He has never achieved fame in his life, but he has high expectations. He despised the rich and powerful in clothes, mocked the hierarchical order centered on political power, criticized the phenomenon of political corruption, and carried forward the heroism in the prosperous Tang culture with a bold rebellious attitude.
Li Bai's anti-power thought is becoming more and more conscious and mature with the enrichment of his life practice.
In the early days, it was mainly manifested in the equal requirements of "self-improvement, not being human" and "making friends with princes", as he said in his poem: "I was drunk in Chang 'an, and five kings and seven people shared a glass of wine.
I am far away from Ling Hao, and I am willing to fall behind others.
"("Liu Yelang to Judge Xin ")" I admire the Lord who rode for nine days and teased the red waves and green sages.
"("Yu Hu Yin ") He sometimes makes grandiloquence that despises powerful people, such as" Jin Baiyu buys songs and laughs, and is drunk and tired, but despises ministers "("Remembering the past "sends Jun Yuan to join the army). But his main performance is inner pride.
With the understanding of the actual situation of high-level power groups, he further revealed the opposition between cloth clothes and powerful people: "Zhu Yu buys songs and laughs, and dross raises talents."
"("Antique "back to the fifteenth)" phoenix tree nest finches, orange spines habitat spend their honeymoons.
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The ugly behavior of those who stole power because of flattering the emperor is even more ironic, such as: the cart flying dust, the pavilion is dark in the afternoon.
China is more expensive than gold, and Lianyun has a room.
He Huihe was dubbed cockfighting.
When the rainbow is dried in one breath, pedestrians are afraid.
There is no such thing as washing your ears, just Yao and your feet.
In "Dream on Mount Tianmu", he made the loudest voice: Oh, how can I bow and scrape to the high official? You can't be happy.
The significance of this artistic generalization in Li Bai's poems is as important as Du Fu's famous sentence "The wine and meat in Zhumen stink, and the bones on the road freeze to death" ("Ode to 500 words from Beijing to Fengxian").