Some people have done nothing wrong, but they have suffered a lot of unfair treatment because they are entangled in some shady things, which is undoubtedly embarrassing.
Wang Zhenbai, a native of Shangrao, Jiangxi, has a good handwriting. He is alert by nature, and his requirements for life are quite indifferent, but he is very bumpy in the examination room. Although he was admitted to the Jinshi in the second year of Zhaozong Ganning (895), at that time, some people thought that the exam was "tricky" and reported it to their superiors. Under the pressure of public opinion, Zhao Zong ordered relevant officials to re-examine those new candidates who have passed the exam. After all this, although Wang Zhenbai was not mistakenly deleted from the number of Jinshi, it was already seven years later when he was granted an official position. So the famous poet Zheng Gu wrote a five-character poem to comfort him. There is a saying: there is new learning in front of the temple, but there is no proofreading.
In fact, Wang Zhenbai himself likes writing poems very much. When he first learned about Guan Xiu, a famous monk, he gave Guan Xiu his poem Gou, and in his letter he gently asked the other side for advice. At that time, the monk Guan Xiu read the sentences in the poem-this wave contains the emperor, and there is no dust. Although Guan Xiu thinks this sentence is quite warning, he still thinks it needs to be scrutinized again. But because he didn't know each other, the monk felt it inconvenient to say anything for a while; My heart says there will be an opportunity in the future, and I will say it face to face.
Later, a friend organized a party, and both Wang Zhenbai and Guan Xiu attended with great interest. In this way, Guan Xiu talked about the works that Wang Zhenbai gave him last time. There seems to be another word that is not necessarily safe; If possible, it would be better to scrutinize it again. And this Wang Zhenbai, like Guan Xiu, reluctantly changed "14" to "40", and then stood up with a shout, glared at Guan Xiu angrily and roared off. Watching Wang leave panting, the monk smiled and said, "Mr. Wang has a quick reaction." He will soon understand and turn around and talk to me about poetry. " Say that finish, the monk picked up a pen and wrote a word in the palm of his hand, waiting for him. As expected, Wang Zhenbai came back before tea; He paid deep respect to Guan Xiu, and then said shyly, "I want to change the first sentence of the last poem to' This includes the emperor'. Big monk, what do you think? " Guan Xiu immediately smiled and spread out her hands. It turns out that the word written in his hand is a Chinese character! Wang Zhenbai was surprised and convinced: "A big monk can also be called a primary school student's word teacher!"
From then on, the two became extremely good poetry friends. From this point of view, Wang Zhenbai, who is eager for "Emperor Ze" to give himself more water, never thought that this monk inspired his kindness, and it would never be less!
Later, due to the chaos in the world, Wang Zhenbai, a poet who studied the Book of Changes, stopped being an official and returned to his hometown to concentrate on writing behind closed doors.
Overview of literary achievements
Wang Zhenbai was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, and he wrote seven volumes of Lingxi Collection. There are entries in China Dictionary of Scholars in Past Dynasties (Shanghai Bookstore) and Jiangxi Dictionary of Literary Artists in Past Dynasties (Jiangxi People's Publishing House). It is said that Linxi Collection contains 300 poems selected by Wang Zhenbai, as well as essays, poems and prefaces. Unfortunately, due to the loss of time, there are only 73 poems (including "addendum") in the Complete Tang Poetry. The Complete Tang Poetry is compiled according to Wenyuan, Tangpinhui and Yongle Dadian. Wang Zhenbai's poetry was famous in the late Tang Dynasty, and its literary status was highly respected in all previous dynasties. Song Dynasty poet Pan Ruotong's "Elegant Ci of County Pavilion": "Bai Zhen, the title of the poem was broadcast at the end of Tang Dynasty". The Biography of Talented Scholars in Tang Dynasty written by Xin, a Yuan Dynasty, said that he was "knowledgeable and versatile, specializing in poetry, beautiful and elegant, and won two titles in one breath, and he was above the blue clouds, so the article can be cited." Meng Bin of the Five Dynasties compared Wang Zhenbai with Zheng Gu, a famous contemporary poet. At that time, in the Tang Dynasty, the contemporary Wang (870-954 AD) also used the words of the Tang Dynasty: "However, the poems of" Harmony "all reached the threshold of success of predecessors (reached the level of predecessors), and put Wang Zhenbai before Zhang Hao and others. This shows Wang Zhenbai's position and influence in the late Tang Dynasty.
