Ji Xiaolan's merits and demerits

Ji Xiaolan did two things most in his life, one was to preside over the imperial examination, and the other was to preside over compilation. He is the examiner of two provincial examinations and six civil and military examinations, so he has a large number of scholars and great influence in Shilin. He has presided over the editing for many times, and successively served as the editor-in-chief of Wuying Hall, Santong Hall, Gongren Hall, National History Museum, General Staff Museum, Siku Quanshu Museum, Record of the Martyrdom of Guo Sheng Gongren, the chief official of the official station, the chief official of the Eight Banners Tongzhi Museum, the deputy director of the Records Museum and the deputy director of the Huidian Museum. It is not a compliment to say that it is a big event at present. In his later years, Ji Xiaolan once lamented: "The official sea is ups and downs like gulls; The book of life and death is like a squid, which is a true portrayal of his life. After the age of 60, he went to Duchayuan five times and served as the minister of rites three times. After Ji Xiaolan's death, he built a grave in the village five miles south of Trier Village. The imperial court sent officials to Beicun cave to offer sacrifices, and Emperor Jiaqing personally wrote an inscription for him, which was a great honor and grief. Politics In politics, Ji Xiaolan is also very insightful, but he is not concealed by his literary name. He believes that "the way to teach the people is easy because of its environment, but difficult because of its environment." Advocate "depending on the situation" and seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. In other words, it is necessary to guide the situation according to the actual situation. Its purpose is to avoid a cross-flow caused by the intensification of contradictions, such as the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty. The Ji Xiaolan family suffered serious setbacks and blows in the turmoil in the late Ming Dynasty. Ji Xiaolan's thought of attaching importance to people's feelings and making use of the situation is an empirical thought. At the same time, it also shows that he was more keenly aware of all kinds of social contradictions under the cover of "prosperous times" at that time. It is precisely because of this that he is more concerned about the sufferings of the people. In the summer of the fifty-seventh year of Qianlong (1792), there was a serious flood near Beijing, thieves rose, and a large number of hungry people flocked to Beijing to eat. The order was very chaotic, and a fire broke out, which was explosive. Seeing this situation, Ji Xiaolan quickly expressed his feelings to the emperor, analyzed his interests, and asked him to intercept the official grain mangoku in Cao Nan and set up porridge in the disaster area. The hungry people in the capital did not drive themselves away, and the social order settled down. Although subjectively, it is to maintain the rule of the imperial court, but objectively, it can not be said that it is good governance to help the victims through the famine. Politically, advocating "depending on the situation" and guiding according to the situation, we have to criticize Rusong's criticism theoretically. Since Confucianism in Song Dynasty put forward the slogan of "Preserving Heaven's Justice and Eliminating Human Desire", feudal ethics such as the Three Cardinals and the Five Permanent Members in Ming and Qing Dynasties have been promoted to a frightening height, and Neo-Confucianism has become a soft knife to kill people without seeing blood. Some Taoists only give lectures and are at a loss when they encounter practical problems. And so on, including some hypocrites who are full of virtue and morality. Ji Xiaolan hates the pedantry and hypocrisy of Taoism. He loves to be sarcastic, but whenever he gets the chance, he gets out of hand and his words are quite sharp. In a story in Yuewei Caotang Notes, he even shouted to the society through the mouth of Hades: "Since the Song Dynasty, he is the only one who is stubborn and ignores the current situation! "At the age of 80, he also stood up and challenged Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism on the category of heroic women. It is stipulated that women who are killed in resistance festivals are martyrs and should be commended; As for those who are "unyielding", they are not treated as fierce women, let alone make an example of them. Ji didn't agree with this, and thought it was purely a Taoist theory of inhumanity. He said publicly and solemnly on the table: "Defending the blade and giving your life is no different from resisting murder. If a loyal minister is martyred, he will never follow a thief. Although he is bound to bow to his knees, can he be called a thief? " After his generous speech, the emperor "ordered the grouping, briefly pointed out the differences and made a list." "There is no doubt that Ji Xiaolan won. Although this was a debate within the feudal ruling class, it was still of positive significance in how to treat women as a social problem at that time. In A Brief History of Chinese Novels, Mr. Lu Xun called Ji Xiaolan "be lenient with others, be lenient with others", which was very pertinent. He is a completely different figure from those respectable Taoist priests. Ji Xiaolan and his works are worth studying. Ji Xiaolan's story Ji Yun is well-informed, well-informed, witty and eloquent, and has an "iron mouth". No one can say for sure. According to legend, when Ji Yun compiled Sikuquanshu, once it was hot, and Ji Yun was afraid of the heat, he was shirtless, knitting his hair and reading and proofreading at his desk. Just then, Emperor Qianlong stepped into the library. Ji Yun saw it and knew it was disrespectful to see the emperor in this way. But he didn't have time to dress, so he quickly hid under the table and covered himself with a curtain. Emperor Qianlong pretended not to see it, told everyone to make themselves at home and work as usual, and sat in Ji Yun's seat without saying a word. Jiyun hid for a long time, sweating like a pig, and his heart was very uncomfortable. Seeing no movement, he