Chapter 0015 Xiangzu’s Notes (II)

Zhuang Rui manuscript of poems, there are four in the book “biographies of Qing dynasty characters” are recorded for one person, carefully the person’s biography in the brain after, Zhuang Rui will be in the hands of the book put down.

The author of these poems is the early Qing dynasty Wang Shizhen, Wang Shizhen original name Shizhen, word Zizhen, No. Ruan Ting, and No. Yuyang mountain people, so some people also called Wang Yuyang, as a Han Chinese, after the death of the Kangxi emperor posthumous posthumous title for the text of the simple, it can be said to be the imperial grace, the new city (today’s Shandong Huantai County), is the most outstanding early Qing dynasty poets.

Wang Shizhen was born in a generation of official family, grandfather Wang Xiangjin, for the Ming Dynasty, Henan Province, Buzheng Minister, Wang Shizhen five years old into the family school reading, six or seven years old when reading the “Poetry”, in the Shunzhi seven years of age when the children should be examined, and even won the county, the government, the Road first, that is equivalent to the current elementary school high school students, the Shunzhi fifteen years of the Hundred and Fifty-fifth Section of the examination of the jinshi, the name of the literature is spreading out gradually.

23-year-old Wang Shizhen traveled to Jinan, invited the literary world in Jinan, gathered on the water surface of Daming Lake Pavilion, the scene of the four poems of the Autumn Willow Poetry, this poem spread, shocked the north and south of the Yangtze River, a moment and the author of a lot, then known as the literary world as the “Autumn Willow Poetry Society” has been known all over the world, and the later will be the north-east bank of the Daming Lake, a small alley named “Autumn Willow Garden” refers to Wang Shizhen that year, “Autumn Willow” is located.

The manuscript from the box out, and a comparison of the book, let Zhuang Rui happy, these several Wang Shizhen’s famous poems, in the manuscript have, in addition to some of the Qinhuai miscellaneous poems and small orders, and in the manuscript of the poems, there are inscriptions, although not much knowledge of calligraphy and painting, but Zhuang Rui also know that there is a paragraph of the works of the price is much higher than that of the lack of a paragraph, just let Zhuang Rui sweating is that, by now he also did not recognize these seals, and the price of the works of the works of the works of the works of the works of the works, the price is much higher than the lack of a paragraph, just let Zhuang Rui sweat is that, to Now he did not recognize the name written on these seals in the end is what, in the end is what people stay, whether or not for Wang Shizhen’s private chapter.

Wang Shizhen’s achievements are not only here, in the Kangxi four years, Wang Shizhen promoted to the Ministry of households, to the capital as an official. At that time, the capital of the talented people gathered, for Wang Shizhen show of talent to provide a stage, he put forward in the poetic creation of the “rhyme”, the opening of a generation of poetry, there are a large number of famous pieces of poetry, he wrote the landscape of the poem is especially praised, made in the small order of the “green poplar is Yangzhou” line, by many people at that time. He was especially praised for his poems and writings on scenery, and the phrase “the city of green poplars is Yangzhou” in the little order he wrote was used by many famous painters as the title of their paintings, and the Kangxi Emperor called him “excellent in both poetry and literature” and “knowledgeable and good at poetry and literature”.

Kangxi seventeen years Wang Shizhen was summoned by the emperor, “Poetry said that the purpose of the change of the Hanlin Academy Lecturer, moved to read, into the South Study Room” to become the first person in the Qing dynasty by the Ministry of Chinese Ministers Cao charged with the words of the Minister.

Zhuang Rui often read some historical biographies, he knows, the South Study Room is the Qing Dynasty Emperor’s literary valet duty place, the Qing Dynasty scholars regarded as a clear place to be, can be into the honor, and sometimes adhering to the Emperor’s will to draft oracle edicts, the Kangxi Emperor also issued an imperial decree to Wang Shizhen into the manuscript of the poem, which at that time was a very rare honor, Wang Shizhen was in the dynasty of the wind for a moment.

Wang Shizhen learned ancient, can identify books, paintings, tripod genus, fine stone seal carving, poetry for a generation of craftsmen, and Zhu Yizun and known as the calligraphy of Jin, highly respected by later generations, Wang Shizhen early poems are clear and clear, after the middle-aged turned into a strong, good at all kinds of body, especially the seven.

