Both Li Bai and Du Fu left magnificent poems to praise the rich and powerful scenery. For example, Li Bai's "Song of Xia Sai" and "Song of Cezanne" are full of tragic heroism, praising the military strength of the Tang Dynasty and the prosperity of Tang Taizong's martial arts. Du Fu's Memories of Time Past is more specific:
Back in the heyday of Kaiyuan, there were thousands of families in the small town.
Rice is milky white, and public and private warehouses are rich.
Really don't have to worry about food and clothing, travel casually, and people are honest.
When the two poets praised the prosperous times of the Tang Dynasty, they both saw the burial in? Rich and powerful? Behind the hidden worries is the uneasiness of Tang's indulgence in his later years and neglect of state affairs. Emperor Tang Ming favored Yang Guifei and connived at treacherous court officials. The two poets looked at each other, worried. Li Bai's Qingpingdiao satirized Yang Guifei, while Du Fu's Two Poems for the Road exhorted Tang.
Unfortunately,? An Shi rebellion? It still happened. In order to defend the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai devoted himself to the curtain of Wang Yong Li Lin, and was implicated in the struggle for the throne between the emperor's brothers and became a victim. Du Fu took the initiative to find the emperor and wanted to do something to defend the Tang Dynasty. He was also expelled from the dynasty in the sectarian struggle of the royal family. Since then, I have drifted between the southwest and heaven, and there is no future. Both poets were appreciated by the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, but both lived in poverty. Tang not only personally served cloth Li Bai with a spoon; Moreover, he personally recognized Du Fu, a man in cloth, and ordered him to be examined and put into use. Li Bai was called by later generations? Poet fairy? Du Fu is revered by later generations? Poet saint? . Because they are strikingly similar in personality, knowledge and experience, their poetic achievements are brilliant, and their styles of being a man and writing poems are also different. Li Bai's poems are flying and elegant, emitting the extraordinary splendor of positive romanticism; Du Fu's poems are gloomy and full of profound realistic treasures. When praising these two poets, Han Yu once said: Du Li's articles are in full bloom? . Han Yu's correct evaluation has been unanimously recognized by later generations.
Li Bai and Du Fu only got together three times in their lives, and the total meeting time was only a few months. However, a friendship between gentlemen lies in getting drunk in the morning and evening. Li Bai is twelve years older than Du Fu. When we first met, Li Bai was already respected by the emperor. Prime Minister He fell in love at first sight and was given gold by Hanlin, becoming a great poet. Du Fu is still a frustrated young man who came last in the exam. Du Li forged a friendship from the first meeting, and since then, no matter how difficult it is, the friendship has always been the same.
Li Bai and Du Fu first met in the early summer of the third year of Tianbao (744), with Gao Shi present in Luoyang, the eastern capital. At that time, Li Bai and Du Fu each had a strong patrol? Many places in the north and south of the Yangtze River left their footprints, but often Li Bai left and Du Fu left. For example, when Du Fu roamed wuyue, Li Bai left and Du Fu left.
For another example, Du Fu didn't go to Zhao Qi, but Li Bai went to Jiangnan to live in seclusion. Du Fu was in Qilu when Li Bai visited Luoyang. When Du Fu was thirty years old, he wandered back to his hometown Luoyang to get married and start a family, and Li Bai returned to his hometown in Donglu. The fate of these two great poets seems to have prevented them from meeting.
In the third year of Tianbao, Li Bai was often given poems by Xuanzong because of drunkenness. He once led Gao Lishi to take off his boots, wrote three songs in a clear tone, offended Yang Guifei, and was finally exiled to North Korea. Li Bai doesn't like the court detention of emperors and literati, and he doesn't care about being expelled. Take this opportunity to go out of Chang 'an and visit friends and seek immortality in Dongyu. In the early summer of this year, Du Fu came to his hometown in Luoyang to live. The two finally met. Du Fu admired Li Bai before he met him;
Li Bai wrote a hundred poems in a bucket and went to sleep in a restaurant in Chang 'an. The son of heaven didn't get on the boat, calling himself Brewmaster. ?
This is the image of Li Bai in Du Fu's imagination. Seeing Li Bai's elegant demeanor this time, I couldn't help falling in love at first sight. Take Li Bai's ultra-secularism and contempt for the powerful as an example to review his behavior of living in Luoyang and wandering under the powerful door.
Du Fu once said regretfully:? Having been a guest in Du Dong for two years, I was tired of the cleverness of Hou Li and Jin Guiyan. I left them and asked them to do so. ? ("To Li Bai") The two immediately agreed to visit immortals in the land of Liang and Song Dynasties (now Henan) in the autumn of the same year. Du Fu recalled this pleasure with relish after many years and said:? Begging for the best, making promises and meeting my relatives. ?
