Chapter 890 Flowing Cup Pool

Author: Erzi Congzhou

Chapter 890 Flowing Cup Pool

Zhou Zhi explained to his friends: "The first couplet comes from "The Analects of Confucius: Gongye Chang". Confucius said: 'I have not seen a strong person.' Or he said to him, 'Stretch out a barbarian tree.' Confucius said: 'A barbaric tree is also desired, how can it be strong?

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"This is the origin of the famous idiom, "If you have no desires, you will be strong."

"Confucius means that the attribute of fortitude should be aimed at justice rather than the private domain. Only when one can persevere in order to safeguard justice can it be called 'fortitude'."

"For example, the monk Xin Yi worked hard to get into the university of his choice. He has not had a good night's sleep in the past three years. In my eyes, he is already very resolute, but it does not count for Confucius, because this is

An act done for one’s own sake.”

"The meaning of the first couplet is that even after Confucius finished writing "Spring and Autumn", which Guan Yu loved to read, he still didn't find a true "hard man", but Guan Yu did it."

"The second line is easy to understand. It praises the reason why Guan Yu was able to do this, because his heart was full of what Master Meng called the 'great righteousness'."

"From benevolence to righteousness, this is an important argument in Confucianism. Only with inner benevolence, that is, the heart of loving others, as the starting point, and with righteousness, that is, the rules that can maintain the healthy operation of nature and society, can we do anything

To stand up for justice regardless of one's own safety and step into the realm of 'righteousness'."

"Benevolence is an idea. The idea of ​​"loving others" is actually benevolence; righteousness is action. Only when you can put your benevolent ideas into practice can you be considered righteous."

"Guan Yu did it, so he became a saint."

"Easier said than done." Fang Wenyu nodded: "The seventh time it is said in "I Despised My Soul Seven Times", 'When it sings carols, it only regards singing as a virtue and never pursues the meaning of the song.'

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"Hahaha...Actually, I am also a fake Taoist." Zhou Zhi said: "Because I understand the meaning of this couplet, but I can't do it myself. At most, I can only be a mouthpiece."

After speaking, he patted Fang Wenyu on the shoulder: "Wenyu, I'm afraid you are the one most likely to do it among all of us."

"You are so humble again. Your contribution to society has been greater than ours," Xiong Jiao said.

Zhou Zhi waved his hand: "But it doesn't meet Master's requirements. Master requires that the motivation for behavior is for justice. I do it for my personal interests. The first basic item is not up to standard."

"Then I doubt that Guan Shengren really meets the standard?" Wei Fei started to argue again: "Who knows what he thinks?"

"Hahahaha..." Zhou Zhi was delighted: "That's another story, because the Saint Guan we see now is worthy of this couplet. The Saint Guan who can sit in this temple is the one in our hearts.

The perfect saint Guan is the one who has praised and admired people for benevolent and righteous behavior for more than a thousand years, and is not directed at Guan Yu himself."

Coming out of Guandi Temple, there are also scenic spots such as Guanyin Pavilion, Hundred Buddha Hall, Yulong Pond, and Life-Freeing Boat in the park. In addition to history and culture, the culture of the Three Kingdoms, it also includes Buddhist culture.

On the top of the hill above Dianjiang Terrace, there is a pavilion called "Fu Weng Pavilion". The plaque was written by Li Yimeng. It has white pillars and green tiles, double-layered curved eaves, and flying corners, which is very interesting.

Fu Weng is the name Huang Tingjian called himself after he was demoted to Fuzhou Tongben. It is obvious that this pavilion is a memorial building to mourn Huang Tingjian.

After passing Fu Weng Pavilion and walking further in, you will reach the core area of ​​the park, Liubei Pond.

Huang Tingjian stayed in Yizhou for three years and left hundreds of poems. From a place of depression and decadence to a place of love for reconciliation between himself and the world, it must have its merits.

This is a natural canyon that is about thirty meters long, more than twenty meters high, and about six meters wide.

The open exit is flanked by lush forests and bamboos, which evokes the artistic conception of Wang Xizhi, the calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, gathering in the Orchid Pavilion to drink water.

Walking inside, you will find that the natural landscape conditions are unique, with several large rocks towering into mountains, cliffs forming gaps, canyons opening and closing at a certain level, and the space high and low.

