Chapter 31 The Relationship between Literary Elegance and Sentiment

From ancient times to the present, the written words or everyday words belonging to the sages and sages can be collectively referred to as "articles". From the origin of the glyph alone, or text or chapter, it refers to the colorful symbolic imprint they themselves have. Therefore, how can an "article" constructed by words and chapters not have a brilliant color that is pleasing to the eye?

The water is feminine, once the wind blows and the grass moves, the quiet water surface immediately causes subtle ripples; The trunk is masculine, struck by a blow, and the calyx at the distal end is followed by a slight trembling. The relationship between the literary style and the article is like the ripple and the water surface, the flowers and the trees. The skin of tigers and leopards, if the coat color is removed, is not much different from that of dogs and sheep; Rhino fur, although colorless, needs to be painted and cherished, because it is too scarce and precious. In the same way, the article also needs to rely on the color charm of the rhetoric to show the peculiar quality of the texture. Whether it is the temperament of the narrative, or the objects depicted, or the analysis of the trajectory of thought, or the outline of moral ideals, if we want to achieve the goal of the eternal age, how can we be separated from the brilliant propaganda and broadcasting?

Tracing back to the past articles to establish a name for themselves and have achieved utilitarian goals, in the final analysis, they must contain the following three aspects of successful experience and decisive factors: first, in the form, there are "five colors" changes in the article; second, in terms of sound rhyme, the style contains the "five-tone" rhyme; Third, in terms of emotion, the arts and sciences have the "five natures" character.

So what are the "five colors"? "The Second Year of the Emperor Huan" said: "The fire dragon is dark, and the text is also clear." The gist of it is that the patterns of fire, dragon, black, and black on the officials' clothing are symbols of their identity and status. Therefore, the article should also have "green, yellow, red, white, and black" colors. The reason why this is so is not only to pursue the brilliance of the form, but more importantly, to show the graceful richness of the inner quality.

What is a "five tones"? In ancient times, "Shao Music" and "Summer Song" must be reconciled with the five rhymes of "Gong, Shang, Jiao, Wei, and Yu" to ensure that they produce a pleasant sound. Similarly, the words and sentences of the article, from the strength of the rhythm to the number of words, can only be achieved when reading and browsing, when reading and browsing, when yin and yang are frustrated and tactful and smooth.

What are the "five natures"? Although the so-called article sentiment is varied, in terms of morality and ethics, it is always inseparable from the five personality qualities of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith".

Obviously, when discussing and expounding the reason why the article can achieve ultimate success, why is this the case because of the concept that there are "3" aspects above, and they all come down to "5" factors? In fact, this just shows that there is a mathematical law in nature that is inevitable and necessary.

"The Book of Filial Piety • Bereavement" says that during the period of mourning, the filial son does not need to chew the words and words, and there is no need to be demanding and talented. The other side of this teaching is to emphasize that in the language of daily life, a gentleman should still be careful about words and sentences, and he needs to have a certain degree of literary cultivation. Lao Tzu has always condemned flashy rhetoric, and even asserted that "beauty is not believing". However, the 5,000-word "Tao Te Ching" is so gorgeous and exquisite, not crude at all. In "Zhuangzi, Outer Chapters, and Heavenly Dao", it is specifically pointed out that if you use words to "argue about all things", you do not need to be well-behaved to please others, let alone be complacent. However, it is important to emphasize the positive effects of rhetorical embellishment. In addition, in "Han Feizi • The Foreign Reserve Says the Upper Left", although it also condemns "glamorous arguments" as not being as realistic and realistic, it also reminds from the side that "clever words" can be very demagogic. Therefore, if you argue the value significance of the pros and cons of beautiful sentences in the article, such as Zhuang Zhou and Han Fei not only have vivid examples to illustrate, but also analyze enough to be breathtaking. Therefore, by studying the "Book of Filial Piety" and "Tao Te Ching", you can understand that the quality of the article depends on the level of temperament and interest; After reading "Zhuangzi" and "Han Feizi", I immediately understood that distinguishing between right and wrong in morality does not exclude the struggle based on reason and the flying of literary brilliance. In fact, there is no doubt that no matter whether you explore the source of Jingshui or Weishui, and whether you gallop on the right road or the evil path, you can drive the same vigorous treasure car and horse, which is just like rouge fandel is used for disguise, and just like eyebrows and eyes to increase the charm of charm, in the final analysis, no matter how gorgeous and gorgeous the rhetoric is, it is only used for the decoration of words and articles, and if the meaning of the words can really reach the level of touching, it depends on the author's temperament and ambition. If weaving cloth is used as a metaphor, sentiment is the warp of the article, and rhetoric is the weft of literature and science. Only when the warp is in the center, can the weft complement each other; Only when reason is established can there be a flourishing of rhetoric. This is the fundamental principle of literary and artistic creation, or writing books and sayings, and the so-called "harmony and meritorious service".

