Every majestic mountain must have its main peak. The meaning of Longgun's Nine Chapters but Zhiyi Ling means: No matter how many mountains there are, as long as you climb to the highest peak, you can see them all at a glance. The structure of the emperor's dragon robe is very special. It's complicated, but as long as you hold the collar, the entire dragon robe can be lifted gently.
Although the original meaning refers to the essence of writing an article, it can also be used in other places. It is necessary to focus on the key points, distinguish the priorities, and grasp the meaning of the main contradiction.
The source of "Ten thousand mountains are majestic, there must be a main peak, nine chapters and nine chapters, but only one leader" is Zeng Guofan's "Fu Chen Youming Taishou Shu" of the Qing Dynasty, which is included in "Xu Guan Zhi".
"Reply to the Prefect Chen Youming's Letter" was received from Hui on April 27th, and a large volume of the text was attached. Zhitai traveled northward last year. He contracted an illness on the way and sought medical treatment. By the end of the first month, he reached the capital. This is a reply written by Zeng Guofan to his staff when he was the governor of Zhili Province and stationed in Tianjin. The letter mainly evaluates the other party's literary works and elaborates on his own literary views, that is, writing must have certain precepts and pursue freedom of expression under the constraints of the law. In addition, it also reflects the author's negative political attitude in his later years.
"The Continuation of Guwen Zhi" was published in the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924). It contains more than 170 works by more than 60 famous ancient writers in the Qing Dynasty. It is divided into eight volumes, roughly in order of the author's era. sequence. It started from the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty and ended at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. It is a pioneering work to select the works of living contemporaries.
From the perspective of the selection, it can be said that "Xu Guwen Guanzhi" has all the styles: there are discussions, narratives, lyricism, and many letters, but there are no memorials and other documents. There are a large number of wonderful biographies in the narrative essays, some of which are even close to novels, such as Wang Shizhen's "Book of Swordsmen and Heroes"; there are many famous lyrical essays, such as Yuan Mei's "Essay on Sisters", and there are many miscellaneous essays with insightful expressions and profound music. For example, Gong Zizhen's "Records of the Sick Plum Pavilion"; there are also some articles that are full of laughter and curses, such as Li Ciming's "Recovery of a Book" and Hou Fangyu's "Books with Ruan Dacheng".
In short, "Xu Guwen Guanzhi" is rich in content and lively in form, which can generally reflect the prose achievements of the Qing Dynasty. The editor also inherits the style of "Guwen Guanzhi", which is more specific with eyebrow comments and more detailed with annotations.