When I came here on a hot day, the cool breeze from the river was cooled by the cool rocks, which was very refreshing.

Huang Tingjian took advantage of the topography and natural springs of this canyon to build the famous Liubei Pond.

Liubei Pond is in the shape of nine curves, with eight stone benches on both sides, leading to a clear spring flowing through the cracks in the rocks. Literati and poets can sit in it, drink from the flowing cup, and sing poems.

The rock ravine is beautiful, the ancient trees are towering, and the artistic conception is quiet. Because of the cultural cliff atmosphere, this place has quickly become one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Yizhou, and a place where literati and scholars of all ages have chanted.

From the Song Dynasty to the present, there have been many works of praise by literati and poets who passed by, some writing about Fu Weng's high demeanor, some praising the achievements of building a pond, some thinking about the tranquility of the past, or feeling the emotion of the season.

Diverse.

Some poems and songs were carved on the sides of the rocks, gullies, caves and valleys like inverted high walls. There are more than 100 stone inscriptions starting from the Wushen year of Chunxi.

Sitting on a stone bench that looked like square stone pillars, I turned my head to admire the surrounding stone carvings. I saw the traces of many famous people, and I couldn't help but sigh: "The people here are much more famous than the people on the cliffs of Anle Mountain..."

"They said those eight characters were written by Huang Tingjian." Xiong Jiao and Liu Tao lived close to each other and must have been here many times, so they pointed to the cliff and introduced local allusions to Zhou Zhi.

There is a big character on the cliff. Each character is one meter square. It is a regular script with Yan style. There are eight characters in total. It says "Antarctic Old Man Amitayus Buddha".

Zhou Zhi couldn't help but frown slightly. Although Huang Tingjian's large-character calligraphy was also based on Yan Zhenqing's style, it was completely different from the eight-character calligraphy style. There was no name left on the large characters. However, it seems a bit far-fetched to say that Huang Tingjian left the calligraphy.

But apart from this, there are many other poems.

Zhou Zhi found several good poems here, "Chu rudders and Wu Qiang travel far away again, Huanhua enjoys his dream of Xizhou. Qianxun's iron locks are still hateful, but the empty Yangtze River is not locked."

The poem is by Lu You, but I don’t know if it was Lu You who wrote the title here. It probably isn’t, otherwise he should be very famous.

Fan Chengda, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, also wrote "I visited this pavilion many times in the evening when I was exiled to the valley of Dengsuojiangting in Xuzhou": "The old city of Shuikou is flat in the hills, and the new pavilion has iron bars across it. When I return home, I will hit the pavilion as if I were flying across it.

A sudden rain makes the autumn bloom. Two guests in the east building lock the river, and the writing and ink are both contemporary and poetic. I came here but I was drunk with spring green wine, and the star bridge pulsed towards the third watch."

There is also a song called "Wandering in the Cup and Pond". The calligraphy and poetry are of excellent quality. I can recognize the handwriting, but the author is thoughtful but not familiar to me. He was from the Ming Dynasty and his name was Li Chunxian.

"Who split the strange stone into a door, and let in the haze that makes you want to swallow it. The water has a source and flows into the jade liquid, and people pour out golden bottles from the mouth of the valley. There are clusters of beautiful mountain flowers in the seat, and the sound of reeds and birds singing on the table. The twists and turns are endless, and the love is endless, and I am happy.

Watch the bright moon turn over the river village."

In addition, the handwritings of Liu Guangdi, Zhang Daqian, Huang Binhong and others also appear on the wall.

"Elbow, don't you want to play a song?" Xiong Jiao asked.

"Huang Tingjian's poems established a sect. If I compose poems here, don't I want to be laughed at by him?" Zhou Zhi said with a smile.

"I heard that you wrote a palindrome poem during your study tour, which shocked all the masters in No. 7 Middle School?" Liu Tao asked, "It seems to be about Ouyang Xiu?"

"What shocked the master? He is now a major in the Chinese Department of Peking University." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "Hedong and Hexi, you don't have to wait for three years."

"Speaking of it, Huang Tingjian is a rare child prodigy. He was famous for his poetry creation at a young age, but he still failed in his life. Look there, that poem was written by someone else to persuade him."
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