1. Character introduction:
Li Bai (February 28, 701 - 762), also known as Taibai and Qinglian layman. The poet of the Tang Dynasty in China, known as the "Immortal of Poetry", is a great romantic poet. Han nationality, ancestral home of Chengji County, Longxi County (now south of Jingning County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province), was born in Changlong County, Mianzhou, Shu County (now Qinglian Township, Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province), and is said to have been born in Suiye (now Tuo, Kyrgyzstan) in the Western Regions. Kmak). Died in Dangtu County, Anhui. His father, Li Ke, had four wives, including Xu and Liu, and raised two sons (Boqin and Tianran) and one daughter (Pingyang). There are more than a thousand poems and essays in existence, and his representative works include "The Road to Shu is Difficult", "The Road is Difficult to Travel", "Sleepwalking Tianmu Says Farewell", "About to Enter the Wine" and other poems. There is also "The Collection of Li Taibai" handed down to the world. He died of illness in 762 AD at the age of 61. His tomb is in Dangtu, Anhui, and there are memorial halls in Jiangyou, Sichuan, and Anlu, Hubei.
2. Introduction to life:
1. Promising in youth
Li Bai studied a wide range of subjects in his boyhood. In addition to Confucian classics and ancient literary and historical masterpieces, he also Browse the books of hundreds of schools of thought, and "be good at swordsmanship" ("Books with Han Jingzhou"). He believed in the Taoism that was popular at that time very early, and liked to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, seeking immortality and learning Taoism. At the same time, he also had political ambitions to make great achievements. He claimed that he wanted to "apply Guan Yan's talk, seek the emperor's skills, and develop his wisdom. He is willing to serve as an assistant and make great achievements." Huan District Dading, Hai County Jingyi" ("Dai Shoushan's Reply to Meng Shaofu's Transfer Document"). On the one hand, one has to be an otherworldly hermit and immortal, and on the other hand, one has to be the monarch's assistant and minister. This creates a contradiction between being born in the world and joining the world. However, actively participating in the WTO and caring about the country were the mainstream of his life's thoughts and the ideological basis that formed the progressive content of his works. Very few of the poems written by Li Bai in his youth in Shu have survived, but poems such as "Visiting Dai Tianshan Taoist No Encounter" and "Mount Emei Moon Song" have shown outstanding talent.
2. Say goodbye to relatives and travel far away
In the 13th year of Kaiyuan (725 AD), Li Bai left Shu, "going to the country with a sword, saying goodbye to relatives and traveling far away". He took a boat out of the gorge along the river, and gradually went further and further away. The mountains of his hometown gradually disappeared and became unrecognizable. Only the water flowing out of the Three Gorges still followed him, pushing his boat forward, and taking him to a strange and distant place. Go to the city.
What Li Bai never expected was that he would have an extraordinary meeting in Jiangling. He actually met Sima Chengzhen, a Taoist priest revered by three generations of emperors. Tiantai Taoist Sima Chengzhen not only learned a complete set of Taoist spells, but he was also good at writing seal script and his poems were as elegant as immortals. Xuanzong respected him very much. He once summoned him to the inner hall to ask for advice on Buddhist scriptures. He also built a balcony for him and sent his sister Princess Yuzhen to learn Taoism from him. Li Bai was naturally very happy to see this favored Taoist priest, and even sent his own poems for his review. Sima Chengzhen admired Li Bai's majestic appearance and extraordinary talents at first sight. When he read his poems and essays, he was even more amazed, praising him as "having the spirit of an immortal and capable of traveling to the eight extremes with the spirit." Because he saw that Li Bai not only had extraordinary appearance and bearing, but also had extraordinary talents and writings, and he was not obsessed with the honors and officials of the world. This was a talent he had not seen in the government and in the public sector for decades, so he used the highest Taoist Praise him with words of praise. This means that he has "immortal roots", that is, he has the innate factors to become an immortal. This is similar to He Zhizhang's later praise of him as an "immortal", which means that he is regarded as an extraordinary person. This is the general impression that Li Bai's demeanor and poetry style give people.
Li Bai was delighted by Sima Chengzhen's high evaluation. He is determined to pursue an eternal and immortal world such as "Wandering around the Eight Extremes of God". When he was excited, he wrote a great poem "Ode to the Dapeng Encountering a Rare Bird", using the Dapeng as a metaphor for itself and exaggerating the size and speed of the Dapeng. This is Li Bai's earliest famous article. From Jiangling, he began his journey of thousands of miles.
