The origin of Xue Tao.
Xue Tao was from Chang 'an in Tang Dynasty. His father is a small official, running around. Xue Tao also moved around with his father since childhood. Later, Xue Tao's father went to Chengdu to be a junior official, and Xue Tao followed his father to Chengdu. Shortly after Xue Tao's father died, the family couldn't live any longer. At that time 16-year-old Xue Tao had to join the music club to make a living. Ancient music books belong to humble books. Although Xue Tao later divorced from music books, one wrong step eventually missed Xue Tao's life. She used to be a musician, so even though she was brilliant, she didn't have a good home.
Actually, Xue Tao's father, Xue Yun, is also a small official in Shu. I don't know if he is too honest and doesn't have much savings at home, so that after Xue Yun's death, Xue Tao will fall into a happy life. After Xue Tao's father died, Xue Tao moved to Chengdu. Since then, he has been in contact with many literati and celebrities as a musician. It is said that at that time, Liu Yuxi, Bai Juyi, Duan Wenchang, Yuan Zhen and others were all very close to Xue Tao.
Inventor Xue Tao
There are many miracles in ancient and modern times, such as the Taoist classic Nanhuajing, Sima Xiangru's Zi Xufu, Wang Xizhi's copybook, Sima Qian's Historical Records and so on, and Xue Tao's Xue Tao Notes are among these miracles. So in the eyes of ancient people, Xue Tao was not only a talented woman, but also an inventor. Due to the popularity of Xue Tao paper, this exquisite production technology of Xue Taojian has been well preserved by later generations. There are still some craftsmen who use this method to make paper to feel the aesthetic charm of the ancients.
Xue Tao's poetic talent in childhood.
Xue Tao showed extraordinary poetic talent since he was a child. According to historical records, she was able to write poetry at the age of eight, and Xue Tao's father taught Xue Tao poetry since childhood. One day, when Xue Yun was reciting a poem "Ode to Wu Tong", he just finished reading the last two sentences: "The court is divided into ancient trees and rises into the clouds." Little Xue Tao blurted out the last two sentences: "The branches welcome birds from the north and the south, and the leaves send the breeze." These two poems not only show that Xue Tao was influenced by his father when he was young, but also can be exported into sentences. It seems to imply the future fate of Xue Tao, who is destined to be a talented woman with a bumpy fate.
Poor and happy Xue Tao.
When Xue Tao was fourteen, his father died, and Xue Tao and his mother lost their livelihood and income. Barely lived for two years, in order to make a living, Xue Tao could only sell his beauty and talent to get the source of daily necessities. I think a woman like her was born in a small official family. Judging from the poetry, wine and camellia in primary school, she can't do farming and mulberry at all, and she can't let go of her former figure to work in the fields. It seems that her only way out is to be a prostitute who entertains others, and she was called a "poetic prostitute" by people at that time because she was proficient in poetry and music. Whether she is a prostitute or a poetess, she finally stepped into a base that will always be looked down upon by others. I wonder if Xue Tao ever regretted his decision in his later years.
Xue Tao is good at poetry and wine.
Originally, Xue Tao was just an ordinary musical prostitute with a little talent, but as a musical prostitute, she met an important person in her life. This doomed her to go down in history. This man is Wei Gao, who was appointed as our special envoy by the secretariat during the Dezong period of the Tang Dynasty. Wei Gao is a typical civil servant. He likes to write poems and poems, and he also appreciates people who are gifted in this field. After Xue Tao's reputation as a poet reached his ears, he called Xue Tao, a prostitute, to his mansion to compose poems at the banquet, making Xue Tao a famous prostitute in the local area.