Chapter Forty-Six: Finding Prosperity is also Strong

Spring, summer, autumn and winter, the four o'clock alternate, the warm sun stretches, and the cold shivers. With the changes of the four seasons on the outside and the latent life of yin and yang on the inside, thousands of things have the appearance of glory and death, and the heart will have the ups and downs of joy, anger and sorrow. At what time of the year does yang energy sprout? For example, the natural phenomenon of "Xuanju Ben" mentioned in "The Great Dai Li Ji • Xia Xiaozheng • December" refers to the season when black ants begin to hide underground. So, when does the yin energy condense? The scene of the "Dan Bird and the White Bird" depicted in "The Legend of the Great Dai Li, Xia Xiaozheng, and August" is when the birds eat a lot and begin to prepare for migration. In nature, insects, birds and beasts are still sensitive to the subtle changes of yin and yang in the four seasons, and out of survival instinct, they are ready to migrate and hide at any time. By analogy, between the world, the so-called feminine and masculine of feelings and ambitions are like the chaos of stones and beautiful jade in the mountains and rivers, and as for the literary brilliance of poets and writers, they are just like the beauty and glory of the plants and trees, and they will also have regular changes in accordance with the times. Therefore, at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, spring is full of joy, and there is a stupid surge of liver hyperactivity; The summer is scorching, the heat wave is surging, and it is often accompanied by excessive irritability; The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the autumn wind is refreshing, which stimulates deep and distant thoughts; The snowflakes are flying, the cold winter is cold, and the sighs and sorrows of the reserve and depression are awakened. Year after year, spring and autumn, summer is hot and winter is cold, and among the thousands of meteorological evolutions, the rise and fall of victory and defeat are particularly distinct; Year after year, seeing things and thinking about them, touching the scene, chanting or waving, the gains and losses of honor and disgrace are inevitably wild and timely. Like the autumn breeze rising, a leaf falling, evoking the vicissitudes of the world; It is as if the cicadas hissed, and the two poignant voices awakened the compassion and sorrow of the shortness of life. What's more, there is also the eternal longing of "the bright moon and the clear breeze thinking about the autumn night", and even the love of all things in the "beautiful sun and flowers and spring morning"!

Poets and writers are accustomed to seeing things and feelings, and their intentions change with the situation. They like to linger among the mountains and rivers, and love to wander among the flowers and trees. Whether they blurt out poems or pen articles, they often reflect each other with the scenery of Liuhe; With the birds of all directions, they are used to singing and harmonizing with each other. For example, in the "Book of Songs", similar poems and lyrics with sound and emotion have been everywhere. "Zhou Nan Taoyao" "The peach is dying, scorching its glory." "scorching", with bright colors to refer to the woman's youth and beauty; In "Xiaoya Caiwei", "In the past, I went back, and the willows were still there." The "Yiyi" uses wicker fluttering to show the lightness and charm of the body; "Wei Feng Boxi" "Its rain and its rain, Gao Gao rises the sun." The "Gao Gao" is to use the brightness and brilliance of the sun after the rain to contrast the longing for the distant hardships and suffering; "Xiao Ya Horn Bow" "The rain and snow are scarry, and the sun is gone." The "sluggishness" in China borrows the grand appearance of rain and snow to metaphorize the serious situation of internal contradictions; "Zhou Nan Ge Tan" "The yellow bird is flying, gathering in the bushes, and its song is chirping. The eager and melodious sound of the birds in the treetops is chosen to express the joy of the woman when she is about to return to her parents' home after marriage; In "Summoning the South • Grass Worm", "Grass Worm, Bao Bao Fu Worm." The "喓喓" is through the signal of the grass insect courtship, and bluntly conveys the imagination and expectation of the girl's longing and lover's chance encounter. In addition to the above-mentioned examples of colors, scenes, and sounds in the surrounding environment that aroused the author's poetry, there is also "The Book of Songs, Wang Feng, and the Big Car" in which "it is said that unbelief is like the sun." And "The Book of Songs, Zhaonan, Xiaoxing" of "Bi Xiaoxing, three or five in the east." The former chose "Bright Sun" (bright sun) as a token of swear, which not only confesses the clarity and steadfastness of self-pursuit of goals, but also the image is extremely simple and intuitive, which can be described as a word; The latter uses "Biaoxing" (twinkling little stars) to represent the weakness and insignificance of one's own life, which is even more groundbreaking and powerful. Moreover, in the "Book of Songs, Zhou Nan, Guan Sui", "jagged wattle vegetables, left and right." And in "The Book of Songs, Wei Feng, and Hooligans", "The mulberry has not fallen, and its Ye Woruo." Although the former is "uneven" and the latter is "Woruo", although they are only two words, they completely expose the warmth and warmth of the times and the embarrassment of human nature that the poet intends to express. To sum up, the above example sentences are all very few words and sentences, which convey the author's extremely rich mood and thoughts...... The so-called voices and emotions and different thoughts can be seen at a glance. Therefore, even after another hundred and thousands of years, it will not be easy to find words and phrases that can replace the above poetic connotations.

