"Qingfeng Langyue does not need a dollar to buy, Yushan self-pouring inhuman push."
Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai's "Xiangyang Song", in which the allusion to "Jade Mountain Falls" comes from ji kang, the most praised of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest".
When it comes to Ji Kang, the first thing that comes to mind is the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest". As a representative figure in the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest", his achievements in poetry and prose have left a strong mark in history.
Ji Kang was born in the fifth year of the Reign of Emperor Wen of Wei, and according to legend, Ji Kang's ancestors were not surnamed "Ji", but surnamed "Xi", and once lived in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. At that time, in order to escape the persecution of his enemies, his ancestors chose to live in the area of anhui province where they are now, and changed their surnames as well, in order to calm the people. When Ji Kang was very young, his father died, and poor little Ji Kang lived with his mother and brother.
Ji Kang's mother was a strong person, and although her husband died and life at home was very difficult, she did not give up the education of her two children. Indeed, education, both ancient and contemporary, is the best shortcut to change one's destiny.
In the end, under the hard-working support of their mother, the two brothers grew up to be adults.
And Ji Kang did not live up to his mother's painstaking heart, and he was different from ordinary children since he was a child. Other children were playful and ran around playing when they were young, but Ji Kang liked to read books and learn various skills. Although Ji Kang had learned a lot and had the opportunity to become an official in the DPRK, Ji Kang was very disgusted by the fact that he had entered the DPRK as an official.
He had worked as a doctor of Zhongshan, but because of his admiration for Lao Zhuang's remarks, he made it his lifelong pursuit to live a lifestyle like going with the flow. Being an official in the imperial court would undoubtedly lose his free and comfortable lifestyle, so Ji Kang chose to return to the mountains. After that, Ji Kang's ordinary life was to go up the mountain to collect some medicinal herbs to refine Dan.
Once, Ji Kang was too long to collect medicine and delayed going home, so he stayed in the mountains. In the morning, a woodcutter went up the mountain to cut firewood, and happened to see Ji Kang, and even thought that it was a god and a god. In addition, Ji Kang was one of the representative figures of metaphysical thought in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and his ideas almost represented the mainstream of metaphysics at that time, which was the reason why his historical status was so high.
Moreover, Ji Kang studied Lao Zhuang's Taoist doctrine very deeply, and he once expressed some darkness in reality with Taoist thought. His view is that when we need to choose in life, we must have a detached attitude and not be bound by the reality of reality.
In fact, the history of the rise of metaphysics can be traced back to the Cao Wei period.
Ji Kang's understanding of metaphysics is based on people's worship of natural things. It was for this reason that Ji Kang's metaphysical ideas were more easily accepted by the people of that time. Moreover, some of Ji Kang's literary works mostly reflect the worship of nature, and extremely pursue a literary style of truth, goodness and beauty. There are few flowery words in his literary works, and he pursues the natural expression of his true emotions in his heart.
In addition, metaphysics is concerned with its own higher pursuit of a moral spirit that transcends nature, and the rise of this idea is directly related to the specific historical background of the time. At the end of the Han Dynasty, due to the corruption and incompetence of the rulers, people were extremely disappointed in real life. Therefore, people have placed the beautiful pursuit in their hearts on the nature of the universe.
Moreover, it was also from that time, under the influence of metaphysical thought, that people transformed their highest ideals from being officials and politicians to pursuing detachment from the spiritual world. What's more, in the school of metaphysics founded by Ji Kang, the theory of health is an extremely important component. His way of health, inherited from the Taoist theory of health, has a profound impact on future generations.
However, Ji Kang's death is a very regrettable thing, his death is because of his good friend Lu An.
Because Lu An's brother had disrespectful behavior towards his wife, Lu An wanted to report his brother, but what he did not expect was that he was preempted by his brother. As a result, Lu An's brother did not get any punishment, but Lu An was imprisoned. When Ji Kang learned of this, he was furious, so he went to testify on behalf of Lu An, saying that Lu An was innocent and had been framed.
But as a result, he not only did not prove his innocence to his friend, but also folded himself into it. After that, Sima Zhao ordered Ji Kang to be killed. In the third year of Wei Jingyuan, Ji Kang, who was only forty years old, was taken to the horse market south of the East Stone Bridge outside the Jianchun Gate in Luoyang and beheaded. Before leaving, Ji Kang looked calm, the owner of the Changle Pavilion sent a guqin, he played a song "Guangling San", and everyone present at that time wet their clothes with tears.
As for the origin of the Guangling San: According to the Book of Jin, this song was given to an ancient person by Ji Kang when he was playing in Luoxi. And "Taiping Guangji" has a legend of gods and ghosts, saying that Ji Kang is a good qin, once, Ji Kang stayed overnight in Yuehua Pavilion, could not sleep at night, sat up and stroked the piano, the piano sounded elegant, touching a ghost, the ghost then spread "Guangling San" in Ji Kang, and even agreed with Ji Kang: This song must not be taught.
In the face of death, Ji Kangju was not sad, but sighed: "Yuan Xiaoni tried to learn this dispersion, Wu Jin Gu did not cooperate, "Guangling San" is now extinct! At this point, "Guangling San" was lost, and a generation of beautiful male talents disappeared.
However, Ji Kang's death undoubtedly seems a bit strange, but in addition to external factors, some of his own problems are the most fundamental reasons for killing him.
First of all, Ji Kang was willing to insert a knife into his friend's ribs, but what he did not expect was that his behavior touched the interests of others, and he acted hastily without clearly understanding the interests of his friends, resulting in the disaster of killing himself;
In addition, Ji Kang had a strong personality, although he had only known people, but in the chaotic political background at that time, such a character must have been envied by people, and it was inevitable that some dirty water would be splashed;
Finally, an important inducement for Ji Kang's death may be that three thousand Taixue students interceded for him, which directly touched the psychological bottom line of those in power at that time, leading to Ji Kang's final tragedy.
Throughout Ji Kang's life, although he was a generation of celebrities, it was a pity that his pro-Cao Wei political stance was hated by sima Zhao, the ruler, and in addition, Zhong Hui and others helped him, and in the end, this talented man ended up being publicly executed.
Resources:
[Book of Jin, Vol. 49, Liechuan No. 19, Zizhi Tongjian, Vol. 78, Wei Ji X]