From ancient times to the present, no one has spared no hesitation in giving Praise to Li Bai. Du Fu used "the pen fell into the wind and rain, and the poem became a weeping ghost", to describe the astonishment of his works; Yu Guangzhong used "embroidery mouth spit is half a sheng Tang", positioning him at the peak of Middle and Tang poetry.
In Li Bai, people can hardly see dogma. His poems are full of beautiful fantasies and unique artistic conceptions, which makes him known as a "poetry fairy".
If we trace the roots of Li Bai's artistic temperament, it is nothing more than the prosperity of the merchant family that gives him the freedom of personality.
But on the other hand, as a civil servant of datang, Li Bai's family background has also become a great burden on his road to seeking office. In the end, li bai, a poet who searches for and seeks, ups and downs, bumps and displacements, and ends up with regret and regret.
So, what kind of person is Li Bai?
First, he was the official knocker of the camp.
Unlike the free and high in the poems, Li Bai did a lot of things to bend for the powerful in order to become an official.
First of all, after Li Bai made a flag that he would never be a low-level petty official, he turned around and accepted the errand of a small county. At that time, he presented his proud articles to several local governors, but they were ignored one after another. Therefore, Li Bai quickly completed the transformation from youthful to accepting reality.
Later, in order to win the favor of the magistrates, he wrote many flattering works against his will.
Li Bai boasted of an elegant demeanor as a small county lieutenant, calling him "a phoenix in a phoenix posture, fluttering and immortal qi". Exaggerated embellishment is a technique he often uses, but combined with the works of Li Bai's friends Meng Haoran or Du Fu, it is undoubtedly lacking in emotion.
Later, he settled in Anlu, and in order to gain the appreciation of the new Changshi, Li Bai praised him as "eagle and tiger" and "skin like gelatin".
In addition, when Li Bai saw people with the same surname, he must cling to the kinship of blood. Among those who touched the porcelain were Li Guang of the Han Dynasty, Li Yong of the Thorn Shi, Li Changjing of the Changshi Dynasty, and Li Longji of the Tang Xuanzong. From officials to emperors, as long as the surname is Li, they have the same affection as Li Bai.
But Li Bai's poems hardly address social issues, and even if officials admire his literary style, they cannot judge whether he can govern the country, and most of them are reluctant to be recommended for him for the sake of prudence.
In addition, some officials deliberately suppressed him because they were jealous of his talent. At that time, the chancellor Zhang Said admired Li Bai very much and ordered his son Zhang Yao to take care of him, but Zhang Yao was afraid that Li Bai would overshadow his own limelight, so he coaxed him into a desolate Taoist temple outside the city to send him off.
Second, he is a master of IP making with a wanderlust.
Li Bai found that fame and fortune could not be sought, and simply planned to travel all over the country, make a poetry cloud tour IP, and use the curve to save the country, and finally achieve the purpose of senior civil servants.
As early as when Li Bai was an adult, he was happy to travel in the nearby counties at home. Nine years after leaving the house, 27-year-old Li Bai entered marriage for the first time, while the average age of marriage in the Tang Dynasty was around 15 years old. Married in the autumn, Li Bai traveled in the spring of the following year.
Since then, Li Bai has spent most of his time on the road. After his wife's death, Li Bai married a village woman who could not read a large character, just so that someone could take care of his young children so that he could continue to travel.
It is difficult for Li Bai to live in one place for a long time, and Yunyou is not only necessary for him to create momentum, but also a habit that is difficult to quit.
Artistic creation requires a variety of experiences, and almost all of Li Bai's famous works are written during his travels.
When he was poor and destitute, he wrote "Look up at the bright moon, look down at the hometown"; when he parted from his friend Meng Haoran, he wrote "The late man resigned from the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks were introduced in Yangzhou in March"; on the occasion of his return from the border plug, he wrote "I was born to be useful, and when I was scattered, I will come back to the introduction".
These famous articles have made a leap in the number and quality of Li Bai's fans, and they have not hesitated to help idols in terms of money and connections.
There was a Taoist monk Yuan Danqiu who gave his poems to Princess Yuzhen to admire, and it wasn't long before Li Bai stepped into the Tianzi Gate.
Sure enough, the kung fu paid off, and the route of saving the country was not wrong.
Third, he was an immortal exiled by the royal family.
Li Bai, who was summoned by Tang Xuanzong, fulfilled his wish to ascend to heaven one step at a time. He was awarded the title of Hanlin, and even received the courtesy of the emperor himself.
Unfortunately, the Xuanzong that Li Bai met had already entered the stage of pleasure, leaving no room for him to display his political ambitions.
Li Bai and the Hanlin scholars chanted poems at the banquet, and sang about the merits of the emperor and the beauty of the noble concubines all day long, as if they were reduced to entertainment tools. He began to drink heavily and behave more and more debauchery. Even if the matter of forcing Gao Lishi to take off his boots for him is fictional, it can also be seen that Li Bai tried to challenge the atmosphere in the palace.
Finally, Li Bai's attempt made Xuanzong's close associates dislike him, and the Hanlins were jealous of him. Soon, Li Bai received a large bounty and an edict to "release it".
After being banished by the imperial family, Li Bai was more like the "who immortal" in He Zhizhang's mouth. He asked the famous Taoist master at that time to make a hoop for himself and officially embarked on the journey of asking for immortals.
At the same time, he also met Du Fu and Gao Shi, two confidants, who drank and composed poems in the farmhouse, shouting "Can An crush the eyebrows and bend the waist of the magnates?" Even Li Yong, the assassin who ignored Li Bai at that time, also met him unexpectedly, and the two laughed and hated each other.
Li Bai, who regained his freedom, spent perhaps the most relaxed time in his life. Sadly, however, the great poet never gave up his quest for office.
After the Outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, Li Bai joined the army at an advanced age with a passion for blood, and as a result, he withdrew due to illness. Later, he was imprisoned for supporting Yong Wang and standing on the wrong political team.
A few years later, he fell ill and died in a turbulent displacement.
Since then, Datang has lost an excellent civil servant, while China has one more romantic genius poet.