Li Bai went south from Jiangling, passed through Yueyang, and then went south, then arrived at one of the destinations of his trip. However, while boating on Dongting Lake, an unfortunate thing happened. Li Bai's traveling companion from Sichuan, Wu Guanzhi, died of a sudden illness (or was beaten to death). Li Bai was so grief-stricken that he fell beside his friend and cried loudly, "weeping all the way and then bleeding." Because he cried so painfully, passersby shed tears when they heard him. Encountering such misfortunes on the journey, Li Bai had no choice but to temporarily bury Wu Guide at the Dongting Lake and continue his eastward journey, determined to carry his friend's bones after his southeast trip. Li Bai came to Lushan Mountain and composed the popular song "Looking at the Lushan Waterfall" here.
Li Bai arrived at Jinling, the ancient capital of the Sixth Dynasty. The mountains and rivers here are majestic, tigers and dragons sit on top of each other, and the palaces of the Six Dynasties are clearly visible. This not only aroused many emotions in Li Bai, but also aroused his pride in the era in which he lived. He believed that the capital of the past was in a state of decline and there was nothing to see and it was not as good as the peaceful scene that the current emperor ruled from the top down and the world was peaceful. Although Jinling's domineering power has disappeared, the children of Jinling received Li Bai affectionately. When Li Bai bid farewell to Jinling, Wu Ji poured wine, and the children of Jinling greeted each other attentively, frequently raising glasses to encourage people to drink. The feeling of farewell flowed through people's hearts like a river flowing eastward, making it unforgettable. After Li Bai bid farewell to Jinling, he headed for Yangzhou from the river. Yangzhou was an international city at that time. Li Bai had never seen such a lively city before and spent some time with his fellow travelers. In midsummer, Li Bai and some young friends "tied their horses to hang under the willows, holding cups on the side of the road. They saw green water in the sky and green mountains in the sea." It was very pleasant. In the autumn, he fell ill in Huainan (where his governance was in Yangzhou).
Lying ill in a foreign country, he had many thoughts. He lamented that his hope for success was slim, and he missed his hometown deeply. The only thing that could bring him some comfort were letters from friends far away.
After Li Bai recovered from his illness in Huainan, he went to Suzhou again. This is the place where King Wu Fu Chai and the beautiful lady Xi Shi sang and danced day and night. Li Bai felt nostalgic about the past and wrote an epic poem "Wu Qi Qu". This poem was later praised by He Zhizhang, saying that it "can make ghosts and gods weep." From this point of view, although Li Bai's Yuefu poems sometimes use old titles, they often have new ideas. The historical relics in Suzhou certainly aroused Li Bai's nostalgia for the past, and the beautiful and innocent Wu Ji and Yue Nu made Li Bai highly praised. At the foot of the Nitaluo Mountain in Huansha, Xishi in the past, Li Bai left beautiful sketches of the Yue girls on the Huansha Stone with his wonderful pen. Li Bai returned from Yuexi and returned to Jingmen. He stayed in Jingmen for three months. Although he was homesick, he had no achievements in his career and found it difficult to return home. Finally, he decided to wander again. First, he came to Dongting Lake and moved Wu Guanzhi's bones to Jiangxia (today's Wuchang, Hubei). He met Seng Xingrong in Jiangxia and learned about Meng Haoran's personality from him, so he went to Xiangyang to meet Meng Haoran, and thus wrote the famous five-rhythm poem "Gift to Meng Haoran". Soon, Li Bai arrived in Anlu, in Xiaoshou Mountain. The Taoist temple stayed. However, living in seclusion here was not a long-term solution. He still wanted to look for opportunities to advance in his official career. While living in seclusion in Shoushan, Li Bai used lobbying methods to make friends with officials and improve his reputation. Li Bai's literary talent was appreciated by Xu Yushi, the prime minister of Empress Wu, and he was recruited as his grandson-in-law. Li Bai and his wife Xu lived a happy married life under the Peach Blossom Rock in Baizhao Mountain, which is close to Xu's family. However, the beautiful married life did not weaken Li Bai's ambition to wander around in pursuit of success. Based on his wife's family in Anzhou, he traveled several times and got acquainted with some officials and noble princes. In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (AD 734), he paid an audience with Han Chaozong, the governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Xiangzhou.
3. Entering Chang'an for the first time
Feudal emperors often hunted in winter. After Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty came to the throne, he went on many hunts, and each time he brought foreign envoys with him to show off his power and frighten neighboring countries. In the twenty-third year of Kaiyuan (735 AD), Xuanzong went hunting again, and Li Bai happened to be traveling to the West. He wrote "The Great Hunting Fu" in the hope of winning Xuanzong's appreciation.
