Reflections on Ye Jiaying's Wang Wei, a Poet in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Meng Haoran was mentioned in the last article of this book. In the Tang Dynasty, people often referred to Meng Haoran and Wang Wei together. Because many of their works depict famous mountains and rivers or rural scenery, they are also called landscape pastoral poets. However, because each poet's personality experience is different, his heart and feelings are also different, so the style and appearance of his works are also very different. We talked about Meng Haoran, saying that his nature was suitable for seclusion, and he could feel at ease in seclusion in his early years. However, after middle age, due to various reasons, he came out to seek an official, which not only failed, but also destroyed his original complacent state of mind, so he lost his official position and lived in seclusion. Wei Wang is different. He is both an official and a hermit. Of course, this is just his external life, and there are still many pains and contradictions in his heart, but he has never sincerely shown these contradictions and pains.

? Wang Wei, also known as the Magic Stone, was born in Qi, Taiyuan. Wang Wei is from Taiyuan, and the Wang family in Taiyuan is a very prestigious family. His mother, Boling Cui Shi, also belonged to a noble family, and her mother believed in Buddhism, which was also a potential factor and had a considerable impact on his later life and poetry. Because Wang Wei received a good education since he was a child, he has achieved a lot. He can be good at poetry and painting, and he can be good at books and music. It can be said that he has all the qualities of a scholar. The book "Vacation on the Mountain and Thinking of My Shandong Brothers" that we are familiar with since childhood is the work of his youth. At the same time, there is a Luoyang girl's song, which is also very famous, as follows:

There is a girl from Luoyang in the door across the street who can face people over 15 years old.

Her master rode on his fast horse, wearing a jade-bit reins, and her maid brought her cod on a gold plate.

Her painting pavilion faces the red tower, and the cornices are pink and green peach blossoms and willows.

Silk scarves cover seven fragrant cars, and Jane fans cover nine flowers.

Her master, status and wealth and the seeds of life are more generous than the richest people in ancient times.

He likes this girl from humble origins, teaches her to dance and gives his coral tree to almost anyone.

When his nine soft lights went out, the wind of dawn began to blow, nine small flying flowers.

Between dances, she hardly has time to sing, and her makeup is just incense.

All the people she knows in the town are rich and extravagant. She visits the owner of the happiest building day and night.

Who will notice this girl from Yue, with a white face, humble and poor, washing silk by the river alone? .

? I think this poem is not difficult to understand literally. There is a beautiful girl in Luoyang who lives across the hall from me and looks over fifteen. This is the age of marriage in ancient times. So the poet later began to describe her husband-"her master, rank and wealth, in the bud of life, are more generous than the richest people." My guess is that the poet wants to show her husband's high spirits by comparing with Lun Ji, so "drama" here should mean "transcendence". The front is the rich and luxurious life of this Luoyang woman, and the back two sentences are slightly ironic, saying, "Who noticed that Yue girl with a white jade face, humble and poor, alone by the river, washing silk?" . However, after reading the notes in the book, it turns out that this poem also shows Wang Wei's intention of seeking an official position, and he did seek fame and fortune in his early years.

? I think Wang Wei's poems have a wide range of contents, and poems written with different contents or backgrounds will bring people different experiences. In addition, I found that he is also a person who is good at using emotions. When I saw this song "Mrs Xi", my heart was really touched:

Don't spoil the present, but forget the past.

With tears in my eyes, I can't see Wang Chuyan.

? There is a story in history: during the Spring and Autumn Period, Mrs. Xi was the wife of an ancient monarch. She was very beautiful. Chu was a powerful overlord at that time. When the king of Chu learned of Mrs. Xi's beauty, he destroyed Xi and took Mrs. Xi into his palace. Later, Mrs Xi gave birth to two sons, but she never said a word. Once the king of Chu forced her, Mrs. Xi said: As a woman, I must obey you. How should I speak? This allusion coincides with the poet's own experience, that is, the baker's wife was brought home because of her beauty and was humiliated by Wang Ning, so she wrote this poem.

? Mr. Jialing commented that this poem is really well written. Because what did you say? Wang Ning is certainly wrong, but if you criticize him and scold him, you will offend him. Du Fu is very clever. He said, I didn't deny you. You are good to her now, and she may have feelings for you, but this woman can't forget her past feelings because you love her now. When he enjoys the flowers with you, it is also a beautiful moment. Now the master is very kind to her, but her eyes are full of tears and she says nothing, because she can't forget the past after all.

? The same lyric poem is the same as the famous Acacia:

When those red berries come in spring, they flush on your southern branches.

I suggest you collect more as a symbol of our love.

? Acacia originally refers to the love between men and women, but there is a plant called acacia, which can bear acacia beans like the heart, so acacia beans have become a symbol of love. In China's poems, whenever "Nan" is mentioned, there is always a warm and romantic color, which is an association with the quality of his words. It means that spring has come and red beans have grown, which is the bud of love. Then, "I advise you to accept more as a symbol of our love." I advise you to put as much love as possible in your life and achieve something in love. I suggest you collect more red beans. Why? Because it can best express lovesickness. This poem euphemistically and movingly expresses the respect and cherish for love, and has been passed down among the people ever since. There is no better poem than this!