Hanlin's reading words and feelings are presented to the learned scholars
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty
Author: Li Bai
Original text
< p> Go to the Forbidden City in the morning, and wait for the edict from Kinmen in the evening.It is wonderful to look at the books and scattered relics to explore the ancient world.
A few words are understood, and a smile suddenly appears behind the cover.
Blue flies are easy to spot, but white snow is difficult to spot.
Originally it was to evacuate people, but it was repeatedly criticized and criticized.
The sky is clear and clear, and I can recall the sight of the forest valley.
Sometimes the breeze comes and I lean against the railing and whistle.
Yanguang Tonglu River, thank you for visiting Linhaiqiao.
Thank the world for your success, and just throw yourself into fishing.
Translation
Rush to the palace in the early morning, and go to the Golden Horse Gate to wait in the marsh in the evening.
Look through the fragments of the predecessors’ writings and explore the profound mysteries of the ancient sages’ writings.
Even if there are only a few words that coincide with the predecessors, I can't help but smile.
It is easy for flies to stain white jade, but it is difficult to find the same tone for "Yangchun" and "White Snow".
I am a lazy and careless person, but I have been ridiculed by narrow-minded people many times.
The sky is high, the clouds are clear, and the air is crisp in autumn. I can’t help but recall the past walks among the forest ravines.
Sometimes the breeze blows slowly, and I lean on the railing and roar.
Yan Guang was fishing by the Tonglu River, and Xie Lingyun traveled to the ends of the earth.
When can I finally retire and start fishing in the mist?
Notes
⑴ Hanlin: refers to the Hanlin Academy. Bachelors of the Hanlin Academy in the Tang Dynasty were mainly responsible for writing documents for the court. Jixian: refers to Jixian Hall. In the Tang Dynasty, the bachelor of Jixian Palace was mainly responsible for collecting and revising books.
⑵ Forbidden City: It still refers to the imperial palace, where the emperor lives. Xie Zhuang's "The Imperial Concubine Xiao Wuxuan of the Song Dynasty": "The Purple Forbidden City is received." Li Shan's note: "The king's palace is represented by purple, so it is called the Forbidden City." Li Yanji notes: "The Forbidden City is the Purple Palace. , where the emperor lives. ”
⑶ Jinmen: That is the Golden Horse Gate, the name of the Han Palace. In the Han Dynasty, Dongfang Shuo once issued an imperial edict to the Jinma Gate. Here, the Hanlin Academy is compared to the Jinma Gate. "Han Shu·Dongfang Shuo Zhuan": "Waiting for the imperial edict to come to Jinmen, we will get a little closer."
⑷帙 (zhì): book cover. To relax, open the book cover and read the book. "Shuowen": "噙" means book clothes. Xie Lingyun's poem: "Scatter the paper and ask what you know." Those who loose the paper loose the paper from the book and read it.
⑸Blue fly: a metaphor for the villain’s slander. Chen Zi'ang's poem: "When a blue fly touches the white jade, it becomes an injustice." Covering the white jade with the green fly's excrement will cause stains, which is especially true for the slanderous words that can make a pure person sin.
⑹Baixue: Title of the song. Its music is high and its harmony is low. Because of the elegant melody, few people can sing along.
⑺ Evacuation: It means freedom-loving and unrestrained.
⑻ Yi: suffered. 褊 (biǎn): narrow. 诮: to scold.
⑼ Yan Guang: Ziling, a hermit in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. Tonglu River: Today is the Fuchun River in the south of Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province. There are Yanlinglai and Yanziling fishing platforms on the riverside. It is said that this is where Yan Guang went fishing. Prince Zhanghuai's "Notes on the Book of the Later Han Dynasty": "There is Yanziling fishing place in the south of Tonglu County. There is a stone on the side of the mountain today, and ten people can sit on it. It is close to the water. It is called Yanling fishing altar."
⑽Xie Ke: That is Xie Lingyun, a landscape poet in the Liu and Song Dynasties in the Southern Dynasty, whose nickname was Ke. He loved traveling in mountains and rivers throughout his life, and he once wrote a poem titled "When I first arrived at Haiqiao, I went to the frontier to make peace with my younger brother Huilian when I saw the sheep." Linhai: County name, present-day Linhai County, Zhejiang Province. Qiao: The peak of the mountain calls Qiao high. Zhang Xian's note: "Linhai, the name of the county. Qiao, the top of the mountain."
⑾Xie Renjian: It means saying goodbye to the world and escaping into the mountains and forests.
Creation background
This poem was written by Li Bai when he was serving as an imperial envoy in Chang'an. From the first year of Tianbao (742) to the third year of Tianbao (744), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai was a Hanlin scholar in Chang'an. At that time, there were two bachelor's colleges in the imperial city. One is the Jixian Palace Academy, whose main duty is to serve as an attendant, and also undertakes some tasks of drafting cabinet documents; the other is the Hanlin Academy, which is dedicated to writing important documents for the emperor.
Members of both houses are called bachelors, and Hanlin bachelors are close to the emperor and have a small number, so their status is higher than that of Jixian bachelors. Li Bai was recruited by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty to serve as a full-time Hanlin scholar. He became more and more favored, and there were many rumors that he was highly regarded by Xuanzong. In fact, the emperor only regarded him as a scholar with outstanding literary talents, and often asked him to enter the palace and write poems for singing and entertainment. His ideals failed and his mind gradually sobered up. At the same time, the honor and favor he encountered brought him criticism and even slander, which made him feel very uncomfortable. This poem was written by him to relieve his boredom while studying in Hanlin Academy, and he wrote it to the bachelors of Jixian Academy.