Chapter 72 poet in charge of culture

Emperor Qianlong left more than 40,000 poems in his life. He always boasted of his extraordinary literary talent.Everywhere I go, I always show my literary talent.When you encounter a favorite scene or building, you should not only inscribe it with a name, but also compose a poem to express your aspirations. Heshen was originally a student. Later, in order to have a common language with Qianlong, he also paid attention to studying poetry, especially reading Qianlong's poems extensively, and grasping Qianlong's thoughts from it. like. In history, there are many masters who wrote poems for the emperor. They used their pens and inks to whitewash the peace, decorate the facade of the court, and sing praises for the emperor. Such poems are often rich in rhetoric, but empty.It is only suitable to cater to the emperor's mood but has no real feelings.He Shen also often held swords for the emperor, and his poems were once praised by Qian Yong, who said that his poems had good lines to read.

Qianlong knew that Heshen's poetry style was similar to his own, so Heshen's collection of poems left many works written by imperial order, such as "Shooting a Deer Inscribed by Fengchi Jing".Imperial Treasure Wushen": Mulan competes with hunting and rides the autumn order, and the plains encircle and compete with deer. Frost leaves are spread on green peaks and red, horned bows and soldiers are cold and windy. The picture is not made into a treasure box, and it is stored in Tianzhang Yucaiying. Both culture and military equipment contain beauty, and Jubai works diligently and vigorously.

This poem was ordered by He Shen to describe the hunting scene of Emperor Qianlong. The whole poem can be said to be stable and complete the task satisfactorily.However, the ancients said: Poetry must be poor before work. Only when it is truly from the author's heart can the poem have the power to move people. To understand He Shen's literary talent, we must not only look at his imperial works, but also We should pay attention to those works in which he is really depressed and unable to publish, from which we can better see He Shen's true level. Heshen's wife, Feng Shi, died of illness in the third year of Jiaqing (1798). Heshen was distraught and wrote six mourning poems.

One: We have been married for 30 years, and we wish to grow old. Say goodbye in the middle of the period, and check the sound and capacity of entering the room. The screen and curtain are still as if, and the scriptures are stunned. Tears dry up and lay down the crowds, and the arms of the acupoints are hurt. You Chuan compares scales, Gui Lin sighs a bird. Reminiscing about the time when I was ill, I said that it is still good to fight for the foot (the rest of the time when the foot is ill). I still recall that before the burial, the unrepentant heart is not over. Since then, after eating and drinking, who will be with my partner.

Second: There is a period for shortening and shortening, and life and death are the same as parting. Once the soil is bad, the spring site will follow. Today I smile, who will send me off in the next year. The desolate Shouchun Tower has attained the fruit of Nirvana. Third: Husband and wife rely on the auxiliary car, and the teeth are cold when the lips are dead. When spring comes, one tooth falls, and you know it is not auspicious. The bad news is that the dead son is dead, and the poor are alone. I remember going to spring, hand in hand with the bolt. Jade stamens are just right, and begonias are delicious.

This spring the flowers are still there, lonely and no one sees them. Take three or two branches and offer them as spiritual observations. No matter how wind and rain are jealous, they will also be destroyed by purple. These poems all adopt the five-character ancient style, the content is simple and unpretentious, but it directly points to people's hearts. It makes people want to cry without tears when they fall to the ground.Although He Shen is an imperial poet, there are still some excellent works in his works, all of which are collected in "Jia Le Tang Poetry Collection".

He Shen was not only Qianlong's first imperial poet, but also made achievements in other cultures.Heshen has successively served as the chief executive of many official books, lectured on banquets, taught scholars, palace examination paper officer, master of the Imperial Academy, and daily life note officer, etc., controlled the publication, banning and examination of books, selected, educated Wait for everything. The biggest move in the cultural undertakings of the Qianlong Dynasty was the compilation of the "Siku Quanshu", which started from the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong (1773) until the forty-seventh year of Qianlong (1782). It took ten years to complete, and the president of "Siku Quanshu" also changed several times.In the end, the title of official president fell on He Shen, and it was finally completed in his hands. This is the largest series of books in Chinese history, and He Shen, as the official president of this book, naturally contributed a lot.

Since then, He Shen has also served as the president of many official books, such as the president of "Founding Strategy" and the president of the National History Museum. He was not idle during his tenure as the president of various official books, always looking for opportunities to exert influence.When he was in charge of the Shi Jing of the Guozijian, his subordinate collator Peng Yuanrui wrote a "Summary without Textual Examination" and dedicated it to the emperor.Qianlong greatly appreciated this book.This made He Shen very angry, so he said to Qianlong: It is not the emperor who has no right to consider the scriptures.Unexpectedly, Qianlong ignored it, saying that Peng Yuanrui did the research according to the order, and there was nothing to doubt.Seeing that this trick didn't work, He Shen made another plan. He said that there were many mistakes in Peng Yuanrui's book, and he would like to rewrite a book and correct Peng's book.After getting Qianlong's approval, he immediately summoned several highly educated Hanlin to study Peng's books and scriptures carefully, and wrote a book "Summary of Juzheng", dedicated to the emperor, and asked the emperor to discard Peng Yuanrui's book. Qianlong still refused, so Heshen ordered someone to copy the three parts of "Summary and Evidence" edited by him and put them in Maole Hall, Hanlin Academy and Guozijian respectively. He Shen was satisfied when he had to discard it.

Throughout Heshen's life, although his poems and essays are not superior, he has made some achievements and made a lot of cultural contributions, so he can be regarded as a poet and cultural person.