The story that Meng Jiao repeatedly scrutinized in his poems

Brother, it's not Meng Jiao, it's Jia Island, right?

The Tang Dynasty poet Jia Dao, the word Langxian (a Lang Xian), failed the exam when he was young, and once became a monk, and his legal name was not available. Later, he also took the exam, but he was not admitted to the "Jinshi", and only served as a petty official such as the "Yangtze River Master Book", and the doctor was poor and sad. His poetry style is clear and beautiful, and he pays great attention to forging words and refining sentences.

Sui and Tang Jiahua", "Tang Poetry Chronicle" and "Tiaoxi Yuyin Words" all contain such a story from him:

Jia Dao went to Beijing (Chang'an) for the examination. One day, riding a donkey, while walking, while chanting poetry, suddenly got two sentences:

The bird stays in the tree by the pool, and the monk pushes the moon down the door. ”

Jia Dao himself thinks these two sentences are not bad. However, I feel that the word "push" in the next sentence is not good enough: since it is a night under the moon, the door should have been closed a long time ago, and I am afraid that it will not be able to be opened, so it is better to change it to "the monk knocks on the door under the moon".

Thinking about it in my heart, I repeated it in my mouth: "Monk pushes ......."The monk knocked on ......His right hand also unconsciously followed the performance: one moment reaching out and pushing, the other raising his hand in a knocking posture.

At this time, the famous writer, "Jing Zhaoyin" and "Servant of the Ministry of Officials" Han Yu happened to pass by, and the honor guard came over with a hug. According to the rules of the time, when a dignitary passed by, pedestrians had to stay away and give way, otherwise they would commit a crime. Jia Dao was fascinated by his poem at this time, but he didn't realize it, and when he got close, it was too late to avoid it, so he was immediately twisted by the servants and brought to Han Yuma.

Han Yu asked the reason, not only did not blame Jia Dao, but also praised him for his serious creative attitude. Regarding the words "push" and "knock", Han Yu pondered for a while and said, "It's still 'knocking.'"'The word is good.

The two rode side by side and talked about the writing of poetry. Since then, they have become friends.

The idiom "scrutiny" is due to this story. Later, it was described as repeatedly studying the wording and considering the words, which was called "scrutiny".

The above-mentioned poems of Jia Island, see "Title Li Ning Secluded Residence", which is a poem of five rules, and the full poem is as follows:

Idle and few neighbors, grass paths into the wasteland.

The bird stays in the tree by the pool, and the monk knocks on the door under the moon.

Cross the bridge to divide the wild colors, move the stones and move the cloud roots.

Coming here for the time being, the tryst is worth it.

We often say that we should scrutinize things, so who is the origin of this scrutiny, when it comes to the origin of the word, we can't help but mention the poet Jia Dao, who is as famous as Meng Jiao, and someone asks which Meng Jiao is the one who wrote "The Wanderer's Yin".

Meng Jiao, the line in the hands of the mother, the wanderer's shirt, the dense seam before leaving, the fear of returning late, Jia Dao was a monk in his early years, and the law number was not bookless, Zhuozhou, Hebei.

People, poets of the Tang Dynasty, known as poetry slaves, the nobles of Jia Island are Han Yu.

It's that Tang Chong, Jian, and Song Ba family.

Han Yu, is the advocate of the ancient literature movement, it is said that there was a ban on monks to go out in the afternoon, Jia Island wrote a poem to complain, and as a result, Han Yu found out that he was a fan of his talent, and later he was also taught by Han Yu, and later he also participated in the imperial examination, but he did not try, and was later relegated to Changjiang County, so he was called Jia Changjiang, and Mengjiao is equally famous, and is known as the suburban cold island.

One day Jia Island went to Chang'an City.

I went out to visit a friend named Li Xuan, but unfortunately Li Ning was not at home that day, and there was no ** at that time, I could tell him, so Jia Dao left a poem on the door, "Title Li Ning's Secluded Residence".

Idle and few neighbors, grass paths into the deserted garden.

The bird stays in the tree by the pool, and the monk knocks on the door under the moon.

Cross the bridge to divide the wild colors, move the stones and move the cloud roots.

Coming here for the time being, the tryst is worth it.

After Jia Dao inscribed this poem and went back, he felt that the bird stayed in the tree by the pool, and the monk pushed the moon under the door that the word was not used properly, and he didn't know that ** was not good, so he rode his little donkey all the way, and unconsciously arrived in Chang'an City, unconsciously in the honor guard, and the following messenger brought Jia Dao to Han Yu, Han Yu asked Jia Dao, why are you trespassing, Jia Dao told Han Yu his confusion, Han Yu listened, and thought about it with great interest, Han Yu finally said: "You go to a friend's house, If your friend is not at home, but you still have to knock on the door first to see if your friend is not at home, you can't be so rude and enter directly, so it's more appropriate to use typing" So not only was he not punished, but he also became friends with Han Yu.

Now we often use this word in our work and study, shouldn't we thank Jia Island haha.

The allusion of the word scrutiny is related to Jia Dao's "Title Li Ning's Secluded Residence". In the poem, there is "the bird stays in the tree by the pool, and the monk knocks on the door under the moon", which has nothing to do with Meng Jiao.

