Taohuawu Taohuaan, Taohuaan Taohuaxian;
Peach Fairy cultivates peach trees, picks them and drinks them.
When I wake up, I just sit in front of the flowers, and when I am drunk, I come to sleep under the flowers;
Half awake and half drunk day after day, flowers bloom year after year.
I would rather die of old age than bow before horses and chariots;
Car dust and horse feet are interesting, and hops are poor.
If wealth is better than poverty, one is in the ground and the other is in the sky;
If you compare poverty to horses and chariots, he will have to drive away my leisure.
Others laugh that I am too crazy, and I laugh that others can't see through it;
There are no graves of Hao Jie in Wuling, no flowers, no wine, and no hoes to plow the fields.
This peach blossom poem is one of Tang Yin's most famous works, which is well known. Some people think that this poem is elegant and natural, and it is a portrayal of Tang Yin's happy life. Some people think that this poem is his emotional sustenance after passive pessimism. Either way, the leisurely elegance in this poem is enough to make us fall for it.
So what kind of person is Tang Bohu?
Tang Yin, the word "Bohu", the word "Peach Blossom Temple", the master of Taohua Temple, the immortal of Lu, the immortal of Zen, the Xieyuan of Nanjing, and the first romantic talent in Jiangnan. Wuxian (now Suzhou, Jiangsu) people. He was born in Chenghua, Ming Xianzong for six years (1470) and died in Jiajing, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty for two years (1523). Figure painting mostly describes the life and historical stories of ancient and modern ladies. Tang Yin, Chou Ying, Shen Zhou and Wen Zhiming have always been respected, and they are called the "Four Wumen" in the world. Tang Yin, one of the "Four Masters of Ming Dynasty", was known as the first gifted scholar in Ye Jiangnan in the middle of Ming Dynasty. He is knowledgeable, versatile, writes poetry and music, is good at painting and calligraphy, and has experienced ups and downs. He is an outstanding great painter in the history of painting in China. He once wrote a poem blaming himself, saying that although a gentleman is not famous, he should be generous, so why should he be a prisoner? So he carved the seal of "the first romantic talent in Jiangnan". After being hired by Nanchang, I found that I had anti-intention, so I pretended to be crazy and returned to Suzhou. Since then, he has been bohemian and his thoughts have changed.
Tang Yin's personality is wild and uninhibited, but he is unique in painting. His brushwork is delicate and meticulous, with a chic charm. This poem is very representative of his style. Try to imagine that in the romantic season, peach blossoms are colorful and flowers are in full bloom. Without any color, you will feel lonely and a little lost. Just like life, isn't it because of her colorful colors and that taste that people are more obsessed? Fresh is lovely, but gorgeous is also attractive. A frustrated but still amorous feelings of the literati, leaning under the peach tree, swaying with the peach branches, or walking lightly between the peach trees from time to time, holding a hip flask and glass, feasting, quiet and carefree, bohemian. This state of existence is beyond the reach of an elegant person with extraordinary artistic conception. In connection with Tang Bohu's life experience, it is not difficult to see that it is not easy to be so extraordinary in such a state! Tang Yin was born in a merchant family, and his status was relatively low. Under the guidance of "making a name for himself", he studied hard and reached the age of 1 1, with excellent literary talent and good handwriting. 16 years old, scholar. At the age of 29, he participated in Yingtian Township Examination and won the first prize of "Xie Yuan". The following year, he went to Beijing to take the exam, and "fame and fortune" was just around the corner. Xu Jing, the landlord of Jiangyin who was driving the exam with him, secretly bribed the examiner's family and got the exam questions in advance. After the story was revealed, Tang Yin was also implicated in prison and was tortured and humiliated. The talented Tang Bohu took part in the provincial examination as the top scholar, but when he took the senior high school entrance examination, he was implicated in the unjust imprisonment in the imperial examination hall. From then on, conceited Tang Yin had a strong antipathy to the "perversion" of officialdom.
