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Everyone says that Jiangnan is good, and tourists are only old in Jiangnan.

The spring water is blue in the sky, painting the boat and listening to the rain.

People in Lubian are like the moon, and their arms are frosty and snowy.

Don't return to your hometown before you are old. Returning to your hometown requires breaking your heart.

On the rugged mountain road in Shu, an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in a green robe, walked alone, chanting his longing for the south of the Yangtze River.

In the spring of Jiangnan, the water is clear and the sky is blue. Hiding in a painted boat, falling asleep quietly to the sound of dripping spring rain, what a warm picture.

Is he missing Jiangnan? Perhaps he just misses his youth in Jiangnan.

Or perhaps, he was just missing his distant hometown under the guise of remembering Jiangnan.

He was Wei Zhuang, an unlucky scholar in the late Tang Dynasty.

"In the first year of Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Zhuang was born in Duling, Jingzhao, and was born in the Xiaoyaogong branch of the Jingzhao Wei family."

"The Wei family rose to prosperity during the Han Dynasty, and produced many talents in politics and art."

"Wei Zhuang's ancestors included Wei Daijia, the right prime minister of Wenchang during the reign of Emperor Ruizong of Tang, and his great-grandfather was the Tang Dynasty poet Wei Yingwu. His family background was prominent."

"However, since the An-Shi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty has never been revived."

"After Xuanzong fled to Shu, poets were displaced and the family fell into decline."

"When Wei Zhuang was born, the Wei family was already in decline."

"Since Wei Zhuang's father Wei Yun, the Wei family has achieved little in the political and literary circles and has remained unknown."

"Wei Zhuang's parents died early and his family was poor, so Wei Zhuang was diligent and studious since he was young."

"Wei Zhuang was bold and open-minded, not fussy about details, and was able to write poetry when he was young, and was very good at erotic language."

"In the fourth year of Xiantong, Wei Zhuang served in the palace of Liu Tong, the governor of Zhaoyi, the acting minister of rites, the prefect of Taiyuan, and the governor of Beidu."

"When Wei Zhuang took the imperial examination as an adult, he failed repeatedly."

"In the second year of Qianfu, when Wei Zhuang was in Chang'an preparing for the examination the following spring, he expressed in his poem his feelings of being well-read and unwilling to be under someone else's command for long."

"Wei Zhuang insisted on taking the imperial examinations and tried his best to become an official with his talent and knowledge."

"However, the political turmoil at the end of the Tang Dynasty caused chaos in the imperial examinations, and I failed every time I took the exam."

"In the second year of Emperor Xizong's reign, Wei Zhuang moved to Guozhou, where the tranquil and charming scenery temporarily comforted him."

"During this period, Wei Zhuang's works mostly wrote about his ideals and ambitions and his feelings about failing the imperial examinations, and rarely touched on the social situation."

"In the first year of Guangming, Wei Zhuang was 44 years old and failed the exam again."

"In December of the same year, the Huang Chao uprising army captured Chang'an."

"Wei Zhuang was trapped in Chang'an during the war and was separated from his brothers and sisters."

"In the second year of Zhonghe, Wei Zhuang left Chang'an and went to Luoyang."

"In the relatively stable Luoyang, Wei Zhuang wrote a long narrative poem, "Song of the Qin Woman," based on what he saw and heard during his stay in Chang'an."

"The story, told through the mouth of a woman, depicts the chaotic scene of war in Chang'an during the Huang Chao Uprising. It shocked the literary world at the time and was widely circulated among the people, who made it into a hanging scroll."

"In addition, Wei Zhuang wrote a large number of poems in Luoyang that lamented the times, describing major events of the time and criticizing the brutality of government troops."

"Influenced by Confucianism, in the third year of Zhonghe, Wei Zhuang went to Runzhou to seek refuge with Zhou Bao, the governor of Zhenhai Army, and became a staff member in the government, starting a ten-year life of avoiding chaos in the south of the Yangtze River."

