Wang Bo's "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion" has made the Tengwang Pavilion famous all over the world and has become a landmark cultural landscape in Nanchang and even the whole of Jiangxi. After Wang Bo, countless literati and inkers visited Nanchang and wrote works with cultural elements of tengwang pavilion. Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Zhang Jiuling, Su Dongpo, Su Rui and other literary giants all have masterpieces with cultural elements of Tengwang Pavilion.
Su Rui once ascended to the Tengwang Pavilion and wrote a poem called "Tengwang Pavilion". Su Rui's "Tengwang Pavilion" is very long, and I will interpret the first half of the paragraph for you today, first interpret the first two sentences:
The guest came from The Creek and was trapped in a leaf.
Suddenly, Zhang Gongyu was overwhelmed by the heavens and waters.
Junxi generally refers to a stream with bamboo forests on the shore, which refers to a river in Gao'an, Jiangxi. In the seventh year of Wude, Tang Gaozu issued an edict to establish The Prefecture of Jun, and the seat of government was in Gao'an County. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Rui went to Yunzhou to serve as the "Salt and Liquor Tax of Jianjun Prefecture", which is equivalent to today's prefecture-level municipal tax bureau chief.
欹仄, pronounced qī zè, meaning inclined. Su Rui boarded the ship from Gao'an County and traveled to Hongzhou. Su Rui was on the boat, lamenting that he was unlucky and trapped in a flat boat. Judging from the poem at the beginning, Su Rui was very bitter and depressed in his heart. To clearly explain Su Rui's depressed mood, we must talk about Su Dongpo.
Wang Anshi changed the law, Su Dongpo was then the prefect of Xuzhou, and later transferred to the prefect of Huzhou. Su Dongpo adopted a passive confrontational strategy and was unwilling to implement the new law within his jurisdiction. Su Dongpo also wrote poems attacking Wang Anshi's new policies, such as "Is it better to smell Shao's forgetting the taste, and to eat without salt in March", "Officials now want money and do not want rice, and the northwest is thousands of miles to recruit Qiang'er", "Gong Huang Manchu dynasty people are more bitter, it is better to be a river bo woman" and so on.
In order to increase the revenue of the imperial court, Wang Anshi changed the law to strengthen the salt monopoly, and Su Dongpo wrote a poem attacking the salt monopoly. In order to develop the economy with peace of mind and appease the Western Xia diplomatically, Su Dongpo wrote poems attacking foreign policy. When a rural woman in Jiangsu and Zhejiang committed suicide by throwing herself into the water, Su Dongpo wrote a poem cursing the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu.
Su Dongpo mobilized public opinion, which made the law-changing faction very uncomfortable. The law-changing faction wanted Su Dongpo to shut up, so they arrested Su Dongpo and put him in prison, known in history as the "Wutai Poetry Case." As soon as Su Dongpo was arrested, he shocked the entire Northern Song Dynasty literary circle. All kinds of literary celebrities have come forward to rescue Su Dongpo, making the fa-changing faction very passive.
In order to save the eldest brother, Su Rui took the initiative to apply for the use of his official position to atone for Su Dongpo's sins. Under the pressure of public opinion, the law-changing faction did not dare to kill Su Dongpo, and could only demote Su Dongpo to Huangzhou as a deputy envoy. Su Rui was implicated by his eldest brother and was demoted to the post of tax commissioner in Junzhou for five years.
Su Rui had the talent of a prime minister, and when he was the judge of YingTian, he originally had a bright future, but he was implicated by Su Dongpo and demoted to Gao'an, Jiangxi, where he served as a sesame official for five years. This matter can be subjectively interpreted as brotherly love. Objectively speaking, Su Rui was indeed pit by Su Dongpo, and it was not light.
Su Rui was bitter in his heart, but he couldn't blame his big brother, he could only send love to the landscape. I was pit by my brother, and I couldn't say it bitterly. Such a thing is uncomfortable for anyone, and they will complain. Understanding this background, we know why the beginning of Su Rui's "Tengwang Pavilion" is so negative.
Su Rui was depressed on the boat, and the boat arrived at the Ganjiang River. Su Rui suddenly opened up and found that the Ganjiang River was connected by water and water, which was beautiful. Su Rui felt very healed, and then wrote a large sentence describing the beauty of Yuzhang:
The wind and frost come out of the continent, and the grass and trees see nothing.
The west mountain floats, and the sound moves the ancient city.
The view of the building is leaning on each other, and the mountains and rivers are open to each other.
The heart is frightened and the dragon will watch the geese perish.
Looking at the sails for a long time, the river is more enlightened.
Shi Jundong Luru, the house has Xu Ruta.
Talking about the guest brigade, the truth is refined to the bone.
Yu Si belongs to the lake and mountain, and climbs to send his widow.
The beautiful landscape scenery of Yuzhang and the profound cultural heritage made Su Ru forget his troubles. Su Rui, who was originally full of complaints, turned the complaint into poetry and wrote "Tengwang Pavilion". The first half of "Tengwang Pavilion" writes about the beautiful scenery of Yuzhang, and the second half laughs at Li Yuanbao, the king of Teng, pities Wang Bo, talks about literature, and expresses feelings. I have only interpreted the first half of the paragraph today, and if the ranking officials are interested, I will continue to interpret the second half of the Tengwang Pavilion tomorrow.
In life, those who are not satisfied are often eight or nine, but they can only talk to people two or three. If you are as unhappy as Su Rui, you may wish to come to Nanchang, Jiangxi, Dengteng Pavilion, look at the autumn water, admire the sunset, watch the lone bird, Yuzhang Old County, the city of heroes, all the sights are beautiful, full of humanities, will definitely heal your sorrows.