Some people say that at this time, Tang Bohu was disheartened by the world of mortals and had the idea of staying away from the hubbub, but he couldn't give up, so he had to indulge in peach blossoms and chose a negative lifestyle. I don't think so. In ancient times, the generosity of scholars often helped the world, and the poor were the sages who were immune to it. Of course, Tang Bohu has not escaped this idea, which is also caused by the limitations of the times. Tang Bohu, frustrated in his official career, could do nothing about reality, which was also the pain of ancient literati, but he was unwilling, and all kinds of helplessness were intertwined in his chest. He can be immune, of course, is the most regrettable choice and the most pitiful choice. Peach blossom is gorgeous and charming, but the deep feelings she reveals can best express Tang Bohu's mood! I built my own peach blossom castration and planted some peach trees, expressing my love for the tranquility in the peach blossom forest, but I always saw the richness and diversity of peach blossoms. This is a combination of contradictions and the knot of the poet's feelings. Hard to get used to! Although the style of writing is calm, peach blossoms exchange money for wine, sleep in peach blossoms when drunk, and sit in front of flowers when awake, which is pleasing to the eye and leisurely; But what I want to write later is some feelings, "Half awake and half drunk day after day, flowers bloom every year." I hope I don't talk to each other and don't bow to the horses and chariots. Although I said that I just want to have wine and flowers every day, I just want to live this life. Although ordinary, I don't want to bend over in front of dignitaries. It can be said that it is a kind of integrity, and it can also be said that it is a kind of bitterness, which is very clear when it is linked with many of his official positions. "Cars, horses, feet, your interest, wine, flowers are poor. If wealth is better than poverty, one is in the ground and the other is in the sky; If you compare poverty to horses and chariots, he will have to drive me to do nothing. " These poems express the poet's simple mind. You are rich and I am poor, which is irrelevant. You have your extravagance and lust, and I have my hops. But compared with the two, I am in heaven and you are in hell. You are busy living all day, but I am very leisurely. I naturally want to have the cheerful feelings in Tao Yuanming's hometown speech, but I have the same feelings but different performances as Ruan Ji's Crying at the End of the Road, except that the poet still has illusions about the world of mortals. Otherwise, if Tang Bohu really saw through his official career, he wouldn't have fallen for a long time. He made friends with his countryman Zhang Ling, and ignored his career and indulged in drinking. Persuaded by his friend Zhu Yunming, he studied hard and decided to take poetry and painting as his career all his life. Scholars always cherish the ambition of "ruling the country and leveling the world", but their lofty ideals always conflict with reality. Although there are many feelings, poets' extensive knowledge and complex feelings make them out of tune with society, so they are not allowed to be treated. Perhaps the poet himself has a feeling of self-love, but he always wants to find an opportunity to display his talents and do something for the general public. But the tree wants to be quiet, but the wind will not stop. Without a confidant, people can't understand. People often only remember their arrogance and madness. "The world laughs at me for being too crazy, and I laugh at the world for not being able to see through it." The result is always depressing. A depressed poet can only express his loneliness and pain with his rich talent and unparalleled spirituality, that is to say, he can control himself in his poems, which also keeps him from going to the spiritual loneliness and emotional wasteland. In the end, he can only get a piece of pure land, but for the rest of his life. "The five tombs have no tombs, no flowers and no wine." If you can't be a hero, you can have no flowers and no wine, but you can still love mulberries and enjoy the fun of this field alone.
Tang Bohu chose to stay away from the secular world and be friends with Peach Blossom, but he still kept the world in his heart, and his ambivalence and helplessness to reality gathered in his chest. However, he can't be said to be negative and pessimistic. His landscape figure paintings are majestic in big places and delicate in small places, which are beyond the reach of natural people. He believed in Buddhism in his later years, so he found his own emotional sustenance. Peach blossom is just a medium for him to express his feelings and a symbol of his feelings. Gorgeous and chic.
Tang Bohu's Peach Blossom Poetry is a typical representative of this style, with elegant, authentic and colloquial language and fresh artistic conception. Through the description of the blending of things and me, the poet's bumpy emotional experience and complex life background are vividly displayed, and the aftertaste still exists after reading.