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Li Shangyin once claimed to be a member of the same clan as the royal family in the Tang Dynasty, and it was confirmed by textual research that Li Shangyin was a distant royal family in the Tang Dynasty. However, there is no historical document to prove this, so it can be considered that this blood relationship between Li Shangyin and the royal family in the Tang Dynasty is quite distant. Li Shangyin affirmed his imperial clan status several times in his poems, but this did not bring him any practical benefits.
Li Shangyin's family can be traced back to his great-grandfather Li She. Li Shao once held the highest administrative position as the county magistrate of Meiyuan (now northwest of Fuping, Shaanxi); Great-great-grandfather Li Shuheng (uncle) was once the county commander of Anyang (now Henan); Grandfather Li Biao, a former xing zhou (now Xingtai, Hebei) document, joined the army; His father, Reese, was once an imperial adviser in the temple. When Li Shangyin was born, Li Siren was appointed as the county magistrate of Jia (now Henan).
Li Shangyin is a talented person, and the first scholar of the Li family is Li Shuhong, an Anyang gentleman. Li Shuhong is Li Shangyin's grandfather. /kloc-at the age of 0/9, he rose to the top, just like Liu Changqing in Pengcheng and Zhang in Xuqinghe. Born in Anyang, he died in 29 years and was buried in the east of Yongdian, Huaizhou. The original doctor ordered him to leave. There are few records about Li Shuhong's deeds in history. Legends related to Li Shangyin are scattered in the historical records of later generations.
Expect to be jealous
According to Sun Guangxian's "North Dream" in the Five Dynasties, Li Shangyin visited Linghu Mao on the Double Ninth Festival many years after Linghu Chu's death, but Linghu Mao was not at home. Prior to this, Li Shangyin had repeatedly complained to Hu Ling Mao, who was in a high position, hoping for support, but all of them were met with a cold shoulder. I wrote a poem in the hall of the Mao family in Hu Ling:
"* * * Shan Weng put the wine, white chrysanthemum around to order. I haven't heard from you since ten years of spring, and I thought about it nine days ago. Don't plant alfalfa like China officials, but teach Chu people to recite Gracilaria. Officer Lang's position is expensive, and there is no way to see it in the East Pavilion. "
Euphemistically satirized the old friendship that made Hu Mao forget. Hu Ling locked up and saw this poem, ashamed and disappointed, so he locked up the hall and never opened it again. Later, it was said that this poem made Ling Huchong very angry and wanted to eradicate the poem wall. However, because his father's name ("Chu") appeared in this poem, according to the custom at that time, he could not destroy the poem and had to lock the door. Therefore, I am more jealous of Li Shangyin.
Understanding Li from Poems
In the wide Xixi Yu Cong, a story spread in the late Tang Dynasty was recorded: a group of literati were boating in Dongting Lake, and someone proposed to write poems for Mulan. So everyone took turns writing poems while drinking. At this time, a poor scholar suddenly appeared, full of words: "The Dongting Lake is in a terrible cold, and the morning sun invades the clouds, and sails are levied every day to send people away. Looking up from Mulan's boat several times, I didn't know that Yuan was a flower. " Sing and disappear. Everyone was surprised, and later learned that this person was the ghost of Li Shangyin. In another version (Qi's Poems of Ancient and Modern Times), there are no ghosts. A group of poets met in Chang 'an, and someone recited this poem, only to find out that he was Li Shangyin.
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In Cai Kuanfu's Poems, Song Cai Juhou said: Bai Juyi loved Li Shangyin's poems very much in his later years, and once joked: I hope I can be reborn as your son after my death. Later, Li Shangyin's eldest son was born and named Bai Lao, but this son is very stupid. He was clever until his youngest son was born. Everyone laughed and said that if Bai Juyi was reborn, his youngest son would be.
Swallow raw and stand upright.
It is recorded in Li Qi's Ancient and Modern Poems: Yang Yi, Liu Yun and others sang with each other in the Northern Song Dynasty and founded the Kunxi Style, which is famous for imitating Li Shangyin's poetic style. At that time, a professional actor played Li Shangyin, dressed in rags, and said to others: Yang Yi, they tore my clothes alive. Make everyone laugh. Some people use this story to satirize the inheritance of Li Shangyin by "Quincy School" poets.
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Li Shangyin's enlightenment education probably came from his father, and the teacher who had the greatest influence on him was his uncle who was the same clan after he returned to his hometown. The uncle went to imperial academy, but he never became an official and lived in seclusion. According to Li Shangyin's memory, this uncle was very accomplished in Confucian classics, primary school, ancient prose and calligraphy, and was highly valued by Li Shangyin. Influenced by him, Li Shangyin "can write ancient prose, but he doesn't like accidentally". At about the age of 16, he wrote two excellent articles (the theory of genius and the theory of holiness, which no longer exist), and won the appreciation of some scholars. Among these scholars, Tian Pingjun was the envoy of Linghu Chu.
Linghu Chu is another important figure in Li Shangyin's study career. He is an expert on Li Shangyin's talent. Not only teach him writing skills, but also support his family life and encourage him to make friends with his children. With the help of Ling Huchu, Li Shangyin's * * * writing has made rapid progress and gained great confidence, hoping to start his own career with this ability. During this period (in the fourth year of Daiwa, AD 830), Li Shangyin's gratitude and self-satisfaction to Ling Huchu were beyond words: "There was never the slightest kindness, so I gave Long Tao an empty pen and inkstone. Since I deliver books in the middle of the night, I don't envy Wang Xiang for having a sword. "