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Since the Ming Dynasty, people who study Tang poetry have traditionally divided Tang poetry into four periods, namely the early Tang Dynasty, the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty. Tang Dynasty, Middle Tang Dynasty and Late Tang Dynasty. The early Tang Dynasty lasted nearly a hundred years from the founding of the Tang Dynasty in 618 AD to the early eighth century, before Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty Li Longji ascended the throne of emperor. This span of time had the lowest achievements. The source of the great river Yangtze is also narrow, shallow, and winding. But without this narrow, shallow, winding course, there would be no majestic rolling waves downstream.
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? The poetry world of the early Tang Dynasty was still under the influence of the decorative style of the Southern Dynasties that pursued formal beauty. Needless to say, the court poets were figures like the Four Heroes who strongly demanded a change in the style of poetry. It's also obviously more ornate. A man as powerful as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, would have sung "Playing in the Fangtang together, sailing on the eagles hand in hand. The boat moves and divides the waves, and the wind disperses the floating fragrance." This kind of poetry is almost indistinguishable from the Southern Dynasty poets who followed the emperor's hesitation.
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? The four heroes Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin and King Luo Bin are customarily called Wang Yang and Lu Luo in literary history. They were mainly active in the second half of the seventh century before the 1980s. This is a group of young talents, talented and full of energy, and they are full of heroic spirit when they appear on the stage; this is a group of top poets, Wang Bo, who lived the shortest, was only twenty-seven years old; this is another group of poor poets, Wang Bo drowned, Lu Zhaolin committed suicide by drowning due to long-term paralysis, and King Luo Bin was killed. Although they were unlucky and had a difficult life, they were all determined to wipe out the negative influence in the poetry world and eradicate Chen Chen Xiangyin's court literature. They demanded to write their true feelings, create a true self in their poems, and change poetry and the times. Just like oil flowers floating on the water, poetry should be passionate and alive. Although their energy was limited, they took the lead and responded to each other. After some galloping, they finally prepared the necessary scenery and appropriate atmosphere for Tang Shi's appearance. The achievements of the Four Heroes were limited, and they did not completely get rid of the influence of the beautiful writing style of the Southern Dynasty, so they were criticized by future generations. Du Fu was very dissatisfied with this, and once asserted that: "Wang Yang, Lu Luo, and others were in power at that time, and their frivolity has not ceased. Er Cao's body and reputation will be destroyed, and the eternal flow of rivers will not be destroyed!"
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? Wang Bo, who achieved greatness among the Four Masters, only lived to be twenty-seven years old. The "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" written by him when he was twenty-six years old is a famous article that has been passed down through the ages. It is said that Yan, the governor of Nanchang at that time, renovated Prince Teng's Pavilion. On September 9th, guests at the gathering asked his son-in-law to write an article describing Prince Teng's Pavilion, and then pretended to be an improvisation to show off to the guests. During the banquet, the host pretended to let everyone present write. Everyone in the know declined knowingly, but Wang Bo didn't know the bounds of heaven and earth, so he actually took the pen and started writing, which made Governor Yan furious. However, the people of the Tang Dynasty were broad-minded. When Wang Bo wrote, "The setting clouds and solitary swans are flying together, the autumn water is the same color as the sky." Yan was shocked. Not only was he not angry, but he also asked Wang Bo to continue writing. "The setting clouds and solitary swans fly together, and the autumn water becomes the same color as the sky." This autumn scenery by the river at dusk is so vast and uplifting! Although "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" is not a poem, it is a prose poem with a rich poetic flavor, and its aesthetic effect will never decay. The article ends with a poem: "The high pavilion of King Teng is adjacent to the river, and the jade-wearing luan is singing and dancing. The painted buildings are flying towards the Nanpu clouds, and the bead curtains are rolling in the rain on the Western Mountains at dusk. The shadows in the idle cloud pool are long, and things have changed and the stars have moved several autumns. The emperor in the pavilion Where is he now? Outside the threshold, the Yangtze River flows freely. ? I want to say goodbye to you, we are both eunuchs. There are close friends in the sea, and there are neighbors in the world. If you do nothing, you will be on the wrong road, and your children will be stained by the towel! ("Sending Du Shaofu to Shuzhou")
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? Breaking up with friends is usually a little sad, but this poem is uncharacteristically, thinking that as long as it is... Good friends, even if they are separated by the world, are still like close neighbors. There is not a word of explanation in the poem, but the world is at peace and there is a sense of security everywhere, which is used as a solid background to set off the back of the poem. Only when the times are open, peaceful, and transparent, and neither the one seeing off nor the one being seen off can think of any unexpected harm, will they be in such a cheerful mood when they break up. "There are close friends in the sea, and there are neighbors in the world." It expresses this universal desire of mankind and has been passed down through the ages. It has become a famous saying that can be quoted at any time.
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? Yang Jiong, one of the four heroes, once said, "I am ashamed to be in front of Lu, and I am ashamed to be the queen." Obviously, he felt ashamed to be ranked ahead of Lu Zhaolin. He was pretending to be modest, and his real intention was to dissatisfy Wang Bo. He relied on his talent and arrogance and called those pretentious court officials "Qilin last", which means Qilin's stuffing. When asked what he said, he said that those who play unicorn usually use cloth to paint unicorns on donkeys. It looks like unicorns, but in fact, if you take off the painting, it is just a donkey.
What a shame! Fortunately, he was born in the Tang Dynasty, otherwise, this incident alone would be enough to make him lose his head