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When talking about Tang poetry, Wang Changling is an unavoidable figure.

Whether it is frontier poetry or seven-character quatrains, he has a place there.

But he lived an ordinary life, died unexpectedly, and had a rough life.

Only his creation added a touch of brilliance to the poetry world of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

"Wang Changling was born in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, and his frontier poems can well reflect the atmosphere of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty."

"And as citizens of the Tang Dynasty, we have the determination to defeat our foreign enemies."

"Wang Changling's most famous poem is "Two Poems on the Frontier", which some people say is the best seven-character quatrain in the Tang Dynasty."

"The bright moon of the Qin Dynasty passed the Han Dynasty, and the people who marched thousands of miles have not yet returned."

"But the flying generals of Dragon City are here, and I don't teach Hu Ma to cross the Yin Mountains."

"When Wang Changling wrote this poem, he was still a 20-year-old boy."

"After reading it carefully, I feel it makes sense. The poem is full of youthful spirit, and even war can be written in a romantic way."

"You can tell at a glance that this is also a young man who has never been to a battlefield but has a romantic imagination about war."

"Wang Changling wanted to join the army, but he had no connections and no opportunity."

"Before the Fubing system was destroyed, not everyone could become a soldier."

"In 716 AD, the eighteen-year-old Wang Changling began his ten-year journey across the border."

"He first stayed in the frontier fortress of Handan, Hebei for five years, which was mainly used to defend against the Khitan. "Out of the Frontier" was written during this period."

"When he first went outside the Great Wall, he was full of enthusiasm and passion."

"In the next few years, he traveled to Hedong and Hexi, and then went west through Longyou and reached Yumen Pass."

"Most of his frontier poems that have been handed down were written during this period."

"Nearly ten years of experience in the frontier fortresses has given him a deeper understanding of the people, events and things involved in the war."

"His emotions and expressions are also quietly changing."

"In 723 AD, Wang Changling had been wandering around the frontier for seven years."

"He arrived at Yanmen Pass, where everything was desolate and deserted, and in the distance he could see the Hu people hunting."

"The Tang soldiers camped by the river, and their days were tough, sleeping in the open air."

"Here, he got along well with the soldiers and often listened to their conversations about the battlefield."

"They are all veterans of many battles and want to work hard to achieve merit, but they are afraid because the rewards and punishments in the army are unfair."

"The more merits one contributes, the more unexpected disasters one may encounter, or even imprisonment."

"The more Wang Changling got to know the frontier soldiers, the more he understood the cruelty of war."

"The young man who was once full of vigor and vitality now has a bit more vicissitudes in his writing."

"In "Joining the Army", he used seven poems to describe the sufferings of war."

"The pain of a woman missing her husband, the pain of homesickness while guarding the frontier, the pain of dying on the battlefield, the pain of marching, and the pain of building a career."

"Once, his perspective was to praise the achievements of the Tang Dynasty."

"Now that I am at the front line and feel the cruelty of the battlefield, the content of the poem gradually turns to the people in the war."

"Wang Changling wandered around the frontier fortress for ten years. At the age of 28, he was ready to return to Chang'an to take part in the imperial examination."

"He has a long poem, 'Answering on Behalf of the Master of Fufeng', which he wrote when he passed through Fufeng on his way back to Chang'an."

"When he was resting in a guesthouse, he drank with the owner, who happened to have been a soldier, and they talked about the past."

"Wang Changling felt the same way, so he wrote down this story on his behalf."

"This poem is not very famous and few people mention it."

"But when you read it, it's all Wang Changling's true feelings, written with passion."

"Being a soldier in the Tang Dynasty was very hard, and soldiers guarding the border had it even harder."

"When the Tang Emperor opens up new borders, his soldiers have to keep fighting."

"Master Fufeng shed tears before he even opened his mouth when he thought of the past."

"People who have truly experienced war are like this. They feel bitter inside and can't stop crying when they think of the scenes in the past."

Su Shi: Wang Changling's life was ordinary, his death was unexpected, and his life was full of hardships.

Wang Changling was from Jingzhao and his family was poor since childhood.

Young Wang Changling studied and farmed at the same time, hoping to get an official position through hard work.

At the age of 20, Wang Changling, unwilling to spend the rest of his life farming, went to Mount Song to study Taoism.

But soon, he escaped from the boring Taoist life and lived in Bingzhou.

