Around the time of Emperor Shenzong of Song, Su Shi, who had been sent out of Hangzhou, was invited to attend another wedding of his friend Zhang Xian. Yes, Uncle Zhang, who was already eighty years old, was old and strong, and in his old age, he married a concubine who was only eighteen years old. It is said that a wife and a concubine are the blessings of the Qi people, and that Zhang Xian is undoubtedly the blessing of the Qi people Plus.
At night, the red candles are illuminated, and the cave house is a good night. The radiant old Zhang Xian triumphantly wrote a poem: "I am eighty qing eighteen, qing is red and my white hair." With Qing Upside Down Ben Tonggeng, only a flower armor in the middle. ”
And Su Shi, a friend who was drinking outside, also opened the talent of the "Lich King" after hearing this poem, and wrote a small crimson poem that looked small and fresh, but was actually restrictive: "Eighteen brides and eighty langs, pale hair to red makeup." Mandarin ducks are lined up in double nights, and a tree of pear blossoms presses begonias. “
The picture is too beautiful, everyone makes up their own brains. In later generations, some people have examined and believed that Su Shi did not write this poem, but Zhang Xian's life is undoubtedly true.
This old man who has been waiting for 88 years spanned five eras from Song Taizong Zhao Jiong to Song Shenzong Zhao Yan, although he was also a jinshi, he performed mediocrely in his career throughout his life.
And in the emotional experience of Zhang Xian can be described as an absolute winner in life, to sum up simply, the main theme of the life of this gentle lyricist is eight words - leisurely and leisurely, nostalgic for beauty.
If others are "weak water three thousand, only take one scoop", then for Zhang Xian, it is "weak water three thousand, I am all dry, you are at will." ”
Born in the first year of Emperor Taizong's Chunhua (990), Zhang Xian deservedly survived half of the Northern Song Dynasty, and at the age of 88, he and the philosophy of survival of the scholar class seemed incompatible.
Unlike most people who study hard to seek a career economy, Zhang Xian, who is only a 41-year-old scholar, is not in a hurry at all, and he spends more time on marrying wives and concubines and chanting poems, so until his retirement, he is just a Shangshu du official from Liupin.
Zhang Xian's birth is not high, and the reason why his father Zhang Wei can leave relevant deeds in history is also because he gave birth to such a talented son. Lao Zhang, a cold reader, also left his son with two magic weapons to win, and let him use it for the rest of his life: (1) longevity genes; (2) knowledgeable and knowledgeable.
The body is the capital of the revolution, and the reason why Zhang Xian can continue to grow old and strong at the age of eighty is because his father Zhang Wei lived to the age of 91, and the anti-heaven gene of longevity allowed Zhang Xian to reach the life expectancy of modern people even in the Song Dynasty, where medical technology was quite backward.
On the other hand, although his father Zhang Wei did not have a meritorious name, he inherited the character of good reading to Zhang Xian. Nowadays, when Zhang Xian is mentioned, most people are very unfamiliar, or only remember the story of the wind and moon of "a pear blossom pressing begonias", but in fact, Zhang Xian's status in the history of Song Ci is quite lofty. In the perception of people at that time, Zhang Xian and Liu Yong were a double bibi, without distinction.
Like Liu Yong, Zhang Xian was a person who could not be passed on in Song Shi Li, but unlike Liu Yong's repeated entanglements between Feng Yue and Gong Ming, Zhang Xian ran to earthly love from the beginning.
It is rumored that the young Zhang Xian once had a forbidden love and fell in love with a beautiful little nun, but how could the Buddhist monk qing tolerate this worldly love, and the little nun who was knocked out of her private love was severely punished.
In order to prevent the reunion of the two talented women under the moon, the little nun is locked in the attic of the island in the middle of the lake. Every hazy night of the moon, the little nuns climbed down the ladder, and Zhang Xian also quietly traveled by night in a boat, and in the dark night, the pair of Biren's ears were grinding and then they were clinging to each other.
At the time of parting, the full belly of parting sorrows turned into Zhang Xian's song "A Bunch of Flowers, Hurting High and Cherishing Far Away from Being Poor", in which the sentence "Hate and think carefully, it is better to peach and apricot, and it is better to marry the East Wind." "When the analogy is really played to the extreme, how many grievances in the future have the most heartfelt resonance."
With the passage of time, it is long impossible to examine whether this anecdote is really true or catching the wind and catching shadows. But just like this story full of crimson, Zhang Xian's life story also began in a peach blossom.
Zhang Xian was admitted to the Jinshi at the age of 41, and that year was the eighth year (1030) of Emperor Renzong of Song's Tiansheng, a relatively special imperial examination. Those who were admitted to the same class as Zhang Xian were also famous ministers such as Ouyang Xiu, Cai Xiang and Chen Xiliang.
