Li Bai once wrote a sentence praising the beauty of Yang Guifei. The word is "qingping music forbids spring day". On the surface, it is praising Yang Guifei's appearance and her love with Tang Xuanzong. In fact, it was used to ridicule Tang Xuanzong. Because Yang Guifei became confused, she was ridiculed as a "fox" in the sky, which confused Tang Xuanzong.
So how did Li Bai mock Yang Guifei?
0 1 "Qingping Music Banns Spring Day"
From the literal meaning of this word, we can see the happiness of Yang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong living together. When Li Bai wrote this poem, he described the happy life of Yang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong in detail from the perspective of Yang Guifei.
In the spring of the forbidden court, the warbler feathers are newly embroidered. A hundred herbs are looking for flowers and fighting for beauty, only betting on a bucket full of pearls.
In the evening, I put on makeup and danced in front of the court. Who says he has a gentle waist and laughs like a king?
Most of Li Bai's works are full of romance, and at the same time, many works are full of different emotions behind them. This song "Qing Ping Le" is one of them. At the top of the ci, Li Bai brought the ci into Yang Guifei's perspective and led everyone to feel the happy life of Yang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong. The beginning of the word directly pointed out the place where Yang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong lived, in the deep palace.
During the spring day in the palace, Yinger grows new feathers. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty tried his best to play "fighting a hundred herbs" for Yang Guifei. No matter whether he won or lost, he had to change it into gold and silver treasures. It's getting dark Yang Guifei adjusted her incomplete makeup and danced in front of the headquarters. This dance dazzled countless people. How can this graceful figure not amuse the king?
Li Bai's genius lies in that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty accompanied Yang Guifei to "fight a hundred herbs", and Yang Guifei jumped up in front of the temple to confuse his heart and danced beautifully. This word was written in the second year of Tianbao (AD 743), when Li Bai was an official in imperial academy.
At that time, Yang Yuhuan was being spoiled by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, Li's henchmen, Yang and others can be said to be a big smoke above the imperial court. Li Bai naturally doesn't like this situation, so he wrote this word, which seems to praise Yang Guifei's charming dance, happy life and the debauchery scene of Guan Bai and Xuanzong, but it is actually an allusion to such an atmosphere.
The Meaning Behind Qingping Music
Is this word really to praise Yang Guifei's beauty? Of course not. It was this word that Li Bai used to expose the ugliness caused by the mistakes of rural women in Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. Li Bai couldn't hide such a situation, so he wrote this word to satirize the behavior of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Regardless of the country, he only cares about the daily enjoyment with Yang Guifei. It is this way of monarch and minister that makes Li Bai see through the corruption in the Tang Dynasty.
If I could, Li Bai wouldn't attend such a party. If Tang Xuanzong hadn't asked me, I wouldn't have written this word for Yang Guifei. Those who know this word will certainly understand Li Bai's good intentions. It can be said that Li Bai didn't like the practice of Tang Xuanzong delaying state affairs because of women. You know, Li Bai was so talented that he was recruited to imperial academy, thinking about his ambition and great achievements.
However, after entering the palace, what Li Bai saw was Yang Guifei, who charmed Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty all day, and courtiers who were full of flattery. Li Bai wanted to change this trend, even though Tang Xuanzong just wanted to write poems for him and Yang Guifei. He is also writing his thoughts into poems in his own way, just for the monarch to understand his pains.
Just sad. The peace and happiness in the palace is nothing but happiness with concubines and eunuchs. The sweet words of eunuchs and the giggles of concubines made Tang Xuanzong intoxicated and unable to extricate himself. If she just turned to smile, there would be Yang Guifei's hundred spells to laugh at Tang Xuanzong's love and give birth to a fatuous monarch.
Li Bai deeply understands this truth. Through this word, he wants Tang Xuanzong to turn back and return to the monarch who made great contributions after he ascended the throne. It's a pity that your heart is becoming more and more pampered. Facing the prosperity of Kaiyuan created by yourself, he thinks it will be the same in the future. However, in fact, Tang Xuanzong was wrong. His mistakes are that he can't lead by example, he can't be arrogant every day, he can't be addicted to women, and he can't listen to the "sweet words" of eunuchs and traitors.
03 ? Li Bai's Way of Being an Official
Li Bai has high attainments in poetry, and most of his works have become quatrains that have been passed down through the ages. Even many people in later generations think that Li Bai should not be an official, which will delay his development in poetry. In fact, if you read Li Bai's poems carefully, you will find the way to be an official.
Li Bai's lifelong pursuit is to be an official. Of course, he is a useful official, but no one expected his achievements in literature to be so high. When the career development is not smooth, Li Bai will write poems to relieve his emotions. For example, in this poem, he praised Yang Guifei on the surface, but in fact he alluded to the social atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty. He wrote his official career in the poem and told Tang Xuanzong not to be confused by eunuchs and women. No matter what the result is, Li Bai's way of being an official cannot be ignored.
Li Bai has always believed in the phrase "talent must be useful" and is eager to enter the official career. However, because he was the son of a businessman, according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, "the son of a criminal family should not be estimated by industry and commerce", the son of a businessman could not take part in the imperial examination. Without the channel of imperial examination, he can only find another way. By writing poems to Han Chaozong, Li Bai strongly expressed his mood and ambition to become an official.
However, Li Bai's "Jingzhou Suihan Shu" written to Han Chaozong was not appreciated, because the work was considered too crazy by Han Chaozong, so it didn't get a good impression. But it can also be seen from this poem that Li Bai's way of being an official will not yield to the outside world, and he will not humbly ask for an official. Just like his own character, even if he has no chance, he can't flatter.
04 conclusion:
Countless history has warned us not to ruin our future for immediate enjoyment. Just like the scene described in Li Bai's ci, it is really regrettable that Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty finally ruined his wealth because of his beauty and eunuchs. In fact, it can be seen from Li Bai's way of being an official that Li Bai lived a bohemian life and was out of tune with the people of that era. Therefore, if you want to be an official during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, you must sharpen your temper and do many things you don't like. ?