"Iron Tooth Copper Tooth Ji Xiaolan" is a drama that the post-80s and post-90s are very fond of watching, in this drama, the three male actors have created very successful roles. Wang Gang performed the cunning of Hezhen; Zhang Guoguo performed Ji Xiaolan's witty humor, integrity and cuteness; Zhang Tielin performed the majesty of the Qianlong Emperor, and the relationship between the three of them was very harmonious, and these three people were also called the Iron Triangle.
In history, although the Qianlong Emperor and Ji Xiaolan were emperors and courtiers, in fact, the two got along very well in private. Qianlong had the habit of chanting poems against each other, Ji Xiaolan was also full of poetry and books as a civil official, Qianlong once made a rat called the old upper link, Ji Xiaolan was out of the lower link, only let people clap their hands and marvel, became absolute, has been passed down to this day.
1. A Wenchen Ji Xiaolan
Familiar with Ji Xiaolan is because of the TV series "Iron Tooth Copper Tooth Ji Xiaolan", Ji Xiaolan came from a literary family, and his elders were also officials in the imperial court. Ji Xiaolan is talented and intelligent, and when he took the exam of a child at the age of six, he achieved very good results, and was also known as a prodigy. Ji Xiaolan was thirty-one years old and began his career.
Ji Xiaolan was in charge of the compilation of the Siku Quanshu, and Ji Xiaolan and He yan were the red people in front of the emperor at that time. In fact, Ji Xiaolan and He yan are not like the same as in the TV series, they actually have a big age difference, Ji Xiaolan is not as smooth as He Yan, and will be a person, Ji Xiaolan is often a guide and How to deal with work problems, and He Yan is to guide Ji Xiaolan how to deal with people.
One thing that is very similar to the play is that Ji Xiaolan is a person who carries a cigarette bag every day. Once Ji Xiaolan was still smoking before the upper dynasty, it was too late to extinguish the cigarette bag, so he directly put the cigarette bag into his shoes and boots, and burned himself because of it.
Since then, he has been on crutches and brought the nickname of a big cigarette bag. This is one of the very famous image characteristics of Ji Xiaolan, and the other image is that he is a literati, and his literary talent and writing ability are not to be discussed, so he has been reused by Qianlong.
Second, the emperor is joined in with the absolute
Once Qianlong was very interested, and he and his courtiers were paired for fun, and he went out of the upper league to let others out of the lower league to see who could make a good downlink. Qianlong made an upward link: "Rats are called old regardless of size", Qianlong thought that this pair was very good, and it should be difficult for others to make a suitable lower link.
This uplink is very interesting and complex, and it does require a certain level to make a suitable downlink. At this time, after thinking about it, Ji Xiaolan stood up and made the downward link of "parrots are called brothers with both males and females".
This lower link made Qianlong very impressed, whether it was the content or what he wanted to express, this lower link could catch the upper link that Qianlong came out. This lower link has also been imitated by later generations, and many similar versions have appeared.
First of all, rats and parrots are animals, whether there is or not can also be relative, and finally the meaning expressed is that although these two animals are not proud, one is called old, one is called brother, there is a meaning that people have to obey, and brother is lower than the old level, so it will not offend Qianlong.
From this, we can see Ji Xiaolan's erudition, and everyone else has been thinking about it for a long time and has not been able to come up with a suitable lower link, only Ji Xiaolan has come up with it. Everyone else admired Ji Xiaolan so much that Ji Xiaolan not only did a good job, but also had nothing to say about other aspects.
Third, the prevalence of literal prison is implicated
Couplets are part of China's traditional culture, has been handed down to the present, the New Year's Jiajia paintings should be pasted on the couplet, the couplets are written on the future of the expectation of a better life, pasted at the doorstep, is also a very good meaning. Ancient literati inkers had nothing to do, and used couplets as a pastime, although couplets are simple two sentences, they can also express a lot of things.
During the Qianlong period, the Jiangshan, which was laid by Kangxi Yongzheng, was smooth in wind and rain, and was known as the prosperous era of Kangqian. Qianlong is a person who likes couplets, Guotai Min'an, he has leisure and elegance to make some very difficult uplinks, let the courtiers make downlinks for fun.
At the same time, the literary prison of the Qianlong period also developed into a more serious situation, and countless literati and volunteers were punished and removed from their official posts because of the literary prison. As an important official, Ji Xiaolan slowly became afraid to speak indiscriminately in the later stages, and if he was not careful, he would be severely punished.
Fortunately, Ji Xiaolan was still Qianlong's confidant, and in the end he was not implicated, but the relationship between the two was not the same as before, the estrangement became bigger and bigger, and there was no such friendly thing to the couplet anymore.
Ji Xiaolan was involved several times, because of the sincere apology and remedy, Ji Xiaolan's colleagues were punished, and only Ji Xiaolan did not have an accident in the end. In this situation, Ji Xiaolan also became more and more cautious, cautious and low-key. When the prison of words was prevalent, if you accidentally said something wrong, you could be sentenced to a felony, and such a period was very detrimental to the development of culture.
Literati inkers did not dare to say any ideas, could not write profound works, and could only write what the emperor loved to see, that is, to cover his ears and steal bells, which had no effect on the development and progress of society.
summary
Ji Xiaolan was sharp-toothed and very talented, and his relationship with the Qianlong Emperor left some classic and interesting allusions. Like the couplet between the monarch and the courtier, it is also a way to enhance communication, and Ji Xiaolan's ability to call the emperor "the rat is old" shows that he is an official with a certain level and wisdom, which is why he was able to be safe and sound during the text prison period.
The relationship between Qianlong and his courtiers is not like that of the TV series, there is no contradiction, there are periods between them that can play the couplet, and naturally there are periods of tension and disharmony. Ji Xiaolan stayed until the end with a full belly and a sincere heart for the emperor.
The development of the literal prison has undoubtedly seriously affected the development of culture, and people's minds are imprisoned and there is no freedom to speak of. Ji Xiaolan, such a dashing and humorous literati, was finally suppressed beyond his own. People can't help but sigh that the emperor's heart is fierce, and it is related to the affairs of Jiangshan Sheji, and he will never let down his vigilance.
Historically, there are still a few very faint kings, but under very strong rule, it is very easy to curb development, cause dissatisfaction among the people, and cause more problems. This is also why the later reforms put forward the two banners of democracy and science, which are the two things that the people attach the most importance to.