It is said that after Li Bai and Zhao Xianglu divorced, they still worked in the Hanlin Academy. The girl from the Western Region has already gone back, and she must have been reluctant to say goodbye and shed tears when she left. The princess of the Western Regions cannot stay in Chang'an City and hang out with Li Bai for a long time.
After the girl left, Li Bai immediately threw himself into a new life. In addition to work, after get off work, I spent the whole day drinking and drinking with a group of friends, reciting poems and composing poems, listening to music, riding horses and archery, and traveling around Beijing. The days passed easily and comfortably. This period of time is Li Bai's most proud period. Just as he wrote in "About to Enter the Wine", if you are proud of life, you must have all the joy, and don't let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon. Emperor Li Longji admired him very much, and the emperor's confidante Yang Yuhuan also had a special relationship with him. In addition, the job is good, the annual salary is high, and there is no pressure. I have a lot of leisure time and write a lot of poems.
Although the Hanlin Academy at that time was an important department, Li Bai's job was not to be a Hanlin Academy scholar who drafted the emperor's edicts, but to serve as a member of the Hanlin Academy. There is no specific work, that is, writing a hymn to the emperor, praising the emperor's great achievements and so on. Li Bai was able to work for the emperor thanks to the recommendation of a good friend of his named He Zhizhang. At that time, he was an official in the capital and was promoted to Minister of Rites, and he had a good relationship with Emperor Li Longji. Recommend Li Bai to the emperor, and recommend Li Bai's "Jinjinjiu" to the emperor.
This emperor was also a talented man. He was shocked when he saw Li Bai's momentum. Xin said, if such a talent can be by my side and write poems to whitewash the peaceful and prosperous age of my Tang Dynasty, this would also be a very good option. He was immediately recruited and took up a post in Hanlin directly. Li Bai met Li Longji for the first time and wrote a poem in praise of his virtues. It was really gorgeous in terms of words, neat in dialogue, and extremely flattering. Li Longji's happy eyes narrowed to a slit. Of course, Li Bai's flattery was very skillful, and it was not like ordinary flattery, which makes people feel numb.
The Tang Dynasty was a very open humanistic society, and men and women were relatively easy-going and harmonious, unlike the later Ming Dynasty where men and women were not close to each other. Li Bai and Yang Yuhuan also often chatted together, talking about ideals, life, and literature. Yang Yuhuan often poured wine for Li Bai. When it comes to excitement, it is not impossible to say something extraordinarily ambiguous, as long as Li Longji is not around. Originally, these tasks were to be completed by Gao Lishi, but Yang Yuhuan felt that he seemed closer to Li Bai. And I don’t want others to disturb me when I’m chatting. Li Longji was not a stingy person. Seeing Yang Yuhuan and Li Bai chatting so happily together made him happy. We are all friends and have the same literary taste, so there should still be mutual trust.
Sometimes, Li Bai was drunk and talked nonsense, or read some ambiguous poems that extemporaneously praised Yang Yuhuan's figure and appearance, or in today's terms, they were called erotic poems. Even if Li Longji heard it, he wouldn't be angry. At most, he would laugh. They are all brothers from the Li family, why are they so different from each other? They might have been one family hundreds of years ago. Li Longji often said to Li Bai, don't be too formal. Just call your brothers sister-in-law Yuhuan, or sister Yuhuan.
In his spare time, Li Bai and a group of poet friends in the capital often drank and had fun at some singer entertainment venues. The singers are very familiar with their brothers, and when they meet and greet them, they always use a scolding and ambiguous tone such as "Damn it, it's been a long time since I've been here." These buddies were famous poets all over the country at that time, and their reputations were deafening.
On this day, several buddies drank and listened to music together again, and they had a great time talking. After the singers came up, someone suggested that the singers should sing a poem written by one of our buddies today. If in the end, no one sings his poem, this person will be responsible for all the expenses for the day. Everyone agreed. It was such a happy decision.
Who are these people? Big celebrities. They were well-known in the capital and even the whole country. They were also very conceited and acted nonchalantly. They said in their hearts that there is no way they would not sing my poems.
I saw the singer sitting upright and stroking the pipa. The brothers held their breath and waited for their poems to come out of the singer's mouth.
"It's hard to say goodbye when we meet, the east wind is powerless and the flowers are withered..."
Wow! Li Shangyin looked proud, twirling his beard and shaking his head. Li Shangyin wrote love poems, no one could write better than him. It is favored by girls. The first song is sung by Li Shangyin, which should be expected.
It is said that Li Shangyin fell in love with a Taoist nun named Song Huayang. The two were very attached to each other and stayed up all night talking about poetry and Fu. The love is so deep that they can't help themselves. The two people are passionate. The word "cloud and rain" is often used in ancient novels. Some people say that Song Huayang is still pregnant. Later, their affairs were discovered by the Taoist priest and they were expelled from the mountain. No one knows what happened to Song Huayang and their children in the end. No records could be found. This cannot but be said to be a pity.
After the first song was sung, Li Shangyin’s pride came to an end, and people were looking forward to the second song.