Wang Zhenbai wrote many poems in his life, but he was also conceited. His poem "To Zheng Gu" said: "Who will be the 500 new poems? Only rely on expert advice, not on layman's knowledge! The fire mouse burns the cloth again, and the ice swallows the silk at first. Go straight to the sky and take it as the leader. " Zheng Gu died shortly after he ascended the throne in Wang Zhenbai and became famous in the late Tang Dynasty. As a younger generation, Wang Zhenbai naturally regarded him as an idol. However, it seems that other contemporary poets are "laity" and even have no qualification to comment on Zheng's poems. Wang Zhenbai is so confident at a young age. If he didn't have a certain reputation in poetry, he wouldn't be so arrogant. At the same time, "500 New Poems" also shows the number of his poems, which proves that he is really committed to poetry all his life.
Wang Zhenbai wrote many excellent poems. For example, in terms of scenery writing, his poems are graceful, comely and complacent, each with its own merits. "The rainbow cuts off the rain in half a river, and the wind chases the clouds in Daze" ("Climbing the Jade Pagoda after Rain") describes the weather in the rivers and lakes, with a broad vision and lofty artistic conception: "White grass moves and dawn enters the dry river" ("March") describes the battlefield scenery, which is colorful and desolate, and its artistic conception is better than Cen Can's "Long wind blows white grass, wild fire burns mulberries"
Verification of famous sentences and beautiful sentences
"An inch of time is an inch of gold, and a thousand dollars can't buy an inch of time." This poem from augmented sage is a well-known proverb, and time is precious. However, there are still many controversies about where this famous saying came from. In the new edition of Ci Yuan, under the entry "inch silver", there is a poem "Send Chen Jiahui", which says "an inch of time is an inch of gold", but it turns out that it is not the earliest source of this famous saying.
The characters' early life experiences
Wang Zhenbai studied in Bailudong at the foot of Wulaofeng Mountain in Lushan Mountain, Jiangxi Province in his early years. I use poetry to describe my experience of concentrating on reading. "Reading is already deep in spring, and an inch of time is an inch of gold; It is not a Taoist who laughs, but Zhou Qing is pursuing it. " This poem "White Deer Cave" was written by Wang Zhenbai when he was studying, and it is a portrayal of his reading life.
Get the armor of two families
In the second year of Gan Ning (AD 895), Wang Zhenbai took part in the imperial examination and was admitted to the imperial examination. At that time, Cui Ning took an examination of 25 Jinshi. However, due to the exam storm, there are many discussions in the market. At that time, some people thought that the exam was not without "catty" and reported it upwards. Due to the pressure of public opinion, the court overturned the published results and ordered Lu Yi, a bachelor of Hanlin, to have a second interview in the inner hall. Among them, there are four problems, namely, regardless of merits and demerits, offering a good bow to the Ministry, participating in Li Yishi's poems and tasting immortal poems. In the end, only four people, including Wen, Cheng Yan, Cui Shang and Cui Renbao, were selected together with eleven people, including Lu Zhan, Wei Shuo, Feng Ke, Wei Xizhen, Zhang Chang, Huang Tao, Lu Ding, Wang Zhenbai, Shen Song, Chen Xiao and Li Guizhen. The remaining ten people were eliminated after re-examination. Wang Zhenbai won the second place, and only after three consecutive science exams did he win the first place.
Military life
Later, Wang Zhenbai went to the frontier fortress and lived in the army for a period of time. Wang Zhenbai had a great ambition for a long time, and his conscious action was to join the army to resist foreign enemies. Before the expedition, he had expressed his lofty sentiments in Quasi-Expedition to the Great Wall.
