He was born in 772. At this time, the Tang Dynasty was not the heyday of Li Bai, and even the Tang Dynasty, which struggled between prosperity and decline during Du Fu's period, could not be seen. The warlord regime has become the norm. As early as 755 AD, the Anshi Rebellion had already happened. At this time, the Tang Dynasty had changed from pain to numbness, the social life was depressed, and various monopolistic power forces began to appear.
However, Bai Juyi actually developed his poetry career very well during this period. He wrote a lot of poems. In our current words, he liked to write after the hot spots and pain points at that time, such as the "gossip news" that was widely circulated in the society at that time: what Tang Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan had to say. To this end, he also wrote a song of everlasting regret, which not only expressed his yearning for the corrupt life of Tang Xuanzong, but also expressed his spit on Tang Xuanzong:
Who knows that the grace of heaven is not hidden, and one day, I will win the royal family. "。 If she just turned her head and smiled, there were a hundred spells, and the powder and paint of six palaces disappeared. "
Flower hairpin fell to the ground, no one picked it up, green and white jade hairpin, golden hairpin bird. "。 The emperor couldn't save her, so he had to cover his face. Later, when he turned to look, the land of blood and tears. "
However, today we are going to talk about another of his long poems, Pipa Xing. Everyone must know the general background of Pipa Travel, that is, when Bai Juyi was in I was bidding a guest farewell, at night on the Xunyang River, he suddenly heard someone playing the pipa-it must be a woman. Curious Bai Juyi went to this woman's boat in the evening. The woman was still at home alone, and they chatted happily, and then wrote the famous poem Pipa.
The atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open, and it was not out of line for lonely men and few women to meet because of a little thing. After all, this is not a conservative era. But considering the identity of Bai Juyi and this woman, let's compare it again. Maybe the "tryst" between these two people is really not that simple. First of all, talk about the identity of this woman, because her identity is much simpler than Bai Juyi's:
"Tell us how she spent her girlhood in the capital and lived in her parents' house at the foot of Toad Mountain. She mastered the guitar at the age of thirteen, and her name ranked first in the list of musicians. Her art even attracted the appreciation of experts, and her beauty attracted the envy of all major dancers. How did the aristocratic youths in Wuling compete generously? Countless red silks were given to a song. The silver comb inlaid with shells was broken by her rhythm, and the bloody skirt was stained with wine. "
To put it simply, this woman is a very popular female star in a luxurious entertainment place in Chang 'an, the most luxurious metropolis in the Tang Dynasty-I don't know if this metaphor is appropriate or not, that is, the kind that sells art without selling color. Although, it is precisely because of her artistry that countless rich children in Chang' an are madly sought after. Besides, she is good at opening up the atmosphere and letting those constantly chauffeured spend a lot of money at will. At the same time, now she is:
Being left out in front of the pommel horse, she finally married herself to a businessman. Who, first of all, stole money, accidentally left her and went to Fuliang to buy tea a month ago. She has been taking care of an empty boat in the estuary, with no companions except the bright moon and cold water. Sometimes in the middle of the night, she dreams of her victory and is awakened from her dream by her hot tears. "
It means that this beautiful woman is no longer sought after by Chang 'an constantly chauffeured because of her age, and there are no guests coming to the door gradually. Coupled with the gradual departure of relatives, she wants to find someone to rely on. Did she marry a businessman as a wife or a concubine? It is not stated in the article, but she is obviously not particularly satisfied with the businessman, saying that he "values profit over points". In fact, it is very unkind of her to say so.
Isn't she "valuing profit over points"? Why do you get along so well in Beijing that you should earn a lot of money, but you don't want to take some money to help your brother not join the army or buy him a better armor? Or why not find a reliable husband to marry, but attached to the rhetoric and treasure of constantly chauffeured in Chang' an city? Besides, the businessman only "went to Fuliang to buy tea a month ago", and she said that he "valued profit over separation".
As she said before, she is a "wife who finally gave herself to a businessman" and an old couple, so she can't think about how to live a good life. A few months ago, businessmen went to buy tea to make money. Now she thinks the businessman "values profit over points". Is this still a teenage love period? However, this is not the most critical. As a teenager born in the romantic field, she now feels deeply lonely:
She was guarding an empty boat at the estuary, with no one to accompany her except the bright moon and cold water. Sometimes in the middle of the night, she dreams of her victory and is awakened from her dream by her hot tears. "
Thanks to Bai Juyi's own writing, expressing the meaning of women so euphemistically. She used to be beautiful, but now she should be good. Now she is lonely, telling Bai Juyi about her loneliness, or at night, the river outside is rippling gently ... Bai Juyi is a gentleman in his poems, although they are alone at night, but what he thinks is:
"Her first guitar note made me sigh. Now, after listening to her story, I am even sadder. We were all unhappy until the end of the day, when we met. We understand. What is the relationship between acquaintances? ! A year ago, I left the capital and came here. Now I am a sick Jiujiang exile. Jiujiang is so far away that I can't hear music, whether it's string or bamboo, for a whole year. "
I mean, aren't you bored? I'm bored too, so let's talk about music! Then, what kind of background is Bai Juyi, and how can he have such a "gentleman" behavior? First, let's ask a question. Poets like Bai Juyi, Liu Yong and Li Bai recite poems every day. What do they feed themselves on? What do you live a luxurious life on? As Li Bai said:
"Garima, Hsi Chin, give it to the boy for good wine!"
Where did you get so much money? It has to be said that another occupation of ancient poets: network celebrities and big V, traffic awareness is not the consciousness of modern talents, the ancients realized that celebrities and good articles have a strong sales role. Especially in brothels, many poets' poems are particularly popular, because sons and brothers are arty and listen to songs, and they are generally willing to listen to songs rewritten by poems created by celebrities.
Moreover, if Bai Juyi were more professional in this field, he would run a brothel business under his own hands, and he also raised a lot of prostitutes in particular, such as the famous "Su Kou Man Yao", which tells that his prostitute is small and good at dancing and Su Fan is good at singing. As for what song to sing? Of course, I sang those poems written by Bai Juyi, such as the stories that Tang Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan had to tell ... So, Bai Juyi actually runs an entertainment business.