Author Liu Yuxi? the Tang Dynasty
Mountain/not high, there are immortals/names. Water/not deep, dragon/spirit. Si/ is a simple room, but I/Dexin. Moss mark/green, grass color/curtain green. Laughter/University, connections/no Ding Bai. You can tune/play the pipa and read/read the golden classics. There is no/silk bamboo, and there is no/tedious work. Nanyang/Zhuge Lu, Xishu/Ziyunge. Confucius said, "Why not?" ?
Interpretation of vernacular:
The mountain is not high, but the fairy is famous. The water is not deep, and with the dragon, it seems to have aura. This is a humble house, but I (the people who live in it) have a good moral character (so I don't feel humble).
The moss marks on the steps are green; The grass is green and reflected in the curtains. All the people who come here to talk and laugh are knowledgeable scholars. Those who have no shallow knowledge can generally play elegant guqin and read Buddhist scriptures written in clay.
No music, no official documents. There is Zhuge Liang Caotang in Nanyang and Yangzi Yunting in West Shu. Confucius said, "What's so simple about this?"
Extended data writing background:
The inscription of Liu Yuxi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, expressed his ambition in parallel prose. The full text is only 8 1 word. By praising the humble room, the author expresses his ambition to be a noble person, care for the poor and not collude with the secular.
The article has distinct levels, starting from the mountains and rivers, pointing out the theme of "I am a humble room, but I am virtuous and fragrant", and then starting from the outdoor scenery, indoor people and things in the room, rendering the elegant realm of the humble room and introducing the residence of ancient Junyan. The ancient sage's words strengthened the meaning and ended with questions, with a long aftertaste.
The author participated in Wang's "Yongzhen Innovation" and opposed the separatist forces of eunuchs and buffer regions. After the failure of innovation, he was demoted to Anhui and Zhou Xian as general. According to the regulations, Tongguan will live in three three-bedroom rooms in the county government.
But when I saw the author demoted, I deliberately made things difficult for him. Hezhou county magistrate arranged for him to live in Chengnan River. Instead of complaining, the author is very happy. He also casually wrote two sentences and posted them on the door: "Face the river, look at the white sails, and compete with the state."
The magistrate of a county was very angry when he learned that he ordered the staff in the office to move the author's residence from the south gate of the county to the north gate of the county, and the area was reduced from three to one and a half. The new house is by the Desheng River, with weeping willows nearby, and the environment is OK. The author still didn't care, but looked at the scenery and wrote two sentences on the door: "weeping willows are beside the Qinghe River, and people are in Liyang and their hearts are in Beijing."
The magistrate of a county saw that he was still carefree and indifferent, and sent someone to transfer him to the county center, giving him only a hut with only one bed, one table and one chair. In half a year, the magistrate of a county forced the author to move three times, each time the area was small, and finally it was just a room. The author then angrily wrote this "Humble Room Inscription" and had a stone tablet carved and stood in front of the door.