His "Great Hunting Fu" aims to use "the great road to help the king and show the vastness of things", and "the holy garden is desolate and the world is exhausted". It has a vast territory and the situation is much different from that of the previous dynasties. It is different. It boasts that this dynasty is far superior to the Han Dynasty, and preaches Taoism at the end to fit in with Xuanzong's mood of advocating Taoism at that time. The purpose of Li Bai's coming to the west was to offer gifts. In addition, he also took the opportunity to visit Chang'an and appreciate the scenery of this imperial capital where "all nations worshiped". He lived at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, "and often climbed to Zhongnan Mountain to look into the distance. When he climbed to the north peak of Zhongnan Mountain, the scenery of a vast country appeared in front of him.
He deeply felt that living in such a country was Extraordinary, so he felt quite proud. But when he thought that there were factors of decay within this prosperous empire, his high mood was hit again. After entering Chang'an, Li Bai met Wei Wei Zhang Qing, and through him he met Yuzhen. The princess presented a poem, the last two lines of which said, "When we are young, the Queen Mother should meet again", wishing her to become a Taoist and become an immortal. Li Bai also stated in the poem to Wei Wei Zhang Qing that he was in a difficult situation and hoped to be recommended to the imperial court. As a result, Li Bai got closer to the upper class of the ruling class. Li Bai once went to Ziji Palace and unexpectedly met He Zhizhang. When they met, He Zhizhang naturally came forward to pay homage and presented the poem in his sleeve. He Zhizhang admired "The Road to Shu is Difficult" and "Wu Qi Qu" and excitedly took off the gold turtle on his belt and asked someone to go out and change it. Drinking wine with Li Bai. He Zhizhang was so surprised by Li Bai's magnificent poems and unrestrained style that he actually said: "Have you descended from the Taibai Venus to the earth? ”
A year has passed, and Li Bai is still a guest in Chang’an. He has no chance to take up the post, and he feels a little depressed. His friend sincerely invites him, hoping that he can go to Qingshan Zhiyang to live in seclusion, but Li Bai has no intention of doing so. Go. This time he went to Chang'an, with the ideal of making great achievements, but nothing happened. This made Li Bai feel disappointed and a little angry. "Sighing, he left Chang'an.
4. Granting gold and returning it
The 42-year-old Li Bai was recommended by Princess Yuzhen, the sister of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (it is said that he was recommended by the Taoist priest Wu Jun ) When he arrived in Chang'an, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty appreciated Li Bai's talent and treated him with great courtesy. Li Yangbing's "Preface to the Collection of Thatched Cottage" said: "The chariot came down to welcome him, as if he saw Qi Hao (one of the "Four Hao's in Shangshan" between Qin and Han Dynasties). Food is given on the Qibao bed, and the spoon in the hand is used to serve rice. ". But Tang Xuanzong only asked him to serve the Imperial Academy and be his literary attendant. Three years later, he was "returned with gold" by Tang Xuanzong. Three years of living in Chang'an gave Li Bai a better understanding of all kinds of corruption and darkness in the court. Being "granted and released" by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was a watershed in Li Bai's political career.
In the first year of Tianbao (742 AD), Xuanzong read Li Bai's poems due to the praise of Princess Yuzhen and He Zhizhang. Fu admired him very much and summoned Li Bai to the palace. On the day Li Bai came to the palace to meet him, Xuanzong came down to greet him and "put food in front of him on a seven-treasure bed and spooned the soup with his own hands." After long-term observation of society, I am confident and can answer questions fluently.
Xuanzong greatly appreciated it and immediately ordered Li Bai to serve in the Hanlin Academy. His duties were to draft proclamations and accompany the emperor. Whenever Xuanzong had a banquet or outing, he would order Li Bai to serve as his attendant, and use his agile poetic talent to write poems and records. Although it is not a record of meritorious service, his writings will be passed down to future generations and will be used as a grand event to show off to future generations. Li Bai was so favored by Xuanzong that his colleagues were envious, but some also felt jealous because of it.
When he was in Chang'an, in addition to serving the Imperial Academy and accompanying the emperor, Li Bai often walked in Chang'an City. He discovered that the country's prosperity contained a deep crisis, and that was the tyrannical eunuchs and arrogant relatives who were closest to the emperor. They enveloped Chang'an and China like dark clouds, giving Li Bai a strong sense of depression.
At the same time, Li Bai's dissolute behavior was slandered by Zhang Tan, a Hanlin scholar, and some dissatisfaction arose between the two.
Li Bai was deeply moved by the corruption of the government and the slander of his colleagues. He wrote a poem "The Hanlin Reading Words are presented to all the virtuous scholars" to express his intention to return to the mountain. Unexpectedly, at this moment, he was given gold and returned, which seemed to surprise Li Bai. It seems that Li Bai said something inappropriate when he was given the gold release this time.
