Looking for Pu Songling's Translation of Ye Sheng
There is a scholar named Ye in Huaiyang, Henan. I don't know his name. His articles were second to none at that time. However, fate is not good, and I have never been admitted.
Ding, who happened to be in Kanto, came to be the magistrate of Huaiyang County. When he saw Ye Sheng's article, he thought it was unusual, so he called Ye Sheng to talk. The result was very happy, so he let Ye Sheng study in the government and subsidized his study expenses. He often helps his family with money and food. When it was time to open the examination, Ding Gong praised Ye Sheng in front of the scholar, which made him win the first place in the subject. Ding Gong has high hopes for the future of Ye Sheng. After having obtained the provincial examination, Ding Gong asked Ye Sheng to read the manuscript and applauded.
I didn't expect luck to limit people. Although the article had a good life, after it was published, Ye Sheng fell into Sun Shan. He came home depressed and felt that he had failed Ding Gong's expectations. He was ashamed, thin and dumb, like a puppet. When Ding Gong heard that he was told to comfort him, Ye Sheng burst into tears. Ding Gong sympathized with him and made an appointment to take him north together when he was in Beijing for three years. Ye Sheng is very grateful. Say goodbye to Ding Gong, go home and never leave home.
Soon, Ye Sheng fell ill in bed. Ding Gong often sends things to sympathize with him; However, Ye Sheng took more than 100 pairs of medicines, and it had no effect at all. Ding Gong happened to be dismissed from his post for offending his boss and was going to leave his post and return to his hometown. He wrote a letter to Ye Sheng, roughly saying, "The date of my return to the East has been set, so the reason why I postponed it is to wait for you.
If you come in the morning, I can hit the road at night. "The letter was sent to the hospital bed. Ye Sheng looked at the letter and cried sadly. He asked the messenger to send a message to Ding Gong, saying, "I am very ill and it is difficult to recover immediately. Please leave first. " The messenger went back and told the truth. Ding Gong was reluctant to leave, but he waited for him slowly.
A few days later, the doorman suddenly reported that Ye Sheng was coming. Ding Gong was overjoyed and greeted him. Ye Sheng said, "Thank you, sir, for keeping you waiting for so long because of the villain's illness, and your heart is restless. I am very lucky to be with you today. " Then, Ding Gong packed his bags and arrived on the road early.
Ding Gong returned home, asked his son to worship Ye Sheng as a teacher, and asked him to serve him well and live with him in the morning and evening. Ding Gongzi's name is Chang Chang. At that time, he was sixteen years old and could not write an article. But it's very smart. After reading the article two or three times, you won't forget it again. A year later, childe can put pen to paper. Coupled with Ding Gong's strength, he entered the county school and became a scholar. Ye Sheng copied all his past model essays to teach the boy to read. Results The seven questions obtained after the provincial examination were all in the prepared exercises, and none of them were missed. My son won the second place in the exam.
One day, Ding Gong said to Ye Sheng, "Take out the rest of your knowledge and make my son famous. However, you have been buried for a long time. What can you do? " Ye Sheng said, "I'm afraid this is destiny takes a hand. However, I can thank your article and let the world know that my half-life has declined not because of poor articles, but because my wishes are enough.
Besides, people who study can get a bosom friend, and there is nothing to regret. Why do you have to put on official clothes and throw away scholar clothes to say you are lucky? "Ding Gong thought that Ye Sheng had lived in other provinces for a long time, and he was afraid that he would delay attending the annual review, so he advised him to go home. When Ye Sheng heard this, his face looked sad and unhappy. Ding Gong couldn't bear to force him to go, so he told his son to take the exam in Beijing, and he had to accept a Guo Jian Zi for Ye Sheng.
Ding Gongzi was admitted to Jinshi and was awarded the post of minister in charge of the Ministry. When he took office, he took Ye Sheng with him and sent him to study in Imperial College London, a business school, to be with him in the morning and evening. A year later, Ye Sheng took part in the metropolitan examinations in Shuntianfu, and finally won the jury. When Ding Gongzi was appointed to be in charge of Nanhe's official business, he said to Ye Sheng, "It's not far from your hometown. How happy it will be for Mr. Wang to become famous and return home in clothes. " Ye Sheng is also very happy. They set an auspicious day for their trip. In Huaiyang County, Ding Gongzi sent servants to escort Ye Sheng home in a carriage.