And this person is also very talented, in the Kangxi dynasty, Wang Shizhen Qian Qianyi and the main alliance poetry, became the beginning of the Qing dynasty literary world recognized by the alliance, for a time, the poetry world newcomers, the literary world of the younger generation to the capital to seek masters to point out the works, often the first to see Wang Shizhen, such as to get a word of praise, will be renowned.

Zhuang Rui in the book also saw a very interesting allusion, when Pu Songling is a loose not the first literati, empty belly full of learning, but is not appreciated, the famous “Liaozhai Zhiqi” written out, there is no way to be recognized by the world, under no circumstances, Pu Songling found Wang Shizhen.

Wang Shizhen read the first draft, after Pu Songling’s “Liaozhai Zhiyi” greatly appreciated, wrote a lot of commentary will be given back to the first draft of Pu Songling, but also a poem Pu Songling: “I’m not sure how to listen to the words of the bean shed and melon shelves rain like silk material should be tired of making the earthly language, love to listen to the ghosts of the autumn graves sing poems.” This shows Wang Shizhen’s love for Pu Songling.

In order to make the publication of “Liaozhai Zhiyi”, Wang Shizhen in the manuscript on the large book “Wang Ruan Ting appraisal” so that the bookstore competing for the manuscript to publish engraving of “Liaozhai Zhiyi” for the honor of the celebrities praised the matter at the time: “the country’s rule of anecdotal thousands of autumns, sprightly elegance and wind, the great public heel, and a generation of authentic will be to the new city Wang Gong The first of the generation will be Wang Gong of Xincheng.”

Wang Shizhen life works are basically published and preserved, from the Kangxi years to the Republic of China, have been published, and Zhuang Rui hand this one, actually handwritten with a brush, “Xiang Zu Notes”, and there is a great possibility that the original Wang Shizhen handwritten manuscripts, if it is the handwriting of Wang Shizhen, then it is really a word for a thousand pieces of gold.

To know, although Wang Shizhen’s poetry is known to many descendants, but its calligraphy is a very small amount of handwriting, domestic auction house once shot out of Wang Shizhen’s “hand mirror and manuscripts book”, only a few pages of manuscripts, the final price of up to 1.57 million yuan.

Of course, at this time, Zhuang Rui for these are still ignorant, but through these materials, his heart is also a little bottom, with Wang Shizhen as the Kangxi Emperor’s literary leader of the identity of the manuscripts left behind, how it is more than 20,000 dollars it! Take a step back, even if it is Wang Shizhen descendants of handwritten, it is also considered to be a good book of ancient books.

Zhuang Rui heart has made up his mind, back to Shanghai when the manuscript to bring over, so that Uncle De identification, if it is true, commissioned Uncle De auction out, for Zhuang Rui, the manuscript’s biggest role has been unearthed by their own finished, of course, to make use of its economic benefits, after all, buy this manuscript of 20,000 yuan, but now occupies one-third of Zhuang Rui’s family.

Drill out of the warm nest, carefully put the manuscript back to the camphor box, lying back in bed, Zhuang Rui suddenly developed an idea, they can absorb these calligraphy in the aura, is not also able to absorb the other antiques in the aura? After all, both of these things came by chance, the couplets are grandfather’s relics, and get this manuscript is all by their own luck, if that old lady in another store will be out of the manuscript, it is estimated that it is not their turn to buy it, Zhuang Rui does not believe that those who specialize in the business of antiques will be like Liu Chuan think that this is just a broken book.

“With this kind of ability, can one go and do something about it, be an appraiser of calligraphy and painting? But I don’t even know the seal characters, using perspective to read instant lottery tickets? Then if one is caught at the scene, he will be sent to be dissected, is it possible that this ability can only go to peek at women’s bodies?”

Zhuang Rui momentarily brain some confusion, began to ramble up, what happened today for his impact is really too big, not to mention the aura in the eyes of the upgraded, is a time to spend 20,000 dollars of money, on the usual pocket up to a few hundred dollars Zhuang Rui, that is also the first time in his life.

“That’s right, there are many other people like old Mrs. Zeng who have treasures that they don’t know, I can buy low and sell high and make a profit from it!”

Zhuang Rui brain light, gave himself a second-hand dealer positioning, he did not know, nowadays the standard of living is increasing, antique houses gradually warmed up, all kinds of fakes, imitations, blind goods flooded the market, the Beijing Forbidden City inside the few experts and professors, do not dare to say that they have not hit the eye.

As the saying goes: ignorance is fearless, Zhuang Rui students with the happy feeling of finding the goal of life into the dreamland.