5. Traveling afar again
In the summer of the third year of Tianbao (744 AD), Li Bai arrived in Luoyang, the eastern capital. Here, he met Du Fu, who was having a hard time. Two of the greatest poets in the history of Chinese literature met. At this time, Li Bai had become famous throughout the country, while Du Fu was in his prime, but was trapped in Luocheng. Li Bai was eleven years older than Du Fu, but he did not use his talent and reputation to be arrogant in front of Du Fu; and Du Fu, who was "rich in nature and addicted to alcohol" and "all his friends were old", did not bow his head in praise in front of Li Bai. The two of them established a deep friendship as equals. When they were in Luoyang, they made an appointment to meet in Liang and Song Dynasties (today's Shangqiu area of ??Kaifeng) to visit Taoism and seek immortality.
In the autumn of the same year, the two came to Liang and Song Dynasties as promised. The two of them expressed their feelings and emotions here, and used the past to comment on the present. They also met the poet Gao Shi here, who did not have a salary at this time. However, the three of them have their own ambitions and the same ideals. The three people had a great time traveling, commenting on articles and poems, and talking about the general trend of the world. They were all worried about the hidden dangers of the country. Li and Du were both in their prime at this time, and their creative discussions would have a positive impact on them in the future.
In the autumn and winter of this year, Li and Du broke up again, and each went to find his Taoist disciples to make Zhenlu (the secret text of Taoism) and teach Taoism. Li Bai went to Qizhou (today's Jinan area of ????Shandong) and was taught the Taoist teachings by Gao Tianshi Rugui, a Taoist priest from the Ziji Palace in Ziji Palace. From then on, he officially fulfilled the Taoist rituals and became a Taoist priest. Later, Li Bai went to Anling County, Texas, and met Gai Liao, a man in this area who was good at writing talisman and seal scripts, and built the Zhenhuan for him. This time, Li Bai achieved perfect results in his quest for immortality.
In the autumn of the fourth year of Tianbao (745 AD), Li Bai and Du Fu met for the third time in Donglu. In just over a year, they met twice and met three times, and their friendship continued to deepen. Together they searched for the hermit master, and also went to Qizhou to visit Li Yong, a world-famous essayist and calligrapher at that time. In the winter of this year, the two broke up, and Li Bai prepared to revisit Jiangdong.
After Li Bai left Donglu, he took a boat from Rencheng and followed the canal to Yangzhou. Since he was in a hurry to go to Kuaiji to meet Yuan Danqiu, he didn't stay much longer. When he arrived in Kuaiji, Li Bai first went to pay his respects to the deceased He Zhizhang. Soon, Kong Chaowen also arrived in Kuaiji, so Li Bai, Yuandanqiu and Kong Chaowen visited historical sites such as Yu Cave and Orchid Pavilion, boated on Jinghu Lake, traveled to Yanxi and other places, wandered in the mountains and rivers, and impromptuly described the beauty of this area. Mountains and beautiful women. In Jinling, Li Bai met Cui Chengfu. Both were politically frustrated, and their sentiments were even more congenial. Every time you play, swim to your heart’s content, regardless of morning or evening. They went boating on the Qinhuai River and sang all night long, which astonished people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and clapped their hands to cheer them on. Because the two had similar personalities and similar experiences, they had a closer understanding and deeper friendship than ordinary friends. Therefore, Li Bai tied Cui Chengfu's poems to his clothes and recited them whenever he missed him.
6. Invited to the curtain
In the fourteenth year of Tianbao (755), the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and Li Bai took refuge in Lushan. At that time, there were always two contradictory thoughts in his mind: retreating and helping the world. Yong Wang Li Lin happened to be on an eastward tour at this time, and Li Bai was invited to join the show. Li Bai went behind the scenes and urged King Yong and King Qin to destroy the thieves. He also made self-examination for his political lack of foresight. Xiao Yingshi, Kong Chaowen, and Liu Yan who were also in Jiangnan were also invited by King Yong but refused to participate in order to avoid disaster. Li Bai was obviously inferior to them in this regard. King Yong was defeated soon after, and Li Bai was imprisoned in Xunyang Prison. At this time, Cui Huan promoted Jiangnan and recruited talents. Li Bai wrote a poem asking for help, and his wife Zong also cried for help. Song Ruosi, who stationed three thousand Wu soldiers in Xunyang, rescued Li Bai from prison and allowed him to join the shogunate. Li Bai became Song Ruosi's staff, wrote some essays for Song, and followed him to Wuchang. Li Bai was highly regarded by Song Ruosi and recommended him to the court again in the name of Song, hoping to be appointed by the court again. But for some unknown reason, instead of being appointed, he was replaced by Changliu Yelang (now Tongzi, Guizhou), which was completely unexpected. In the winter of the second year of Zhide (AD 757), Li Bai traveled from Xunyang Road to Yelang, his place of exile. Because the crime he was sentenced to was a long-lasting crime that would soon be gone forever, and Li Bai was already in his twilight years, and he couldn't help but feel even more sad as he "traveled thousands of miles to the west and made people grow old".
