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The crowd looked for him thousands of times, but suddenly looking back, he was there, in a dimly lit place.

Fishes and dragons danced all night. Moths and golden threads in the snow and willows filled the crowd with laughter and looked for him thousands of times; suddenly looking back, he was there in the dim light." This poem describes the joy of the unexpected reunion of relatives on New Year's Eve. It also shows the pursuit of the beauty in my heart. The original poem is:

The Sapphire Case Yuanxi [Xin Qiji]

The east wind blows thousands of flowers and trees at night, and even blows down the stars like rain. BMW carvings fill the road with fragrance, the phoenix flute sounds, the jade pot turns light, and fish and dragons dance all night.

Moths are covered with golden strands of snow and willow, and laughter is filled with hidden fragrance. The crowd looked for him thousands of times, but suddenly looking back, he was there, in a dimly lit place.

[Translation] The east wind seemed to blow away thousands of trees with flowers in full bloom, and it also blew down the stars in the sky like showers of stars. Gorgeous cars and BMWs come and go on the road, and all kinds of intoxicating aromas fill the streets. The sound of sweet music echoed everywhere, the wind whistled and jade pots danced in the air, and the colorful lanterns shaped like fish and dragons were tumbling in the lively night. The beauties all wore bright ornaments on their heads, and their crystal-clear and colorful costumes were swaying in the crowd. They passed by with a smile on their faces and a faint fragrance. I looked for her thousands of times but couldn't find her. When I turned around inadvertently, I saw her standing deep in the light.

[Edit this paragraph] A brief introduction to Xin Qiji's life

Xin Qiji (1140-1207), who died at the age of 67, was a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. The original name was Tanfu, changed to You'an, and the name was Jiaxuan. He was from Licheng (now Jinan, Shandong) and of Han nationality. A great poet and patriot in the history of our country. He is as famous as Su Shi and is known as "Su Xin". In history, he and Li Qingzhao are also known as "Jinan Er'an". Someone once praised him like this: A master of Jiaxuan, a hero among men, and a dragon among poets. Liu Chenweng's "Xin Jiaxuan Ci Preface" said: "When the poem reaches the east slope, it is upright and upright, like poetry, like writing, like the wonders of heaven and earth." He has successively served as the pacifier of Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and eastern Zhejiang. Thirteen years before he was born, the Shandong area was occupied by Jin soldiers. At the age of 21, he joined the anti-Jin rebel army and returned to the Southern Song Dynasty soon after. In the 31st year of Shaoxing (1161), he led 2,000 people to join the Northern Anti-Jin Rebel Army. The following year, he was sent to the Southern Song Dynasty. Throughout his life, he firmly advocated fighting against the Jin soldiers and regaining lost ground. He once presented "Ten Essays on Meiqin" to analyze the situation between the enemy and ourselves, and put forward a specific plan for strengthening the army and restoring the country; he also submitted the "Nine Discussions" to the prime minister to further elaborate on the ideas of the "Ten Essays"; but none of them were adopted and implemented. When he took office in various places, he conscientiously eliminated the accumulated shortcomings and actively organized the army to prepare for war. However, he was repeatedly hampered by the capitulationists and was even dismissed from his post. He once lived idle in Shangrao, Jiangxi for a long time. His great ambition to regain his motherland could not be put to use, so he wrote poems out of loyalty and anger, thus creating a generation of great poets in the Southern Song Dynasty. Geng Jing gathered troops in Shandong, controlled the loyal army and horses, and kept the secretary in charge. In the 32nd year of Shaoxing, he ordered Feng Biao to return to the south. Emperor Gaozong summoned him and granted him the title of Chengwu Lang. Ning Zongchao's tired officials went to eastern Zhejiang to appease the envoys, added Longtuge to wait for the system, and entered the Privy Council to accept the decree. He once lived in Shangrao and Qianshan, Jiangxi Province for more than ten years. His words are passionate, generous and tragic. The writing is strong and the artistic styles are diverse, but the main ones are bold and unrestrained. There is "Jia Xuan Long Short Sentences".