Li and Du met for the second time after half a year. Li Bai and Gao Shi met, and accompanied by Gao Shi, they invited a Taoist priest from Beihai to preach higher education. Du Fu also came to qi zhou as scheduled to visit Li Yong, the magistrate of Beihai. Li Yong attached great importance to Du Fu very early. Du Fu was only a scholar at this time, but Li Yong still regarded Du Fu as a distinguished guest. On the first day of October in the third year of Tianbao, Li Bai, Du Fu and Gao Shi were drinking together at Li Yong's house. All three of them have poems about happy parties. Probably at the banquet, the three agreed to travel to Daliang and other places together. Du Fu didn't believe in Taoism, but under the influence of Li Bai, he was also keen on finding immortals. The three men are congenial, enjoying the famous mountains and scenic spots, composing poems and visiting Taoism, and their friendship is growing day by day. Du Fu's theory of describing traveling with Liang and Song Dynasties;
Drunk sleep autumn quilt, hand in hand with Japanese counterparts. A clever man and Gao Li joined the ranks of single fathers.
Many years later, Du Fu still remembers the fun of this threesome. After the meeting, Li Bai wrote "Dune Door Send Du Fu", which earnestly told Du Fu:
Lu wine is not drunk, so sing a song for nothing. Think of you in the water and send you to the south? .
Li and Du met for the third time in the early autumn of Tianbao four years. Du Fu visited Qilu again and arrived in Lu County (Yanzhou) in early autumn. Li Bai made a special trip from Rencheng to Yanzhou to see Du Fu. They travel together and write poems, which makes their friendship closer and makes them address each other more casually. Li Bai happily and humorously wrote a play for Du Fu.
Every mountain meets Du Fu, and Dai Li stands out on the first day. Don't be too thin, but you are always worried that you can't write past poems. ''
Du Fu also made sincere suggestions to Li Bai. This is the famous "To Li Bai":
Qiu Lai took care of him while he was still floating, but he didn't pay tribute to Ge Hong. Drinking crazy songs and living an empty life, who is domineering for?
Judging from many memories of Du Fu, it seems that when they met for the third time, Du Li and his wife drank wine, wrote poems and learned from each other. They were extremely happy and respected each other more. Du Fu's poem "Memories of Li Bai in the Spring" says: White poetry is invincible, and thinking is not crowded? . Li Bai also pitied Du Fu's brother for writing poems. Thin? . Don't send it to them this time? When is a bottle of wine, heavy and thin paper? ? Sigh. After this meeting, Li Bai went south to Vietnam and Du Fu went west to Chang 'an. From then on, we live far apart and will never meet again.
Li Bai and Du Fu haven't seen each other for four years after Tianbao broke up. But the barrier of time and space did not reduce their friendship. Shortly after the breakup, Du Fu learned at the banquet of Cai Hou in Chang 'an that his father was going to resign and retire, and immediately asked his father to take a message to greet Li Bai:
Looking for Li Bai in Nanyu Cave, Daofu asked what happened today. ''
Because there is no news of Li Bai for many days, Du Fu often: Remember Li Bai in winter and Li Bai in spring? , even a few times? Dream of Li Bai? . There are more than a dozen poems describing this memory of Li Bai in his poems.
In the Anshi Rebellion, Li Bai joined Li Lin of Wang Yong shogunate, and Li Lin failed in the competition with Su Zong. Li Bai was implicated, first arrested in Xunyang prison, then sentenced to exile in Yelang, and was pardoned on his way to Yelang. Du Fu was extremely worried about the fate of Li Bai. At that time, Du Fu himself was demoted because of his house and took refuge in Qin Zhou with his family. The whole family is hungry and helpless, but they are always worried about Li Bai's safety. "Two Dreams of Li Bai" said:
When death is the reason for parting, people will cry, but life leaves again and again. You didn't bring me any signs of exile in the poisonous humidity of the southern river. Until you appeared in my dream last night and called me Chang Yi. However, how can you raise your wings and use them from the middle net of your net? I doubt it's really you, venturing a long way. You came to me through the green forest, and you disappeared in front of a dark castle. I wake up, the low moon is shining on the rafters, which seems to be your face, still floating in the air. There is water to pass through. They are wild. If you fall, there are dragons and monsters in the river. ?
Clouds are floating in the sky, but old friends have gone for a long time. I dreamed of you for three nights, and love is your will. The difference is that you always look in a hurry and always talk about how easy it is to meet. The tide is full of storms, and the fear carried by the boat. When he went out, he scratched his head with white hair and regretted that he had failed his life. Our capital is full of nosy people, but you are lonely, helpless and poor. Who says Skynet will never fail? It brings you bad luck, even though you are old. A thousand years of fame, a thousand years of fame, and a wide season. ?
From these two poems about dreams, we can see that Du Fu is Li Bai's lifelong confidant. Du Fu's slight disrespect for Li Bai is due to his humiliation. Instead, he blamed Li for being unfair. He scolded Li Bai for being persecuted by the powerful people in the DPRK who were crowned with monkeys, which made him very tired all the time. He is convinced that Li Bai will stay in the history behind him. Long live the Millennium? My pleasure!