Qianlong became the world's most prolific poet, "the pen fell in a storm, and the poem became a weeping ghost god." ”
Few people can reach such heights, and Lu You is one of them, not only that, he is also recognized
high-volume poets,
In the decades during which he wrote his poems, nearly 10,000 poems remained, with an average of at least three poems written a day. But in fact, the real prolific poet should be Qianlong.
The Siku Quanshu records that there are four collections of Qianlong imperial poems, of which more than 34,000 Qianlong poems are collected.
But as an emperor, Qianlong was already busy with state affairs, so why could he write such a large number of poems? In fact, it is because Qianlong has a royal ghostwriter poet Shen Deqian, and because of his help, Qianlong can have so many poems passed down.
The Qianlong Emperor, who was keen to write poetry
The poems written by Qianlong in his lifetime are almost 4 times more than those of Lu You,
He should be the champion in the number of poems written in our country.
Even all the poets in the Quan Tang Poems did not add up to more than his. Such achievements not only made Qianlong the most prolific poet in China.
He is also the most prolific poet in the world.
But alas,
Most of the poems written by Qianlong are flowing water poems, and none of them have been recited by posterity.
Writing poetry is not something that can be done casually, it requires a certain amount
Talent and literary heritage,
It's not that the more prolific the more successful you are. Qianlong, a person who loves to write poetry, naturally knows this truth, so why is he so keen on writing poetry? First, Qianlong needed poetry to enhance his prestige. The Qing Dynasty has always been considered an era of "barbarian rule", and Qianlong needs to be closer to the people.
Therefore, he used to write poetry to show his literary atmosphere,
Show that he is not a barbarian but a mingjun who can write poetry.
secondly
Qianlong reveled in his literary talent.
By the Qianlong period, the Chinese literati had lost almost all their bones, and as long as Qianlong wrote poetry, countless people praised it. In such an environment of blind praise, Qianlong gradually felt that he was talented, which also stimulated his interest in writing poetry to a certain extent.
again
Qianlong good face,
Qianlong likes inscriptions at many attractions. Not only that, he is also happy to write inscriptions on antique calligraphy and paintings,
This is considered a "psoriasis" behavior among modern scholars.
Qianlong inscriptions actually destroy the value of these works of art themselves, but the inscriptions have to write poetry, which is one of the reasons why Qianlong loves to write poetry.
At last
Qianlong was very happy.
In ancient times, it was possible to prove the ability of an emperor to govern the country
"Wenzhi Martial Arts"
。 Qianlong already had the achievements of the "Four Libraries and Complete Books" in the "Wenzhi" aspect, and "martial arts" naturally could not be left behind.
In order to surpass his ancestors, Qianlong changed by writing poetry.
Qianlong's imperial "ghostwriting"
But Qianlong is indeed talented, and there is
"Ghostwriting"
the presence of,
One of the most famous ghostwriters is Shen Deqian.
According to Shen Deqian's self-description, Qianlong no longer looks like a Manchu, but is infinitely close to ordinary people, and he is keen on writing poetry, painting and calligraphy, but
But it's only moderate.
Shen Deqian was born into a poor family in what is now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, and he inherited his father's business at the age of 23
The Apostolic Church makes a living,
After more than 40 years of teaching career. Although his life has been hard and poor, he has always been active and diligent, and he has participated in the imperial examination since 22 pairs.
He finally passed the examination 17 times before he passed the meritorious title, and this year he was 67 years old.
Although he was already in the age of obedience in the examination, this did not prevent him from becoming Qianlong
Heavy subjects
Later, he was promoted all the way to the end
Cabinet Bachelor and Ceremonial Attendant.
Shen Deqian resigned at the age of 77 and returned to Li, and during his tenure, he was favored by the Qianlong Emperor and often had free access to the Forbidden Garden.
And the Qianlong Emperor was happy with the poetry, and it is rumored that a large part of Qianlong's poetry was written by Shen Deqian.
