Yang Shen, a shining name in the history of Chinese literature. He is a great writer of the Ming Dynasty, and he amazed the ages with the opening two sentences of a poem "Linjiang Immortal", "Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water, Waves Sweeping Away Heroes", and his name will remain in the world forever.
Yang Shen's life is magnificent and legendary. How did he grow from a brilliant boy to the first genius of the Ming Dynasty? How did he endure the ups and downs of the imperial examination and write a sonorous swan song for the ages? Let us look back at this turbulent literary history and savor Yang Shen's life path.
Yang Shen was born in the Zhengde period of Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty and was born in a scholarly family in Sichuan. He has been brilliant since he was a child, and is known as the "God Boy".
The Yang family has been loyal and upright for generations, Yang Shen's grandfather was the chief priest of the Nanjing Guozi, and his father was also a minister of the court. The Yang family has a rich collection of books, and Yang Shen has been nurtured in the sea of classics and ancient texts since he was a child. He has an excellent memory and comprehension ability, and he can read books clearly in his mind, and he does not need to memorize deliberately.
Shen'er is very smart, and can recite tens of thousands of words at the age of ten. The Yang family was amazed by Yang Shen's talent. There was a widow in the village, who heard that Yang Shen was smart, so she often came to Yang's mansion to read and chat with him. The widow found that Yang Shen not only read widely, but also spoke wittily, drawing inferences from one case to another, which was eye-opening.
Yang Shen is not only erudite, but also has a unique experience in poetry. He can express abstract and difficult classic sentences clearly in easy-to-understand language. Many of the private school teachers invited by the Yang family were amazed by Yang Shen's talent.
Yang Lang's poetic talent has been perfected, and there is cleverness and wisdom between the lines. An old talent in the village patted Yang Shen on the shoulder and praised.
Yang Shen, who is talented and intelligent, has been eager to dabble in all kinds of knowledge since he was a child. He studied day and night, honing his literary talents. By the time he was a teenager, he was already a well-known literary prodigy, and the Yang family and local scholars had high hopes for him.
At the age of 21, Yang Shen ushered in the opportunity of the first imperial examination.
Shen'er, you are famous in your hometown, and I believe you will be able to go to high school in this county exam. Father Yang encouraged.
Child, although the county test is important, don't be too reluctant, the most important thing is to take care of your body. Mother Yang advised.
Yang Shen nodded solemnly, he knew that this was the first step to realizing the ideal of officialdom. In the examination room, Yang Shen was full of confidence, and the test papers were written like a spring, and he believed that he could go to high school this time.
However, fate made people, just when the paper was marked, a candle flame accidentally fell, and Yang Shen's test paper was damaged. His heart was like a knife, and his belly full of words turned into nothing in a blink of an eye.
Yang Lang, don't be discouraged, woe and blessing rely on, I wish you to fight again in high school in three years. Wang Gong in the village encouraged Yang Shen.
Yang regained confidence and silently waited for the next opportunity. Three years later, he took the county exam again, and this time, he was confident, and the test paper was more mature and stable. However, the result was not satisfactory again, and Yang Shen was once again deposed.
The two setbacks did not defeat Yang Shen, but sharpened his will. He worked tirelessly to prepare for the exam and met his friend Li Dongyang in his hometown. The two exchanged literature and history and encouraged each other. Yang Shen dabbled extensively in various theories and further enriched his knowledge.
In the third year, Yang Shen went out. In this county examination, he worked hard and wrote the frontispiece, which was deeply appreciated by the examiner. At the moment of opening the book, Yang Shen said excitedly: "I am determined to move in the middle!" ”
The bumps in the road to the imperial examination did not defeat Yang Shen, but honed his extraordinary perseverance and literary brilliance. At the age of 25, Yang Shen finally passed the township examination in middle and high school, obtained the qualification to lift people, and entered the Jinshi Palace Examination.
Yang Shen was constantly motivated and was warmly welcomed in his hometown as a lifter. The villagers came to congratulate and praised Yang Shen as the pride of the village. Yang Shen humbly declined the villagers' gifts, knowing that the real test was yet to come.
On the eve of the palace examination, Yang Shen studied the Four Books and Five Classics all day long, preparing for the exam. He integrated the classics of scripture and history in the examination papers, and his conversation was extraordinary, which was once again appreciated by the examiners.
On the day of the opening of the list, Yang Shen came to the front of the list uneasily, he didn't dare to expect that he could go to high school. When he saw the word "Yang Shen" on the gold list, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself!
The old man just knows that Yang Lang will definitely go to high school! Wang Gong burst into tears and was proud of Yang Shen.
Yang Shen finally won the champion and the first place in one fell swoop, realizing his ambition to enter politics and enter politics. Chaotang, I'm coming!
The champion and the first made Yang Shen complacent, he entered the court full of ideals and wanted to show his ambitions in the political circles. However, the pompous and decadent atmosphere in the DPRK and China disappointed him greatly.
Ming Wuzong was so happy that he was addicted to spending time and drinking, and he handed over all political affairs to the traitorous eunuch Liu Jin. Yang Shen wrote several letters of advice, trying to warn the emperor of the important tasks of governing the country, but all of them were in vain.
Once, Yang Shen painstakingly explained the disadvantages to Wu Zong, and Wu Zong interrupted him impatiently: "I just want to hear some happy words, why mention these!" ”
Yang Shen's kind words were difficult to move, and Wu Zong did not say anything. He felt sad in his heart, and felt that there was nowhere to show his blood. The giant wheel of history is ruthlessly crushed, and the heroes are just "the waves are exhausted".
That night, Yang Shen stood alone under the dim light, staring at the long sky of stars outside the window. He was full of thoughts, picked up the pen and chanted, wanting to express his heart in poetry.
Suddenly, the sound of the lake lapping on the shore floated outside the window, and Yang Shen's heart moved, thinking of the Yangtze River flowing eastward, and then he had inspiration.
Yang Shen held the pen in his hand and slowly recited: "The Yangtze River is rolling east, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes."
In just two sentences, it expresses the tragedy of the vicissitudes of life and the disappearance of heroes. Yang Shen splashed ink and constantly improved the sentences of "Linjiang Immortal" until the masterpiece was completed.
This eternal swan song immediately spread in the government and the opposition. Scribes and scholars praised Yang Shen's poems as gurgling water, majestic. The opening of these two sentences is amazing.
Once Linjiang Immortal was published, it became an immortal classic, and Yang Shen's name was also famous for centuries. Despite the ups and downs of life, he left a gift to future generations with his elegant words.
Yang Shen's life was full of ups and downs, but with his indomitable spirit, he opened up a literary territory.
He grew from a bright boy to a great writer of the Ming Dynasty step by step, and his talent and efforts shook the times. Despite the ups and downs in his career, Yang Shen did not give up the ideal of literary creation.
Linjiang Immortal has set up an immortal monument for him. Yang Shen used words to express his deep thoughts on life and history, leaving a brilliant literary treasure for future generations.
Time flies, heroes eventually become waves, but Yang Shen's poems will always shine in the long river of history. We will always remember this leading figure in the literary world of the Ming Dynasty.