Chapter 104 Reading Zhichao Memories

Some time ago, Mr. Yifeng, a poet, sent a volume of "Ninety Memories of Zhichao". After reading it, he saw that it was a long poem in ancient style. I didn't know who this Mr. Zhichao was, so I put it aside. .Yesterday I read Mr. Gao Boyu's article about Xia Renhu, and I knew that Zhichao was Mr. Xia Renhu's alias. He was from Jiangning.Then, it was a sage from the village, so he took it out and read it carefully under the lamp. In terms of age, Mr. Zhichao's generation should be my grandfather's generation.I was born late, so I didn't have time to meet my grandfather who had studied in the Hanlin Academy and let him study politics, but I did meet my mother's grandfather from the Wang family and my stepmother's grandfather from the Lu family.The grandfather of the Lu family also belonged to the official Jingcao, and had contacts with Pan Fu, Zheng Hongnian, and Mr. Yuhu, so he must have known this fellow from his hometown who "hidden in a hundred bureaucrats and sailed on a boat on the stormy waves".

After reading this long poem, I realized that this senior has already written a lot about his hometown. "The city of Beijing is a book, and the provincial chronicles are dedicated to the elderly." In addition to majoring in the "Beijing Chronicles", he also re-edited the "Jiangsu Tongzhi" and presented 300 biography. "Qinhuai and Xuanwu are both connected by water conservancy", according to the self-commentary, the "Qinhuai Chronicle Manuscript", which was printed by the Jinling Archives.He also wrote "Xuanwu Zhi", which was published first. "Suihua books are readable, and people are sent to watch Bangyan".The self-commentary said: "As a memoir of Suihua, describing the customs of Nanjing", and "Records of Nanjing Ming Yimin", which are the materials for compiling records.

I have never read any of the works about my hometown mentioned in Mr. Zhichao's poems, which is really ashamed to say.In particular, "Suihua Yiyu", which describes the customs of my hometown, should be my favorite to read. Unfortunately, I don't know if it has been published? From this memoir poem, I also know that in his later years, the author dedicated his collection of books related to the countryside to the public, "Books related to the countryside should be presented to Nanjing".If you have the opportunity to go back to your hometown in the future, you must go to the library to take a look.

"Ninety Memories of Zhichao" is a long poem with five characters and two hundred and twenty-two rhymes.The author narrates his 90-year experience in rhymes, including the changes in the world and major national events, starting from Tongzhi in Manchu Qing Dynasty to his life in Beijing in 1963. Complete, self-interested, do not work alone, no idlers in the family, few lazy people in the house", as he himself said: "I write this article, narrate my life, and use current events. Tell my family, but it is easy to read and understand. Modern terms, At that time, there were also people, so it was difficult to check the famous works of Nanshan in Changli."It is rare for an old man to be so understanding.

Zhichao first lived at the age of ninety, and this long poem was completed on his ninetieth birthday in 1963. He thought he was "a hundred years old and an ear".Unexpectedly, he passed away in the autumn of this year.After writing his reminiscences, he wrote four poems by himself. The first one said: "I was born to see Kyushu Tong, and East Asia is a majestic country. I am in a better mood than Jiannan. I don't bother my family to pray." Old but capable. By making these words, it can be seen that he has a broad mind. This old man is really a talent from my hometown.