The Tang Dynasty was a dynasty where poetry was popular, and great poets such as Bai Juyi, Du Fu, and Li Bai appeared. Of course, many female poets were born, among whom Xue Tao is the most outstanding one.
Xue Tao is one of the four great female poets in the Tang Dynasty (the other three are Yu Xuanji, Li Ye, and Liu Caichun). She is also known as the four most talented women in Shu together with Zhuo Wenjun, Mrs. Huarui, and Huang E. .
This is a beauty with great talent. When she was eight years old, she was able to pick up her father's poem: "In addition to an ancient paulownia tree in the courtyard, it towers into the clouds." The branches welcome the northern and southern birds, and the leaves send the incoming wind. ?Such a smart and beautiful woman since childhood seems like a dazzling pearl.
My father was originally an official in Chang'an, but later he offended the powerful because of his integrity and was demoted to Shu. When Xue Tao was 14 years old, his father was infected with miasma due to his mission to Nanzhao and eventually died. From then on, her family fell into decline, and she and her mother depended on each other. Due to the pressure of life, Xue Tao had no choice but to join the music library at the age of 16 with her beautiful appearance, good command of music, good eloquence and wisdom, and her skill in poetry and composition. Camp prostitute.
The so-called "Le Ji" refers to the registration of the wives, daughters and their descendants of criminals, prisoners of war and other groups into a special untouchable list, forcing them to live in pleasure for generations, and suffer social discrimination and suppression. This is called "Le Ji". Their status is generally low, similar to slaves, almost equal to objects, and they are a group that entertains people with sex and sex.
In this way, Xue Tao has been living in the world since then, but even if he travels to and from this land of fireworks, Xue Tao still maintains his elegant personality. This nobility also attracted many military and political officials who guarded Shu, and many court officials who came to inspect Shu also wanted to see Xue Tao's style.
The local military and political officer in charge of Xue Tao at this time was called Wei Gao. During a banquet, Xue Tao accompanied him. Wei Gao asked him to compose an impromptu poem. Xue Tao calmly took the pen and paper and wrote "Visiting Wushan Temple" with a swipe of the pen.
The poem says: Morning and night under the balcony, the rain and clouds cause the Chu Kingdom to perish; I am melancholy about how many willows there are in front of the temple, and when spring comes, the thrush grows in the sky. After Wei Gao saw it, he was amazed. This poem doesn't look like it was written by a little girl. It was this poem that made Xue Tao famous and became a famous person around Wei Gao.
At that time, many local officials went to Xue Tao's back door to curry favor with Wei Gao. However, Xue Tao, who was also wild in nature, accepted all the gifts without touching them and then handed them over. When Wei Gao found out about this, he was very angry. In order to punish Xue Tao, he sent her to the southwest border in a rage.
In ancient times, distribution places were generally sparsely populated and deserted. Xue Tao felt deeply frightened during the distribution process, so he wrote several poems to express his inner emotions and sent the poems to Wei Gao. After Wei Gao saw the poem, he felt soft-hearted and sent it back to Xue Tao. This ordeal made Xue Tao see herself clearly. Not long after her return, she took off her music status and became a free agent. She was only 20 years old this year.
Later, Xue Tao had contacts with many famous poets at that time, such as Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Du Mu and so on. Bai Juyi once gave Xue Tao a poem: "If it is as easy to get to Shanzhong, the spring breeze is still to the west of Wuling." ?This poem is extremely euphemistic, but it deeply reveals Bai Juyi's admiration for Xue Tao.
In addition, Du Mu also gave Xue Tao a poem: "Mountain birds fly with red ribbons, and pavilion weeping flowers tear apart purple flowers." The light in the stream is clear at first, and the autumn colors are in Tsinghua University. You can know life and happiness in quiet place, and you can see death and praise in noisy place. No matter how tired you are, you will never lose the haze. ?Xue Tao rewarded him with the poem "Rewarding Du Sheren".
But the most unforgettable love in Xue Tao's life was with the great talent Yuan Zhen. At that time, Xue Tao was already well-known in the poetry world, and Yuan Zhen admired him very much, so he asked someone to get acquainted with Xue Tao. At this time, Xue Tao was already forty-two years old. He and the thirty-one-year-old Yuan Zhen hit it off immediately, and Xue Tao had the intention of supporting each other.
They also spent a good time, but as Yuan Zhen left Shu and returned to Beijing, this love finally came to nothing. Since Yuan Zhen was eleven years younger than Xue Tao, he eventually fell in love with someone else after returning to the capital. Although the two still exchanged letters, Yuan Zhen obviously no longer cared about Xue Tao. The age gap between the two is too big. 31 years old is a man's prime years, and even though Xue Tao is charming and graceful, he is still 11 years older after all.
Later, Xue Tao declined many visitors and lived alone in Huanhuaxi, waiting for Yuan Zhen. But at this time, Yuan Zhen had a new love. When Xue Tao learned about this, he became depressed and decided not to marry for the rest of his life. He escaped into Buddhism and wore a Taoist robe for the rest of his life. At the end of his life, Xue Tao gradually became tired of the prosperity and hustle and bustle of the world. I plan to marry and rest for the rest of my life. Even if I am ruthlessly abandoned, I cannot be ashamed. ?Xue Tao lived in Huanhuaxi in the western suburbs of Chengdu in his later years, and later moved to the south bank of Jinjiang River in Dongmen. In the sixth year of Yamato (832), Xue Tao spent his last days alone here, closing his eyes peacefully.
All the beautiful memories and unbearable reality will eventually become "flowers blooming and falling". Yuan Zhen did not dare to face this feeling, and eventually abandoned Xue Tao. Xue Tao had always lived for men. In her final years, she finally lived for herself, cut off the relationship with Yuan Zhen, and stayed away from the world. .