Appreciation of Xue Tao's Books Sent to Shu School

There is a line in Yuan Zhen's poem: "Jinjiang is slippery and shows Emei, which reminds people of Wen Jun and Xue Tao. Words steal parrot's tongue, articles get chicken hair. Many poets stop writing, and all officials want to dream of knives. After parting, acacia is separated by smoke and water, and cattail flowers are five clouds high. "The poem compares Xue Tao to Zhuo Wenjun, but in terms of popularity and practical ability, Xue Tao is indeed above Wen Jun.

This poem by Wang Jian is one of many heroes' praises. Xue Tao lives in Chengdu and has a house in Baihuatan, a suburb. "Wan Li Qiaoxi House, Baihuatan Beizhuang" was originally the place where the poet Du Fu lived. "Wan Li Bridge Girls' School Book" comes straight to the point and pays tribute to Xue Tao's identity. It is clear and serious. According to reports, when Xue Tao lived in the middle of Shu, he planted calamus, which rarely blossomed and bore fruit. Sometimes flowering was regarded as auspicious by the ancients, such as five-color clouds, so there is a saying in Yuan Zhen's poem that "cattail blossoms are five clouds high". After living in Bijifang, I stopped growing loquat. The phrase "loquat flowers are closed" has a beautiful image, and people can imagine the prosperity and beauty of loquat flowers through the scene of azaleas in full bloom. Girls' school books are among them, like fairies. The word "closed door" not only has the rhyme of elegance and tranquility, but also means "peaches and plums are speechless, and the next sentence is closely related to it".

If the first two sentences have implicit praise in the calm narrative, the last two sentences are extremely enthusiastic praise: "How much a person knows, it is better to lead the spring breeze." "Wits who sweep eyebrows" refers to the story of thrusting eyebrows with Zhang Chang as his wife, and those talented women from ancient times serve as a foil for the heroine in the poem. In fact, it's not just talented women who can't compare with Xue Tao. There were many people who admired Xue Tao at that time. To the point where the so-called "officials all want to dream of knives", these people rarely surpass Xue Tao in talent. "It is better to lead the spring breeze", that is, Yuan Zhen's meaning of "talking more and stopping writing more". This evaluation seems to be a compliment, but it is not all a compliment. Xue Tao is good at calligraphy as well as poetry. "The beauty of his running script can be compared with that of Wang Xifa." So he invented Xue Tao Notes with skillful hands and wisdom. Wei Zhuang praised it with a poem: "I also know that the price is more important than honesty, and I don't hesitate to spend millions." In the history of Bashu culture, it left a much-told story.