Legend has it that one winter, Qianlong, Shen Deqian and others went to visit the West Lake, and at this time it was snowing, and Qianlong saw this scene and immediately had a poetry Yaxing:
"Piece by piece."
The accompanying people heard the immediate export praise, who knew that Qianlong continued to compose poems: "Three pieces, four pieces, five or six pieces..."
At this time, people are a little afraid to compliment.
Qianlong did not end here,
Then he said, "Seven pieces, eight pieces, ninety pieces..."
Hearing this, everyone lamented where is this poetry? Even children of a few years old can say these words. Is it necessary to have to be "a hundred pieces and a million pieces" next? Just when everyone was silent, Shen Deqian stood up.
He stepped forward to finish Qianlong's sentence, which could not even be called a poem, and immediately knelt down and sighed:
"This poem is so well written, please let the subordinates continue the mink."
This not only alleviates the embarrassment that Qianlong cannot compose poetry, but also enhances the literary style of Qianlong's flowing water poems. Shen Deqian's last sentence was
"Fly into the plum blossoms and don't see it"
It was indeed a wonderful ending. Shen Deqian not only helped Qianlong to end this poem perfectly, but also all at once
Become a red man by the side of the Qianlong Emperor. Since then, Shen Deqian has gradually become Qianlong's imperial pen holder.
The decline of ghostwriting
Shen Deqian has been used by Qianlong during his tenure, but after he returned to his hometown, he was confused for a while, and his later experience was also the same
Let the world sigh.
After Shen Deqian returned home
Started compiling my own collection of poems,
However, he was so confused that he put the poems that he had ghostwritten for Qianlong into his own poetry collection. This is almost to say that the work of the Qianlong Emperor was written by him, and the Qianlong Emperor was plagiarized. Although Shen Deqian had died when Qianlong found out, Qianlong still ordered his body to be turned over.
Ordered to kill his corpse and raise his bones.
In addition, he once wrote a preface to Xu Shukui's "Poems of one pillar building", and the Qianlong Emperor was keen on literal prison, and this work was also judged by Qianlong to have anti-Qing tendencies. Xu Shukui also became one of the main characters in the "Four Great Literal Prisons",
"One Pillar Tower Massacre"
To this day, it is an important event in the study of "word prison" in Chinese history. When the Qianlong Emperor investigated Xu Shukui, Xu Shukui was no longer alive.
However, his Xu clan was still ordered by Qianlong to fill the door,
Xu Shukui could not escape the end of being dissected from the coffin.
In fact, it is absurd to say that the "reaction" of Xu Shukui's poetry collection is because of one sentence
"The great tomorrow's son will see each other again, and he will put the pot on the side",
As soon as he saw this "Great Tomorrow Son", Qianlong thought that this was enough! The hat of "anti-Qing and restoration" was immediately fastened on Xu Shukui's head, and what was even more hateful was that "Hu'er" was pronounced "Hu'er", which was simply a hidden qianlong "barbarian".
A poke in qianlong hidden pain.
The idea of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty was not enough to extinguish the door, but this crime of concealing barbarism must be severely punished, and Qianlong immediately identified it as a result in anger
"Great rebellion is not a sin".
Having written a preface to "The Poetry of one pillar building" and also including the ghostwritten poems in his poetry collection "Xianlu Yan", Qianlong could not bear it, and could only kill his corpse and raise his bones to relieve the hatred in Qianlong's heart.
It's just a pity that Shen Deqian can't live in peace after he dies because of a momentary confusion.
It is undeniable that Shen Deqian is talented, and it can be seen that he can ghostwrite countless poems for Qianlong. but
He is also stupid,
Since he had already dedicated his talent to the emperor, he wanted to have it again with a hint of luck.
Unfortunately, he met a monarch who was not enlightened,
There is no peace after death. But in any case, Shen Deqian, who was able to help Qianlong write more than 40,000 poems,
Still with admirable talent.