1. The name of imposition
In the eyes of many people, although the poem "A pear tree crushes begonias" sounds very beautiful and elegant, it is not "serious" This poem comes from a story that has been circulating among the people.
It is said that Su Shi, the great writer of the Song Dynasty, wrote when he was teasing Zhang Xianna's concubine: "Eighteen brides and eighty-year-old men, with pale hair and red makeup. Mandarin ducks sleep in pairs at night, under a pear tree. Begonia." The meaning is really intriguing.
However, in recent years, with the continuous digging and research by scholars, it has been basically determined that this poem was not written by Su Shi, but a folk joke that originated in the Ming Dynasty. According to the Ming Dynasty scholar Jiang Yikui Records in "Yao Shan Tang Wai Ji".
The general meaning is translated for everyone. It is said that a man is already sixty years old, but he still prefers women. As a result, when it comes to the bridal chamber, the woman is like a swallow in spring, but the man is like a chronic illness. Haunted patient. At the end of this story, there is a poem annotation, in which "a pear tree crushes the begonia" appears.
In the late Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, this poem occasionally appeared in Jianghu, but it had nothing to do with Su Shi. It was not until the 1980s that someone wrote this poem into Su Shi's poem. It has been widely popularized in the unofficial anecdotes.
It is undeniable that as a famous romantic talent in the history of ancient literature, Su Shi also had a lot of beauties throughout his life, such as Su Xiaomei, etc., but the problem is that these were not perfect in the end.
2. The real protagonist
According to folk rumors, the male protagonist in "A Pear Blossom Overwhelms Begonias" is named Zhang Xian, who is 47 years older than Su Shi. He lived until 88 He died at the age of 40. In that era when the average life expectancy was less than 40 years old, this was truly rare.
The person who can be ridiculed by Su Shi must not be an ordinary person. In fact, this Zhang Xian is an outstanding representative of the graceful literature of the Song Dynasty. In his works, we can easily see the Song Dynasty The love between men and women shows that his personality is also very free and open.
Leave aside folklore, there are many anecdotes about Zhang Xian in history. For example, when he was eighty years old, he took in an eighteen-year-old boy. concubine.
Su Shi once wrote a poem called "Zhang Ziye still heard about buying concubines and narrating ancient orders and writing poems in his eighty-fifth year." The "Zhang Ziye" in this title refers to none other than Zhang Xian, "Zi Ye" "Wild" is Zhang Xian's character.
In this poem, "Mr. Jinli laughs at himself wildly, don't be fooled by the gray eyebrows on the nine-foot temples" vividly describes Zhang Xian's proud look 3. Don't use it indiscriminately if you don't understand it
We can analyze it based on the context of this poem. Everyone knows that "pear blossom" is white in most cases. If you use this word to describe a person, then the person must be an old man with white hair. " "Haitang" is red, which refers to a young beauty.
The word "pressure" is sandwiched between the two words. The meaning is self-evident. What does it mean? In layman's terms, "a pear tree weighs down begonias" is similar to the modern understanding of "old cows eating young grass".