But in fact, the real Du Mu in history not only read a lot of poems, but also had some military talents.
He specially studied the art of war, and also contributed to the Prime Minister Li Deyu, winning a great victory.
However, like many scholars, Du Mu's official career has been unsatisfactory.
At the age of 26, he entered the officialdom and began his ups and downs.
He has never been a big official in his life, but he has not been relegated as often as Liu Yuxi and Su Shi. From this point of view, he is lucky.
Although he has never been able to touch the political center, he has always been very concerned about the fate of the country.
He once wrote a bold seven-character quatrain, which cursed the emperor and nobles all over in 28 words.
This poem is called "Bo Qinhuai", which has an extraordinary beginning and writes the most hazy and beautiful night scene.
The whole poem is as follows:
Smoke cage cold water moon cage sand, night parking near Qinhuai restaurant.
Strong women in business don't know how to hate their country, but they still sing backyard flowers across the river.
In this poem, Du Mu takes Chen Houzhu as an example to satirize the drunken ruler and express his deep concern for the fate of the country.
The beginning of the poem is extraordinary, just seven words, writing the most hazy and beautiful night scene.
Haze hangs over the vast river, and the faint glow is sprinkled in the white sand house. The night is so gentle and quiet.
The poet organically combined smoke, water, moon, sand and the word "cage" to create a hazy and cold atmosphere.
And what will happen on such a hazy night? These short words give people an indescribable attraction and have an artistic effect of pronunciation.
Then the hero came on stage.
On such a hazy and cold night, he parked his boat on the Qinhuai River near the restaurant.
This sentence is very interesting, because he not only wrote down the place where he stopped-Qinhuai River, but also pointed out that the place where he stopped was very close to the restaurant, which also laid the groundwork for him to listen to singers singing later.
Qinhuai River is located in Jinling, which was once the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and Qinhuai area was a famous karaoke hall in the Six Dynasties.
What people in the Tang Dynasty like best is to use the prosperity of the Six Dynasties to set off the current depression, just like Wei Zhuang's "Birds sing empty in the dream of the Six Dynasties" and Liu Yuxi's "Six Dynasties compete for luxury".
And Du Mu's reference to the specific place "Qinhuai" here also implies the meaning of ups and downs.
The last two sentences are about what he saw and heard in Qinhuai restaurant.
The singer doesn't know the world, as if he doesn't know what the hatred of national subjugation is, but he sings the decadent voice of national subjugation loudly-"Flowers in Yushu Back Garden".
Flowers in the Back Garden of Yushu was written by Chen, the monarch of the Southern Dynasties. When the Sui army crossed the Henan River, Chen Nan, a small country, was in danger. However, as the king of a country, Chen did not think about how to resist foreign forces, but indulged himself in hanging out with harem women all day.
With such a dissolute and fatuous master, it is hard not to perish, and Chen's Yushu backyard flower has also become the voice of national subjugation.
On the surface, Du Mu said that "the singer doesn't know the hatred of national subjugation", but in fact he pointed the finger at the ruler.
It's not up to the singer to sing any songs. Those who really don't know the sadness of leaving are the nobles who only know pleasure.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty was already stormy, and people of insight had a premonition that the building would collapse, but there was nothing they could do. Just like Gao Chan, another poet in the late Tang Dynasty, once said that "there is no limit to painting blue hands", he wrote about the helplessness of the rise and fall of the country.
No matter the description of scenery or the use of allusions, the whole poem is appropriate and wonderful, especially the first seven words, which are the most beautiful and hazy night scene. No wonder Shen Deqian later called it "the swan song". Such superb skills are really beyond the reach of ordinary people, and he is also worthy of the name "Komori".
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