1. Liu Yong was buried by a prostitute.
Liu Yong was a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty. Most of his poems were erotic, describing the love between men and women and the past events of brothel women. He participated in scientific examinations. The emperor thought that he was "civilian" and failed the exam four times. After failing the imperial examination, Liu Yong indulged in the fireworks, the prosperity of the city, and the sentimentality of the singers. His already bohemian nature seemed to suddenly emerge, and he found a truly free life.
At that time, in Tokyo, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, several slogans were spread among brothel prostitutes: "If you don't want to wear silk, I would like to be with Brother Liu Qi; if you don't want to be called by the king, you would like to be called by Liu Qiming; if you don't want a thousand gold coins, I would like to win Liu Qixin; I don’t want to meet gods, I would like to know Liu Qixian.” Liu Yong is not like other people who only regard brothel girls as playthings, and does not discriminate against them because of their low status. He believes in equality. communicate, live and appreciate them with their attitude. There was no coercion or oppression, which was a very unconventional behavior at the time.
At that time, there were three famous prostitutes in Tokyo: Chen Shishi, Zhao Xiangxiang and Xu Dongdong. These three people all liked Liu Yong, and they competed with each other to support Liu Yong with their own money. All the food, clothing, housing and transportation were provided in brothels. Liu Yong indulged himself among the famous prostitutes. He was physically and mentally injured and exhausted, and finally died in Zhao Xiangxiang's house. on the belly.
He had neither family nor property, and no one cared about him after his death. A group of famous prostitutes, thinking of his talents and love, pooled a sum of money to bury him, and paid heavy tribute to him. During the funeral, singers from all over Tokyo came, and half of the city was deserted and filled with mourning. This is "a group of prostitutes buried together with Liu Qi". In order to commemorate Liu Yong, every year on the anniversary of Liu Yong's death, prostitutes would hold a "Liu Hanging Party" together.
2. A romantic affair of Liu Yong
Liu Yong once met an official prostitute named Xie Tianxiang when he was in Jianghuai. Xie Tianxiang is not only outstanding in talent and appearance, but also has a unique charm. She is also good at singing and dancing. Liu Yong is very attached to her. Because Liu Yong was going to Bianjing, the capital at that time, to take the imperial examination, the two had to say goodbye in tears. Before parting, the two made an appointment, and Liu Yong would definitely come back after the exam, and they would reunite again.
Unexpectedly, after Liu Yong arrived in the capital, he was delayed in taking exams and lived in Bianjing, where he never returned. When Xie Tianxiang saw that Liu Yong had not returned yet, he came up with the idea of ????finding his sweetheart early. For some reason, this news also reached Liu Yong, and Liu Yong felt very unhappy.
One day, Liu Yong's friend Zhu Rulin happened to be going to Jianghuai, so Liu Yong wrote a poem "Strike the Wutong" and asked him to bring it to Xie Tianxiang to express his attachment. The first poem says:
The fragrance is deep, the posture is charming, and the elegant appearance is as beautiful as the sky. When you know yourself, you will be good-looking and have a charming heart. Linqi will make an appointment to have fun together again, and we will definitely promise each other for the rest of our lives. I am also afraid that kindness is easy to break but hard to achieve, so I have to worry about it.
I have been writing recently, just for greetings, and I have no words to express. Then he will recognize it, listen to others' instructions, and plan to take the preface lightly. It is said that Song Yu from Lantai was versatile and good at poetry and poetry. Try and ask, morning and evening, where does the cloud go?
This poem can be said to express Liu Yong’s heartfelt song. The first few lines of "The fragrance is deep" describe Tianxiang's beauty, with two dimples on her cheeks and a charming posture. This beautiful face, posture and temperament seem to have been gifted to her intentionally by God. Then he wrote that since he got to know Xie Tianxiang, she has taken care of her diligently, and he also understands her erotic love.
When they parted, they made an appointment to meet again. It is certain that they have committed themselves to each other for life. But neither of them seemed to have said it clearly, so both of them were afraid that this kind of relationship would break down easily, which inevitably caused them to murmur and have doubts in their hearts. In the second part of the poem, Liu Yong said that the two of them had been exchanging letters in recent days, but it was just greetings and greetings, and there was no longer the murmuring and lingering language of affection.
So, I can’t help but realize, and I’ve heard others talk about it, that you are ready to shoulder the burden and find your sweetheart again. Finally, Liu Yong vaguely quoted the allusion that Song Yu was good at writing poems and poems during the Warring States Period, and wrote "Gaotang" and "Goddess Fu". He said that he was versatile and good at writing poems and poems. Please tell me, did the clouds that appear day and night not appear in Song Yu's poems? Now, where are you going? Liu Yong actually compared Xie Tianxiang to Xie Tianxiang with his traveling clouds day and night.
This poem is easy to understand and clear. It not only expresses Liu Yong's love for Xie Tianxiang, but also slightly condemns Xie Tianxiang's betrayal. After Xie Tianxiang read it, he felt very ashamed and guilty, thinking of the friendship between the two in the past, so he packed up his belongings, sold his property, hired a car and boat, looked for Liu Yong, and married Liu Yong for life.
