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Chapter 148 Not as good as a dog
"Now let's talk about Bai Juyi and the historical background of Song of Everlasting Sorrow."

"We said before that the genre of poetry reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty. Many famous poets emerged in the Tang Dynasty, and there were countless excellent works. Many of the ancient poems that future generations need to memorize from elementary school to college are Tang poems."

"There were many outstanding poets in the more than two hundred years of the Tang Dynasty, and if we were to rank them, Bai Juyi would definitely be in the top ten."

"His poems are straightforward and easy to understand. Even the old women in the village can understand them. It is said that after Bai Juyi wrote the poems, he would read them to the people at the bottom of society. If they did not understand, Bai Juyi would revise them again. Therefore, he The poem was widely circulated."

"So, when we mention Bai Juyi, which of his works do we think of?"

Don't worry, talk about it bit by bit.

People after the Tang Dynasty are not curious, because for them, this is history.

But people in the Tang Dynasty and before the Tang Dynasty listened very seriously.

Especially in the time and space where Bai Juyi was, his friend Yuan Zhen toasted to Bai Juyi: "The fairy praised him so much, it shows that Lotte will leave his name in history."

Bai Juyi was also very happy, not because he was happy about his fame in future generations, but because his poems would be recited by future generations.

In the interstellar era, people have been fascinated by it.

For them, these are simply areas that they have never understood.

"Oh my god, the Tang Dynasty...why haven't we heard of it?"

"Our history has been lost, like a people without roots."

"Ma'am, please tell me more history."

"Bai Juyi, Bai Juyi, what a nice name. His poems are so good."

"If there are any other poems, please tell me, ma'am."

"Pei Qingxu, please release it quickly, release it quickly..."

"Yes, when we talk about Bai Juyi, the first thing that comes to our mind is Song of Everlasting Sorrow and the Charcoal Seller. This poem was included in middle school Chinese textbooks and is one of the poems that must be memorized. There is also another poem called Pipa Xing, which is still remembered by later generations. They composed the music for this song and sang it their way.”

When Wuyou said this, Pei Qingxu played the song Pipa Xing.

and then……

The ancients looked at the dazzling stage on the canopy, and a man was singing and dancing.

what is this?

The ancients felt a little unclear.

What's Bai Juyi's expression?
He was completely bewildered.

Should his poems be composed like this?Or is it that later generations will sing like this?

But people in the interstellar era find it particularly pleasant to listen to. It sounds so good. The lyrics are also beautifully written, and the dancing is also very good.

This is simply a supreme enjoyment.After playing a pipa song, Wuyou continued: "Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen are good friends. They are also the advocates of the New Yuefu Movement. Because his poems are simple and easy to understand, with a wide range of themes and diverse forms, they are called poems by later generations." The devil or the king of poetry.”

"And why do we play the Song of Everlasting Regret first?"

Wuyou looked at Pei Qingxu.

Pei Qingxu hurriedly asked: "Is it because this poem is related to Tang Xuanzong?"

Wuyou nodded: "Well, you are right, it is precisely because this poem is related to Tang Xuanzong, and not just this one, there are many poems related to Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei. It can be said that during the Kaiyuan period and Xuanzong From then until the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was the most prosperous era of Tang poetry. It is said that historians were unlucky for poets and their families. This may be because the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, which caused many people to become homeless. Such a difficult life created Tang poetry with various themes and poets who are famous in history. .”

"We will talk about Xuanzong first in this issue. After talking about him, we will take stock of the poets of the Tang Dynasty and their stories."

Pei Qingxu coughed: "I read Song of Everlasting Regret a few times just now, and I always felt that the character of Tang Xuanzong in the poem was really not very good."

Wuyou smiled: "Maybe he was confused because he was too alive. In fact, Xuanzong was very good when he came to the throne. He appointed talented people and was diligent in political affairs. The country was governed very well, so that there were The title of Kaiyuan Prosperity."

"Let's first talk about what it was like during the prosperous Kaiyuan era. The poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty once wrote a poem to describe it. The poem is written like this: Recalling the heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty in the past, there were still thousands of families in the small town. The rice was dripping with fat, and the corn was white. Both the public and private warehouses are abundant. There are no jackals or tigers on the roads of Kyushu, and the sun rises auspiciously if you travel a long way."

"Let's see how good this poem was written in the prosperous times. There were thousands of households in the small town, and the warehouses were full of rice and chestnuts. There was no need to be afraid when traveling far away, because the public security was good. Do not close the door at night."

"Let's look at the data again. At that time, the land area reached more than 1000 million square kilometers. Due to the war in the early Tang Dynasty, during the Wude period, there were only about 300 million households in the country. By the Zhenguan period, the number increased to 600 million. By Wu Zetian's During the Shenlong period, there were already more than 1000 million households, and during the Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, there were more than [-] million households in the country, and at this time, the entire Tang Dynasty reached its heyday."

"In ancient times, generally speaking, people like to have descendants around their knees. Most families have a large number of people in each household. Calculated as a family of five, if there are more than 1000 million people, it would be about 6000 to 7000 million, or more than [-] million people. .”

"At that time, the Tang Dynasty was the center of the entire world. Chang'an City was the most developed city in the world, a city that people from all countries in China aspired to. At that time, the economy of Chang'an City was very developed, and commerce and trade were also very prosperous. People lived among the cities. With people of all colors from many countries, the prosperous Tang Dynasty accepted businessmen or envoys from various countries who came to study with an open mind and a tolerant attitude, and also accepted and absorbed various cultures."

"Maybe it was because it was too prosperous and developed at that time. As Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty got older, his mentality became wandering."

"He was simple and simple in the early days of his administration, but later he began to engage in all kinds of extravagance and waste, and appointed the treacherous prime minister Li Linfu..."

"How confused was Xuanzong at that time? Let's give an example. There was a scientific examination. Because Li Linfu controlled the imperial examination, he prevented the court from recruiting talented people. Therefore, no one was recruited in that scientific examination. Tang Xuanzong I found it very strange, and asked Li Linfu what was going on, Li Linfu told Tang Xuanzong that all the talents in the world were already in the court, and there were no more talents among the people, so Tang Xuanzong actually believed such a word that fooling dogs would not believe. "

Pei Qingxu said at the right time: "No wonder he could rob his daughter-in-law."

At this moment, Tang Xuanzong's face turned red.

The slap after slap made him dizzy.

He was like a prisoner tied to the gallows, awaiting execution, being judged in front of everyone.

Li Shimin was so angry that his whole body was shaking.

"Confused, confused, how can you believe such nonsense?"

He said in his heart that the fairy was right, but even dogs wouldn't believe it. Li Longji was worse than a dog.

"Xuanzong was too floating and arrogant in the later period of his administration, which made him panic when the Anshi Rebellion came, and he began to abandon the city and run away."

"How prosperous Chang'an City was at that time, and how many people of the Tang Dynasty lived in Chang'an City. He, an emperor who was supported by his people, did not protect his people in times of crisis, let alone live and die with his people. He left his people who trusted him and respected him and ran away, what's the difference between this and calling him the Son of Heaven and the Two Saints of Xuexiang?"

(End of this chapter)