Brocade is a wonderful system, which has been recognized by Bamen Lane, and is known as the girls' school book for thousands of years.
This couplet is in the small room next to Xue Tao's well in Wangjianglou, Sichuan.
Three years after Tang Daizong's Dali period, that is, shortly after the "An Shi Rebellion" was put down, the situation remained turbulent. Xue Yun and his wife Pei, a former Kyoto beadle in exile in Chengdu, Sichuan, live in fear every day. At this time, Pei gave birth to a daughter. After careful consideration, Xue Yun named her "Tao" and "Hongdu" to commemorate that stormy life, and also hoped that she could spend the rolling years from now on.
At this time, most of the older generation of officials lost power and influence, and officialdom upstart was in chaos. As soon as Xue Yun saw it, he simply resigned from the office and devoted himself to his only daughter. Under the careful guidance of his father, Xue Tao made rapid progress in his studies and showed his natural talent for poetry very early. When Xue Tao was eight years old, his father looked at a lush buttonwood tree in the courtyard and wrote two poems on the topic of "Chanting the buttonwood tree":
In addition to an ancient tung tree, the courtyard rises into the clouds;
These two sentences are obviously scenes, but they actually contain his lofty outlook on life, noble and upright, and do not follow the crowd. After singing, he fixed his eyes on Xue Tao, meaning to let her down. Xue Tao blinked, and then blurted out:
The branches welcome birds from north to south, and the leaves are sent with the wind.
Her two sentences are purely touching, quite vivid and to the point, but they have no special meaning. Xue Yun, on the other hand, secretly thinks that this is an ominous sign, which will definitely indicate that her daughter will be a popular person in the future. Of course, his speculation is mainly based on his daughter's extraordinary talent and beauty, except from poetry. Unexpectedly, the development of things really responded to Fu Xue's hunch. When Xue Tao grew up, he really became a "buttonwood tree" with beautiful flowers; After a lifetime of "welcoming birds from south to north" and "blowing air", I have a strange career.
At the age of fourteen, Xue Tao's father died suddenly, leaving her widowed mother and daughter. In order to maintain the livelihood of mother and daughter, Xue Tao Jr. had to shoulder the burden of making a living with his tender shoulders. How difficult it was for my daughter to find a job at that time. She had to rely on her natural beauty, knowledge of poetry and temperament to start pouring wine, writing poems and playing songs to entertain guests in Happy Valley. She soon became a hot senior singer in Chengdu, also known as a poetess.
In Tang Dezong, the forces of Tubo became more and more powerful, invading the border areas of Shuyou and southern Yunnan from time to time. The imperial court worshipped Wei Gao, secretary of the China government, as our envoy to the south, and set up a government office in Chengdu to command the army and attack the southwest. Wei Gao is an elegant official who is good at poetry and prose. He heard that Xue Tao was an outstanding poet and an official, so he called her as a * * * to Shuaifu and other banquets. As soon as Xue Tao arrived, Wei Gao ordered her to write an impromptu poem in order to test her talent. Xue Tao looked calm, smiled and took the pen and paper presented by the maid, and wrote the poem "You Wushan Temple":
Visit Gaotang at the ape's crow, and smoke vanilla all the way;
The mountains have not forgotten Song Yu, and the sound of water makes you cry.
Under the balcony at night, rain is the death of Chu;
There are many willows in front of the temple, and the thrush comes to the sky in spring.
Wei Gao took a look after writing and couldn't help but praise it loudly. This little woman's impromptu poems are not only sad and sad, but also have the profound meaning of worrying about the country and the people, which is definitely not like the works of ordinary happy women. Wei Gao read it and passed it on to all the guests, all of whom were amazed. Since then, whenever there is a banquet in Shuaifu, Wei Gao will ask Xue Tao to attend the banquet and write poems. Xue Tao became a frequent visitor to Shuaifu, and was regarded as an indispensable figure in all major communication occasions in Shu.
