Introduction to Zhang Yuan's Life Why did Zhang Shu burn Du Fu's famous poem and mix it with honey to eat?

The Tang Dynasty produced many famous poets, and Du Fu, who was known as a poet, was one of them. However, today we will not talk about Du Fu, but about Du Fu's hardcore fan Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji was a historical figure in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and like Du Fu, he was a poet, and he regarded Du Fu as his super idol and was obsessed with Du Fu's poetry.

According to Feng Zhen's "Yunxian Scattered Records", Du Fu's hardcore fan had a quirk, he liked to burn Du Fu's famous poems one by one, mix the burned paper ash with honey, and eat three spoonfuls every morning.

One day, a friend came to visit Zhang Yuan, just saw Zhang Bi eating paper ashes, he did not understand why Zhang Bi did this, so he asked Zhang Bi: "What are you doing?" Don't you usually like Du Fu the most, how to burn all the poems of your idols? Do you still eat paper ash with honey? What's your brain? ”

Zhang Zhi shook his hand after listening to it and said, "You know what! I've eaten my idol's poems and will be able to write poems as good as his in the future! ”

I am afraid that Zhang Zhi is the only one who is fascinated by Du Fu's poetry to such an extent.

However, this Zhang Book did later write a poem, which has been passed down through the ages, and the sentence in the poem, "Hate when you don't meet and don't marry", i think many people have heard of it.

"Hate when you don't meet and don't marry" comes from Zhang Yuan's self-created Lefu poem "Jie Nü Yin Send Dongping Li Sikong Shi Dao", also known as "Jie Nü Yin":

Junzhi concubines have husbands, and give concubines double pearls.

The sense of the king is lingering, tied in a red robe.

The concubines' high-rise buildings are even raised, and the good people hold the Mingguang Li.

Zhijun's heart is like the sun and the moon, and the husband vows to live and die together.

Jun Mingzhu wept bitterly, hating not meeting and not marrying.

"Li Sikong Shi Dao" refers to Li Shi Dao, who was one of the clan towns at that time.

Li Shidao was an ambitious man, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the phenomenon of feudal division was very serious, Li Shidao's power was huge, he used various means to collude and co-opt the imperial court officials and literati to serve him, and many people were attached to him.

Zhang Zhi had a high status among the literati at that time, and Li Shidao also wanted to win him over. However, Zhang Zhi's proposition was to safeguard the unity of the country, and he was opposed to the separatist forces in the feudal towns, so no matter how Li Shidao bought and co-opted, he was not moved, and he also wrote this poem "Festival of Women's Yin" to reject Li Shidao.

On the surface, this is completely a poem expressing the love affairs of men and women, but in its bones it is a political poem.

Because Li Shidao was hot at that time, Zhang Zhi did not want to offend him, so he refused very euphemistically, so that Li Shidao could only sigh helplessly when he saw it, but unfortunately he could not include Zhang Zhi under his command.

Zhang Zhi was taizhu for ten years, because of the eye disease, almost blind, he also had a "poor blind Zhang Taizhu" title, fortunately, later his eyes gradually improved, otherwise it is really a pity for a great poet!