“The jasper made up a tree as high as a tree, and thousands of green silk ribbons hung down. ....."
Haha, "Ode to the Willows" by He Zhizhang. Greetings senior. He Zhizhang is the oldest among the group, and the city is deep. Not too overjoyed. After all, I have a noble status and the highest official rank, so I always have to hold some. In any case, the Minister of Rites in the Tang Dynasty was equivalent to the deputy minister today.
"Mountains and objects bring out the splendor of spring. Don't be tempted to return because of the light overcast. Even if it is clear and clear without rain, your clothes will be stained deep in the clouds."
Zhang Xu, Tang Dynasty The great calligrapher stood up and nodded to everyone, saying: "If you are not talented, you will laugh when you see it." "Most lovesick"
Wang Wei. Landscape poet.
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"You asked about the return date, but the night rain in Bashan filled the autumn pond."
Huh? Is there any mistake? Why is it Li Shangyin again? Li Bai couldn't sit still. Do I have to pay the bill today? Paying the bill is secondary, we don’t lack the money either. The key is that we can't afford to lose this person. After all, I am known as the "Poetry Immortal" in the poetry world. Not to mention the boss, he is pretty much the same. It would be too embarrassing if this got out.
Everyone also booed: "Li Bai is timid, Li Bai pays the bill, oh oh oh"
Li Bai tried to calm down and said: "Don't make trouble, don't make trouble, the good stuff will sink to the bottom, it's not over yet" Now, I’m the finale.”
After a few more songs, it’s finally here. Li Bai's "About to Enter the Wine"
Li Bai breathed a sigh of relief. There is no need to spend any money this time. All expenses, as usual, are on an AA basis.
Li Longji is a gentleman with a great mind, an upright person, and trust in his friends. Including An Lushan, the Jiedu envoy of the three towns, he did not doubt the people he employed, and he trusted An Lushan very much. Every time An Lushan came to the capital, he always asked Yang Yuhuan to come out to have a drink with him and sing songs. Li Bai and An Lushan never met. An Lushan occasionally returned to Chang'an, but Li Bai happened to be away.
However, Concubine Yang likes Anlu Mountain very much. Anlu Mountain is a barbarian, tall and majestic. In order to have more opportunities to get in touch with An Lushan, Yang Yuhuan recognized An Lushan as his godson. When they met, he stepped forward to hug him and kept calling him his biological son. An Lushan also liked Concubine Yang very much. With such a graceful and charming adult woman attached to him, could his ambition and passion be calmed down? When Li Longji was present, he did not dare to make mistakes. Sometimes, when Li Longji was not in the palace, An Lushan became wanton and frivolous. He said to Yang Yuhuan in an extremely disgusting manner, "Mother, my son needs to be fed." Yang Yuhuan half pushed, uncovered her upper body, and actually fed An Lushan. An Lushan is not Li Bai, he is just a rough man, his words are rude, and his actions are also rude.
Concubine Yang also took a fancy to his strength, so she doted on her in every possible way. An Lushan, a rough man, actually bit Yang Yuhuan's nipple until it bled. This beast! But Yang Yuhuan didn't blame him. I suspected that Yang Yuhuan had masochism, and he kept laughing happily. After all, the nipples were broken. It was hard to explain when Longji came back at night, and An Lushan was a little scared. Yang Yuhuan didn't care. Using a piece of pink cloth, she made a bra similar to what women use today to cover her breasts.
It is said that Yang Yuhuan invented the bra. Li Longji saw it in the evening and praised it very much, saying that it was so beautiful and sentimental and could arouse desire. Encourage Yang Yuhuan to wear it to have sex.
Although Li Bai had no interaction with An Lushan, he was still implicated by him in the end. Due to An Lushan's rebellion, Li Longji's Chang'an was captured by An Lushan. Li Longji fled with Yang Yuhuan and announced his abdication in Maweipo, and was forced to let Yang Yuhuan hang himself. Several of his sons were vying to be emperor in various places. Li Bai happened to leave the capital and serve as an official under another son of Li Longji. This son was called Li Ling. Li Ling later did not become emperor and was declared a rebel. Li Bai was also thrown into prison, saying that he assisted Li Ling in the rebellion. This is really nonsense. Who knew he was going to be the emperor if he provoked whomever he provoked. Maybe this is also destined to have this difficulty. An Lushan, if you had not rebelled and stayed honest, I, Li Bai, would not be in jail like this. It's also Yang Yuhuan's fault. It doesn't matter what you did with An Lushan, making An Lushan jealous of you. In order to get you, he would not hesitate to rebel. Something happened this time. He lost his life, and his brother was also implicated and stabbed to death by soldiers.
Actually, I think the Yang Guozhong brothers and sisters were quite unfair. Yang Guozhong reminded Li Longji very early that An Lushan had a bad mind. But Li Longji didn't listen. He trusted An Lushan and believed in it. There's nothing we can do about it. It doesn't have to be a question of whether someone should be suspected or not, it also depends on the situation.