Song Zhenzong and Zhao Heng even wrote a book "Encourage Learning" to encourage people all over the world to learn. Among them, "the book has its own golden house; Yan Ruyu is in the book. In other words, once the ancient literati became an official, they could not only eat and wear, but also get the treatment of being an official.
Therefore, scholars in the Tang and Song Dynasties were eager for the imperial examination system. Once you get the second place in the imperial examination, you will be "proud of the horseshoe disease in the spring breeze and see all the Chang 'an flowers in one day". Because they only want to enter the power center of the feudal ruling class through individuals, and only in this way can they gain higher life value.
It is no exaggeration to say that the famous poets in the Tang and Song Dynasties were frequent visitors to the imperial examinations. It's just that some people are lucky enough to get the first place in the exam for the first time, while others will be contrary to the concept of imperial examination because of lack of knowledge; Even because of corruption in the imperial examination, they will be tried again and again.
However, they never gave up the imperial examination, which can make them rise to the top. Many people are more frustrated and brave, and still linger in the examination room until they are old, weak and sick.
People like Jin Fan are everywhere. Although some people finally stepped onto the steps leading to the temple after five passes and six generals were beheaded, they were repeatedly relegated for various reasons.
The popularity of "relegated poems" in the Tang Dynasty is actually related to the imperial examinations and the darkness of officialdom. Famous poets such as Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Bai Juyi, Li Bai and Du Fu among the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" were all relegated because of their deeds. At this point, the school of "relegated poetry" with personal ups and downs, official encounters and life circumstances as the theme has basically taken shape.
The Influence of Poet's Living Environment on Poetic Thought
The Tang and Song Dynasties is an important historical period when China's poetry culture entered an unprecedented stage of prosperity. Although poetry, a unique cultural genre, first appeared in the pre-Qin period and experienced development and innovation in various dynasties. But it really appeared as a cultural phenomenon in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The main reason why poetry culture became the focus in the Tang Dynasty was that politics, economy and culture reached their peak in the Tang Dynasty. Coupled with strong national strength and open mind, under the influence of many factors, poetry is like a blooming peony flower, blooming in the fertile soil of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Throughout the poetry works created by ancient great poets, the author thinks that almost all of them have similarities. The language tempering of poetry is closely related to the poet's knowledge and literary accomplishment; However, the style of poetry is inextricably linked with the poet's time and personal experience.
Poetry works of the same poet appear at the same time. There will also be some obvious differences in the poetic style in the early, middle and late stages. This is actually related to the era in which the poet lived, and