What was Xin Qiji’s early experience in history?

Speaking of Xin Qiji, what we think of are the various poems about Xin Qiji in textbooks. Xin Qiji was a poet and literati, but he spent the first half of his life fighting on the battlefield and was famous. "A man's heart is as strong as iron until he dies. Let's try his hand and mend the cracks in the sky." This poem was written by Xin Qiji, the famous poet and envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty. After reading this sentence, do we feel a sense of lofty ideals, "breaking through the sky", and serving the motherland?

The main idea of ??this sentence is similar. The main idea is: Such sonorous and powerful language expresses the determination to strive for the reunification of the motherland. Among them, "Mending the Sky" uses the story of the mythical Nuwa to mend the sky, which is a metaphor for the ideal of regaining the Central Plains and unifying the mountains and rivers. It can be seen that Xin Qiji has the ambition to restore the Central Plains and serve his country to avenge his humiliation.

As we know, Xin Qiji is a famous poet and belongs to the bold school. But in his early years, Xin Qiji was a "general" who fought on the battlefield, and it would not be an exaggeration to say he was a national hero. Looking at the words of overwhelming ambition and great ambition in the poem, it also expresses the fighting spirit in Xin Qiji's heart. So what were Xin Qiji's early years like?

In the textbooks we have studied, when we saw Xin Qiji’s works, did we find a phenomenon? These poems contain a large proportion of war themes. It can be seen that in addition to being a poet and writer, Xin Qiji may also be a very patriotic general. And actually it is.

Xin Qiji, whose original name was Tanfu, was later changed to You'an. He was an official, general and writer of the Southern Song Dynasty. After middle age, he was nicknamed "Jiaxuan Jushi" and was a poet of the bold and unconstrained faction. It is also known as the dragon in Chinese poetry. Together with Su Shi, he is called "Su Xin", and together with Li Qingzhao, he is called "Jinan Er'an".

We also know that the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed by the "Jingkang Rebellion". In 1125 AD (the third year of Jin Tianhui), the Jin State sent troops to attack the Song Dynasty. , resulting in great restrictions on military capabilities, which has always been a big drawback. The Jin army was unstoppable all the way. After several withdrawals and major battles, at the end of 1126 AD, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty fell, and Emperors Huizong Zhao Ji and Qinzong Zhao Huan were captured. The Northern Song Dynasty collapsed the next year. The Jingkang Incident resulted in not only the capture of Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji and Emperor Qinzong Zhao Huan, but also a large number of royal personnel, which directly led to the collapse of the Northern Song Dynasty. Not only that, even the Henan and Shaanxi areas south of the old course of the Yellow River were also under the jurisdiction of the Jin Kingdom. The Jin State began to establish the "Puppet Qi Regime", and then abolished the Qi State and directly established the Xingshang Shutai in Bianjing to govern Henan and Shaanxi areas.

After that, the ninth son of Song Huizong Zhao Ji and the younger brother of Song Qinzong Zhao Huan, Song Gaozong Zhao Jiu established the Southern Song Dynasty. Xin Qiji was born in Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province. Most of the area north of the Yellow River was under the rule of the Jin Kingdom, and Shandong was also under the jurisdiction of the Jin Kingdom. Xin Qiji was Han Chinese, but he was born in the Kingdom of Jin.

Xin Qiji’s grandfather Xin Zan was once a high-ranking official in the Northern Song Dynasty. However, during the "Jingkang Incident", Xin Qiji's grandfather Xin Zan was unable to go south for some reasons and had to serve in the Kingdom of Jin as a last resort. But despite this, Xin Zan was in Cao's camp and his heart was in the Han Dynasty, but he always hoped to have the opportunity to take up arms and fight the Jin people to the death.

Although Xin Zan was a high-ranking official in the Song Dynasty, reaching the prefecture level of Kaifeng, he was an upright and honest official. Xin Qiji's grandfather taught Xin Qiji not to forget the national humiliation since he was a child, and that he must contribute to the country when he grows up. Xin Qiji was raised by such a grandfather to read, read, and learn how to behave in the world. Naturally, he was imbued with righteousness and enthusiasm.

Xin Zan also took Xin Qiji to climb mountains everywhere, pointing to the great rivers and mountains and telling Xin Qiji that these were actually the territory of the Song Dynasty. Xin Qiji had cultivated a patriotic heart since he was a child. In addition, he continued to witness with his own eyes the humiliation and pain suffered by the Han people under the rule of the Jin people. All this made Xin Qiji establish his ambition to restore the Central Plains and serve his country and avenge his humiliation when he was a teenager.

When he was a boy, because Xin Qiji was born in a scholarly family, he also knew that he was aiming for the imperial examination, so he failed to pass the imperial examination twice. In addition, the Han people began to rise up to resist under the oppression of the Jin people. Xin Qiji also began his military career.

