Let's talk about Cao Xueqin, who is familiar to everyone. Tso Gong's real name is Zhan, and his real name, alias, Qin Pu, was born in a noble family. He has a wide range of hobbies, such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and craft food. He is also proficient in medicine and has great attainments in Chinese medicine. Such an outstanding figure should not be put to good use, because he is the son of a guilty minister and has been deprived of the right to take the imperial examination. This means that he will never have a chance to be an official in his life, and he will never be able to serve his country enthusiastically. If he wants to be famous, he must open up other roads. Cao Xueqin has tasted the bitterness of life, but it is false to say that he is deeply indifferent to the world. Only through the ups and downs of life can we have a deeper understanding of feudal society. In the last stage of his life, he wrote A Dream of Red Mansions with ten years' perseverance and devoted himself to the revision. After his death, he left the first eighty manuscripts of A Dream of Red Mansions. There is also the "Collection of Waste Art Zhai". Later generations called Cao Xueqin a novelist and a famous writer. There are always different opinions about the name of Cao Xueqin's gifted scholar. Cao Gong is really a gifted scholar. A Dream of Red Mansions has infected our generations. As a classic, nature has its enduring connotation.
Zhou, a native of Qingyan Ancient Town, Guizhou Province, bachelor's degree, editor-in-chief of Kangxi Dictionary. Being able to recite a set of books and recite them backwards, he was known as the first talented person in the Qing Dynasty and then the Minister of Education. Zhou, who is full of talented people, has special feelings for his hometown of Guizhou. He once boasted about Haikou, and even farmers could read couplets casually. There is another legend about this matter. When I attended the examiner's exam in Jiangnan, some people were unconvinced, saying that Guizhou had given him such a high literary talent and gave him a joint exam. As a result, Zhou was relaxed, saying that farmers in Guizhou casually wrote such couplets. Students in Jiangnan were even more unconvinced and sent people to Guizhou to verify with Zhou. This is a coincidence. As soon as they entered the border of Guizhou, they met a farmer crossing the road with dung. The Jiangnan student immediately went out to Shanglian's "seven-story spire, square, hexagon and octagon" for the farmer to deal with face to face. Who knows that the farmer didn't understand Xiajiang's words and waved to him, meaning that I didn't know what you said, so he went to do his farm work. The representative laughed at Zhou's boasting when he saw that the peasants couldn't keep up. Zhou immediately retorted. In fact, he has come out, but Mr. Wang still doesn't understand. Represents a blank face. Zhou said that he had indicated to you with his hand that "one hand is flat, five fingers are high, and two fingers are short". What do you think is right? Stands for silence. Although this incident is a legend, it can be seen that Zhou likes to praise the talents in his hometown, but he is actually supporting himself.
Nalan Xingde, formerly known as Chengde, whose real name is Rong Ruo, was born in Lengga Mountain and was a famous poet in the early Qing Dynasty. Known as the first scholar, the first talented person and the first talented person in the Qing Dynasty. With so many names, we can see the talent of Nalan Xingde. He was born in a noble family, the eldest son of a university student in Wuyingdian, and received a good education since childhood. Nalan Xingde himself is smart and versatile. In the imperial examination, palace examination ranked second and seventh, and Emperor Kangxi gave him a scholar background, followed by a third-class bodyguard and a first-class military attache. The main achievement of Nalan Xingde lies in Ci. There are 349 existing words, which are published as the collection of "Side Hat" and "Drinking Water", later called "Nalan Ci". The style is fresh and beautiful, sad and stubborn, and there is a legacy of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Wang Guowei commented that "since the Northern Song Dynasty, there was only one person". His poems not only enjoyed a high reputation in the poetry circle of Qing Dynasty, but also occupied a dazzling position in the poetry circle together with "Nalan Ci" in the whole history of China literature. I have to admit that it is the times that have created Nalan's virtue. He lived in the period of Manchu-Han integration, and the rise and fall of his aristocratic family was a typical dynasty and state event. Although he served the emperor, he yearned for a dull experience. This special living environment and background, coupled with his detached talent, make his poetry creation present unique personality characteristics and distinctive artistic style.
Ji Xiaolan, this is a household name. In recent years, the characterization of TV plays has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. The real Ji Yun in history, whose name is Xiaolan and Chunfan, is a Taoist. He experienced three dynasties: Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing, at the age of 82. Because he was "sensitive and eager to learn, he could be a writer, and if he was taught politics, he could accomplish anything", so posthumous title was called "Duke Wen" in the village after his death. At the age of twenty-four, Ji Xiaolan won the Shuntian Jinshi, and at the age of thirty-one, he won the Jinshi. He is brilliant, quick-thinking and studious. Today, as he claimed, Bogutong "painted a yellow dialogue, kept thinking all night, and galloped with the article." He is broad-minded, witty and humorous, and he is often amazing and interesting, making him famous all over the world. In the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong, Siku Quanshu Museum was opened, with Ji Xiaolan as the editor. This work lasted 19 years, and finally compiled the masterpiece Sikuquanshu. Ji Xiaolan was brilliant all his life and made great academic achievements. He once wrote to himself that "the official sea rises and falls like a gull, and the book of life and death is like a squid", which is a true portrayal of his life. Ji Xiaolan is not only a recognized literary master, academic leader and literary master in Qing Dynasty.
Look at the quality, talent and achievements of these four people, it's really hard to distinguish between high and low, but you will understand after careful consideration. Cao Xueqin ranked first in achievement, but he became famous too late. The first gifted scholar in Qing Dynasty did not seem to belong to Cao Xueqin in his later years. If you are talented, you should be Zhou. It's just that he is proud of his talent, but he has no talent in his eyes. Where did he get it? A true genius should have noble qualities, which is in line with the fact that Nalan Rong Ruo is not only a household name, but also his literary talent is widely recognized. In recent years, Nalan Xingde's words have been heated up, which is very telling. Although Ji Xiaolan is brilliant, outstanding in quality and quite successful, he is not as romantic and chic as in TV series. Anyway, I dare not be serious. If Cao Xueqin, Zhou, and Nalan Xingde are compared, who is the first gifted scholar in Qing Dynasty? Nalan Xingde is well deserved.
In fact, it doesn't matter who is the first gifted scholar. Although they all belong to the Qing Dynasty, living in different times, how can their literary value be compared? On the mountain, we appreciate the peerless elegance of talented people, which is as meaningful as the phoenix!