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The Tang Dynasty poet Zhao Gao (gǔ) had a bumpy fate when he was young, and he tried many times, and for his own future, he also used poetry to repeatedly praise the rich and noble, in order to gain fame, but he failed to achieve his wishes.
Zhao Gao's home is in western Zhejiang, and there is a beautiful concubine in the family, who is very in love and indulges in it without waking up. Whenever it was time to enter Beijing to catch the exam, Zhao Gao also wanted to take her with him, but was eventually stopped by her mother, which did not materialize. The two had to say goodbye, and after lingering, they agreed to come back to see each other as soon as possible after high school.
One day in the Middle Yuan Festival, Zhao Gao's concubine went to the Helin Temple to play, good men and women came to incense, the crowd was surging, a general in western Zhejiang (whose name is no longer available) saw her, and felt that such a beautiful woman was rare in the world. I don't know what means were used, and history has not left a clear record, only that the woman was included in the account of the general.
The following year, 38-year-old Zhao Gaojinbang High School. Not yet enjoying the joy of high school, the bad news came, Zhao Gao learned that his concubine was occupied, and his heart could not help but hate and pity. But at this time, people were still talking softly, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to compete with the general Mingdou, so I thought about it and wrote a letter and entrusted someone to send it to the general.
In the letter, Zhao Gao quoted the story of the general Sha Zhaoli who seized the poet Han Hong's beautiful concubine Liu Shi, hoping that the general would return his beautiful concubine. At this time, Zhao Gao was no longer an ordinary person, and the general also began to weigh it, the future of the new branch was unlimited, and he was in the first place, things were big, and he would definitely be in trouble.
Therefore, the general sent someone to return the woman to Zhao Gao, just in time for Zhao Gao to just come out of Tongguan and pass through Hengshuiyi, the two sides met head-on. Zhao Gao saw that there were many people and horses in front of him, so he asked about it. The servant replied, "Zhejiang West Shangshu sent the new and first Zhao ancestors to Beijing." Mei Ji recognized Zhao Gao in the car, and Zhao Gao also hurriedly dismounted to check, and it was indeed the concubine she dreamed of.
The world changes and bumps, a variety of emotions rush into the heart, and the two hold their headaches and cry. Unexpectedly, this bitter and willing reunion brought greater sorrow. Mei Ji hugged Zhao Gao tightly, choked and cried bitterly, whimpering, and when she didn't have long to cry to death, a wisp of incense soul dissipated.
Zhao Gao was suddenly affected by this change, and was devastated, so he had to bury Mei Ji north of Hengshui, hoping that Ai Ji would sleep here for a long time and continue the marriage in the next life.
As time passed, Zhao Gao's age grew, his thoughts of his concubine became more and more depressed, and a deep sense of loneliness haunted his heart. One day, at night, Zhao Gao went up to the Jianglou alone and wrote this seven-piece poem "The Feeling of the Old Jianglou":
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Jianglou feels old
Don Zhao Gao
Alone on the river Lou thought quietly,
Moonlight is like water and water like the sky.
Where are the people who come to look at the moon?
The scenery is vaguely like last year.
Without too much praise, this poem is elegant in language, with scenery to send affection, sincere emotions, the poet's pen is like a god, giving the whole piece an ethereal and distant artistic beauty, giving people unlimited reverie and timeless charm.
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