7. Died of serious illness
In the second year of Qianyuan (759 AD), Li Bai traveled to Wushan. Due to a severe drought in Guanzhong, the court announced a general amnesty and stipulated that the deceased should be exiled. Full pardon below. In this way, Li Bai finally gained freedom after a long period of wandering. He immediately sailed down the Yangtze River, and the famous song "Early Departure from Baidi City" best reflected his mood at that time. When he arrived in Jiangxia, Li Bai stayed for a while because his old friend Liang Zai was working as a prefect there. In the second year of Qianyuan, at the invitation of a friend, Li Bai once again went boating with the demoted Jia Zhi to admire the moon in the Dongting, thinking about the ancient feelings and writing poems to express his feelings. Soon, I returned to my old travel places of Xuancheng and Jinling. For almost two years, he traveled between the two places, still relying on others to make a living. In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Bai, who was in his early sixties, returned to Jinling due to illness. In Jinling, his life was quite difficult, and he had no choice but to seek refuge with his uncle Li Yangbing, who was the county magistrate in Dangtu. In the third year of the Yuan Dynasty (762 AD), Li Bai was seriously ill. He gave the manuscript to Li Yangbing on his sick bed, composed the "Death Song" and passed away at the age of sixty-one. Regarding Li Bai's death, there have always been different opinions and no consensus. Overall, it can be summarized into three ways of death: one is death by drunkenness, the other is death by illness, and the third is death by drowning. The first way of death is found in the "Old Book of Tang Dynasty", which states that Li Bai "died in Xuancheng due to excessive drinking"; the second way of death is also found in other official histories or research by experts and scholars. It is said that when Li Guangbi was in the east town of Linhuai, Li Bai ignored the 61-year-old age and went to ask for a tassel to kill the enemy after hearing the news. He hoped to do his best to save the country from danger in his twilight years. He returned due to illness and died of illness the next year. The magistrate of Dangtu County, Tang Dynasty The most famous seal calligrapher of the time, Li Yang Bingchu; the third way of death is often found in folklore, which is very romantic. It is said that Li Bai was drinking on the Dangtu River, jumped into the water to catch the moon due to drunkenness, and drowned, which is very consistent with the poet's character. . But no matter which way he died, it was directly related to his participation in Yong Wang Li Lin's rebellion. Because Li Bai exiled Yelang, and soon after he was pardoned, his legendary and bumpy life ended. This is an indisputable fact.
3. Chronology
Li Baisheng was born in 701 (the first year of Chang'an of Wu Zetian).
Li Bai was five years old in 705 (the first year of Zhongzong Shenlong). Enlightenment reading began in this year
In 710 (the first year of Ruizong Jingyun), Li Bai was ten years old. Study "Poetry", "Book" and various schools of thought.
Li Bai was fifteen years old in 715 (the third year of Kaiyuan). He has written many poems and received praise and awards from some celebrities, and he began to engage in social activities. He also began to accept the influence of Taoist thought. He was good at swordsmanship and liked to be a knight.
Li Bai was eighteen years old in 718 (the sixth year of Kaiyuan). He lived in seclusion in Daitian Dakuang Mountain (in today's Jiangyou County, Sichuan Province) to study. He traveled to and from neighboring counties and visited Jiangyou, Jiange, Zizhou (the state is in today's Sichuan Province) and other places.
Li Bai was twenty years old in 720 (the eighth year of Kaiyuan). Travel to Chengdu and Mount Emei. Visited in Chengdu. He praised his talent very much and encouraged him to learn.
Li Bai was twenty-one years old in 721 (the ninth year of Kaiyuan). Return home in spring and bring prosperity. He studied in Kuangshan for the next three years.
In 724 (the twelfth year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was twenty-four years old. Leaving hometown and embarking on a long journey. Then visit Chengdu and Mount Emei, and then boat eastward to Yuzhou (today's Chongqing City).
