He is as famous as Han Yu and has been poor all his life. He wrote a poem that touched everyone at 1200.
In 75 1 year, during the ten years of Tang Tianbao, Meng Tingxuan, a small official in Kunshan County, gave birth to his eldest son in Wu Kang, Huzhou, Zhejiang. Poor Meng Tingxuan never imagined that his son would remain immortal in the future and be called "a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty" by us modern people. Because he had no money and lived outside the city, Meng Tingxuan named his son Jiao.
When Meng Jiao grew up, he gradually showed a wooden character and didn't like making friends. It can even be said that Meng Jiao is a withdrawn person and has no friends all his life. According to modern people's point of view, such people will be talented, but they will certainly not succeed, and they will not have any very successful friends. But no one could have imagined that Meng Jiao could become as famous as Han Yu later, and became a friend who forgot to make friends, and was praised by Han Yu many times.
Meng Tingxuan died earlier, and Meng Jiao grew up under the care of her mother. I don't know whether it is influenced by the three major movements or whether Meng's daughter-in-law is very virtuous. Meng Jiao's mother did play a very positive role in the process of raising Meng Jiao, so that Meng Jiao finally achieved something and was admitted to Jinshi.
According to historical records, Meng Jiao took part in the imperial examinations three times in his life, both of which came last. Meng Jiao, who came last, didn't go back to his hometown in Zhejiang, but studied in Luoyang and Songshan. Later, he met Wei and even traveled to Jiangnan for a time, so he was homeless and wandering around.
We also know that Meng Jiao's family is poor, and Meng Jiao has been studying abroad all the year round, so his life is naturally miserable. Meng Mu worked hard at home, but she also endured hardships. The most important thing is that Meng Jiao drifted away all the year round, and communication in ancient times was inconvenient. When he left, there was no news for years. A mother is alone at home, and it's hard to describe the feeling of taking care of her son.
AD 79 1 year, Meng Jiao 4 1 year. He returned to Huzhou, his hometown, took part in the provincial examination and was admitted to Gong Shi. At his mother's request, he went to Luoyang, then the capital, to take the Jinshi exam, but he came last.
In 796, Meng Jiao was 46 years old. Urged by his mother, he took the exam for the third time in Beijing. At this point, the Meng family almost reached the point where the family was ruined. Meng Jiao, who is about to travel again, can't even find a complete dress. Because Luo Yang is in the north of Huzhou, Meng Mu sewed a burlap coat for Meng Jiao overnight for his son to go to Beijing to keep out the cold.
We can imagine the scene: a dim oil lamp, mother and son under the lamp, a white-haired old mother sewing clothes for her middle-aged son. This scene is both bitter and warm.
This time, Meng Jiao was even more proud, and finally he was a high school scholar. Contrary to the plot in modern film and television dramas, Meng Jiao, the top high school scholar, was named "Li Yangwei" because he didn't have the title of Ma Xu or the generous treatment of senior officials. But at least the days when I had no fixed abode ended, and my family went to Luoyang to settle down.
When I went home to see my mother, Meng Jiao wrote a small poem, which consisted of 6 sentences and 30 words. The whole poem is a sketch, which vividly records the scene that his mother made warm clothes for herself before he left. Perhaps, even Meng Jiao himself didn't think that this little poem would become a masterpiece through the ages. 1200 years later, it still affects us. This is the "wandering son"
The mother used the needle and thread in her hand to make clothes for her long-distance son. Before leaving, I had a stitch for fear that my son would come back late and his clothes would be damaged. Who can say that a filial child like the weak can repay his mother's love like the sunshine in spring?
However, Li Yangwei's position is not high, which is similar to that of Meng Jiao's father Wu Kangwei. The Meng family is still below the poverty line. Wandering for many years, Meng Jiao met Han Yu. Although Meng Jiao is older than Han Yu 17 years old, Han Yu has great respect for him. And "Meng Jiao Dongye began to sing with his poems; Higher than Wei and Jin dynasties, unremitting ancient. As one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, Han Yu was a pioneer in literary achievements, and Meng Jiao kept pace with him, so he was called "Han Meng" by later generations.
The poem Ode to a Wanderer is a kind and sincere ode to ordinary and great maternal love, which has attracted the attention of countless readers and won its popularity for thousands of years.
Deep maternal love bathes children all the time. However, for Meng Jiao, a wanderer who has been displaced all the year round, the most unforgettable moment is the painful moment of separation between mother and child. This is the time described in Ode to a Wanderer: a loving mother sews clothes. A very common scene shows the poet's deep feelings.
Thread in the hands of a kind-hearted mother, making clothes for her wayward son;
Cold clothes are essential materials for ancient people to go out for a long trip. Rich people may buy on a large scale, and more poor people like Meng Jiao can only sew by themselves. From "line" to "clothes", the jumping between characters highlights two most common things, and writes the kinship between mother and child.
She mended carefully and thoroughly, fearing that it would delay his time to go home:
These two sentences are completely sketchy, without any author's feeling, but deep feelings are everywhere. It can be said that every word reflects the deep affection between mother and son. The old mother, who has never read any books, sews her love for her son between the needle and the thread; Parents in the world, who doesn't want their children to have a happy life and enjoy family happiness?
Before going away, there was already the sorrow of "coming home late", and the love of loving mothers licking calves was thus silently revealed. Touching the heartstrings of every reader, it makes people cry, and it also evokes the infinite cordial associations and deep thoughts of the children all over the world for the elderly in their hometown and home.
But how much love has an inch of grass, reported three Chunhui:
Some people think that the last two sentences are the author's inner cry. In fact, using "comparison" to describe these two sentences seems to be more in line with the author's inner activities. Every grass and tree still has the meaning of repaying spring scenery, let alone people? As the son of a poor family, he may have no ability, and an inch of grass fits his identity very well.
Ruthless flowers and trees also return to spring. "The black magpie has the manner of giving back." Isn't it better to be a son than a heartless animal and plant? The answer is self-evident.
Meng Jiao lived in exile all his life until his later years. In his later years, his mother was a candle in the wind. Those who have experienced the cold and poverty of the world will have a deeper understanding of the value of family ties. Su Shi's evaluation of this poem is: "Poetry is born from the heart, and worry is born from the heart.
In short, the poem Ode to a Wanderer is simple and natural, but it can best eulogize the most simple affection in the world-the greatness of maternal love. 1200 years, it has left a deep impression on readers, lasting forever, and has become an outstanding masterpiece of Chinese filial piety.