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In his later years, Bai Juyi spent the servants he received from the imperial court, raised hundreds of domestic prostitutes, and often immersed himself in the sound of singing and dancing, and even every three years, he had to replace a batch of younger domestic prostitutes.
At that time, why was Bai Juyi so amorous in his later years?
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A woman who is easy to ask for
Before this, Bai Juyi's father was an official in the DPRK, and his parents taught him from a young age that he wanted to study to gain fame and become an official like his father in the future.
And Bai Juyi did not live up to his parents' expectations, and while he was gifted and intelligent, he also studied ancient works very hard.
Later, when Bai Juyi was a teenager, he met a girl named Xiang Ling, who was as beautiful as a fairy at this time, and his every move made Bai Juyi's soul haunted, and since then, Bai Juyi has wanted to marry Xiang Ling.
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At the same time, Xiang Ling also had feelings for Bai Juyi, and in the process of communicating with Bai Juyi, she couldn't help but start planning the future of the two of them, which moved Bai Juyi.
Immediately afterwards, Bai Juyi excitedly found his mother and asked his mother to allow him to marry Xiangling, but unexpectedly, his mother sank her face and reprimanded him with a split face.
It turned out that her mother could not look at Xiang Ling's origin, thinking that an ordinary family like Xiang Ling was not worthy of a family that ate imperial food, so Bai Juyi did not marry the most beloved woman at the best age.
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Fortunately, Bai Juyi did not give up, he urged himself to study hard, so that after taking the merit test, he could decide for himself what kind of woman he would marry.
Not long after, with the promotion of Bai Juyi's father, Bai Juyi's family moved to the place where his father was an official, which caused Bai Juyi and Xiangling to be separated alive.
Before leaving, Xiang Ling gave Bai Juyi a pair of hand-sewn shoes, hoping that these shoes could accompany Bai Juyi to go higher and farther.
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At this time, Bai Juyi looked at the shoes that Xiang Ling gave him, touched the fine stitches on the shoes, and imagined in his mind the scene of Xiang Ling sewing shoes for him, and his eyes were full of tears.
After that, Bai Juyi fought every day, trapped until the upper eyelids and lower eyelids fought, and he was reluctant to lie on the bed to rest, which made the mother look in her eyes and feel that her son was finally sensible.
But her mother never expected that Bai Juyi's motivation to work hard to gain fame came from Xiang Ling, who she couldn't look at at all.
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At that time, it was difficult for ordinary readers to be admitted to the Jin Shi at the age of 50, so Bai Juyi was admitted at the age of only 29, and at this time, Bai Juyi's heart was not to enter the dynasty as an official, but to marry Xiangling in an upright manner.
Immediately afterwards, Bai Juyi had begun to practice repeatedly how to mention his marriage to Xiang Ling to his mother, but unexpectedly, he finally plucked up the courage to mention this marriage to his mother, and was ruthlessly hit by his mother.
At this time, his mother said that Bai Juyi was just a junior scholar and had not yet entered the dynasty as an official, and such Bai Juyi was still not enough to bear the heavy responsibilities of the family.
At the same time, his mother also proposed that Bai Juyi should marry a woman from a famous family so that his career would be smoother.
Hearing this, Bai Juyi echoed his mother while secretly determined that he could enter the dynasty as an official without relying on anyone, and assume the responsibility of supporting his mother and forming a family.
It turned out that Bai Juyi really did it, and he became an official under the emperor's nose just by virtue of his talent, received special attention from the emperor, and the residence was clearly arranged by the emperor.
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Subsequently, the people who came to congratulate Bai Juyi almost broke the threshold of their house, and these people looked at the big red man next to the emperor with a smile on their faces, hoping that Bai Juyi could say a few nice words in front of the emperor for them.
And the sound of everyone's congratulations did not drown Bai Juyi, and the first thing he wanted to do at this time was to marry Xiang Ling back.
You know, Xiang Ling at this time is not young, because she silently waited for Bai Juyi to marry yet, and she has already been accused by a lot of gossip.
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But these slanderous words did not make her back down, she firmly believed that one day, she could wait until Bai Juyi married her in an upright manner.
However, the reality was cruel, Bai Juyi mentioned to his mother again that he wanted to marry Xiangling, after all, he had the right to decide which woman to marry, and he carried Xiangling while his eyes were full of hope.
