Which dynasty is Jiang Lang Caijun talking about?

To exhaust one’s talents means to exhaust one’s talents and thoughts in ease and enjoyment. Do you know who the "Jiang Lang" in "Jiang Lang's Talents Are Exhausted" is? The following is the person from which dynasty Jiang Langcaijin was mentioned by me. Welcome to read.

Which dynasty is Jiang Langcaijin talking about?

Jiang Lang: Guide towards Jiangyan.

Jiang Yan was a poet in the Southern Dynasties. He was born in poverty and lost his father when he was young. He and his mother were dependent on each other and lived a hard life, making a living by chopping firewood. He was busy chopping wood every day and had no time to study. Later, when he was 13 years old, he picked up a mink hat worn by a high official on his way to cut firewood in the mountains. Mink skins are very precious and can be sold for a lot of money, so that you can buy a lot of rice, flour, oil, salt, etc. Jiang Yan happily took the hat home. His mother was also very happy when she saw it and said, "My child, it is a good thing that we picked up this hat. It is a good sign. You will definitely be a high official in the future. Keep it well." You can wear it when you become a high official in the future." After hearing what his mother said, Jiang Lang gave up his original idea and put the hat away.

From then on, he began to study hard and wanted to be a high official in the future. While chopping wood, he silently endorsed the book. Hard work paid off and he made rapid progress. Within a few years, I was able to write articles eloquently and in one go. For example, "Farewell Fu" and "Hate Fu" have been well received.

At that time, there was a man named Tan Chao who liked talents and learning. He read Jiang Yan's poems and praised them full of praise. He even went to visit Jiang Yan and invited Jiang Yan to his home. Jiang Yan admired Tan Chao from the bottom of his heart when he saw Tan Chao's warm hospitality, bold and forthright temperament, and informality. As a result, the two became good friends with similar intentions. Tan Chao appreciated Jiang Yan's talent and talked about it with everyone. His words were a bit excessive and seemed to be bragging. In this way, Jiang Yan's reputation gradually grew and he became a famous poet.

Soon after, he was appreciated and promoted by Liu Jingsu, King of Jianping, and became an official in Nanyanzhou. Unexpectedly, not long after, he was falsely accused by a county magistrate who had committed a crime, and was arrested and imprisoned. This is truly a blessing and a curse. Fortunately, Liu Jingsu later cleared his grievances, was released from prison, promoted him to an official, and went to guard Jingkou with Liu Jingsu.

Later, Liu Song was replaced by the Qi Dynasty, and Jiang Yan and Tan Chao became historians and were responsible for writing history. Soon, a Xiangyang man unearthed an ancient tomb containing a jade mirror and some bamboo tubes. No one recognized the ancient Chinese characters on the bamboo tube. Someone suggested that Jiang Yan come and take a look. Later, the imperial court sent someone to show the bamboo tube to Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan took a look and saw that this was a Zhong Ding Wen from the Western Zhou Dynasty. He had studied this kind of writing hard in order to become a high official. Jiang Yan read it for a while and understood the content. It was about the time of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty. After seeing it, he told the visitor about it, and the people around him were surprised. Word spread all of a sudden, and Jiang Yan knew the writing of the Western Zhou Dynasty. From then on, his reputation became even greater. As a result, the imperial court valued him more and more, and his official position became larger and larger, and finally he reached the position of Doctor Guanglu in the Liang Dynasty. Doctor Guanglu was the emperor's advisor, and was later named Liling Marquis. He owned thousands of acres of fertile land, became a wealthy aristocrat, and lived a pampered life.

He no longer reads, writes, composes poems, or writes articles. Sometimes when he writes poems, they are not as good as before, and his talent is gone. At this time, many people felt sorry for him and said that "he has exhausted his talents."

