What does it mean to say that "Yunshan is grey, the mountains are boundless, the wind of a gentleman is long, and the mountains are high"

Yunshan is grey, the rivers and seas are boundless, the gentleman's wind, the mountains are high and the water is long! Description: Cloudy mountains are gloomy, and rivers are vast in water. Mr. Wang's moral character is higher than that of the mountain and longer than that of the Yangtze River.

From Fan Zhongyan's "Mr. Yan Ancestral Temple" in Song Dynasty

Yanxiansheng ancestral hall

Original Fan Zhongyan's "Mr. Yan Ancestral Temple"

Sir, Han Guangwu's old friend is also. The stage is still on the way. When the emperor holds the "red symbol" to win the sage with six dragons and become a trillion male and female servants, what is the matter in the world? Mr. Wei is proud of this festival. After moving the star, he returned to the rivers and lakes and was washed away by the saints. What is worse in the world? Only brave and polite.

In the "law" of more than nine, all parties have their own ideas, but only "not being a vassal, it is your business", Mr. Wang takes this as an example. On the ninth day, Tun Heng, but he can "win the people based on your dignity" and use it bravely. Mr. Gai's heart is better than the sun and the moon; The amount of martial arts is beyond the world. Mr. Wei, if you can't achieve great martial arts, how can you be higher than Mr. Wei? Making a greedy husband honest and a coward stand out is a great contribution to the education of famous schools.

Zhong You came to Shouzhou and began to build a hall to offer drinks, but it was restored as the last four Shi Dian. And thus sang: "Yunshan is gray, the rivers and seas are vast, the gentleman's wind, the mountains are high and the water is long!"

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Mr. Yan is an old friend of Emperor Guangwu, and they respect each other with virtue. Later, Emperor Guangwu got the "red symbol" to predict the destiny, and took advantage of Sun's spirit of six dragons to get the opportunity to be emperor. At that time, he ruled over thousands of people in Qian Qian. Who can match him in the world? Only Mr Wang Can respects his moral integrity. Later, Mr. Guangwu shared a bed with him and touched the stars in the sky. Later, he retired from Jianghu and returned to Fuchunjiang for seclusion. Clear. Holding his own position and disdaining Lu, he reached the realm of natural tranquility of saints. Mr. Wang regards rank as dirt. Who can compare with him in the world? Only Emperor Guangwu can be polite.

In the word "Shang Jiu" in the "Zhong" hexagram, it is said that "when people do something, they just show that they will not serve the princes and keep their integrity." This is exactly what Mr. Wang did in the divination of Tunzi. He said that the sun was rising in the early days, which can explain that "the nobles are humble and win the hearts of the people." That's exactly what Emperor Guangwu did. It can be said that Mr. Wang's quality is higher than that of Sun and Moon; Guangwudi's tolerance is wider than heaven and earth. If you are not a gentleman, you will not be able to reach the magnanimity of Emperor Guangwu; If it is not Emperor Guangwu, how can it contribute to the noble quality of Mr.? Teacher Wang's behavior makes greedy people clean and timid people brave, which is really helpful for maintaining etiquette and education.

After I took office in this state, I began to build a ancestral temple to pay homage to Mr. Wang, and exempted the four descendants of Mr. Wang from the corvee and put them in charge of sacrifice. I made another song:

Cloudy mountains are gloomy, and rivers have vast waters. Mr. Wang's moral character is higher than that of the mountain and longer than that of the Yangtze River.

background

Yanshi Ancestral Hall was written when Fan Zhongyan was in exile. History shows that every time he was exiled abroad, his colleagues would say goodbye to him. The first time it was called "Aurora on this trip", the second time it was called "Brighter on this trip" and the third time it was called "Brighter on this trip". It can be seen that his relegation is actually a portrayal of his worries about the world. There are outstanding people in Zhou Mu, such as the beautiful peaks of Xin 'anjiang and great men like Yan Ziling. As a magistrate, Fan Zhongyan was associated with himself by Yan Ziling and with the disadvantages of his contemporaries by Han Guangwu. So he "came to defend the country and defend the country" and set out to "build a hall and make wine" and wrote this article to express his admiration for Mr. Yan and his yearning for the prosperous times.