"The belly is full of poetry and calligraphy" comes from Su Shi's poem "Farewell to Dong Chuan", as evidenced by Ji Yun's review of "The Collected Poems of Su Wenzhonggong". 1. Zewen

"There is poetry and literature in one's belly, one is naturally beautiful" is an old saying, which means: if a person reads a lot, his temperament will naturally be outstanding, just like wearing gorgeous clothes. Second, there are roughly three theories about its origin:

One is that it comes from Su Dongpo's poems, the other is that it comes from Tao Yuanming's poems, and the other is that it comes from Li Shizhen's famous sayings. At present, it seems that the more credible theory is from Su Shi's "Farewell to Dong Chuan". As a harmonious poem, "Farewell to Dong Chuan" is less famous. The whole poem only encourages Dong Chuan to become an official.

But the second sentence of this poem inadvertently reveals the secret that reading can help people cultivate their temperament and improve their personal mental outlook. Therefore, it became widely circulated and became a famous saying specifically to praise scholars for their outstanding temperament. 3. Appreciation of "Farewell with Dong Chuan"

"Farewell with Dong Chuan" - Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty

His career was wrapped in thick silk cloth, and he was full of poetry and calligraphy.

I am tired of cooking gourd leaves with the old Confucian, and force me to step on the locust flowers with my son.

I have nothing to do but look for a young horse, and my eyes wander around looking at the car for choosing a son-in-law.

To be proud is worthy of the secular world, and the edicts are like crows.

The main idea of ??the poem:

I have been wearing coarse clothes for many years, but I have read poetry and books, and my temperament is still Tsinghua. Tired of chewing gourd leaves with the old Confucians, he also wanted to go to Beijing to obtain fame. Just because of poverty, even if he wins the election, he cannot buy a "spring horse" like Meng Jiao.

Not only can't "the horse's hoof disease be affected by the spring breeze", but also be dazzled by the "son-selection car" of the wealthy families in the capital. Of course, winning the exam is something to boast about. His name is written on the imperial list, but the ink is like a crow.

This poem was written by Su Shi to his friend Dong Chuan. Dong Chuan was a native of Luoyang. He had contacts with Su Shi when he was in Fengxiang. He died in the second year of Xining, Shenzong of the Song Dynasty (1069 AD), and his birth year is unknown. If Dong Chuan died of natural causes, he might not have been young when he dated Su Shi. So in the second sentence of the poem, he said, "I'm tired of cooking gourd leaves with the old Confucian."

Why did Dong Chuan accompany the old Confucian? Because he himself is also an old Confucian. He grew up in a poor family, but he was diligent and studious. At first, because there was no one to recommend him in the court, there was no way to obtain honors.

It wasn’t until I met Su Shi that I changed my mind. Su Shi was a good role model who changed his life through the imperial examination. After getting to know Su Shi, Dong Chuan didn't worry about no one recommending him to take the examination.

Dong Chuan was about to go to Beijing to take part in the scientific examination. Before leaving, he wrote a poem to say goodbye to Su Shi. Su Shi wrote a poem "He" to encourage him, telling him not to underestimate himself just because he had no money and was wearing shabby clothes.

Although you have been wearing clothes made of thick silk fabrics, you are full of poems and books, and your Tsinghua spirit is palpable. The air you carry and move is no different from that of wearing high-end clothes.

You are just tired of the days of chewing vegetable leaves with the villagers, and you also want to go to the capital to see the world like the young Juzi. Because of poverty, it is impossible to be as "satisfied" as Meng Jiao after winning the national examination. Fortunately, there are no "Chang'an flowers" to see in Beijing. There are only countless wealthy families "stealing their sons-in-law's" cars. Who knows whether the daughter of that family is beautiful or ugly? So there’s nothing to regret if you don’t win.

Finally, Su Shi also told Dong Chuan: Of course I am very happy to win the imperial examination. When you see the ink on the imperial list, you will feel that it seems to be left by a child knocking over the ink. masterpiece. This means: whether you win or not depends entirely on the mood of the emperor's old man. 4. The author

Su Shi is a particularly lovely person. When modern people mention him, they always smile knowingly. Because in people's impression, he is not only a talented man, but also an easy-going and amiable little old foodie with a sense of humor.

When we talked about his criticism of Meng Jiao's "After Admission" last time, he liked to use small fish and crabs to compare Meng Jiao's poems. This time he wrote a poem for Dong Chuan, directly saying that Dong Chuan's knowledge had been absorbed into his "belly".

Because Dong Chuan "ate" a lot of books, the essence of the books infiltrated his whole body, and the clear air passed through his intestines and stomach, abdominal wall, and penetrated to his body surface, which made him It looks like wearing fine clothes. His gestures and gestures naturally have an aristocratic temperament that cannot be looked at.