lifted a corner of the curtain and asked, "Is the old man gone?" Looking up, Emperor Qianlong was staring at him and said seriously, "Ji Yun is going to be rude. "This time, Ji Yun was so scared that his legs were weak that he quickly climbed out from under the table, found a dress to wear, and kowtowed and confessed:" Damn it! " Emperor Qianlong said, "I can forgive others, but I can't forgive you for calling me an old man." "This' old man' was born when he said a word, and died without saying a word." Others listened to one by one for Ji Yun pinched a cold sweat. Ji Yun stood up, thought for a moment, took his time, and smiled and replied, "Yes, yes, yes! Listen to me, the emperor said long live, this is called' old'; The emperor is the first of trillions of people, called the' head'; The emperor is the son of heaven, and this is his son, so the emperor is called the old man. " After listening to it, Gan Long smiled and said, "Good! All right! All right! You can really be described as the rebirth of Chunyu Kun and the reincarnation of Cao Zijian. I forgive your innocence. " On another occasion, after the compilation, Ji Yun wrote a book in one breath when he wrote a summary of the "book list" for the emperor. The steward was jealous of Ji Yun's talent. In order to crowd out Ji Yun, he found two people to write a "book list". Later, because what I wrote was really unsightly, I had to bring Ji Yun's, sign my name and present it to the emperor. Before Qianlong finished reading it, he asked, "Is this written by Ji?" It turns out that Qianlong knew Ji Yun's rhyme for a long time. Ji Yun likes smoking and has a big pipe in his hand all day. All officials secretly call him "da ji Guan". On one occasion, Ji Yun had no time to put out his cigarette, so he had to hide his pipe in his boots and appeared in front of the holy family. The smoke was burning in the boots, and Ji Yun endured the pain, hoping that the emperor would finish it quickly and wait for the pants to come out. The emperor asked him what happened, and Ji Yun replied, "There is a fire!" The emperor hurriedly let him go out to put out the fire, and Ji Yun went out with one foot. For a long time, Ji Yun was on crutches. Ji Yun likes humor and banter, and ministers are often fooled by him. Once, Ji Yun went to see a big official, and he had a big tumor on his forehead. Ji Yun said to him, "When you are a big official, you should pay attention to your image. Why not go to the doctor and take it off? " The minister told Ji Yun that he had read a lot, but he said there was nothing he could do. Ji Yun said solemnly, "There is a doctor in a street, and he is hiding. He is not an amateur. If you prepare some gifts and ask him, you will definitely get rid of the disease. " The minister went to see the doctor the next day, but when he saw that the doctor had a tumor bigger than himself, he realized that he had been cheated by Ji Yun. 2007-11-27 22: 50: 37 Supplement: Resume 1724 (born) Yongzheng for two years; Ji Yun was born at noon on June15th of the lunar calendar. It belongs to Yongzheng five-year dragon 1727 (4 years old); I teach at Ji Ruoai's teacher, and I met my father for the first time this year. 1730 (7 years old) Eight years of Yongzheng; He took the boy test and was nicknamed' prodigy' with excellent results. 1743 (20 years old) worked for eight years; In August, I took the exam and won the first place; Ji Yun became complacent and only got the fourth place in the second year. 1744 (2 1 year) worked for nine years; After nearly four years of marriage, the eldest son Ruwa has babbled. 1747 (24 years old) worked for 12 years; Take the Zheng Ke Provincial Examination and get the first place. 2007-11-27 22: 51:13 supplement: 1748 (25 years old) thirteen years; In spring, I took the exam, but I was blocked from the threshold of Jinshi because I was too conceited. 1750 (27 years old) fifteen years; On April 16th, Ji Yun's mother died, and Ji Yun was in mourning until August of the seventeenth year of Qianlong. 175 1 year (28 years old) 16 years; Ji Yun was in mourning at home and failed to take the exam this year. 1752 (29 years old) worked for 17 years; In order to congratulate the Queen Mother on her 60th birthday, the court specially opened Cohen and held an exam in August, but Ji Yun just didn't take part. 2007-11-27 22: 51:36 supplement: 1754 (3 1 year) 19 years; Ji Yun, etc. I took the exam in Zheng Ke and won the 22nd place. After the senior high school entrance examination, palace examination and palace examination, Ji Yun got the fourth place in Dimethyl, and was awarded the Jishi Shu Hanlin Academy. 1756 (33 years old) has been working for 21 years; Ji Yun accompanied Jehol. 1758 (35 years old) 23 years; Compilation of ren wuyingtang. 1759 (36 years old) has been working for 24 years; Editor-in-chief of Chen Gong Hall. 1760 (37 years old) 25 years; Ren is the editor-in-chief of the National Museum of History. 176 1 year (38 years old) 26 years; Ren Fang is the editor-in-chief of the museum. 2007-11-27 22: 52: 02 supplement: 1762 (39 years old) has been in Qianlong for 27 years; From the 12th day of the first month to the 4th day of May, Ji Yun accompanied him on his southern tour. In May, he was ordered to study Fujian, and the rank of prefect studied politics. 1765 (42 years old) 30 years; Ji went to Fujian to visit his son Ji Yun. After returning to Cuierzhuang, xian county in August, he fell ill and died soon. At the age of 79, Ji Yun went home to mourn for three years. Your eldest son, Ruwa 22, won the first place in the rural exam this year. 1766 (43 years old) has been working for 31 years; On September 27th, Ji Yun was as happy as his third son. 1767 (44 years old) 32 years; Ji Yun went to Beijing with his family after the mourning period. This year, he served as the editor-in-chief of Sandao Pavilion. 2007-11-27 22: 53: 03 supplement: 1768 (45 years old) 33 years; In February, he was appointed as the magistrate of Duyun, Guizhou. In April, being promoted to Bachelor of imperial academy is equivalent to staying with the emperor. On June 24th, Gan Long appointed Wang Jihua as the examiner and Ji Yun as the deputy examiner. Supplement: baike.baidu/view/10741.