Qingdao Morning Post December 23, 2023.
Lan Zhang and his book "Eight Formations of Mutation Diagram".
In the south of Hualou Mountain, next to Qingxi, there is no trace of the academy. What is left is only the remnants of stones and tiles, for future generations to think about. During the reign of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Zongchang wrote the "Laoshan Chronicles" and recorded: "Huayang Academy is at the southern foot of Hualou, and the young secretary Kou Langong is sad about current affairs, and the side of the retirement Dalao is also built here." "The "blue prince" here is the blue chapter, the official to the Imperial History of the Imperial Palace, the 12th year of Ming Zhengde (1517) retired to the inside, came here to live, since then to teach and raise children, write articles and friends. Lan Zhang is the first person in the Lan family to pass the imperial examination and is also one of the most influential figures in the Jimo Lan family. "Looking at the mountains from afar, I gradually feel that the stream is bubbling deep. The horse trail looks for the Xiao Temple tree, and the old monk should know the wild heart. What does the cloud mean to cover the strange stones, the birds and the bitter groan. It is not the Ming Dynasty that will be the body, but from Pang Zi Lao Youcen. And follow the poems of Lan Zhang singing about the great rivers and mountains of his hometown into this "legend".
Shi Eun
The imperial examination was successful and the merits were remarkable.
Open the somewhat mottled "Jimo Lan Clan Genealogy", brush away the dust splashed by time, and you can see the clear context of the Lan clan's traceability. Lan Zhang (1453-1525) is one of the most outstanding officials and eunuchs of the Lan family, and he has also made important contributions to the development of the Lan family and the construction of local culture in Jimo, and has won a wide social reputation for the family, so he is regarded as the outstanding founder and outstanding representative of the Lan family.
Lan Zhang has been gifted since he was a child, and he has studied diligently, "his appearance is unusual, and his words are audible." Blue Medal was ambitious in his early years, and his career was smooth. At the age of 25, he was raised as a scholar, and at the age of 32, he was raised as a jinshi. The Lan Zhang's admission to the Jinshi was a key step for the Lan family to move towards the official career and become a cultural eunuch family, opening a new chapter in the development of the Lan family.
Starting from Wuyuan and Qianshan County Orders, to Guizhou Provincial Examination Supervision Imperial History, and then to Zhejiang Patrol Salt Law, Shanxi Patrol Press, and Taifu Temple Shaoqing. In 1505, Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youzhu died, and his son Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne. After a few years of trembling, Lanzhang ushered in a glorious moment in his life: serving as the governor of Shaanxi. 5 years later, Lan Zhang became the right attendant of the Nanjing Criminal Department in Liudu. This position was basically an idle position, so three years later, the 65-year-old Lan Zhang "three sparse begging, February edict, gallop home", drew a successful end to his political career.
After 30 years of ups and downs, after 12 positions, the Blue Medal experience can be called legendary, and many of his stories are still circulating among the people. According to the old man of Lanjia Village, back then, Lan Zhang was not afraid of the powerful and offended the great eunuch Liu Jin, and Liu Jin had a poisonous plan, so he deliberately arranged for Lan Zhang to serve as a governor in Shaanxi to suppress bandits. It stands to reason that Lan Zhang, who has never led troops as a civilian official, is naturally extremely dangerous to go, but Lan Zhang is in a hurry while studying the book of soldiers, not only successfully solving the local bandits, but also writing a "Eight Formations Fusion Diagram" according to his own experience, and the generals and soldiers have a copy in their hands, and they can win every battle. Historically, because Lan Zhang was an upright official, he did not associate with Liu Jin and others, Liu Jin fabricated charges, framed Lan Zhang, arrested him in prison, and was rescued by many parties before he was released. Although there are many discrepancies between folk legends and history, it can also be seen from the stories that the Blue Medal is upright and resourceful among the local people.
Retreat
Build a academy and inherit the cultural context.
According to statistics, the Blue Medal has been rewarded by the imperial court as many as 16 times. In his later years, the imperial court also gave him many honors. But in the official career, the people of the Lan clan "but seek to continue the book, do not dare to look at Xingmen", do not seek the glory of the lintel for future generations, but must not not read. This emphasis on education and learning has allowed each generation of people with the surname Lan to leave masterpieces in the history of literature and precious wealth for future generations.