In 725 (the thirteenth year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was twenty-five years old. In spring and March, it goes eastward from the Three Gorges. Via Jingmen Mountain to Jiangling (now Jiangling County, Hubei Province). In Jiangling, he met Sima Chengzhen, a famous Taoist priest at that time. In the summer, he visited Dongting (in today's Hunan Province) and Lushan (in today's Jiangxi Province). Autumn tour to Jinling (now Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province).
In 726 (the fourteenth year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was twenty-six years old. In the spring, he went to Yangzhou (now Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province). In autumn, he was ill in Yangzhou. In winter, he left Yangzhou and traveled north to Ruzhou (now Linru County, Henan Province) to Anlu (now Anlu County, Hubei Province). When passing through Chenzhou, he met Li Yong. Get to know Meng Haoran.
In 727 (the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was twenty-seven years old. He lived in Shoushan, Anlu, married the granddaughter of the late prime minister Xu Yushi, and moved to Anlu.
In 728 (the 16th year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was twenty-eight years old. In early spring, I traveled to Jiangxia (now Wuhan City, Hubei Province) and met Meng Haoran there.
Li Bai was thirty years old in 730 (the eighteenth year of Kaiyuan). Spring is in Anlu. I have visited Pei Changshi of this state many times before. Because he was slandered by others, he recently wrote a letter to confess, but he was finally rejected. In early summer, I went to Chang'an to meet Prime Minister Ke Xi and met his son, Prime Minister Zhang. She lives in the annex of Princess Yuzhen (the imperial sister of Emperor Xuanzong) in Zhongnan Mountain. He also visited other princes and ministers, but to no avail. Visit Xingzhou (to the west of Chang'an) in late autumn. Winter tour to Fangzhou (north of Chang'an).
Li Bai was thirty-one years old in 731 (the 19th year of Kaiyuan). He was poor and depressed in Chang'an, gave up on himself, and associated with the rogues in Chang'an. In early summer, he left Chang'an and passed through Kaifeng (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province) to Songcheng (now Shangqiu County, Henan Province). When I arrived at Pengshan Mountain in autumn, I fell in love with the mountain residence of my old friend Yuan Danqiu, and felt like living in seclusion. In late autumn, I stayed in Luoyang.
Li Bai was thirty-two years old in 732 (the 20th year of Kaiyuan). Since spring and summer in Luoyang, he got acquainted with Yuan Yan and Cui Chengfu. In autumn, I returned to Anlu from Luoyang. Passing through Nanyang (now Nanyang City, Henan Province), he met Cui Zongzhi. In winter, Yuan Yan came from Luoyang to visit Anlu, and the two traveled together to Suizhou (today's Sui County, Hubei Province). At the end of the year, I returned home to Anlu.
In 733 (the 21st year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty-three years old. The stone structure room is located in the peach blossom rock of Baizhao Mountain in Anlu. He opened mountains and fields and lived by farming and studying.
In 735 (the twenty-third year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty-five years old. In May, I traveled to Taiyuan at the invitation of my friend Yuan Yan. In autumn, he stayed in Taiyuan.
In 736 (the twenty-fourth year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty-six years old. In the spring in Taiyuan, he traveled north to Yanmen Pass (now Dai County, Shanxi Province). Go south to Luoyang and meet Yuan Danqiu. In autumn, I went to Yuanqiu in Pengshan Mountain and met Cen Xun. When returning south and passing through Xiangyang, I met Meng Haoran again. Du Fu was twenty-five years old that year. Roaming around Qi, Lu, Yan and Zhao.
In 738 (the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty-eight years old. In the spring, he also traveled to Nanyang, Pengshan (Yuanqiu's residence), Chenzhou, and Chuzhou (today's Huai'an County, Jiangsu Province).
Li Bai was thirty-nine years old in 739 (the twenty-seventh year of Kaiyuan). From spring to early summer, he was in Anyi (now Baoying County, Jiangsu Province). In the summer, he roamed around Wudi (now Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province). In autumn, he went west against the Yangtze River, passing through Dangtu (today's Dangtu County, Anhui Province) to Baling (today's Yueyang County, Hunan Province). It happened that Wang Changling was demoted to Lingnan (today's Guangdong Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region), and the two met. . In winter, he returned to Anlu from Baling.
In 741 (the 29th year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was forty-one years old. Living in Donglu, he and Han Huai, Pei Zheng, Kong Chaofu, Zhang Shuming, Tao He and others hid in Zulai Mountain (in the north of present-day Zhouzhou City, Shandong Province), drinking and singing, and were known as the "Liuyi of Zhuxi". He also focused on studying Taoism and wanted to travel far and wide.
