Li Po highly praised Yu Shinan's work.
Some literati have only empty talent and learning, but may behave in a lowly manner, eager for quick success, and deceiving the world and stealing fame. Others, on the contrary, are able to devote themselves to academics, do things that ordinary people cannot do, and reach the level of the sages before and beyond ancient and modern times.
Although the Yu family in Kuaiji suffered a great loss of reputation because of the birth of Yu Shiji, and was almost wiped out in the end, Yu Shinan learned from the painful experience and put all his talents and learning into the right path, and was able to give full play to his talents and become a leader in the literary world of the early Tang Dynasty.
Fame gradually grows and fame is gained.
At this time, the DPRK was trying to find a few such people as role models to eliminate the influence of Chang'an Academy.
Therefore, Li Po immediately praised: "Yu Bo studied ancient and modern times, acted diligently and consistently, was extremely filial, loyal and upright, and did many great things. He is worthy of being a great person in the world and a talented person."
Li Po patted the eucalyptus on the table and looked quite excited, "I can give you the title of Beitang layman, and I can report everything directly to the emperor. Now the twelve volumes of Beitang's banknotes can be engraved first, and the original handwritten version can be hidden in Guanwen Hall.
The secretaries of the imperial edict were ordered to select people with proficiency in arts and sciences to assist Yu Boxi in compiling the Beitang book notes, and there should be no mistakes."
Li Po was indeed very happy. Wouldn't cultural undertakings be started now?
Many later people were more interested in poetry. In fact, what can support the civilization of the Central Plains are various writings, poetry and essays, etc., which are extensions of civilization and cannot be the core of civilization.
This is like comparing the Four Books and Five Classics, Spring and Autumn Annals, Zuozhuan, Tao Te Ching, Historical Records, etc. with Li and Du's poems. Even if the latter is dazzling, it cannot match the depth and breadth of civilization.
compared with each other.
Therefore, many contemporary literati will say that poetry is just a minor way, and only by writing about it can it be a grand event in the literary world.
Of course, if you get to Li Du's level, you can actually write a book and write it easily. Poetry requires a deep cultural foundation.
And if you achieve the ultimate in a certain aspect, the small road will become the big road...
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As one of the four great masters of the early Tang Dynasty, Yu Shinan later became more famous for his calligraphy and painting, but in fact, he was praised by the people of the world.
One is his own talent and learning, which can be said to be brilliant, no worse than his elder brother, or even better. In addition, he is also a member of the world, and his family has been an official for generations.
In addition, he has profound attainments in writings, poetry and calligraphy, which is why he can enjoy great fame in the world.
Most of the people who are able to become famous in the literary world today are like this. Even if they rely on a few outstanding articles or are outstanding in calligraphy and painting, they cannot gain a firm foothold in the literary world, let alone be called a great master.
Just like a genius like Li Po, if he occasionally wrote a poem, if he were not the emperor, he would have been approached to "ask for advice". You might get it once or twice, but what about three or four times?
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These are not enough to gain a foothold in the literary world.
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Yu Shinan has been living and working for more than ten years now. He has worked quietly and won the emperor's approval with Beitang Shuchao, which completely established his outstanding position in the literary world of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, the Gaiwenda brothers could not match their ability to smuggle private goods. Yu Shinan recorded more than 30 poems by himself and his brother in the Beitang Book Notes, and the poems that the emperor had always praised were also included.
Some anecdotes recorded in daily notes were also intercepted. The author could see these things. The most important thing is that Yu Shinan, as a Confucian master, included a lot of Confucian materials in Beitang Shuchao.
The meaning of shaping Confucian orthodoxy.
Different from Yu Shinan's covert operation, the other masterpiece presented by the secretary superintendent was an open and honest work that opened the eyes of Confucianism.
Kong Yingda took the lead and co-edited the Five Classics of Justice with Sima Caizhang, Wang Gong, Ma Jiayun and other assistants of the Imperial family, and it was placed on the emperor's eucalyptus.
It is similar to the Beitang Shuchao written by Yu Shinan. It is half compiled and more people are needed to help them complete this book.
Kong Yingda asked Pang Degong to write the preface. Pang Degong was a former Sui Confucian master and a native of Yangzhou. He was now over eighty years old and living in seclusion in Zhongnanshan.
That Kong Yingda could invite him to write the preface to the Five Classics of Justice shows that this Confucian master attached great importance to this matter.
A few years ago, Kong Yingda wanted to present him to the imperial court and recruited a lot of helpers. However, he was not on good terms with the Gai Wenda brothers, so he was presented twice and was imprisoned in the Imperial Academy.
Seeing this, Kong Yingda and others gave up all hope. They wanted to rely on just a few of them to complete this work, but they just needed to delay it a little longer, so as to avoid being criticized by Gai Wenyi.
But this also caused a lot of trouble for them, because they needed to check the classics, and they couldn't enter the Guanwen Hall without documents issued by the Imperial College, so they had to go to the library of Chang'an Academy.
But Gavinda was in charge there, so it suffered setbacks one after another. Before the Gavinda brothers resigned, their progress had stalled, and there was no hope of completing the book.
Now it's a different situation. Kong Yingda went to see Secretary Wen Yanhong, talked with him for three days, and finally got the promise to be presented to the emperor.