3. The story of Liu Yong writing "Looking at the Tide"
Liu Yong has always been unsuccessful, so he wandered around, looking for ways to be promoted, eager to be promoted by others. According to Luo Dajing's "Helin Yulu", after Liu Yong arrived in Hangzhou, he learned that his old friend Sun He was serving as the transfer envoy between Zhejiang and Zhejiang, so he went to visit Sun He. Unfortunately, Sun He's access control was very strict, and Liu Yong was a commoner and could not see him.
So Liu Yong wrote the lyrics "Looking at the Sea Tide" and asked a famous local singer to tell her that if Sun He asked her to sing at a banquet, don't sing anything else but sing this song. "Looking at the Tide·Southeast Formation Victory". Later, the singer sang the lyrics repeatedly at Sun He's banquet. Sun He was attracted and asked the author of the lyrics. The singer said it was written by your old friend Liu Sanbian (Liu Yong had not changed his name at that time). ).
Sun He invited Liu Yong to a meal and sent him away. Because the villain was sowing discord, he was not promoted much.
Attached is the original text: "Looking at the Tide" [Song Dynasty] Liu Yong
The southeast is beautiful, the three Wu cities, Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times, with smoked willows painted bridges, wind curtains and green curtains, with hundreds of thousands of differences people. Clouds and trees surround the dike and sand, raging waves roll up frost and snow, and the sky is boundless. The city is lined with pearls, the households are full of luxury goods, and the luxury is high.
Double lakes overlap Qingjia. There are osmanthus seeds in three autumns and lotus flowers in ten miles. The Qiang pipe clears the sky, the watermelon song fills the night, and the old lotus babies play and fish. Thousands of horses and tall teeth. Get drunk, listen to flutes and drums, sing and enjoy the haze. There will be good scenery in the future, go back to Fengchi to praise it.
Translation:
The southeast is an important place, a place with beautiful lakes and mountains, and the city of Sanwu. Qiantang has been very prosperous since ancient times. There are smoky willow trees, painted bridges, wind-blocking curtains, green tents, and houses of about 100,000 people. Towering trees surround the sand embankment, roaring waves roll up waves as white as frost and snow, and natural rivers stretch endlessly. Jewels and jade are displayed in the market, and the homes are filled with silks and satins, vying for luxury.
The inner lake, the outer lake and the overlapping mountains are very delicate and beautiful, with osmanthus in autumn and lotus blooming ten miles away. Music was played cheerfully on sunny days, and at night they were rowing boats and picking water chestnuts and singing. The old men fishing and the girls picking lotuses were all smiling. Thousands of cavalry surrounded the chief, enjoying the drunkenness, listening to flutes and drums, and watching and singing about the hazy scenery. In the future, he will paint beautiful scenery and show it to people when he returns to Beijing and is promoted.
4. Liu Sanbian (Liu Yong) was ordered to write lyrics
Liu Yong, formerly known as Liu Sanbian, was a famous poet in the Song Dynasty. His lyrics were widely circulated at that time, " Wherever there is well water, Liu Ci is sung.” But his official career was full of ups and downs. In 1017 AD, he went to Beijing to take the exam, but failed. He smiled softly and wrote: "Wealth and honor are not determined by people. Sometimes people have high ambitions and must be rewarded." After waiting for five years, he failed to pass the exam for the second time. He then wrote a poem "Crane Soaring to the Sky":
"On the gold list, I occasionally miss the leading position. The Ming Dynasty temporarily left virtuous people, how to go? If you try hard, the situation will change, but you can't fight wildly? Why talk about success." A gifted poet is a prime minister in white clothes.
Fireworks in alleys and picturesque barriers. Fortunately, I can look for the person I like, and my life will be smooth for a while. I tolerated the false reputation and sang in a low voice."
This is a grumbling word, but the beautiful words and beautiful melody conquered everyone, covering all officials and people. The singing and dancing party eventually spread to the palace. The then emperor Song Renzong was very angry when he heard this.
Another three years later, Liu Yong took the exam again and finally passed with his outstanding talent. But when the emperor marked the list and released the list, Song Renzong saw Liu Yong's name and remembered his song "Crane Soaring to the Sky", so he commented on the side: "Go ahead and just drink a cup and chant in a low voice, why do you want to be famous?" and added his name. Checked it off.
With a single stroke from the emperor, Liu Yong was completely pushed to the public to write his lyrics. Liu Yong had no choice but to laugh at himself and said: "I was ordered to write lyrics." From then on, he spent all his time hanging out in singing houses, prostitutes, and tiles, and his literary and artistic talents were in harmony with the noisy life here, the beautiful silk and bamboo orchestra, the sentimental The graceful woman screamed. The frustration in his official career did not hinder his artistic creation. It can be said that it was this frustration that created the unique poet Liu Yong and the unique "slang school of poetry".