Li Bai was forty-two years old in 742 (the first year of Xuanzong Tianbao). In April, travel to Mount Tai. In the summer, he and his children went to Nanling (now Nanling County, Ontario), intending to travel to central China. Xuanzong summoned him to Beijing and returned to Nanling. In autumn, go to Chang'an. When he met the prince's guests, He called him "the banished immortal" and recommended him to the court. He was favored by Xuanzong and ordered to be enshrined in the Hanlin Academy.
In 743 (the second year of Tianbao), Li Bai was forty-three years old. Zhao Hanlin Academy. In the early spring, Xuanzong was having fun in the palace. Li Bai was ordered to write "Guanzhong Xingle Ci" and gave the palace brocade robes. In late spring, the peonies were in full bloom in Xingqing Pond. Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan admired them together, and Li Bai was ordered to compose "Qing Ping Diao". Increasingly tired of the life of a royal literati, he began to indulge in alcohol to stupefy himself. He and He Zhizhang and others went on a "wine-like" tour, and Xuanzong refused to go to court. He drafted an edict while drunk and ordered Gao Lishi to take off his boots. People in the palace hated him and slandered Xuanzong, who ignored him.
In 744 (the third year of Tianbao), Li Bai was forty-four years old. In the first month of spring, I send congratulations to Zhizhang on his return to Yue. In March, knowing that he would not be used by the court, he wrote a letter asking him to return to the mountain, gave him money, and left Chang'an. In early summer, I met Du Fu in Luoyang. He went to Kaifeng and asked Master Gao Tian of Beihai to teach him the way, determined to escape to the outside world. In autumn, he traveled with Gao Shi and Du Fu to the Liang and Song Dynasties (in today's Henan Province). In the winter, he went north to Anling (Pingyuan County in the Tang Dynasty, in the north of Wuqiao County in present-day Hebei Province), and prayed for Gai Huanwei to create the truth (the secret book of Taoism), which was taught by Gao Tianshi Rugui Taoist priest in Jinan (today's Jinan City, Shandong Province). Taoist Temple Ziji Palace. Return to Rencheng.
Li Bai was forty-five years old in 745 (the fourth year of Tianbao). Spring is in Rencheng. Du Fu came to visit the east. The two traveled together in the Rencheng area. In the summer, together with Gao Shi and Du Fu, Li Yong, the governor of Beihai, came to Jinan. In autumn, he reunited with Du Fu in the county (now Qufu City, Shandong Province), and the two traveled closely together. In autumn and winter, I stayed with Dufu in Lu County and visited Jinxiang (now Jinxiang County, Shandong Province) and Shanfu (now Shanxian County, Shandong Province).
In 746 (the fifth year of Tianbao), Li Bai was forty-six years old. In spring, visit Lu County. He was ill and stayed in the city for a long time. In autumn, he recovered from his illness and traveled to Lu County again. This year, I had been thinking of traveling to the south many times since spring, and finally set off in late autumn. Arrive at Songcheng, visit Liangyuan (an imperial garden built by King Xiao of Liang Dynasty in Han Dynasty, also known as Rabbit Garden), and then go to Yangzhou.
Li Bai was forty-seven years old in 747 (the sixth year of Tianbao). Spring is in Yangzhou. Arrive at Jinling and meet Cui Chengfu. On the way south, he passed through Danyang (now Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province) and Wujun (now Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province). In the autumn of Yuezhong, I went to Kuaiji to pay my respects to Zhizhang. Climb Tiantai Mountain (in today’s west of Tiantai County, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province). He returned to Jinling in winter and stayed in Jinling for the next two years.
Li Bai was forty-eight years old in 748 (the seventh year of Tianbao). He stayed in Jinling in spring, Yangzhou in summer, visited Huoshan (south of today's Lu'an County, Anhui Province) in autumn, and arrived in Lujiang (now Lujiang County, Anhui Province) in winter, where he paid an audience with Li Da, Prince Hao, the prefect of Jiang.
Li Bai was fifty-one years old in 751 (the tenth year of Tianbao). Spring is in Rencheng. In autumn, he stayed at Yuandanqiu residence in Gaofeng (a hermit of the Later Han Dynasty) in Shimen Mountain (also known as Xitang Mountain, southwest of today's Ye County, Henan Province). At the end of autumn, he traveled north from Kaifeng to Youzhou (now Beijing City), passing through Hebei Road and Ye County (now Anyang City, Henan Province).
Li Bai was fifty-two years old in 752 (the eleventh year of Tianbao). On the way north, he visited Guangping County (now southern Hebei Province) and stayed along the way. In October, he arrived at Fanyang County (i.e. Youzhou, now Beijing). When I first learned about the truth about Anlushan Baqi and the war in the border areas, I felt quite dangerous and left Fan Yang.
