the water is clear and turbid, and the mountains are beautiful; It's sunny and sunny, and the moon is full. Between one person and another, there is also a comparison between one's beginning and his later. In The Analects of Confucius, it is said that "Heaven has the virtue of living, the earth has the thickness of carrying things, and a gentleman has the beauty of being an adult". Moral practice, quality tempering and personality experience have been a lifelong topic related to life for thousands of years. For a person's moral judgment, sometimes it takes a long time to get to the bottom and the dust settles. A thousand times of criticism does not mean one person, but at the same time, it puts the whip with universal criticism value on the hearts of people who are good, thus promoting the overall improvement of social morality, and it does have the infinite power of "blowing out the wild sand and starting with gold".
If you want a poet in the Tang Dynasty, you can't help but mention Song Zhiwen. I've always wanted to get rid of this man who has been discredited constantly, but he is indeed a unique "this one" among the poets in the Tang Dynasty. Song Zhiwen's life, from fame to fame, from fame to ruin, from fame to death, he may be unaware of it, and his life is poetic.
In all fairness, Song Zhiwen is a talented and well-read man. After ten years of hard study, he won not only fame, but also poetry. When I was young, I was assigned to the Art Gallery with Yang Jiong, one of the "Four Masters of Early Tang Dynasty" (he was five or six years younger than Yang Jiong). This was a decent job with no real power, and the talent of the article gradually became famous. Later, because Wu Zetian wanted to hide his ugly voice, he compiled "Three Religions and Zhu Ying", which is a huge cultural project. There are as many as 1,3 volumes of * * *, mainly compiling three fine words of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism headed by Confucius, Sakyamuni and Laozi. When Song Zhiwen participated in this project, he met cultural celebrities such as Zhang Shuo, Liu Zhijie and Shen Quanqi at that time, and lived a pleasant life of "talking day and night and gathering poems".
In Youlong Gate, Wu Hou, officials were ordered to compose poems, and the first one to succeed was given a brocade robe. Zuo Shi's poems in the East are written, thanks. If you sit still, you will become a poet, and you will be beautiful in both arts and sciences. You will win the robe and clothes if you are called good. -"Chronicle of Tang Poetry"
In the early and late Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian was in charge of one of the largest court poets' groups at that time. When visiting Longmen, this poetry contest was held. The ministers lined up and wrote essays, some scratching their heads, some writing hard, and the emperor took the examination of ministers. The scene was quite eye-catching. Zuo Shi Dongfang Qiu was the first to write a poem, and Wu Hou was so pleased that he immediately gave him a brocade robe. Mr. Dongfang held the brocade robe with gratitude and thanked the emperor for his kindness. But before long, when Song Zhiwen wrote it and presented it, Wu Zetian was full of praise, and felt that the artistic conception was better (the last sentence of this poem should be made, "My emperor doesn't care about Yao Chi's music, but when it rains, he comes to see the farmers and wants spring", which can be said to be accurate and accurate), and he casually took the brocade robe from Mr. Dongfang's hand and gave it to Song Zhiwen. In a flash, the robe changed hands. The embarrassment of Dongfang Qiu is conceivable, and the joy of Song Zhiwen is beyond words.
This poetry contest has ignited Song Zhiwen's infinite vanity in his heart. It turned out that he could be famous for his poetry and expensive for his writing.
you can't rest from this banquet. In the team of princes and nobles who travel by car, Song Dacai is indispensable. Song Zhiwen's splendid articles, works in response to the occasion, and his sincere literary grace have become elegant things for literati and nobles to relax and have fun. "The phoenix brake invades the cloud for half, and the rainbow is leaning against the edge of the sun", "It is advisable to be shot at the song today", "The sound of fragrance shines today and the world is full of vigilance", "I am so lucky that I have to listen to heptachord again" ... Song Zhiwen, who is diligent and talented, describes every eating and drinking that he has the honor to participate in with the most beautiful words, the most exaggerated colors and the most beautiful eulogies. With his poetry galloping through the literary field, he met a large number of dignitaries, wrote poems and essays, and won praises and brought him unlimited scenery.
