The decline of Wen Qi's eight generations, the drowning of Tao Ji in the world; A loyal minister angry with a prisoner is better than a handsome man in the three armed forces. What do you mean?

His articles revived the declining style of writing since the Eighth Generation, and his Confucianism and Taoism saved the world's addiction. His loyalty offended the emperor's anger, and his courage could convince the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

From: Su Shi, author of Chaozhou Hanwen Gongci Monument? Song dynasty

Original paragraph:

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism has lost its literary disadvantage, and heresy has also arisen. Through the Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan and Kaiyuan flourished, supplemented by Fang, Du, Yao and Song, which was hopeless. Han Wengong, alone, raised his cloth, talked and laughed, and the world went from public to justice, which was built here for 300 years. The decline of Wen Qi's eight generations, the drowning of Tao Ji in the world; Loyal to the anger of the master is better than the handsome of the three armed forces: isn't this a towering, prosperous, noble and lonely person?

Paragraph translation:

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the decline of Confucianism and Taoism, the deterioration of writing style, Buddhism and Taoism and other heresies have appeared together. After Zhenguan and Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, relying on the assistance of famous ministers such as Fang, Du Ruhui, Yao Chong and Song Jing could not be saved. Only Han Wengong rose from ordinary people and directed the ancient prose movement in a laughing way. People all over the world fell in love with him and brought his thoughts and writing style back to the right path. It has been about 300 years now. His articles revived the declining style of writing since the Eighth Generation, and his Confucianism and Taoism saved the world's addiction. His loyalty offended the emperor's anger, and his courage could convince the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces: Isn't this juxtaposed with the cultivation of everything in the world, and related to the rise and fall of the country, the mighty righteousness, and the independent righteousness?

Extended data

1, creative background

In the seventh year of Yuan You, Song Zhezong (1092), after Wang Di, the magistrate of Chaozhou (now Chaoan County, Guangdong Province) rebuilt the Chinese Temple, Su Shi was asked to write an inscription for the temple. Su Shi did as he said, and soon sent a calligraphy sample to Wang Di. This is the famous essay "Chaozhou Chinese Temple Monument".

2. Poetry appreciation

The inscription consists of four lines: "Literature has declined for eight generations, Tao has drowned himself in the world, loyalty and anger have made him a commander in the three armies", which praised Han Yu's moral articles and actions from four aspects: literature, morality, loyalty and courage. A certain aspect of each clause is extremely powerful and full of momentum, so these four clauses have become the most famous sentences in the whole inscription, which have been passed down through the ages and are widely known.