Throughout his life, he prided himself on his integrity and achievements, and devoted himself to the war of resistance throughout his life. He once published "Ten Essays on Meiqin" and "Nine Discussions" to lay out strategies for war and defense, demonstrating his outstanding military ability and patriotic enthusiasm. He also maintained deep friendship with Chen Liang, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, and Zhu Xi, a Neo-Confucian scholar, with whom he strengthened his integrity and exchanged knowledge. Resisting the Jin Dynasty and restoring the country is the main theme of his works, which contain the lament of heroes who have lost their way and the resentment of heroes who are idle, which have distinctive characteristics of the times. He also uses vivid and delicate brushstrokes to describe the pastoral scenery, world conditions and folk customs of the four seasons in the Jiangnan countryside. The themes of his poems are broad, and he is good at using allusions from his predecessors into his poems. The style is majestic and bold yet delicate and feminine. On the basis of Su Shi's works, the ideological and artistic conception of Ci has been greatly expanded and the literary status of Ci has been improved. Later generations called them "Su and Xin" together. His poems and essays are also highly commendable, especially his essays which are "magnificent in style, rich in wisdom, and authoritative in writing."

Xin Qiji, a patriotic poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, was a great poet who created a generation of poetry. He was also a national hero who was good at warfare and well versed in military affairs. His poem "The sound of the mandarin in a loud voice, the sonorous sound in a small voice, sweeping across the world, sweeping away the eternity, has never been seen by the common people" has become a treasure in the history of Chinese literature; and an article he wrote as a minister of the Southern Song Dynasty " "Discussing the Training of the Militia to Guard the Huaishu" expresses the author's strong patriotism, incisive and profound analysis of the war situation, and clear and specific countermeasures.

This practical prose is passionate, well-conceived, in-depth, well-founded, and the language is precise and concise. The article only uses more than 600 words. From raising questions, analyzing problems to solving problems, it is coherent and coherent. It has situations, analysis, measures, predictions, and every word is implemented. It is simple and clear. Da. A bold and broad-minded poet can write such rigorous and simple practical articles according to the needs of different styles. It can be seen that a great writer cannot be limited to a narrow world in writing. He should master several sets of pen and ink proficiently. , not only has one's favorite postures, but also can write articles of different genres and styles according to different requirements, just like a martial artist with advanced kung fu, although he is good at one kind of weapon, he can also dance with other weapons. Xin Qiji used two completely different styles of writing to express his impassioned patriotic feelings from different aspects, reflecting his concern for the country and the people. The noble ideal of serving one's country. (Excerpted from "Applied Writing" Issue 1, 1998, "A master of official documents from a giant in the world of Ci - Reading Xin Qiji's "On Training the Militia to Guard Huaishu""

The strong patriotism and fighting spirit are the hallmarks of Xin's Ci The basic ideological content is first reflected in his poems. He constantly repeats his nostalgia for the north. In addition, in his poems such as "Congratulations to the Bridegroom" and "Moyu'er", he uses "the remaining water and the remaining mountains" and "the setting sun". Phrases such as "Heartbroken" satirize the small imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty, which was living in peace and survival, expressing his dissatisfaction with being in peace and not wanting to go north. There is no place for ambitious ambitions, which is reflected in the words that are difficult to conceal the injustice. Among the nostalgic works he is good at In "The Song of the Water Dragon", facing the picturesque mountains and heroic figures, while being inspired by his heroic ambition, he also lamented that heroes have no place to play, which formed a tragic tone for his poems. On the basis of Su Shi's poetry, he further expanded the scope of subject matter, and he almost reached the point where he could write poetry without any incident.

