Huang Tingjian was extremely clever when he was a child. He has the ability to never forget anything. On one occasion, Huang Tingjian's uncle Li often visited their home. He learned that his nephew was very clever and had the heart to think for him. So Chang Li casually took out a book from the bookcase and asked an allusion to Huang Tingjian. Huang Tingjian blurted out without thinking.
Li Chang was surprised and asked many questions. As a result, he found that Huang Tingjian had memorized all the books on the bookcase. After the news spread, many people were amazed, and Chang Li thought his nephew was extraordinary. When Huang Tingjian was six years old, he wrote a poem about a shepherd boy because of the scenery: "The authorities have exhausted the fame and fortune of Chang 'an by riding an ox far beyond the former village and playing a flute across the bank. "This poem mainly praises the shepherd boy's leisurely life and expresses that people should be indifferent to fame and fortune and live a leisurely life. As the saying goes, at the age of seven, Huang Tingjian's thoughts at this time influenced his life.
In A.D. 1067, Huang Tingjian was admitted to Jinshi at the age of 22 and became the county magistrate of Yexian County in Ruzhou. Later, I took the four classics as a scholar. His excellent article won the praise of the examiner. The court appointed him Professor imperial academy. During this period, Huang Tingjian learned more creative techniques and often wrote essays. One day, Su Shi came across Huang Tingjian's works and was very surprised. He regarded them as Chun Xue, saying that he hadn't seen such excellent works for a long time.
Although Huang Tingjian and Su Shi were later called "Su Huang", Su Shi was already famous at this time, and Huang Tingjian was a junior, so Huang Tingjian gradually became famous after being recognized by Su Shi. Later, Huang Tingjian was promoted many times. In A.D. 1085, Huang Tingjian became an official in Deping Town. At that time, he missed his childhood sweetheart Huang Jifu very much, but he couldn't meet each other for various reasons. He can only send his feelings to poetry and write the opening poem.
Therefore, "Send a few letters back to the Yellow River" is a poem expressing the feelings of missing friends, but it was later changed by modern people because of its beautiful writing and sincere feelings. In fact, this situation is very common. Take Su Shi's "A moment in spring is worth a thousand dollars" as an example. Modern people often use this poem to express the beauty of their wedding night, but in fact Su Shi wrote this poem to express that he wanted to study hard during the good time of spring. ?
A few months after writing "Send Several Letters to Huang", Huang Tingjian was called into the capital and was appointed as the secretary of the provincial school. After Song Shenzong's death, Zhezong ascended the throne, continued to reuse Huang Tingjian and promoted him as a living shed, mainly responsible for recording the daily activities of the emperor and state affairs. He belongs to the emperor's trusted minister and holds a high position.
But not long after, Huang Tingjian's mother passed away. Huang Tingjian immediately abandoned the high-ranking official and went home to be filial. He was heartbroken and almost died in mourning. After the funeral, Song Zhezong was also impressed by his filial piety, and Huang Tingjian was appointed as a secretary and an official who also studied national history. Later, Huang Tingjian was demoted to Yeongju for being framed, but Huang Tingjian didn't think so at all. After all, he doesn't love fame and fortune, just like the song of his childhood shepherd boy, and he longs for a leisurely life.
In 1 100, Song Huizong acceded to the throne and wanted to re-enable Huang Tingjian, but Huang Tingjian refused and asked Song Huizong to be the county magistrate. Song Huizong had no choice but to agree to his request. However, nine days after taking office, Huang Tingjian was removed from office. At that time, he wrote an article "Jingnan Chengtianyuan", which was misinterpreted by some people, saying that Huang Tingjian was very happy with the disasters that happened among the people. It is obviously impossible to take Huang Tingjian as a person, but Song Huizong really believes it.
Finally, Huang Tingjian was taken to Yizhou and placed under house arrest. Within two years, the court ordered Huang Tingjian to go to Yongzhou, but before he left, Huang Tingjian died in Yizhou at the age of 60. There are two main reasons why Huang Tingjian's official career is not smooth. One is that he has no career pursuit, and the other is that Huang Tingjian is somewhat straightforward and has offended many people.
But what about being a prime minister in official career? There were many prime ministers in the Song Dynasty, and only a handful of them were more famous than Huang Tingjian. Huang Tingjian's greatest contribution is literature. His poems show the spirit of cultural innovation of Song people and promote the development of cultural functions of poetry. Huang Tingjian emphasized four words all his life, that is, "seeking Tao with poetry".
"The general understanding is to learn something from poetry, cultivate sentiment, improve personal quality and cultivation through poetry, and explore the mysteries of the universe. In addition, Huang Tingjian's poems, also known as "Huang Tingjian Style", were imitated by countless people in later generations. Huang Tingjian's calligraphy is unique and one of the "Song Sijia" which has great influence on later generations.