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It is undeniable that Gao Shi is a famous frontier poet.

However, his poems and essays reflected different emotions and thoughts as he entered the officialdom.

The early frontier poems have more artistic charm, while the later frontier poems are less powerful.

His poetry and prose writing throughout his life also reflects his life experiences. Especially his early social and exchange poems, he was a poet deeply influenced by Confucianism and is a vivid example in ancient my country.

"Gao Shi was born in Jin County, Bohai. His family background was prominent."

"His grandfather Gao Kan was a famous general in the Tang Dynasty. He once captured the Turkic Khan alive and defeated Goguryeo many times."

"His father, Gao Chongwen, had served as the chief of Shaozhou, but when Gao Shi was born, the family's financial situation had gradually declined."

"At this time, Gao Shi was just an unknown person in the market."

"He wants to rely on his grandfather's old relationship and find an opportunity to gain a foothold in the capital."

"So in the eleventh year of Emperor Xuanzong's Kaiyuan reign in the Tang Dynasty, Gao Shi went to Chang'an when he was twenty years old. He sought official positions but to no avail, so he traveled to Liang and Song and other places."

"He settled in Songzhou, Songcheng County, and made a living by farming and fishing. He was even so poor that he had to beg for a living."

"Until the 19th year of Kaiyuan, he lived in Songzhou."

"In the 19th year of Kaiyuan, Gao Shi went to the frontier for the first time, heading north to Youzhou, and joined the ambassador of Shuofang Jiedushi, Prince Xin'an Li Yi, and followed him out of Lulong Pass to fight against the Khitan."

"In this battle, Li Yi and his men defeated the Xi and Khitans, but Ke Tugan led his men to flee, and the rest of his men hid in the valleys."

"During the expedition with the army, Gao Shi wrote poems such as "Yingzhou Song", which marked the beginning of his frontier poetry creation."

"After the war, he felt that he was not valued, so he returned to Songzhou."

"In the 23rd year of Kaiyuan, Gao Shizheng went to Chang'an to take the Wang Ba Ke exam, but failed and returned to Songzhou."

"During this trip to Chang'an to take the exam, he met Wang Changling, Wang Zhihuan and others."

"Since the 24th year of Kaiyuan, Gao Shi has been living in Songzhou, during which time he has traveled to Weijun, Chudi, etc."

"Starting from the third year of Tianbao, Gao Shi went out to travel. He once traveled with Li Bai and Du Fu to Shanfu, climbed the Qintai, and wrote poems reminiscing about the past."

"He traveled east to Lianshui County in Chu, sailed on Daming Lake in Jinan, hunted in Bohai Sea, and then lived in seclusion in Qishang."

"During his travels, he created poems such as "Travels to Ancient Daliang", "Travels to Qiuhu" and "Bieye on the Qi River".

"In the sixth year of Tianbao, Gao Shi returned to Suiyang, and he composed two more poems of Farewell to Dong Da."

"In the eighth year of Tianbao, Zhang Jiugao, then governor of Suiyang, learned about Gao Shi's deeds and recommended him to Chang'an for the imperial examination, where he passed the exam."

"Li Linfu was in power at the time, and he treated Gao Shi as an ordinary candidate."

"Therefore, Gao Shi was only appointed as the lieutenant of Fengqiu County and took up the post in the autumn of the same year."

Su Shi: Three great figures appeared on the long-silent land of Liang and Song: Li Bai, Du Fu and Gao Shi.

The oldest, Li Bai, was 44 years old, Gao Shi was 3 years younger than him, and the youngest, Du Fu, was only 33 years old.

Li Bai was in a very depressed mood at the time, as he had just been released after being given gold by Emperor Minghuang of Tang.

But Du Fu, this honest man, was indeed full of sorrow and had no idea where to start. Although he was very talented, he failed in the imperial examination.

Du Fu failed the exam not because of his lack of talent and knowledge, but because of the Prime Minister Li Linfu's conspiracy, so that all the candidates who took the exam that year returned with nothing.

Not to mention Gao Shi, this unlucky guy has never had good luck since he was born.

His grandfather Gao Kan was the protector of Andong. He gave birth to his father Gao Chongwen when he was old. Not long after Gao Shi was born, his father died.