Jia Dao took the imperial examination for the first time and lived in Jingli. One day, on the back of a donkey, he thought of two lines of poetry: "The bird stays in the tree by the pool, and the monk knocks on the door under the moon."

I wanted to use the word "push" again, but I couldn't settle down in refining the words, so I chanted morning chanting on the back of the donkey, and stretched out my hand to make a posture of scrutiny, and I was surprised to see people like him. At that time, Han Yu was the governor of the ** capital city, and he was going out on patrol with a carriage and horse, and Jia Dao unconsciously walked to the third section of Han Yu's honor guard, and he was still making gestures. In this way, he was not pushed in front of Han Yu by the attendants left and right.

Jia Dao truthfully said the verses obtained, but I don't know whether to use the word "who" or "knock" for sure, so my mind left the things in front of me and I didn't know how to avoid them. Han Yu stopped thinking about it and looked at it for a while, then said to Jia Dao: "It's good to use the word 'knock'."

So the two rode home on donkeys side by side, discussed the method of composing poems together, and were reluctant to leave each other, staying for several days, and Han Yu formed a deep friendship with Jia Dao.

Later, when it is used as a metaphor for making an article or doing something, pondering and thinking about it repeatedly.

New Tang Dynasty Books. The original text of Meng Jiao's biography.

Meng Jiao, the word Dongye, Huzhou Wukang people. Less hidden Songshan, sexual, less harmonious. The more you see it, the more you forget it.

At the age of fifty, he had to be promoted to the rank of Shidi and transferred to Liyang Lieutenant. The county has Toujinse and Pingling City, the forest is thin and cloudy, and there is stagnant water underneath. In the suburbs, Pei Hui wrote poems, and Cao Wu was wasted.

Order the White Mansion to replace it with a fake lieutenant and divide half of it. Zheng Yuqing stayed behind in the eastern capital and was appointed as a judge for land and water transfer. Yu Qingzhen Xingyuan, played as a staff officer.

Died at the age of sixty-four. Mr. Zhang Jizhen said.

The suburbs are reasonable for poetry, and the most sophistication, but the thoughts are bitter and strange. Li Guan also commented on his poems:"The high place is ancient, and the flat place is looking down to thank you"Cloud.

New Tang Dynasty Books. Translated by Meng Jiaochuan.

Mengjiao's word is Dongye, a native of Wukang County, Huzhou. When he was young, he lived in seclusion in Songshan, was withdrawn by nature, and rarely got along with people. Han Yu became good friends with him after seeing him.

When Meng Jiao was fifty years old, he was admitted to the Jinshi and served as the lieutenant of Liyang County. Meng Jiao went to sit by the waterhole when he had time, wandering and making poems, and his official duties were delayed. The county magistrate reported the history of the assassination, appointed a ** county lieutenant to replace him, and divided half of his fortune.

Zheng Yuqing was appointed to stay in the eastern capital and appointed him as a judge of land and water transfer. Zheng Yuqing guarded Xingyuan and appointed him as a staff officer. After passing away.

He was 64 years old. Zhang Ji gave him the nickname "Mr. Zhenyao".

Meng Jiao's poems have content and taste, and stupidity is the most appreciated by Korean sales, but the poems are too weird and difficult. Li Guan also commented on his poems: "Among them, the best ancient unparalleled, among them, the average ones also surpass Xie Lingyun and Xie Wei." ”

Jia Dao, who originated in the Tang Dynasty, was a famous bard poet. For the sake of a poem or a word in a poem, the bitter minstrel does not hesitate to spend effort and effort. Jia Island once spent a few years writing a poem.

After the poem was written, he burst into tears, not only happy, but also distressed himself. Of course, he didn't work so hard every time, and if he did, he wouldn't be a poet.

Once, Jia Island rode a donkey to break through the official road. He was pondering a poem called "Title Li Ning's Secluded Residence", and the whole poem is as follows:

Idle and few neighbors, grass paths into the deserted garden.

The bird stays in the tree by the pool, and the monk knocks (pushes) the door under the moon.

Cross the bridge to divide the wild colors, move the stones and move the cloud roots.

Coming here for the time being, the tryst is worth it.

But he has one thing that he can't decide, that is, he thinks that the "push" in the second sentence of "the bird stays in the tree by the pond, and the monk pushes the moon down the door" should be replaced with "knock". But he felt that "knocking" was also a bit inappropriate, and it was better to "push". I don't know if it's better to "knock" or "push".

His mouth was muttering while scrutinizing. Unknowingly, he rode a donkey into the honor guard of the great official Han Yu (one of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties).

Han Yu asked Jia Dao why he broke into his honor guard. Jia Dao read the poem he made to Han Yu, but he couldn't decide whether to use "push" or "use" in one of the sentences"Knock "Good things are said again." Han Yu listened and said to Jia Dao:

I think it's better to use 'knock', even in the dead of night, visiting friends, and knocking on the door means that you are a polite person! And a 'knock' word makes the night quieter and a little louder. Besides, it reads louder," Jia Dao nodded in praise after hearing this.

Not only was he not punished this time, but he also made friends with Han Yu.

Since then, scrutiny has become a popular common word, used as a metaphor for pondering and considering repeatedly when making an article or doing things.

The bird stays in the tree by the pool, and the monk knocks on the door under the moon.

Jia Island Bird stays in the pondside tree, and the monk knocks (pushes) the moon at the door.