In the hundred gardens of ancient Chinese culture and art, Tang poetry can be called a beautiful and beautiful flower. Among the many Tang poems, there are many familiar verses that have become the hundred gardens of history, culture and art. There are real beauties here. For example, Liu Yuxi, a famous writer and "poetry hero" in the Tang Dynasty, wrote "Thousands of sails passed by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of spring trees in front of the diseased trees." It is a timeless and inspiring sentence with profound artistic conception and inspiring people. So, why is this poem so popular among people? What exactly is its charm?
"Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of spring trees are in front of the diseased trees." It comes from Liu Yuxi's poem "Rewarding Lotte and Seeing Gifts at the First Banquet in Yangzhou". Liu Yuxi, also known as Mengde, is said to be the ancestor of the famous Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, and he is the same ancestor as Liu Bei of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period. Liu Yuxi has been extremely smart since he was a child, and he already showed talent in literature and poetry as a teenager.
He began to study abroad at the age of 19. He used poems and articles to make friends and get involved in the society. When the talented Liu Yuxi was only 20 years old, he was already very popular in the cultural and artistic circles of Chang'an and Luoyang and won widespread praise. At the age of 22, Liu Yuxi passed the Jinshi examination. At the same time as him, Liu Zongyuan passed the Jinshi examination. Two years later, Liu Yuxi passed the selection examination of the Ministry of Personnel and started his career as an official. At the age of 31, he was promoted to a Beijing official.
Liu Yuxi had a smooth journey. After Tang Shunzong succeeded to the throne, his participation in presiding over the New Deal reforms touched the interests of some high-ranking bureaucrats. Not only did the reform fail, Tang Shunzong was forced to abdicate, and Liu Yuxi and Liu Zongyuan and others were demoted as governor of Yuanzhou. Although he was later recalled to Beijing, he was belittled again soon after. It was not until the winter of 826 AD that Liu Yuxi was recalled to Beijing. On the way, he met Bai Juyi who had the same experience in Yangzhou and sympathized with each other.
At the banquet, Bai Juyi was very upset with Liu Yuxi and wrote a poem "Drunk Gift to Liu Twenty-eight Envoys" to express his grievances. In order to thank Bai Juyi for his deep friendship, Liu Yuxi wrote a poem in return: "I have been abandoned in the desolate land of Bashan and Chushui for twenty-three years. I sing the poems on the flute in the air with nostalgia, and when I go to the countryside to read it, I feel like a dead man. The sinking boat Thousands of sails are passing by, and thousands of trees are springing in front of the diseased trees. Today, I listen to a song of Jung, and I will be refreshed with a glass of wine."
Liu Yuxi naturally felt infinite emotion in his heart when faced with the injustice done by his good friends. Affection. He was not only grateful that he could make a confidant and close friend like Bai Juyi, but also made an open-minded interpretation of the unfair experiences in his life. Although I spent the best 23 years of my life in desolate and dilapidated places like Bashan Chushui, everything has its own laws of development, and old things will always be replaced by new things. Just like there are thousands of sailboats speeding past beside the sunken ship, and in front of the old and diseased tree that has long been withered, there must be tens of thousands of trees competing for the vitality of spring.
The poet refers to himself as a "sinking boat" and a "sick tree", with a lofty artistic conception. He means that although he has been repeatedly belittled, the emergence of new people in large numbers is gratifying, thus showing his open-mindedness. Mind and a positive and optimistic attitude towards life, and give the world an inspiring power.
Faced with the ups and downs of his official career and the setbacks in life, Liu Yuxi did not choose to blame others, but accepted it all calmly with an open mind and an optimistic attitude. A river will not stop a ship from coming again because of a sunken ship, and spring will not deny the sprouting and branching of new trees because of a dead tree. This is especially true in life. There is no need to care about temporary gains and losses. It is the last word to pick up the mood, look forward, and start over.
Perhaps it is because of Liu Yuxi’s concise poems, wonderful metaphors and profound artistic conception, as well as his thoughts after reading all the vicissitudes of life, as well as his firm will, optimistic spirit, sincere feelings, and boldness. It is his spirit, profound philosophy, and strong artistic appeal that made "Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of spring trees in front of the diseased trees" have become a good saying that has been passed down through the ages.