The wine has damaged Song Zhiwen's spleen and stomach, and also his brain. In the meantime, he clings to Wu Zetian's favorite man, Zhang Yizhi's brother: the question is attached to Yan Chaoyin, Shen Quanqi, Liu Yunji, etc., and all the articles given by Yi Yi are devoted to asking questions and doing what Chao Yin did, which is the most important thing for Yi Yi. -"Biography of Song Zhiwen in the New Tang Dynasty"
The sorrow of literati lies not in whether they can write good articles, but in the loss of integrity. Song Zhiwen and other literati are faced with a special era, when the Empress was in power and the Gankun was reversed. However, they should know about the solar terms and character of the literati in history, and they may have had painful thoughts and choices, or they may have had helplessness and hesitation. Unfortunately, in the end, they fell into the arms of the dignitaries under the transpiration of hot wine, so that they were willing to cook articles for them and act as gunmen instead, and they even rushed to them, even at the expense of "drowning". In honor and official position, Song Zhiwen chose the latter without hesitation. Moreover, whoever has a big momentum will run to which house. People who write articles have fallen to this point, which is quite a bit of a beggar, and poetry has become a slave to poetry. Moreover, Song Zhiwen is beautiful and looks very good. Although she is not as "lotus head" as Zhang Yizhi, she is still outstanding. In that year, she also tried to seek the position of Wu Zetian Xiaomi, but she was not approved because of her "bad teeth" (bad breath). Otherwise, Song Zhiwen will be more beautiful.
in 75 ad, Wu Zetian was old and seriously ill. As soon as the Zhang brothers fell, Song Zhiwen was banished to the remote southern Longzhou (now Luoding County, Guangdong Province). It should be said that this is a serious warning of fate. In the palace capital, he is used to having a car and eating fish. Where can he stand the pain? Soon after, I sneaked back to Luoyang, and wrote a song "Crossing the Han River" on the way. "The book outside the ridge is broken, and the winter is repeated. Now, nearing my village, meeting people, I dare not ask a single question ",a man who is guilty of sin, cringes at the news, and his tone is completely different from that of the previous trip to wait on a banquet and taste the imperial meal, and he writes very sadly.
I went back to Luoyang and stayed at my good friend Zhang Zhongzhi's house. Zhang Zhongzhi and Xu, a surname Wang Tongjiao and others are holding a secret meeting here to get rid of the powerful minister Wu Sansi. A good friend didn't avoid violating the rules, and told the truth about such an idea. Song Zhiwen's brain immediately fever. This is another good opportunity to get close to the power. Without thinking, he immediately told his brother Song Zhixun, a calligrapher who was also convicted, and arranged for his nephew Song Tan and others to report it. Originally, I came back with the mentality of "now, nearing my village, meeting people". Because of the meritorious service of "reporting", I will make amends and be promoted to Beijing. The brothers are all happy. Song Zhixun, the younger brother, became Guanglucheng, and Song Zhiwen became a crack in honesty, ranking fifth, and replaced them with crimson robes. That Zhang Zhongzhi, Wang Tongjiao and other good friends were asked three times and seven times in prison, tortured to extract confessions, beaten black and blue, and blood spattered on my hall. On the one hand, it's asking for credit. One side is beheading and abandoning the market. In "A Book in One's Hand", everyone resents the despicable behavior of the Soong brothers. It is said that the red robes of Song Zhiwen and others were stained with the blood of Wang Tongjiao.
It is a fatal personality mutation to betray friends for glory and harm friends for advancement. Since then, Song Zhiwen has put all his eggs in one basket on the promotion related to personal honor and disgrace.
after three years of Jinglong, Song Zhiwen became famous once. On that occasion, Tang Zhongzong hosted the Poetry Classic in Kunming Pool, which was equivalent to the Huashan sword between the powerful poets, and Shangguan Waner was responsible for judging the pros and cons. At that time, pieces of paper were flying upstairs, and almost all the poems were falling slowly in the surprised eyes of everyone. In the end, only the poems of Song Zhiwen and Shen Quanqi were in her hands. Everyone is looking forward to it, and I don't know who will win this title. In a short time, Shen Quanqi's also fell. Shangguan Waner's evaluation is: "The two poems are quite well written, but Shen Shi's sentence" I am a humble official, but I am poor at seeing Yu Zhangcai "has been exhausted, while the song poem" I don't worry about the bright moon, I have my own night beads "has suddenly made a vigorous move. If the birds fly straight, the momentum is still there." Among them, it is not excluded that because of Shangguan Waner's personal relationship with Wu Sansi (Song Zhiwen, after all, once reported meritorious deeds, was regarded as Wu Sansi's half "rescuer"), but Song Zhiwen made a name for himself again with a poem that should be made, overwhelmed him, and became the leading talent at that time.