Historical research

Some people have long doubted the authenticity of "Jiang Lang has exhausted his talents". Gu Zhi's "Shi Pin Jian" quoted Zhang Pu as saying: "Jiang Wentong was defeated by Liang Wu, and when he was in his old age, he did not dare to take Wen Ling as the master. He agreed with Ming Yuan, but he was ridiculed. The world has nothing to show for it. Shen Xiuwen snickered to future generations. "This means that Jiang Yan was afraid that Emperor Liang Wu would be jealous and deliberately said that he was exhausted. This situation was not understood by future generations. Shen Yue would definitely laugh if he knew about it, because Shen Yue was like this. experience. According to "Book of Liang Shen Yue's Biography": "Yue had a banquet, worth half an inch and a half of chestnuts presented by Yuzhou. The emperor was surprised and asked: 'How many chestnuts are there?'" He and Yue each sparsely recalled their memories. Three things happened to the young emperor. , said to people: 'If you don't give way before this public protector, you will die of shame! '" Shen Yue was a well-educated man of his generation, but he had no choice but to give way in front of the literati emperor to avoid causing disaster. We may say that he was aware of current affairs, or flattered by his work, but it is an indisputable fact that the literati emperor suppressed scribes and stifled literary talents. What's more, Jiang Yan, who was good at writing poems and poems, "was defeated by Liang Wu, and when he was in his prime, he did not dare to take Wen Ling as the master. He agreed with Ming Yuan, but he was ridiculed and his talents were exhausted. The world has nothing to show for it. Shen Xiuwen (Shen Yue, Zi Xiuwen) is just snickering for future generations."

Jiang Yan did not dare to show off his talent in front of Emperor Wu of Liang, for fear of being jealous, so he argued that his "talent was exhausted". After his death, he only ended up "showing off little in writing, and only retreating in thought in the later years. Everyone at that time said that his talent was exhausted" (" "Liang Shu. Biography of Jiang Yan"). The phrase "Jiang Lang's talents are exhausted" has since become a mantra to mock the exhaustion of literati's talents, and Jiang Yan has also been ridiculed by literati in the past dynasties. Only Shen Yue, who was in a similar situation, saw through the trap and realized that Jiang Yan was not "out of talent" but "in danger of death".

Jiang Yan’s Dream Brush

There are many versions explaining why “Jiang Lang” “ran out of talent”. The most widely circulated version is: One day, Jiang Yan took a nap in the pavilion in the garden. , in a hazy dream, he dreamed that a man named Guo Pu said to him: "I have a pen that has been with you for a long time. Shouldn't it be returned to me?" Jiang Yan touched his arms and there was indeed a pen. When I took it out, I saw it was a colorful pen. So, he returned the colorful pen to Guo Pu. Unexpectedly, when he woke up, this great talent who had written many high-spirited and vigorous poems had no idea about writing and could no longer write colorful articles. This is the story of Jiang Lang's dream of repaying his pen, which is unbelievable no matter what.

Another rumor: Once Jiang Yan took a boat and stopped by the river of Chanling Temple to take a nap. He dreamed of a man who called himself Zhang Jingyang and asked him for a piece of silk, so he took it out of his arms. Several bolts of silk were returned to him. Therefore, his articles will no longer be exciting in the future.

Jiang Lang’s Wisdom

The derogatory idiom “Jiang Lang’s talents are exhausted” has been accompanying Jiang Yan for more than 1,500 years. He was diligent and studious since he was a child. He was able to write poems at the age of six. He memorized the "Five Classics" by the age of eighteen. His works "Hate Fu" and "Farewell Fu" further showed his talent and were praised as rare works through the ages. It's a pity that the middle-aged Jiang Yan suddenly stopped writing and became known as "a man who has exhausted his talents". Maybe people don't know that the clever Jiang Yan used the trick of "exhausting his talents" to fool future generations.

