Poetry is a masterpiece of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Many of its works are popular and well-known to every household. Naturally, many "star" poets have been produced, such as Li Bai and Du Fu, whose poems may be magnificent and elegant. , or carefully crafted, all of them are catchy, allowing them to stand firmly on the altar of ancient poetry in the name of "immortal" and "sage" respectively.
However, it is undeniable that their works were appreciated, recognized and sought after by people at that time, and most of them were carefully preserved for future generations to appreciate their ingenuity and excellence one by one. More and more, the author himself became famous. In other words, the number of poets' works preserved and circulated can actually be one of the reasons why the poet is famous.
But there is still such a poet in China. What we can read now are only two poems he left behind. However, he has still been passed down through the ages, famous for future generations, and gained a lot. "fan".
How "lazy" is this poet and yet he is so beloved? Even on the all-powerful Baidu Encyclopedia, the introduction about him is only "the year of birth and death, and the font size are unknown." This sentence alone is enough to make us feel the mystery of this "laziest" poet, and his deeds can only be glimpsed from other people's biographies - "Old Tang Book: Biography of He Zhizhang". He is Zhang Ruoxu, because he himself is a talented man with outstanding talents and literary talents. Together with He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu and Bao Rong, the famous poets of the Tang Dynasty, they were collectively called the "Four Scholars of Wuzhong" by the people at the time.
About Zhang Ruoxu, I believe everyone is not unfamiliar with him, and can even be said to be quite familiar with him. Zhang Ruoxu is famous for his beautiful and clear song "Moonlight Night on the Spring River". This poem is full of philosophical interest and true feelings. It depicts the hazy moonlight by the river on a spring night. It is fresh and beautiful, washing away the heavy makeup of palace style poems. It is clear and pleasant. Many of the famous lines are familiar.
However, when it comes to the author of this masterpiece, we can only look back at the long history at a loss, sifting through gravel and historical materials, and only found a few 32 words about him. Among them, 26 characters come from the "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" compiled by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, and 6 characters are mentioned in the "Old Book of Tang" that Zhang Ruoxu once served as "Yanzhou Soldier Cao."
< p>In fact, not only are there only a few words in the historical records about Zhang Ruoxu, but his two remaining poems are also almost lost in the vast river of history, making it difficult for today's people to see and read. Although Zhang Ruoxu was a poet in the early Tang Dynasty, few of his works were circulated among the people during the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps it was because the poetry world in the prosperous Tang Dynasty was so flourishing that Zhang Ruoxu's talent was ignored by people.According to the careful research of many modern experts, there are no written records about Zhang Ruoxu or Zhang Ruoxu's poems in the more than ten kinds of selected Tang poetry and Tang people's miscellaneous novels that exist in the world. From the Tang Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, his poems received little attention from the world, and few regarded his works as masterpieces. According to research by literary historians, it was not until the Song Dynasty that Zhang Ruoxu's poem "Moonlight Night on the Spring River" was included in the 47th volume of "Yuefu Poems" compiled by Guo Maoqian, which collected and classified poems according to tunes. This poem was finally included. An outstanding work that has been dormant for a long time has been preserved.
However, despite being buried for almost a thousand years, by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were still many important reading books about Tang poetry, such as Xu Zeng's "Imperial Collection of Complete Tang Poems" and Guan Shiming's "Reading the Snow Mountain" "Fang Tang Poetry Notes" and so on, all include Zhang Ruoxu's works, and some of them also include comments on the poems.
During the entire writing process of "Moonlight Night on the Spring River", the poet used his own mood and thoughts as the brush to paint a vivid and beautiful picture of the stars, the moon, and the silver glow surrounding the river. The spring night picture scroll on the bank of the river is slowly unfolded in front of the world with a clear and empty attitude. After reading it, people can't help but feel emotional, as if they are in the middle of it.
In today's society, many people still love Zhang Ruoxu's poems very much, and modern and contemporary writers also speak highly of Zhang Ruoxu. "This is a clear and simple observation of life and the world, but also full of joy and longing, which makes the whole poem permeated with a strong flavor of youth." This evaluation is made by two famous contemporary scholars, Zhang Peiheng and Luo Yuming. Commentary on Zhang Ruoxu's poems.
How to interpret this evaluation of Zhang Ruoxu by scholars? If you read it carefully, you will find that its evaluation is full of praise for "Spring River Flowers and Moonlight Night", which integrates painting, poetry and understanding of the mysteries of the universe and the philosophy of life. It also includes the fusion of scenes and exquisiteness of its creation. Praise for the poetic realm. Therefore, even after thousands of years of time and vicissitudes, people can still truly feel the unique artistic value and emotional world brought by Zhang Ruoxu's "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night", as well as the enlightening philosophical interest in the poem. .
Conclusion:
From the popularity of Zhang Ruoxu and his poems in modern society and the high evaluation of him by scholars, we can once again feel Zhang Ruoxu's amazing talent. Therefore, it is not difficult to see how Zhang Ruoxu, China's "laziest" poet who only left two works, has become famous throughout the ages.
Modern life is hurried, and in your spare time when you are busy with life, you might as well read more of these handed down masterpieces, such as "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night", which has been passed down for thousands of years. Among them, it brings people a new and novel experience that may seem ordinary but is also amazing.