Research On Song Lian’s Article In Yuan And Ming Dynasties

The replacement of Yuan and Ming dynasties was a major event in Chinese history,which marked the return of China’s unified dynasty ruled by the Mongols to the Central Plains dynasty centered on the Han ethnic group.Song Lian(1310—1381),as a scholar from the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty,was praised as “the most extensive scholar in the south of the Great River” at the end of the Yuan Dynasty,and “repeatedly promoted as the first of the founding literary officials” after the Ming Dynasty,not only became the indicator of the transformation of the literary world in the Yuan and Ming dynasties,but also the witness and participant of the replacement of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.Therefore,this article focuses on “(1348—1381),in an era of yuan and Ming song lian article”,at the time as the guidance,focusing on the song lian articles with the time between the binary interaction,by learning through song lian Cain,prince shogunate to essay writing in the early Ming period,how to explore his article affected by the particularity of yuan and Ming replacement,as well as how to change.This paper is divided into three chapters:The first chapter discusses Song Lian’s articles in the period of study and seclusion.Song Lian’s articles in the period of study and seclusion have the dual characteristics of regionalism and time,he not only inherits the east Zhejiang culture’s emphasis on Taoism and the spirit of“practical”,but also derives the spirit of criticizing reality under the influence of the turbulent times at the end of Yuan dynasty.Specifically,Song Lian by former generation of east Zhejiang literati such as Wen Renmengji,Huang Jin,Liu Guan and others,the influence of the literary thought of valued Taoism and ethos connoted,on creation method has the tendency of history,realistic.The content of this article contains two aspects.On the one hand,Song Lian regarded himself as a "moya base" in the Yuan Dynasty and had a strong sense of identity with the Yuan Dynasty.Moreover,his two teachers Huang and Liu lived in the imperial court,so Song Lian was influenced by the "elegant style" of the imperial style and created many articles praising the Yuan Dynasty.On the other hand,Song Lian wrote some articles criticizing the evils of The Times when the Yuan Dynasty was in turmoil and the people were in dire straits.The emergence of such critical literary style is not only a reflection of the weakening of the central literary circle’s control over the local literary circle in the late Yuan Dynasty,but also a reflection of Song Lian’s ambivalence.In addition,during the period of studying and seclusion,Song Lian gradually grew into a local elite literati and exerted a great influence on the local literati community.The second chapter explains the articles written by Song Lian in the period of Shogunate.During this period,Song Lian has completed the transition of the role of civil servants from the yuan dynasty literati to insurgents,the characteristics of the times on the article are particularly prominent.The process and result of this identity change to some extent created the new characteristics in the content and stance of Song Lian’s articles during this period.First of all,he reflected the cruelty of the war as an orthodox scholar in the Yuan Dynasty and refused to be recruited by the king of Wu.Second,he expressed his joy and anxiety about the unknown future when he was summoned to Nanjing.Finally,as he got along with Zhu Yuanzhang’s princes and ministers,Song Lian began to write on the side of Zhu Yuanzhang Group,which marked the radical change of Song Lian’s creative stance.During this period,Song Lian’s articles not only reflected the turmoil of the current situation,but also reflected the situation and mentality of the Chinese people in the war,especially the living state,mental course and choice of the literati group in eastern Zhejiang in the turbulent situation.The third chapter discusses the articles of Song Lian in the early and Ming dynasties.This chapter mainly focuses on the hedge between politics and individuals.First,Zhu Yuanzhang,in order to prove the legitimacy of the founding of the Ming Dynasty and win people over,put forward the proposition that the Yuan regime was granted by heaven.Secondly,Song Lian in absorbing Huang Jin about "leaves" is discussed,on the basis of further put forward to adapt to Mr.Dynasty "leaves" initiative,and the creation of practice,promotes the transfer of the literary arena from mountains to the pavilion pavilion,and the formation of Ming style.Finally,with the stability of the dynasty and the strengthening of the centralization of the monarchy,Zhu Yuanzhang’s “Strong guess and kill” Side began to show,and he frequently carried out harsh punishment to the civil and military ministers in the court.Under the high-pressure political environment,the political enthusiasm of Song Lian and others decreased sharply,and the thought of seclusion in the article began to sputter.