Twenty-one-year-old Xin Qiji gathered two thousand rebels and immediately abandoned his writing and joined the army. Xin Qiji was proficient in wielding swords and guns. Because he admired Geng Jing, Xin Qiji brought his own troops to join Geng Jing. When Geng Jing saw that this talented man with both civil and military skills was rare, he was very happy and immediately took him into his account.

Afterwards, Xin Qiji was ordered to go south and contact the Southern Song Dynasty court. Xin Qiji also received the attention of the Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty and was named Chengwu Lang and Secretary of Tianping Jiedushi. However, during this period, a traitor appeared in the rebel army. The leader Geng Jing was killed by the traitor Zhang Anguo, and he surrendered to the Jin army with his troops. The rebel army was leaderless for a while, and the rebel army began to collapse.

After Xin Qiji heard the news, he was so angry that he led dozens of cavalrymen to attack the camp of tens of thousands of people, and captured the traitors alive and brought them back to Jiankang City ( The ancient name of Nanjing), traitors were beheaded in the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, Xin Qiji's move shocked both the government and the public. Xin Qiji, with his amazing bravery and heroism, aroused great repercussions in the Southern Song Dynasty court at that time. Since then, Xin Qiji has been an official in the south. Xin Qiji was only in his twenties at this time.

When Xin Qiji first came to the south, he did not understand the cowardice and timidity of the Southern Song Dynasty court. But the Southern Song Dynasty did not want to open up at all, but only wanted to have a peaceful time. However, Xin Qiji's ambition was to restore the Central Plains. How could this be achieved? So he clamored in court every day to fight back. But at this time, the imperial court was still worried that Xin Qiji would anger Da Jin, in case Da Jin went south and disturbed the "Qingmeng" of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The imperial court was also troubled by this, but Xin Qiji could never be allowed to attack the Jin Kingdom, so wherever there was a rebellion, the restless Xin Qiji was asked to quell it. Xin Qiji also had something to do, and the imperial court had less trouble. Later, Xin Qiji went to Hunan to serve as an official and found that the Hunan people were tough, so he formed an army.

But it was known from above that Xin Qiji was preparing for the Northern Expedition, and he was later kicked down by the court. The official position of transfer envoy or pacification envoy would not allow him to have contact with the army. Xin Qiji became the role of managing famine and rectifying public security. But this is obviously very different from Xin Qiji's ideal.

As a result, Xin Qiji could not lead troops to fight again throughout his life, let alone the Northern Expedition. So Xin Qiji wrote: When I was drunk, I looked at the sword with the lamp on, and I dreamed of blowing the trumpet in the camp. Eight hundred miles away, the soldiers under the command are burning, the sound of fifty-stringed strings is heard outside the Great Wall, and the troops are ordered in autumn on the battlefield. ?

Xin Qiji’s ideals and ambitions, his career path was bumpy but he failed to achieve his goals, and his passion was nowhere to be spilled. His career of more than 20 years made him understand that his boss had no political ambitions at all. , even though I had a lot of regrets, but the reality was such that I finally decided to resign and go home to enjoy my old age. This was Xin Qiji's experience in the first half of his life.

After living in seclusion, Xin Qiji was reactivated at the age of 64. What was the reason? Because the Jin people came over. The Song Dynasty originally valued literature over military affairs, and everyone in the court could only talk about military affairs on paper, but had no practical strategies. Xin Qiji's own ambition was to restore the Central Plains. Xin Qiji's ambition was not fulfilled, so he happily took office!

But the situation is not optimistic. Why did the Jin people go south? It was because of being forced by Mongolia that Mongolia began to rise. We also know the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian cavalry. The golden man was forced to pick the weakest persimmons. The Jin people have reached the point of "breaking an ax and making a boat".

Although Xin Qiji took office again, he failed to do so and was impeached because the imperial court sent people to seek peace with the Jin people. However, the people of the Kingdom of Jin had to exchange the heads of the prime ministers to seek peace. The peace attempt failed. In the end, Xin Qiji was allowed to come out.

But this time no one can stop it. I believe we know the reason. It is because the prime minister said something, because seeking peace will cost the prime minister his life and fortune. The prime minister has a high and powerful position, so his opinions are still valued. But it was too late. Sixty-eight-year-old Xin Qiji was ill at home. After the appointment was issued, he died of illness at home before taking office. During the reign of Emperor Gong of the Song Dynasty, he was awarded the title of Shaoshi, with the posthumous title of "Zhongmin".

Xin Qiji actually had no ambitions in the second half of his life. Due to the sluggishness of the Southern Song Dynasty, his ambition to fight against the Jin Dynasty and regain the lost land was difficult to realize. There are many famous articles that have been passed down through the ages.

This talented man with both civil and military skills was lost.

Xin Qiji is a real hero in history. And the history of our country is so colorful because of such heroes. But when we look at history, we should not just study and review it, but we should apply their spirit. It should not just be put there to talk about Chinese culture, but it should be implemented into our lives and become part of the quality of our people and feel this profound cultural atmosphere.

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