Reveal Ji Xiaolan's appearance and personality.

Speaking of Ji Xiaolan, everyone is familiar with it. The Zhang Guoli version of Ji Xiaolan in the TV series "Ji Xiaolan with iron teeth and copper teeth" left a deep impression on us: he is charming, humorous, witty and brave, and often fights with big corrupt officials in front of Emperor Qianlong. Ji Xiaolan's contemporary or later Qing notes tell us that Ji Xiaolan in history is more handsome than Ji Xiaolan in Zhang Guoli. So, what is the real image of Ji Xiaolan? What is the relationship between Ji Xiaolan and Emperor Qianlong? People may be surprised to say: Emperor Qianlong didn't like Ji Xiaolan very much!

There are two kinds of Han ministers who can please Emperor Qianlong: one is handsome and knowledgeable, such as Wang Jie and Gao Dong; The second category is that generations have been senior officials of the Qing Dynasty, such as Liu Yong. Although he is ugly and hunchbacked, he meets this second condition! Unfortunately, Ji Xiaolan did not meet the requirements of Emperor Qianlong at all: he was neither handsome nor handsome, and his family background did not belong to several generations of officials.

Some people question: No, isn't Ji Xiaolan a handsome man? What, is there a problem? There are some problems.

What does Ji Xiaolan look like? There have been two different opinions in history: one is that Ji Xiaolan is charming, handsome and humorous; The second view is that Ji Xiaolan is ugly, nearsighted and stuttering ... Which view is closer to the historical truth?

The typical historical data that can prove Ji Xiaolan's charming, handsome and humorous style is a book named History of Sinologists in Fan Jiang China in Qing Dynasty. According to the sixth volume of the History of Sinologists in China, Ji Yun is frank and funny ... but suddenly hearing his words is almost humorous. Thinking about them, that's a famous saying. In addition, we also found a poem by Hong. Hong also praised it in his 12 poems to remember people, which proved that his remarks were witty.

These two textual researches conform to the principle of first-hand materials and isolated evidence. At this point, can we say that Ji Xiaolan is really charming, handsome and humorous?

Wait a minute. Have you noticed? Hehong has two common characteristics: first, they are both 20 or 30 years younger than others; Second, they often contacted Ji Xiaolan after they took part in the work. At that time, they were all subordinates of Ji Xiaolan. Therefore, if we make a detailed analysis, is it still possible that they lied or won the court in Ji Xiaolan with great respect for Ji Xiaolan? For historians, this is a taboo for celebrities.

I don't know if you have noticed that the materials written by these two people only talk about Ji Xiaolan's charm and humor, not Ji Xiaolan's handsomeness!

According to several other historical scholars, the real Ji Xiaolan has three major defects:

First of all, Ji Xiaolan is ugly. According to Zhicheng Deng, an expert in Qing history, Ji Xiaolan looks sleepy. The so-called ugly is ugly. Some people in unofficial history say that Ji Xiaolan is a black fat man.

Second, Ji Xiaolan is nearsighted. This has to start with the case of Hai Sheng beating his wife Wu Yashi to death in Donghua Continued Record. In the fifty years of Qianlong (1785), Agui's in-laws killed his wife Wu Yashi and lied that Wu Yashi hanged herself. Emperor Qianlong sent Zuodu Yushi Ji Xiaolan for re-inspection and proved that he was indeed hanged. Guining, Wu Yashi's younger brother, refused to accept the appeal, and then Emperor Qianlong sent A Gui and Hehe to check with the punishments, and found that he had no scars. As a result, A Gui was fined five years and dismissed. As for Ji Xiaolan, Emperor Qianlong said that Ji Yun's department was useless and pedantic, and the original number was not enough. However, Iraq was not familiar with the criminal name incident, and because of its myopia, it failed to read it in detail during the inspection. Although it has been strictly discussed by the Ministry, it is actually exempt. Emperor Qianlong said here that Ji Xiaolan was nearsighted, and myopia is what we call myopia today. This material comes from the imperial edict of the emperor and can be judged to be true and credible!

Third, stuttering. Ji Xiaolan stuttered, which is not mentioned in various biographies. Only his good friend, and his friend for decades, Zhu Zhu, who used to be the master of Emperor Jiaqing, wrote this matter bluntly twice in "The Continuation of Poems in Akasaka". Now I record a song as follows: Zongbo River, stuttering, good at writing books. Immersed in "Four Treasures of the Study", "Summary" has more than 10,000 volumes. Since one hundred generations, we have lived in the same bowl, eating meat instead of millet. If you are not a real Buddha, you will hesitate according to your wishes.