A year later, Wei Gao was more sure of Xue Tao's talent, and thought that it was a waste of her talent to let such a rare female talent play the role of "vase" only in some affairs, and she should be allowed to do some more valuable clerical work. So Wei Gao prepared to report to the court seriously, requesting the appointment of Xue Tao as the school book lang, but the guards in the government advised, "When the military affairs are in a hurry, please be an official.". If the court thinks it is indecent, it will not bring trouble to the reputation of comely; Even if you are lucky enough to be allowed, the red dress will inevitably damage the dignity of the government, and it is easy to leave an excuse for those who refuse to accept it. I hope the handsome guys think twice! " Wei Gao thought what he said was reasonable, so he shelved Xue Tao's application for a girls' school book.
Although the girls' school book has not been put into practice, in Wei Gao's mind, Xue Tao seems to have always been a real girls' school book. A poem he gave her was written like this:
Wan Li Bridge Girls' School Book, closing the door to loquat flowers;
What do eyebrow sweepers know? It is best to lead the spring breeze.
At that time, Xue Tao's apartment was near Wan Li Bridge on the outskirts of Chengdu, and several loquats were planted in front of it [1][2][3][4].
#e# tree. Wei Gao called her a girls' school book in her poems, and described her residence with "Hua Xia". Since then, Xue Tao's Girls' School Book has spread like wildfire, and "Loquat Lane" has become another name for brothels.
Once praised by Wei Gaozan, the emissary of our times, Xue Tao's reputation not only spread all over Sichuan, but almost all over the country. At that time, many celebrities competed with her to sing poems, and officials from all over the world who went to Chengdu on business were proud to see Xue Tao's beauty. Anyone who can get a few words from her will be ecstatic. Xue Tao, flattered, naturally unwilling to be lonely. She personally made a small pink stationery and sent it to those visitors who she thought were desirable together with her homemade poems in small print. For a time, this kind of poetry became a treasure in the literati collection. Wei Gao, who had supported her, saw that she was too ostentatious and couldn't help being jealous. In the name of condolences to the frontier garrison, she was sent to a remote Songzhou, hoping that she would temporarily get rid of the colorful world in Chengdu and clear her head. Understand the Xue Tao to understand Wei Gao's mind. She was ordered to go to Songzhou and wrote ten famous parting poems on the way. Collectively called "Ten Poems", someone gave it to Wei Gaoshi, and the poem said:
First of all:
After practicing Zhumen for four or five years, Mao Xiang was full of pity for his master.
Bite a family guest for no reason, don't sleep on the carpet in HongLing.
Second:
The more you confess, the more flowers will be scattered on the red paper;
All fate is exhausted with a long front, and it is not allowed to be in the hands of Xi.
Third:
Snow ear red hair light blue hoof, chasing the wind to Japan;
In order to surprise her husband, Hua Xuan shouldn't even be booed.
Fourth:
Gansu * * * seeks defeat alone, flying around and flying to the brocade;
It's inconvenient to talk, so you can't change people in the cage.
Fifth:
In and out of the doors, I can't bear to throw them away. The host often loves to make friends.
Holding a muddy and sweaty mountain and lake pillow, you can't build a nest between the beams.
Sixth:
Bright and transparent, connected inside and outside, clear as a crystal palace;
Because I have a little leisure time, I can't stay in my hand all night.
Seventh:
After playing in the lotus pond for four or five years, I often shake Zhu's tail to get the hook;
Cut off hibiscus flowers for no reason, and you can't swim in the clear waves.
Eighth:
Claws like sharp eyes like bells, catching rabbits in the plain is called high emotion;
Without reason, you can't escape Qingyun, and you can't hold the arm of the king.
Nine:
I planted four or five new elements and often lost my virginity in autumn frost;
Breaking the wall for bamboo shoots, Yutang can't hide its shadow.
Tenth:
The casting mirror began to open, born in March and May;
In order to be blinded by infinite dust, you are not allowed to go to Huatang Yutai.