When Ye Sheng got home and got off the bus, he was sad to see that his door was very depressed. He walked slowly into the yard. My wife just came out of the house with a dustpan. When she suddenly saw Ye Sheng, she threw away the dustpan and left. Ye Sheng said sadly, "I have won the lottery now. I haven't seen you for three or four years. How can you not know me? " His wife stood at a distance and said to him, "You have been dead for a long time. How can you say that you are a powerful person? " ? The reason why your coffin has been parked without burial is because your family is poor and your son is too young. Now that my son Ada is an adult, he will choose the cemetery for you. Please don't scare the living. "
After hearing these words, Ye Sheng looked sad and annoyed. He slowly entered the house, saw his coffin still parked there, and then jumped to the ground and disappeared. The wife watched in horror and saw Ye Sheng's clothes, shoes and socks fall to the ground. She was so sad that she picked up the clothes on the ground and burst into tears. When my son came back from school, he saw a carriage tied to the door. He asked the driver the origin and told his mother at once. The mother told her son what she saw in tears. NianLia asked Ye Sheng's servant carefully again, only to know the whole story.
The servant came back and reported the truth to his master. Ding Gongzi heard that tears soaked the clothes on his chest. He immediately rushed to the mourning hall in Ye Sheng in a carriage and began to cry. He paid to repair the tomb and arrange the funeral, and buried Ye Sheng with a juren's funeral. He also sent a lot of money to Ye Sheng's son and asked a teacher to teach him to read. Later, Ding Gongzi recommended it to the scholar, so that Ye Sheng's son entered the county in the second year and became a scholar.
Yi Shi said: The soul follows its bosom friend and forgets that it is dead? Everyone who has heard of it is skeptical, but I am convinced. Close couples can follow the soul; Close friendship, even though thousands of miles apart, can also meet the friends of dreams. What's more, the cited articles are carefully written by scholars of our generation; Whether we can meet real returns determines the poverty of our fate! Alas! Bad luck, bad luck. Experience is always hard to meet, and you can only sigh at the shadow; Inherent pride, not kitsch, only self-pity. Poor people are in trouble, which leads to the ridicule of snobs.
People who have failed many times, from individuals to articles, have been ridiculed by the secular; Once you fall into Sun Shan, this article is full of holes. The only people who can only cry in ancient and modern times are Bian and you. Now that it's turned upside down, where is Bole who can know people at a glance? Those in power without love and talent are not worth relying on! Looking back, it is a pity that there is no place to live in the vast sea. Life in this world, only walk with your eyes closed and let the creator arrange it. Many talented people like Ye Sheng have fallen in the world. Looking back, I found that there will be another Ding in the world. Can such a person live and die with him? Alas!
Original text:
Ye Sheng of Huaiyang lost his name. The article ci fu was the highest at that time; If you are unbalanced, you are trapped in fame. I want to ride a crane in Kanto and make it a city. It's amazing to see its article. Call and talk, Joey. Subject test value, public tour promoted to academic ambassador, won the championship. Public expectations have fallen. After Wei, Suowen read it and clapped his hands and sighed.
Unexpected hours limit people, the article hates life, and the list was released, but it still failed. I lost my life when I was born, and I am ashamed to be a bosom friend. I'm so stupid, so stupid. Show mercy to the public, enter Beijing, and take it with you to the north. I was very impressed and left, but Dumen couldn't leave. Nothing, sleeping sickness. The public heritage is endless; However, it is useless to take medicine all the time.
The public is suitable for the official exemption from inspection and will be relieved. Believe in life, its simple cloud says: "I will return to the east one day;" So whoever is late, wait for the first step. When you arrive, you will send your servants late. " The student sobbed with a book and sent a message: "The disease is hard to get rid of, please send it first." I can't bear to leave, just wait.
