As the saying goes, a kind word warms three winters, but a bad word hurts six months. Although it is not good to curse, people still need to vent their anger sometimes. Among the ancient literati, Zhuge Liang was undoubtedly the most abusive. One sentence: "I have never seen such a shameless person!" ?He actually scolded Wang Lang to death.
There are many such curses in ancient poetry. The sharpest curse is undoubtedly Li Bai. He was once laughed at by a Confucian scholar in the hometown of Confucius. He immediately responded with a poem "Mocking Lu Confucianism". The last sentence? Da, go back to the Wenshui shore, it can be called a "textbook" curse. In fact, not only Li Bai was good at swearing, but Du Fu, who was always considered to be honest, loyal and restrained, was also good at swearing. Dissatisfied with someone mocking his idol, he wrote the most incisive poem, which can be called a curse classic.
"Six Quatrains in a Play? Part Two"
Wang Yang and Lu Luo were writing in a frivolous style at that time.
Er Cao’s body and name will both be destroyed, and the rivers will not flow forever.
Du Fu is very sharp in this poem. It is hard to imagine that he would curse so mercilessly and so happily. Is this still the old Du we knew before? It turns out that this incident is related to four poets in the early Tang Dynasty. They are the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty" Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin and King Luo Bin. At that time, some people in the poetry circle actually slandered the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty". Du Fu could not tolerate those conservative literati slandering the Four Heroes, so he wrote six poems in one go to satirize them.
This poem is the most classic one, and it is also the most harsh and sharp poem in which Du Fu curses people. To discuss the achievements of the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty", they mainly reversed the glitz and depression since the Six Dynasties and replaced them with a positive, fresh and healthy poetic style. They also broadened the subject matter of poetry, allowing poetry to shift from the narrow palace to the broad folk, and from the pavilions to the north and south. It can be said that they gave poetry new vitality and had a profound influence on many later poets. ?
The four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty who made such a huge contribution to poetry were slandered. How could Du Fu tolerate it? The first two sentences at the beginning of the poem explain the background of the event. In Du Fu's view, Wang Yang and Lu Luo's poetry level was already at its peak in the early Tang Dynasty. However, some conservative literati thought their works were "frivolous" and even ridiculed them for this. The poetry of the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty" may not be as good as that of the later Li Bai and Du Fu, but they are indeed second to none in the early Tang Dynasty, especially Wang Bo. His sentence "A bosom friend in the sea is like a neighbor as far as the end of the world" has been sung for thousands of years.
As for these scholars who slandered the four heroes, Du Fu was not polite. The next two sentences: "Er Cao and his reputation will be destroyed, but the rivers will flow forever" are his last words to these people. Good fight back. You people will eventually perish in the long river of history, but the works of the four heroes can last forever. One person's reputation will be destroyed, and the other will live forever. Such a disparity in contrast vividly describes Du Fu's contempt for those people, which makes people exclaim.
Until now, we have no idea who Du Fu called "Er Cao", but the names of "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty" are just like what Du Fu said, "the rivers will not waste forever", and many classics It is still praised.
Different from other poems he wrote, this poem by Du Fu is really sharp. Although it only has 4 sentences, it scolds the ignorant and snobs and complains about his idols? The Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty. Du Fu used it to uphold justice for the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty", which was actually to rectify his own name. When Du Fu was alive, many people did not recognize him. It was not until many years after his death that his poems were appreciated. In fact, this poem is more like an encouragement poem written to myself. Even if there are too many obstacles now, it does not prevent us from pursuing the truth and insisting on being ourselves. One day, those critical languages ??will disappear? All will be destroyed. ?, only truly powerful people can be immortal.