Entering the Warring States Period, the literary and artistic style represented by Qu Yuan's "Lisao" replaced the main tone of "simplicity, frankness, and image" like the above-mentioned "Book of Songs". The most prominent expression and characteristic of the new artistic fashion is that it is extremely imaginary and contrived, giving the scenery and sound of all things around it a vast and infinite association, outline and innovation, and even some of the strange appearances and sounds seem to be the cross-overlapping of various beautiful scenery and colors, so a series of beautiful and grotesque words are also derived. For example, the word "Saga" is used to describe the height and steepness of the mountain, while the word "Awa" depicts the drooping foliage of foliage when the vegetation is in full bloom. In the period when Sima Xiangru of the Western Han Dynasty was well-known in the literary world, the exemplary works they eagerly pursued to depict the scenery of mountains and rivers were nothing more than words and lines that required the display of strange and strange landscapes, which were not only extremely delicate and flexible, but also harmonious and magnificent in rhyme and melody. Therefore, the most common words that represent the literary style of this period are the use of some identical or similar words, which are intricately intertwined. Because of this, there has always been such a saying in the literary world: "The poet is beautiful and makes appointments, and the words are beautiful and complicated." The gist of this is that poets who wrote the style of the Book of Songs, although their words are ornate, are appropriate, while those who are keen on Han Fu have their words and sentences that are not only too ornate, but also cumbersome. For example, in the Book of Songs, Xiaoya, and the Dresser, "the Dresser is Hua, or yellow or white." It's just a few words, especially "yellow or white", which immediately names the season or fact when the flowers are in full bloom, and in "Chu Ci, Nine Songs, Shao Si Ming", "Autumn orchids are green, green leaves and purple stems." In order to make it clear that it is an autumn orchid, "green leaves" and "purple stems" are also used. In fact, where the use of colorful descriptions, the key is to grasp the most vivid and eye-catching and layered color tone, if the color level is unclear or variegated, once the real and detailed use of words to show, the effect is dazzling, will be a big surprise.

Modern articles, in the style of depicting scenes, are keen on the delicate and realistic form of objects. In fact, whether you look at the ups and downs of the mountains, rivers and clouds, or look at the life, death and prosperity of plants, trees, insects and birds up close, the so-called literary creation, whether it belongs to the poetry of the poetry or is classified as the chapter and the scriptures, the root of its artistic purpose always lies in the profound and lofty ambition and feelings. As for the subtlety of the technique of describing things and landscapes, the key is to be observant and be able to portray them appropriately, just like attaching a characteristic label to their bodies. Therefore, there is also a saying in the market: "Clever words are cut, like the mud of the seal." That is to say, the words that can really delicately and accurately outline things, just like the seal on the clay of the object, do not need to be overly carved and engraved, let alone use too many words, but take care of all the details; The key to this is simply to expose the main information to be conveyed, so as to achieve the fundamental purpose of knowing the general content at a glance and judging the approximate time by looking at the handwriting.