This was the time of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang's Kaiyuan Prosperity, when the Tang Dynasty reached its peak in both civil and military affairs.

At that time, many people rushed to the northwestern border with great ambitions, eager to achieve success.

At the same time, he recorded what he saw and heard on paper, starting the famous frontier poetry school of the Tang Dynasty.

Better to be a centurion than a scholar.

The same thing happened to Wang Changling, who sought an official position in Chang'an to no avail.

Like his predecessors, he took up arms and headed for the northwestern frontier.

At the northwestern border, Wang Changling saw the desert scenery that was very different from that of the Central Plains.

He also felt the patriotic sentiments of the soldiers guarding the border, and finally wrote "Going to the Frontier", which is praised as the masterpiece of seven-character quatrain.

Qin Shiming Moon and Han Shiguan, Wanli Long March people have not returned.

But so that the Dragon City Feijiang will be there, he will not teach Huma Du Yinshan.

This poem is magnificent, majestic and open-minded, creating a sad and majestic frontier atmosphere, and has always been praised by later generations.

Of course, this is also a famous poem of insult, using indirect criticism.

It not only expresses the desire for the emergence of a famous general like General Li Guang, but also implies the incompetence of the current frontier generals.

It also expresses that the failure of the Long March was caused by these incompetent generals. The scolding is clever and harsh.

But so that the Dragon City Feijiang will be there, he will not teach Huma Du Yinshan.

In addition, Wang Changling has another famous poem "Joining the Army".

Qinghai Changyun dark snow mountain, lonely city looks at Yumen Pass.

Huang Sha wears gold armor in battle, and will not pay back without breaking Loulan.

What a great line: I will not return until I have conquered Loulan. It is so sonorous and powerful, and it is heart-wrenching to read. It is a line of poetry that later generations often recite when they go out to fight.

Huang Sha wears gold armor in battle, and will not pay back without breaking Loulan.

Of course, in addition to depicting the suffering of soldiers on the border.

Wang Changling was also good at poems of boudoir grievances. In "Grief in the Boudoir", he used a feminine tone to tell the story of his wife who was still waiting for their return during a long war.

The young woman in the boudoir doesn't know how to worry, she goes to Cuilou with her makeup in spring.

Suddenly I saw the color of the willows on the street, regretting the husband-in-law looking for the title.

However, on the frontier, Wang Changling failed to achieve success as he wished, and instead suffered setbacks.

He decided to take the imperial examination and use his talents to realize his ambitions.

In the eleventh year of Kaiyuan, Wang Changling returned to the Central Plains and lived in seclusion in Shimen Valley, Lantian County, Jingzhao Prefecture, preparing to enter the official career through the imperial examination.

"Master Fufeng served as a soldier at the border when he was fifteen. He wore armor year after year and was always ready to charge into battle. It was difficult for him to have a full meal."

"There were 300,000 soldiers who went to war together, but he was the only one who returned to Chang'an alive."

"When he returned to his hometown, his fellow villagers had all been gone, and he himself was covered in war wounds, and his situation was miserable."

"This caused Wang Changling to reflect and he began to have some anti-war feelings in his heart."

"Wang Changling was wandering around the frontier, looking for an opportunity to join the army."

“I gave up in the end, maybe for two reasons.”

"Firstly, the Fubing system had not been destroyed at that time, and most of the soldiers had backgrounds, so he had no chance to join."

"Secondly, he has begun to hate war in his heart."

"After returning to Chang'an, Wang Changling studied hard and passed the imperial examination."

"He was given a ninth-rank official title, the Proofreader of the Secretariat, who was in charge of proofreading the collection of books."

"This is an unsalaried position, but most importantly, I am an official in the capital and can see Emperor Xuanzong."

"But he was not satisfied with being just a proofreader, so at the age of 37, he took the examination for the Boxue Hongci exam."

"This was a subject that tested his talent and learning. He passed the test and was awarded the position of Sishui County Lieutenant."

"It's still a ninth-rank official, but this time there's more room for advancement."

"Although the position of county lieutenant was low, it was the most important way for officials who passed the imperial examination to advance in career at that time."

"Moreover, Sishui is near Luoyang and not far from Chang'an City. It is a relatively important county town, and the chances of it being transferred back to the capital are very high."

"Wang Changling was born in a humble family, but he always passed the examinations, especially his poetry, which was extremely good."

"There are only two poets who are generally recognized as being good at writing seven-character quatrains. One is Li Bai, and the other is him."