In 753 (the twelfth year of Tianbao), Li Bai was fifty-three years old. In early spring, he went south from Fanyang to Wei County (today's east of Wei County, Hebei Province), traveled to Xihe County (today's Fenyang County, Shanxi Province), continued south along the Fen River, and entered Tongguan (the pass is located in today's Shaanxi Province, between Luoyang and Chang'an). important place), climb Mount Huashan in Xiyue. He crossed the Yangtze River at Hengjiangpu in Liyang (now Hexian County, Anhui Province). In autumn, it went southward to Xuancheng (now Xuancheng County, Anhui Province), Juxi, Jingting Mountain and other places.
Li Bai was fifty-five years old in 755 (the fourteenth year of Tianbao). Summer travel should be done. Visited Qiupu (now Guichi County, Anhui Province) in autumn and returned to Xuancheng in winter. Arriving at Jinling, he encountered chaos in Anlu Mountain. Wu Erxu, a disciple of the family, went to Luzhong (today's Shandong Province) to pick up his children and go south. After the separation, he went to Songcheng to pick up his wife Zongshi. In 756 (the first year of Emperor Suzong's reign), Li Bai was fifty-six years old. At the beginning of the year, he and his wife Zong fled south to seek refuge. Spring is in Dangtu.
When he heard that Luoyang had fallen and the Central Plains collapsed, he returned to Xuancheng from Dangtu and took refuge in Kezhong (today's Knee County, Zhejiang Province). When he arrived in Piaoyang (now Luanyang County, Jiangsu Province), he met Zhang Xu. The summer solstice is in Yuezhong. After hearing that Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi had a great victory in Hebei, they returned to Jinling. In the autumn, I heard that Xuanzong was on his way to Shu, so he went west along the Yangtze River and lived in seclusion at Pingfengdian in Mount Lu. King Yong issued letters of appointment several times, and after much hesitation, he finally decided to go down the mountain and join his shogunate.
In 757 (the second year of Zhide), Li Bai was fifty-seven years old. In the first month of the first lunar month, in the Yongwang military camp, he composed the poem "Yongwang's Eastern Patrol Song". King Yong defeated Danyang, and Li Bai fled south from Danyang. Xuan was beaten into Xunyang Prison. His wife, Zongshi, ran around trying to save him. Jiangnan Xuanwei envoy Cui Huan and Yushi Zhongcheng Prime Minister Song Ruosi tried their best to save him, but he was released. Song Ruosi appointed Bai as the military adviser to take charge of the military's clerical affairs. And accompanied Song Ruosi to Wuchang (now Echeng County, Hubei Province). In September, he was ill and lay in Susong (now Susong County, Anhui Province). He twice sent poems to Prime Minister Zhang Hao asking for help. Finally, he was convicted of Changliu Yelang for participating in King Yong's eastward tour.
In 758 (the first year of Emperor Suzong's reign), Li Bai was fifty-eight years old. Li Bai set out from Xunyang and began to live in Yelang for a long time. His wife and brother Zong Sui saw each other off. Late spring and early summer. Passed by Xisaiyi (today's east of Wuchang County) to Jiangxia, visited Li Yong's former residence, climbed the Yellow Crane Tower, and looked at Parrot Island. Arrive at Jiangling in autumn and enter the Three Gorges in winter.
Li Bai was sixty years old in 760 (the first year of Suzong's reign). Return to Jiangxia from Dongting in spring. In autumn, we arrive in Xunyang and then climb Mount Lu. Determined to spend the remaining years of his life traveling to immortality and learning Taoism. Winter is in Jianchang (now northwest of Xiushui County, Jiangxi Province). At the end of the year, he arrived in Yuzhang (now Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province).
In 761 (the second year of the Yuan Dynasty), Li Bai was sixty-one years old. Living in the Jinling area south of the Yangtze River. He made a living by helping others. After hearing about the resurgence of the Chaoyi forces, Li Guangbi sent troops to suppress him and asked Ying to join his army again, but he returned halfway due to illness. At the beginning of winter, he stayed with Li Yangbing, the magistrate of Dangtu County. He once traveled to Liyang and returned to Dangtu, where he became ill.
Li Bai was sixty-two years old in 762 (the first year of Daizong Baoying). In early spring, when you are sick, apply it. In March of late spring, I made my last trip to Xuancheng and Nanling. When I return to Dangtu in autumn, my condition is getting worse and I know there is no hope. And Li Yangbing was about to retire, and he had no choice but to lose his mind. On his deathbed, he entrusted Li Yangbing with all his writings. In November, he died in Dangtu, and his last work was "Death Song".