Foreword: Wang Wei, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, was called "Shi Buddha" by posterity, along with "Shi Xian" Li Bai and "Shi Sheng" Du Fu.
Wang Wei, the character Mo jie, was born in the chaos of Anshi, and his life rose and fell, and in his early years he was extremely striving for an official, but he was almost destroyed; in his later years, he devoted himself to the Buddha, but he rose step by step, and finally the official shang shu right cheng, at the age of sixty-one.
He was so talented that at the age of 17, he wrote the famous poem "Remembering the Shandong Brothers on September 9th", which became famous.
The reason why posterity called him "Poetry Buddha" is not only because he went to the Buddha in his later years, but also because he was a very small number of poets of the Sheng Tang Dynasty Landscape Pastoral School, whose pen was like a lotus, who wrote poems that were peaceful, quiet, and had a long artistic conception, leaving more than 400 poems in his lifetime.
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Wang Wei wrote many poems in his lifetime, including landscapes, sexual spirits, friends, and ordinary people, but there were few love and beauty, but only one poem describing feelings remained in the world, and it has been recited to this day, becoming a unique sentence for thousands of years, that is, this "Lovesickness".
"Red beans are born in the southern country, how many branches will be sent in the spring?" May the king pick up more, this thing is the most acacia. ”
Why did Wang Wei write this poem? What kind of story is behind this poem?
This has to start from Wang Wei's youth.
In the spring of the ninth year of the new century (721), the 21-year-old Wang Wei was recruited as a jinshi and embarked on the road of becoming an official.
Wang Wei was a versatile man who could not only compose poetry, but also master music. At that time, King Ning was a vassal and elegant person who liked to enjoy music, so Wang Wei became a guest of honor in the Ning King's Palace.
At that time, there was a lame subordinate in the Ning Dynasty Mansion named Zhou Gan. Don't look at this week, he is not proud, he is also lame on one leg, but he has a very beautiful wife named Zhen. The relationship between the husband and wife is also very good.
On this day, Zhou Gan's wife came to visit her husband in the palace of King Ning, and when she passed the courtyard, she happened to meet king Ning, and king Ning fixed his eyes on it, and found that this woman looked charming, more beautiful than those warblers and swallows in his palace, so he moved his heart and stared intently.
This situation was seen by the housekeeper of the house. So the next day, he sent a dispatch to Zhou Gan, and then sent Zhen to the house of King Ning, who took advantage of the void and took possession of Zhen, who was intimidated by power and had to submit.
When Zhou Gan returned to the palace, he found that his wife had become the person of King Ning, and he was sad and indignant, but he had no choice.
Fast forward a year, the Ning Dynasty invited the literati to the family banquet, and Wang Wei was also among the invitees.
When the music sounded, King Ning appeared in front of everyone with Zhen, and King Ning said, "Today is the first anniversary of my marriage with Zhen, so please come to this banquet to celebrate." ”
Although Zhen was dressed gorgeously, his face was depressed, and King Ning was a little unhappy, and asked Zhen, "I am so fond of you, haven't you forgotten your lame husband?" ”
Zhen replied, "There is nothing wrong with the humble man. ”
King Ning was even more displeased, and deliberately embarrassed Zhen, so he loudly commanded: "Pass on Zhou Gan." ”
After a while, Zhou Gan limped up to the ground, and Zhen Shi saw her former husband, with mixed feelings, and couldn't help but shed tears.
Wang Wei had already heard about King Ning Nami and secretly observed these three people, and his heart was very touched.
Just at this time, King Ning proposed that everyone write poems, and Wang Wei lifted his pen and wrote a poem "Lady Xie":
"Don't be favored in this day, and be able to forget the old days." See the flowers full of tears, do not share the words of the king of Chu"
The so-called Lady Xi was the wife of the King of the Southern Kingdom of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, who was originally occupied by the King of Chu because of her beauty, but after following the King of Chu for several years without smiling, the King of Chu asked her why you did not speak every day? Mrs. Xi said, "As a woman, I have served two husbands, and it is already very painful that I cannot keep the festival, so what else can the king let me say?" ”
Wang Wei wrote this poem to tell King Ning that although women sometimes have their bodies returned to you, their hearts may still be in the old people, which means that the twisted melon is not sweet!
King Ning read Wang Wei's poems, seemed to have some understanding, and suddenly became kind, let Zhen return to Zhou Gan's side, and gave Zhou Gan some money to let them leave the Ning Palace.
This is the story of Wang Wei saving the United States with poetry, and then this incident spread throughout the streets of Chang'an.
