The background of these remarks is as follows: Yin Zhuang, a bachelor of cabinet, accused Chen of corruption and said that provincial governors were "notorious for official management and neglected management". I was immersed in the strange circle of self-beautification in my later years and never heard any good advice again. Those ministers put forward plans to reduce Yin Zhuang in all aspects. Yin Zhuangtu's father Yin was a scholar in the same year. Because of this relationship, Ji Xiaolan defended Yin Zhuangtu, while Gan Long flew into a rage and said that Ji Xiaolan was "just a prostitute."
History is always strikingly similar. More than 800 years ago, Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty also pleaded for others, which caused Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to castrate him badly. Sima Qian summed up the lesson with his own blood: "Literature and history, almost between Bu Zhu and Bu Zhu, is a mockery of the Lord and a worship of animals, which is less vulgar." This scene is repeated in Ji Xiaolan. Fortunately, Qianlong was much gentler than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. After scolding him, he spared Ji Xiaolan.
In folklore, Ji Xiaolan is both charming and handsome. His relationship with the monarch and minister Gan Long is an effective servant of the 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. The whole false appearance is true, and sometimes it is true. In fact, this is not the case in history. All these stories are taken for granted, sincerely beautified and false. According to relevant records, the true image of Ji Xiaolan is quite different from folklore. The real Ji Xiaolan in history is "short-sighted and short of sleep". "Appearance" refers to an ugly appearance; "Myopia" is myopia. This college student not only has these shortcomings, but also stutters. Zhu Gui once wrote a poem about Ji Xiaolan, "He is good at writing books with a long sword and stuttering." Immerse in the four treasuries and summarize 10,000 volumes. "But objectively speaking, since Ji Xiaolan can pass the imperial examinations at all levels, his appearance is definitely not' sorry for the audience' but' passable', but there is no doubt that Ji Xiaolan is not good-looking. Under the standard of judging people by their appearances, these congenital defects have caused great losses to Ji Xiaolan.
Teacher Zhicheng Deng, a historian of the Qing Dynasty, said that Gan Long "judges people by their appearances, while Wenda is short-sighted. He is from Jiangbei and is not liked by the Qing emperor." At that time, if Weng, Zhu, Wang Lanquan and Zou Yigui were not allowed to be officials, their chances were similar, but the Qing emperor was allowed to lead the governor as a wise and sensitive person. Liang, Wen Ding and Dong Wengong are all actors. "Gan Long's standards for hiring cronies not only require these people to be alert, agile, smart and capable, but also require them to be handsome, young and handsome. Shenyang, Wang Jie, Yu Minzhong, Gao Dong, Liang Guozhi and Fu Changan are all such examples. Therefore, no matter how smart Ji Xiaolan is, his "shortcomings" such as plain appearance, short-sightedness and stuttering are the important reasons why Gan Long and Ji Xiaolan never really value each other. It is difficult for Ji Xiaolan to become Gan Long's favorite important minister, and it is also difficult to participate in major political decisions. He can only settle down in the text and become the noun author of Gan Long.
Ji Xiaolan was once the capital of the imperial court. Because of his misjudgment, the Ministry of Magic should be punished. However, Gan Long said: "Ji Xiaolan's appointment this time is useless and corrupt, but this is just statistics." Besides, they are not familiar with the names of criminals and are short-sighted. His mistake is excusable. "A well-educated and talented college student is a' fallen scholar' in the eyes of his master. How can people stop saying that they are sad? In his life, Ji Xiaolan served as the examiner of two exams, the examiner of six exams and the moderator of three exams. These are official posts without real power, vase-like decorations of the Qing court, and the embodiment of his real experience as a ci minister.
The Dragon Emperor asked Ji Xiaolan to compile Sikuquanshu just to powder himself and do more stunts for his "Kung Fu". Let Ji Xiaolan be the editor-in-chief, because Ji Xiaolan really has unparalleled talent in this field. Gan Long thinks that he can only do some such work, and can't regard him as an independent minister. Ji Xiaolan was 50 years old when he compiled Siku Quanshu. He devoted a lot of energy and painstaking efforts, and made great contributions to the preservation and arrangement of China's ancient cultural heritage with profound knowledge and amazing perseverance. Ji Xiaolan worked in Sikuquanshu for thirteen years, and personally wrote the General Catalogue of Sikuquanshu and the Concise Catalogue of Sikuquanshu, where his brilliance and glory reached its peak.
In the process of compiling Sikuquanshu, Ji Xiaolan and many colleagues suffered embarrassment, hardship and even the death of their families, which made it difficult for future generations to appreciate the pleasure of "climbing". Editor-in-chief Lu and principal Lu were reprimanded many times and handed over to the Ministry of Industry for discussion, fines and compensation. Finally, on the way to Shengjing School, editor Lu died of fear and cold. The local taxation bureau of an ordinary school was fired and died of depression because it could not pay the revision fee. Confiscate from ancestral property after death. Ji Xiaolan has also been condemned and punished many times. After the revision of Siku Quanshu in forty-five years of Qianlong, many mistakes were found, and Qianlong "ordered the season and the land to compensate each other". Colleagues and their own personal experiences brought Ji Xiaolan a deeper feeling and made him aware of the dangerous environment he was in. Ji Xiaolan Tengda started with calligraphy, painting and writing. The Qianlong period in which he lived was also the peak of "literary inquisition", which was undoubtedly Ji Xiaolan's nightmare.
