Li Bai resigned at the age of forty-four, and because of the disillusionment of political ideals, he left Chang'an a little discouraged. Before leaving, he compared himself to a parrot, Shi Yun: "Falling feathers resign from the Golden Temple, lonely singing embroidery clothes; able to give up on words and finally fly to Longxi." "The phoenix with the fallen feathers is not as good as a chicken, he is like a lonely and mourning parrot, flying to the Central Plains, flying to the hometown of Donglu, and starting his roaming life again." Later, when he arrived in Luoyang, he met a young talent who was as sympathetic as he was.
This young talent was Du Fu. Du Fu was eleven years younger than Li Bai, and although he was born into a famous family and full of talent, he was still not famous at that time, and he only traveled to Luoyang. Perhaps even Du Fu himself did not expect to meet Li Bai, who was famous all over the world, in Luoyang. When Li Bai first saw Du Fu, he attached great importance to this unknown descendant, indicating that he was as wise as a torch and saw Du Fu's extraordinary. And his willingness to condescend to make friends with young talents like Du Fu shows that he is an elder who is willing to promote his descendants.
Shortly after the two met and separated in Luoyang for the first time, they met again in Luoyang and traveled hand in hand. When they traveled from Luoshui to the Yellow River and passed through The Guangwu Mountains, Li Bailiu wrote the poem "Dengguangwu Ancient Battlefield Huaigu"; later they went to Beizhou to meet the poet Gao Shi. These three poets swim together, drink and write poems, and talk about the past and the present. The New Book of Tang records this history: "(Du Fu) tasted from Bai and Gaoshi through Bizhou, drank heavily, climbed the stage, was generous and nostalgic, and the people were unpredictable. ”
Li Bai once left a poem "Send Cai ShanRen" in his swimming, opening the first cloud: "I did not abandon the world, the world abandoned me." It seems that he has not been able to let go of his feelings about being expelled from Chang'an. It is worth mentioning that during the same tour of Liang Song, they climbed Wangwu Mountain. There, Li Bai left the only ink treasure that has been handed down, "On the Balcony Post". Emperor Huizong of Song commented on Li Bai's calligraphy: "The calligraphy and paintings are flowing and the characters are bold and majestic. ”
In fact, Li Bai is also a man and a poet. He was a flowing and free man; he wrote poems at will, and he did it in one fell swoop, and the world-famous sentences came at his fingertips, as if they were made in heaven. And Du Fu has a somber personality, and his poetry is not as dashing as Li Bai's, claiming to be "a good sentence for human nature, and his words are not surprising and endless", which is quite bitter. Li Bai once wrote a poem in a joking tone to ridicule Du Fu, saying in "Play for Du Fu" -
The top of the rice hill meets Du Fu, and the top wears the hat on the day of Zhuo Noon.
Don't be too thin, always write poetry for the past.
This poem should have been written by Li Bai when he was forty-five years old when he met Du Fu in Yanzhou and then again in Donglu Rencheng. Du Fu did not show weakness, and also wrote a poem "Gift to Li Bai" -
Qiu Lai took care of Shang Piaopeng and did not feel ashamed of Ge Hong on Dansha.
Drinking and singing in the air, flying for whom?
The rencheng of the two should meet in the autumn. They roamed hand in hand, visited the scenic spots and monuments of Donglu, and searched for immortals and visited the Tao together. Among them, both of them have written poems about the search for the hermit Fan Shi. Li Bai said in "Looking for Fan Jushi in the North of LuCheng To Lose His Way and Fall in the Ears of Fan Zhi and Pick Cang'er Works": "When the geese are far away in autumn, and the sun is quiet and cloudless... Suddenly remember fan savages, idle garden to raise a quiet posture. Dazed and happy, but afraid to come late... Enter and smile, put your arm to whom. And Du Fu said in "Searching for Fan Ten Hermitage with Li Twelve Whites": "Drunken sleep in autumn, hand in hand with the day." I want to be in the dark period, and also look for Guo Sheng in the north. Happy to start, stand up for the little boy Qing. It is not difficult to see from the poem that Fan Shi lives in seclusion in Lucheng Beiguo; Li Bai has a free and uninhibited personality, and as soon as he enters the door, he smiles and holds Fan Shi's arm, looking like he is familiar with himself; and Du Fu is much more subtle, should just stand still and smile, but his attention is on the elegant temperament of the "standing boy", and may also infer the master's vulgarity, indicating that he usually likes to observe and think.
Later, Li Bai separated from Du Fu in Lu County. He said in the poem "Lu County's East Stone Gate To Du Erfu": "Fei Peng is far away from each other, and he has a cup in his hand." "Perhaps Li Bai did not expect that this time they parted, and the two would never have the opportunity to see each other again." And Du Fu also ended his grand travel career and embarked on the road to Chang'an in the west.
However, after the two separated, although they were separated, they passed on the book through Hongyan and delivered each other's deep friendship. For example, Li Bai and Du Fu went to The Dunes in Hebei Province after they were separated in Lu County, and because they missed Du Fu, they wrote a poem "Sending Du Fu Under the Dunes City" -
What have I come to do? High Lying Dune City.
There are ancient trees on the edge of the city, and the sound of autumn is continuous.
Lu wine can not be drunk, Qi Song empty feelings.
Sijun Ruowen water, the mighty send the southern expedition.
After Du Fu arrived in Chang'an, he also wrote two poems, "Winter with Li Bai" and "Spring Remembrance of Li Bai". Among them, "Spring Remembrance of Li Bai" wrote:
Bai Ye poetry is invincible, floating in thought.
Fresh Yu Kai Province, Junyi Bao joined the army.
Weibei spring tree, Jiangdong sun twilight clouds.
When a bottle of wine, heavy and fine papers.
Later, Du Fu also wrote poems such as "Li Bai at the End of Heaven", "Dreaming of Li Bai Two Songs", and "Sending Li Twelve White Twenty Rhymes". He said in "Li Bai at the End of the Day": "When the cool breeze rises at the end of the day, what does the gentleman mean?" When will the wild geese arrive? There are many rivers and lakes. And in the "Send Li Twelve White Twenty Rhymes", it is written: "In the past, there were crazy people, who were immortals. The pen fell into a storm, and the poem became a weeping ghost god. Since then, the reputation has been great, and the surging has not been extended. The literary style is special, and the circulation will be extraordinary. It can be seen that Du Fu has both friendship and idol admiration for Li Bai.
Li Bai and Du Fu, one is a representative of Romantic poetry, and the other is a representative of realist poetry. Although the poetry of the two is world-class, they are not on a smooth path, as if their mission is to push human poetry to the peak. During the Tang Dynasty, famous people emerged like stars, and "Poetry Immortal" Li Bai and "Poetry Sage" Du Fu were undoubtedly the two largest and brightest stars. Mr. Wen Yiduo said that the meeting between the two people was a meeting of the sun and the moon. He said: "In the four thousand years of history, except for Confucius and Lao Tzu, there is nothing more significant, sacred, and memorable than the meeting between these two people. It can be seen that the meeting of these two peak figures is a grand event in the poetry circle of the Tang Dynasty and a fortunate event in Chinese history.
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