In a word, Bai poetry has made great achievements and has a far-reaching influence on later generations. However, besides being a poet, Bai Juyi has a little-known side. As far as officials are concerned, many people have many misunderstandings that Bai Juyi was depressed all his life. This may come from the so-called "this Jiujiang official." Pipa, My blue sleeves are wet. The historical fact is that Bai Juyi was demoted to Jiangzhou Sima at the age of 44. Before that, he was a successful scholar from the age of 29. Successive provincial school secretary, Jinshi, Hanlin bachelor. During the Yuanhe period, he served as a left scavenger and accompanied the prince to study. Bai Juyi is full of success. During this period, he wrote dozens of allegorical poems which are easy to understand and have great folk appeal, and were included in New Yuefu and Qin Zhongyin. At that time, Bai Juyi's poems were widely sung in Chang 'an. It is said that many "fans" put Bai's poems on them. As it stands now, he is an academic star. Such a scholar is high-spirited and smooth sailing, and poetry is his favorite, which makes him a taboo in officialdom. Bai's middle-aged relegation is actually caused by his poems not conforming to the hidden rules of officialdom.
This setback is nothing to those who are familiar with the turmoil in officialdom, but for Bai Juyi, who has been a smash hit in Beijing's officialdom and literary world, it is really unbearable to demote Jiangzhou. It is true that there is too much sympathy for the pipa girl in Pipa Travel, but it is actually Bai Juyi's own complaint-we are both unhappy-that we will meet at the end of the day. We understand. What is the relationship between acquaintances? . Therefore, from the perspective of being an official, Bai Juyi is really a bud in the greenhouse. Not only that, there is also a whisper of Bai Juyi's name in the pipa. The so-called "Jiujiang is so far away, I can't hear music for a whole year, neither strings nor bamboo sounds ... of course, there are folk songs and village bagpipes, but they are rough and harsh, and they are harsh in my ears." People who love poetry theory and poetry analysis in later generations often love my house and my dog, exaggerating Bai Juyi's relegated context and love for the people because of his love for poetry. In fact, Bai Juyi, who was demoted to Jiangzhou, rejected the people, was nostalgic for the luxurious life in Beijing and was afraid of being demoted. In a word, his will is weak and he can't adapt to the life experience from heaven to earth. However, literati always complain about relegation with beautiful poems, while their immortal poems cover up their human weakness. Tao Qian, Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo, aren't they?
Bai Juyi's hard life is not long. Three years later, he was promoted to Zhongzhou Secretariat and became a local official. Two years later, the new emperor Mu Zong ascended the throne, and Bai Juyi returned to Beijing for accompanying him to study. After this officialdom storm, Bai Juyi's vigor and spirit have long gone, but he has become more sophisticated in officialdom. Although he is not outstanding, he is also trusted by the emperor. Maybe he tasted the sweetness of local officials, maybe he was afraid of the intrigue of Beijing officials. In addition, Bai Juyi took the initiative to ask for an official. He was the secretariat of Suzhou and Hangzhou. In his later years, he returned to Beijing as a guest of the Prince and served as an official with the minister of punishments. It can be seen that Bai Juyi was famous all over the world at that time, except for being demoted to Jiangzhou Sima for three years. He had a pleasant journey for the official, with a high grade, and lived to be 75 years old. It can be said that Fu Lushou is full of life and enjoys the wealth of life. Tang Xuanzong even wrote a poem to mourn: "Who taught Minglu to be a Yuzhu poet for sixty years?" Floating clouds are naturally happy if they are not famous and easy to live in. Boys perform "Song of Eternal Sorrow", and Hu Er can sing "Pipa". I am very sad that the article filled people's ears for a while. "
Bai Juyi is indeed an odd number among literati in past dynasties. The emperor loved his genius, the people loved his daring words, and his literary name was praised by later generations. Name before death, sorrow after death, glory after death, and immortality. It's amazing! What a surprise! What's more, he still loves Buddhism, and he is a happy layman. Love your daughter all your life and take a concubine all your life; Love poetry, love wine, love pleasure, a day can not be separated from silk and bamboo; Many people are nosy, and Guan is infatuated with Zhang Jianfeng's seclusion in the Yanzilou for ten years, but Bai Juyi mercilessly mocked people for not being a double suicide for Zhang-gold does not hesitate to buy slices, as beautiful as four or five flowers. I'm exhausted from singing and dancing, and I won't go with you as soon as I leave. Guan used suicide to retaliate against Bai Juyi, a male chauvinist. Bai Juyi's dog catches mice because he is not confident in himself. He has been a prostitute all his life, but he has no confidence in his two favorite concubines, Su Fan and Xiaoman. Therefore, at the end of their lives, they were sent away, leaving a romantic joke of "cherry Su Fan mouth, willow small waist".
Bai Juyi should be evaluated objectively. We can't exaggerate his personality and beauty just because he is a great poet. But as far as official figures are concerned, Bai Juyi is only a symbol of the perfection and vulgarity of China intellectuals. Therefore, Bai Juyi's poems are immortal, but his character is mediocre and there is no need to hold them high.