Because when an expert is arguing with a layman, he really becomes a "layman". In fact, the so-called "unpopular" and "popular" are just readers' personal feelings. For readers with limited poetry appreciation ability, there are naturally many unpopular poems; But for those readers who love classical poetry, especially scholars who specialize in ancient poetry, unpopular poetry is naturally rare.
Even the famous literati in history, not all their poems are well known. In fact, there are many unpopular poems in their works. For example, a poem by Xin Qiji that I want to share with you today is an unpopular but wonderful word. The famous sentences in the word are amazing for thousands of years, and the ending is full of philosophy and thought-provoking. The full text is as follows:
Xin Qiji, a poet comparable to Su Shi in Song Dynasty. However, compared with Su Shi's strong literary popularity, Xin Qiji is both civil and military, and has won the respect and love of more readers in later generations. As can be seen from the title, this is a farewell message. As a common topic in classical poetry, farewell poems often describe the separation of men and women, lingering feelings and sadness.
However, Xin Qiji's Farewell Speech is a masterpiece with good intentions, profound artistic conception and profound spirit. So, when and where was this word written? It is reported that the poet went to Lin 'an from Zhang Yu (now Nanchang) in the fifth year of Xichun in Song Xiaozong (1 178). Whether he went to Lin 'an for work or to visit friends is unknown.
On the way, he said goodbye to a good friend. When I was leaving, I thought of several setbacks I had experienced in my official career, and I couldn't help feeling deeply, so I wrote this farewell song. These words were written as a farewell. At the beginning, "sing" Yangguan ",you must eat more when you are successful" to express your feelings. "Three Stacks at Yangguan" is a farewell song in the Tang Dynasty, with a gloomy tune and a sad style, which makes all the listeners cry.
However, the poet "finished" three stories in Yangguan, which shows the depth of his separation. The word "wet tears" is infinitely sad to read. But readers who know the poet's character should know that life is an ordinary thing, and poets will not feel so deeply sad because of farewell. So, what is he sad about?
Later, a phrase "fame and fortune add food" revealed the answer for us: the poet is bold and open-minded. Just for the Northern Expedition and reunification, I have always been bitter and accumulated in my heart. At this time, I just saw my friend off. In the shadow of parting, these pent-up emotions surged out. The so-called heroic tenderness is probably like this.
However, in this word, the poet regards fame as a "remnant" outside the body. What is the reason? In fact, it is an angry remark that the poet was dissatisfied with the court's knees and made peace with the Jin people, and was forced to retire because of his ambition. In addition, the word "adding meals together" in Nineteen Ancient Poems was changed to "adding meals without giving up donations", which seemed helpless and sad.
Then, the phrase "floating in the air to send infinite trees and burying them in the mountains with rain clouds" has been amazing for thousands of years and praised by future generations. It is not only the natural scenery when writing farewell, but also contains profound meaning. The poet looked forward and saw the endless water in the horizon, as if to send the endless tree color to the distance; In the drizzle, clouds are gathering, covering more than half of the castle peak.
The poet may be seeing his friends off at the water's edge, so from a distance, the water meets the sky, and the sky seems to be floating on the water. The word "floating" is really clever; The word "send" has the meaning of "running water to send trees" and "send friends", which is a pun; After that, the word "buried" is extremely heavy, which vividly depicts the cloudy weather.
However, behind the scenery is the poet's inner anger and anxiety. At this time, the treacherous court official was in power, and the lords and factions always instigated the monarch to make peace with Guo Xu, but their northern expedition proposition never came true. Many honest ministers are suppressed by treacherous villains, just like dark clouds covering green mountains and green waters. Really subtle, lingering!
According to the normal writing logic, a poet should stick to the throne and express his sorrow without hating. However, in Xiaque's opening three, "There are thousands of hatreds in modern times, but parting is sorrow and joy", the poet changed his pen and said: There are thousands of hatreds in modern times, is it sad only to leave? In the strong rhetorical tone, the journey of resentment in the poet's heart is more exposed.
Since the poet said that parting is not the only sad thing, then, the poet's thoughts and feelings will certainly be further developed. Therefore, the poet immediately said below: "Jiangtou is not a storm, and there is no hard road in the world." When pedestrians embark on a journey, storms in nature can easily make people dangerous.
However, these disturbances in the rivers and lakes are not the most worrying. The truly frightening "storm" is a storm on earth, a storm in officialdom, and an invisible "storm" that exists in the struggle between people's hearts and personnel. People are afraid and hate, which is more terrible than the general hatred of parting and the sadness of traveling. How thought-provoking!
In fact, this is the author's personal experience, rather than simply borrowing the poems of predecessors. Xin Qiji devoted his life to the Northern Expedition, actively preparing for war. Therefore, many pacifists and capitulators have been offended. Once, when he was an Anfu ambassador in Hunan, he was falsely accused of being "greedy and violent" and "fiercer than the field" for actively preparing for the "Flying Tiger Army" and was finally dismissed from office.
Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, once said: "It is difficult to go without water, difficult to go without mountains, and difficult to go in repeated human feelings." . It can be seen that it is really difficult for truly talented people to achieve something through the ages. The whole poem runs through the back of the paper, which is light and thought-provoking and impressive. This kind of word, whether you think it is unpopular or popular, does not prevent it from spreading through the ages and becoming a swan song.