Deng Tuiguan presented a beautiful article

Zhao envoys insisted on sending each other

Cheng Song, the middle of the imperial history, came to visit Han Taishi and brought an official. This person's name is Deng Youlong, and he serves as a festival magistrate in Taizhou.

Deng Tuiguan stood up and said respectfully: Although Youlong is far away in Taizhou, he has heard about the affairs of the imperial court from time to time, and the loyalty of the master to the emperor and the hard work of the court and government have made the lower officials admire. There is a gift, no need to ask the master to smile.

Cheng Song hurriedly explained, Shiwang, please rest assured, this thing is not gold and silver jewelry.

Deng Youlong opened the red silk package, and a huge scroll was presented.

This is Mr. Dongpo's calligraphy scroll "The Legend of Drunken White Hall".

Han Yanxuan knew that his great-grandfather Han Qi built a first-floor hall and named it Zuibaitang, hoping that Su Shi would write a note, but he didn't see it until he died, Su Shi didn't want to go, so he wrote a special "Drunken Baitang Story" and handed it to the eldest uncle Han Zhongyan.

Supposedly, this article should be in Changzhi, where did this one come from today?

Report to the Taishi, the thing must be true, he Deng Youlong even has ten dares and does not dare to use fakes to deceive the master king.

That is true. This is the spring of the tenth year of Xining (1077), Dongpo Jushi went to Xuzhou to take up his post before writing, this is the first draft, you see here this word is wrong, here is missing another word, handed over to the state is a transcription. A few years later, Dongpo Jushi left Huangzhou and was ordered to take up his post in Ruzhou. Due to the long journey and the fatigue of the journey, the youngest son unfortunately died. Ruzhou is a long way, and the cost of the road has been exhausted, coupled with the pain of losing a child, so he wrote to the imperial court, requesting not to go to Ruzhou for the time being, but to live in Changzhou first. My grandfather's family lives in Changzhou, so I often help him. The Dongpo monks were grateful and wanted to give something in return. My great-grandfather loved calligraphy, so he wanted a writing post. I heard that the maternal great-grandfather was Tongmu Han, so he sent this character, and then wrote a poem called "Returning to the Garden Poem".

A few days ago, when my uncle heard that he had come to Beijing to see Master Han, he handed me this painting and asked me to dedicate it to you, saying that it was returned to its original owner.

Then thank you, uncle.

Shiwang, you see, this Su Zizhan is the best book. The pen is slightly biased, the pen is in the center, the whole work is fleshy and bone-strong, the pen is round and rhyme, pure and strong, clumsy and clever, the weather is graceful, and there are both Yan Zhenqing and Yang Ningshi. From beginning to end, the pen is full of ink and flying, although it is the first draft, it is also a rare calligraphy treasure.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Zhongcheng is also proficient in calligraphy, and he speaks one set at a time.

The small skill of carving insects made Shi Wang smile.

The original work is in classical Chinese, translated into vernacular:

The late Han Qi, the Duke of Wei Guozhong, built a hall on the pond of his mansion and named it "Drunken White". Taken from Bai Juyi's poem "Chishang", it is a drunken Baitang song. It seems to mean that he envies Bai Juyi and thinks that he is inferior to Bai Juyi. The people of the world, after hearing about it, were suspicious, thinking that Zhongxian Gong was worthy of Yi Yin of the Shang Dynasty and Zhou Gongdan of the Western Zhou Dynasty, but they still envied Bai Letian, what is the reason?

