary creation carrier has developed for thousands of years and has its own unique creative rules.
As a busy emperor, Qianlong's poems can't be compared with those famous people. Rather, Gan Long condensed what he saw and heard every day into just a few words to write poems. But on second thought, who can write poems about the big events and small feelings that have been experienced every day for decades? Even though the quality of poems written by Gan Long is really not high, he also created another kind, using poems as a precedent for recording daily details. The poems written by Gan Long are different from the traditional Tang poetry and Song poetry. To put it bluntly, it is "a diary full of poems".
In recent years, many friends have sneered at the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. It contains many historical factors, and some stall literature has been over-publicized. As far as the number of poems written by Gan Long is concerned, it is really commendable that he can persist in writing every day. As the saying goes, "Save my body three times a day", and Ganlong can abide by this famous saying every day and improvise poetry. A gentleman does not do it. It seems to be against the wind of a gentleman that we criticize our predecessors, laugh at irony and nonsense, and flatter the ministers below.
Reference: Draft of Qing Dynasty, Initial Collection of Imperial Poems