Some people say that Shen Qi's character was not high, but his poems were really well written. We don't care if his character is good or not, but we can read his poems.
Shen Qi was a famous poet in the early Tang Dynasty, the official to the crown prince Shao Zhan Shi, who was imprisoned for corruption, and it is also said that he was exiled for attaching himself to Zhang Yizhi. During the early Tang Dynasty, he can be described as the top star of poetry. In the early Tang Dynasty, the court was popular in the court, and the Shen Period was one of the "millennium old two". He participated in the poetry contest recorded in the historical records, but it was only the second place.
The "Chronicle of Tang Poetry" records this competition, Jinglong three years (709), Tang Zhongzong traveled to Kunming Pond, let the group of ministers give poetry, Shangguan Wan'er evaluated the ranking. After the group of ministers gave the poems, the poems of Shen Qi and Song Zhiqing were first evaluated as the best, but in the end, the winner was Song Zhiqing, shen Qi period was not convinced, Shangguan Wan'er said: "The level of these two poems is similar, but by the time the poems of the Shen Qi period reach the end, the words have dried up, and when the poems of Song Zhiqing end, they are still strong and powerful." After Shen Yu listened, he no longer debated.
There is no doubt that Shen Qi was the top star of poetry in the early Tang Dynasty. At that time, he was not only famous for his poetry, but also one of the founders of the Vinaya. It should be known that the reason why Tang poetry can become the peak of mainland poetry is inseparable from the formation and development of legal poetry, and it can be said that without legal poetry, the status of Tang poetry in the history of mainland poetry should be greatly reduced.
As one of the founders of the Vinaya, how were the Vinaya poems written during the Shen Dynasty? One of his poems, "Alone And Not Seen", can be called his masterpiece, and is also known as the first of the Seven Laws of Tang Poetry. But for today's readers, this "Alone Not Seen" has become less popular, and even many people do not know that there is such a poem. So what about this poem?
Lu family young woman Yu Jintang, Haiyan amphibian tortoiseshell beam.
In September, the cold anvil urged the wooden leaves, and the ten-year conquest recalled Liaoyang.
White Wolf River North Yinshu broken, Danfeng City South Autumn Night Long.
Who said that he was sad and alone, and even taught the bright moon to shine yellow.
"Alone and Invisible", generally known as "Ancient Meaning", or "Presenting Supplementary Que Qiao Zhizhi", and sometimes simply called "Ancient Meaning Cheng Supplementary Que Qiao Zhizhi", is a representative work of the Seven Laws of the Shen Dynasty, and was once known as "the first of the Seven Laws of the Tang Dynasty".
In the "Lefu Solution", it is said: "'Alone and Not Seen', Hurt Thinking Without Seeing Also." It can be seen that this poem is written about the parting of lovesickness, and in the poem, the heroine misses her husband who has not returned after ten years of traveling abroad, and describes the heroine's loneliness and sorrow in a lingering euphemism.
In the first link, "Yujintang" and "Tortoiseshell Liang", it can be seen that the heroine is a rich family, and the environment in which she lives is very gorgeous and beautiful. An "amphibian" sets off its loneliness and loneliness from the side. Although the place where you live is very good, but you are alone, you see that the petrel is double-flying, but there is no one to rely on, it is inevitable to be sad.
You see that the weather turned cold at night, and every household began to prepare winter clothes to protect against the cold, at this time she remembered her husband who had not returned from the expedition to Liaoyang for ten years. This joint chapter method is very good, the first sentence writes what is seen and heard in front of the eyes, and the latter sentence immediately writes about the husband of Liaoyang Shubian, which is the opening and closing of the degree, the virtual reality is born.
In addition, the poet does not say "wooden leaves induce cold anvils", but says "cold anvils induce wooden leaves", which is admirable. If you say "wooden leaves make cold anvils", it is a seasonal change, the weather turns cold, and everyone is busy making clothes, which is a very normal reaction. However, the poet deliberately reversed the position and said that "the cold anvil urges the wooden leaves", which is because everyone is busy making winter clothes, so that the wooden leaves fall one after another. In this way, the emptiness and loneliness in her heart, the sorrow that could not be seen, became even more intense.
The husband who has been writing for ten years has not sent a few family letters back, whether he is dead or alive, whether he is fierce or auspicious, there is no news. But what can she do? There was only night after night of thoughts. The previous sentence writes about the White Wave River, which is a fiction and is open; the latter sentence writes about Danfengcheng, which is a real writing and a combination. The psychology of the young woman in the poem is limited, but what can be imagined is infinite.
The first six verses of the verse have created an atmosphere of loneliness and sorrow, and the tail link has become the monologue of the young woman: I am already so sad, why do you shine on my tent, your pure moon? The poet does not write about her nostalgia for the moon, but instead writes about her anger toward the moon, which is much more emotional than directly writing about the moon.
This poem writes about the melancholy of si women", its law, its rhyme, and its color, are so good that some people directly say that it is "the first of the seven laws of the Tang dynasty".
The poem is best known for its case with Cui Hao's Yellow Crane Tower. Song Dynasty poetry theorists believe that Cui Hao's "Yellow Crane Tower" is "the first of the seven laws of the Tang people", but in the Ming Dynasty, he Jingming, the leader of the "first seven sons", said that the poem was "the first of the seven laws of the Tang people", Shen Deqian of the Qing Dynasty said that it was "high in bones, high in qi, and high in color and luster", Fang Dongshu said that it was "twisted and rounded, such as projectiles off the hand, far away from Qi Liang, gao zhen Tang Yin", Wang Fuzhi responded to He Jingming from generation to generation, saying that "Alone And Not Seen" was "the best in ancient and modern times", and Gu Sui (Teacher Ye Jiaying) in the Republic of China period said that this poem was a "work of tang poetry" ”。
Although the ranking is a matter of opinion, from the perspective of the support of He Jingming and others, this poem is indeed unique, otherwise it would not have been recognized by these big men. But by now, the poem has largely been forgotten.
Wang Zhaopeng in his "Tang Poetry Ranking", to this poem ranked 46th, from the data can be seen, the current paper is no one mentioned it, in the Internet dissemination, is also the top 100, the lowest spread rate. If it were not for this public case competing with Cui Hao's "Yellow Crane Tower", it is estimated that it would have been forgotten by history by now. It can be seen that the birth of a good poem, in addition to its own hardness, the admiration of historical celebrities is also indispensable.
So, what do you think of this poem?