This means that it is normal for a gentleman to be lascivious, and it is no big deal, but lascivious is not good.

Kong Ziyun, eating color is also.

This statement is incisive, and he tells the basic needs of people. However, the so-called gentleman is lewd and not lewd. A gentleman's lust is inevitable, and so are ancient sages. But lasciviousness can also be divided into elegance and vulgarity, and lasciviousness is the principle and measure.

Everyone has a love for beauty, and love for beauty and ugliness is only a natural reaction of people. There is no moral doubt.

Since ancient times, literati have been romantic and rarely obscene. The word "romance" contains too much pursuit of beautiful things. Pursuit without indulgence is not lust. Du Mu, Qin Guan, Yan Shu, Liu Yong, etc. , are masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. In Du Mu's view, it is hard to look back on his dissolute life. Yangzhou ten years is just a dream. This poem only makes people feel thrilling and fascinating. Obviously, Du Mu is romantic. From a poet's point of view, he found amazing beauty. He is lewd, but not dirty. What fascinates people is his feelings. Ten years and one dream, the good years are gone forever. How can I not be fascinated? He sighed like this, only regretting that he didn't grasp the scale and abandoned his great youth. It's open-minded to laugh at yourself so much.

When I was in college, I spent five years watching the serial of "The Legend of the Dragon in the Tang Dynasty". I have always liked one of the characters, not the protagonist, but the absolute protagonist in the supporting role. He is Hou Xibai, the "sentimental son". This is a Huang Yi Du Mu, romantic and affectionate, full of talent. He lingers among all kinds of beautiful women, and he captures their most beautiful angles with a brush. He is a true master of aesthetics.

But what really makes people admire is that he is not a prostitute. He loves the colors of the world, discovers beauty, and stays in beauty, which may be the ultimate pursuit of his life. He was born for beauty, but he was not addicted to it. Just like a wine taster, he only needed to taste the wine, not drink it all at once. On him, this sentence is well interpreted. A gentleman is lewd but not lewd.

It is not easy to be lascivious to such a state, and there are very few truly romantic figures.

Qin Guan once wrote: "Mande brothel, survive. When can I see you here? There are tears on the sleeves. " It is conceivable that in the era of Qin Guan, Jiang Nanchun wore a thin shirt and said goodbye to the woman he fell in love with. The meaning of injury can't be expressed in words. Such a romantic figure, with more emotional factors, his lewdness is not just the pursuit of beautiful things.

Perhaps, Hou Xibai is the happiest. His unremitting pursuit of beauty is the theme of his life. Du Mu and Qin Guan should be regarded as not grasping the scale. Du Mu lost his ruthlessness, lamenting the passage of time, and his nostalgia for prostitutes was just a dream. Qin Guan lost his love, and love is always a double-edged sword. Love hurts and leaves since ancient times.

A gentleman's lust is not lewd, which is perfectly reflected in Hou Xibai. Perhaps just because he is a creative figure, there will be no gain or loss in reality, and this scale can be perfectly grasped.

In fact, how many people in the world have reached this level? Du Mu need not regret.

There is also a saying that

The color of a gentleman is not lewd, but his feelings are based on reason.