He was fifteen years younger than Lu You, and the north had long been occupied by the Jurchens when he was born. Although his grandfather Xin Zan served in the Jin Kingdom, he always hoped to have the opportunity to "rise up in a provocation to relieve the wrath of Dai Tian, ????who was not suppressed by his father." "Mountains and Rivers" ("Ten Essays on Meiqin"). At the same time, Xin Qiji also continued to witness with his own eyes the humiliation and pain suffered by the Han people under the rule of the Jurchens. All this made him establish the ambition to restore the Central Plains and serve his country in his youth. On the other hand, because Xin Qiji grew up in the north under the rule of the Jin people, he was less exposed to the traditional cultural education that made people blindly follow the rules. In him, he has the chivalrous spirit of a strange man from Yan and Zhao

In the thirty-first year of Shaoxing (1161), the gold lord Wan Yanliang invaded the south. The Han people behind him could not bear the harsh oppression of the gold people, so they rose up to resist. The 22-year-old Xin Qiji also gathered two thousand people. He joined a massive uprising army led by Geng Jing and served as secretary-general. When internal conflicts among the Jin people broke out, Wan Yanliang was killed by his subordinates on the front line, and when the Jin army retreated north, Xin Qiji died in Shaoxing on the 30th. In the second year (1162), he was ordered to go south to contact the Southern Song Dynasty court. On his way back from completing his mission, he heard the news that Geng Jing was killed by the traitor Zhang Anguo and the rebel army was defeated. He led more than fifty people to attack the enemy camp and captured the traitor. He returned to Jiankang and was handed over to the Southern Song Dynasty court for execution. Xin Qiji's astonishing bravery and decisiveness made him famous for a while. "The heroic voice caused the rise of cowards, and the emperor sighed three times when he saw it" (Hong Mai's "Jia Xuan Ji"). ). Song Gaozong appointed him as the judge of Jiangyin and began his official career in the Southern Song Dynasty. At this time, he was only twenty-three years old.

When Xin Qiji first came to the south, he was not afraid of the imperial court's timidity. Understand that, in addition to the fact that Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, had praised his heroic behavior, Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty, who came to the throne soon after, also showed his eagerness to restore lost territory and avenge his humiliation. Therefore, during the period before his tenure in the Southern Song Dynasty, he enthusiastically He wrote a lot of suggestions on the Northern Expedition against the Jin Dynasty, such as the famous "Ten Essays on Meiqin" and "Nine Discussions". Although these suggestions were highly praised and widely read at the time, the imperial court was no longer willing to fight any more wars. However, he responded indifferently and was only very interested in Xin Qiji's practical talents shown in the proposal, so he was sent to Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan and other places to serve as important local officials such as transport envoy and pacification envoy to control famines. Governance and rectification of public security. This is obviously very different from Xin Qiji's ideal. Although he did a great job, he felt increasingly depressed and painful because he felt that time was passing by, life was short and ambitions were difficult to achieve.

However, reality is harsh to Xin Qiji.

Although he had outstanding talents, his heroic and stubborn character and his enthusiasm for the Northern Expedition made it difficult for him to gain a foothold in the officialdom that was timid, tactful, and jealous of talents. He also realized that he was "stubborn and self-confident, and had not been tolerated by everyone for many years" ("On Thieves"), so he had already made preparations to retire and built a garden pavilion by Daihu Lake in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, so that he could settle down after leaving his job. . Sure enough, in the winter of the eighth year of Chunxi (1181), when Xin Qiji was forty-two years old, he was dismissed from office due to impeachment and returned to Shangrao. In the next twenty years, except for serving as prisoner and pacifier in Fujian once every two years, he spent most of his time in the countryside.

