Chapter 42: Persuasion of Poetry
Wei Zheng took the manuscript from Di Renjie and commented on it with Li Shimin, the eldest grandson Wuji, Du Ruzhi, Kong Yingda, Fang Xuanling and others.
After some circulation, Li Shimin and others selected poems that they thought were good and communicated with each other.
Wei Zheng, as the director of the Hongwen Museum, was the first to speak: "Wei thought that these poems were written very well. As he spoke, he picked out his favorite poem from the manuscript.
I saw that the first poem was written with the title of "Snow", and the title was "Snow Plum".
"Mei Xue did not refuse to descend in the spring, and the saugers put aside the pen fee to comment on the chapter. The plum and snow are three points white, but the snow loses the plum and a piece of fragrance. ”
The translation is: plum blossoms and snowflakes compete with each other for spring, and no one refuses to admit defeat, which makes it very difficult for the poet to put down his pen and bother to judge. Although the plum blossom is white, it is still three points short of snow; Although the snow is clear, compared to plums, there is no fragrance of plum blossoms.
This poem writes both snow and plum, and compares snow and plum together, especially the last two sentences "Plum and snow are three points white, but snow loses plum fragrance" The characteristics of plum and snow are vividly written, which is very good.
Everyone couldn't help but nod after seeing it, and Fang Xuanling praised: "This poem not only writes snow but also plum, it can be said that Mei and snow are unique!" It seems that the students of Hongbunkan are not simple. ”
Li Shimin also nodded with satisfaction, obviously agreeing.
Everyone discussed for a while, and then listened to Wei Zheng continue.
I saw that what Wei Zheng took out was still a poem with the title of "snow".
Night Snow
The pillow has been cold, and the window is bright again.
I know that the snow is heavy at night, and I hear the sound of breaking bamboo.
This poem is novel and unique, and the first thing is that it is well conceived. There are not many poems about snow at night, which is related to the characteristics of the snow itself. Snow is silent and smellless, and can only be distinguished by color, shape, and posture, while in the deep night, human vision is completely useless, and the image of snow is naturally impossible to capture. However, it is from this particular situation that the poet who is willing to innovate eschews the usual frontal description and uses the side to write vividly about the snowfall of the night.
Being able to be picked out by Wei Zheng naturally has its merits.
"Lord Wei, who wrote this poem? How is it not like it can be written by students, to the point that it is written by an old man who has been demoted. Du Ruregret listened and interjected.
Everyone thought about it carefully, "I know that the snow is heavy at night, and I hear the sound of breaking bamboo." "These two lines of poetry cannot be written without a deep understanding.
"This poem is probably copied by the student from somewhere else." Fang Xuanling said jokingly.
"This wind can't last, since that's the case, let's get rid of this poem!" Wei Zheng listened to the analysis of the two and put aside the manuscript for writing the poem.
Naturally, no one objected, Wei Zheng's approach was very suitable in their opinion, and he couldn't make up for it indiscriminately.
Wei Zheng then selected a few poems from the manuscript in his hand, which were unanimously approved by everyone.
Among them, one of the poems that made everyone react the most fiercely was the persuasion poem written by Wang Dazhui, which was the "Persuasion Poem" written by Song Renzong.
"Rich families don't need to buy fertile land, there are thousands of bells in the book; There is no need to erect a tall building to live in peace, and there is a golden house in the book; Don't hate unscrupulous matchmakers when marrying a wife, there is Yan Ruyu in the book; Don't hate to go out with no one, there are many cars and horses in the book; The boy wants to fulfill his life's ambition. The Pentateuch reads to the window.
The reason why this poem has aroused heated discussions among everyone is because this poem is a little plain at first glance, even a little vulgar, directly and nakedly tempting people how to read, and writing something that is attractive, but not much on the lips of readers.
As the saying goes, vulgarity is elegance.
This poem is catchy to read, very straightforward, and lists the benefits of reading one by one.
I believe that if this poem spreads, then people all over the world will definitely compete to read it, and reading will definitely become a shortcut to change fate.
As a ruler, Li Shimin felt that this poem had great benefits for educating the people, guiding people to study hard, so that there would be more readers in the world, and the more people who read, the more talents would naturally increase.
Wei Zheng didn't like this poem very much, he felt that this poem was too vulgar, and once it was circulated, the reader would pursue these vulgar things, so that he might forget the truth of being a human being.
If you are motivated by the desire for profit and go to study with this kind of purpose, the atmosphere of the world will inevitably be damaged by some people.
For a while, everyone insisted on their own words and argued.
Everyone knows that Wei Zheng is a person who likes to advise, as long as he thinks it is not conducive to the society of the country, even if Li Shimin agrees, he will fight on the basis of reason until Li Shimin retreats.
Since there is an endless debate, let's raise our hands to vote, Li Shimin has no choice but to make this decision.
"Wei Aiqing, this poem is still desirable, reading can be reasonable, as long as everyone reads with heart, I believe that they will learn many truths from the sage." Li Shimin expressed his views.
Du Rucheng also helped persuade Wei Zheng, "Yes, Lord Wei, Du thinks that what His Majesty said is right, what you are worried about will definitely not happen, studying to become an official and gaining fame and fortune is not the voice of the world's scholars?" ”
But Wei Zheng admits death, he can't listen to other people's words at all, and in itself, he doesn't welcome Wang Dazhui to study in Hongwen Pavilion, because this is the Royal Academy, which should be a place for princes to study, and ordinary people come here to mess with the etiquette system.
He also opposed it at the beginning, but in the end, Li Shimin prevaricated on the grounds of the hexagram of Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng. In the end, Wang Dazhui stayed in Hongwen Pavilion, but Wang Dazhui did not know about this matter from beginning to end.
Let's vote! There were a total of six people present plus Li Shimin, and the final result of the vote was that Wei Zheng was against one person, and the others passed it unanimously.
Wei Zhengqi's face darkened, but he had no choice but to leave Wang Dazhu's poem behind.
Li Shimin and others had a heated discussion here, and the students on the other side were not idle and began to discuss with each other.
Among these people, Li Chengqian's poetry skills are the best, and he is a little older, so most people ask him for advice.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, how about you help me see what I wrote?"
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, the leader of this poetry meeting must be you again!"
Chirping, there are so many people talking around Li Chengqian, I don't know if they really admire Li Chengqian's poetry and songs, or if they fancy his status as the crown prince. Maybe it's not a bit of both.
Someone asked, why didn't anyone ask Wang Dazhui?
It's not that there isn't, it's just that Wang Dazhui is addicted to novels and ignores all the people who come. Wang Dazhui pays more attention to the practical benefits, and doesn't care about the set of slapping horses at all.
Therefore, except for the weekdays when people surround him when he tells stories, he is alone at other times.
In the eyes of others, this is a kind of coldness, but in fact, Wang Dazhui is really unwilling to play with a group of people who are not at the same level all the time.