Each of the above ten seven-character quatrains also has a title, namely: the dog leaves its master, the pen leaves its hand, the horse leaves its stable, the parrot leaves its cage, the swallow leaves its nest, the pearl leaves its palm, the fish leaves its pond, the eagle leaves its arm, the bamboo leaves its pavilion and the mirror leaves its platform. In the poem, Xue Tao compares himself to a dog, a pen, a horse, a parrot, a swallow, a pearl, a fish, an eagle, a bamboo and a mirror. Wei Gao is compared to his master, hand, stable, cage, nest, palm, pool, arm, pavilion and platform. Just because dogs bite relatives and friends, the pen is exhausted, the famous colt surprises Yu Lang, parrots talk wildly, swallows sweat in mud, pearls have a little leisure, fish play hibiscus, eagles rush into the clouds, bamboo shoots drill through walls, and mirror flowers and moons, which is really self-inflicted, regardless of rank! Xue Tao carefully set up various metaphors to apologize to Wei Gao, the public figure of our time. Naturally, it is inconvenient to argue with a weak woman who pleases him. On second thought, he remembered all her benefits, turned anger into joy unconsciously, and soon recalled her to Chengdu, where she loved her as always. Xue Tao's Ten Poems, full of talent, really brought her benefits.
Later, Wei Gao was named the king of Nankang County for his meritorious service on the edge of the town and left Chengdu. Li Deyu, the successor of our time, also appreciates Xue Tao's talent and looks. When the "wing building" in the west of Chengdu was completed, Li Deyu gave a big banquet upstairs, and Xue Tao was also invited to give a banquet. This "side building" is tall and majestic, and it is the place where our era and family officers judge the situation and plan big plans; The four walls upstairs are painted with barbarian terrain danger maps, commanding and being the highest command post in the battle. After three rounds of drinking, Li Deyu ordered Xue Tao to write a poem "Climbing the Building":
On the theory of equality, rewrite the eight windows and autumn, and press the surprisingly strong forty States;
The general is not greedy for Qiang horses, but will meet him.
The poem is written with heroic style and profound insights, which makes the guests in the room not only praise the poem, but also admire her for her good writing. Just look at this poem, who would have thought that it was written by a dusty woman, and her lofty ambition is no less than that of a general who commands thousands of troops!
In Xue Tao's life, the total time of our blog has changed to eleven, and everyone likes and respects her very much, and her status is by no means comparable to that of other stunning red prostitutes. The reason for this is not only her talent and beauty. In fact, she also benefited from her insight and integrity. From her poem Playing with Bamboo after Rain, we can get a glimpse of her lonely inner world:
In the spring rain in the south, it is like frost and snow;
All kinds of people are also in the fog, and they can be self-sustaining with humility.
Late leave Jinxian drunk, early and shun Fei sad;
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#e# You can enjoy it when you are old, and you are so young and wonderful.
Although Xue Tao is in a colorful banquet every day, who knows that her deep feelings are different from those in real life? Loneliness and pain surrounded her tightly. She has her feelings and her love, but she can't pin it on the dignitaries around her. Xue Tao compared himself to a lonely bamboo, hoping to get drunk with the seven sages of the bamboo forest, share joys and sorrows with E Huang and Nv Ying, and pin a bitter taste on the boundless ancient times.
Xue Tao is, after all, a woman of flesh and blood and delicate feelings. She is deeply longing for the love that really belongs to her. But her life experience is wandering, seeing Zhang off and seeing Wei off every day. Behind the prosperity is the gap in her emotional world. She even fancied that she had a sweet lover. Because of the war, she was far away from the ocean, and her lover did not return to the war. She waited for his sudden return alone, such as the poem "Give away":
Lotus is a new fall in autumn in Shushan, and it is sad to bloom;
The boudoir knows nothing about military affairs, but the moon is still high. I hope my husband will pick it up.
The new leaves of Pu Ye are neat, and the spring flowers fall into the Millennium;
I know that you have not turned to Qin Guan to ride, and the moon shines on thousands of doors to cover your sleeves.
Not only can she not keep a husband who understands her heart like an ordinary woman, but she is not even qualified to be a dissatisfied housewife waiting for her husband to return; She can only use her feelings and poems to weave a beautiful dream to anesthetize herself.
It was not until Xue Tao was forty-two years old that her life ushered in a late spring.
