I compose the five thousand years of China

The actor who played Bai Juyi left the scene after browsing the scenery of Jiangnan.

At this time, the entire stage was handed over to Chen Fan.

Look at the audience.

Chen Fan flashed a bitter look for no reason.

"Although these poems are popular among people, the fact is that for Bai Juyi, they are just trivial skills. His real ideal is not to write powerful poems..."

Such a sentence makes everyone a little confused.

I didn’t write this poem to spread it, why is it?

Knowing everyone's doubts, Chen Fan continued.

He once wrote a letter to his good friend Yuan Zhen, and he said this: "I once showed my poems to others, and others said that they were well written and neatly written. In fact, I have not reached the level of a poet.

.Since I became an official in the imperial court, I have grown older and experienced more and more things. Whenever I talk to people, I ask more about current affairs. Whenever I read history, I explore more about the principles of governing the country. Only then do I realize that articles should be written about current affairs.

Writing, poetry should be created for reality.

It was at this time that I was promoted to a bachelor of Hanlin and an official of Zuo Shiyi. I personally received the paper for writing remonstrances. In addition to writing memorials to state my opinions directly to the emperor, I could relieve the sufferings of the people and make up for the shortcomings of current affairs.

Matters that were difficult to explain directly were written into poems and slowly made known to the emperor. Firstly, they were used to broaden the emperor's knowledge and help him consider and handle national affairs. Secondly, they were used to repay the emperor's kindness and reward, and to serve as admonition officials.

responsibilities.”

This story told by Chen Fannian is exactly what Bai Juyi wrote to Yuan Zhen in "The Nine Books with Yuan".

Yuan is Yuan Zhen. Because Yuan Zhen ranks ninth, he is also called Yuan Jiu.

There were two pairs of good friends in the middle of the Tang Dynasty.

One is Liu Yuxi and Liu Zongyuan.

The other couple is Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen.

Both pairs can be said to be life and death friends.

So many times, two people will reveal their inner thoughts to each other.

The poems written by Bai Juyi before were certainly praiseworthy.

but.

After hearing Chen Fan talk about Bai Juyi's ideals and ambitions, everyone suddenly found that Bai Juyi's poems seemed to be different.

Yes.

Why do other people write poetry?

Maybe many people write poems to express their emotions, some write poems just for the sake of writing poems, and some even write poems to show their literary talent.

but.

In Bai Juyi's case, this is not the case.

He wrote poems to state his opinions to the court and the emperor and show his political thoughts.

This state of life can be said to surpass countless poets in an instant.

"I wonder, there is such a high level of poetry writing?"

"The poor take care of themselves, while the prosperous help the world. It turns out... Bai Juyi followed this path throughout his life."

"I suddenly felt that no matter how high the poems written by others were, they could not compare to Bai Juyi's."

Yes.

Why was Bai Juyi one of the three great poets of the Tang Dynasty in the previous life?

This is not only because the poems written by Bai Juyi are very unique, but also because Bai Juyi wanted to imitate the way of the saints through poetry.

[Spring is approaching dusk in the imperial city, and there is noisy traffic and horses.

When we visit peonies together, we go to buy flowers together.

There is no permanent price for high or low, and the reward depends on the amount of money spent.

A hundred red flowers are burning, and five bunches of primeval flowers are blooming.

There is a curtain on the top for shelter, and a fence on the side for protection.

Sprinkle water and seal it with mud, and the color will remain the same.

Every family has a custom, and no one understands it.

There is a farm owner who occasionally comes to buy flowers.

He lowered his head and sighed, a sigh that no one can explain.

A clump of dark flowers, a gift from ten households.]

Suddenly, Chen Fan read aloud softly.

this poem.

It is "Buying Flowers" written by Bai Juyi.

It is also one of the ten songs in "Qin Zhongyin".

Spring has arrived again, and Chang'an is as busy as ever.

Because this is the time when peonies are blooming, many wealthy families in Chang'an come out to buy them.

These flowers bloomed very brightly. In order to sell them at a good price, the merchants also potted these flowers and filled them with fertile soil.

This is nothing, because it was the same in previous years.

But.

At this time, an old farmer accidentally saw these flowers and came over to take a look.

After reading it, he sighed, turned around and left.

Who cares?

What people see may be that the old man cannot afford it.

But.

Little did they know that the price of this dark-colored peony was equivalent to a year's tax for ten middle-income families.

What Chen Fan said was not loud.

the other side.

While Chen Fan was narrating, a scene of flower selling on the streets of Chang'an also appeared on the stage.

When they looked at the old man's leaving figure, everyone couldn't help but feel a sore nose.

but.

Chen Fan did not stop.

After the old man turned around and left helplessly, suddenly a group of carriages and horses came on the road.

Their horses are so handsome and their saddles are so bright that it dazzles the eyes.

If you ask them who they are, they are all officials and ministers of the emperor.

You see, they are wearing clothes with red ribbons. Those are doctors.

As for the purple ribbon, it is the general.

Their status is so noble, what are they going to do?

It turned out that I was going to attend a grand banquet.

There were countless delicacies in the banquet, including fruits grown on the edge of Dongting Lake and freshly cut fish.

They looked very relaxed and content when they were full, and when they were drunk, they became even more arrogant.

But.

What they don't know is.

Or, they actually know.

This year, there was a severe drought in the south of the Yangtze River, and cannibalism occurred in Quzhou.

Bai Juyi wrote the song "Light Fat" about the phenomenon he saw at that time.

"It's a drought in the south of the Yangtze River, and people in Quzhou are cannibals..."

"I……"

Looking at Chen Fan in the camera.

Listen to the poems written by Bai Juyi.

Everyone opened their mouths, not knowing what to say.

Some people feel their faces are red and hot.

The tears in the corners of some eyes could no longer be held back and fell down.

Some looked at themselves and closed their eyes again...but their minds were filled with turmoil.

Although this is written about the situation during the Tang Dynasty.
To be continued...