1083, Su Dongpo wrote a propositional composition for the young Qin Guan who came to visit him specially, and the topic was "Taohuawu Fu". Su Shi was amazed by this essay. He called this gifted scholar 12 years older than himself: "There are talents of Qu Yuan and Song Yu". Since then, Qin Guan, a lonely genius who has been wandering around the moon all the year round, has gone offline, and a synonym for graceful school in the Northern Song Dynasty has gone online!
The world says Qin Guan's ci is beautiful. How beautiful is this? Wang Anshi once commented: "His poems are fresh and lovely, such as Bao and Xie", which is described by the word "lovely". It can be seen that Su Shi called them "Wei Yunjun" too much. It is this charm that makes his words read so beautifully. What I want to share with you in this issue is also a beautiful work by Qin Guan, which is called "Growing peaches in green plums, dew in the sky".
This poem was written at a banquet for a noble in North Korea. At that time, the host invited Geji Bi Tao to come to persuade wine, and Qin Guan also invited him to drink. The host was busy explaining that Peaches never drank, and Qin Guan was about to give up. Peaches admired his talent and said that he was willing to make an exception and get drunk for him. In the face of the beauty's love, Guan Chun wrote this word on the spot, which was fascinating at the beginning, and because the whole word started with the name of Tao, the beauty became famous from then on.
Yu Meiren Peach Blossom in the Open Air, Northern Song Dynasty. The peach blossoms in Qin Guan are exposed in the sky, not the number of flowers. Water lingers in the depths of the chaotic mountains, but who is a picturesque flower for? What is the limit of light cold and drizzle! It's hard to control the spring without saying anything. What's wrong with being drunk for you? I'm afraid I'll break people's intestines when I wake up.
The whole poem is about the beautiful peach blossom in front of us, which is not only a poem about peach blossom, but also a poem about people. The first part of the word begins with flowers. The opening "Peach blossoms are planted in the sky and exposed in the sky, not the number of flowers" is a high praise for peach blossoms. Peach blossoms are nectar planted in the sky, which can be compared with ordinary flowers, both positive admiration and comparison with other flowers, which is fascinating.
In the second sentence, such a beautiful peach blossom was born in the deep water of chaotic mountains. Although it is also surrounded by clear water and picturesque, no one appreciates it after all. The poet expressed his regret for the peach blossom with "for whom the picturesque flowers bloom", which is a strong gap from the high-profile praise in the first sentence. The more beautiful the peach blossom is, the more extraordinary it is and the more painful it is. This is the genius of the poet.
The next paragraph of the word is from chanting flowers to chanting people. "What is the limit of light cold and drizzle" is the scene of late spring, and light cold and drizzle makes people have no pity for spring. For poets, the frustration of life is like a peach blossom that no one appreciates, and it is also like the uncontrollable death of spring in "A Hard Spring Day". Back to reality, the last two sentences say, "Why not get drunk for you?" The sad poet intends to get drunk with the beautiful woman, but this is "why not?" I just said it, and he was afraid of the wine coming, and he had to face the scene in front of him, so it was heartbreaking.
At this point, the poet's feelings have experienced several twists and turns, from the praise of flowers in the first part to the regret of flowers, from the helplessness of flowers in the second part to the free and easy to get drunk, and finally back to the sadness of heartbroken. Qin Guan wrote all his thoughts in a few strokes, and a generation of graceful and restrained masters lived up to their reputation.