Yuan Zhen, 3 1 year-old, was sent to Shu during the Yuan and Yuan Dynasties to investigate the situation of former envoys violating the system and arbitrarily using their powers. Although Yan Li is dead, if the problem is found out, the secretariat of the seven states under its jurisdiction will be involved. Everyone is thinking about countermeasures together. For this free advice and adults, I have to give a "honey trap." Although there are many beautiful women in Shu, I'm afraid it's hard to impress such a talented person as Yuan Zhen. So the secretariat thought of Xu Niang Xue Tao, who was already half-aged. It seems that no one else can take the responsibility except begging her to get out.
Xue Tao agreed to this because of his friendship with the late Chinese Minister Yan Li. Xue Tao is eleven years older than Yuan Zhen, but she is still a beauty because of her delicate and fair appearance and knowing proper makeup and decoration. With Xue Tao's rich life experience and outstanding talent, Yuan Zhen, a noble in Kyoto, fell into a gentle pink village as soon as he came into contact.
I came with a task, but I couldn't help feeling for Xue Tao. At first, she just used her professional mood and physical appearance to cope with Yuan Zhen, but when they talked for the first time, Xue Tao suddenly felt an unprecedented shock and * * *, and she secretly told herself that this man was her dream lover! So everything was forgotten, full of pent-up enthusiasm, and two people melted in the heat flow of love at the same time.
Although Xue Tao is a dusty woman, she belongs to the senior poetess who busks and doesn't sell herself. She lives between bees and butterflies, but she has always been very honest. This time, everything is different. On the night she met Yuan Zhen, she gave herself to her beloved without reservation. I got up early the next morning and wrote a poem "Two Birds on the Pool" because of my true feelings:
On the amphibious green pool, fly back at dusk;
The days between concentric lotus leaves will be busier.
It's like a gentle little wife, telling her husband about her longing for life and playing the heart song of pursuing family. Although many people have received Xue Tao's pink poems, no one can really enjoy her affection like Yuan Zhen. In this regard, Yuan Zhen, an affectionate son, also appreciated it and was deeply intoxicated by Xue Tao's beautiful family. At this time, a poem he left behind recorded such a love affair:
Everyone is poetic, but I know the exquisite scenery;
The moonlight is full of flowers, and the willow in the rain period is a song.
Although Xue Tao was entrusted to associate with Yuan Zhen, they forged true feelings. However, after all, it is an accident of fate. When Yuan Zhen finished his mission in Sichuan and left Chengdu for Kyoto, they had to break up in tears. By this time, they had been together for a year. After Yuan Zhen returned to Chang 'an, he sent Xue Tao a melody from the client:
Jinjiang is beautiful and gave birth to Wen Jun and Xue Tao;
Words are like parrots' tongues, and articles are divided into chicken feathers.
One by one, the guests stopped writing, and everyone wanted to dream of a knife;
After parting, acacia is separated by smoke and water, and pueraria flowers are five clouds high.
Yuan Zhen was fascinated by Xue Tao's talent, secretly amazed, but also expressed his yearning for love. It can be seen that he is quite sincere about the lingering years in Chengdu.
At that time, there were many celebrities and gifted scholars associated with Xue Tao, such as Bai Juyi, Niu Sangru, Ling Huchu, Dai Qing, Zhang Ji, Du Mu, Liu Yuxi and Zhang Hu. All of them have poems and songs with Xue Tao, but Yuan Zhen touched her affection. After Yuan Zhen left Zhong Shu, Xue Tao missed him very much, just like her husband's empty daughter in the distance, waiting for her enrichment.
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The bitterness and longing of #e# have merged into four famous sentences-Ci of King Jin Jiangchun;
First of all:
Bloom has different rewards and different sorrows;
Ask acacia, when flowers bloom and fall.
Second:
Take care of the knot and unite as one, leaving a confidant;
Spring sorrow is broken, and spring birds mourn again.
Third:
The wind and flowers will grow old, and the courtesy will be ethereal;
If you are not United, you will be United.