It can be said that Gao Shi did not benefit from his ancestors at all and was a typical child from a poor family.

He was very poor in his youth and could barely make ends meet with the help of relatives and friends.

At the age of 32, Gao Shi came to Chang'an to take the imperial examination. Unfortunately, he failed despite his high ambitions.

After that, the descendants of this famous general who was both civil and military wandered around until they met Li Bai and Du Fu.

When the three frustrated unlucky guys met, they toasted each other and complained to each other, and suddenly they felt that they had met too late.

Only people with similar circumstances can sympathize with each other.

People who grew up in the prosperous Tang Dynasty are always like this. Everyone thinks they are Kunpeng and will sooner or later accomplish something earth-shaking.

Unfortunately, the world is full of twists and turns. There are many people who are full of confidence, but those who achieve success are as rare as stars.

The three of them lived a very dissolute life every day. After traveling to many scenic spots and historical sites in Songcheng area, the only thing left for them to do was drink and chat.

When the weather is good, the three of them will go to the suburbs to ride horses and hunt. This kind of life of hunting and hunting is truly enviable.

Life like this could be quite comfortable, but Li Bai was not satisfied. He wanted to practice Taoism and become immortal with the two of them.

Under the guidance of the Immortal Poet, Gao Shi and Du Fu ran into the deep mountains and old forests to look for the immortal. But how could the traces of the immortal be so easy to find?
So Li Bai ordered his two younger brothers to collect magical herbs, while he refined the elixir according to the Taoist alchemy classics, and after the elixir was refined, he distributed it to everyone to take.

Although they hoped to become immortals, these three brothers still indulged in meat and alcohol and lived in a muddle-headed way every day.

Du Fu came from a family of officials. He could not stand such a life and quit in the autumn.

Before leaving, he probably felt that this was not loyal enough, so he wrote a poem to Li Bai.

The three people had extremely irregular sleep schedules and took a large number of random pills, so they looked extremely haggard.

Du Fu left, and not long after that Gao Shi also withdrew, leaving only Li Bai to continue seeking immortality.

He seemed to look down on these two younger brothers and did not even say a word to keep them, but Gao Shi and Du Fu never forgot them afterwards.

Du Fu, in particular, wrote more than a dozen poems to Li Bai, and also missed the days when the three of them lived together.

But life had to go on, and after Du Fu left, he continued to wander around, feeling depressed and frustrated all his life, and eventually died of illness on a boat.

On the contrary, Gao Shi made a comeback and became the best among the three.

It can even be said that he was the poet who made the best comeback among the Tang Dynasty poets.

Gao Shi, a 41-year-old boy from a poor family, was in middle age. He had been wandering around in poverty for half his life. Even though his poems were famous, no one appreciated them.

But during this lonely journey, Gao Shi never gave up his ardent ideals and he spent his entire life preparing for his career.

"In the autumn of the ninth year of Tianbao, Gao Shi was sent north to send troops to the Qingyi Army. This was his second trip to the frontier area. He returned to Chang'an in the spring of the following year."

"During the period when Gao Shi was serving as the county lieutenant of Fengqiu, he felt constrained by his lowly position and could not accomplish anything."

"In order to realize his ambition to save the world, he resigned from his post in 752 AD and traveled to Chang'an."

"In the 12th year of Tianbao, Gao Shi was recommended by Jiedushi Judge Tian Liangqiu to join the military governor of Hexi and Longyou, Geshu Han."

"When Geshu Han saw him, he was very impressed and recommended him to be the officer of the Left Guard and the secretary of the Jiedushi's Office."

"During his time in Hexi, Geshu Han launched a war to expand the border and won a series of victories."

"Gao Shi wrote a series of poems to extol victory."

"During this period, he accompanied Geshu Han to the court, and Geshu Han praised Gao Shi in front of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang."

"In the 14th year of Tianbao, Tang Dynasty generals An Lushan and Shi Siming rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and launched a war, which is known in history as the An-Shi Rebellion."

"When Tokyo fell, Geshu Han was made deputy marshal of the army and guarded Tongguan."

"Gao Shi was appointed Zuo Shiyi, and later transferred to the position of Supervisory Censor, assisting Geshu Han in guarding Tongguan."

"In the fifteenth year of Tianbao, Geshu Han was defeated and An Lushan's rebels captured Tongguan."

