Poets, in the general sense, usually refer to people who write poems, but from a literary point of view, they should be poets and poets who have achieved certain achievements in the creation of poetry (poetry). Poets express their passion through poetry creation and chanting, praise the great rivers and mountains of the motherland through poetry, and praise the truth, goodness and beauty of the world through poetry. Poets who enter the history of literature belong to the category of writers, thinkers, philosophers, and artists.
So, who were the most photographed ancient poets in our language textbooks?
In addition to Li Du, it must be Su Shi.
Su Shi was a literary leader in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, and achieved great achievements in poetry, words, prose, books, and paintings. The text is arbitrary; the poems are broad in subject matter, fresh and luxurious, good at using exaggerated metaphors, unique style, and Huang Tingjian and called "Su Huang"; the word is open and bold, and Xin Abandoning Disease is the representative of the haofang faction, and is called "Su Xin"; the prose is written in a rich and luxurious way, and with Ouyang Xiu, he is called "Ou Su", and he is also one of the "Eight Greats of the Tang and Song Dynasties".
Speaking of which, Su Shi and his father and brother are all rare talents in a hundred years, and their writing is good. From the names of the two brothers Su Shi and Su Rui, we can see that their father, Su Xun, was a person with great literary and artistic cells.
As we all know, the ancients attached great importance to names. The surname means the origin and door of the person; the name represents the greatest hope of the fathers for their children. According to historical records, Su Xun was "young and had no skills" and only began to study at the age of twenty-seven.
At the age of twenty-nine and thirty-one, Su Xun's wife gave birth to Su Shi and Su Rui for him. So, what's the mystery in the names of these two children? In fact, in the "Saying of the Second Son of The Name" written by Su Xun when he was forty years old, the origin of the name of The Second Son has been elaborated in detail.
From the side, we can see that the names of the two brothers are inextricably linked to the "car".
For the name "Su Shi", Su Xun explained it like this:
"Wheels, spokes, covers, and spokes, all have a duty car. And Shi is the one who does nothing. Although, go to Shi, then I did not see it as the end of the car also. Shi Hu, I am afraid of Ru Zhi no external decoration also! In ancient times, the "shi" was a part of a horse-drawn carriage. When riding a carriage, the armrest next to the passenger is "Shi". From the positioning of the "handrail", we can see that the "shi" is not an important accessory of the carriage.
In contrast, key parts such as wheels, covers, and spokes are indispensable, and if they are not, the carriage cannot walk. However, if there is no "Shi" accessory, although the carriage can drive normally, it may feel that something is missing. If, if you insist on saying that "Shi" has any practical role, then its role is to embellish and decorate.
Su Xun's original intention in naming his son "Shi" was to hope that he would not care too much about the superficial decorations, and hoped that he could spend his life ordinary.
For the name "Su Rui", Su Xun explained it like this:
"The car of the world is indistinguishable. As far as the work of the car is concerned, the rut is not the same. Although, the chariot servants and horses were killed, and the trouble was not enough. It is the rut who is good between good and bad luck also. Rudder, I know! ”
I believe that everyone has heard of the "rut of the front car", the so-called "rut", which means that the rut left by the carriage is the rut mark left by the carriage. In ancient times, all horse-drawn carriages followed the trajectory left by the previous carriages. Horse-drawn carriages facilitate people's travel, but people praise them, and no one says that this is the credit of the ruts, for the "ruts are not in harmony".
That said, if there is a traffic accident where a horse is killed and the car is overturned, people will not think of the rut when they are held accountable. The meaning of a simple "rut" word is that Su Xun hopes that his son can be willing to be ordinary, although he cannot live an earth-shattering life, but at least he can suffer less disasters.
Most parents hope that their sons can become the dragon and phoenix among people, if they can't be rich and glorious for a lifetime, at least they have to be different. However, as an eight-year-old, Su Xun actually hoped that his son would be like an ordinary person, not seeking blessings, but seeking no misfortune.
Friends who know the history of Song know that when he was young, Su Xun was fierce and fierce, and once clashed with Wang Anshi, Fu Bi and other ministers in the court. No matter which dynasty it was in, it was difficult for someone like Su Xun to offend a big official in the official field.
Therefore, Su Xun's life has only made achievements in the field of literature, but his career path is quite tortuous.
It is precisely because Su Xun's sharp edge in this life is too obvious and he has offended too many people who should not be offended, so he hopes that his son can be willing to be ordinary, at least, not as calamous as himself.
When later generations mentioned the three fathers and sons, they often said "one discipline and three jinshi", which has been circulated for a long time, so that everyone thinks that Su Xun has a jinshi origin. In fact, although Su Xun participated in the imperial examination for more than twenty years, every time he rubbed shoulders with jinshi and failed to get a meritorious name.
The "History of Song" has a cloud: "The years and years of raising the soldiers, and the Mao Cai are different, etc., all of them are not in the middle." Su Xun was quite talented, and began to study at the age of twenty-seven, and at the age of twenty-eight he was able to enter the Gongyuan to take the exam. However, the god of fate did not favor this genius, he took the exam for more than ten years, and each time he lost his name. In the second year of Jiayou, Su Xun brought his two sons to the examination hall, and in this year, Su Shi, Su Rui and the first.
However, whether Su Xun had a test or not was not recorded in the history books. Judging from a poem written by Su Xun later, he is very likely to fall off the list: "Mo Dao Dengke is easy, the old man is like ascending to the heavens; Mo Dao Dengke is difficult, and the child is like picking mustard." In the blink of an eye, Su Xun had already participated in the imperial examination for half a lifetime, but he had not gained half a point. At this time, both his memory and energy were inferior to those of young people.
Therefore, the examination and the first is already an unattainable thing for him.
So, why is there a saying of "one discipline and three soldiers" in later generations? The author believes that this is the "honorary jinshi" given to Su Xun by the literati of later generations, after all, judging by his talent, he has already reached the standard of jinshi.
Resources:
[History of Song", "The Saying of the Second Son of Ming"]