Between the stars and the stars, everything in the world, even if the four seasons alternate, but they have basically been constant in terms of appearance and appearance. However, when it comes to the specific authors in the creation of the article, the thoughts and sentiments between them are not only different from person to person, but also varied and often impermanent. Therefore, some writers of articles, as if inadvertently, have created some masterpieces that depict the best scenes at the pinnacle, while others, even if they have hollowed out their minds and even exhausted their efforts, have gradually drifted away from the best works of art. Going back and looking at the "Book of Songs" and "Chu Ci", the fundamental reason why they can lead the artistic coquettish is that they really grasp the characteristics of the things they want to express. Therefore, the people who write articles later, even those who are determined to innovate and innovate, they will generally try to avoid the more obvious strengths in the "Book of Songs" and "Chu Ci", but only absorb the successful experience and seek other breakthroughs that can be unconventional in the homeopathic guidance. From this, it is not difficult to see that only by being good at capturing the inspiration of skills from past successful examples can it be possible to create new artistic icons and successful examples in the relatively unchanged scenery of things.

In the face of the cycle of the four seasons and the change of weather in the external world, when the author introduces the changes of the seasons into the middle of the article, if he can reach the point of being superb, it is as if it is both easy to come and feel comfortable; In the same way, everything in the world is always complicated, and the author, whether he is in love with the landscape or dancing with chickens, must grasp the essence of the characteristics of things, and use concise and capable words as much as possible to give accurate and clear expressions...... In this way, it is simple to understand, and it will be vivid. For example, the description of the fragrance overflowing, as if there is a fragrance blowing in the wind; Another example is the transformation of the performance scene, which should be as intuitive and moving as the light and darkness. From ancient times to the present, the reason why poets and writers have continued is that they must belong to the previous and the next, and they have been passed down from generation to generation. If we delve into the key to its internal links, it is necessary to seek development in inheritance, find a breakthrough point in development, and dare to make bold innovations...... Only innovative literature and art can achieve successful achievements with real progress or substantial leaps. For example, in the Western Jin Dynasty, under the premise that the previous generation of famous writers had created many masterpieces depicting Kyoto, and Zuo Si did not hesitate to spend ten years to complete the "Sandu Fu", the reason why it was able to produce the social effect of "Luoyang paper is expensive", just as the writer Zhang Hua commented at that time, "so that those who read it will have more than enough, and it will be updated over time." It is to the effect that even after reading the words in Zuo Si's "Sandu Fu", the meaning in the article can still be endlessly reminiscent, and even the longer the time passes, the more new ideas will become. Therefore, a literary achievement like Zuo Si is a model of seeking development in inheritance, and it belongs to a model of innovative success after achieving integration.

Tracing back to the source, between heaven and earth, all natural things such as mountains, forests, seas, and fertile soil are the inexhaustible sources of thought and material treasures for all articles and books from ancient times to the present. As for the "search" and the number of words mentioned in this article, whether it is the form or the content of the scene description, once the words and sentences are too simple, there will inevitably be fragmented and loopholes, but the extremely fine carving of the seal will not only seem cumbersome and cumbersome, but even excessive. Needless to say, how can Qu Yuan be able to "dominate" in the literary world? The answer lies in the words and words of his article, which includes the aura and divine help of Chu Shan and Yueshui.

All in all: the mountains are stacked, the water and the road are long, the grass and trees are mottled, and the clouds are steaming. As far as the eye can see, things change and the stars change, and there is a feeling, and they resort to the text. I think but I don't see it, but I sigh that spring is late; Thinking has parted, so I feel the autumn breeze. Don't complain about looking for prosperity, strange and strange thoughts, never erect emotions like divine help, since ancient times high-spirited answers like a stream, the boat to the bridge straight, the success to the natural.