Su Shi: a pure and simple literary youth, an obsessed red-hot lover, and an ethereal writer of ancient poetry.

In the history of the development of poetry into ci, Wei Zhuang and Wen Tingyun are the representatives of the Huajian School.

Wen Tingyun is more than 20 years older than Wei Zhuang, so he is naturally his senior.

But when it comes to love, he does not have the affection and persistence of Wei Zhuang.

Wen Tingyun worked hard for his official career all his life, and when he wrote poems as a woman, he only expressed a few complaints, but sometimes he also expressed some genuine emotions.

But compared with his younger generation poet Wei Zhuang, there is really no need to mention him.

Wei Zhuang's love is a unique landscape in the world, and even in terms of expression method, it has surpassed Li Yu, the last emperor of Southern Tang.

I still remember that year when I first met Xie Niang under the flowers late at night.

The painted curtain hangs down on the west side of the water hall, and they hold hands and wait for each other secretly.

Melancholy as the morning oriole and the waning moon appear, we part and are separated from each other from now on.

Now we are all strangers and there is no reason for us to meet each other.

I remember that year when I first met Xie Niang under the flowers late at night.

The identity of Xie Niang is consistent with the image described by Liu Yong and Yan Jidao.

Infatuated, tactful, and sentimental, that's why there is such a tragic ending.

After we parted at dawn, I never heard from her again. All the good things happened last night.

Wei Zhuang and Xie Niang would naturally stand for each other all night long, but after being separated, they would never have the chance to meet again.

This poem was written after the fall of Chang'an, when Wei Zhuang wandered to the south of the Yangtze River to seek refuge.

Many of his love poems were also written during this period. They not only describe love, but also expose the culprit of war that destroys love.

When writing about war, Wei Zhuang did not write about the environment but captured people’s inner thoughts, which shows that he was a sentimental person.

Everyone says that Jiangnan is good, and tourists are only old in Jiangnan.

The spring water is blue in the sky, painting the boat and listening to the rain.

People in Lubian are like the moon, and their arms are frosty and snowy.

Don't return to your hometown before you are old. Returning to your hometown requires breaking your heart.

Everyone says that Jiangnan is beautiful, with picturesque scenery, endless landscapes and charming customs.

The water is turquoise, even brighter than the sky.

On the painting boat, listening to the slanting wind and drizzle, I fell asleep gently.

I have to say that these two sentences are simply a stroke of genius, condensing the entire Jiangnan style and elegance together.

Next, he wrote about human nature, quoting the story of Sima Xiangru and Wenjun.

It means that the girls selling wine in the water towns of Jiangnan are all as beautiful as Wenjun, and their arms are as white and tender as frost and snow.

However, the whole poem describes Jiangnan so well that it even surpasses Bai Juyi's "Remembering Jiangnan".

But the ending expresses a feeling of desolation - Don't return home before you are old, returning home will break your heart.

The south of the Yangtze River is absolutely beautiful, but in the end, I still want to return to the north one day. This is the hope of every wanderer in a foreign land.

But returning home and seeing its dilapidated state only makes one feel even more heartbroken.

Therefore, in the contrast between the south and the north, and between good and bad, Wei Zhuang's patriotism was revealed.

As for the positive description of the war, it is all in his "Song of the Qin Woman".

Wei Zhuang is a man who likes to talk about love and is also a devoted lover of a certain woman.

April 17th is exactly the same day last year when I said goodbye to you.

Holding back tears, he lowered his face and half-browed his eyebrows in embarrassment.

I don’t know that my soul has been broken, only dreams remain.

No one knows except the moon in the sky.

April 17th is not a symbolic day today.

It was the beginning of summer, a good time of year with relatively suitable temperatures.

This day, which is no different to others, has extremely important commemorative significance to him.

Because this day last year was the day he and that girl parted.

When they parted, she held back her tears and pretended to lower her head, as she couldn't bear to let her husband see her frowning face.

The wife's longing for her husband has reached the point where she is heartbroken and has even dreamt about it, to the point where, apart from you and me, only the moon in the sky knows about it.