Their discussion makes people feel funny, I think: where is the loyalty of Gong just envy Bai Letian, it is a feeling that he wants to be an ordinary person but can't get it. Heaven gave birth to such a man, and he was going to take on the responsibility of the world, so that the cold people came to him for clothing, and the hungry people came to him for food. Everything that cannot be satisfied wants to be satisfied. If he wants to be responsive, then he will be unable to cope with it. will be in the midst of hard work all his life, encountering various conflicts of interest. Is this what a mortal man is willing to do? The loyal dedication to govern the country has assisted three emperors. In his later years, he had a strong desire to return to his hometown, but everyone retained him and asked him to continue to serve, and he could not abandon him. In this case, it is not surprising that there is a sense of envy for Bai Lotian's freedom. However, if you want to compare Bai Lotian and Zhongxiangong's life actions together, and how much they have gained in life, I believe that there will be fair and undeceived comments: governing the world, quelling rebellions, and pacifying the country, but not taking credit for themselves; thirsty for talents, take Juelu to reward the heroes of the world, and the world does not know how to be grateful to him; People who have the courage to fight for the country and stabilize the remote border areas of the Sixth Army also admire his demeanor, and the safety of the country is at stake. These are all things that Zhongxian Gong did, but Bai Lotian couldn't do it. When he was in good health, he begged to return to his hometown, retired to the countryside for 15 years, drank and wrote poems with his friends every day, and enjoyed the fun of the landscape and countryside; There are endless cloths to wear at home, endless food to eat, and endless enjoyment of singing and dancing, these are what Bai Lotian has, and Zhongxian Gong can't enjoy these. Loyal speech, good strategy, service to the country, and brilliant literary brilliance will be revealed in future generations; In a poor situation, not changing his ethics, and his moral character is higher than that of the ancients, these aspects are the same as those of Bai Letian. Loyalty does not boast about what he has, nor does he feel inferior because he lacks it. Rather, it is to promote the common place of the two as sustenance.

When he is drunk, he pins his feelings, looks down on gains and losses, forgets good and bad, confuses the noble and the low, is equivalent to the virtuous and foolish, and laughs at all things in the world. Being fully immersed in nature is not just a comparison with Lotte White. Ancient gentlemen demanded high moral character and low personal name. Therefore, they are actually more capable than famous, and for this the world is full of praise for them. The sage is like Confucius, but he compares himself to Zuo Qiu Ming and thinks that he is inferior to his student Yan Yuan. Later generations of gentlemen, their practical talents cannot be achieved, but they all have the desire to be famous. Zang Wuzhong compared himself to a saint, Bai Gui compared himself to Yu, Yang Xiong compared himself to Meng Ke, and Cui Hao compared himself to Zhang Liang, but later generations never agreed with them. From this point of view, the virtuous people who are loyal to the public can be much higher than them.

In the past, Zhongxian Gong once said to his son Zhongyan that he wanted to ask me Su Shi to write a note for Zuibaitang, but it was not realized. After his death, Tadahiko told me that he felt obligated to do so, so he wrote this account with tears in his eyes.

In this year, the Song sent envoys to Jin to congratulate the Jin Emperor on his birthday. The envoy of He Shengchen is Zhao Shanyi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the deputy envoy is Deng Youlong, the superintendent of the imperial history.

Along the way, the diplomatic affairs of China and the capital were as usual, and it is worth mentioning that it is only a small matter in the return.

The Song mission completed its mission and returned the way it came. According to the usual practice, the Jin State should send a famous embassy to accompany the envoy.

The envoy also wanted to go back as before, and he was still dozens of miles away from the Huai River, so he asked his subordinates to tell him that the send-off was over, and we were back to Yanjing.

Ambassador Zhao replied clearly: No, it must be sent across the Huai River.

There was no precedent for this, but the envoys of the Jin State did not insist, but made concessions: they could send it forward, but only the Huai River.

The Song envoy insisted on being sent across the Huai River, on the grounds that when crossing the checkpoint, the Jin soldiers would search at will.

The envoy believes that routine inspections are not excessive, and we are not obliged to send them.

The ambassadors of the two countries stopped the sedan chair and shouted loudly, Deng Youlong and other subordinates also helped shout, all of them were in high spirits and high spirits, while Jin Guo did not send a deputy envoy, only a few soldiers, and there was no momentum. The bias of gold makes this guy a tough seed, he can't argue, and he doesn't bow his head. There are still two or three miles away from the Huai River, and I want to turn back.

Ambassador Zhao was furious and shouted: "Your Jin State is trapped by the Northern Tatars, and you are still fighting with me at this moment to get off the car, which annoyed my Great Song Dynasty, and sent troops to destroy your Jin State on both sides!" ”

The envoys of the Jin State did not show weakness, "The Great Song Dynasty has this ability?" Fighting a war is not bragging! ”

"If you don't believe it, just wait and see!" As he spoke, he gave Deng Youlong a look, stretched out his hand and pulled him into Ambassador Zhao's sedan chair, heading south.

Jin Bing and the palanquin man were in a daze, so they had to follow and continue walking.

It wasn't until he crossed the Huai River that he let the envoy of the Jin State come down, and waved his hand, "Go back to your Jin Bang." That breath was like sending a man named Huazi.