5. Prime Minister Yan cherished his talents and protected Liu Yong
In feudal society, scholars had no way out if they did not participate in the imperial examination. After everyone's persuasion, Liu Yong had no choice but to take the exam. He was elected without any effort. Unexpectedly, when the examiner submitted the list to the emperor, Renzong Zhao Zhen saw Liu Yong's name and suddenly remembered the song "Crane Soaring to the Sky" that had been passed to the palace. It was Liu Yong. Among them is a sentence written by Yong: Tolerate the false reputation and sing in a low voice instead of a shallow drink.
Renzong Zhao Zhen frowned, crossed out Liu Yong's name with a pen, and said with a smile: "What kind of fame do you want? Go and sing in a low voice!" After Liu Yong found out, he was helpless. He changed his name to Liu Qiqing, took the imperial examination, and won the Jinshi. Later, he was sent to Yuhang County, Zhejiang Province as the county magistrate.
Liu Yong's three-year term of office expired and he returned to Beijing to report on his duties and wait for his replacement. At that time, it was Prime Minister Lu Yijian's sixtieth birthday. Lu Yijian had heard about Liu Yong's name for a long time, so he sent someone to bring a gift and asked Liu Yong to write a birthday message for him. Liu Yong originally didn't like Lu Yijian very much, but he had no choice but to write a song "Qianqiu Sui" to Lu Yijian.
After finishing writing, he was still not satisfied, so he wrote another song "Moon on the West River", in which he wrote: I don't ask for wealth, but people ask for my articles. The romantic and talented man occupies the Ci scene, and he is really a prime minister in white clothes. Unexpectedly, Liu Yong accidentally stuffed "Qianqiu Sui" and "Xijiang Moon" into an envelope and sent it to Lu Yijian.
After Lu Yijian read this song "Moon on the West River", he was very angry and went to Renzong Zhao Zhen to speak ill of Liu Yong, saying that Liu Yong was arrogant, arrogant and arrogant, and made friends with ordinary people, which damaged the image of an official. , and then read the song "Moon over the Xijiang River" to Renzong. Renzong was furious after hearing this, and removed Liu Yong's name from the list of applicants.
Liu Yong waited in the capital for a long time but still did not see the appointment, and he was puzzled. I went to the official department to inquire, but I didn't get any clues. After thinking about it, he remembered a person, who was the prime minister at that time, Yan Shu, a native of Linchuan, and Prime Minister Yan. He had long heard that Prime Minister Yan was upright, open-minded and tolerant. Fan Zhongyan and Ouyang Xiu both came from the sect of Prime Minister Yan. Thinking of this, he went to pay homage to Prime Minister Yan.
Yan Shu was very happy to hear that Liu Yong was visiting. After the guests and hosts sat down, Liu Yong made clear his intention.
Yan Shu smiled slightly and said, "You talented young man! Who told you to love composing music so much!" Liu Yong said bravely: "Prime Minister, don't you also love composing music?" Yan Shu still smiled and said: " I'm composing music, but I don't know how to write "Colorful Threads Lonely with Yi Sitting"!" Liu Yong knew that Prime Minister Yan was criticizing his lyrics for being too powdery, and was speechless for a moment.
When Yan Shu saw Liu Yong was silent, he felt that his words were too harsh, so he said: "Actually, it's okay to write about the love between children, but it's just not too vulgar." In order to lighten the atmosphere. , Yan Shu called out a singer named Kong Shishi and asked her to sing a poem by Liu Yong.
After Master Kong saluted the two adults, he asked Liu Yong which song to sing. Liu Yong actually got angry and ordered the song "Ding Fengbo" that Prime Minister Yan criticized. Teacher Kong gently plucked the silk strings and sang slowly: "Since the spring, the green has been sad and the red has been sad, and everything in my heart has already been done." At this point, the singing stopped abruptly, and he apologized to Prime Minister Yan and Liu Yong with a look of shame on his face: "I sang wrong, please forgive me, Mr. Liu." Yan Shu was not angry and asked her to sing again.
Liu Yong said: "Wait a minute!" He turned around and bowed to Yan Shu and said: "Prime Minister, since I sang "Coco" as "Already", there is no need to change it back, student. Let me change my words!" After saying that, Liu Yong immediately recited "Ding Fengbo" after changing the rhyme:
Since the spring, everything has been done. In the sun, the flowers are blooming, the orioles are noisy in the willow belts, and they are still sleeping under the scented quilt. The warmth disappears, the clouds are greasy, and the hair is tired and washed all day long. Helpless, once the ruthlessness is gone, no message or letter is sent.
Had I known it earlier, I regret not fastening the carved saddle. Clean up the wild notes at the chicken window like a tube, and restrain the taste of chanting. Don't give up when we are together day and night. The colorful threads are careless and messy with each other. Come with me, lest your young years be wasted.
After reciting, Master Kong sang it again. His singing voice was melodious and ecstatic, and Yan Shu greatly appreciated it.
The next day, Yan Shu reported to Renzong Zhao Zhen that Liu Yong could be used. The emperor turned his anger into joy and appointed Liu Yong as "Tuntian Yuanwai Lang". Later generations called Liu Yong "Liu Tuntian". Prime Minister Yan's pity to protect Liu Yong has also become a good story.
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