Li Bai has always been famous as a poet, and at the same time, he is worthy of the title of "Brewmaster". Du Fu once said that he "called himself Brewmaster when the emperor came at his call, but didn't go aboard". He himself declared that "36,000 cups will be poured every day for one hundred years". However, Li Bai is different from others when he is drunk. After drinking, he wrote better poems. The three famous poems in Qingpingdiao were written after he was drunk. Here is an interesting story.
During the Kaiyuan period, peonies were planted in the palace for the first time, including red, purple, pink and white. Tang Xuanzong liked these flowers very much. He transplanted some in front of the Aquilaria Pavilion in the east of Longchi, Xingqing Palace. One day, when the peony was in full bloom, Xuanzong and Yang Guifei came to enjoy the flowers together, selected some excellent musicians and wrote sixteen new scores. Li Guinian, a famous musician, took musical instruments and prepared to sing with the musicians.
Xuanzong said, "Today, when there are ladies-in-waiting, how can we use old words again?" So Li Guinian was ordered to call Li Bai, a layman in Hanlin, into the palace and write new words before singing.
Li Guinian took people to imperial academy, but Li Bai went out for a drink early in the morning. So Li Guinian went to Chang 'an again. Suddenly I heard someone singing loudly in the restaurant:
Three cups lead to the avenue, and one barrel is natural.
But if you are interested in wine, don't pass it on to people who wake up.
Li Guinian hurried upstairs, and when he saw that it was Li Bai, he stepped forward and said loudly, "I was ordered to inform that Li will meet the coachman in Chenxiang Temple." Who knows that Li Bai was as drunk as a fiddler and said, "I am so drunk that I want to sleep and go." Then I fell asleep at my desk. I had to ask my entourage to carry Li downstairs and carry him to Xingqing Palace by horse.
Li Guinian helped Li Bai to see Xuanzong. Li Bai was too drunk to worship. Xuanzong cherished Li Bai's talent, so he didn't blame him at all. He asked people to lay a blanket next to the pavilion, let Li Bai lie down, and let the singer mother slave pour cold water on her face. When Li Bai woke up and saw the emperor, he quickly struggled to kneel down and said, "I deserve to die a thousand times." Xuanzong immediately made a hangover soup. After the soup came, he personally adjusted the temperature with a spoon, let Li Bai drink it, and then said, "Today, the peony is in full bloom, and I enjoy it with the imperial concubine. I don't want to hear the old lyrics, so please make some new ones. "
Li Bai listened and said, "It's not difficult. Just ask the emperor for wine." Xuanzong was a little unhappy: "I just woke you up and you want to drink again." Are you deliberately disobedient to me? " Li Bai said, "Your Majesty, I am a hundred poems about fighting wine. I can only write good poems after drinking wine." Xuanzong had people bring wine. Li Bai drank a few cups in one breath and immediately began to write, dancing on the paved paper, and three "Qingpingdiao" were soon completed:
( 1)
The cloud wants clothes, flowers and abilities, while the spring breeze blows an olive branch.
If Yushan didn't see her, it would be Yaochi meeting under the moon.
(2)
A red dew is fragrant, and the rain is heartbroken.
Excuse me, who looks like Han Palace? The poor swallow relies on new cosmetics.
(3)
Famous flowers fall in love and laugh like kings.
Explain that the spring breeze is infinitely hateful, and the agarwood pavilion is northward.
The first song "Qing Ping Diao" means: the beautiful imperial concubine, whose clothes make the splendid clouds yearn for, and her appearance makes the delicate flowers envy. The spring breeze outside is blowing dew peony. This kind of beauty can only be seen in Yushan where the goddess Queen Mother lives. Only in the jade pool in her palace can you meet someone as beautiful as a noble princess.
The second song means: a red flower with dew, gorgeous and fragrant. The ancient king of Chu could only see the illusory goddess in his dream, and his heart was broken for her, which was not as beautiful as this. Which beauty in the palace of the Han Dynasty can compare with the imperial concubine? Only Zhao is cute and just dressed up (Zhao is the queen of the Western Han Dynasty, a famous beauty in history, who is said to be as light as a swallow and can dance on a plate entrusted by others).
The third song means: the gorgeous and precious peony and the charming beauty complement each other, and the king has been watching with a smile. In Chenxiang Temple, you can appreciate the beauty of famous flowers, and no matter how much spring worries and grievances, they will disappear without a trace.
Xuanzong was very happy when he read Three Tunes in Qingping. He immediately ordered musicians to debug their instruments and urged Li Guinian to sing. So some famous musicians in the prosperous Tang Dynasty accompanied him. Li Mu plays the flute, Huanu plays the Jie drum, He plays the square ring, Zheng Guanyin plays the pipa, and Zhang Yehu plays the pipa. Xuanzong became interested and picked up the Jade Emperor to play. After each song, you should change the rhythm and sing it again slowly, which sounds particularly soft and touching. Yang Guifei was listening with a smile in her hand, and she was very happy.
After singing, Xuanzong ordered the imperial concubine to hold the Qibao Cup and give Li a glass of wine made in the Western Regions.
Judging from this story, Li Bai seems to be deeply loved by the emperor, but this kind of love just wants to use his poems to praise the peace and increase the fun of court life. This is not what Li Bai wants. Although he wrote many colorful poems in Chang 'an, he was depressed, which is probably one of the reasons for getting drunk!