Xin Qiji, Su Dongpo, Liu Yong, and Li Qingzhao, these four poets and lyricists are all my favorites, and I like them almost to the same extent, because each has its own characteristics and strengths.
1. Xin Qiji: Combining books and swords, both civil and military talents
Xin Qiji was a brave young man with extraordinary courage. Posthumous name".
The most shocking and admirable thing is Xin Qiji's feat of hoeing traitors in Shandong:
As a member of the Shandong Rebels, Xin Qiji learned that fellow rebels Zhang Anguo and Shao Jin had killed the rebel leader After hearing the news that Geng Jing had defected to the Jin Kingdom, he was filled with righteous indignation. He led a small number of troops and went straight to the Jin camp, risking his life to plunder the traitors.
Hong Mai, who was at the same time as Xin Qiji, recorded this "anti-rape operation" in the article "Jia Xuan Ji":
"Yu Weihou (Xin Qiji) was originally named Zhongzhou Jun. People, loyal and righteous, Zhang Xian heard about it in Nanbang. The Qi captives unexpectedly betrayed the country. They led fifty horsemen with their bare hands and captured them from the crowd of fifty thousand people. They were like carrying rabbits, tying their horses to their heads, and played in the Huaihe River in Guanxi. They did not stop until day and night. , His heroic voice inspired the rise of cowards, and the Holy Emperor sighed at the sight of it." One can imagine how critical the situation is and how thrilling the scene is. It is said that at that time, Zhang Anguo and others were drinking and celebrating with General Jin, and Xin Qiji captured him alive from the wine table of General Jin. It can be said that taking the head of an admiral out of a million soldiers is like picking out an ear from a bag!
However, a hero does not meet his master. Xin Qiji indulges in his heroic spirit and is invincible, but he can only be exiled in the rivers and lakes, with his sword rusting in the box. In the end, he "spent ten thousand words to quell the army in exchange for his master's seed" tree book".
But even when he went home to plant trees, Xin Qiji could still plant something poetic. This is his greatness.
2. Su Dongpo: The Eternal Optimist
There is no figure in Chinese history like Su Dongpo, no matter ancient or modern, no matter whether he is a high-ranking official or a trafficker and a pawn. I like him heartily. I like his poetry, his articles, his calligraphy, and his paintings, and even the dishes he cooks are called Dongpo meat, Dongpo fish, and Dongpo tofu, which shows that I like him to the core. In fact, what people like most about him is his personality. Although he has been an official all his life, he does not have the sophistication of a traditional bureaucrat.
A poet Shi Jie wrote a poem "Poem of Three Heroes", which highly praised the talents of Ouyang Xiu, Shi Yannian and Du Mo in the literary world at that time. He said that Ouyang Xiu was good at writing and Shi Yannian was good at writing. When it comes to poetry, Du Mo is great at singing. Ouyang Xiu and Shi Yannian are extremely talented and deserve the title of "Hao". Although Du Mo loved to write poems, his poetry was poor. Most of his poems did not meet the rules and often made jokes. As a result, later generations compared those who did not meet the standards of poetry to "fabrication". Du is also Du Mo.
Su Dongpo read Du Mo's "Poem of Farewell to the Six Sons of the Dao": "Learn from the old dragon in the waves, the insect in front of the saint's door. Push down Yang Zhu and Mo Zhai, and lift up Zhongni and Zhou Gong." This is like boiled water. His poetic talent was also listed among the "Three Heroes" in the literary world by Shi Jie. Su Dongpo was deeply nauseated and couldn't help but joked: "I think Du Mo's arrogance is exactly what the Jingdong pedant drinks private wine, eats miasma and dead beef, and is drunk and full." Su Dongpo also recorded this incident in his collection of essays "Dongpo Zhilin", which was widely circulated and everyone who heard it laughed.
Lin Yutang once said that Su Dongpo had always been involved in the political whirlpool, but he was so brilliant that he stood above the political activities of Gougou Yingying. He did not ask for anything, reciting poems and composing poems anytime and anywhere, criticizing Zang Bu, purely expressing his feelings. As for the consequences and the benefits to himself, he ignored them.