"Although Wang Changling was not a high-ranking official in Chang'an, he was very famous."

"Because he not only writes good poems, but also loves to make friends."

"The people who came and went included officials, hermits, monks and Taoists. They often drank together and exchanged poems."

"He has a wild personality and unruly behavior."

"It is precisely because of his unruly character that he often offends people in official circles."

"The person he offended the most was Prime Minister Li Linfu, who was a distant relative of the royal family."

"He is cunning, unlearned, good at music, and skilled in political maneuvers."

"He always tried to please Emperor Xuanzong in every possible way. He was promoted by Emperor Xuanzong after he became lazy in government affairs."

"But after becoming prime minister, he took sole control of power."

"Because I have no talent, I strongly exclude and suppress those who have knowledge."

"He has a strong desire for revenge, often plotting and scheming, and is called a treacherous minister."

"People like Wang Changling, who were Jinshi graduates, especially disliked him."

"In conversation, disdain is often evident in words."

"At that time, officials all preferred Zhang Jiuling, who had a good reputation and was very good at promoting talents."

"Wang Changling was not particular about small matters. In public, he often disparaged Li and praised Zhang."

"These rumors soon reached Li Linfu's ears, so Li Linfu found an opportunity to demote him to Lingnan."

"This was his first time being demoted, and he was directly sent far away from Chang'an. Lingnan, which was hot and humid and full of miasma, was considered a wild and barbaric place in the eyes of the Tang people. This shows how much Li Linfu hated him."

"In 739 AD, the -year-old Wang Changling set out for Lingnan."

"When I arrived at the Yishui River in Henan, I thought about my innocent exile and the long and far journey ahead, so I wrote "Seeing the Exile to the Yishui River" out of anger."

"He knows what he was demoted for, but he just doesn't think about changing."

“I will not change myself easily because of the environment.”

Ouyang Xiu: Wang Changling has a heart as pure as ice and a jade pot, he is very silly and naive.

But at first, Wang Changling failed to pass the imperial examination. It was not until the 15th year of Kaiyuan that Wang Changling passed the imperial examination and was awarded the position of proofreader in the Secretariat.

The proofreader in the Secretariat was considered a good official position. Many prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty, such as Zhang Jiuling, started out as proofreaders in the Secretariat.

Wang Changling's future seemed bright as he was able to hold this official position.

Although the situation was bright, Wang Changling stayed in this position for several years.

He was unable to get promoted, and was unable to carry out his desire for revenge.

So he wanted to take the Boxue Hongci exam, which was first established during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

All those who passed the exam were scholars with extensive knowledge and high literary attainments.

Of course, if you pass the exam, your position and status will also rise sharply, and it became a way for many scholars at that time to choose to enter the officialdom.

Wang Changling successfully passed the examination for Boxue Hongci and was appointed as the lieutenant of Sishui County, Henan Province.

Sishui County is close to the eastern capital Luoyang and is a second-class county, which also gave Wang Changling a place to display his talents.

But compared with his world-famous poems, Wang Changling's official career was far from smooth.

When Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling was demoted and sent back to his hometown, the righteous Wang Changling immediately expressed his support.

Obviously Wang Changling did not understand the dangers of officialdom, where one cannot eat or speak carelessly.

Wang Changling was also exiled, away from the Central Plains, to Lingnan.

Fortunately, Wang Changling was very lucky and had just been demoted not long ago.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang changed the reign title to Tianbao and issued a general amnesty.

So Wang Changling was able to come back and serve as the magistrate of Jiangning County.

But a few years later, Wang Changling was demoted again. The reason for his demolition was that Wang Changling did not pay attention to details in his work.

It turned out that this exile was purely because Wang Changling wrote a letter to accuse Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and others of cutting down large amounts of Qinglong cypress trees in Jiangning in order to build their own villas, which aroused their dissatisfaction.

At first they wanted to put Wang Changling to death, but in the end Emperor Xuanzong of Tang spared him and only demoted him to the position of county lieutenant in Longbiao.

From this perspective, a person with such a strong character like Wang Changling is really not suitable for officialdom, and this also laid the groundwork for his own tragedy.

Fortunately, there were quite a few frustrated literati at that time, and they were demoted twice.

Wang Changling met many good friends and soulmates, such as Meng Haoran, Li Bai and Gao Shi.

It can be said that most of the poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty were good friends of Wang Changling.

