The Research On Yan Zhenqing’s Thought And Literature

The outbreak of "An Shi Zhi Luan" changes the fate of Yanzhenqing and his family members. The strong local forces and the weak central power become serious problems after "An Shi Zhi Luan". The reconstruction of social order and the authority of the state are imminent. Re-interpretation of etiquette is the directest way for literati to reconstruct the authority of emperor. Yanzhenqing is just one of the most important representatives.Yanzhenqing is proficient in rite. In the epitaphs, he also tries to use "etiquette" to reconstruct social order and regulate individual behavior. Generally speaking, on the one hand, Yanzhenqing depicts "loyal minister image" to construct moral community; on the other hand, a large number of family writings are existed to help him get rid of the survival plight.As the deepening of times crisis, "Li Yue Zhi Xue"——the key words of "the official Confucianism" has already could not provide the reasonable basis for social order under the original frame of relationship between nature and man, and its limitations to get rid of the individual survival plight is gradually emerging. So besides Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and even XianJiao all have a influcence to Yanzhenqing. "Wai Ru Nei Dao (Fo)" becomes the typical ideological structure of literati in that era included Yanzhenqing. The dilemma of the dual thought structure also the problem of era and Confucianism, and literati in the Mid-Tang Dynasty try facilitating the Confucianism transformation from "LiYue" to "XinXing" to solve the problem. YanZhenqing is a transitional figure durning this process.According to his thought, YanZhenqing compiles Yun Hai Jing Yuan durning his relegation to highlight his family study tradition and deep complex to families. ZheXi joint sentences show obvious nature of game. By replacing solemn poetry to humorous banter, Yanzhenqing realizes self-belance in the dual thought structure, and digestion the meaning of exile in his relegation.