"Gao Shi fled and offered advice to Emperor Xuanzong, suggesting that he use up all the treasury to recruit brave warriors to fight off the bandits, but Emperor Xuanzong did not adopt his advice."

"After Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fled westward, Gao Shi went to Hechi County to pay homage to the fleeing Emperor Xuanzong."

"He also explained to Emperor Xuanzong that the loss of Tongguan was due to the military supervisor's lack of sympathy for the military situation and his own selfishness."

"He also said that it was not shameful for Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to go to Sichuan, and he was immediately appointed as the Imperial Censor."

"After arriving in Chengdu in August, he was promoted to the position of Imperial Counselor."

"In December of the same year, Yong Wang Li Lin launched a rebellion in Jiangdong, because Emperor Xuanzong of Tang had previously issued an edict to let the princes guard the country separately."

"Gao Shi advised him that his behavior was unreasonable, so Emperor Suzong of Tang summoned Gao Shi to discuss with him how to quell the rebellion after Prince Yong Li Lin rebelled."

"Gao Shi analyzed the situation in Jiangdong and confirmed that Prince Yong would be defeated, so Emperor Suzong of Tang appointed Gao Shi as the Imperial Censor."

"The Chief Secretary of the Yangzhou Grand Military Governor's Office and the Jiedushi of Huainan sent troops to attack Yongwang Li Lin."

"In the second year of Zhide, Gao Shi met with Lai Zhen, the governor of Huainan West Road, and Wei Zhi, the governor of Jiangdong, in Anlu and formed an alliance to fight against Li Lin."

"As a result, before Gao Shi reached Guangling, Yong Wang Li Lin was defeated." "So he was ordered to command the Huainan troops to participate in the operation to suppress the Anshi Rebellion and rescue Suiyang."

Xin Qiji: Three years after parting with Li Bai and Du Fu, Gao Shi was 3 years old. He met Dong Tinglan in Sui Yang.

Dong Tinglan was the zither player of the Minister of Personnel Fang Guan. Because his master was banished from Chang'an, he wandered around and made a living by playing the zither with his superb skills.

After witnessing the ups and downs, Dong Tinglan's piano playing became better and better, and he deeply moved Gao Shi.

When they parted, Dong Tinglan said sadly to the audience that she was afraid they would never see each other again.

In this world, you and I are just down-and-out middle-aged people who pass by each other, and spend the rest of our lives facing the setting sun in the west.

Unexpectedly, Gao Shi disagreed and wrote down a famous line that has been passed down through the ages, which was both to comfort the zither player and to encourage himself.

Only people in the prosperous Tang Dynasty could write such open-minded and free-spirited sentences.

At the age of 44, Gao Shi had failed to achieve success and was living in a foreign land. He frankly revealed his miserable situation to his old friends.

Gao Shi had been to Chang'an since he was a young twenties, thinking that he could make a name for himself with his talent.

However, despite his high spirits, he did not achieve his wish, and he wandered around for many years without achieving anything.

With no hope for a career in politics, he had no choice but to return to Songcheng, where he lived a life of farming and studying until he joined the army at the age of 26.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty and the Khitan were fighting a great battle on the border. Gao Shi heard the news and set out all the way from Songcheng, but did not arrive at the battlefield until the autumn of the following year.

He was not appreciated after he defected to King Xin'an, so he had no choice but to work as a staff member under the Jiedushi of Youzhou, but he only did errands and odd jobs for two years.

There was no other choice but Gao Shi, who had no reward for his military service, packed his bags again and headed south towards Songcheng.

Gao Shi was a practical man, otherwise he would not have been able to do odd jobs for two years, but at the same time he had great ambitions.

Moreover, even after leaving the Youzhou Jiedushi's government, Gao Shi did not put on airs like Li Bai did. He just left quietly after saying goodbye.

At the age of 32, Gao Shi went to Chang'an again to take the imperial examination at that time, but unexpectedly failed.

But he was not upset. Instead, he seriously summarized the reasons for the Tang Dynasty's failure in the war with Khitan and wrote the famous "Yan Ge Xing".

From his thirties to his forties, Gao Shi lived a life of half farming and half studying, except for a brief friendship with Li Bai and Du Fu.