. However, as a passionate man and a man of great influence, he was forced to leave the political stage when he was in his prime, which made him unbearable. Therefore, while he often enjoys the pastoral scenery and the tranquility in it, waves are constantly rising in the depths of his soul. Sometimes he is excited by his life's ideals, sometimes he is angry and discouraged by the ruthlessness of reality, and sometimes he is frustrated. I forced myself to feel relieved and had broad-minded thoughts, and spent the rest of my life in this emotional ups and downs. "To end the affairs of the king and gain fame both before and after his life, all the misfortune happened in vain" ("Po Zhenzi"), "But he exchanged tens of thousands of words for peace and military service in exchange for his boss to plant trees and books" ("Partridge Sky"), in these words and phrases , burying his deep feelings. In the third year of Jiatai of Ningzong (1203), Han Yuzhou, who advocated the Northern Expedition, appointed people from the main war faction. Xin Qiji, who was 64 years old, was appointed as the prefect of Shaoxing and the pacifier of eastern Zhejiang. The old poet's spirit was boosted. The next year, he met with Ningzong of the Song Dynasty and spoke passionately about the Jin Kingdom's "certain chaos and destruction" (Episode B of "Miscellaneous Notes on the Government and the Wilderness Since Jianyan"), and personally went to the front line to take up a post in Zhenjiang.

But he was hit hard again and was forced to resign under the attack of some admonishing officials. In the first year of Kaixi (1205), he returned to his former residence to live idle. Although he was called to serve in the next two years, he was old and sick, and his body was weak, and he finally passed away in the autumn of the third year of Kaixi.

Although, since the fall of the Central Plains, expressing grief and indignation for national humiliation and expressing enthusiasm for serving the country have become the central theme of literature, Xin Qiji's poetry still has an outstanding brilliance in it. This is not only because Xin Qiji grew up in the north that was ravaged by foreigners, and his desire to restore his homeland was stronger than that of ordinary scholar-bureaucrats, but also because while taking the initiative to undertake the national mission, he also actively pursued the glory of his personal life, which is reflected in his poems. Showing an irrepressible spirit of heroism.

When expressing his ambition to serve the country, Xin Qiji's poems often show the courage and heroic self-confidence of soldiers, such as "To pull back the fairy waves of the Milky Way and wash away the sand in the northwest" ("Shui Diao Ge Tou") , "You should swear to yourself when wrapping a corpse in horse leather, and say that you will never rest after your eyebrows cut off your sex" ("Man Jiang Hong"), "A Taoist man's heart will be as strong as iron until he dies. Let's try his hands to mend the cracks in the sky" ("Congratulations to the Bridegroom"), etc., all of which are full of pride and anger. Bullfighting. He sincerely praised those who had the same courage to serve the country as himself, echoed with them, and encouraged each other, such as the generous enthusiasm of "Shuilongyin·Jiachen Suishuo Hannanjian Shangshu", which was completely different from the common birthday wishes. :

How many people are really good at economics when the horse crosses the river and comes from the south? Chang'an elders, the scenery of Xinting is still pitiful. Yifu people, Shenzhou Shenlu, how many times have you looked back? Counting an army and an army thousands of miles apart, merit and fame are what they are, but are true Confucian affairs known to the public? Kuang Youwen is fighting in the mountains, and the courtyard is full of Tongyin in the clear day. I fell to the ground back then, but now I have a try and the wind and clouds are running wild.

The green fields are full of wind and smoke, the grass and trees of Pingquan are green, and the songs and wine of Dongshan are beautiful. In his new year, I will put things in order for my husband to live longer.

Xin Qiji had an instinctive disgust for bureaucrats who were vulgar and tactful and did nothing in the face of national peril. In "Millennium Dialogue", he outlined the ugly appearance of such characters: "When drinking wine to others, , Harmony falls first. The most important thing is to be patient and everything goes well."

However, it is this kind of people who fill the officialdom, hold power, and lead a peaceful path. He wrote angrily: "General Li has captured Hu'er's horse through the ages. Li Cai is a junior, but he is a marquis." ("Businessman")

When Xin Qiji led a small number of troops to charge When he came to the south after the war and the flames of the battlefield, he was full of enthusiasm and eager to show his ambition, but unexpectedly he fell into a mediocre situation, which made him feel unbearable depression and grief.