Unexpectedly, his mother reprimanded Bai Juyi at that time, saying that Bai Juyi had just entered the dynasty as an official and had not yet gained a foothold in the dynasty, and should find a woman who would help him in his career.
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At this time, Bai Juyi looked at his mother's gray hair, and had to promise his mother to marry a woman who would help him in his career.
Not long after, Bai Juyi married the sister of his colleague, and after the two got married, although Bai Juyi had no feelings for his wife at first, he still secretly decided that he would take on the responsibilities of the family and never fail his wife.
As time passed, Xiang Ling's voice and smile became more and more blurry in Bai Juyi's mind, but every time Bai Juyi looked in the mirror, he couldn't help but think of Xiang Ling.
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It turned out that before Bai Juyi left, he gave Xiang Ling a mirror, and he mentioned that whenever Xiang Ling looked in the mirror, the person in the mirror was Xiang Ling in his heart.
At that time, Xiang Ling's eyes were full of Bai Juyi, waiting for Bai Juyi to fulfill his promise to marry her, but he did not expect that this mirror was Bai Juyi's last gift to him.
After this, Bai Juyi and his wife run their own small family, and he always subconsciously makes himself work hard to earn money to support the family, after all, he only thinks of Xiang Ling, who he loves so much when he is busy.
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Later, with the birth of Bai Juyi's daughter, he became a father for the first time, not only began to think about his daughter's future, but he also wanted to work for another fifty years in order to give his daughter more dowry.
At the same time, Bai Juyi came home from outside, and the first thing he did was to see if his daughter was injured, whether she had eaten well, whether she was hungry or thin, and always revolved around her daughter.
At this time, his daughter was the comfort of Bai Juyi's soul, and he put almost all his experience on his daughter, only hoping to grow up safely and happily and marry a husband who really loved her.
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However, when her daughter was three years old, she suddenly fell ill, and this illness lasted for more than ten days, and Bai Juyi was guarding her daughter in disguise, but her daughter still did not survive.
At this time, Bai Juyi couldn't figure it out if he wanted to break his head, and his daughter, who he had raised in the palm of his hand for three years, was cruelly taken away by an illness in the end, which made him fall into sadness.
Not only that, because Bai Juyi's good friend and his wife's relatives are both caught in partisan strife, the two are still in opposite positions, which makes him very uncomfortable caught in the middle.
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At the same time, the emperor appointed Bai Juyi to handle this party government, and although Bai Juyi was very embarrassed, he still enforced the law impartially and did not protect anyone, and finally kept the imperial court stable for a while.
Later, Bai Juyi concentrated more on his career and put forward many constructive suggestions in front of the emperor, but because he touched the emperor's anti-scales, the emperor demoted him to Sima of Jiangzhou.
After this, although Bai Juyi was depressed, he still loved life, and from time to time he went boating on the lake, and heard the moving pipa sound of the pipa woman.
At this time, Bai Juyi thought that this woman should be a wonderful person to play such a gentle and melodious music, so he couldn't wait to see the pipa woman.
But Bai Juyi and his friends called the pipa girl for a long time, and the pipa girl slowly walked out, at the same time, the pipa girl still held the pipa half covering her face, which made Bai Juyi more curious about the appearance of the pipa girl.
However, when Bai Juyi saw the true face of the pipa woman, he was stunned, and he couldn't tell for a while whether he was in a dream or not.
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It turned out that the pipa girl looked very similar to Bai Juyi's Xiang Ling, and he never dared to dream of encountering such a scene, and at the same time, the pipa girl also felt that Bai Juyi was very kind.
Therefore, Bai Juyi and the pipa girl saw each other as before, especially when the pipa girl mentioned the past when her career turned from prosperity to decline, Bai Juyi felt that the pipa girl and him were the same fallen people.
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It didn't take long for Bai Juyi to really see Xiang Ling, the two of them had been separated for many years, and they had become middle-aged, but their eyes when they saw each other were still the same as when they were young.
After this, Bai Juyi never saw Xiang Ling again, but in the silent night, he couldn't help but think of Xiang Ling, which always made him feel inexplicably flustered.
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Bai Juyi indulged in his later years
At that time, Bai Juyi was still working as an official in the imperial court, and was assigned a mansion by the imperial court, and then, he spent the money given by the imperial court to raise hundreds of domestic prostitutes at home, always indulgence.
At the same time, the domestic prostitute only sold art and did not sell his body, and Bai Juyi only enjoyed the song and dance of the domestic prostitute, and did not do anything inappropriate.
