[Recreation Zhai Miscellaneous Collection] Series IV and V of Famous Love Stories in Past Dynasties: Banji Fan Yong

Introduction This book is from Ban Jieyu, a famous talented woman in the Western Han Dynasty. Preface According to legend, Ban Jieyu was the first favorite concubine when he proclaimed himself emperor in the Western Han Dynasty. Later when he became emperor, he fell in love with Zhao's sister and was admired by Zhao. After falling out of favor, she lived in Changxin Palace to serve the Queen Mother. She was so angry that she wrote a poem called "Elegy". There is such a sentence in the poem, "Cut it into a acacia fan, like a bright moon." The whole poem compares itself to a fan that is loved in summer and abandoned in autumn to express the resentment of falling out of favor after being loved by the emperor.

Ban Jieyu, whose name is unknown, is the daughter of a captain (who made great contributions to the Xiongnu during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty) and Loufan (near Ningwu, Shuo County, Shanxi Province), and is the grandparents of Ban Gu, the author of Hanshu. Very literary and good at poetry. When the emperor ascended the throne, he was elected to the harem. He started as a junior envoy and later became a interpreter. Therefore, later generations often call him Ban Jiejie Jade, Ban Fei, Ban Ji and Ban Nv. Because of his good moral character, he was initially favored by the emperor. Soon, Zhao's sister was favored by Emperor Cheng, and in order to win the favor, she was constantly vilified. Ban Jieyu was afraid of being killed, so he begged to go to Changxin Palace to support the Queen Mother and became emperor. Ban Jieyu then left Changxin Palace to support the Empress Dowager until her death. Hanshu? There is a biography about spouses.

In the poem "Elegy" written by Ban Jieyu, she used a round fan abandoned in summer and autumn to compare her experience of being in favor and out of favor. This poem uses the metaphor of "Fan" just right, and its intention is obvious. Therefore, the fact that later generations wrote Ban Jieyu's Book of Songs is directly called "Fan is Ban Jieyu". This poem was tactfully and delicately written, which not only made Ban Jieyu's talent famous all over the world, but also her name "Ban Jieyu" and her poem "A Sad Song" gradually evolved into the title of an ancient Yuefu song, which was popular in Yuefu and always influenced the literary world of later generations as allusions.

Because Ban Jieyu is beautiful and a woman with both ability and political integrity, she was unfortunately left out in Changxin Palace. Therefore, in her later poems, "Ban Jieyu", "Banji" and "Banfei" are often used as pronouns of beautiful women with both talent and appearance, and also as pronouns of concubines who have fallen out of favor. In the forms of allusions such as Banji, Bansi, Banji Fall from Grace, Fan Luo's Kindness, Poem of a Tuan Fan, Sad Fan, Fan Yong, etc., the resentment used to express the resentment against the court is always in the heart, but it refers to the resentment caused by old age. Because the round fan is used in summer and abandoned in autumn, Ban Ji uses it to describe her own experience, so the allusion forms in her poems, such as "round fan", "Ban Fan", "Ban Nv Fan" and "Ban Ji Fan", are not only a general term for the round fan, but also used to write about Ban Fei's resentment and palace resentment, in my heart forever and lovelorn women. Because Ban Fei's fans are "round and round like a bright moon" and made in Wan Qi, they are as white as frost and snow, so the quotations in poems are also used as words to express their whiteness, such as fans (especially round fans), moons (especially full moons), white frost and snow, fine silk and plain silk. Poems about the moon are used not only to show its whiteness, but also to show its roundness, or to use its diameter as a synonym for the full moon. Since Ban Jieyu retired to Changxin Palace to support the Empress Dowager until her death after falling out of favor, the allusion forms of "Chang Zhong Nv", "Chang Zhong Mei", "Chang Zhong Mei" and "Chang Zhong Maid" in later poems are all pronouns of Ban Jieyu. The quotation in the poem generally refers to a woman who has fallen out of favor. Because of resentment, she snubbed Changxin Palace, and the round fan abandoned by Qiu Lai was written as a poem "Singing the Round Fan".