He was indeed very poor, but he never gave up on himself from beginning to end. This spirit is extremely valuable among literati.

Things turned out to be just as Gao Shi wished. Ten years after separation from Dong Tinglan, this hidden pearl finally came to shine again.

Gao Shi once sighed like this when he was in his forties. Now he finally doesn't have to envy others as he has a job in the country.

The magistrate of Fengqiu County was a minor official of the ninth rank, and people like Li Bai and Du Fu would definitely look down on him.

But Gao Shi, who was nearly 50 years old, was different. He cherished this opportunity very much and managed Fengqiu County well in a down-to-earth manner.

Unfortunately, Xuanzong gradually became senile in his later years, and his subordinates followed his example, making life miserable for the people.

After working in Fengqiu for three years, Gao Shi, who was of low status, could no longer stand it and submitted his resignation in great disappointment.

He originally thought that this was the end of his career, but he didn't expect that someone would notice his efforts and the mentor of his life finally appeared.

In the 50th year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, the -year-old Gao Shi was recommended by Liang Qiu and was spotted by the famous general Geshu Han and went to Hexi.

Geshu Han admired Gao Shi's literary talent very much, especially after reading his "Yan Ge Xing", he thought that he was also very talented in military affairs.

People who engage in military affairs need a practical spirit. Geshu Han also admired Gao Shi's achievements in Fengqiu County. He felt that there were not many such people nowadays.

Therefore, Geshu Han continued to promote and cultivate Gao Shi, and at the beginning gave him the official position of Zuo Xiaowei Cao and secretary.

"Gao Shi offended the powerful minister Li Fuguo by speaking out against him, so Li Fuguo slandered and defamed Gao Shi many times in front of Emperor Suzong of Tang."

"As a result, Gao Shi was demoted to the position of Junior Secretary to the Crown Prince in 758 AD, stripped of his military power, and left in Tokyo."

"In March of the second year of Qianyuan, the nine military governors of the Tang army were defeated by the An-Shi Rebellion in Xiangzhou, and Gao Shi also fled south with the others to Xiangyang and Dengzhou."

"In May, Gao Shi went to Chang'an to pay homage to Emperor Suzong of Tang and was appointed governor of Pengzhou. He went to Pengzhou to take up his post."

"In the first year of Shangyuan, Gao Shi was appointed as the governor of Shuzhou."

"After he arrived in Sichuan to take up his post, he learned that Du Fu was also in Jiannan, so he wrote the poem "Presented to Du Ershiyi"."

"Du Fu was unable to reply in time. It was not until the fifth year of the Dali period, when Du Fu was about to die, that he wrote the poem "Repaying the Letter from the Old Man Gao Shuzhou on a Daily Basis".

"In the second year of Shangyuan, Duan Zizhang, the governor of Zizhou and deputy governor of Dongchuan, rebelled and sent troops to attack Li Huan, governor of Dongchuan."

"Gao Shi led the troops of his province and followed Cui Guangyuan, the governor of Xichuan, to suppress the rebellion of Duan Zizhang, the governor of Zizhou."

"Hua Jingding, a general under Cui Guangyuan, plundered Dongchuan. Emperor Suzong of Tang dismissed Cui Guangyuan and appointed Yan Wu as the governor of Jiannan Xichuan."

"After Xuanzong and Suzong died one after another, Daizong ascended the throne and summoned Yan Wu to the court to build the mausoleums of the two emperors."

"Xu Zhidao, the military commander of Jiannan, took the opportunity to rebel. He sent troops to the north to cut off Jiange, preventing the court from sending troops into Sichuan, and lured Tubo to the west to rebel together."

"However, due to the internal conflicts among the Han and Tibetan soldiers, Gao Shi led his troops to quickly defeat Xu Zhidao. To celebrate the victory over the rebel, Gao Shi presented a memorial to the court titled "Congratulations on the Execution of the Rebel Xu Zhidao."

"When Tubo invaded Longyou, Gao Shi led his troops out of the southern border of Tubo to contain its forces, but failed."

"In December, the Tubo invaded Chang'an, and Songzhou, Weizhou, and Baozhou were captured by the Tubo. Gao Shi was unable to rescue them, and the states in Jiannan and Xishan were also occupied by the Tubo."