In the twelfth year of his return to the south, when he revisited Jiankang, his first stop when he returned to the south, he wrote the famous "Shuilongyin: Climbing the Jiankang Heart-Appreciating Pavilion":

The clear autumn in the sky is thousands of miles away , the water goes with the sky and the autumn is boundless. The eyes are far away, offering sorrow and hatred, jade hairpin and snail bun. The sunset above the building, in the sound of broken bells, wanderers from the south of the Yangtze River. I looked at Wu Gou and patted the railings all over, but no one understood me. Don't say that the perch is worthy of praise. When the west wind blows, the season eagle has not returned yet? Asking for fields and houses, fearing that he should be embarrassed to see you, Liu Lang is talented. It's a pity that the passing years, the sorrow and wind and rain, the trees are like this! Who is Qian, calling for the red scarf and green sleeves, and finding the hero's tears.

This is the sadness of the broken mountains and rivers, the sadness of the empty aspirations; the years flow by ruthlessly, making this sadness even more shocking. However, even if the poet is writing about his loneliness and sorrow, his pain and tears, we can still see his self-proclaimed hero and never willing to sink.

And until he became the prefect of Zhenjiang in his later years, his work "Yong Yu Le·Reminiscences of the Past in Beigu Pavilion, Jingkou" still lamented that "through the ages, there are no heroes to be found, Sun Zhong seeks a place", while recalling his youth. His fighting career shows his heroic sentiments of unwillingness to grow old and still have something to do:

Forty-three years, I still remember the beacon fire on Yangzhou Road. But looking back, under the Buddha and Li Temple, there is a sacred crow drum. Who can ask: Lian Po is old, can he still make a living?

This heroic character, who can never live a life in mediocrity, accompanied Xin Qiji throughout his life and always shines in his words. It played the strongest note of Song Ci.

On the other hand, the helpless situation and the same helpless mood forced Xin Qiji, like Lu You, to find ways to relieve the depression in rural life. He was deeply influenced by the thoughts of Lao and Zhuang. He once said that "there are several books on his case, either Zhuang or Lao" ("Thanks to the Emperor"). The philosophy of Lao and Zhuang allowed him to temporarily forget the troubles of the world, get closer to nature and daily life, feel and express the philosophy and beauty contained in "a valley and a hill" in his words. Due to differences in personality and aesthetic taste, his lyrics of this type are not as simple and elegant as Lu You's poems, but are fresh, beautiful, lively and smart.

For example, "Qing Ping Le" describes the mood of farm life:

The eaves are low and the grass is green on the stream. When drunk, Wu Yin is very charming. Whose old lady is gray-haired? The eldest child is hoeing beans to the east of the stream, while the middle child is weaving a chicken coop. The younger child is most fond of rogues, lying down at the head of the stream peeling lotus pods. "Xijiang Moon·Qianxing" writes about his unrestrained life:

When drunk and greedy for laughter, I have to worry about how to gain time. Recently I have begun to realize that the ancient books are totally worthless. Last night, Songbian fell drunk and asked Song, "How do I feel about being drunk?" I just suspected that Song Song was coming to help me, so I pushed Song Song with my hand and said, "Go".

But this kind of lyrics does not mean that Xin Qiji's sad and angry mood will change with age and the leisurely life. This is just a momentary forgetfulness, and it is also another form of expression of grief and anger. You only need to read the famous "Ugly Nuer·Shubo Mountain Road Zhongbi" to know:

Young people don't know the taste of sorrow, love Go upstairs. Falling in love with the upper floors, I force myself to express my sorrow in order to compose new words. Now that I know all the sorrow, I want to stop talking. I wanted to give it up, but I said it was a cool autumn.

It is precisely because he has experienced many vicissitudes of life, accumulated too much and too deep depression, and is fully aware of the helplessness of life that he "stops talking". He can only find refuge for his feelings in the quiet pastoral countryside and soothe his traumatized soul. This is a last resort choice for a hero in a mediocre society. Only by understanding this can we understand Xin Qiji's true mentality when he wrote this type of words.