However, Wang Changling's luck was always bad due to the setbacks in his official career, and it seemed that this bad luck also spread to his friends.

First of all, there is Meng Haoran. Wang Changling admired Meng Haoran very much, and he went to visit Meng Haoran specially after his first exile.

When someone visited, Meng Haoran naturally had to do his best to be a good host and offer warm hospitality, even preparing a feast of seafood from the rivers and seas.

But the problem is that Meng Haoran happened to have a big poisonous sore on his back these days, so he shouldn't eat these things.

But he was very happy about Wang Changling's visit, so he accompanied him to drink.

As a result, a few days later, Meng Haoran died of a carbuncle.

Later, Wang Changling went to visit Li Bai again. The two met and had a great time. They drank and talked about life and had a great time.

But within a few days, Li Bai himself was exiled to Yelang.

Next is Cen Shen, who is also a famous frontier poet in the Tang Dynasty, and he went to the frontier purely because of Wang Changling.

As a member of a wealthy family, Cen Shen came from a wealthy family and his father was a governor, so his life should not have been too comfortable.

Upon hearing that Wang Changling was visiting, he held a banquet in his honor. During the banquet, Wang Changling kept talking about the magnificent scenery outside the Great Wall, which immediately attracted Cen Shen.

Cen Shen only knew the magnificence of the frontier, but he was a second-generation official who did not understand the suffering of the people.

After hearing Wang Changling's words, he immediately joined the army at the frontier and stayed there for six years.

Six years later, Cen Shen came back and his first words were about the hardships of living in the frontier.

It can be said that although having dinner with Wang Changling was wonderful, the price seemed a bit high.

"It is really difficult for a person with such a personality to survive in the ever-changing officialdom."

"This is also the reason why he was demoted several times in succession and his career went downhill."

"Wang Changling was also somewhat lucky. He was pardoned and recalled to Chang'an before he even reached Lingnan."

"On the way back, Wang Changling lost his good friend Meng Haoran, but made a close friend, Li Bai."

"He and Li Bai met too late, and they often missed each other and exchanged poems with each other."

"Meng Haoran's death had a lot to do with Wang Changling."

"When he arrived in Xiangyang, Hubei, he visited Meng Haoran on the way."

"At that time, Meng Haoran had a poisonous sore on his back, which had just healed, so he couldn't drink."

"But the two drank without restraint, and Meng Haoran became ill and died."

"After Wang Changling returned to Chang'an, he was soon appointed as the magistrate of Jiangning County."

"Jiangning is in Nanjing. Although it is far from Chang'an, it is at least better than going to Lingnan."

"The county magistrate is an official of the eighth rank, similar to the deputy county chief. He is the deputy of the county magistrate and the second in command of the entire county."

"Wang Changling was not satisfied with this appointment and deliberately stayed in Luoyang for several months before taking up the post in Jiangning."

"After arriving in Jiangning, he often traveled and drank, and was lazy about his official duties."

"This dissolute behavior soon attracted rumors and gossip, and many people began to criticize Wang Changling."

"At that time, his friend Xin Jian came to visit, and Wang Changling wrote two poems for him when he said goodbye."

"Thinking about my years as an official and my rough and miserable life, I felt quite sad, so I specifically reminded Xin Jian."

"The cold rain fell into Wu all night, and at dawn I saw off my guest, who was lonely in the mountains of Chu."

"Friends and relatives in Luoyang ask each other like a heart filled with ice in a jade pot."

"In the Tang Dynasty, the jade pot was a popular symbol, representing a person's pure and clean character."

"Wang Changling used this metaphor to describe himself as a response to the slanderous words."

"After serving as the county magistrate of Jiangning for nearly seven years, Wang Changling did not like the job and often wrote letters to his friends to complain."

"He felt that his official duties constrained him and wanted to be transferred as soon as possible."

"In 748 AD, fifty-year-old Wang Changling was impeached."

"He said he was careless, lazy in his duties, and a heavy drinker."

"Soon, the imperial court also issued a transfer order, demoting him to Longbiao, Hunan as a county lieutenant, a level lower than his official rank."

"When Li Bai heard the news, he was very worried and wrote a farewell poem, "On Hearing Wang Changling's Demotion to Longbiao, I Send This to Him from a Distance."

"It was the third year since Li Bai was granted gold and released, although he had already gone into seclusion to study Taoism."

“But I often feel regret that my talent is not recognized, and I can understand the pain of Wang Changling being demoted.”