However, Bai Juyi's requirements for the appearance of domestic prostitutes are almost picky, and he even has to change a group of people every three years, on the grounds that these people are not young enough and their eyebrows are not good enough.
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In this way, the prostitutes of Bai Juyi's family almost never exceeded 18 years old, and Bai Juyi was also surrounded by these prostitutes and indulged in eroticism, and was ridiculed by later generations.
But in the dead of night, Bai Juyi will be particularly lonely, but in his old age, he ushered in a white fat son, and it was the son who made Bai Juyi rekindle his hope for life.
Immediately afterwards, Bai Juyi showed off his son to his good friends, intending to train his son to become a literary and martial arts all-rounder.
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But when his son was three years old, he unfortunately left Bai Juyi, and Bai Juyi became a lonely person, and he was at a loss to find that everything he had pursued still had no result after all.
Later, Bai Juyi gritted his teeth and stomped his foot and directly sold his favorite horse, and when the horse was sold, he also shouted at him, which made Bai Juyi's heart cut like a knife.
But Bai Juyi eventually sold the horse and wrote a poem in memory of his horse, and when he picked up the pen to write the poem, tears kept falling.
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At that time, in Bai Juyi's view, this horse accompanied him through the most difficult time in his life and had already become his family.
Not only that, Bai Juyi also dismissed the prostitutes and decided to live a simple and simple life alone, but unexpectedly, the prostitutes plopped down at his feet, begging him not to drive them away.
You know, Bai Juyi has always been very friendly to domestic prostitutes, and has never forced domestic prostitutes to do anything they don't want to do, which makes domestic prostitutes very grateful to Bai Juyi.
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However, Bai Juyi still made up his mind, ignoring the pleadings of the prostitutes, and finally dismissed them.
After experiencing the ups and downs of his life, Bai Juyi found that the Buddhist thought was thorough enough, so he devoted more time and energy to understanding the Dharma, so as to live his life peacefully.
And the life of women, official positions, and timely pleasures that Bai Juyi once had within reach, was finally left behind by him.
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brief summary
Bai Juyi has worked hard for half his life, he has been a jinshi and prime minister, he is proud, for him, everything seems to be within reach, however, he lost the most beloved person in his youth.
At the same time, during Bai Juyi's tenure as an official, he also donated his own manuscript fees by dredging rivers, building infrastructure for the people, and under his protection, the people lived a good life.
But Bai Juyi is still trapped by love, especially in his later years, he always requires that the woman next to him is 15 years old, and once the woman reaches the age of 18, he will sell or give it away, you know, when he told his mother that he wanted to marry Xiang Ling, Xiang Ling was 15 years old.
But no matter how many 15-year-old girls Bai Juyi had beside him, the Xiang Ling he had in his heart still couldn't come back, and he could only look forward to seeing the shadow of Xiang Ling from these girls.
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However, finally one day, Bai Juyi understood that these girls were like Xiang Ling, but they were not Xiang Ling after all, and suddenly found that some things could not be sat on by themselves.
At that time, Bai Juyi was young and vigorous, he could be admitted to the junior high school and become the emperor's teacher, and he was envious that his eyes were red, but such a proud official also had his own frustrations.
Later, Bai Ju was easily belittled, and after experiencing the ups and downs of his life, he suddenly found that everything he had pursued was just that, so he was relieved.
You know, Bai Juyi was weak and sick in his later years, and he lost a lot of hair as soon as he combed his hair, and even walked shakily, and life was inconvenient, but he was still able to adjust his mentality and live calmly, which was really not easy.
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Bai Juyi "poetry demon", his talent and intelligence are enviable, and even the information he left when preparing for the exam guides the candidates one after another, but there is no one to guide him, how to move forward, except for his mother.
And his mother is the one who broke up Bai Juyi and Xiang Ling, which made him sad and helpless, but fortunately he never lost hope in life, and he could drag his sick body to live to the age of 80, which was inseparable from his open-minded attitude to life.
At this time, when we encounter difficulties and setbacks, we should also adjust our mentality in time and let ourselves face life positively, so as to live up to the expectations of ourselves and others through unremitting efforts.
At the same time, we can get comfort in our spare time by getting to know Bai Juyi and others, so that we can take social and family responsibilities in time.
After all, although Bai Juyi raised hundreds of domestic prostitutes to indulge in eroticism, he never forgot the life he really wanted and the responsibilities on his shoulders.