Fourth:
It can be full of flowers and translated into two sentences of acacia;
Hosta hangs in the mirror, and Chunfeng knows this.
At first, I still missed and expected, expecting my lover to renew the old love; However, with spring gone, the news faded, and Xue Tao became more and more disappointed. She even looked at the clouds in the sky, the weeping willows on the river bank and the spring flowers in the yard, all of which became the image of Yuan Zhen, telling the pain of leaving love. One of her poems, Ode to Peony, personifies peony and confides in blooming flowers in the middle of the night. Poetry cloud:
Last spring, my tears were wet and red, and I complained about leaving;
Often afraid of breaking up with martial arts, why is there a Wuling period?
Every time I ask about the fragrance, I know each other without saying;
I just want to put a pillow by the bar, and I will spend the whole night talking about lovesickness.
Yuan Zhen, who said, "I am too lazy to look back at the flowers, and the amateurs are half-baked", is actually a broken-hearted person. Xue Tao deeply misses his lover by the Jinjiang River; Yuan Zhen went to western Zhejiang and fell in love with young and beautiful Liu Caichun. After all, talented woman Xue Tao is just an episode in his life. Why does he want to spend his life with her?
Time flies like water, gradually taking away Xue Tao's expectation for his lover. She knows she shouldn't wait for anything. After this cold and hot twist, her heart seems to be closed more tightly. In addition to attending some inevitable social activities, she tried to stay at home behind closed doors and express her respect through poetry. Xue Tao's mansion is near the beautiful Huanhuaxi, so she has nothing to do. She often uses Leshan specialty rouge wood to soak and mash it into slurry, and then adds mica powder to infiltrate into the water in Yujin well to make a special art paper. There are irregular patterns of pine flowers on the paper, which are elegant and unique. She uses this paper to copy her poems and sometimes sends some poems to her friends. People call this kind of paper "Songhua Notes" or "Xue Tao Notes". People in the Tang Dynasty like to write poems or simple slips with colored pencils, but they all learn from Xue Tao.
"Beauty has been a star since ancient times, but it is forbidden to see bald heads on earth", especially Xue Tao, a famous "social butterfly". The scenery in the past communication field gradually faded away with the passing of elegance and charm. Xue Tao, who is nearly in his twilight years, simply built a poetry-chanting building in the outer suburbs, dressed herself as a female Taoist, and lived in seclusion in the building, far away from the bustling and dreamlike communication places.
In the fifth year of Tang Wenzong Taihe, Xue Tao, who lived in seclusion, closed her lonely eyes forever at the age of 65. At that time, Duan Wenchang personally wrote an epitaph for her, and on her tombstone was engraved "The Tomb of Xuetao Hongdu, Give Up the Girl Book". At this point, the book for girls really became the alias of Xue Tao.
In memory of talented woman Xue Tao, later generations built Wangjiang Tower on Jinjiang River near Wan Li Bridge, and there is a famous "Xue Taojing" not far downstairs. It is said that during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a drought in the middle of Shu and the Qingjiang River was cut off. The local people paid homage to the dried-up ancient well near Xue Tao's former residence, and a clear spring suddenly gushed out of it. Soon it began to rain cats and dogs, which greatly saved the drought. In order to appreciate the kindness of the gods in Xuetao, people named this well [Xuetao Well] and carved a stone to record it. Standing on the Wangjiang Tower, you can not only overlook the beautiful scenery on both sides of Jinjiang River, but also clearly see the figure of "Xue", so people often go upstairs to reminisce about the past and remember the poem "Xue Wanbao" by Xue Tao and Zhao Xiji:
Who will sit alone at night?
How to teach red powder not to turn to ash?
Another couplet on Wangjiang Tower not only summarizes Xue Tao's prosperous and lonely life, but also compares her poems with the great poet Du Gongbu-Du Fu, which is a little consolation to her lonely soul. The connection is as follows:
The ancient well is cold and the sun sets. Ask some trees. Where is the school gate lane?
The river bends over the sill, occupying the misty rain on the first floor, and the thatched cottage of the Ministry of Industry should share it equally. [ 1][2][3][4]