Step into official career
Two years later (AD 902), Wang Zhenbai was granted the position of school librarian and officially entered the official career. At this point, it is the seventh year after he was admitted to Jinshi. So the famous poet Zheng Gu wrote a five-character poem to comfort him. There is a sentence: "There are new scholars in front of the temple, but no proofreaders." Politically, Wang Zhenbai has a clear position and determination. He wrote in the poem "Ruilian in the Palace": "I wish to share the grass, born before Emperor Yao." However, Wang Zhenbai, who was born with honesty and frankness, failed to realize his ambition. At this time, the Tang Dynasty was already different and politically decadent. The imperial court is full of thieves, ministers, traitors and wars.
Since entering Korea, Wang Zhenbai has deeply felt the filth and corruption of politics in the late Tang Dynasty, and his thoughts and feelings have been clearly reflected in many poems. He recited the poem "Officials are greedy and confused, worrying about frying" ("Tian She Qu"), which not only reprimanded those corrupt officials, but also expressed great sympathy for the suffering working people. He appreciated Yan Ziling's style of "overlooking Han Gongqing" (titled Yanling Fishing Terrace) and "lying high without showing glory" (Fishing Terrace), but at the same time he opposed and criticized Yan Ziling's negative attitude of disregarding national security, and wrote: "On the first day of fishing, the wind of singing is light. I should pity Wei Bin. Kuang Guo is talking about soldiers. " (Diaotai in Yanling) Wang Zhenbai felt powerless to save the declining Tang Dynasty, abandoned his official position and retired, but he could not get rid of the emotional pain of facing the country's peril. "When I was in Tanchun the year before last, I knew all the famous flowers in the temple. Today, Chang 'an is in ruins, and I can't bear to go to Xiangzhi with the south. "("Looking at the Peony in the Heavenly King Pavilion ") This pain of national subjugation deeply stung the poet's heart. "It's terrible to hear the news of death, and it's a big river. "(Pan Jinghu) retirement is actually a helpless choice for him.
Wei Renyi retired.
Wang Zhenbai, who only served as a sinecure in the imperial court, finally couldn't stand the intrigue and panic of officialdom after several years. When Tang Zhaozong went hunting in Qishan, he angrily left the trouble spot and retired to his hometown. Wang Zhenbai abandoned his official position before he was 35.
After leaving the army, Wang Zhenbai did not go to that kind of leisurely life, but devoted the rest of his life to the people in his hometown. He founded a "cottage bookstore" at the southern foot of Xishan outside Yongfeng County, a township city, and devoted himself to teaching and preaching for the children in his hometown. He amused himself by writing books, never stopped working hard, and never re-entered the official career. He often sang with celebrities such as Luo Yin, Fang Gan and Guan Xiu, and was known as "the four great poets in Jiangxi".
Wang Zhenbai's reading of poetry and prose is already full of spring, and an inch of time is worth an inch of gold. (Spring is deep: Spring is deep) It's not the Taoist who laughs, but Zhou Qing who is in pursuit. -Wang Zhenbai's "Two White Deer Cave Head" in the Tang Dynasty
Concentrate on reading, I know that spring has passed, and every inch of time is as precious as an inch of gold. (Spring is deep: Spring is deep)
It is not Taoism that mocks, but the teachings of Duke Zhou are devoted to the study of Confucius. Inspirational, cherish the time of study. Nanchu, Li Yue Town, is famous all over the world. Five peaks worship the sun, nine Qingyun. The snow in the summer valley is still there, and Yunyan is inseparable from the sky. Only Song Ying and Hua are in the same group. -Lushan Mountain in Wang Zhenbai in the Tang Dynasty
South Chu in Li Yue Town is famous all over the world. Five peaks worship the sun, nine Qingyun.
The snow in the summer valley is still there, and Yunyan is inseparable from the sky. Only Song Ying and Hua are in the same group. Grain Rain washing fiber element, cut to Bai Mudan. Extraordinary fragrance opens jade, light powder mud silver plate. The morning dew is wet and jathyapple is cold. The family has nothing to say but lean on Zhu Lan. -Tang Wang Bai Zhen, Bai Mudan Bai Mudan.
Grain Rain washing fiber element, cut to Bai Mudan. Extraordinary fragrance opens jade, light powder mud silver plate.
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