"The following year, Emperor Daizong of Tang was impressed by Gao Shi's accurate insight into things, so he ordered Yan Wu to replace him and serve as the governor of Jiannan in Sichuan again."

"In March of that year, Gao Shi was summoned back to the capital and appointed as the Minister of Justice. He was further granted the title of Marquis of Bohai County and a fief of 700 households."

"Gao Shi arrived at the post in a single carriage, and all his fiefs were sealed and returned to him. He was known as Gao Changshi."

"In the first month of the first year of the Yongtai reign, Gao Shi died and was given the title of Minister of Rites and the posthumous title of Zhong."

Ouyang Xiu: After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Xuanzong appointed Gao Shi as the Left Censor-in-Chief and Supervisory Censor, and asked him to accompany Geshu Han and guard Tongguan.

The importance of Tongguan to the capital Chang'an is self-evident.

After Geshu Han was defeated and Tongguan was lost, Gao Shi immediately saw the root of the problem and gave a very reasonable countermeasure.

Unfortunately, Yang Guozhong and others disagreed with this and strongly encouraged Xuanzong to abandon the capital and flee to Sichuan.

Xuanzong, who fled in a hurry, encountered the Mawei Rebellion before he had time to catch his breath. Crown Prince Li Heng, who had coveted the throne for a long time, proclaimed himself emperor in Lingwu and respected his father as the emperor emeritus.

Gao Shi's talent was verified, and he was promoted to the governor of Huainan, where he fought against Li Lin, the Prince of Yong, who attempted to emulate the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Gao Shi, who was 53 years old at the time, met his old friend Li Bai again, but this time the two did not drink and chat happily, but met on the battlefield.

Li Bai happened to be serving under Prince Yong at the time, and he also wrote many poems in praise of him, confirming his guilt as a traitor.

Gao Shi quickly captured Prince Yong, completing the task assigned by Emperor Suzong of Tang Li Heng, and turned back to his hometown of Suiyang to quell the rebellion.

From 755 AD to 757 AD, these three years were the glorious apex of Gao Shi's life. He completed the perfect transformation from a poor scholar to a provincial governor.

On the contrary, Li Bai was imprisoned in Xunyang prison at this time, and what awaited him was a fate of exile in Yelang.

Li Bai then remembered his former younger brother Gao Shi, who had asked someone to bring him a letter from Xunyang Prison, hoping that he could help him get out of prison.

Li Bai, who had always been proud of his talent, started to flatter Gao Shi in order to save his life.

Once people reach a critical moment, they will no longer care about their dignity and life will become the most important thing.

Unfortunately, Gao Shi, who had become a provincial governor, did not want to get involved in muddy water and did not plead for Li Bai.

Instead, it was Guo Ziyi, who had recovered Chang'an and Luoyang, who came forward to plead for Li Bai, saying that he was willing to use his official position and fame to atone for his sins.

It turned out that when Guo Ziyi was young, he was arrested for violating military law. Li Bai, who was acquainted with him, used his connections to intercede for him, so that he was not punished.

Things in the world are like floating clouds, and fate always plays tricks on us. Li Bai was eventually sentenced to exile in Yelang.

Although Gao Shi did not save Li Bai, he was really good to his good friend Du Fu and gave him great help in life.

Du Fu, an honest man, had no food or clothing in his later years. He was so poor and destitute that he was very moved by Gao Shi's help that he wrote a poem to record it.

Gao Shi was already a veritable provincial governor at that time, while Du Fu was just an inconspicuous and poor scholar. It was quite difficult for him to remember their old friendship.

Gao Shi helped Du Fu so much that he felt embarrassed and took his wife and children to collect herbs to sell for money.

In his later years, Gao Shi held a high position and had great power, but he did not produce any particularly outstanding works. As the saying goes, "literary men hate successful men," this is an objective law that is difficult to escape.

Gao Shi was appointed as Palace Attendant and was given the title of Marquis of Bohai County, becoming the only famous poet in the Tang Dynasty to be given the title of marquis.

This legendary figure, who came from a poor family and failed the imperial examination, achieved glory in his twilight years with his spirit of self-confidence and self-reliance, and grew up to become a great official.

In addition to those magnificent frontier poems, he also left behind the spirit of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which will become an inexhaustible spiritual nourishment for future generations. (End of this chapter)