Chen Ziang, a poet in the early Tang Dynasty, is the protagonist of this article. His methods are so incredible that you can’t even imagine them. Mentioning Chen Ziang, many people will think of his famous poem: "Before me, where are the bygone eras? Behind me, where are the future generations? I think about the world, boundless, and I shed tears alone." , passed down through the ages.
This poem written by Deng Youzhou Taige is not so much a poem as it is a poet who feels something is wrong. To put it more clearly, it is a poet's rebound from the low point in his life. After his ideals were disillusioned in reality, his complaints in fantasy became so great that it was difficult for future generations to move forward. It also gave future generations many elegant and simple imaginations and artistic conceptions. In fact, I know Chen Ziang's life. I feel that the poet's heart is full of bitterness and sadness. This is a long and embarrassing story. After singing this eternal complaint, Master Chen, who was dissatisfied with Qu Jie bending over to serve as his staff, resigned angrily and returned to his hometown to retire.
The Tang Dynasty writer Chen Ziang was one of the innovative figures in poetry in the early Tang Dynasty. Yu Bo, Han nationality, was from Shehong, Zizhou. Because he used to be You Shisui, his descendants were called Chen Shisui. He was born as a Jinshi and served as an official to Wu Zetian. He came to Taixiaozi and collected the relics on his right. Chen Ziang was born into a wealthy family that ran a well salt business. His father was a country squire who had just learned literature and ink. He often donated money to the Taoist temple, and he could also set up a reading desk in the Taoist temple. Due to this unique condition, Chen Ziang devoted himself to learning since he was a child, read a lot of books, and became increasingly knowledgeable. Because he was proficient in Yizi's collection of classics and history, his journey to the imperial examination was relatively smooth, and he became a Jinshi in twenty-four years. On the road to poetry and official career, great poets pay more attention to returning to their hometown, while poetry is only a stepping stone to promotion. Although Chen Zi'ang was also appreciated by the Legalists at that time, for example, Duke Jing read a poem about his encounters and asserted that "this son must be one of the most talented writers in the world." However, because Chen Ziang is a newcomer and has lived in Beijing for ten years, he is not taken seriously by the world.
The descendant Zhang Ailing once said a famous saying: "Become famous as soon as possible." Presumably, Chen Ziang, who lived in the capital but had nothing to do, was very anxious. In his ideal, going to the temple and using his talents to help the emperor is the right way in the world. Therefore, in order to become famous, Chen Ziang did not hesitate to take extraordinary measures to promote himself, which is an unprecedented example in Stone Forest for thousands of years. In the supplement Duyizhi written by Tang Likang, there is a secret anecdote about Chen Ziang's extraordinary actions.
Those who shoot floods in Shu. Ten years in the capital, unknown. There is a Huqin seller in the East Market with a price tag of one million, which makes no difference. Ang stood out and said, "You can walk through tens of millions of cities." Everyone was surprised and asked, "What's the use?" They replied, "I'm very happy."
Maybe there are good things. People said: "You can smell it!" Answer: "I live in Xuanyang." Referring to the first place. "Bring some wine and wait for tomorrow. Gentlemen are not honored by each other, but we are honored to meet each other. Everyone is invited to go with celebrities." More than a hundred people gathered in the morning, and they all received rave reviews. It's a shame to have such a big banquet. When he finished eating, he began to hug Hu Qin. As the saying goes, "Chen Ziang, a Schumann with a hundred literary axes, galloped away from the hub of Beijing. It was dusty and unknown. This kind of joy, fighting for cheap labor, is stupid!" Then give up, Abandon it. Two of Zhou Wen's cases were presented to conferences around the world. The meeting broke up, and within a day the sound filled the capital. When Wu Youyi was King of Jian'an, it was designated as the archives room. After worshiping the relics. When he returned to Jin, he was killed by Duan Jian.
Chen Ziang’s family is very wealthy. In this way, he is a maverick at the expense of his daughter, which is a metaphor for the world. He only knows his daughter Hu Qin, but he doesn’t know that I have a scholarship more valuable than Hu Qin? This method of using Huqin as bait and secretly betraying himself by destroying the piano is really painstaking and worth the money. Chen Ziang's poems are indeed famous in Luoyang, but Chen Ziang is not willing to become a famous poet. His ultimate goal is an official career. When the name of the poem was loud and his career was still bleak, Chen Ziang did not hesitate to take risks and express his feelings directly. For this reason, he wrote a letter to Wu Zetian admonishing Lingjia to come to Beijing, and the article was eloquent. It can be seen that Chen Ziang has real talents and learning, and Wu Zetian is also very talented. He was deeply moved by just one Luo, let alone a rookie who tried his best to be loyal. The queen made an exception and summoned him, but seeing Chen Dacai's quick answers and quick thinking, the queen gave Chen a "Hanzi" official position in the Zhongshu Province, equivalent to a cabinet minister. Chen Ziang fell in love with it and it lost control. He went to remonstrate again. Maybe his ideal is to become an admonishment officer like Wei Zheng, but deep down he clearly has the taste of inviting pets. As a result, in the queen's mind, his official position was promoted to Youshiyi, from eighth grade to deputy department.
This kind of promotion naturally cannot satisfy Chen Ziang's inner desire, because Chen Dacai is very conceited and thinks that he is proficient in economics and can bring peace and stability to the country, so he devoted all his money to give countless advice to the queen. He believed that a queen who knew people well, loved talents as much as her destiny, could realize all his ambitions of becoming a government. However, what he didn't expect was that he was assigned by the queen to serve as an administrator in Wu Youyi's army. He was an adjutant during the Khitan Northern Expedition, a wandering appointment that blinded him to the future, leaving him confused and shaken about his future.
Historical records record that "the young master was arrogant and impetuous, but his words were majestic, which was very important at the time." This great talent was probably not wronged, because some of his actions were not in line with the calmness and calmness of a scholar. criticized by people.
Although Chen Ziang was not included among the Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty, his exploration of the literary style of the Early Tang Dynasty was an immortal milestone in the process of his career becoming disillusioned. In view of the colorful poetic styles of the early Tang Dynasty, he advocated the restoration of the styles of the Han and Wei dynasties and opposed the formalist style of writing since Qi and Liang Dynasties. Chen Ziang's poetry style is simple and clear, desolate and exciting. The 38 poems with the highest literary achievements are the first ones. After the world did not reveal how he offended Wu Zetian's confidant Wu Sansi, when he was in court, he wrote a famous song and sang it on Youzhou Taiwanese Song, then resigned and returned to China. Then bad luck followed. First, his father died. Then he was captured and thrown into prison by Duan Jian, the minion of Magistrate Wu Sansi. Half a month later, "he died of anxiety and anger at the age of 40." This man destroyed his piano, scattered his poems, and dreamed of making a difference in politics.