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Chapter 196 Du Fu, Eternal... (Subscribe)
"Sage of poetry!!!"

Watching Chen Fan, the host of CCTV's "There Are More Than Three Hundred Poems of Tang Dynasty", said the word "Poet Sage".

Countless audiences fell silent for a moment.

They were immediately stimulated by the word "poet sage".

They never thought about it.

There are also poets who will be called poets.

To know.

In the Tang Dynasty.

Even if someone dares to be called a Poet Immortal, no one dares to be called a Poet Saint.

Because the word holy has always been the highest honor.

but.

soon.

The name of poet saint has been accepted by them.

Especially those friends who watch the live broadcast through Kuaijiu.

"I love the sage of poetry, I think, the sage of poetry is Du Fu, and Du Fu is the sage of poetry."

"I agree too, let's argue."

"It doesn't matter if you don't accept it, who can find someone who surpasses Du Fu?"

the other side.

The high-level executives of the Taishan Scenic Spot Tourism Management Committee, but you look at me, I look at you... Immediately, they all felt extremely boiling.

"Mr. Zheng, I think it's 1 million. We also want to win Du Fu's "Wang Yue"."

The reason why they made such a decision.

Not only because the poem "Wang Yue" is tailor-made for Mount Tai.

More importantly.

This "Wang Yue" was written by the poet Du Fu.

……

"I said so much just now, it's all sad, and there are not many happy things. In fact, Du Fu also has happy moments. Since Du Fu moved to Chengdu, one of his friends, Gao Shi, came to visit him. Du Fu was very happy, Then I asked my wife to cook. However, one meal was ready, only to find that there were only four dishes on the table."

"Perhaps everyone thinks that there are four dishes. Du Fu's life is not very good. But what everyone doesn't know is what these four dishes are. In the first dish, there are only two egg yolks on the plate. There are a few slices of shallots on top. The second course, only egg whites. The third course is only scallion white, which is the white part of the onion. The fourth course, only a bowl of clear soup, and then put a few eggshells on top of the clear soup."

When they heard Chen Fan's explanation, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Well, the four dishes of emotion are actually only eggs and green onions."

"As for the last dish, it's just clear soup with eggshells. Can eggshells be eaten?"

"Upstairs, let me give you a science. The main component of egg shells is calcium carbonate. In fact, they are still very nutritious, but we modern people don't eat them. For the ancients, egg shells were also food that should not be wasted. "

There is no way.

Du Fu can be said to be the worst among many poets.

Even if good friends come, they can only have such dishes.

But nonetheless.

In order to save everyone from embarrassment, Du Fu had an idea and said to Gao Shi: "Brother Gao, look, the first dish is called two orioles singing green willows. The second dish is called a row of egrets on the blue sky. The third dish The dish is called Chuanghan Xiling Qianqiu Xue. The fourth dish is called Menbo Dongwu Wanli Boat."

Two Yellowbirds Ming Cui Liu

A group of egrets climbed into the blue sky.

Window with Xiling Qianqiu Snow

Menbo Dongwu Wanli Ship

This poem is exactly one of Du Fu's representative works, Quatrains.

"Two eggs, hahaha, aren't they just two orioles?"

"What about Cui Liu?"

"Aren't there onions?"

"A group of egrets go up to the blue sky, egg white, egg white, a group of egrets, I suddenly found that Du Fu is also a talent."

"The window contains Qianqiu snow in Xiling, isn't the light white the same as Qianqiu snow?"

"As for the Soochow Wanli Boat at Menpo, this is more vivid. These eggshells are the boat."

The applause came wildly.

This short story is not only fresh and refined, but also more graphic.

In addition, this poem is also very beautifully written, and at the same time very simple, so that people can understand it at a glance.

It has to be said that this level is so high that it is absolutely amazing.

of course.

This little story is just a little story.

This quatrain is not just about four dishes.

Although this poem looks very graphic, it also expresses the poet's feelings for the country.

Just like the last sentence, "Morning the Soochow Wanli Ship?"

Why are there so many boats parked at the gate?

It is precisely because of the Anshi Rebellion that the entire country is at war.

Many ships were impassable due to the war, so they could only park on the river.

