Originalwork
OnShengXiaozhang'sBook
Theyearsdonotlive(1),theseasonsarelikeflowing.Thefiftyyearhascome.Thepublic(2)isthebeginningoffullness,andthefusiongoesthroughthesecond(3).Domesticknowledge,(4)isexhausted,butKuaijiShengxiaozhangsurvives.Hisman(5)wastrappedintheSunfamily,hiswife(6)wasannihilated,aloneandindependent,lonelyanddistressed.Ifsorrowcanhurtpeople,thissonwillnotbeforeveragain(7)!
(8)of"TheLegendoftheSpringandAutumnPeriod"said:"Iftheprinceshavephasestoperish,ifHuanGongcannotbesaved,thenHuanGongisashamedof(9)."JinXiaozhang,therealhusband'shero,theworldtalker(10),reliesonraisinghisvoice,andhisbodyisinevitablysecluded(11),andhislifeisunexpected.Itwasthefriendofmyancestor(12)whodidnotproperlydiscusstheprofitandloss,andZhuMu(13)thereforebrokeup.Gongchengcanbeanenvoyof(14),andaddthebookof(15)withineasyreach,thenthechapteroffilialpietycanbeachieved,andfriendshipcanbepromoted.
Today'syoungman,likestoslanderthepredecessors,orcancriticizethefilialpietychapter.Xiaozhangwantstobe(16)asapersonwithagreatnameintheworldandtheNineMu(17),whichispraisedbyeveryone.TheboneofthehorseinYanjunCity(18),ifyoudon'twanttogototheroad,youshoulddoitbyrecruitingabsolutefoot(19).However,whenthepublicreturnedtotheHanroom,theclansociety(20)wouldbeextinct,anditcouldbe(21).Theskillofrighteousnessreallyrequiresmerit.Thosewhocomewithjewelswithoutshinlessnessare(22)iftheyaregood,andthereisplentyofwiseman!ZhaoWang(23)builttheplatformtorespectGuoWei.AlthoughWeiwasayoungtalent,butineverybigencounter(24),hewasabletoinventtheLord’sHeart(25),soLeYi(26)FromWeiWang,JuXin(27)FromZhaoWang,ZouYan(28)Gotogether.To(29)GuoKuihangsupsidedownandthekingispuzzled.Whenheisdrowningandthekingfailstosavelife,thescholarwillalsoleadGaoXiangaway.Don’thavethenorthernhead(30)Thepasserby.Anyonewhoissaidtoquote(31)isknownfrom(32),andifthereisacloud,hewantstobepublicandrespects(33)Righteousness.BecauseIdon’tknow(34).
Annotationtranslation
Phrasesannotation
(1) Ju: referendo.
(2) Public:ReferstoCaoCao.Firstfull:justfull.Thisreferstojustoverfiftyyearsold.
(3) Overtwoyears: overtwoyearsold.
(4) Dispersus: withered. Thisreferstodeath.
(V) Persona: referstoShengXiaozhang.Sun:Refersto in SoochowSunregime.SunCepingkilled multarum heroes postWuEmpress,ShengXiaozhang wasacelebrity tempore, et Sol Cealsohated him very much. Sed, SunCepingkilled manyheroes afterWuEmpress,ShengXiaozhang wasacelebrity in tempore, et Sol Cealsohated him very much. Sed, Sol Cediedin Occidit, Ses- sh-sh sh sh.
(6) Wife andchildren(nú):Wifeandchildren.湮(yān)no:buried.Referstobereavement.
(7)Yongnian:Longevity.
( 8 ) "ChunQiuZhuan" :Librum quod declarat "ChunQiu". Thisrefersto "TheStoryof the Goat".
(9)Threesentencesfor"princes":see"GongyangBiography·TheFirstYearofXi".In659BC(thefirstyearofXiAD),DiRensenttroopstodestroyXing.QiHuangongwasinadominantpositionatthetime,andhewasashamedoffailingtodispatchtroopstorescuehim.Therefore,theauthorof"TheSpringandAutumn"deliberatelykeptasecretforhim,andonlywrotetheword"XingWang"thisyear,anddidnotwriteaboutwhodied.ThearticlequotedthesewordstomeanthatCaoCaocomparedQiHuangong,implyingthatitisincumbentforhimtosaveXiaozhang.
(10) TanShi: Apersonwhoisgoodattalkingandtalking.
(11) YouZhi: Referstobe incarcerati.
