The life of the character
Fold early life
Liu Yuxi, whose ancestors were Liu Liang, the son and seventh ancestor of Lady Jia, Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, served as the secretariat of Jizhou in the Northern Dynasty and moved to Luo with Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Father Liu Xu moved Liu Yuxi's portrait family to the east to live in Jiaxing (present-day Zhejiang) because of escaping the Anshi Rebellion. His father and ancestors were both small bureaucrats. His father Liu Xu was an official in Jiangnan, where Liu Yuxi spent his adolescence. He began to study Confucian classics and write poems at an early age. He was clever and diligent, and was once influenced by famous poems at that time. [3]
In the sixth year of Zhenyuan (790), Liu Yuxi studied in Chang 'an and enjoyed a high reputation among scholars.
Zhenyuan nine years (793), and Liu Zongyuan tied for Jinshi, the same year for Hongci Jinshi. Two years later, I went to the official department to take an examination of the scholar department, and was placed as a prince school book. Ding You soon stayed at home. In the 16th year of Zhenyuan (800), Du You appointed Liu Yuxi as our ambassador, taking Huainan as the ambassador and Xu Sihao as the ambassador. Later, Du You returned to Yangzhou. Du You wrote many forms during his stay in the curtain.
In the eighteenth year of Zhenyuan (802), he was transferred to the main book of Weinan County, Jingzhao Prefecture, and soon transferred to supervise the imperial history. At that time, both Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan worked in Yushitai, and the three became friends and had a very close relationship.
End one's relegation career
In the first month of the 21st year of Zhenyuan (805), Tang Dezong died of illness and Shunzong acceded to the throne. Wang He and Wang Lai, the attendants of two former princes, are famous for their ambition to reform graft and are trusted by Shunzong to enter the center. Liu Yuxi and Wang are good friends, and his talents and ambitions are highly valued by his uncle. Therefore, he was appointed Yuan Wailang, sentenced to a salt and iron case, and participated in the management of state finances. During this period, Liu Yuxi's political enthusiasm was extremely high, and together with Liu Zongyuan, he became the core figure of the reformists. Liu Liu, the "two kings" group took many progressive measures during its short reign, but because the reform infringed on the interests of the buffer region, eunuchs and big bureaucrats, it soon failed under the joint counterattack of conservative forces. Shunzong was forced to give way to Prince Chun Li, and the king died. Wang Pi died after being demoted. Liu Yuxi, Liu Zongyuan and other eight people were first demoted to Yuanzhou secretariat, and then to Sima Yuanzhou. This is the famous "Eight Sima Incident" in history. Go to Jiangling, and then demote Lianzhou (now Lianzhou City, Guangdong Province) to the secretariat. At the same time, eight people were demoted to distant Sima, which was called "Eight Sima" in history.
In December of Yuanhe 9 (865438+February 2005), Liu Yuxi and Liu Zongyuan were recalled to Beijing.
In March of the 11th year of Yuanhe (865438+February 2007), Liu Yuxi wrote the poem "In the 11th year of Yuanhe, I was called to Beijing from Langzhou, and I gave a play to the gentlemen who looked at flowers", which offended the ruling and opposition parties and was released as the secretariat of Lianzhou.
Liu Yuxi was exiled in Langzhou for nearly ten years. In the meantime, he created a lot of fable poems, expressed his great dissatisfaction with the powerful people of the current dynasty, and wrote many fu poems to express his ambition of being unwilling to be left behind. Because of his contact with local folk songs, he absorbed nutrition from them, and his poetry creation showed some new characteristics. During this period, he also wrote many philosophical papers, the most important of which was Three Essays on Heaven, which echoed Liu Zongyuan's Tian Shuo.
In December of the 9th year of Yuanhe (8 14), he returned to Beijing with Liu Zongyuan and others. However, he was soon banished to Bozhou, which is farther away, as a secretariat. Fortunately, with the help of Pei Du and Liu Zongyuan, he was changed to Lianzhou as a secretariat. Liu Yuxi stayed in Lianzhou for nearly five years.
In the fourteenth year of Yuanhe (8 19), he was able to leave because of his mother's death. [ 1]
In the winter of the first year of Changqing (82 1), Liu Yuxi was appointed as the secretariat of Kuizhou (now fengjie county, Sichuan).
In the summer of the fourth year of Changqing (824), he was transferred to Hezhou (now Hexian County, Anhui Province) for secretariat.
In the second year of Bao Li's reign (826), he was transferred back to Luoyang and worked in Shangshu Province, the eastern capital. It has been 23 years since he was demoted for the first time.
spend one's remaining years in comfort
In the first year of Daiwa, Liu Yuhe Liu Yuxi was appointed as Minister Du Dong. The following year, he returned to North Korea as a host and visiting doctor, and wrote "Visit Du Xuan again".
Sentence ",shows the indomitable will after repeated blows. Later, officials from Suzhou, Ruzhou and Tongzhou made a secretariat. From the first year of Kaicheng (836), he was appointed as the guest and secretary of the prince to supervise Du Dong.
In the first year of Huichang (84 1), the collation department added the title of Shangshu. The world calls them Liu Binke and Liu Shangshu. In his later years, Liu Yuxi went to Luoyang, where he made friends with Bai Juyi, Pei Du and Wei Zhuang. Singing in harmony and living a leisurely life. Together with Bai Juyi, he left Bai Liu Songs and Bai Liu Songs Volume, and together with Bai Juyi and Pei Du, he left Ruoluo Songs Masterpieces. Since then, he has served as a bachelor of Jixian Temple, a doctor of rites, a secretariat of Suzhou, a secretariat of Ruzhou and a secretariat of Tongzhou, and finally divided the capital with the Prince.
Huichang died in Luoyang in the second year (842) at the age of 7 1 year. After his death, he was posthumously awarded the title of Shangshu, and was buried in Xingyang, Henan (now Xingyang, Zhengzhou).
Main work
In the 13th year of Yuanhe (8 18), Liu Yuxi edited his book Liu Yuxi's Calligraphy as Forty Lian, and deleted a quarter of it as Collection. This is the earliest anthology and anthology of Liu Yuxi, which has not been handed down today. It contains 40 volumes of Liu Yuxi's works. The early Song Dynasty 10 volume was lost, and only 30 volumes were left. Song collected the lost relics and compiled them into Waiji 100, but there were still some omissions. Liu Yuxi's collected works have 30 volumes, including 10 volumes, 26 volumes and 27 volumes of Yuefu.