Ji Xiaolan left a copy of Notes of Yuewei Caotang for future generations. This kind of note is widely circulated. Mr. Lu Xun said that this book "measures the expression of ghosts and makes people feel subtle." Sun Li thinks this note is "the same as Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio". The reason why Ji Xiaolan wrote such a short message is helpless. He witnessed too many people losing their minds because of words. After writing this book, he recited regretfully: "I have used it all my life, and there are many clouds on the paper." The stacks to be built today are old, because it is said that ghosts are like Dongpo. "With Ji Xiaolan's profound knowledge, writing a book should not be difficult. But many words and things are not impossible to write, but dare not write. In addition to this "Yuewei Caotang Notes", I can no longer see the words passed down from generation to generation by Ji Xiaolan, which is undoubtedly the regret of future generations. " She didn't dare to say a word ",which reflected his living condition and mentality.
In his later years, Ji Xiaolan often used Yi Dao as a metaphor to express his thoughts. He gave himself a unique name "Look at the Taoist in Yi Dao". From then on, he realized the officialdom, the world and the people's hearts when playing chess. Ji Xiaolan lived in officialdom for a long time and was able to make friends with two-faced people in officialdom. He must have his own way of being an official. He followed Gan Long's poems, and most of his flattering works also showed his "sophisticated" side. Besides, as an official, he tries to remain neutral. He is never impulsive or angry. This is also the experience accumulated by Ji Xiaolan in officialdom for many years.
Ji Xiaolan is not always smooth sailing. In the thirty-third year of Long, he was involved in the empty case of salt loss policy because he tipped off Lu Zengjian, his in-laws. 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, and so did his concubine Guo Tsefu. However, Ji Xiaolan was still firmly out of grief, and he returned to the court two years later.
He used to be an editor of the Hanlin Academy, a daily announcer, a bachelor of attendance, a master of Zhan Fu, a bachelor of cabinet, a minister of war, a minister of war, a minister of rites, and an assistant to a university student. Praised by Dr. Guanglu, he got a horse in the Forbidden City.
Ji Xiaolan has the ability to comfort himself like Ah Q, whose characteristics are open-minded, humorous and optimistic. Ji Xiaolan's humor is mentioned in Notes of the Qing Dynasty. Niu Yingzhi's "Rain Window Disillusionment Record" said: "Ji Wenda is a public servant. He likes humor, but the Chao family is often bullied. " Qian Yong also wrote in the garden: "As we all know, xian county remembers Guo Xiang's humor." Ji Xiaolan's open-minded attitude enabled him to heal the wound in time and face all kinds of blows positively.
At the age of 69, Ji Xiaolan wrote a couplet: "The floating sea is like a seagull, and the book of life and death is like a squid." Compare yourself to the ups and downs of seagulls in officialdom; Said he was like a squid in a book of life and death. It 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. It can also be seen from this elegiac couplet that Ji Xiaolan is tired of officialdom, while Ji Xiaolan, who has been wandering in officialdom for a long time, has not felt too much joy of promotion. Although he has cultivated a detached mentality and can be called a person who sees through the world of mortals, his heart is full of loneliness and bitterness.
Ji Xiaolan not only destroyed his personality, but also possessed the integrity of intellectuals. According to historical records, Shenyang has been developing authoritarian regime for decades, and domestic and foreign ministers have taken refuge in it. As a scholar, it is rare for Ji Xiaolan to seek a high position without relying on Shenyang. According to North Korea's special envoy Xu Youwen, only Liu Yong, Ji Xiaolan and Zhu Gui have never belonged to Little Shenyang. Ji Xiaolan has been ups and downs in officialdom for half a century, walking a tightrope between cracks and saving himself with mature life experience in order to survive. From this perspective, Ji Xiaolan is a successful secular figure and a model of "Korea's great power".
In the 10th year of Jiaqing, 82-year-old Ji Xiaolan passed through Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing dynasties and died in Beijing. There is such a sentence in the inscription of Emperor Jiaqing: "Sensitive and eager to learn, can be used for writing, and all teaching can achieve politics." Therefore, posthumous title's "literary accomplishment" is the highest recognition of his literary ability. In addition, there are titles such as "the first talented person in Manchu Dynasty", "romantic talented person", "humorous master" and "the first generation of Confucian scholars". Each title left many interesting stories for future generations.
We can't ask Ji Xiaolan to learn from Tao Yuanming's "fifty meters don't break"; Or learn from Li Taibai. Oh, how can you seriously bow and scrape to people in senior grades and senior positions? This is the diversity of history and human nature. On the other hand, Sima Qian was humiliated by historical records; Ji Xiaolan endured humiliation and got the Siku Quanshu.
"Ji Xiaolan can't be the favorite and reuse minister of Qianlong. At best, it is only a civil servant raised by the emperor. " Whenever I see the story of Ji Xiaolan, I want to say, "Sadness, Ji Xiaolan."