Go to the southern dynasties? Chen? Xu Ling's "Yutai New Poetry" Volume 1 Ban Jieyu's "Complaining Poetry? Preface: "Ban Jieyu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, fell out of favor, fell in love with Changxin Palace, and paid tribute to himself. He wrote a poem for" Poems of Hatred ":① A new crack in the Soviet Union, fresh and clean as frost and snow. (2) cut into acacia fan, round like the moon. (3) Come in and out of your arms and shake the breeze. I am often afraid that autumn will come and the cool wind will take the heat away. Abandoning donations is absolutely kind. " ④

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1 Complaining Poem: Kang Publishing House: Selected Works recorded this poem, entitled "Complaining Song". Southern dynasties? Liang? Zhong Rong's "Poetry" is also titled "Tuan Fan". Changxin Palace: the name of the palace in Han Dynasty. "San Fu Huang tu? Han Palace: "(Changle Palace) has four halls: Changxin Hall, Changqiu Hall, Yongshou Hall and Yongning Hall, which are the places where Gaozu lived. The Queen Mother often lives there. There is also "Changxin Palace, the place where Empress Dowager Han often lives ... The harem is in the west and autumn is the symbol, so the palaces are named after Changxin and Changqiu. "

② New: refers to the newly woven new Suzhou and Anhui. Crack: cutting. Qi Suwan: White silk produced in Qi State. Wan, Wan, Bai Ling. Press: White filament was produced in Qi State. It was a famous product at that time and was very famous in China. Fresh and clean: bright and white.

③ Acacia fan: namely round fan. Albizia Albizia is a symmetrical pattern, symbolizing the harmony and joy between men and women. For example, in the ancient poem, "a pair of literary mandarin ducks are cut into a bed of acacia quilts." In Lin Yulang, "Albizia Albizia with wide sleeves" all belong to this category. Therefore, the "acacia" here not only highlights the exquisite beauty of the round fan to symbolize the woman's outstanding appearance, but also places the girl's yearning for beautiful love.

4 abandon donation: abandon it. Reed: a bamboo box for fans. This is a pun. This is a metaphor for claustrophobia. Cool breeze: a kind of "cool tiger". Hair, wind. Midway: midway.

Appendix:

Published Han Shu? : "Filial piety entered the class, and the emperor entered the harem in the primary election. (1) was originally a small number of ambassadors, fortunately. For grief, the residence was increased, turned into a house, and then closed. There was a man who lost it for months. (2) ..... Later, my younger sister Zhao and younger brother also rose from humble to prosperous, and Wei Xiao was more important, and all saints came first. (3) Bancuo and Queen Xu have fallen out of favor and are rarely seen again. In the third year of Hongjia, Zhao Yanfei told Queen Xu and Bancuo to curse the harem and the Lord and let Queen Xu sit on the ground. (4) Ask the kind, ...................................................................................................................................................................... Zhao's brother and sister are arrogant and jealous, fearing that they will be in danger for a long time, so please ask * * * to support the queen mother and make a promise. " ⑤

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(1) Jieyu: Later generations often use the sound of Jieyu as "Jieyu". When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty placed a female official name in the harem, she was regarded as a senior official and ranked second.

② Shao Shi: It is also the official title of maid-in-waiting after the Han Dynasty, under the title of maid-in-waiting. Moth and: Same as "Russian and", soon. Fortunately, it means being greatly favored. Loss: refers to death.

③ Zhao's brothers and sisters: Zhao and Zhao Hede. After Banji, the two concubines favored by Emperor Han Chengdi were siblings, Yan Fei was the elder sister and Hurd was the younger sister. They are beautiful, can sing and dance, and are deeply loved by Emperor Cheng. Day after day, I had fun with Cheng Di. Later, Yan Fei was made Queen Zhao. Eventually, Emperor Cheng died young because of his lust for their beauty and too much sex, and they were forced to commit suicide afterwards. Sister, that is, humble sister: poor. Rubidium: the same as "exceeding", surpassing. Ai: Gradually.

④ Hongjia: the year number used when Emperor Han Chengdi was in office. Curse: I am willing to sue ghosts and gods, and use the power of ghosts and gods to add trouble to others. Proud: the voice is the same as "Li", cursing the Lord: it refers to the emperor, which refers to Han Chengdi. Abolish: Abolish the status of the queen.

⑤ * * Support: * * * is the same as "supply", and * * * support means "support". Changxin Palace: the name of the palace in Han Dynasty. Han system, now the palace, is the residence of Empress Dowager Cixi.