This is Su Dongpo, sincere, upright and optimistic, a true and unrivaled scholar.
3. Liu Yong: Wherever there is well water, he can sing Liu Ci
Liu Yong is extremely talented and unique in the literary world of the Northern Song Dynasty. But it is a pity that a "History of the Song Dynasty" contains thousands of words and is narrated by hundreds of people, but there is no place for this talented writer.
However, Liu Yong has a market, ordinary streets, and people in the market all like him, even monks and Taoists are no exception.
Monk Faming of Kaiyuan Temple in Xingzhou had three hobbies in his life: good wine, good gambling, and good poetry. When people asked him to have a meal, he refused, but when they asked him to drink, he went happily. He would get drunk frequently and would sing Liu Ci when he was drunk. For more than ten years, the children nearby called him "Crazy Monk". One day, he suddenly said to the monks in the temple: "I will pass away tomorrow, so you don't have to see me off." The monks thought it was a joke. Unexpectedly, when he got up early the next day, Faming took a shower and changed his clothes. He sat down peacefully and said to the monks, "I'm leaving. I'll leave a song behind." The monks were shocked and heard Faming sing: "I've been drunk all my life. There is a difference when you are drunk. Where will you wake up tonight? The dawn wind will fade on the willow bank." After singing, it passed away.
At heart, Liu Yong is a commoner poet and a poet from an alleyway. That is where he rides in the world and where he lingers in his dreams. Drunk and lying in the flowers, expressing his love for the wind and moon, the brothel opens its arms to him everywhere. Officialdom has lasted for decades, and there is not a single word in the history. After traveling for decades, his poems are the best in the world. Hangzhou, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Chang'an... As soon as Liu Yong arrived, the markets were full of joy, and he felt at home wherever he went.
I have no friends in the literary world and no friends in the officialdom, but I have countless close friends in the brothel. Chen Shishi, Zhao Xiangxiang, and Xie Yuying are all smart and talented, and they only regard Liu Yong as a close friend. "I don't want to wear silk, but I want to be with Brother Liu Qi"; "I don't want to be called by the king, but I want to be called by Liu Qiming." "I don't want a thousand pieces of gold, but I want to win Liu Qixin's heart"; "I don't want to see a god, but I want to know Liu Qixian." Why are they so attracted to Liu Yong, a common official and a poet who is not recognized by the so-called orthodoxy? ? Because in Liu Yong's heart, they are relatives and sisters, they are intimate lovers, not only accompanying each other with lyrics and music, but also relying on each other spiritually.
The pity of looking down is never as heart-pounding as the appreciation of looking straight up. They promised each other with their hearts.
4. Li Qingzhao: I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River
Among the four poets above, Li Qingzhao and Xin Qiji are fellows of the same place of origin, both from Jinan, so they are different Xin Qiji lived in the occupied Jinan and suffered the pain of national subjugation as a teenager, while Li Qingzhao lived in Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, which was prosperous and rich in cultural atmosphere, and he was poetic and picturesque from an early age.
She is a lady and a talented woman who became famous earlier. She wrote "Like a Dream" when she was a teenager: "I often remember that the sun is setting in the creek pavilion, and I am so drunk that I don't know the way back. I returned to the boat late after my excitement, and I missed it." "Into the depths of the lotus flowers. Fighting for the crossing, fighting for the crossing, startling a pool of gulls and herons", which made her famous in the Northern Song Dynasty's poetry circle.
At the age of 18, she married 21-year-old Zhao Mingcheng, becoming the match of a talented man and a beautiful woman that everyone admired.
However, with the invasion of foreign nations and the imminent national crisis, no one can escape.
After the "Jingkang Incident", the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, and the couple fled south with the "fleeing army" of the Northern Song Dynasty.
After living in the south of the Yangtze River, Li Qingzhao experienced the pain of the death of her husband, the separation of her family, and the death of her country. She saw that the people in power in the Song Dynasty were living in peace and unwilling to resist, so she lamented sadly:
"I was born as a hero, and died as a ghost hero. I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River!"