Chapter 43 Ming Shenzong - Zhu Yijun
Zhu Yijun (1563-1620), the third son of Mu Zong.He ascended the throne at the age of ten, assisted by Zhang Juzheng, and adopted a series of reform measures to ease the social crisis.After pro-government, Yan lived in the deep palace, indulged in sensuality, the government was chaotic, and party disputes continued; he also regarded money as his lifeblood, searched for wealth, and the Ming Dynasty was in danger.In the forty-eight years of his reign, he died and was buried in Dingling (now Changping County, Beijing).
Yu He ② Dragon King!It does not show its light; next to the gods, there is no way to shush.
①The original poem is in order: Huameishan Dragon King Temple is located in the west of the capital. There is a spring pool on the site.Chenghua Renzhan (1472), Emperor Xianzong Chun answered his prayers for rain, rebuilt his temple and resigned his monument.In the tenth year of Wanli (1585), there was no rain in spring and summer, and the wheat crops were scorched.Pray in the temple in May, during the Jiaxun period, Jiashu (shu, timely rain) is raining repeatedly, the countryside is full of feet, and Sannong dances.I love to use money from the inside to increase and repair it, and to remember it and to inscribe poems.
② Yu He: An exclamation word, "Yu" is pronounced as wu.
③ I beg Yihe: Yi, particle, meaningless.The whole sentence means "what am I praying for?"
④ To Yongkang Nian: "To" through begging, to give. "The Book of Songs·Zhou Song·Chen Gong": "Mingzhao God, until the year of prosperity." "Poetry Collection Biography": "Mingzhao God will give me a new society every year."
⑤ Guwo Shinv: Gu, nurturing; Shinv, adult men and women. "The Book of Songs Xiaoya Futian": "To pray for sweet rain, to introduce our Ji family, to use the valley to our scholars."
"The Poem of the Dragon King Temple Stele in Huamei Mountain" is a four-character inscription written by Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun in the thirteenth year of Wanli (1585). According to the preface of the poem, it is an ode to praise the merits of the Dragon King written by the author to commemorate the success of praying for rain. .Since ancient times, the threat of floods and droughts has had a great impact on the people in the farming society. Therefore, the ancestors established primitive beliefs in Fengbo Yushi and the water god Hanba early on.With the passage of time, unknowingly, the dragon, the totem of the Chinese Xia tribe, has become the ruler of rain in the world. The dragon kings of the four seas rule the water tribe. They were built one after another, and the Huameishan Dragon King Temple was also able to stand in the western suburbs of the imperial capital.Both the folks and the government have always attached great importance to the ceremony of praying for rain to the Dragon King. From this poem, we can see that the emperor, who is the most expensive dragon among men, has to do so in front of the Dragon King who can "make clouds and rain". Bow down.
The sixteen sentences in the whole poem can be divided into four layers.The first two sentences are "Yuhe Dragon King, do not show his light", and he exclaimed: "Dragon King, Dragon King! Like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, it exaggerates the infinite power of the Dragon King; where is the power? It lies in "not showing his light". Show its divine power. No, it is the same as Pi, Da Ye. The next two sentences further explain: "Beside the upper and lower emperors, there is no way to shush. "Dragon King, you are soaring above the imperial capital, but people are not sure about your spouting of clouds and rain. It will cause a torrential rain. The second layer continues to explain the supernatural power of the Dragon King, and praises his successful wishes. The Dragon King can "make thunder for thunder, and cloud for rain". But Wanjun's thunder can kill evil people who do evil , will also accidentally harm good people, and the same cloud and rain from time to time can also bring floods and droughts to people. Fortunately, the Dragon King worshiped in this temple is a good god who blesses the world. As long as we open our mouths to make statements and make requests, the Dragon King will treat it as the most important thing, and there is no objection. The plain lines contain deep gratitude to the Dragon King. The third layer of the poem uses two This set of question sentences inherits the previous article to declare the merits of the Dragon King, which pushes the author's praise and gratitude to the Dragon King of this temple one step forward. Since the Dragon King is responsive to our requests, what are we praying for? Of course, it is a year of good weather, yes The rain in times of drought, because it means the harvest of "thousands of warehouses and thousands of boxes" and "millet rice and sorghum"! The Dragon King rained at the right time, and it gave us "thousands of warehouses and ten thousand boxes of millet millet and rice sorghum". The use of rhetorical techniques in the text has the effect of being concise and rich in meaning. On the last layer, the poem closely follows the title of the poem, points out the place where the priest prayed for rain, and puts forward the author's good hope. Reading these four lines of poems, we seem to see this On the way back to the palace after praying for rain, a pious human monarch once again looked back at the majestic and shining Dragon King Temple "under the Meishan Mountain". figure.
In the early days of Shenzong's reign, Zhang Juzheng presided over the government, implemented a whip method, rectified the administration of officials and border defense, cleared the land of the whole country, and appointed Pan Jixun as Prime Minister Hecao, and the country gradually became stronger.At the time of writing this poem, although Zhang was dead and was being pursued for official rank, Shen Shixing, Pan Jixun, Qi Jiguang, Hai Rui, etc. were employed, which can still support the overall situation. In addition, Shenzong has just taken power not long ago, and he still pays more attention to the national fortune Therefore, the poem he wrote after praying for the rain can still show his concern for the people in his words of praising the Dragon King and begging for a good harvest, and the feelings expressed are quite sincere.The four-character style of the poem is simple and solid, which is more suitable for inscriptions; the original sentences are used in the poem, which fits the meaning of the poem. color.Each of the four layers of poems turns into a rhyme, which gives people a lively and light feeling when read.Of course, it is inferior to the generous and desolate four-character poems of Emperor Wu of Wei, but in the declining poetry of the Ming Dynasty, it is commendable that this poem written by Ming Shenzong when he was 23 years old can be written with substance. up.