(12) Myancestor: refert Confucius. KongRongis adscendens Confucius, dictus. Amici lucri et Damni: "Analects Confucii Jishi": "Confucius dixit: "Tres amici sunt pro bono, amici sunt amanti. Amici, amici, profi- ciendi sunt.
(13) ZhuMu: UncleZi, anative of the EastonHanDynasty.Felinging the declining custom of not loquens de amicis faciendis eo tempore, duas articules, "ChonghouLun" et "JieHouLun", exprimens illius displicentiam cum mundo.
(14) Introductio una.
(15)Zhi(zhǐ):Inantiquis temporibus
(16)Essential: Ingeneral, inanutshell.
(17)Jiumu:Kyushu. In antiquissimis temporibus mundus divisus est in Kyushu, et praefectus vocatus mundus Mu, sic Kyushu dictus JiuMu, quod est "mundus".
(18)"Yanjun"sentence:"WarringStatesPolicy·Yance":"Mr.GuoKuisaid:'Agentlemanwhohasheardoftheancients,whoeverseeksagreathorsewithathousanddollars,can'tgetitforthreeyears.JuanRensaidtotheemperorandsaid:"Requestit."Theemperorsentit.InMarch,hegotahorse;thehorseisdead,buyitsbonesforfivehundredgold,andrepaytheemperor.Theemperorwasfuriousandsaid:"Theonewhoasksgivesbirthtoahorse "Quinquaginta auri donate pro morte equi?" Joannes dixit: "Eques et emat auri quingentos, et equum sanam? Rex erit orbis terrarum, et equus erit in perpetuum."
(19)AbsoluteFoot:AbsoluteFoot.ReferstotheMaximathatdoesnottouchthedustwhenrunning.KongRongquotedthestoryofthehorsebonesinYanjunCityinordertoinviteCaoCaotoinviteShengXiaozhang.IthoughtthateventhoughXiaozhangwasnotasupertalentedperson,hewouldgainareputationasagoodperson,andtheworld'stalentedpeoplewouldsurelyfollowhim.
(20) Zongshe:Zongmiao etSheji.Referstostate potentiae."Zongmiao" est ubi imperator colit maiores suos, et "Sheji" est ubi imperator colit terram. Absolute: Absolute.
(21) Zheng: Iustitia, stabilitas.
(22)Twosentencesof"PearlandJade":Volume6ofthelanguageversionof"HanShiwaiZhuan":"GaiXusaidthatJinpingGongsaid:'Thehusbandandthepearlarefromtheriversandthesea,thejadeisfromKunshan,andthosewhocomewithoutfeet,Itisgoodforthelord.Scholarshaveenoughbutnotenough,andthelorddoesnothavethemeaningofgoodpeople.
(23)ZhaoWang:YanZhaoWangJipost(previous311-first279reign).KingYanzhaolongedforsagestorepaytheenmityofQiandbreaktheswallows.HeaskedhisadviserGuoWeitorecommendhim.GuoWeisaid:"AslongasyourespectthesagesinChina,thesagesoftheworldwillcomebythewind."WangZhaosaid:"ThenwhoshouldIstart?""GuoWeisaid:"Pleasestartwithme."Iamrespected,letaloneawisemanwhoismoreintelligentthanme?"SoKingZhaobuiltapalaceforhimandtreatedeachotherwithhisteacher'scourtesy.Accordingtolegend,KingZhaobuiltagoldenplatforminthesoutheastofYishuiRiver,placedhisdaughtersontheplatform,andrecruitedtheworld'swisemen.
(24) Greatcounter: Grandtreatment.
(25) Mingzhu cor: refersto regeYanzhao'ssincere cor in recreandis ingeniis.
(26) LeYi:WeiGuoren,YanzhaoKing Servivitasageneral, semel in Yantodefeat Qi, et praevaricator qiformi plusquam septuaginta civitates.
(27)JuXin:ZhaoGuoren,talented,conspiredtobreakQiwithLeYi.
( 28 ) ZouYan : AnativeofQi , qui regem Yanzhaotreat , alium assuratorem suum appellat.
(29)Xiang:Onceuponatime.Hangingupsidedown:pendingupsidedown.Itisametaphorforhardshipandcrisis.
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(30) Primo: Xiang.
(31)Quotation:
(32) From: Originally.
p>(33) Chongdu:Respectandrespect.Meaning:refersto the principleofmaking friends and conrecruitingtalents.
