The significance of being a disciple of wood and stone

To be a disciple is to be with trees and stones.

Mushi is a disciple, an idiom in China, and the pinyin is mü, shí, wéi and tú. It means being with trees and stones. It means to care about mountains and rivers, not to ask the world. From Liu Zongyuan's Writing with Xiao Hanlin. Idiom definition, disciple: the same kind. Keep company with trees and stones. Refers to sending affection to mountains and rivers, regardless of the world.

Liu Zongyuan's Biography of the Book of the New Tang Dynasty: Silence is more pleasant, disciples of wood and stone, no more tribute. Appreciation of Liu Zongyuan's translation: Liu Zongyuan, a native of Hedong, is a distant descendant of Liu Dan, a servant of Yin Ji in Wei Dynasty. His great-grandfather, Liu, was once the prime minister of Gao Zongchao. Father Jin Ryu, the doctor of Tai Chang, was the last official to make suggestions for history.

Liu Zongyuan was clever and alert since he was a child, especially good at writing poems and fu in the Western Han Dynasty. The idea of writing can be compared with that of the ancients. Carefully cut and arranged, like pearls and shells. At that time, scholars all valued him very much, and later served as school book lang and Lantian county commandant. In the 19th year of Zhenyuan, he served as the censor. Shunzong ascended the throne, and Wang and Wei Zhiyi were in power, especially Liu Zongyuan.

Liu Zongyuan's main contribution

Liu Zongyuan left more than 600 poems in his life, and his achievements were greater than poems. There are nearly a hundred parallel prose, and ancient prose can be roughly divided into six categories. Argumentative essays, including those focusing on discussion such as philosophy and political theory. Sharp pen, accurate argument. Tian Shuo is a masterpiece of philosophical papers. Feudalism and Heavenly Punishment are representative works of medium-length and long-length political theory.

Jin Wengong's theory of asking the original, Dong's argument and Yi's nine-section praise are all representatives of short political theory. There are simple materialistic elements in his philosophy. His political thought is mainly embodied in the progressive social historical view and Confucian people-oriented thought. But also influenced by Buddhism, especially when they are frustrated politically, they often seek spiritual liberation from Buddhism.

Fables inherited and developed the traditions of Zhuangzi, Han Feizi, Lu Chunqiu, Liezi and the Warring States policy, and were mostly used to satirize and attack the ugly phenomena of the society at that time. Innovate, create whimsy, and make good use of anthropomorphic artistic images of various animals to express philosophical or political views. Representative works include Three Rings, Elk in Linjiang, Guizhou Donkey, Yong's Mouse, Lie Shuo and so on.