The New Book of Tang commented on Bai Juyi, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty: Guan Juyi began to work hard with a straight path, fighting for safety and danger before the Son of Heaven, hoping to make meritorious contributions. When Zong Min was in power, he was shocked by power, and finally did not attach himself to the enterprising plan, and the end of the festival was self-exalted. alack! Ju Yi Qixian!
Bai Juyi, a famous poet in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, had high achievements in literature, and his literary creation was biased towards realism, and he was called one of the three major poets of the Tang Dynasty by posterity. He co-sponsored the Xinlefu Movement with Yuan Shu, which had a certain influence on the poetry of the Tang Dynasty. His poetry is wide-ranging, concise and easy to understand, so he is known as a "poetic demon" by posterity, and in addition to being a literary scholar, he is also a politician.
It's just that he was born in a chaotic world, and just happened to encounter a country in crisis. Coupled with his integrity, he was often demoted by the emperor, but no matter what, he always adhered to his inner pursuit and did not waver. He handles political affairs very seriously and thinks about the people, so he is quite popular with the people.
Born in a chaotic world, studying hard
Bai Juyi appeared during the reign of Emperor Zong of the Tang Dynasty, and was born in the family of a middle- and lower-class official in Henan Province. Soon after Bai Juyi was born, the smoke of war filled his hometown, and the people's lives were not boring, and they were always in the depths of the water. When Bai Juyi was two years old, his grandfather died tragically while serving as a county commander, and to make matters worse, his grandmother also died of excessive sadness. At this time, Bai Juyi's father served as the county commander of Pengcheng County in Xuzhou, and in the face of the separatist forces, he led the army to resist, and was eventually promoted because of his meritorious defense of the city.
In order to protect his family, Bai Juyi's father sent them to Suzhou to live. During this period, Bai Juyi spent a more arduous childhood here. He was already very clever, and under the influence of his father, he aspired to become an official in the DPRK and serve the motherland, so he studied hard and even grinded his hands out of cocoons, and his hair was white. Fortunately, heaven does not live up to the hard heart, and the young Bai Juyi has a body of learning.
Because of his upright nature, his career is not smooth
As an adult, Bai Juyi was hired by the imperial court to take the imperial examination and was promoted by the emperor many times. When he was serving as Zuo Shiyi, Bai Juyi knew that the reason why he was repeatedly promoted was because the emperor loved literature, so he wanted to become a speech official to report on the emperor's kindness. He wrote to the emperor many times, proposing that he believed that there were still deficiencies in the development of the court, and also wrote many poems about reflecting social reality, and even pointed out the emperor's mistakes in front of the emperor. Some of his suggestions were also actively adopted by the emperor, but because he was too directly disliked by Tang Xianzong.
Everything was slowly accumulating, until 815 AD, when the contradiction officially broke out after the unfortunate assassination of the prime minister Wu Yuanheng. The incident came from Bai Juyi's request to the emperor to deal with this matter strictly, and the murderer must be arrested and brought to justice. However, he was considered to be nosy by the adulterers, so he was slandered and slandered, and was deposed by the emperor.
After the death of Emperor Xianzong of Tang, Emperor Muzong of Tang succeeded to the throne, and he was recalled to the capital by the emperor. At that time, the court was chaotic, there were many parties among the ministers, and the ministers were vying for power and profit. However, Tang Muzong indulged in the sound of dogs and horses, ignored the important affairs of the government, and could not listen to the dissuasion of others, so Bai Juyi strongly requested to be sent to other places as officials. The emperor also made him wish, appointing him as the Assassin of Hangzhou.
During this period, he worked diligently to solve difficulties for the people, for example, he knew that the fields around Hangzhou were often affected by droughts, but the officials were unwilling to divert water from the West Lake for irrigation, so they overcame all difficulties and called on the people to build embankments together, thus increasing the capacity of the lake and solving the irrigation problem. In other aspects, Bai Juyi has paid a lot for the people, so he is also quite respected by the people.
Lyrical through the scenery, literary achievements are outstanding
Bai Juyi was a very famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, and through his articles he also influenced a large number of people. His poems often instill his own view of life, so it is quite meaningful. His poetry is mainly divided into four types, namely satire, leisure, sentimentality, and miscellaneous poetry. Unlike others, he would present his poetry to the emperor and express the social reality through poetry, thus achieving the purpose of exhorting the emperor.
Tang Xuanzong even personally wrote a poem for Bai Juyi to praise him: "Sixty years of jade beads, who taught the dark road to write poetry immortals." Floating clouds are not easy to live in, and the creation of nothing is the word Lotte. The boy can sing long hate songs, and Hu Er can sing the pipa. The article has been full of people's ears, and at one point I was worried about Qingqing. ”
Born in a chaotic world, he had such high achievements in literary creation, and it is no wonder that the world respected him so much, and later generations also praised him as one of the three major poets of the Tang Dynasty. And this poem is also the best summary of Bai Juyi's life. In his position, as an official, he had to solve the difficulties of the people, and Bai Juyi did this request. During his official position in the imperial court, he worked hard to solve problems for the people and was a good official who was truly dedicated to the people.
Resources:
"Old Book of Tang Baiju Yi Biography"
New Book of Tang Baiju Yi Biography
The Biography of Tang Caizi