History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Couplets are a literary style that is very popular among the people of Our country, and its forms are various, divided according to the writing function, which can be divided into spring unions, life unions, banglian and other forms. Among them, the couplet is a couplet specially used during mourning and sacrifice. Generally speaking, a relatively objective evaluation of the life deeds and merits of the deceased will be made in order to express the mourning of the deceased and the consolation of the living.
Ji Xiaolan of the Qing Dynasty was a famous talent in history, known for his quick thinking and ability to speak eloquently. The emperor at that time was also the Qianlong Emperor, and the Qianlong Emperor was very fond of chanting poems and admiring Ji Xiaolan's talent, and the two junchen left a lot of interesting stories.
Ji Xiaolan was very famous at that time, so people often asked him for advice, hoping to get Mr. Ji's ink treasure.
According to legend, there is a Nanyue Temple on Nanyue Heng Mountain, and one year the abbot presided over the unfortunate round ascension to heaven, and many local gentry celebrities will go to participate in the abbot's memorial ceremony, and Liu Chaoyu, the prefect of Hengyang Province, was also invited to participate in this ceremony. Liu Zhifu wanted to write a vice-edict for the dead abbot, so he found Ji Xiaolan to explain the reason. Ji Xiaolan agreed on the spot, found a pen and paper, and wrote down seven big words:
Nanyue Temple died a monk
Liu Zhifu's eyes widened when he saw this Shanglian, what is this Shanglian, if he brings it back, he will not be scolded to death, but Ji Xiaolan is a famous scholar of the dynasty, and Liu Zhifu can also say that he is not. Ji Xiaolan smiled when he saw Liu Zhifu's appearance and asked, "How do you see it?" "Liu Zhifu really doesn't know how to say it. Ji Xiaolan didn't care either, and wrote down seven big words:
The Western Zhu State was added to the throne
When Liu Zhifu saw this, he immediately smiled and clapped his hands and shouted loudly. It is indeed common for a monk to die in the Nanyue Temple, but as soon as the monk of the Lower League dies, he immediately becomes a Buddha and a Taoist ancestor. Isn't what the people in the Buddhist Gate seek is to become a Buddha on the ground and soar up to the Western paradise world? The downlink turns blandness into magic, which is really admirable.