Therefore, we should believe Mr. Zhicheng Deng's judgment. Does Ji Xiaolan have three shortcomings: ugliness, myopia and stuttering?

Wait a minute, this view cannot be fully established!

Because, according to the rules, there are four standards for selecting officials in feudal society: body, speech, book and sentence.

Among these four standards, words rank first and second. Since Ji Xiaolan can be appointed as an official through selection, he must be qualified in body, speech, writing and judgment. Must pass the examination of appearance and speaking ability. In other words, Ji Xiaolan may have some defects in appearance, but at least he is not ugly enough to meet people.

So what should Ji Xiaolan look like? In my opinion, Ji Xiaolan has the following characteristics in appearance and personal daily life:

First, his appearance is not very handsome compared with that of He, He, Fu Changan and others. Among the ministers around Emperor Qianlong, it should be considered ugly. If we realize that there are many beautiful men around Emperor Qianlong, we can easily understand why people say that Ji Xiaolan is ugly.

Secondly, Ji Xiaolan does have some stuttering problems, but they are not serious. Otherwise, Liu Tongxun, as an examiner, also dare not admit Ji Xiaolan.

Thirdly, Ji Xiaolan's myopia should be true, which is related to his careless posture when reading and his lack of physical exercise. However, at that time, a learned man like Ji Xiaolan was short-sighted, which was not a big problem!

Not very handsome, some nearsighted, and some stuttering. Can such a person be liked by Emperor Qianlong, who has always liked handsome guys around him?

These humble defects of Ji Xiaolan were artificially magnified in the eyes of Emperor Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong used to look at beautiful women, but now in his eyes, Ji Xiaolan is simply ugly! He won't like such a person. Unless he has to use this person, he'd better not be with me!

Because his appearance does not meet the requirements of Emperor Qianlong, he will not be reused, which leads to Ji Xiaolan being more extreme, mean and acerbic in dealing with people than humor. He often takes every opportunity to satirize and dig at others to vent his depression and dissatisfaction! In the vernacular, Ji Xiaolan has a bad mouth, and he often swears without dirty words.

Niu Yingzhi, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, wrote a book "Rain Window Disappears Meaning", which contained Ji Wenda's official coffin. It was humorous and many courtiers were insulted. Qian Yong, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, said in his book Talking in the Garden that everyone knows xian county's banter. The insults and banter here are not in praise of Ji Xiaolan's eloquence. Ji Xiaolan is good at pairing. There are often some sarcastic remarks about his colleagues in his right assistant. For example, Qian Yong recorded the following things in Walking in the Garden:

On one occasion, the government of the Ministry of Industry in Beijing caught fire, and Qianlong ordered General Jin Jian to call migrant workers to rebuild. An official in the DPRK was bored, so he wrote the first part of the topic according to this incident: the Ministry of Water was on fire and Kim was building a large building. Because this sentence contains five elements of water, fire, gold, earth and wood, no one can make a couplet for a long time. At that time, there was a burly China calligrapher in the imperial court, who always boasted that he was a southern Confucian and a northern Confucian. He also loves pairing, but he has been thinking about it, but there is always no bottom line. So he turned to Ji Xiaolan and asked Ji Xiaolan to help him think. Ji Xiaolan said with a smile, it's not difficult to answer this sentence, but I'm afraid it will be harmful to you, sir. The Chinese book department said eagerly, oh, nothing, as long as it's right! Ji Xiaolan then said to him, "Southerners look at each other in the north. What is the theme of China's calligraphy?" ! Ji Xiaolan used five directions: south, north, middle, east and west, which are quite appropriate compared with the five elements of water, fire, gold, earth and wood, but when put together, they become swearing words.

Another example is a joke that we all know: One day, when we left North Korea, a eunuch wanted to listen to Ji Xiaolan's joke. Ji Xiaolan pretended to meditate for a long time and said, "Once upon a time, there was a eunuch ... who stopped talking after half a sentence. After waiting for a long time, the eunuch asked, what happened below? Ji Xiaolan replied: There is nothing at the bottom. The audience was completely disappointed.

In my opinion, Ji Xiaolan's extremely mean attitude towards people is also one of the reasons why Emperor Qianlong didn't like him.

