Xiang embroidery, born in Huai County, Hanoi (now Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province), is one of the "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest" with its own characteristics. In the Book of Jin, Xiang Xiu said: When enlightened, he was far-sighted, and he knew little, so he learned from the ancient road of elegance. Zhuang Zhou has written dozens of articles at home and abroad. Although there are viewers in the world, it is not appropriate to discuss its purpose. Show is to solve puzzles, invent strange interests and stir up mysterious winds. Readers are detached from their hearts, so they are self-sufficient for a while. Yan Yanzhi in the Southern Song Dynasty wrote poems praising: Xiang embroidery is sweet and weak, and its heart is full of kindness. Exploring the Tao is profound, while reading is contemptuous. Making friends with Lu Hongxuan is also a phoenix move. Wandering by the river, I'm afraid of mountains and rivers. Although it is one of the seven sages of bamboo forest, compared with the other six sages, Xiang embroidery, which is "elegant and easy to read", is not surprising in appearance, and may be said to be relatively unknown. As far as genius is concerned, he is inferior to Ji Kang and Ruan Ji. In terms of personality, it is better to drink with pigs and chase Ruan Xian, the servant girl. On Liu Ling, he couldn't drink the music on his pillow, but he was unhappy without wine; Even if you succeed in your official career, you are far behind Dan Tao and Wang Rong. Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Dan Tao, Xiang Embroidery, Liu Ling, Wang Rong and Ruan Xian are known as the Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest. However, Xiang Xiu's study of Zhuangzi has gained a lot, and he is known as "a wonderful analysis of wonders, opening up the mysterious wind". Xiang embroidery can cross the threshold of metaphysics and enter the ranks of seven sages of bamboo forest, which is related to Zhuangzi. Once, Dan Tao overheard Xiang Embroidery talking about Zhuangzi. He was surprised and they became friends. Later, Dan Tao introduced Xiang embroidery to Ji Kang and Ruan Ji. In the long-term contact, Xiang Xiu was gradually conquered by Ji Kang's amazing talent and charming personality, and they became irresistible friends. Ji Kang loves to strike while the iron is hot. When it rains while the iron is hot with bare arms, Xiang embroidery wheezes the bellows to add firewood. The two men cooperated tacitly and played an alternative performance art. Some people think that Ji Kang is responsible for forging and venting his inner anger and pride with a hammer. Xiang embroidery, on the other hand, is quiet, so he is in charge of alchemy and mastering the temperature, so the two men combined their own temperament and played a good iron. However, despite his great admiration for Ji Kang, Xiang Xiu did not blindly follow Ji Kang, which is mainly reflected in two points: First, when Xiang Xiu revealed to Ji Kang that he wanted to annotate Zhuangzi, Ji Kang disagreed, thinking that the dog's tail was probably taken away by a mink, and suggested that he forget it. Xiang embroidery smiled and said nothing, but still did not change her original intention. Therefore, Ji Kang also applauded his comments on Zhuangzi. Secondly, Xiang Embroidery once wrote "The Theory of Keeping Healthy at Night". Xiang embroidery did not agree with Ji Kang's concept of keeping in good health, and launched a cross-examination without mercy. After Ji Kang saw it, he wrote "On Health Preservation" and refuted the views of Xiang embroidery one by one. Their manners and tolerance are full of "I love my friends, and I love the truth more". Ji Kang's strike while the iron is hot is a performance art that shows contempt for powerful people. Xiang embroidery is very talented, but he doesn't want to learn to be an official. Sometimes I help Ji Kang while the iron is hot, and sometimes I cooperate with Lu An, regardless of my career. Later, Ji Kang was killed innocently for repeatedly directly or indirectly offending Sima Group and its minions. Facing the lesson of Ji Kang's blood and the sword of Damocles, which requires the end of the game without cooperation, Xiang Xiu chose a helpless compromise. On his way to office, Xiang Xiu paid a special visit to Ji Kang's former residence, and wrote a poem "Nostalgia" to express his complicated inner feelings. Because of the high-pressure political environment of Sima's family at that time, Xiang embroidery could only express its feelings in the text. When Si Mazhao met Xiang Xiu, Shun Feng Qi Man said: I heard that Mr Xiang has great ambitions in Jishan and doesn't want to be an official. Then why did you come to me now? The "ambition of Mount Ji" here refers to the fact that in ancient times, Emperor Yao wanted to pass on his position to Harmony who was passive and uncooperative and lived in seclusion in Mount Ji, so the "ambition of Mount Ji" was used by later generations to praise the demeanor of a noble scholar who would rather live in seclusion than seize power. Si Mazhao satirizes Xiang Xiu through ancient allusions-aren't you great? Why does it smell good now? When Zhuangzi met a knife, Xiang Xiu had to put down his posture and apologetically said, "How can people like Chao Fu and Xu You understand Emperor Yao's thirst for talents? Not worth imitating. " Xiang Xiuhe described him as an extreme and stubborn person, and vaguely compared him to Emperor Yao. Such an answer not only shows the willingness to cooperate, but also secretly kowtows to Si Mazhao. Si Mazhao was very satisfied with Xiang embroidery's strategy and understanding of the times, and naturally reciprocated. Although it is a remnant of the bad element Ji Kang, it is good to change it. Xiang Xiu was first an assistant minister of Sanda in his official career, and then he was promoted to an assistant minister of Sanda. However, the evaluation of Xiang Xiu in the Book of Jin is: "He didn't hold a post in the DPRK, but he was just a trace." "At the end of the day, that is to say, Xiang Xiu didn't seek politics for him. He just died as a singer. In the end, he still didn't cooperate, just giving enough face to Sima. After entering the official career, Xiang Xiu devoted himself to the annotation of Zhuangzi. Dai Kui commented on Xiang embroidery's annotation "Zhuangzi": Show is meaning, and all readers are detached. If the dust has come out and you can see ghosts, you can start to see audio-visual watches, and you can leave this world and everything outside. Although the people who moved the game were optimistic, they were all disappointed and had their own feelings of shock. Because Xiang Embroidery was single-minded in annotating Zhuangzi, neither denying characters nor intervening in actual government affairs, Sima Group didn't embarrass him any more, so he was able to live in a dark age. The greatest contribution of Xiang embroidery in life is basically in writing. In addition to Zhuangzi, he also annotated The Book of Changes, which was named The Book of Changes and Shi Xiangyi, but it has been lost. There are only two masterpieces of Xiang embroidery handed down from generation to generation: One is "Thinking of the Old" and the other is "On Night Health in South Ji Shu". In a sense, he can be said to be the most simple one among the seven sages of bamboo forest. Unlike Ji Kang, he did not have a relationship with the Cao Wei regime, nor did he serve as an official in the Cao Wei regime. His political burden is relatively light. He didn't want to be an official under Sima's rule at first, which was a kind of contempt and disgust for Sima's persistence and hypocrisy. But in the end, he didn't really have a deep hatred for Sima, so when his life was threatened, he turned to Sima. Although he became an official of Sima's family, he didn't grasp the actual political power actively or passively and was not responsible for specific affairs, so he naturally didn't care about his political achievements. Therefore, his lifelong career is not meritorious service, but standing up. I know there are fish in autumn water in South China. Xiang embroidery was saved by Zhuangzi in the dark ages. He also used the new meaning of "self-generation and self-transformation" in Zhuangzi's Notes to penetrate Confucianism and Taoism, and wrote a brilliant chapter connecting the past and the future in the cultural history of China, making extremely outstanding contributions.