good luck is coming again. Song Zhiwen, with his talent for writing, is active in Beijing with dignity. Although he has written many indifferent poems, his heart of buttering up the powerful always exists. The previous lessons have long been forgotten. Wu Zetian is gone, and the Zhang Yizhi brothers are gone. He turned his eyes to the person in charge of the new regime. First, he clings to Princess Taiping and can be reused. Later, he sees Princess Anle's power growing, and then he moves the boat to land, trying his best to flatter him. Song Zhiwen's turn is the fastest among literati. Writing articles is easy, but it is not easy to jump on the political cliff. His capriciousness can be concealed for a while, but how can it be concealed for a long time? Tang Zhongzong wanted to promote Song Zhiwen to Mr. Scheeren, but Princess Taiping was tired of him. She only gently talked about his bribery in selecting talents. The situation changed greatly, and the promoted person became a problematic person. She was immediately ordered to pack up and leave Beijing again. Song Zhiwen's cleverness failed again.
The fugitive's life begins again. Song Zhiwen wrote a lot of poems again, and he kept writing poems all his life. Poetry has become a weapon for him to pay for his life and win a false reputation. On the way to demotion, he did make a lot of reflections, and what really stayed was his repentance and remembrance. But I just don't know if he has any illusions and hopes to return to the officialdom with the help of the beautiful prose that Chen Chen looks forward to:
they say that wildgeese, flying southward, here turn back, this very month. Shall my own southward journey, ever be retraced, I wonder??
the river is pausing at ebb-tide, and the woods are thick with clinging mist. Tomorrow I climb to the top of the mountain, looking northward to my hometown, or can I see the red plum on the mountain top. -"inscribed on the wall of an inn north of dayu mountain"
Song Zhiwen's poems are continuously sent to Beijing. Telling his glorious course of "the two dynasties gave color, and the second discipline accompanied the feast" also showed his determination to repent, wake up and turn over a new leaf. Unfortunately, Li Dan, a new Tang Ruizong, didn't buy this set, because he despised his people and emigrated to Qinzhou with "taking risks and making profits". In the early years of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, those who had disturbed the royal family in Li Tang were punished, and Song Zhiwen was ordered to die.
all Song Zhiwen's life, he was humiliated by poetry. His way of being an official is a failure, and his way of being a friend is even worse. He can't get rid of his inner vanity and impetuousness, and he doesn't know the truth of being a man before poetry, so he has wasted years of reading. The Biography of Talented Talents in Tang Dynasty accused him of killing a famous poet, his nephew Liu Xiyi, which should actually be ridiculed by later generations. This copyright case involving personal injury, in the name of Song Zhiwen, must not be done because of the ownership of a poem or two, and the old and new Tang books are not recorded, but only from the novels of the Tang Dynasty. It is not conclusive that Liu Xiyi was "killed by a traitor or killed by Song Zhiwen" in Datang Xinyu. Secondly, Song Zhiwen's age and state of mind at that time were not enough to make such misdeeds; Third, if it does happen, can it be speculated that the two uncles and nephews are similar in age, involved in a certain woman, and the poem is full of affection, fighting for affection, and the case is unknown. But on second thought, this person who loves fame more than himself is afraid of plagiarism and will inevitably do whatever it takes. Including his famous sentence "Looking at the sea from the floor, the door is facing the tide in Zhejiang", probably because people want to compare him with Luo Binwang. After all, Song Zhiwen's personality is as regrettable as his bad breath.
The greatest contribution of Song Dacai's son is that "talent is beyond reproach", which provides a model for the future generations to lose their character and destiny. This can't help but alert the literati all over the world.