In late spring and early summer, there is a tall and beautiful tree with leaves like feathers. They grow alternately, just like the wings of a bird, with dark green color and huge crown, which can be as high as 25 meters, like a group of green umbrellas. There is a locust tree in the courtyard, which is very cool in summer because the huge shade makes you feel like you are in a green natural palace.
Three large locust trees were planted outside the palace of the Zhou Dynasty. When the Taishi, Taifu and Taibao met with the emperor, they stood under these huge locust trees, which means that they, like the locust trees, are the pillars of the country. , assisting the emperor to protect the country.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Western Wei Dynasty, trees were rarely planted on official roads. An earthen platform was set up every one mile to calculate the mileage of the road. However, such earthen platforms were easily weathered, so Wei Xiaokuan, the governor of Yongzhou, adapted to local conditions and built an earthen platform on the earthen platform. Planting locust trees not only maintains the soil platform and roadbed, but also forms a huge shade tree on the street, which does not hinder traffic and horses. From then on, the locust tree has been the designated road tree species in all dynasties.
In the Tang Dynasty, locust trees were planted all over the official post roads. A green tent is formed to protect traffic. < /p>
This is the road looking at the capital from the mountains on the outskirts of the capital. There are 14 north-south streets and 11 east-west streets in Chang'an City, as well as official roads extending in all directions to connect the capital and other places. Zhuque Street is as wide as 170 meters, which is the extreme limit of many urban roads in contemporary times. There are locust trees planted on both sides of the road. The road guarded by the locust trees is like a long green dragon, wide and long. On both sides of the road are wealthy residences and various offices and residences.
"The land of Qin is as flat as the palm of a hand, and the cities are layered into Yunhan.
There are nine spring pavilions, and there are thousands of carriages and horses.
The green locust trees bloom and compound, and the red dust gathers Still scattered.
The cockfight is still coming in the evening, looking at it from a narrow angle. "Heng Chui Qu Ci·Chang'an Road" by Shen Quanqi of the Tang Dynasty
Shen Quanqi was an official in the Wu Zetian era and was so gorgeous in Chang'an. In the magnificent urban landscape, he did not forget to describe the locust tree, because it is a scenery that cannot be ignored in Chang'an. How many cars and horses come and go, and countless huge locust trees bear witness to the busy traffic of the imperial capital.
"Thin and thin, with a face like jade, the spring wind on the purple road wraps around the horse's feet.
A golden-threaded falcon flies from the double stirrups, and the green shirt thorns the snow and grows rhinoceros bundles.
< p> The road between green locust trees has just begun to grow, and the coral knots are against the shooting stars. "Excerpt from "The Journey of the Young Master" by Gu Kuang of the Tang DynastyThis is the late spring on the Chang'an Road. On the street where the green locust trees are first shaded. The whip in his hand was raised, and people and horses flew past his eyes like shooting stars. Briskness must have an environmental foundation. The roads in Chang'an are wide and the locust trees are tall, forming a green corridor, which makes these young men racing and riding happily. If these locust trees had not provided such a background, I am afraid that the young master would not be so proud, because the dust on the road would give him nowhere to show off his clothes and wealth.
"Where is the wandering girl? It is cloudy and rainy in Shu. The clouds dissolve the sentimental flowers and interpret the words, and the ground is embroidered with gold threads. The makeup is patchy with gold, and the moon swing is shy. Living in the shade of the green locust tree, The door is next to the Chunshui Bridge. ""Qingpingle·Where the Wandering Girl" by Wei Zhuang of the Tang Dynasty
Because locust trees are tall and planted everywhere, they are very common in courtyards and often become coordinate trees. For example, in the poem Wei Zhuang, it is written about a song and dance girl in the Shu region of the Tang Dynasty. She met her lover and generously reported her address. I lived there by the Chunshui Bridge and under the big locust tree. This is to look forward to the further development of feelings and interactions. Yes, under the huge locust tree, the young beauty is a kind of pretty beauty just thinking about it.
"The oriole is talking in the shade of the green locust tree, and there is no one in the deep courtyard in the spring afternoon. The painted curtains are hanging down, the golden phoenix dances, and the lonely embroidered screen has a stick of incense. The clouds in the blue sky have no fixed place, and there is a dream soul in the empty space. Come and go. The green window is windy and rainy every night, do you believe it?" Wei Zhuang of the Tang Dynasty "Ying Tianchang·The Oriole in the Green Locust Shadow"
From this poem, we can see that there were many locust trees in the courtyards of the Tang Dynasty. Tree. A woman was in the shade of a green locust tree. She couldn't take a nap because she missed someone. She was still the girl who left her address to a handsome strange boy at that time. She was waiting for her lover to come to her door. But there was only green shade in the courtyard and the wind and rain came at night. Can this emotionally moved woman wait for her lover?
