Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 28 Visiting the door
"Plant one grain of millet in spring, and harvest ten thousand seeds in autumn. There is no idle land in the world, and farmers still starve to death."

Thanks to Mr. Peng's propaganda, the song "Compassion for the Farmers" quickly spread among the upper class circles in Yixing County.

Poetry is not mainstream in this era, but a good poem can still make people admire it and trigger discussions.

Especially poems like "Compassion for the Farmers", whose language is popular and simple, whose syllables are harmonious and bright, are catchy and have extraordinary meaning.

The sentence "There is no idle land all over the world, and farmers are still starving to death" was deeply felt by everyone in Jiangnan.

Dai Hongling read the poem in his hand and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Chen Qingsi's talent was far beyond imagination. If he could use it for his own use, he could also make his own name. Unfortunately, that boy was born rebellious. He still doesn't bow to him. It's difficult. Don't you want me to be the county magistrate and admit my mistake to him?
snort?Just leave him alone for a while. If you can't stand it anymore, you will compromise.

In addition to Dai Hongling, most of the gentry in the county also received invitations to taste "Compassion for the Farmers".

In fact, the so-called tasting, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is showing off, and this is also a recognized tradition.

There is a lack of media channels in this era. So-and-so writes a good article and puts it out for review and advice. The purpose is to promote it.

There is no doubt that Tang poetry is the brightest light in Chinese culture.However, the poems of the early Tang Dynasty are not among them. The poems at this time are usually palace style poems, which have not yet been properly guided and developed. Most of them are enchanting and artificial, with elegant words, mostly the rouge flavor of Liang and Chen in the Southern Dynasty, and all have the sound of extravagance. The dark ages of a poem cannot be overstated.

"Compassion for the Farmers" is a poem written in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. It appeared in the early Tang Dynasty and has a completely different meaning.

No doubt it caused quite a storm.

Because it was too easy to understand, it reached the ears of the people, aroused considerable resonance, and began to spread among the people.

Yixing County Inn.

Lou Shide watched the Confucian scholar write the entire poem "Compassion for the Peasants".

The Confucian scholar said: "There is no idle land all over the world, and farmers are still starving to death. Is this the most true portrayal of Jiangnan?"

Lou Shide was in the south of the Yangtze River and said deeply: "It is indeed true."

The Confucian scholar kept his eyes on "Compassion for the Farmers" and said: "Chen Qingsi, 21, was an assistant secretary of Yixing County. He was born in Tongguan Village. He married a daughter of the Xiao family. He discovered the fire phoenix demon and appeased the refugees. He wrote "Compassion for the Farmers" in a small village. , there is such a talent. Zong Ren, do you know where this person lives?"

Lou Shide said: "I live in a posthouse in the city. This poem has spread wildly in the city. There are many people visiting me these days."

The Confucian scholar smiled and said: "Let's go and pay a visit. Let's see if this young hero has real talent and learning, or if he is just a pedantic scholar who only knows how to write and write."

After all, it was the early Tang Dynasty, and poetry and prose were minor.

Ru Shi and Lou Shide walked out of the inn together and came to the post house to send greetings.

The song "Compassion for the Farmers" made Chen Qingsi feel like a small fire. For two days in a row, people came to visit her or sent invitations and held banquets.

This trend of joining in the fun has been the case throughout the ages.

Chen Qingsi declined all the offers she could make, but she couldn't resist the ones she could. Regardless of whether she liked it or not, she happily participated and received a lot of praise.

In the past, because of Dai Hongling's deliberate contempt, not many people knew that Chen Qingsi comforted the refugees. However, as his fame increased, his actions of going into the tiger's den to comfort the refugees single-handedly became known to most people.With both literary talent and hard work, Chen Qingsi has truly become famous.

"A tourist from Hedong?"

Chen Qingsi looked at the greeting card in her hand. The calligraphy was very beautiful, each stroke was in the style of a master, and the signature was Hedong Pei Long.

