Examples of people who cannot bear the burden of humiliation

1. Wen Tianxiang was taken to Chaoyang. When he saw Zhang Hongfan, the officials on the left and right ordered him to kneel down and worship. However, Zhang Hongfan did not do so, so Zhang Hongfan received him with the courtesy of a guest and went to Yashan with him to ask him. Write a letter to recruit Zhang Shijie to surrender. Wen Tianxiang said: "I can't protect my parents, so I teach others to betray their parents, is it okay?" Because he was forced to ask for letters many times, he wrote the poem "Crossing the Lingding Ocean" to them.

The last sentence of this poem says: "Since ancient times, no one has died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history." Zhang Hongfan collected it with a smile. After the defeat at Yashan, the Yuan army held a banquet to reward the troops. Zhang Hongfan said: "The prime minister has fulfilled his loyalty and filial piety. If he can change his attitude and serve the Yuan Emperor like he served the Song Dynasty, he will not lose his position as prime minister."

Wen Tianxiang said with tears in his eyes: "The country cannot be saved if it is destroyed. As a minister, I will die for the crime. How dare I have two intentions and live an ignoble life?" Zhang Hongfan felt his benevolence and sent someone to escort Wen Tianxiang to the capital. Wen Tianxiang was on the road and did not eat for eight days. He did not eat again until he died.

2. Wen Tianxiang received a letter from his daughter Liu Niang in prison and learned that his wife and two daughters were slaves in the palace and lived like prisoners. Wen Tianxiang understood: as long as he surrenders, his family can be reunited. But Wen Tianxiang did not want to lose his integrity because of his wife and daughter.

In a letter he wrote to his sister, he said: "Collecting the willow girl's letter will cut the stomach and intestines. Who doesn't have the love of flesh and blood for his wife and children? But now that things have come to this, Yu Yi deserves to die. What can I do? What can I do? ... I can’t let Liu Nu and Huan Nu care. I was choked with tears.”

The day Wen Tianxiang was escorted to the Chaishi execution ground. The supervisor asked him: "What else does the prime minister have to say? You can avoid death by playing the echo." Wen Tianxiang shouted: "If you die, die, what else can you say!" He then asked the supervisor: "Which way is it?" South?" Someone pointed him in the direction, and Wen Tianxiang knelt down to the south and said, "My affairs are over, and I feel free of guilt."

Extended information

Wen Tianxiang is particularly good at literary creation. There are two distinctive features in the creation of poetry, which are divided into two stages: the early stage and the late stage. The so-called early stage refers to the stage when King Qin of Ganzhou started to walk to Zhenzhou at night. Although the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty was in troubled times at that time, and the rulers in the court were mediocre and mercenary people, Wen Tianxiang gathered soldiers by himself. They came to the military camp by "packing hungry food" on their own. , a team with combat effectiveness.

Therefore, in Wen Tianxiang’s mind, there was hope for reviving the Southern Song Dynasty and regaining the lost territory. The characteristics of the poems written during this period were fresh, bright, bold, and particularly rich and intense emotions. He often encouraged himself with a full fighting spirit. , reading it is like drinking fragrant grape wine, refreshing the soul. During this period, Wen Tianxiang wrote many poems, most of which were inspiring. It can be said to be the middle period between two characteristic periods, that is, the transitional period.

After arriving in Fu'an, the situation changed fundamentally. The emperor was still controlled by Chen Yizhong and others. Although Wen Tianxiang was given an official position from Xingchao, he was not allowed to work in Xingchao. He even asked to open his office in Yongjia (Wenzhou). In the end, it was decided to let him open his office in Nanjian (Nanping County, Fujian). He soon moved his office. From Tingzhou to Zhangzhou, we can see that Wen Tianxiang's title of Privy Envoy and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Horses is just an official title in name only.

During this period, Wen Tianxiang's poetry writing began to show the characteristics of his later stage, most of which lamented the many "dangers and difficulties" in life's journey that were unsatisfactory.

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