Ancient Chinese poetry is accustomed to the characteristics of "poetry, music and dance". Thanks to the enlightened cultural policy and the parallel integration of Confucianism and Buddhism, feast music flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and folk music activities were very popular, giving birth to many musicians, singers, and instrumental musicians. The prosperity of music has greatly promoted the creation of poetry, and with the help of the interpretation of the people, the poetry has also been sung. Although the status of the man is low, it can influence and even influence the fame of the poet.
In the Tang Dynasty's "Ji Yi Ji", there is a story that is both elegant and vulgar:
During the first year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the poets Wang Changling, Gao Shi, and Wang Zhizhuo made friends and often gathered to drink wine and discuss poetry.
One day, it was cold and snowy. The three poets went to the restaurant together for a drink. Suddenly, the actors of pear garden went upstairs to party and drink. The three poets roast the fire while eating wine and watching the actors perform on a show. A moment later, four gorgeous pear garden women came upstairs and played the famous song of the time.
Wang Changling told the two friends: "The three of us are also quite famous in the poetry world, but we have not been able to distinguish between high and low. Today is an opportunity to quietly listen to these singers singing, whose poems are more lyrical, who is the winner. ”
The "Seven Sacred Hands" border poet Wang Changling
A singer took the lead in singing: "The cold rain and the river enter Wu at night, and PingMing sends guests to Chushan Lonely." Luoyang relatives and friends asked each other, a piece of ice heart in the jade pot. ”
Then a female singer sang: "Kai Zhen tears, see the Book of the Day before the King." The night platform is lonely, just like Zi Yunju. ”
The poet Of the Frontiers
The third singer appeared and sang: "Broom Ping Ming Golden Hall opened, and the strong general Tuan Fan wandered together." The jade face is not as good as the jackdaw color, and it is like bringing the shadow of the sun to the sun. ”
The first and third capital here are Wang Changling's last sentences, namely "Furong Lou Sends Xin Gradually" and "Five Songs of Changxin Autumn Words" (the third), and the second is from Gao Shi's "Crying Single Father Liang Jiu Shaofu". The first song is a masterpiece, and hearing Zhiyin sing their own works, Wang Changling and Gao Shi are naturally proud, excited, and excited.
Wang Zhizhuo's face was a little hanging, he thought he had been famous for a long time, but the singers did not sing his poems. So he said to the two friends unconvincedly: "These few singers are not famous, they are only low-level and unpopular songs, and those elegant songs, where can they sing them?" So he pointed to the most beautiful of the singers and said, "When she sings, if it weren't for my poems, I wouldn't have competed with you in my life." If they were to sing my poems, the two of them would bow down before their seats and honor me as a teacher. ”
The tragic and heroic King's Run
After a while, it was the turn of the most beautiful girl with a bun to sing, and she sang: "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city of Wanlingshan." Qiang Di why should he complain about Yang Liu, the spring wind does not pass the jade door. Wang Zhizhuo was extremely proud, squeezing Wang Changling and Gao Shi and saying, "What, countryman, I am right!" The three poets laughed.
The singers heard the laughter, did not know what was happening, and came over one after another: "May I ask a few princes, what are you laughing at?" The three poets told them the reason for the poem. The singers bowed down and said, "Please forgive us for not knowing the gods and immortals, and respectfully invite you to join us in the wine." "Finally everyone got drunk together for a day.
This is the famous "Flag Pavilion Painting Wall" story, the three poets are all working on the absolute sentence, especially Wang Zhizhuo's "Liangzhou Words" can be described as the absolute sentence of the absolute sentence. Although the identity of poets is obviously higher than that of Lingren, the high and low judgment of their works is in the hands of Lingren singers, which shows that Lingren is a true connoisseur and critic.
It seems that the elegance of poetry and the customs of song are only relative, when the literati doctors bring their own masterpieces into the life of the city, so that ya will go to the customs; when the people collect and sing the literati's masterpieces, the customs will also have ya.