Because there are too many boats, they line up like thousands of miles away.

From this aspect, it is not a poem that makes Du Fu happy.

but.

If there is a poem that expresses Du Fu's happiness, there really is one.And this poem is Du Fu's real joy.

"In 763 A.D., the Tang army fought a big victory with the rebels near Luoyang. The Tang army recovered Luoyang, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng and other places. The rebel leaders Xue Song and Zhang Zhongzhi surrendered one after another. The next year, Shi Siming's son Shi Chaoyibing He was defeated and hanged himself, and his generals Tian Chengsi and Li Huaixian surrendered one after another. So far, the eight-year-long "Anshi Rebellion" came to an end. Du Fu was ecstatic when he heard the news in Chengdu, so he wrote down A song "I heard that the officers and soldiers took over Henan and Hebei"."

[Suddenly from outside the sword, it was reported that Jibei was collected, and when I heard it for the first time, my clothes were full of tears.

But looking at the worries of his wife, he is crazy about poems and books.

Singing in the daytime must be indulging in wine, youth is a good company to return home.

That is to say, from Ba Gorge to Wu Gorge, it will go down to Xiangyang to Luoyang. 】

It can be said.

This poem, like "Spring Hope", is a patriotic poem full of incomparable patriotic enthusiasm.

But it is different from Chunwang.

Chunwang was at the moment when the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and the whole country entered into recession step by step, and the people were in dire straits.

But this song "Wen Guanjun Takes Henan and Hebei" is the beginning of the country's normalization and return to peace.

So when Du Fu heard the news, his first reaction was that his clothes were covered with tears.

Looking at his wife's reaction again, Manjuan Shishu was ecstatic.

Hurry up and pack up, we are going home.

Yes.

Hear such news.

Even if he had no ambitions in his life, Du Fu, who had never had any happy things in his life, lost his composure when he was happy this time.

That's why there is "singing in the daytime and drinking indiscriminately".

Whether it is singing loudly or drinking indulgently, it is not enough to express Du Fu's joy.

You can imagine how happy Du Fu was at this time.

And the last sentence.

From the Ba Gorge to the Wu Gorge, it will go down Xiangyang to Luoyang.

To put it in a modern sentence, that is, when I hear this news, I will rush home even if I am flying.

In fact.

At that time, Du Fu did not return home immediately.

Because although there were signs of the end of the war at that time, it was not completely over.

So Du Fu didn't dare to go home lightly.

But this poem shows the author's patriotism and homesickness incomparably.

"Understood, I finally understand why Mr. Chen Fan called Du Fu the sage of poetry."

"Didn't Mr. Chen Fan say that the reason why Du Fu is called a poet is because of his height of thought."

"Yes, it is indeed a high level of thinking. But we can also make a comparison. For example, we compare this poem with Meng Jiao after he was admitted to the imperial examination. At that time, Meng Jiao was also mad with joy when he was admitted to the Jinshi. Then he said, The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and he can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day. But this is only his personal expression, and this kind of joy is really a little loose and a little smug. However, in Du Fu's poem, no matter how happy he is. , we are also extremely admired in our hearts.”

This is how the world is.

Not better than not knowing.

A comparison.

You will find out why Du Fu is the sage of poetry and not someone else.

……

"After the Anshi Rebellion ended, Yan Wu, who took care of Du Fu in many ways before, passed away. Du Fu began to wander again. Fortunately, the governor of Kuizhou and Du Fu were old acquaintances. He asked Du Fu to help the officials take care of the one hundred Qing public land. At this time, Du Fu's life It was better before, and then Du Fu also bought some fields and a forty-acre orchard, and hired some workers to help him. At this time, Du Fu’s life was much better than before, so his enthusiasm for creation was also much higher .In less than two years, Du Fu has created more than 400 poems."

"It's just a pity that although Du Fu's life is slightly better than before, Du Fu is already in his 50s. And because he didn't live a good life when he was young, his health is getting worse day by day. At 55 When he was [-] years old, one day he climbed high and looked far away, and composed a song "Climbing High."

[The wind is rushing, the sky is high, the ape screams and mourns, and the white bird flies back to Zhuqingsha.