But he didn't know that this good thing That Wang Wei had inadvertently done had also brought out a chaotic love affair for himself.
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It is said that this Zhen clan left the Ning King's Mansion with her husband, and the couple did a small business in the West Market, and the business was doing well.
Thinking that such a good day was due to Wang Wei, the couple sent some gifts to Wang Wei when it was almost the New Year, and warmly invited Wang Wei to his home as a guest.
Wang Wei gladly went to the invitation.
At the Zhou Gan family, he happened to meet Zhen's sister Xiao Zhen. Originally, Zhen Shi was already born very beautiful, but I didn't expect that this little Zhen Clan was a few points better than her sister's posture.
Xiao Zhen toasted to Wang Wei on behalf of his brother-in-law and sister, when Wang Wei looked up, the beauty in front of him was red and moist, his eyes were microwaved, and the wine glass in his hand shook a little, Xiao Zhen had heard about Wang Wei's righteousness from his sister and brother-in-law in his usual days, and he already had a good feeling in his heart, and at this time he saw Wang Wei's elegant style, and he couldn't help but secretly agree........
After Wang Wei returned home, he couldn't sleep, and all that was dangling in his mind was Xiao Zhen's shadow.
Early the next morning, Wang Wei ran to Zhou Gan's house again, and when he entered the door, he asked, "Is Xiao Zhen married?" ”
The Zhen sisters have both died since childhood, and there is no brother, so the marriage of the Little Zhen family is naturally decided by the sister. Zhen felt that he could not climb up a bit, and at the same time acquiesced to the interaction between the two.
Wang Wei often took Xiao Zhen out to play, climbed the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Linjiukong Bridge, and watched the lights and watch the moon on the street of Chang'an.
Xiao Zhen also went to visit Wang Wei's lower collapse, Wang Wei wrote books and paintings under the lamp, she studied ink and handed over pens, and every time they looked at each other, the two of them were blushing and beating.
Whenever night fell and Xiao Zhen left, Wang Wei sent her, and the two secretly held hands in the dark, lingering for a long time and not wanting to be separated.
The flame of love burned Wang Wei's heart, and Wang Wei wrote a letter, only to wait for his brother to return to his hometown and give it to his mother to make her agree to the marriage.
Xiao Zhen was full of joy waiting for the day of the betrothed, and the sister Zhen was also quietly preparing a dowry for her sister.
However, before his brother could leave, Wang Wei waited for his mother's handwritten letter, and when he opened it, he couldn't help but sweat. The mother said that she had already set up a family affair for Wang Wei, the girl's surname was Cui, she had good character, she could write and play the piano, and the Wang family was the right door, her father was an official, the family was well-off, and her mother had officially made a dowry to the Cui family, only to wait for him to return to complete the marriage.
In that era, the fate of parents and the words of the matchmaker could not be changed. Wang Wei had no choice.
When the Zhen sisters saw Wang Wei's mother's handwritten letter, Xiao Zhen's face suddenly turned miserable, and his lips trembled and he could not speak.
A few days later, Zhen decided to send Xiao Zhen back to Jingzhou. Before leaving, Wang Wei also went to send off, the two looked at each other, tears blurred, Wang Wei silently sent a silk veil, Xiao Zhen unfolded, it is the five-word sentence "Lovesickness":
Red beans are born in the southern country, how many branches will be sent in the spring? May the king pick up more, this thing is the most acacia.
In the decades that followed, the once-in-love couple never saw each other again.
And this "Acacia" was composed into a song by the later literati Li Guinian and sung by everyone, and the red bean has since become synonymous with acacia.
A red bean, an acacia, a deep affection, accompanied by the lover who once fell in love from green silk to white hair!
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Later, Wang Wei returned to his hometown and married Cui Girl. After getting married, he took Cui girl back to Chang'an.
Cui Girl is also as talented as her mother said, running the family well, and Wang Wei has gradually integrated into the happiness of this small family and fulfilled her responsibility as a husband.
However, the good times did not last long, and cui had difficulty giving birth when she gave birth, not only did the child not give birth, but she also gave up.
At this time, Xiao Zhen was in the southern country, married and had a child, although she still treasured the "silk poems" given to her by Wang Wei from time to time, but the first love that had been moved could only be used for reminiscence.
After his wife left, Wang Wei kept the empty house alone for thirty years, and did not remarry, and in his old age, he devoted himself to the Buddha, ate vegetarian food for many years, did not wear brocade clothes, and gave alms to monks, even if he had emptied all the sins of the world.........
And the red bean poem has become Wang Wei's only love song, after singing, there is no echo.............