In the past, in the literary world, when poets first wrote articles or created books, they must have expressed their feelings directly, in order to show their ambition. However, in the era of the Cifu family, they made up their feelings for the sake of artistic creation. Why? Looking at the "Book of Songs", the interest of the "wind" and "elegant" works is inseparable from high ambition and righteous indignation, so the chanting of the beautiful thorn dares to cover all the gains and losses of heaven and earth in the world, and does not particularly shy away from the dignity and humility of the power and etiquette...... Such a gesture is a model of free creation based on affection. As for the later resignation family, in the absence of passion and indignation, they seem to be accustomed to pretentiousness and are keen on bluffing, just for the sake of fame and reputation. Such a style is an example of "creating love because of the text". It is self-evident that because of love, the most important thing is that the truth is real, and the key is to be moderately indulgent; However, because of the love of literature, it must be vain and prosperous, and it is destined to be flashy. The shortcomings of modern poets are not only to stay away from elegance, but also to avoid reality and hypocrisy, and they have obviously fallen into the wrong way of later resignations. At this time, the masculinity and righteousness of personality and sentiment, which was originally particularly respected in the article, are gradually declining, and instead chasing flashy and unrealistic unhealthy tendencies has become more and more intense.

Looking at the current literary and artistic atmosphere, some people are obsessed with high-ranking officials and Houlu, but they pretend to sing about the idyllic scenery; Some are entangled in mundane things, but they sing about the empty rooms of the temple...... In this way, blatant duplicity, obvious deception and self-deception, not only taking the initiative to make noise, but also openly flaunting the market, the reversal of right and wrong has reached such a level, how can we not cry and lament. The ancients said: "Peach and plum are self-contained without words", "Man Shulan He Zeng Fangfei." "The flowers and trees in the natural world are still so truth-seeking and innocent, how can the articles and books in the world be allowed to run rampant with hypocrisy?

Tracing back to the origins, the reason why literature and art advocate the careful consideration of words and sentences, and appreciate the brilliance of literature, is only to promote the beauty and luxury of morality. However, any confusion and rhetoric in form and content will only bluff or dominate, and will inevitably lead astray and accumulate heavy losses. In nature, although the kingfisher is beautiful, the cinnamon does have a strange fragrance, if the cinnamon is used as bait, it will not be able to catch fish and shrimp. Therefore, in "Zhuangzi, the Inner Chapter, and the Theory of Things", there is "words hidden in glory", and in "The Book of Songs, Wei Feng, Shuoren", there are "clothes and clothes", and some famous sayings and aphorisms like this are all reminding people not to lose the true nature of things because of excessive whitewashing. "I Ching, Ben Hexagram, Shang Jiu" has "Bai Ben, no blame." The first is to emphasize the purity of the true color, which is the solid foundation for outlining the beautiful future of painting, and the second is the ultimate of infinite prosperity of color, which must be to return to the basics.

In literary creation, the relationship between genre and sentiment is like the relationship between model and instrument in the production of bronze music clocks, the genre format is the model form, and the personality and sentiment are like the bell-shaped vocal range. Only a well-thought-out, balanced and steady quality system can ensure the purity of the timbre; Only on the basis of ensuring the purity of the timbre can it be carved and engraved with dazzling and brilliant ornamentation. However, no matter how splendid the ornamentation is, no matter how wide the vocal range, if it deviates from the personality of the music clock, it is nothing more than nothing. Therefore, the relationship between emotion and literary brilliance is like the colorful color of paint, only the positive colors of "green, yellow, red, white, and black" are highlighted, and the bright or dark variegated colors can be completely discarded. This is not only the essence of the article, but also the true face of the so-called politeness of a frank gentleman.

All in all: from ancient times to the present, the spread of words and chanting has spread far and wide, relying on the literary brilliance. Born in the world, the heroic posture of talking and behaving depends on the majestic spirit. Artistic creation, first establish a great aspiration, and then seek to be literate. It is easy to fade like Wu Di Caijin, not like the hibiscus flowers. Hypocrisy will be short-lived, and self-deception will not be long-lived. Woohoo mourning, empty joy.