At the age of 67, this man was honored as an official by Qianlong, which can be compared with Li Bai. Who is he?

In a vast country, the imperial examination system has been implemented for thousands of years, leaving countless anecdotes and jokes. Jokes, such as Jin Fan's actions, make people crazy and laugh; This is a well-known story. For example, Shen Deqian, a famous minister of the Qing Dynasty, took the imperial examination at the age of 67.

The old man made a late start, took part in the 17 imperial examination all his life, and finally became a very important official, enjoying supreme respect, singing with Emperor Qianlong like a pair of good friends, and was appointed as a teacher in his 90 s.

Once the hard work comes.

Shen Deqian (1673—1769) was originally from Suzhou. Five generations of officials in the family, their parents died young, and they had no food and clothing, which was as bitter as Jin Fan. He learned the Four Books and the Five Classics earlier, and by 16, he was already familiar with such famous works as Zuo Zhuan and Han Feizi.

At the age of 23, because of the failure of the imperial examination, he had to follow in his father's footsteps, open a museum and become a private school teacher. This is the same as the return of most people who failed in the imperial examination. The difference is that with the growth of age, others' mood drops, and they also embark on the ordinary road of getting married and having children to make a living. But Mr. Shen didn't. He didn't give up!

Unfortunately, fate is not good. At the age of thirty, he didn't stand up, but at the age of forty, he was confused. That year's birthday, Shen Deqian wrote a poem entitled "It's hard to meet my mother in the house", which showed the feeling that it was raining and lonely when I went out to catch the exam, and the inn coincided with my birthday. The style is quite sparse and miserable, full of loneliness and cold depression.

Of course, his poems are often circulated in the voting circle, but if they are full of negative energy, they will be hacked. People say, "we are miserable enough in middle age, like leeks, and we don't want to see these affect our mood." 1734, Shen Deqian, 6 1 year-old, was banned from circulating his poems by the court like a big V.

Shen Deqian had a rough life and suffered various blows, but he never gave up his dream and insisted on taking exams every year. Since I took the provincial exam at the age of 22, I have taken the exam repeatedly and intermittently for more than 40 years, *** 17 times.

Many good things grind, luck turns, and years of hard work will eventually pay off. 67-year-old Shen Deqian finally won the Jinshi in 1739, and entered the officialdom as he wished.

I packed my books and poems like crazy!

Ranked in the series of Ganlong Ye Rongchong.

In North Korea, Shen Deqian won the favor of Emperor Qianlong for his accomplishments in poetry. In A.D. 1742, Shen Deqian was in charge of the compilation and revision of imperial academy, and was promoted to Zuo Zhongyun the following year.

Emperor Qianlong likes to write poems. When eating and drinking Lazarus, he writes a poem casually, just like "hanging dishes in the direction of plates" in the ticket circle, let the imperial study pass it on to ministers, and then quietly wait for others to praise him. It is said that he wrote 40,000 poems in his life. Except for more than 100 poems mourning the death of his wife Fu Cha, the rest were lost in the dust of history.

Although Gan Long's poems are mediocre, this does not affect his arty mood. He often ordered Shen Deqian to enter the palace to exchange poetry theory and creation. Fortunately, Shen Deqian, who is over 70 years old, is also very familiar with all kinds of excellent poems and has a clear appreciation ability. I can also answer all kinds of whimsical or absurd questions of Emperor Qianlong.

So the heart of "cherishing talents, cherishing talents" suddenly rose, and Shen Deqian was honored as an "old celebrity in the south of the Yangtze River", often leading him into the DPRK and walking hand in hand with "Shen Lao" through the Imperial Academy, echo each other.

Once a dragon and tiger list, ten years of phoenix habitat. Shen Deqian was promoted quickly and worked as a waiter, a bachelor of cabinet and an inspector in the study. In the 14th year of Qianlong (1749), he was promoted to Assistant Minister of Ritual Department; In the twenty-second year of Qianlong (1757), he retired in his eighties and was also named as an official. After thirty years of Qianlong (1765), at the age of ninety, he was accidentally named as Doctor Guanglu and Prince Taifu.

This position, similar to the honorary principal of the prince, is more of a treatment and honor, and there is no workload and responsibility to bear. Is the emperor willful?

In fact, as early as 1749, Shen Deqian asked to retire at the age of 76, but his good friends (poets) were unwilling to give up. Lord Qianlong asked him to be an official with the original products, to the effect that he only took money and didn't work. He also wrote dozens of "imperial poems" for him. It is in these poems that he was compared to Li (Bai), Du (Fu), Gao (Qi) and Wang (Shi Zhen) by Emperor Qianlong's imperial pen and was highly respected. On Shen Deqian's eightieth birthday, Emperor Qianlong gave him another plaque.

This pair of poets really means a lot! 1757, in a poem given to Shen Deqian by Emperor Qianlong, there appeared a disgusting sentence, "I love virtue, but I love the past." Therefore, Shen Deqian's reputation has reached a new level. What's more, what's wrong with the great poet chosen by the emperor?

Escape the curse of shame when you are old.

The old man really came late and made a fortune, and lived a long life, enjoying all the splendor. After Shen Deqian returned to the Soviet Union in his later years, every time Gan Long went to Jiangnan, he was almost always asked to accompany the king and recite poems. In A.D. 1769, Shen Deqian died at the age of 97. Emperor Qianlong made him a Prince Taifu and wrote a poem for him personally. He is a great minister and he enjoys great respect.

Literature serves politics as well as imperial power. I'm afraid it's the pinnacle for a scholar to do this.

However, the emperor is the most conditional and capricious person. In A.D. 1778, the case of Xu Shukui's "literary prison" occurred in Jiangsu, and Shen Deqian, who had been dead for many years, was also implicated. The reason is that there is a sentence "shake the purlin of the Ming Dynasty and go to Beijing in one fell swoop" written by Xu, which was found to be a reactionary slogan and traced back to the source. It was an old friend who prefaced this collection.

Shen has been living among online celebrities, and naturally he will be asked to write a preface to the manuscript and earn the face of "four thousand dollars". But Gan Long refused to do so, calling him "ungrateful" and "despicable". Ordered to take back all the honors sealed to him and level the grave. This is not enough, and it is difficult to calm down. He blew his beard and stared, saying, "I dive into Germany, starting with poetry and ending with poetry." That's the point. It was Master Shen's comments on poetry that hurt the emperor's face.

Fortunately, Master Shen has passed away, otherwise he would be in danger of falling from the peak of his life. How embarrassing that would be! If that's the case, it will really fulfill the old saying that "it's a shame to live a long life".