Which dynasty was Li Yi from?
the Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was the pinnacle of China's poetry. Among the poets in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yi, who was born in Longyuan, is called one of the "Ten Talents in Dali" by scholars and occupies an important position in the history of literature. At that time, every time he wrote a poem, the musicians in the workshop would pay for it, and then compose and sing. The History of China Literature, edited by Yuan Xingpei, said: "In Dali poetry, Li Yi is a unique poet with high artistic achievements in frontier fortress poetry." Hu Yinglin, a famous scholar in Ming Dynasty, said in his poem, "Seven words must be absolutely spoken. Under Kaiyuan, Li Yi is the first. " Li Yi's poetry is a wonderful flower in the Tang Dynasty, which represents the glory of poetry in the middle Tang Dynasty to some extent.
Li Yi, named Yu Jun, was born in 748 AD and died in 829 AD. He was the nephew of then Prime Minister Li Kui. He was born in prosperous times and grew up in troubled times. As a child, he experienced an Anshi rebellion. In his youth, he was invaded by Tubo, Uighur and Nanzhao for years. The Tang dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, and its life was turbulent.
Li Yi studied hard since she was a child. Influenced by the times, he especially likes poetry and fu. In the fourth year of Dali (769), 22-year-old Li Yi was admitted as a scholar, and then worked in officialdom for nearly 60 years. 8 1 year-old, died in the official department of rites.
There are a large number of Li Yi's poems, including two volumes 165 and two sentences. Poems of Li Shangshu, compiled by Gansu scholar Zhang Shu in Qing Dynasty, consists of 173 poems with five sentences. Among Li Yi's poems, frontier fortress poems have the highest artistic achievements. Among the middle Tang poets, Li Yi is the only one who truly inherits the essence of frontier poems in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. His frontier poems are not only numerous, but also not inferior in quality to the prosperous Tang Dynasty. His frontier poems had a great influence at that time, and many poems were widely copied, created, sung and spread all over the country. At the invitation of his friends, he compiled his own frontier poems, which were called "Joining the Army Poems", with a total of 50 poems. Frontier poems account for nearly one-third of his poems handed down from generation to generation.
Li Yi considers himself a descendant of Li Guang, the "flying general" of the Han Dynasty. Like Li Guang, he has the ambition to defend his country and is eager to make contributions to the Great Wall. In the Song of Aftab, his desire is even stronger:
Fu Bo just wanted to be buried, so why did he enter the customs?
Don't just send a reincarnation hole, but still leave an arrow to shoot the Tianshan Mountains.
The song "Xia Sai Qu" is very similar to today's military poems. It was once very popular after composing and singing in the army. All frontier poets take it as their responsibility to create Song of Xia Sai. Li Yi wrote many songs "Xia Sai Qu". In this song, Li Yi quoted the allusions of Ban Chao, Xue and others, especially the story of the famous scholar Xue of this dynasty, which turned the original topic of homesickness of frontier soldiers into the heroic words of dying for the country. This poem truly shows Li Yi's strong desire to make contributions to the country and his belief in winning.
Defending the border and defending the country means a cruel war. There are victories and defeats in war. Even if victory, but also with the lives and blood of soldiers. In Li Yi's frontier poems, there are many chapters describing the tragic scenes of war, such as "Returning to the Army":
The elm leaves in Guancheng are yellow as soon as possible, and the sunset clouds the ancient battlefield.
Please go back to the army to hide the dust and bones, and Mo Daochang will cry himself to death.
On the post-war border, elm leaves are yellow, bones are heavy, and there is a whimper. It is impossible to write such a realistic scene without personal experience. This poem is not only the poet's curse on the war, but also an elegy for the fallen soldiers.
Of course, as an outstanding frontier poet, it is impossible to write poems in that special environment, and it is impossible to write all the desert bones. Many chapters in Li Yi's frontier poems reflect the homesickness and sadness of recruiters.
In the case of foreign invasion, it is everyone's duty to defend the country, especially the soldiers stationed in the frontier fortress. However, far away from home and relatives, fighting in the frontier for many years will inevitably lead to the homesickness of soldiers and the sadness of their relatives. Li Yi has lived in the frontier fortress barracks for a long time, so it is inevitable that he will be homesick. He wrote in "Going North to Join the Army":
After the snow in Tianshan Mountain, the sea is very cold, and it is difficult to play the flute.
There were 300,000 people in the village, and I looked back at the moon for a while.