Although Zhang Xian did nothing in his career, his achievements in the world of words had already made him famous, so that when Ouyang Xiu first saw him, he greeted him and ridiculed: "Isn't this 'Tao Li marrying Dongfeng' Lang Zhong?" Because the writing is very good, Zhang Xian has also been changed many nicknames by friends in the circle, and behind each nickname is actually Zhang Xian's famous sentence.
Although Zhang Xian is a man, but the tenderness of the pen is like water, ordinary women can not write, if you live in modern times, he will definitely become the emotional V that occurs on behalf of women. When he first entered the world of words, Zhang Xian was called "Zhang Sanzhong" by the people of the time with the sentence "Nai heart matter, tears in his eyes, and intentions".
But Zhang Xian, who wrote good sentences at every turn, was obviously very dissatisfied with the nickname "Zhang Sanzhong", and he preferred to be called "Zhang Sanying" by others, which also came from Zhang Xian's three famous sentences: (1) the clouds broke the moon to make flowers and shadows; (2) delicate and lazy, the curtain rolled up the shadows; (3) the soft willows swayed, and the fall was light and shadowless.
As a hero who made the transition of Song Ci from "Xiao Ling" to "Slow Word", Zhang Xian can be described as a well-deserved grand master of the Gentle Sect, his pen does not have Jinge Iron Horse, some are the faint sorrows of the bridesmaids, so that countless women at that time fell in love with it, eager to see the true face of this blue-faced confidant.
It turns out that talents are very popular everywhere. Although there is no prominent family lineage and no outstanding career, Zhang Xian still has a very moist life, and there has never been a lack of beautiful little sisters around him. For him, every move after joining the army is the beginning of an encounter with a new person.
From the first year of Emperor Renzong of Song (1032) to the first year of Emperor Yingzong of Song (1064), Zhang Xian moved five or six places successively, but the official positions in the thirty-two years were always some sesame minor officials, and until the moment of retirement, he was only a Shangshu du official from Liupin.
However, Zhang Xian gave birth to more than a dozen children, and the largest age difference between the children was one jiazi (60 years), so that fuze's long-lasting children and grandchildren did not know how many people were envious at that time. And the retirement life after the age of 75 is also the most talked about by future generations.
The first thing that needs to be explained is that we should not use the image of an ordinary old man to make up for Zhang Xian, because Zhang Xian is closer to the image of a crane-haired childlike face and a big predecessor who knows his destiny.
In front of Zhang Xian, time seemed to lose its effectiveness, and Zhang Xian's innate aura also allowed him to communicate with many scribes and celebrities at that time. Among them, the most typical representatives are Su Shi, Cai Xiang, Mei Yaochen and others.
It is worth mentioning that the age difference between Su Shi and Zhang Xian is 48 years old, which is enough to span two generations of time difference, but it does not prevent Zhang Xian and Su Shi from establishing a friendship behind them.
In the fifth year (1072) of Emperor Shenzong of Song, because he was politically suppressed because of his dissatisfaction with the "Wang Anshi Change", Su Shi, who had to ask himself to be released, came to Hangzhou to make a general judgment, and Zhang Xian, who was already in his eighties at this time, also lived in Hangzhou, and the two of them wiped out a small flame of friendship.
During this period, Su Zhang and the two sang harmony many times, and the two traveled through the mountains and rivers of Hangzhou, chanting poems together, feasting and drinking, seeing the scenery of Hangzhou, meeting many young sisters, and writing many famous articles in a series of sexual encounters. One of the most well-known is Su Shi's poem "Jiang Chengzi and Zhang Xian's Smelling Kites when They Are Given together":
Phoenix Mountain rains and clears, the water and wind are clear, and the sunset is bright. A hibiscus, opened still yingying. Where flying double egrets, if intentional, Mu Wanting. Overhearing the mourning kites on the river, bitter and affectionate, send who to listen! The smoke is cloudy, and according to the covenant is Xiang Ling. If you want to ask for the song at the end, people are not seen, and the number of peaks is green.
Above the West Lake in Hangzhou, between the water and light, a colorful boat floats by, and there are young women on the boat who stroke the kite, and the melodious music is endless.
Such a picture is pleasant just to fantasize, and this is the norm for Zhang Xian's retirement time.
There are not so many ambitions to govern the country through the ages, nor so many feelings of compassion for people, Zhang Xian is more like an ordinary person who only insists on running his own small life, and makes his life better within the scope of his ability.
In the first year of the reign of Emperor Yuanfeng of the Song Dynasty (1078), Zhang Xian, 88, died at home.
Before his death, he completed the collation and collection of his father Zhang Wei's posthumous works, and created the famous painting "Ten Yong Tu" according to this, so that his father could also leave his name in history; when he died, his wives and concubines and children were around him, leaving him alone; after his death, the Great Song soon fell into the quagmire of the struggle between the old and new parties, and gradually drifted away in the long river of history...