So the book Five Classics of Justice, which had only reached one-tenth of its progress, came to the emperor.
In fact, it was just a prologue, accompanied by an abbreviation of Zhouyi Zhengyi written by Kong Yingda himself. The language was obscure and the semantics were difficult. After Li Po took a second look, he felt that his cold was not over yet and he was a little dizzy.
Li Zirou looked at the confused look on the emperor's face and smiled secretly in her heart. The emperor wanted to understand this... Even if his "uneducated and unskilled" cousin Li Yuan came, he would still look the same.
The Five Classics of Justice is not for ordinary people to read. Even with a little bit of knowledge, you will not be able to understand what they write. The original intention of Kong Yingda and others is to get to the bottom of things and clear up the mixed judgments on the Five Classics writings since the Qin and Han Dynasties.
In other words, this book must be recognized by the imperial court. If it is published privately, it will be a joke and the living classics masters will not agree with it.
Since it cannot achieve the purpose of clarifying the source, what is the purpose of writing this book? It is just to add a mess to the extremely confusing interpretation of the Five Classics, and it will even attract ridicule and fierce refutation from many people.
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Li Po lost his excitement and closed the prologue with some resistance. He was too lazy to read Zhouyi Zhengyi written by Kong Yingda. It was a professional writing. It was just the same as before. It was not meant for him at all.
Stuff for "mediocre-minded" people to watch.
Li Zirou said nothing. If he could give some explanations and suggestions on Yu Shinan's Beitang Book Notes, then he was not qualified to judge the works of Kong Yingda and others.
And he didn't want to say anything more about this matter. Yu Shinan was one of his own, while Kong Yingda and others had been serving in the Imperial College and had nothing to do with their secretary department.
Furthermore, Kong Yingda and others wrote the Five Classics of Justice, which was obviously very ambitious. Ordinary officials would not be willing to get involved in such things.
At this time Li Po asked: "What did Wen Daya say?"
Li Zirou immediately replied truthfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Inspector Wen is saying that he will present the seal later."
Li Po nodded and didn't say much. Professional people do professional things, and no one can be an all-around player. He couldn't understand the thing in his hand, and he didn't quite understand the meaning of Kong Yingda's words. He still had to listen to professionals.
People explain.
There was still one book left. Li Po opened it carefully and looked at it. He couldn't help but feel relieved. He could understand this.
Taichang Temple was transferred to secretary-supervisor and wanted to compile a "Collection of Poetry and Music", which would collect poetry and music from the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, to the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, and then to the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Li Zirou explained it to the emperor again this time. It boiled down to one sentence: Taichang Temple wanted to compile a Tang version of the Book of Songs.
Different from the writings of Yu Shinan and Kong Yingda above, who reported the results after they had already achieved results, Taichang Temple had the idea of reporting first and then writing the book.
Li Po actually understood as soon as he heard this. The last time he called Yuwen Rutong, Duan Lun and others into the palace to talk, Taichang Temple must have reacted. It seemed that this was the reaction of Taichang Temple.
Not to mention, Li Po felt that their thinking was quite clever. If he thought about it carefully, this matter was done very well in line with the spirit of his speech.
They transferred the report to the secretary-supervisor... probably because they were afraid that the emperor would blame them for not doing their job properly and provoke a reprimand from the emperor. This seemed to be Duan Lun's idea, and it sounded like a thief.
Li Po had made a decision in his mind, but he still followed his custom and passed it on to his subordinates for discussion first. Government publications must be of high quality. From this aspect, no matter how cautious you are, you can't be too cautious.
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"I remember that your grandfather was Shenming Gong Li Mu, right?"
After finishing the business, Li Zirou was about to resign, but the emperor chatted with him about family affairs, but the words seemed to be wrong, which made Li Zirou cheer up.
The lineage of Li Mu, the famous founding minister of the former Sui Dynasty, is a large branch of the Li family in Longxi. It has many descendants and is as powerful as the lineage of Li Hu, one of the Eight Pillar States of the Western Wei Dynasty.
Of course, Li Mu is a legitimate bloodline of the Longxi Li family, but Li Hu is not. It was after Li Hu became famous and recognized his ancestors that he became a branch of the Longxi Li family.
Later, when Magpie Nest was occupied, Li Yuan became the head of the Li family in Longxi. In fact, in terms of blood relationship, the two parties had nothing to do with each other. It was similar to the situation where the Yang Zhong family claimed to be from the Yang family in Hongnong.
The three brothers Li and Mu were both prolific. They followed Duke Yang Jian and established the Sui Dynasty. There were two to three hundred men in the family, and everyone had an official position.
Even though Li Hu's lineage was prosperous at that time, it was still far behind compared to them.
In the last years of Daye, when Yang Guang killed Li Min, Li Hun and others, he killed the Li Mu brothers. It can be seen that the Li family in Longxi was not the Li Hu family who made the decision at that time.
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Hearing the emperor suddenly ask about his family background, Li Zirou did not dare to be negligent, but after thinking about it for a moment, it seemed that he had not heard anything more popular from Li family, and then he carefully replied: "My grandfather is indeed Duke Xianqing.
My father is the governor of Hezhou and the Duke of Changcheng County, Li Rong."
This chapter has been completed!