Hedong Peilong?

Chen Qingsi had never heard of this name. If he was an envoy from the imperial court, he might have used a false name. If the meeting happened by chance, Pei from Hedong would be worth making friends with.

Without thinking much, Chen Qingsi accepted the invitation and went out to greet him personally.

Two young Confucian scholars stood side by side outside the post station. An older Confucian scholar was wearing a green shirt and had an upturned beard at the corners of his mouth. He was gentle and elegant. The other younger Confucian scholar stood with some restraint. He was not tall. But he has a tall figure, a strong body under the Confucian clothes, a square face with a Chinese character, and half of his face is covered with a thin black beard. It is conceivable that he must have a thick beard in the future.

"The distinguished guests are coming, but Chen Qingsi is not ready to welcome them from afar."

The older Confucian scholar bowed in return and said: "I am Pei Long, whose name is Ziyan. This is a close friend of a certain person, whose surname is Lou, whose name is Zong, and whose name is Deren. I traveled here and was able to read Chen Zuoshi's "Compassion for the Farmers". I am deeply shocked. When Long was in Chang'an, he once read the poems of Shangguan Secretary Shaojian, and was shocked by Shangguan style's intricate and graceful poetic style. Today I heard "Compassion for the Farmers", and the depth of its artistic conception is no less than that of Shangguan Secretary Shaojian."

Chen Qingsi didn't react when she first heard Shangguan's secretary, the young prisoner, but when she heard Shangguan Ti again, she knew she was talking about Shangguan Yi.

Many people in later generations do not understand Shangguan Yi's contribution to Tang poetry.

In fact, it is no exaggeration to call Shangguan Yi and his Shangguan style the pioneers of Tang poetry.

There is a progression in the development of poetry. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, so-called poetry was the product of a group of temple bosses amusing themselves. Whether it was Li Shimin or Yang Guang, or even a certain literary giant could not escape the rouge of Liang and Chen in the Southern Dynasty.Especially Li Shimin, his literary talent is actually good. His first few sentences can be majestic, but the next few sentences immediately pile up rhetoric and turn into a coquettish style, which is so disgusting that it completely offsets his overwhelming imperial spirit. The desert of poetry, Nothing more.

Shangguan Yi was the first person to make changes to palace style poetry. After him were the four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty, Lu Zhaolin, Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, and King Luo Bin, followed closely by Chen Ziang, Liu Xiyi, and Zhang Ruoxu...

Shangguan Yi was the pioneer, the Four Great Masters laid the foundation, Chen, Liu, and Zhang were the promoters. Finally, Tang poetry reached its peak in the hands of Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Gao Shi, Wang Changling, and Cen Shen.

At this moment, people were compared with Guan Yi. Chen Qingsi could hardly hold it back and said hurriedly: "Brother Pei is too generous. The poem he recited is not as good as Xiao Dao'er. On the contrary, it was Brother Pei's calligraphy that shocked me greatly. The strokes are soft on the outside and strong on the inside. , the strokes are smooth and smooth, full of splendor, which is admirable. This invitation can be attributed to a certain calligraphy master."

Before Tang poetry reached its glory, there was really no way to compare poetry with calligraphy.

Pei Long twisted his beard and smiled. He learned calligraphy from Yu Shinan, and he was deeply satisfied with it.

The two of them complimented each other, and then entered together.

Chen Qingsi naturally prepared their Yixing County specialty Yangxian tea for the original guests.

Pei Long and Lou Shide were naturally accustomed to this kind of literati way of hospitality. They did not object to the tea with the flavor of pork and ginger, but looked like they were enjoying it.

Chen Qingsi sipped the tea she made and reminded herself again that if she succeeds in her ambitions in the future, she will dare to ask the tea ceremony to change the sky.

The three of them chatted with each other for a few words, and soon got to the point: in this era, the biggest topic of conversation is always national affairs and government secrets.

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