The deep green of the locust tree is probably her unspeakable spring sorrow. The locust tree also implies nostalgia and lovesickness.
However, the man Sophora japonica in the Tang Dynasty had other hopes. Although the Jinshi examination is in the spring, the provincial examination before the Jinshi examination is in the autumn. This is the time when Chinese locust trees bloom and fall in autumn.
Therefore, those who pass the exam are also called Sophora japonica exams.
"Every month I hitchhike to the emperor's palace, and every year the tributes pass through Jingtai.
How come the locust flowers have fallen three times, but no old friend has come with his scroll." "Reply by Qi Ji of the Tang Dynasty" "Changsha Ding Scholar's Book"
This is written by Qi who misses his scholar friend. It stands to reason that he should come to take the exam. Why haven't he seen him after three years?
I used this poem because Wei Zhuang's words gave me an association. The girl missed her lover, and I'm afraid the lover missed his fame even more.
After all, the most important thing for a man is not love.
However, things must be reversed when they go to extremes. In the late Tang Dynasty, the competition for becoming an official was already fierce. Li Shangyin failed to pass the Jinshi exam but failed throughout his life. Wen Tingyun took the Jinshi exam for more than ten years but was rejected.
For those who study hard under the locust tree, the reality is really skinny.
So a legendary story began to spread in the late Tang Dynasty. The novelist Li Gongzuo of the Tang Dynasty wrote a book "The Biography of the Prefect of Nanke"
Chun Yufen of Dongping had a huge locust tree at home. On his birthday, he got drunk, and then followed his dream and entered a strange world. Two envoys in purple clothes, said to be the king of Huaian Kingdom, took him into Huaian Kingdom. Here he became the consort and served as the prefect for twenty years, enjoying great wealth and power. Until one day the king no longer needs him and returns him home.
He woke up from a dream and found that his servant was still sweeping the floor, two friends were washing their feet, and the setting sun was still on the wall. He had spent his whole life in a dream, and when he woke up, he just took a nap. And he followed the situation in the dream and found that he had entered an ant hole under the locust tree.
This legend has a profound impact on later generations. For example, Nankeyi Meng, the allusion to Huai'an Kingdom, comes from this.
But the reason is that people are eager to study and become officials to change their destiny. The background is placed under the big locust tree because the locust tree entrusts ordinary scholars with many ambitions and dreams of princes.
But the connotation of this story does not just refer to reading. It refers to various aspects of life and destiny, dreams and reality, and the vicissitudes of advancement and retreat. Some people read nothingness, but some people also read that the sky is vast when you step back.
"The water lilies are mixed with green waves. A pool of snake shadows silences the frogs. The wild cranes are still dancing due to the wind, and the gardenia flowers in Jiuyu Mountain are sick. There are many wars in fame and wealth. The barbarians in front of the door are fighting each other. . I don’t know that there is more Huai’an country, but I feel that the sun is not setting in Nanke.” Song Dynasty Xin Qiji’s “Partridge Sky·Shuiyang Ginseng Difference Waves”
This is after Xin Qiji saw all kinds of inaction and internal strife in the Southern Song Dynasty. , decided to retreat to the mountains and forests. He was already ill at this time. Seeing the pastoral landscape in late spring and early summer, I retreated like wild cranes and mountain flowers. But he ridiculed those powerful people who fought for fame and fortune. Do you know the story of Nan Ke Yimeng Huai Anguo? Xin Qiji's sobriety alone could not save the confused and contentious Southern Song Dynasty. But in the end, his retreat was not passive. He just got away from right and wrong and spent his energy and body waiting for a better opportunity to serve the country.
Although he wrote about the dream of Nanke, and he was also a person in the dream of the Southern Song Dynasty, his life was not negative and nihilistic. Or the locust tree is the dream of every Chinese man, to dream of supporting a bigger home and the sky of the country, and to die without regrets.
It’s the time when the courtyard is full of locust trees again. I read and dream under the locust trees. Although the Chinese locust flower blooms in early autumn, the black locust flower blooms in late spring and early summer.
How much happiness and clear dreams are there under your locust tree shade?
Chuyi Shengxue interprets the love and beauty in poetry for you! .