The era of Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty can be described as turbulent and unpredictable. In that period, many famous poets and lyricists emerged, such as Li Bai and Du Fu, who we are familiar with, who rose up in that era.
It is precisely because there were outstanding poets like Li Bai and Du Fu in that era who painted a strong mark on the Chinese national culture, and the works they left behind have been handed down to this day, appearing in the textbooks of middle schools and high schools, and becoming indelible Chinese treasures.
It was from the time of Tang Xuanzong that The Chinese poetry scene gradually reached its peak, creating an unprecedented scene of prosperity. The fact that Tang Xuanzong was able to have such a "poetic society" was inseparable from the cultural background and social background at that time, and that such a cultural background was inseparable from the supreme ruler of Tang Xuanzong li longji at that time.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="48" > Li Longji vigorously promoted cultural policies to lay the foundation for poetry</h1>
If you want to appear at the peak of culture and art in a period of time, open-mindedness is the prerequisite, and only open-mindedness can lead to the scene of a hundred flowers blooming in literary works. During the Tang Xuanzong period, the phenomenon of a hundred flowers blooming in literary works was mainly related to the policies introduced by Li Longji.
During the Kaiyuan period, the society was prosperous, they sang and danced, and at that time, there were not many restrictions on literature, so some talented poets slowly emerged in society, and some themes attacking social phenomena and bureaucracy often appeared in poetry.
In the face of the emergence of these themes, Li Longji did not worry about what harm it would cause to society, but more advocated the emergence of such theme poems that reflected social reality. He even spoke at the imperial court to allow poets to write poetry feedback on their own state of rule, and poets were also very welcome to write poems on the theme of "Li Longji".
It should be known that in later generations, poets are not allowed to mention the name of the emperor in poetry, and once the name of the emperor is mentioned, it is necessary to be infected with the disaster of death.
It is precisely because of Li Longji's policy that the poems of the Tang Dynasty period can be described as innumerable, and poems of all sizes are written from the state to the society and then to the people. In the face of the poet exposing the dark side of society, Li Longji will also understand the method of governing society from the poem, so as to constantly govern the country, which is one of the reasons why the Tang Dynasty can have a prosperous era.
In other dynasties, the persecution of intellectuals by rulers also often occurred, and during the period of Li Longji's rule, there were deliberate moves to elevate the status of intellectuals, so that some people who did not meet with talents got their due status, and also gave them the opportunity to shine politically or culturally.
During this period, more famous poets like Li Bai and Du Fu all received higher titles. This is why the Tang Dynasty will be the peak of the poetry world, in the face of these biased poets "preferential policies", so that some poets from civilian origins see hope, they can also achieve a turnaround through their own literary style.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="49" > Li Longji as a civilian poet "justified his name"</h1>
In some later dynasties, some well-known poets were reduced to serving as officials in small counties and even starving to death, and even if the writing was flying, they could not change the life of the commoners, which was the lifeache of some poets.
In the face of this situation, Li Longji focused on taking care of talented people from the cold door, and in the imperial examination during the Kaiyuan period, it was stipulated that poets should be selected as scholars.
In the face of the imperial examination of bureaucratic rule, Li Longji struck hard, which also made those who were oppressed by the bureaucracy see the hope of the officialdom, and this policy also stimulated the birth of poets to a certain extent, and society also moved towards a fair and just social atmosphere.
In terms of ideology, Li Longji also attached great importance to Confucianism, and he printed a book of Confucianism and distributed it to everyone in the country, which also provided the possibility for poetry to blossom, people's thoughts were purified in Confucianism, and their thoughts were purified and enlivened, and more and more open ideas also promoted the gradual formation of the poetry world.
In general, why Tang Dynasty poetry was so developed is closely related to Li Longji's policy of opening up, and Li Longji also allowed exchanges with foreign cultures, and advocated learning from the outside world what his own country did not have, and extracting excellent things from other countries.
Therefore, the themes of Tang poems are also diverse, whether from social phenomena or people's lives, they are vividly reflected from the inside out.
Li Bai's famous poem "Bodhisattva Man" draws on external factors and combines Burmese music into his own poetry, in addition to many poems that reflect the culture and ideas of foreign countries.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="24" > Li Longji's personal love of poetry became a key factor</h1>
Li Longji has loved calligraphy, music, and poetry since he was a child, and when Li Longji was ten years old, he would make his own poems, and when he walked alone on the street, looking at the scene of thousands of empty alleys, he could slowly make a poem from his heart. It is precisely because he has a talent for poetry that he also did his best to promote the development of poetry after he became emperor.
There is also no shortage of works by Li Longji in "Three Hundred Poems of Tang Dynasty", and his preference for poetry has also influenced contemporary poets, and many rising talents are idolizing Li Longji.
When we observe Li Longji's works, it is not difficult to find that Li Longji's works are biased towards the style of social reality, and most of them are based on facts or what he has seen and heard, exposing some phenomena that exist in society.
This is also why after Li Longji ascended to the throne, poets were allowed to criticize their own behavior, so that Li Longji could also find his own problems in governing the country from the perspective of an outsider, this policy was not proposed by Li Longji by accident, but the concept that germinated in his heart from childhood, taking poetry as the government.
The scope of Li Longji's writing is also very wide, four words, five words, six words, seven words and miscellaneous poems have been written, his style is not as bold as Li Bai, or like Du Fu's kind of worries about the country and the people, while Li Longji's poems are particularly plain and simple, and the verses are not obscure or implied, but easy to understand and clear at a glance.
epilogue:
Li Longji plays a crucial role in the historical stage of the development of Chinese poetry, without Li Longji, there would be no current Chinese poetry, and it is Li Longji's policy of opening up that has promoted the development process of Chinese poetry.
Under the promotion of Li Longji, many literati have created many excellent literary works, which also provides a good example for the world, so that future generations of poets can step on the shoulders of giants to create excellent works.