More than a few days? Ye Sheng's words suddenly came from the door. If you are happy, ask the other way around. Birthday: "There are dog and horse diseases. If you stay for a long time, you will be worried." . Fortunately, I can get off the crutch. "Male is a bundle of ring. When I arrived, I ordered my son to make a living, and I stayed with him all night. Childe's surname is Chang. When he was sixteen, he didn't. However, if you are absolutely wise, you can put pen to paper in the prime of life.
Benefiting from public power, he entered the city and became the leader of Asia. Citizens have been visiting for a long time and are afraid of missing the annual review, so they are advised to return to the province. The sad and unhappy man couldn't bear to be strong, so he asked the son to accept the millet. Sun Jie Nangong, the director of the Ministry of Industry. Take students to prison, sooner or later. He was born in Wei Bei in his forties and was recommended by his hometown. Hui's son sent someone to Nanhe on business. Because of his birthday, he said, "This trip is not far from your hometown. Mr. Wang is anxious to describe the clouds, and gold is still fast. " ? Life is also happy.
It's sad to see the depression of the portal. Wandering in the courtyard, my wife came out with a duster and threw it away in horror when she saw life. The wife said at a distance, "You have been dead for a long time, so why say anything?"? Therefore, those who drown the monarch are poor and young. Now that Ada has been established, don't be ridiculous and scary. " I was disappointed when I heard it. Wandering into the room, I saw the coffin. It fell to the ground and went out. The wife was startled and frightened, hugged her clothes and began to cry. Hearing this, the childe cried. Is to order me to cry in my room and go out to camp. Funeral is based on filial piety, leaving the son behind. I taught my teacher to read and speak. I studied swimming for more than a year.
Yi Shi said, "The soul follows its bosom friend and forgets to die? People who smell it are suspicious, and I am convinced. Ha ha! In difficult times, it won't even happen. People who cry in ancient and modern times, edge and vail; Turn right from wrong, Boleyi. Who is it? The world's Angzang has been reduced to a person like a leaf, and there are many more. Gu Ande brought Wei Fu back, and life and death also came from this. Hey! " ?
This article comes from Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio in Qing Dynasty.
Extended data writing background:
Pu Songling was born in a scholarly family. In his early years, he also wanted to use the imperial examination to be an official. Unfortunately, he tried again and again and could only make a living by teaching. He has been interested in folk ghost stories since childhood. It is said that Pu Songling once opened a teahouse in front of his house in order to collect materials. People who come to drink tea can use a story instead of tea money. Pu Songling collected a large number of bizarre stories in this way, and after finishing and processing, they were included in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio.
According to the notes of the Qing Dynasty, "Three Borrowing Lu Bi Tan", Pu Songling spread a mat on the ground next to the avenue every morning and set up a yancha, waiting for passers-by to collect anecdotes. Every time I hear something, I whitewash it when I go home.
In the first year of Kangxi (1662), Pu Songling began to write stories about foxes and ghosts at the age of 22. In the spring of the eighteenth year of Kangxi, forty-year-old Pu Songling compiled the manuscript into a book Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio for the first time, with a preface in the south. Since then, it has been added frequently. It was not until around 239 and 46 years of Kangxi that there were several addenda in the book. The writing of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio lasted more than forty years, and Pu Songling devoted most of his energy.
Introduction to the article:
There are nearly 500 books in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, which are rich in content and mainly divided into the following types:
One is a love story, which accounts for the largest proportion in the book. Most of the main characters in the story are not afraid of feudal ethics and dare to pursue free love. Such famous articles include Lianxiang, Xiao Xie, Liancheng, Huanniang, Crow's Head and so on.
The second is to attack the destruction of the imperial examination system on scholars. As a victim of the imperial examination system, Pu Songling has a great say in this respect, such as Ye Sheng, Si Wenlang, Xie Xie and Wang Zi 'an.
Third, it is of great social significance to expose the cruelty of the ruling class and its oppression of the people, such as Xi Fang Ping, Zhi Jian, Dream Wolf, Beauty, etc.