In the early Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Li Shimin decided to start a new era.
The style of poetry reflects the style of the world, so Li Shimin pointed out? Go to Zheng, and the elegant voice will be sweet. ? It means: Only by removing decadent sounds from music can pure and elegant music be pleasing to the eye.
In such a dominant ideological atmosphere, Chen Ziang's poetic thoughts just fit this spirit.
In the early Tang literary world, many poets inherited the light charm of Qi Liang. Even Emperor Taizong himself had something like this? Play with the square pond and carve boats together. The ship moved into small waves and the wind floated. ? Such decadent works.
Shangguan Yi, the grandfather of the famous Shangguan Waner, is the leader of this gentle poetic style.
In view of this poetic style, Chen Ziang clearly put forward the two poetic concepts of "Xing Xing" and "Feng Gu" in Preface to Zuo's Bamboo Works in the East.
Prosperity is what poetry should be pinned on. He believes that poetry can't be moaning without illness, let alone falling into the quagmire of vulgarity. Poetry should be based on the poetic style of Jian 'an in Han and Wei Dynasties. What kind should there be? Calling for Song one after another, how many days do we have? Bold and free.
Chen Ziang pointedly pointed out:? There are many colorful competitions, but you must not send them. ? Yang Jiong, a gifted scholar at that time (four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty, Yang Jiong, Lu and Luo) also criticized the poetic style at that time? The back is tired and the vitality is not heard. ?
In such a forceful singing and echoing, the literary world of the Tang Dynasty opened a new era. In this way, a large number of elites in the Tang Dynasty, such as Li Bai, Du Fu and Bai Juyi, made their debut.
It can be said that Chen Ziang played an important role in the literary innovation in the early Tang Dynasty.
Chen Ziang (ad 66 1? 702), the word Apollo, was born in Shehong, Zizhou (now Shehong County, Sichuan Province). A famous poet in the early Tang Dynasty. When Wu Zetian was in power, he went to eulogize the Great Zhou Ling, which was highly valued by Wu Zetian. He was granted official orthography and later moved to the right to collect the remains. I have written about things many times, and I am not afraid of offending powerful people. He did know the advantages and disadvantages of some political and economic measures at that time. What he said about state affairs, benefiting the people, prisons, and frontier issues were all aimed at facts, not empty words from scholars. He once advocated stopping troops, but he was not opposed to all wars. For the rebellion of the Khitan, he invited himself to join the army to conquer. He strongly discouraged Qiang people from attacking Yazhou, believing that it was harmful to the people of the country, only to? Treacherous court official? 、? A greedy husband? Favorable. This shows that he is knowledgeable. In the first year of Long Live Tian Tong (AD 696), Chen Ziang levied northern Khitan from Wuyou. He demanded an adventurous ten thousand people as the guide, repeatedly made outstanding achievements, hated Wu Youyi and was demoted. In the first year of the Holy Calendar (AD 698), Chen Ziang resigned and returned home. Wu Sansi accused the county magistrate Duan Jian of framing him. After going to prison, he died in prison.
Chen Ziang's literary creation and thoughts had a great influence in the Tang Dynasty, which can be said to be the first of its kind. Han Yu's poem "Recommended Scholars" said: The country is rich and strong, and the children begin to dance high. ? Chen Ziang's article tried to correct the disadvantages of flashy at that time. Although not all of them can be deleted, most of them are concise and fluent, using ancient Chinese. His poems require literati who follow the footsteps of Jian 'an and Zhengshi, and oppose Qi Liang's poetic style, which only pays attention to glitz and splendor, highlighting the elegant and popular tradition and the Han and Wei styles. "Thirty-eight Poems about Huai" can represent his achievements in practice. These poems are either sentimental about his life experience, or satirical about current politics, generous and melancholy, similar to Ruan Ji's "Yong Huai"; Although sometimes? Is this word annoying? Even unavoidable? Stupid rate? Compared with Li Bai and Du Fu in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, they are inferior in artistic creation. However, because these poems tend to be correct and their contents have practical significance, we have to admit that they are innovative and excellent works. No wonder it was advocated by Du Fu, a great realistic poet who appeared later? Do things for time? Bai Juyi, who wrote poems, was full of praise.
Han Yu said: the country is rich and the people are strong, and the children begin to dance. ? Please pay attention. Start? This word marks Chen Ziang's most important position in the history of literature, which means that his works are not necessarily the best. In fact, compared with the retro master Li Bai, it is not enough. But at a certain point in time, he was indeed a so-called pioneer, bringing the development of literature back to the right track. It has also become the pioneer leader of the so-called era, and in this respect, Chen Ziang has been unanimously recognized.