Ji Kang's character is manifested in his criticism of Confucianism and etiquette. At that time, in order to maintain its political power, Sima Group strongly advocated etiquette and law, and detained some scholars with the so-called "human feelings are reasonable and the court has laws." Ji Kang, on the other hand, emphasized the "nature" of Taoism in a series of articles, exposing the hypocritical nature of etiquette and "treating others with courtesy".
Ji Kang's "Everything is not soup, martial arts is indispensable, and it is thin and boring" is actually denying the "present king"-Sima family.
Ji Kang's hostility to the Sima family is also revealed in some of his other articles, such as Treating Cai, which takes Cai Shu, who has always been called "stubborn", as the opposite, saying that they were originally "loyal to nature and loyal to their teachings", just because of the death of Prince Regent Zhou, "the death of the soldiers has changed greatly, which is self-evident, so they are loyal and suspicious. At that time, he used to pretend to be the Duke of Zhou and dispatched troops at the end of Wei Dynasty. The minister repeatedly disobeyed orders and opposed Sima's affairs. Therefore, this article naturally reminds people that the author is aimed at Qiu Jian, Zhuge Dan and others who oppose the Sima family. In fact, Zhong will frame him later, and an important charge is "Kang wants to help".
Ji Kang's literary creation is mainly poetry and prose. There are more than fifty of his poems, most of which are four-character poems, accounting for more than half. Representative works include 18 "Giving Scholar to Join the Army" and "Poems of Distressed Anger". "Give a Scholar to Join the Army" is a gift for my brother. The poem is about the thoughts of my brother who joined the army expedition, showing a touching brotherhood. For example, in the ninth song ("Good Horses Idle"), Ji's heroic demeanor in the army was written in an unconstrained style; No. 14 ("Xi Lan Tu Spectrum") also wrote in an imaginative way about Ji's leisure during his trip and his feelings for the mountains and rivers; No. 15 ("Leisure Night") also wrote about the poet's lonely and lonely mood under the clear night and the bright moon, which was quite cordial and touching. Bixing technique is widely used in poetry to render a strong parting atmosphere, and it is mostly translated from the Book of Songs, which shows that Ji Kang's four-character poems are influenced by the Book of Songs. The poem of resentment was written before the end of the prison. In the poem, I reviewed my childhood experience and described my thought of "being strong in old age and valuing scarce things" and its causes. I thought I ended up in prison because of my "stubborn" personality, which led to slander. In the poem, I hope to get through the current adversity and then live a transcendental life. "No fragrance and no smell, pick up towering mountains, send out caves, sing and chant, and nature nourishes life." This poem was written at the last moment of life, so it sank into my heart. In writing, it adopts a tortuous multi-level structure, emphasizes the poet's sense of shame and his ambition to remain simple and complete, and fully expresses his inner anguish and resentment.
Ji Kang often shows strong cynicism in his poems, so some of his works are straightforward, cynical and sharp-edged, showing the characteristics of being sober and alert. Some of his other poems contain metaphysical elements, such as "complacent, too mysterious to swim, and forget the fish if you like it". All these have weakened the vividness of his poetic images to some extent. But in general, Ji Kang's poems, especially four-character poems, still have a considerable position in the history of literature.
Ji Kang achieved more in prose than in poetry. His essays, letters and biographies are all well written. There are 9 papers, most of which are long, the most famous of which is "Keeping Healthy without Sorrow". Most of these articles expounded his philosophy, politics and ethics. For example, the theory of health preservation advocates "nothing to be complacent about, the beauty of the body, the mystery of the heart, forgetting the joy, and staying alive"; The theory of sound without sorrow and joy demonstrates the relationship between emotion and sound, and holds that the feeling of sadness and joy comes from "self-meeting, first hitting the heart, and expressing itself because of harmony", which refutes the view that sound itself has sadness and joy; The theory of managing talents is a political and historical paper, and the theory of Ming Dan is a psychological work. The common feature of these articles is "learning from the teacher" ("Wen Xin Diao Long"), that is, they dare to ask questions, express their opinions boldly and have a sharp style of writing. Such as the above "Guan Cai Luner I Du? Why did you return to dental caries? Embedded source? Cars? Tan, milk, sword? Think about it? Scratch? BR> Now, there are two letters, namely "Dear John" and "Dear John". The previous article was written for my friend Dan Tao. At that time, Dan Tao will leave the post of official department minister, and Ji Kang will be appointed as his successor. Kang refused to write this book. In the book, the reasons why I can't work are "seven can't stand it" and "two can't stand it". Tell me, my personality is straightforward and eccentric, which is incompatible with "laity", that is, polite people. This book is vigorous and free and easy, and has always been regarded as the masterpiece of Ji Kang's prose. The latter one is written for Lu An's brother Lu Xun. In the book, Lu Xun was righteously reprimanded for his dirty behavior. He had ulterior motives, opposed his innocent brother, and angrily declared that he would disown him.