The endless fall of the trees, the endless Yangtze River rolling in.

Wandering With Melancholy, a century on stage alone and sick.

Difficulty and bitterness hate the frosty temples, and the new stop the dirty wine glass. 】

This is the first ascent.

The meaning is also very simple.

The first four sentences describe the scenery seen from a high altitude.

But everyone's situation is different. It may be the same scenery, but different people have different feelings when they see it.

Originally, the scenery was actually pretty good.

But in the eyes of the old Du Fu, he seemed a little lonely and desolate.

The last four sentences are about Du Fu himself.

Wan Li described this life.

How is this life?

From east to west, from north to south, constantly wandering, constantly being a guest.

Being a guest here is not like us modern people visiting other people's homes.

To be a guest in ancient times was to take refuge in others, and you had to look at other people's eyes.

What's even more tragic is that Du Fu did not visit once or twice, but frequently...often defecting to others.

And that's not all.

In addition to the embarrassment of living as a guest, my health is not very good now, and I often get sick.

Moreover, people are getting old, and their white hair grows.

Even more depressing.

Because of illness and old age, I can't even drink alcohol.

then what should we do?

There is no other way but to write a poem to express my emotion.

"Oh, Du Fu's life has really been miserable."

"Well, it's hard to live a better life, and my health is failing."

"There is only the last hobby, writing poems and expressing emotion."

Many viewers sighed again.

of course.

This poem is not so simple.

Du Fu's "Climbing the High" has always been rated as the best seven-character verse by countless literati.

The most important thing is that the poem "Climbing the High" can be said to be full of contradictions and neat.

but.

Because of the program, Chen Fan didn't have time to analyze the poem.

But he believed.

Even if Chen Fan didn't analyze it, after this show, countless viewers would still find the poem extraordinary.

"In 768, five years after the Anshi Rebellion was put down, Du Fu could no longer bear the feeling of homesickness, and prepared to go back to his hometown to visit relatives. On the way, Du Fu passed through many places, and even went to Yueyang Tower. However, he encountered Zang Jie's rebellion on the way, and Du Fu could only Changed the itinerary. When we came to a place called Leiyang, the river suddenly swelled and trapped Du Fu. He didn’t eat for 5 days. Fortunately, the local county magistrate heard the news that Du Fu was trapped, and then sent People brought wine and meat. Du Fu, who had not eaten meat for five days, was finally rescued, but not long after, Du Fu died suddenly on a small boat at the age of 5."

There are several theories about the cause of Du Fu's death.

Some say it was given to death.

Some also said that they died of illness.

It is also said that he fell into the water and died.

Others said they died of food poisoning.

Another said that he died of indigestion.

For this.

Chen Fan is more inclined to talk about indigestion.

Because in various versions, it is mentioned that Du Fu did not eat for 5 days.

Then the local county magistrate learned about it and sent a lot of fish and meat.

Just imagine.

Let alone the elderly.

Just young people.

I haven't eaten for several days, and my body can't bear it if I eat a lot of fish and meat all at once.

"Alas, a generation of poet saints has just fallen."

"That's right. It made me like Datang now, but I also hate Datang."

"why?"

"What I like is that a poet saint was born in the Tang Dynasty, but what I hate is that the Tang Dynasty did not cherish the poet saint."

"Stop talking, it makes me want to cry."

This episode about Du Fu is about to end.

Think back to Du Fu's life.

People admire Du Fu for writing epic poems.

But it is sad that his life is really painful.

Chen Fan felt the same way about this mentality.

However, Chen Fan added a sentence at the end: "The death of Du Fu, the poet saint, did not attract much attention to the Tang Dynasty at that time. Because he was not very well-known at the time, but after his death, he wrote The poems written down have a different style. In the later period, Bai Juyi, Yuan Zhen, Liu Yuxi... Almost all poets after Du Fu were influenced by Du Fu. From this point of view, Du Fu will last forever... ..."

"There Are More Than Three Hundred Tang Poems" ends here.

Countless spectators stood up.

They uttered the unanimous voice:

"Du Fu, Qiangu."

"Du Fu, Qiangu."

"Du Fu, Qiangu."

(End of this chapter)