(34) Nesciunt: Can'tbeexhaustive.Acommona formula in plicaribus.
VernacularTranslation
Iftimecan'tstay,itwillpassawaylikerunningwater,andsoonreachtheageoffifty.Youarejustover,butIamalreadyovertwoyearsold.Thedomesticacquaintancesandfriendsarealmostdead,onlyShengXiaozhangofKuaijiisstillalive.HewashumiliatedbytheSoochowSunregime,hiswifeandchildrenhavedied,leavinghimaloneandhelpless,inaverydangeroussituation,Themoodisverypainful.Ifsadnesscanharmpeople’shealth,XiaoZhangmightnotlivealonglife.
Inthe"ChuanQiuBiography,"itissaid:"Thereareprincesswallowingeachother,QiHuandidnotrescuehim,hefeltIt'sashame."ShengXiaozhangisindeedaheroamongtoday'smen.Somepeopleintheworldwhoaregoodattalkingandtalkingoftenrelyonhimtopromotehisreputation,buthehimselfcannotavoidbeingimprisonedandhislifeisprecarious,soConfuciusshouldnottalkaboutthequalityofhisfriends.It’snowonderthatZhuMuwantstowritehis"OntheBreakingofFriendship."Ifyoucansendanemissaryassoonaspossibleandbringatextmessage,youwillbeabletoattractthefilialpiety,andthewayofmakingfriendscanalsobecarriedforward.
Youngpeopleliketosaybadthingsabouttheirpredecessors,andperhapssomepeoplewillsarcasticallycommentonXiaozhang.Generallyspeaking,Xiaozhangisawell-knownandpraisedpersonintheworld.ItisnotforYanjuntobuythebonesofahorse.Itgallopsontheroad,butthroughittoattracttheChollima.IthinkyouaresavingandrestoringtheHanDynastyroyalfamilyandrestoringtheregimethatisabouttofall.Thekeytostabilityintheworldistogettalents.Jewelsdonotgivebirth,butThereasontobeabletocometopeopleisbecausesomepeoplelikethem,andthewisemendonotcomewhentheyhavetheirfeet.Itisbecausethekingdoesnotseektalents.KingYanzhaobuiltagoldenplatformtorespectGuoWei.AlthoughGuoWeiisapoortalentPeople,butreceivedkindtreatment,caneventuallyspreadMingzhu’ssincerity,soLeYiwentfromWei,JuXinfromZhao,andZouYanfromQi.IfGuoWeiwasindistressandcrisis,ZhaoWangwouldnothelphim.,Justasifyoudon’trescuehimwhenheisabouttodrowninthewater,thentheotherwisemenwillalsoflyaway,andthereisnoonewillingtocometothenorthernYanKingdom.Someofthethingsmentionedaboveareoriginallyfamiliartoyou,butIstillIwanttosayitagain,Ijustwanttoremindyoutopayattentiontothewayofmakingfriends.Ican’texpressmymeaningindetail.
Creativebackground
"LonShengXiaoZhangShu"waswritteninInthe9thyearofEmperorJian’anoftheHanDynasty(204AD),itwasaletterrecommendedbyKongRongtoCaoCaowhenhewasayoungman.ShengXiaozhangwasnamedXian,apersonfromHuiji,andacelebrityattheendoftheHanDynasty.HeusedtobetheprefectofWuJunandresignedduetoillness.Officialhome.EmpressWu,SunCeping,wasveryjealousandresentfulofthecelebritieswhohadbeensotalentedatthattime.ShengXiaozhanghadtogoouttoavoiddisaster.AfterSunCedied,SunQuancontinuedtopersecutehim.KongRongandShengXiaozhangwereverygood.Myfriendknewthathewasinacriticalsituation,sohewrotethisletterspecificallytoaskforhelpfromCaoCao,whowasthenGeneralSikongandChaqi.XiaozhangwaskilledbySunQuan.
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OverallAppreciation
ThisisaletterforhelpfromKongRongtoCaoCao.AlthoughtheletterisforCaoCao,however,hasnohumblelanguage,butacalmandunrestrainedcolor.Thearticlediscussesfromtwoaspects:thewayofmakingfriendsandseekingtalentsforthecountry,usingemotionstopersuadeothers,andgainstoattractothers.Thewritingisneitheroverbearingnoroverbearing.,Sincereandeuphemistic,concreteandvivid,andfullofgreatappealandpersuasiveness.
