Yu Xuanji
Yu Xuanji, a female poet of the Tang Dynasty. Her original name was Youwei and her courtesy name was Huilan. She was born in the second year of Huichang, Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, in a family of intellectuals on the outskirts of Chang'an. She learned poetry at the age of seven and became a acclaimed poet at the age of twelve. At the age of sixteen, she married a man named Li Yi. She was a concubine in the officialdom. She became a monk at the age of seventeen and became a Taoist. At the age of twenty-six, she whipped her maid to death out of jealousy and was executed.
It is a blessing to be born in the Tang Dynasty. Powerful, open and prosperous gave the Tang Dynasty a graceful bearing. Yu Xuanji, in the turbulent dynasty thousands of years ago, her poems made people remember this name.
Yu Xuanji’s poetic talent can be found in yellowed ancient books. According to legend, Wen Tingyun was the first to discover Yu Xuanji’s poetic talent. At that time, Yu Xuanji was called Yu Youwei. Wen took "Willows by the River" as the title for the test, and Yu Youwei composed a poem calmly: "The green color extends to the deserted bank, and the smoke enters the distant building; the shadows cover the spring water, and the flowers fall on the fish's head..." From then on, Wen and Yu learned from each other. Life is commensurate.
As she grows older, the young girl's heart begins to blossom, Yu Youwei gradually develops feelings for her teacher, and Wen Tingyun has already fallen in love with his female disciple. Yu Youwei once wrote a poem "Send Warmness to Feiqing on a Winter Night", which expresses the tiredness of their relationship: "I searched hard for poems and chanted them under the lamp, and stayed up all night afraid of the cold quilt; the leaves in the courtyard were worried about the wind, and I cherished the moon through the screen window. The evacuation was not over yet. As you wish, you can only see the original heart; you can rest in the sycamore tree, and the dusk birds are chirping in the forest. "However, the girl's hundreds of tender feelings failed to allow Wen Tingyun to cross the threshold of the world. Teachers and students are still teachers and students.
It was after a new career that Yu Youwei became famous in the capital. On this day, Wen and Yu went to Chongzhen Temple in Chang'an together. They met a group of new scholars competing to write poems and names on the wall of the temple. Yu Youwei was so impressed by the view that she also wrote a poem called Qijue on the viewing wall: "The cloud peak is full and the moon is clear in spring, and the silver hook fingers are pointing down to life; I hate myself for being covered with poems, and I raise my head in vain to envy the name on the list." It was this Qijue song that introduced this ambitious, beautiful and sentimental woman to the world.
Soon after, Li Yi, a wealthy lady from Jiangling, came to the capital. He admired the talent and beauty of Yu and Wei, and fell in love at first sight and fell in love with her again. Yu Youwei became Li Yi's concubine.
This talented and beautiful concubine failed to keep her low status in the end. Under the pressure of his wife, Li Yi wrote a letter of divorce and secretly divorced her. Youwei was sent to Xianyi Temple. Women in the Tang Dynasty seemed to have the habit of avoiding Taoist temples after being emotionally frustrated. Yu Youwei became Yu Xuanji.
The falling flowers are intentional, but the flowing water is ruthless. The following days were as helpless as the breeze, as light as the clear smoke. The bored Yu Xuanji had no choice but to turn to poetry and wrote many good poems. Among them, "Gift to the Neighbor Girl" has been recited through the ages and has been praised by people. The poem says : "I am ashamed to cover my sleeves with the sun, and I am lazy to put on makeup in spring. It is easy to find priceless treasures, but it is rare to find a lover. Tears are shed on the pillow, and the heart is broken among the flowers. I can see the jade of Song Dynasty, so why hate Wang Chang." It is called "Gift" "Neighbor Girl", the original intention is to express one's feelings. Yu Xuanji sees through the true feelings of the world, and she wants to change the trajectory of her life with poetry and sex.
Soon, a notice was posted outside Xianyi Guan: "Yu Xuanji's poems and essays are waiting for teaching." The beautiful and talented Yu Xuanji is like a pink butterfly, spreading her tempting wings and attracting many lovers.
During this period, Yu Xuanji lived the life of an ancient single aristocrat. In the quiet Taoist temple with gentle breeze and bright moon, she carefully weaved her own love. Many of her famous love poems were born during this period: "Today I heard the magpies in the morning, I worshiped the lanterns under the lamp last night; I burned incense and went out to welcome Pan Yue, but I didn't envy the Morning Glory and the Weaver Girl's family." "Hate is sent to the Zhu Xian with affection. If I had known that the clouds and rain would come, my heart would not be filled with cymbidiums. The peaches and plums are burning brightly, so I can still find the land. The green pines and osmanthus still envy the scholars. The moonlight in the courtyard is clear, and the sound of singing is deep in the bamboo courtyard. The red leaves in front of the door, "Don't wait for a close friend."...
This kind of romantic life seems to be leisurely and beautiful on the surface, but it is actually Yu Xuanji's resistance to his failed marriage. She was tired of everything in the world, and she wanted to liberate herself and break away from the shackles of the world.
What follows is the subtle psychological change that this life brings to Yu Xuanji.
There is a beautiful maid named Luqiao beside Yu Xuanji. It is recorded in the history books that when Yu Xuanji was out, Lu Qiao had an affair with the man who was in contact with Yu Xuanji. After Yu Xuanji found out, he was so jealous that he even beat Lu Qiao to death. The beautiful Yu Xuanji finally killed herself. In this way, the twenty-six-year-old Yu Xuanji completed her life journey.
The death of Yu Xuanji has caused many doubts among future generations. In fact, there are always different guesses about the final destination of beautiful women. In later literary and artistic works, Yu Xuanji often appeared as a bold and unrestrained woman from the Tang Dynasty.
Maybe the real Yu Xuanji is not like this, maybe the real Yu Xuanji hopes so.