The bright moon knows nothing of the pain of separation, but here it does the opposite, becoming a witness of love and longing.

There is no allusion, it is plain and simple, but it is deeply affectionate and gentle, and it touches the heart!

Last night at midnight, I clearly dreamed of you while lying on my pillow. We talked for a long time.

She still has a peach blossom face, and her willow-leaf eyebrows are frequently lowered.

Half shy and half happy, she wanted to leave but was reluctant to do so.

When I woke up I realized it was all a dream and I was overwhelmed with sorrow.

I have become accustomed to having dreams. Last night, I met my wife in my dream again.

She still has a face as rosy as a peach and eyebrows as willow leaves.

We snuggled up to each other and said lots of sweet words.

But soon, the author woke up and found that everything was just a dream, and he was still alone on the bed.

If I don't leave, the dream won't wake up; if I don't separate, there won't be such a dream.

From these two poems, Wei Zhuang deeply felt that he had experienced love, a feeling that was intoxicating and hard to let go.

"As an advisor to Zhou Bao, Wei Zhuang gained a better understanding of the corrupt life in the feudal states and wrote many satirical works."

"In the first year of the Guangqi reign, the powerful official Tian Lingzi abducted Emperor Xizong and fled."

"Wei Zhuang was loyal to the emperor and admired Du Fu. He followed Du Fu's example and wore hemp shoes to meet the emperor. He went to Chencang to welcome the emperor in 886 AD."

"On the way from Quzhou to Chencang, Wei Zhuang heard that Emperor Xizong of Tang had arrived in Xingyuan Prefecture, so he followed him."

"Wei Zhuang originally planned to land in Mengjin, depart from the southeast of Xuchang, and reach Runzhou via Anhui."

"Unexpectedly, Qin Zongquan captured Xuzhou and killed the governor Lu Yanhong, and the plan was shattered."

"Wei Zhuang planned to return to Runzhou from Kaifeng to the south, but unexpectedly, the military governor of Zhenhai Army, Zhou Bao, was defeated by the rebels and fled, and died of illness soon after."

"Wei Zhuang had no choice but to return to Mengjin."

"In 885-887 AD, Wei Zhuang tried several times to return to western Zhejiang, but was blocked by the war."

"In the third year of Guangqi, when Wei Zhuang passed through Qinghe County, he learned that the war in the south of the Yangtze River had subsided, so he decided to return to western Zhejiang."

"After going through many hardships and dangers, Wei Zhuang and his family came to live in Wuzhou."

"While living in Wuzhou, Wei Zhuang and his family led a simple and leisurely village life, and also had some contacts with the poet monk Guan Xiu."

"But after a bad career, the fall of my country and my family, I became homeless."

"Wei Zhuang's mental state continued to be depressed, and he had the idea of ​​living in seclusion, but he was unable to do so due to his family's poverty."

"In the fourth year of Guangqi, Emperor Xizong of Tang died and Emperor Zhaozong succeeded him, and he seemed to be making moves to revive the country."

"Wei Zhuang is in high spirits and is thinking about taking the exam again."

"Wei Zhuang arrived in Yangzhou from Xuzhou along the Grand Canal in the spring, and because he heard that the situation in the south of the Yangtze River was still unstable, he went south and stayed in Nanjing for a while."

"After visiting Nanjing, Wei Zhuang continued to travel south, passing through Suzhou and other places, then went west to Wuzhou for a short stay, and then returned to Quzhou." "In the first year of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang's Longji reign, Wei Zhuang left Quzhou, visited new and old friends, and sought food and official positions, but he still encountered setbacks everywhere."

"During his wanderings, Wei Zhuang traveled to Quzhou, Nanchang, Hubei, Hunan, Tongguan and other places, leaving behind many poems."

"In the first year of Qianning, Wei Zhuang finally passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. At that time, he was nearly sixty years old."

"He was appointed as a proofreader of imperial edicts, and began his official career, ending his ten years of wandering in the south of the Yangtze River."

