临桂词派领袖王鹏运、况周颐同为"清季四大词人",况周颐引王鹏运为词学"知己",将其视为引导自己步入词坛的引路人、走上词学正道的导师、相互交流不断提高的挚友,《蕙风词话》标举"重拙大"之旨,正是临桂词派核心所在,亦是印证"知己"友情及其共同创造的词学理论精神所在,"知己"之论传承弘扬历代"知音"说传统,具有文学社团、流派、作家群研究意义。
Wang Peng-yun and Kuang Zhou-yi ,the leaders of Lingui Ci School ,all belonged to“the Great Four Ci Writers of Late Qing Dynasty” .Kuang considered Wang as his bosom friend in Ci studies ,his guide w ho led him into the Ci circle ,his tutor w ho taught him to learn Ci proper ,and his intimate buddy to exchange opinions for further development .The emphasis of Heaviness ,Slowness , and Grandness advocated by Huifeng Speeches on Ci was exactly the core of Lingui Ci School ,which was also the spirit of the Ci theories put forward together by “bosom”friends .The saying of “bosom friends” was passed down from the traditional legends of “soulmates” ,which was of great significance to the researches of literary communities ,schools ,and writer groups .