The second lesson of the Southern Jin Dynasty and the Northern Dynasties.
Hello everyone, my name is Le Jing. Today I will talk about the second lesson of the two Jin and Northern Dynasties: wine culture and the seven sages of the bamboo forest.
You've all heard of the Bamboo Forest West String, right? Which seven people are the Bamboo Forest West Strings referring to? Which people? They all say that the Bamboo Forest West String is seven people, guess which seven people they are? What kind of stories do they have? Let me tell you today.
Zhu Lixi wrote about seven people: Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Shan Tao, Xiang Xiu, Liu Ling, Wang Rong, and He Ranxian. Because these seven people often drank and sang under the bamboo forest in Shanyang County, Ji Kang's hometown, they were called the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest by later generations.
Because a few of them are debauchery, debauchery, and contempt for etiquette, they are considered to have all kinds of immoral and shocking behavior, which may be a silent accusation and protest against their rulers. Because these people were active during the reign of Emperor Sima Yan of the Jin Dynasty in the later period of Cao Wei, they faced the shift of power from Cao Wei to Sima's family.
These seven people, such as Ji Kang, were resolutely opposed to Sima's usurpation of power, so they came covertly to face protests against the dynasty. Among the seven sevens, they used extreme ways to express their dissatisfaction with society, such as Liu Ling. However, this extreme way has not actually gone to society, does not need any legitimate help, on the contrary, it has also caused decadence and chaos to society.
What do you say about the cultural level of the Seven Sages of Zhu Li? It can be that in their time, just like Li Bai's era in the Tang Dynasty, it was the highest level of literature in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and it also represented the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties. They despise the Dharma, respect the good, and naturally follow their nature, and have distinct personalities and characteristics. Their behavior can be praised, and some can be criticized.
Let's take a look at what they have to say. Let's start with Ji Kang. Ji Kang is a representative of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, he has been intelligent since childhood, well-read and fond of Lao Zhuang's doctrine. This man is not only talented but also very handsome, seven or eight feet eight inches long, and he has a hat. And this chicken soup married Cao Cao's granddaughter because of family reasons.
When the Sima clan seized power and had the intention of replacing Cao Wei, Ji Kang of Cao Wei finally felt that he could not change the situation, thinking that Wei was orthodox, and he would always be sincere to Wei. So he didn't want to be the official of the Sima clan, so he hid in the mountains and worked with Xiang Xiulai, another of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, to make a living, and lived a very hard life.
But this kind of hardship also makes this kind of person feel hard, even if it is hard, he is not willing to go to the court to be those officials. Ji Kang is a person with a distinct personality and angular edges, and the style of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest is more expressed by Ji Kang's water chestnut.
I heard that it is said that Sima Zhao's important advisor Zhong Hui Rune heard that he often heard that Ji Kang's name was interested in befriending Ji Kang, so he went to visit. But as soon as the two of them saw Zhong Hui, they did not stop their work and continued to answer. Then this bell will stand for a while, but no one is half noisy, and after standing for a long time, the two of them deliberately snub themselves, and they are preparing not to leave.
At this time, Ji Kang spoke, what he heard came, and what he saw left, it can be said that this Ji Kang completely offended Zhong Hui, and also laid the root of his curse many years later. Ji Kang's water chestnut clearly reflects the ancient style, which can also be said to be the wind bone. He is the representative of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, and the style of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest is his embodiment.
Zhu Liqi wants to be the second Ruan Ji, he is a disciple of the family and has a bold personality. At that time, the government was transferred from Cao Wei to the Sima clan, and in this environment, people like Ruan Ji tried to avoid officialdom and live in seclusion. Like Ruan Ji, he is indifferent to fame and fortune, but he also found his way to find a position called infantry captain.
Why did he seek such a position? Recently, he had been an infantry captain for a long time because of his delay, and then after he got this position, Liu Ruanji often told Liu Lingzhao, another drunkard who had the right to marry his clan. Zhao knew that the infantry captain drank the wine together, and when it was dark, and when he was in mourning, the tense was so bitter, and he exhaled day and night.
Ruan Ji's mother died and when he learned the news, he was playing chess with others, and when the others heard it, they immediately said: "Go back and have a look." Ruan Ji insisted on finishing the chess game, and when he returned home, he drank wine in front of the grave and steamed a little pig to eat. It can be said that these are unreasonable laws. Because it was forbidden to drink alcohol and eat meat during the Fusang period, Nguyen Ji ignored it completely, and only after he finished eating did he cry and spit blood, which made him feel sad.
He thinks that it is better to be respectful after his mother's death than to be more filial and filial to him before his death, and what is the point of how you are filial to a dead person? It's just hypocrisy. Nguyen Ji also likes to drive around, and at the end of the walk, when there is no more road, he cries loudly, and when he has cried enough, he returns in place. When he saw that the road had come to an end, he thought of the sky, and now the world is in turmoil, and he has come to the end of the road, where is the exit of the world?
Xiao Zhi couldn't help but cry generously, crying that there was no way out in the world and could not move forward, but this was his artistic performance art. In fact, Ruan Ji is still a very real person, he heard that the soldier girl is beautiful and talented, but he died before he got married, because he came to the woman's house, at that time the woman was the family for the woman, Ruan Ji did not say hello to anyone, so he knelt in front of the forest and cried loudly, crying very sadly, and left after crying.
In fact, Ruan Ji didn't know the girl at all, and only felt that Ruan Ji thought that this girl was so young, so talented and beautiful, but she felt sorry for her untimely death. He just cries about beautiful things, why is it so easy to fall?
The reason why Nguyen Ji is so good at drinking, no matter when he drinks, drinking also brings benefits to Nguyen Ji, because he can borrow wine to avoid evil. It is said that when Sima Zhao was in power, he had a son Sima Yan who proposed to Ruan Ji's daughter, and Ruan Ji was drunk for 60 days, so that Sima Zhao had no chance to speak, so he dragged the matter over.
There is also a rumor that Sima Zhao's henchman mentioned above in the Zhonghui, he is still a little jealous of Ruan Ji, and has repeatedly brought up the topic of current affairs to induce Ruan Ji to make a statement, and then framed him. But every Ruan Ji is drunk every time, and there is no time to be on the Zhonghui.
Now looking at the mountain Tao of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, Shan Tao was an official under Sima Zhao from afar, and the official was his good friend, Ji Kang knew that it was not easy to make a living in iron, and life was very hard.