"But even though he passed the imperial examination, Wei Zhuang was still frustrated in his career. He started from the lowest official position at the age of nearly 60."

"Faced with the impending collapse of the Tang dynasty and his own unsuccessful career, Wei Zhuang lamented his wandering life and the passing of his youth."

Xin Qiji: Wei Zhuang, longing for his hometown, never returned home until his old age.

Wei Zhuang was born in the Xiaoyaogong branch of the Jingzhao Wei family in Chang'an.

During the early Tang Dynasty, the Wei family was a prominent family on par with the Du family.

However, the former glory and splendor have nothing to do with Wei Zhuang.

When he was born, the Wei family had already fallen into decline, his parents had died early, and his family was very poor.

However, Wei Zhuang was extremely intelligent since childhood, loved reading, and was determined to serve his country.

He wanted to accomplish something and support wise rulers like Yao and Shun.

However, he was born at the wrong time, in the late Tang Dynasty, when the court was corrupt and incompetent, and the administration was in chaos.

But he was not disappointed, and he continued to prepare tirelessly for the imperial examination and to become an official.

However, a person's success is far from enough to rely solely on his own efforts, but also requires luck and opportunity.

But good luck just wasn't willing to come to him. He took part in the imperial examinations several times, but failed every time.

Not only that, after failing the imperial examination in the first year of Guangming during the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty, he also encountered the Huang Chao Uprising.

The rebels attacked Chang'an, burned, killed and looted, and the prosperous capital city immediately turned into a living hell.

During his hasty escape, he became separated from his brothers and sisters and was left alone among the fleeing crowd.

It is like a speck of dust in the world. If you are not careful, it will be swept away by the vast wind and sand, and no trace can be found anymore.

After Wei Zhuang fled Chang'an, he began his wandering life.

In order to make a living, he worked as a staff member in various places, reading and writing poetry while working.

Wei Zhuang came to Luoyang, the former Eastern Capital, but it would no longer have the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Era. All that was left was the bleak west wind and widespread wailing.

People no longer have the leisure to talk about their daily lives, and can only look at each other with tears in their eyes and sigh silently.

The eight-year-long Anshi Rebellion severely damaged the once prosperous Tang Empire, causing it to decline.

In the few years before Wei Zhuang was born, he experienced events such as the Fengtian Incident and the Ganlu Rebellion.

The Tang Dynasty had long since become like a setting sun, hanging limply on the horizon, making its final struggle.

When Wei Zhuang was in his prime, he encountered the Huang Chao Uprising. Although it ultimately ended in failure, it dealt a fatal blow to the Tang Dynasty, making the already shaky empire.

It can be said that in Wei Zhuang's more than 40 years of life, he had never seen what a peaceful and prosperous era was like, or what a country with stable people and a well-off people were like.

At the age of 59, Wei Zhuang finally passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. He thought he could use what he had learned throughout his life to serve his country.

But how could he save the last days by himself? Helplessly, he could only watch the Tang Dynasty go towards destruction step by step.

The eunuchs launched a palace coup, imprisoned Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, forged an imperial edict, and made Crown Prince Li Yu the emperor.

This news made Wei Zhuang completely despair of the Tang Dynasty, and he decided to surrender to Wang Jian, the governor of Xichuan who had always admired him.

Wang Jian was very happy to hear this, and immediately appointed him as the chief secretary. Soon after, he promoted him to the position of attendant.

From then on, he began his life in Shu, and his official career truly reached its peak. At this time, Wei Zhuang was nearly sixty years old.

Wang Jian trusted him very much and was willing to listen to his advice on many things.

Emperor Ai of Tang was forced to abdicate the throne to Zhu Wen, who changed the country's name to Liang and established its capital in Kaifeng.

When Wang Jian heard about this, he wanted to march into the Central Plains to support the Tang Dynasty.

But Wei Zhuang realized that the Tang Dynasty had run out of luck and would never be able to revive.