Most successful people who are not very handsome are narcissistic, because these people are not easy to attract the attention of others, and it is difficult to succeed without often encouraging themselves. Ji Xiaolan is a bit narcissistic, showing that he is showing off himself, and that he looks down on others and treats people with extreme meanness.

On one occasion, Ji Xiaolan entered the south study. An old eunuch, who had long heard of Ji Xiaolan's name, came and took a look, only to see Ji Xiaolan wearing a fur robe and holding a folding fan, according to the habits of literati at that time. The old eunuch asked: Little Hanlin, wearing winter clothes and holding a summer fan, have you read the Spring and Autumn Books? This couplet is cleverly embedded in the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and implies a satire on Ji Xiaolan's dress, which is difficult to answer. Unexpectedly, Ji Xiaolan responded easily: the old manager was born in the south and came to the north. Is that thing still there? This incident was quickly handed down as a joke. Here, Ji Xiaolan openly mocked the eunuchs' physical defects, some of which lacked kindness.

Another story says that when Ji Xiaolan was an assistant minister of does, Shangshu and Shi Yu went to visit together one day. Several people were chatting when suddenly a dog came running from outside. This dog also has a name, Si Er. Seeing this dog, Shangshu had a plan in his heart and wanted to play a trick on Ji Xiaolan. He said, hey, did you say wolf or dog (assistant minister or dog)? Ji Xiaolan knew that Shangshu was playing a trick on himself. Now he said calmly, There are two ways to tell whether it is a dog or a wolf. One is to look at its tail, whether it is a wolf or a dog (Shangshu is a dog).

The suggestion aside laughed: haha, I also said it was a wolf or a dog. It turned out to be the dog on the top, ha ha, ha ha.

Ji Xiaolan continued unhurriedly: Another way to tell is to see what it eats. Wolves don't eat meat, dogs eat meat and shit.

Now even this suggestion is silent.

People who are satirized by Ji Xiaolan must be dissatisfied with Ji Xiaolan. Once they get the chance, they will stumble in front of the emperor and speak ill of Ji Xiaolan. In the long run, the emperor will not have a good impression on Ji Xiaolan and will unconsciously alienate him.

Some people will think: Will there be peace among many people annoyed by Ji Xiaolan? In the thirty-third year of Qianlong (1768), Ji Xiaolan offended his ministers and was sent to Xinjiang by Emperor Qianlong. He is only 18 years old and has not been an official yet. He hasn't taken part in the work yet. He was born in Qianlong fifteen years (1750), twenty-six years younger than Ji Xiaolan. Ji Xiaolan was only four years old when he was admitted to Jinshi in the 19th year of Qianlong (1754). At this time, there will be no conflict between them.

Ji Xiaolan was very clever from an early age and was called a child prodigy. Ji Xiaolan's grandfather, Ji Runsheng, was a small official in the Qing Dynasty. This official was a doctor in Jiangsu. Father Ji Rongshu was a juren in the fifty-second year of Kangxi (17 13) and was a magistrate in Yao 'an, Yunnan. Besides, he is a famous literary figure and has written some books. It can be seen that Ji Xiaolan's family has no special background, and he is relatively humble among his roommates. To some extent, it can also be said that Ji Xiaolan is a child of an ordinary family. However, Ji Xiaolan grew up in such a family and was also influenced by some literature. When he was a teenager, he showed his talent.

There are many stories about Ji Xiaolan's talent as a teenager. It is said that one day, Ji Xiaolan and his companions were playing ball in the street, just as the magistrate in Hejian passed by and accidentally threw the ball into the magistrate's sedan chair. Other children have already fled everywhere, and Ji Xiaolan has come forward to stop the sedan chair rope ball. Seeing his naivety, the magistrate said, I have a pair of couplets. If you can match, I'll give you the ball back, otherwise it's mine. Ji Xiaolan agreed. The county magistrate issued the first couplet: there are six or seven boys, but you are cunning. Without thinking, Ji Xiaolan replied: "The Taishou has two thousand stones, and he is alone ... Ji Xiaolan swallowed the last word and didn't say it." The magistrate asked: Why didn't you say the last sentence? Ji Xiaolan replied: If the referee returns the ball to me, it will be cheaper; Not returning the ball is greed. The magistrate couldn't help laughing. Naturally, he returned the ball to Ji Xiaolan.