"So he gave Wang Changling a poem to express his understanding, sympathy and support for his friend."

"This is the affection between two people who are unhappy in their careers and appreciate each other."

"Although he was demoted again and again, Wang Changling was relatively easygoing when facing difficult situations."

“I rarely complain about my situation and I am a person who goes with the flow.”

"This was the last time Wang Changling was demoted, and also the last official position he held. After seven years in office, he encountered the An-Shi Rebellion."

"Chang'an fell, and Xuanzong fled to Shuchuan."

"Soon after, Crown Prince Li Heng ascended the throne in Lingwu, honored Emperor Xuanzong as the Supreme Emperor, and issued a general amnesty."

"Wang Changling took the opportunity to retire and return home, but when he passed through Bozhou, he was killed by Bozhou Governor Lu Qiuxiao during the chaos. He was 68 years old."

"In troubled times, life is worthless. Even if an official appointed by the imperial court is killed, no one will investigate."

"It is really sad that Wang Changling had such an ending."

"He once enthusiastically sang praises of this great era and was proud of being born in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but in the end he died under the sword of the troubled times."

"In a sense, Wang Changling ended with the heyday of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Qingzhao: Wang Changling, the most domineering frontier poet in the Tang Dynasty, was murdered by a scoundrel.

In the 15th year of Tianbao, the Anshi Rebellion broke out and the world was in chaos.

This year Wang Changling was already 59 years old, the age of 60.

Because he was worried that his family living in the north might encounter war, he decided to go home to visit.

Not long after, Wang Changling simply packed his luggage.

Then he set off immediately, wanting to go home early to see his family.

After so many years of exile, Wang Changling had not returned home for a long time.

However, an accident occurred when passing through Bozhou.

At this time, Zhang Xun was in urgent need of help, but the governor of Bozhou, Luqiu Xiao, did not take any action.

Wang Changling, who had always been casual about details, might have talked a lot in front of Lu Qiuxiao, accusing Lu Qiuxiao of being afraid of death without any scruples.

This completely infuriated Lu Qiuxiao, who was always rebellious, and he decided to teach Wang Changling a lesson.

He saw that Wang Changling's luggage was simple and guessed that Wang Changling must be returning home without an imperial edict.

Therefore, he wanted to use this point to force Wang Changling to bow his head.

If Wang Changling had been able to keep his head down, he would not have been repeatedly demoted. Lu Qiuxiao was so angry that he immediately ordered Wang Changling to be beaten to death.

Wang Changling died in his sixties from a very painful beating.

It was only a few days before I could see my long-missed wife, children and mother, but now there is no way back.

It's a pity that such a talented person died at the hands of a coward.

At this time, his wife, children and mother might have been very happy, counting the days waiting for Wang Changling's return, but what they waited for was the news of Wang Changling's death.

A few days later, news came out that Wang Changling was beaten to death.

All the friends who learned the news were heartbroken and spoke out for Wang Changling.

However, Lu Qiuxiao evaded the question by saying that he had not been ordered to return home, and no one could find a reason to ask them to take revenge, except Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao and Lu Qiuxiao were officials in the same dynasty. Zhang Hao had heard a little about Lu Qiuxiao's character and soon found out the inside story.

A talented man of his generation died at the hands of villains.

But the Tang Dynasty was in a turbulent period at that time, and he did not dare to deal with any Tang official at will, nor could he avenge Wang Changling immediately.

But he secretly vowed that he would seek justice for Wang Changling sooner or later.

This wait lasted for a whole year, and finally Wang Changling was avenged.

Wang Changling was regarded as a master of seven-character quatrain in later generations because he promoted the maturity of seven-character quatrain poetry.

Wang Changling's poems cover many subjects, but his frontier poems are the most famous.

Wang Changling's frontier poems are concise in language. They do not over-exaggerate the environment but focus on the contrast between the frontier and the pure land.

There is a grand manner of discussing the past and present on the timeline, and the poems are often written in a unique and otherworldly manner.

In terms of bearing, his poem is not inferior to Li Bai, and the blending of emotion and scene is therefore touching.

If Wang Changling could live a few more years and experience the entire Anshi Rebellion, he might have written even more outstanding poems.

Lu Qiuxiao killed Wang Changling's body, but Wang Changling's poetry transcends time.

Like an everlasting flower, it will never wither in the literary world. (End of this chapter)