Moreover, for the sake of the people and the peace of Shu, he urged Wang Jian to proclaim himself emperor, name the country Da Shu, and make Chengdu the capital.

Wei Zhuang spent the last few years of his life in Shu. During those years, he felt gratified that his ambitions had been fulfilled, but he missed his hometown more.

Every fallen leaf wants to return to its roots, and he also dreams of returning to his hometown one day and spending the rest of his life there.

But the reality did not give him this opportunity. His homeland had long since disappeared and it was difficult for him to return to his homeland.

He once said that he would not return to his hometown until he was old, thinking that he would be able to return to his hometown one day, but now is not the time.

But so many years have passed, and the vicissitudes of life have climbed up his cheeks, and frost and snow have dyed his hair and beard.

But he still couldn't go back to the hometown where he was born and raised. He could only say helplessly that he would never return until he grew old.

After the song ended, Wei Zhuang died in Hualinfang, Chengdu, at the age of seventy-five.

Finally, the words in his poem came true. His hometown became a luxury that he could not return to, and he could only spend the rest of his life in a foreign land.

"In the fourth year of Qianning, Wei Zhuang was ordered by Emperor Zhaozong of Tang to accompany Li Xun, the Imperial Counselor, to Sichuan as a judge to ease the conflict between Wang Jian, the governor of Xichuan, and Gu Yanhui, the governor of Dongchuan."

"But Wang Jian did not follow the order to reconcile. Instead, he defeated Gu Yanhui and occupied the two Sichuans. The entire Shu area became Wang Jian's property."

"When he entered Shu, Wei Zhuang was appreciated by Wang Jian."

"Wang Jian hopes to recruit Wei Zhuang as his advisor, but Wei Zhuang is still considering it and has not agreed immediately."

"In November of the third year of Guanghua, the eunuchs launched a palace coup, imprisoned Emperor Zhaozong, and forged an imperial decree to enthrone Crown Prince Li Yu as emperor."

"Upon hearing the news, Wei Zhuang was extremely desperate."

"Wei Zhuang regarded Zhaozong as his confidant at this time. Now that Zhaozong himself was in danger, Wei Zhuang's hope for the revival of the Tang Dynasty was completely shattered."

"In desperation, Wei Zhuang decided to join Wang Jian."

"In the fourth year of Guanghua, Wei Zhuang entered Shu again, and Wang Jian appointed him as the chief secretary."

"While Wei Zhuang assisted Wang Jian, he was committed to maintaining peace in Shu."

"On the one hand, we appease the people and oppose officials who disturb the people."

"Wei Zhuang once wrote to Wang Jian about the county magistrate disturbing the people. Now is the time of decline, and we should find a way to solve it."

"We shouldn't let the people suffer after the devastation."

"Wang Jian thought Wei Zhuang cared about the people, so he appointed him as his attendant."

"On the other hand, Wei Zhuang was committed to avoiding civil war."

"He stopped Wang Jian from conquering Zhu Quanzhong, saw through Zhu Quanzhong's scheme to annex Shu, and avoided unrest."

"In terms of cultural construction, Wei Zhuang once renovated Du Fu's Thatched Cottage."

"When Wei Zhuang entered Sichuan, he discovered Du Fu's former residence, so he built a simple house there."

"The following year, Wei Zhuang renovated the Du Fu Thatched Cottage in memory of Du Fu, preserving its original appearance without adding to or expanding it at will."

"Since then, successive generations have built on this foundation, laying the foundation for today's scenic spots and historical sites."

"In the fourth year of Tianyou, Emperor Ai was forced to abdicate the throne to Zhu Quanzhong, who established the Liang Dynasty, changed the first year's reign title to Kaiping, and made Kaifeng the capital, which was known in history as the Later Liang."

"Wei Zhuang and other officials supported Wang Jian to establish himself as emperor, and the country was named Da Shu, which was known in history as Former Shu."

"Wei Zhuang was appointed as the Left Imperial Guard, Judge of the Secretariat and other officials, and formulated the founding system, decrees, criminal law, and rituals and music."