According to "Book of Liang", in the second year of Emperor Shun's reign in the Southern Dynasty (AD 466), twenty-year-old Jiang Yan became an aide to King Jianping Liu Jingsu of the Song Dynasty because of his extraordinary intelligence, and followed King Jianping. He served as a clerk in Gunzhou. Later, he was arrested and imprisoned because he was implicated by Guangling Order Guo Yanwen. In prison, Jiang Lang expressed his lamentations in writing with brilliant pen. I don’t know whether it was because King Jianping cherished talents, or because Jiang Lang’s article was so touching. In short, Liu Jingsu released him immediately after reading the article. Soon, Jiang Yan passed the scholar examination in Gunzhou. His policy essays were appreciated by his superiors, and he was soon promoted to Zuo Changshi of the Baling Kingdom. After that, Jiang Yan had a prosperous official career and served in the Southern Song, Qi and Liang dynasties until he was granted the title of Marquis. It can be seen from Jiang Yan's career that his beautiful articles helped him.

Chinese literati have been famous for their talents since ancient times, but what made Jiang Yan famous throughout the ages was because "Jiang Lang's talents were exhausted". But it can be seen from Jiang Lang's experience that he is not really exhausted, but quite the opposite. Jiang Yan, who lost his father when he was young and came from a poor family. He used to collect salary to support his mother. He knows best what it feels like to be poor and humble. After he became the censor Zhongcheng, he summed up his previous experiences and lessons, tried hard to avoid Guangling's fault of Guo Yanwen's writing and painting, and made a trick of repaying the painting in a dream, in order to stop writing from now on. Even if I had no choice but to write it, I would just write a gorgeous chapter that fits the occasion, such as "The Emperor Qi's departure from Yaoji". The purpose is to please the king and survive in troubled times. He transformed all his amazing literary talent into the wisdom of surviving in troubled times, although this is the wisdom of being a slave. Writing this, I can't help but think of Mr. Guo Moruo, who was once known as a literary giant.

If Jiang Yan’s "Ode to Hate" and "Ode to Farewell" are the masterpieces of the ages, then his "Replying the Writing with Dreams" is a unique masterpiece. He was deeply aware of the king's specialization in thinking, and would rather bear the reputation of "a talentless man" and be ridiculed by future generations than get burned because of his writing. He once said to his disciples: "To be happy in life, you must be rich and noble. My fame has been established, and I am about to return to Cao Laier." ("Liang Shu"), this may be the real reason why he stopped writing based on dreams. In fact, has Jiang Lang ever been so talented? After he stopped writing, Jiang Yan was still smart!

In the first year of Hou Yong's reign in the east of Qi Dynasty, Cui Huijing rebelled because he supported his troops and respected himself. The rebels besieged the capital, and the gentry and bureaucrats joined the rebels one after another. Only Jiang Yan claimed that he was ill and could not leave. After Cui Huijing failed, everyone admired Jiang Yan's wisdom. Later, Xiao Yan led his troops to revolt again. The nobles learned from the past and everyone was at ease. However, Jiang Yan took off his official uniform and went to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan won and proclaimed himself emperor, Emperor Gaozu Wu of Liang. Jiang Lang was re-employed by Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, and he was promoted to Shangshu Zuocheng, with power in both the government and the public.

In this moment of silence, Jiang Lang showed extraordinary political wisdom and intelligence. This is obviously not "the end of Jiang Lang's talents." What’s interesting is that so far no one thinks that “the talent is exhausted” is a misreading of history.

Since ancient times, Chinese literati have generally had three mentalities about social issues: first, they do not write about it without intention; second, they write intentionally but do not write thoroughly; third, they know it is inconvenient and do not write about it. Jiang Yan undoubtedly experienced these three mental and artistic conceptions, and finally gave up writing in order to seek a comfortable life. However, no matter how you say it, the personality under such a mentality is twisted. But this is not Jiang Yan's shame. The autocratic system doomed the literati themselves to tragedy. Of course, there is often comedy in this tragedy. Therefore, today there are always people who like to bring out some ancient people to make fun of. Just like the idiom "Jiang Lang's talents are exhausted", it seems that later generations are making fun of Jiang Lang. However, it is Jiang Lang who used the trick of stopping writing in dreams to make fun of those who made fun of him for more than 1,500 years.