After resigning and returning to his hometown, Lanzhang lived a leisurely pastoral life. In his later years, as he said in his letter to Zhu Yingdeng: "The evening festival is more happy and leisurely, and the forest is good." During this period, Lan Zhang devoted himself to the construction of the academy on the one hand, and continued to urge his son Lantian to study hard. In his later years, the Blue Chapter was happy, and Huayang Academy gradually became large-scale, becoming the largest and most talented academy in Jimo at that time. After his son Lantian also participated in the Beijing scientific examination for the 11th time, he finally won the title of the gold list, which is also the most gratifying thing for Lanzhang. When Lan Zhang died, Lantian was already a Shaanxi patrol, "one press and one stroke, one son and one father, the captives do not offend the border, and the people have to be safe." "It has been a beautiful talk in Shaanxi and my hometown.
Lanzhang Lantian father and son made the name of the Lan family go down in history, and then the Lan family also produced many talents. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, a total of 6 works in Jimo were included in the large-scale series of books compiled during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, "Siku Quanshu" or its "Cunmu", and Lan accounted for 3 of them, namely Lan Zhang's "Eight Formations of Mutation Diagrams", Lan Tian's "Beiquan Collection" and Lan Run's "Yu Xiutang Collection". "Lan Family Genealogy" contains, there are 50 works of people, more than 130 volumes of works and literary works, to investigate its source, Lan Zhang built Huayang Academy, hired senior Confucian teachers to teach children, for the children of the clan to create good learning conditions, thus laying an important foundation for the continued prosperity of the family. In this environment of attaching importance to family education, Huayang Academy has had many happy events over the years. Today, it can still be seen that the descendants of the Lan family practice the family motto of their ancestors and continue to move forward along the spirit of the Lan family.
Poetry
He has written a lot of books and knows people.
As a literary family with great influence in the Jimo poetry circle, the Lan family has made high achievements in literature, and Lan Zhang is a landmark literati in the Lan family.
Lan Zhang wrote many poems in his life, but they were seriously scattered, and the existing poems are mainly farewell poems, poems written about scenery and paintings, and inscription poems, which show the high literary level of Lan Zhang. As he remembers the clouds of the poem "Laoshan": "Looking at the mountains from afar, I gradually feel that the stream is bubbling deep." Horses go out to find the Xiao Temple tree, and the old monk should know the wild heart. What does the clouds mean to cover the strange stones, and the birds are affectionate and bitter. It's not that the body will be promised in the Ming Dynasty, so he will be from the old Youcen. This poem vividly shows the beautiful scenery of Laoshan Mountain, the color is saturated, the stream flows, and the forest is deep and quiet. The poem "Sending Friends": "Chu Nanzhan Beidou, autumn evening into Shenjing." There is a book dedicated to the Son of Heaven, and there is no thorn to the minister. The tiger and leopard are nine miles away, and the rivers and lakes are light. Returning to find a wine companion, Songju is not cold. From this poem, we feel Lan Zhang's righteousness, just as he was upright when he was an official, diligent and loving the people, which is also the family style of the Lan family has always adhered to. The poem "Meng Qiu Chi Lotus Shihua": "Hibiscus is like a ghost, pure and free." Move the roots to the top of Taihua, and plant it in. The bandit said that the curtain was immortal, and he really wanted to be a gentleman. The new autumn blossom is beginning to open, and the towel is dragging the grass shoes. Natural carving, the wind is self-dependent. Anzhi color and fragrance, a wash of worldly contempt. "When the poet writes about the lotus, he actually hopes that he can be as pure and natural as the lotus. The tone of the whole poem is vivid and bright, and the language is concise and concise, which reflects the profound skill of Lan Zhang.
In addition, Lan Zhang wrote "Rebuilding the Buddha Hall Tablet of Huiju Temple" in the 23rd year of the Ming Dynasty (1487), which is an important material for the study of Huiju Temple, a Buddhist temple in Laoshan today. Lan Zhang also wrote "Western Tour Record", "Western Expedition Manuscript", "Wu Strategy General", "Eight Arrays of Mutation Diagrams", and his "Eight Arrays of Variation Diagrams" was included in the eighth letter of the sub-section of the "Siku Quanshu" of the Qing Dynasty. His book "Records of the Western Tour" is now preserved in the National Library of China.
*: Qingdao Morning Post.