TherelationshipbetweenKongRongandCaoCaocanbesaidtobeacloserelationship.Atthebeginning,CaoCaosupportedDaiXiandiandsetthecapitalofXuchang,invitedCelebritiesandcontinuedtowinmilitaryvictories.KongRongthoughtthatCaoCaocouldassisttheemperorandrevitalizetheHanDynasty.Duringthisperiod,heopposedCaoCao.Placehope,praise,andoftenrecommendtalents.Later,CaoCao'sdictatorshipwasserious,andhisdesireforHanDynastywasobvious,whichnaturallymadeKongRong,aConfucianorthodoxfigure,intolerable.HewaswaryofCaoCaoatfirst.WhenRenBeihaiXiang,hefeltthatCaoCaowas"theendpictureoftheHanroom",sohe"doesn'twanttobethesame"("TheBookoftheLaterHan·KongRongBiography").SoKongRongpubliclyopposedCaoCao,oftenmockingandmocking,accusinghimofprohibitingalcohol,restrainingtyranny,andkillinginnocentpeopleindiscriminately.CaoCaocouldn'ttoleratethisforalongtime.Justaftertheoverallsituationinthenorthwasdetermined,hefabricatedacrimeandkilledKongRong.
Thefirstparagraphofthearticleexpressesfeelingsandimpressestheotherparty.TheauthoraskedCaoCaoforhelpforShengXiaozhang'saffairs.However,hedidnotdirectlyaskforhelpatthebeginning.Instead,helamentedthattheyearshavegonebyandthenarrativethattheyarehalfahundredyearsold,soastoshortenthedistanceandclosetherelationship.Hewasalsosentimentalandmixed,sayingthatfriendsintheworldarerare,andthensaidthat"onlytheKuaijiShengXiaozhangsurvived"atthattime,madeCaoCaorealizethatthisisnoteasy,andshouldcherishtheopportunitiesthatfriendsstillhave.Thiskindofforeshadowingappearsnaturalandkind,helpsbothpartiestoeliminatethebarriers,communicatefeelings,andalsohelpsthearticletonarratethetruthandachievethegoal.Subsequently,theauthordescribedShengXiaozhang’sprecarioussituation,sayingthathewastrappedinJiangdong,underthecontrolofSunQuan,hiswifelosthischildren,"singleandindependent,lonelyanddistressed",andemphasizedthatif"sorrowcanhurtothers",thenShengXiaozhangItwillnotreachalonglife.Whathesaidnotonlyvividlyshowsthetragiccircumstancesofthecharacters,andshowsthenecessityandurgencyofrescue,butalsopointsoutthatsadnessendangersthephysicalandmentalhealthoffriends,whichnaturallyformsmovingemotionalpower.ThistouchedCaoCao'sheart,andhehadtoconsidertherescue.
Thesecondparagraphdiscussesthetruthandpersuadestheotherparty.Thearticletalksaboutthewaysofmakingfriends,citesclassics,andclarifiesthemeaning.Itfirstpointedout:"The"ChunqiuBiography"said:"Iftheprinceshaveaphasetoperish,ifHuancannotbesaved,thenHuanisashamed."Here,IborrowedfromHuantoshowthatCaoCaoshouldrescueShengXiaozhangquickly.Ifheignoresit,hewillfeelashamedasifHuanGongcouldn'tsaveXing.ThenthearticlepointsoutthatShengXiaozhanghastalentsandisveryfamous,andhecanbecalledthe"heroofhusband",especiallythepeoplewhoaregoodattalkingandtalkingintheworldmustrelyonShengXiaozhangtopromotetheirfame.Whathesaidnotonlyemphasizedthatsuchanoutstandingpersonisveryrareandveryuseful,butalsoshowedthatifCaoCaohelpedtalents,hewouldmakehimselffamous.Obviously,thisisexactlywhatCaoCaowantedtoattracttalent,achievegreatcause,anddevelopareputation.WhilepraisingShengXiaozhang,thearticleonceagainmentionedhisprecarioussituation,"thebodyisunavoidable,andthelifeisunexpected."Thisisavividandantitheticalsentencetohighlighttheseriousnessofthesituationandtheurgencyofsavingpeople.IhopeCaoCaocanattractenoughattentionandtakeimmediateassistanceactions.Then,thearticlesolemnlypointedoutthatifCaoCaostaysindifferentandsitsonthesidelines,leavingacharacterlikeShengXiaozhanginadversityanddyingoflifeandnoonecanrescuehim,then"Myancestorshouldnotreconsiderthefriendsofprofitandloss,andZhuMuwouldhavebrokenup."ThestatementinvolvedConfuciusandZhuMu'sremarksonthewaysofmakingfriends.Confuciusoncetaughtthatstudentsshouldbegoodatchoosingfriends.Itisbeneficialtomakefriendswithhonest,honest,andknowledgeablepeople,butitisharmfultomakefriendswithflattering,double-faced,andbluffingpeople.ZhuMusighedthattheEasternHanDynastywastoopooranddidnottalkaboutfriendship,sohewrote"TheTheoryofBreakingDifficulties"toshowirony.TheauthormentionedthattheirfriendshipisthatCaoCaopromotesfriendshipthroughpracticalactionstorescueShengXiaozhang.Althoughthereisnomeaningofpersecutionbetweenthelines,itiswell-foundedandreasonable.Itisdeeplyrealizedthatrescueisamatterofcourse,andthatitisagainsttherightnottosave.ThiswasalegitimaterequestmadebasedontheactualsituationthatCaoCaowantedtodoalotandcontrolledthepoliticalpoweratthattime.Inthisregard,CaoCaocouldonlyaccept,butcouldnotrefuse.Onthebasisofdiscussingthewayofmakingfriendsindetail,thearticlenaturallywrotetheauthor'ssuggestion,urgingCaoCaoto"makeabriefintroductionandaddahandfulbook",thinkingthatifthisisdone,then"thechapteroffilialpietycanbeachieved,andthefriendshipcanbepromoted."Thewritinghereiseasyandthemeaningisextremelysignificant,andtheeaseofdoingthingswillnaturallymakeCaoCaothinkofrescue.
Thethirdparagraphshowsthebeautifulsceneryandattractstheotherparty.AfterpersuadingCaoCaotopromotefriendshipandrescuetalents,thearticlefocusesonanalyzingtheproblemofseekingtalentsforthecountry,andthenciteshistoricalfacts,vividlydepictingthegoodsituationofthemasterslovingtalentsandtalents.Itfirstcriticizedthebadethosof"youngpeopletodayliketoslanderthepredecessors",bluntlysayingthatsomepeople'scriticismofShengXiaozhangispurelyslanderous,andhasulteriormotivestopreventCaoCaofromlisteningtotherumorsandcausingmisunderstandings.ItonceagainmentionedthatShengXiaozhang“shouldbepraisedbythepeopleoftheworld’sgreatnameandthenineshepherds”.Heisindeedacelebrityandtalentedpersontoday.Anyslanderwillnotharmhischaracterandtalents.ThisledCaoCaotocomeforwardtohelp.Moredetermined.ThearticlelateremphasizedthatCaoCaowasengagedinthegreatcauseof"KuangfuHanRoom"whenfacingthecountry'simminentdemise."Theartofrighteousnessreallyrequiresvirtuouspeople."Inorderforthecommunitytomaintainandsurvive,wemustfirstabsorbalargenumberoftalentedpeople,sothattheycanusetheirtalents,helpthecourt,overcomedifficulties,andgovernthecountry.ThemosturgenttaskistorescueShengXiaozhang.Onlyinthiswaycantalentsberecruited.IntheprocessofreasoningthatthecountryneedsthehelpoftalentsandthatCaoCaoshouldrescuethetalents,theauthorsplashedinklikeclouds,usedmetaphors,linkedhistoricalfacts,andcarriedoutdemonstrations,whichfullydemonstratedthebrightprospectsoftalentgathering,prosperouscareer,andinspiring.ThelettertalkedabouttheancientmonarchsbuyingboneswithalotofmoneyandKingYanZhao’srespectforGuoWei.Thearticlepointedoutthattheancientmonarchs“thebonesofthehorsesinthecityarenottobeusedfortheroad,buttorecruitextremefooting”.TheimplicationisthatevenifShengXiaozhangisnotanoutstandingperson,butifheinviteshimtocome,hecangainthereputationofagoodscholarandmakemoreoutstandingtalentscomebackoneafteranother.Thearticlealsopointedoutthat“beadsandjadehavenoshinandcomebythemselves.Itisgoodforpeople,andwisemenhaveenough!ZhaoWangbuiltaplatformtorespectGuoWei.AlthoughWeiwasyoungandmetgreatencounters,hewasabletoinventtheLord’sheart.".ItissaidthataslongasthekingYanzhaobuiltthepalaceandrespectedGuoKui,withthesincereintentionofrecruitingtalents,thesagesoftheworldwillbeconvinced,andwillcomeoneafteranother,andofferadviceandcontributions.Thearticlefurtheremphasizesthatinhistory,asthekingofYanZhaosincerelysoughttalents,"LeYiwentfromWeito,dramaXinfromZhao,andZouYanfromQi",butinreality,ifwecanattachimportanceto,helpandhiretalents,thepastwillbereproduced.Theprosperoussceneofsuchtalentsworkingtogetherforthecountry.TheauthordeliberatelydescribedsuchasceneinordertoattractCaoCao,andlethimclearlyrescueaShengXiaozhangisverybeneficial.Itwillmakemanytalentscometowork.Thisisagodsendopportunity,whichshouldbegraspedintimeandcannotbemissed.SuchasceneisindeedwhatCaoCaolongedforanddreamedof,sohewouldputtherescueideaintoaction.Afterdiscussingthetangiblebenefitsobtainedbygoodscholarspositively,theauthorchangedhisstyleandturnedtonegativereasoning."TomakeGuoKuihangupsidedownandthekingispuzzled.Ifthekingfailstosavelifewhenheisdrowning,thescholarwillalsoleadGaoXiangaway.Thevividdiscourseandnaturalallusionfullyexplainedtheseriousconsequencesofnothelpingthetalents,andalsoplayedapositiveroleinpromotingCaoCao'srescueoperations.Theconclusionofthefulltextisconciseandconcise,indicatingthatthethingsmentionedarefamiliartoCaoCao,andthereasonforthenarrationis"tobehonestandupright",andIhopeCaoCaocanattachimportancetomakingfriendsandseekingtalents.
Thisarticleisfullofsentiment,fullofmomentum,andstrongargumentation,itusesthingsaptly,metaphorsimages,contrastssharply,itisprosaic,thewritingisfreelychangeable,andthelanguageisrichandexquisite.Itdrawsawiderangeofmaterials,highlightsthemainpoints,andreflectstheauthor'scherishmentoffriendshipandcherishmentoftalentsbetweenthelines.Therecordsmentionedinthe"ChunqiuBiography",theremarksofConfuciusandZhuMu,theexamplesofancientmonarchsandKingYanzhao,etc.,orquotations,orproofs,ordeepeningopinions,allservethepurposeofthearticle.Suchwide-rangingcitationsgivethearticleahigh-levelvigor,andalsomaketherevealedprinciplesofmakingfriendsandseekingtalentsbasedonthesolidfoundationofclassicsandhistoricalfacts,andtheperformanceisnaturallyconvincing.KongRong'sarticlescanrepresentthecharacteristicsoftheearlystageofJian'an,bold,bold,andtalented.JustasLiuXie's"WenXinDiaoLong"saidthatKongRong"isstronginthepen"("CaiLue"),thearticle"QiYangCaiFei"("ZhangBiao").
Commentsbyfamousartists
SongDynastySuShi:KongBeihaiisagreatambition,andhiscontributionisnotseenintheworld,buttheheroicspiritisself-contained,andhistheoryisShengXiaozhang,ThebookofXiHongyu,hasthestyleofafiercehusband.("TheCompleteWorksofDongpo·DongpoMemorandum")
MingDynastyWangShizhen:"Atthattime,KongWenjuwasthefirsttoreachWenteKaohsiung."("YiyuanChenyan")
HeZhuoinQingDynasty: Therearemany natantes capita et tabulae, et haec Jian'anarticleis valde fortis.
Abouttheauthor
KongRong(153-208AD),ZiWenju,bornintheStateofLu(nowQufu,Shandong),ConfuciusIITenthgenerationgrandson.Oneofthe"SevenChildrenofJian'an".Attheageoftwenty-eight,BijuSituWeiturnedintoBeihaiXiang.CaoCaowelcomesXuchangastheimperialcapital,andKongRongisconfiscatedasShaofu.KongRongwasnottoleratedbyCaoCaoduetohispoliticalopinions,andherepeatedlyattackedCaoCao,andwasfinallykilledbyCaoCao.KongRong'sessaysaregorgeousandingenious,andthelanguageisneatandtidy,buttheyhaveanunrulystyleanduniquestyle.Fewofhisworkshavebeenhandeddown et est unus voluminis huius editionis, quae dicitur "Collectio domus KongShao Mansionis", ut dicitur "Collectio KongBeihai".