"In the fifth year of Tianyou, Wei Zhuang became prime minister and assisted Wang Jian throughout his life. He was promoted to the position of assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel and concurrently minister of state."

"In the third year of Wucheng, Wei Zhuang died in Hualinfang, Chengdu, at the age of seventy-five. He was posthumously named Wenjing."

Li Qingzhao: Wei Zhuang, a great talent in the late Tang Dynasty, the ceiling of the stingy world.

Wei Zhuang was poor and lonely when he was young, but he studied hard and was extremely talented.

Wei Zhuang had a great influence from his ancestors, but by his time, the influence had become sparse.

But by his generation, his family had fallen into poverty and was no different from ordinary people, having to endure poverty since childhood.

This made Wei Zhuang develop the habit of being thrifty and thrifty. This habit was fine when he was alive and it served as a means of survival.

But for some reason, this good traditional virtue spread to the common people, and the legends about his habit were all ridiculed, saying that he was extremely stingy.

Every time Wei Zhuang cooked, he would use a fixed amount of rice and calculate in advance how much firewood to burn. He would always know if there was one piece of barbecue missing.

Perhaps because he had been poor since childhood, Wei Zhuang studied hard despite his humble family background, but he failed in many examinations since he was young.

He was also separated from his family during the Huang Chao Rebellion in the late Tang Dynasty, and his official career was not very smooth.

His lifelong wish was realized when he was sixty years old. Three years later, the emperor issued an edict, ordering Wei Zhuang to go to Sichuan and serve as a magistrate.

He persuaded Wang Jian, the governor of Xichuan, and got along well with Wang Jian, eventually establishing the great cause of Later Shu.

Wei Zhuang achieved great success in poetry. His long narrative poem "Song of the Qin Woman" is known as one of the three masterpieces of Yuefu along with "The Peacock Flies Southeast" and "The Ballad of Mulan".

This poem has 1,666 words, making it the longest extant Tang poem.

It was quite famous at that time. Its narrative style was influenced by Bai Juyi and was simple, fluent, flexible and accessible.

"Song of the Qin Woman" is just one of his famous works. In his later years, Wei Zhuang was homesick and wrote a seven-character regulated verse "Thinking of Home".

The warm silk threads are lingering weakly, pulling at the heartbroken traveler from the east.

Seeing flowers in a foreign land is ultimately lonely, and hearing music in a foreign land is even more desolate.

The red wild cherry trees hanging on the bank are still ripe, and the green grass on the shore is fragrant again.

If it would be better to return to my old hometown, Zi Qi has withered and Lu An has died.

The warm threads in the first couplet refer to the newly green willow branches in the warm spring day, which are discontinuous and disconnected.

At the beginning, the poet expresses his feelings directly. The willow branches sway in the wind, and the east wind blows slowly. He does not feel the warmth in a foreign land, but feels more and more sad.

Seeing flowers in a foreign land is ultimately lonely, and hearing music in a strange land is even more desolate. The second couplet connects the previous and the next, using the scenery to express the situation of living in a foreign land by using the foreign land and the strange land to illustrate the situation of living in a foreign land.

When you are in a foreign land, you will miss your hometown so much that when you see flowers and hear music, you don’t feel it is beautiful. Instead, you feel sad and lonely.

The second couplet continues to describe the scenery, with willows weeping in the green fields, cherries turning red again, and the grass on the shore turning green again.

The word "also" and the word "again" complement each other.

It not only expresses the melancholy of the passing of time, but also the sadness of being away from home for a long time.

Since it feels hard, it is naturally good to go back home, but the closer you are to home, the more timid you become.

The poet is the same. When thinking about returning home, he can't help but have a lot of thoughts and worries.

So the poet used two allusions to point out what he was thinking and worried about: Zi Qi's death and Lu An's death.

What should I do if my old friends have died and my acquaintances are no longer around when I return?

When living in a foreign country, homesickness is always the starting point for travelers.

Wei Zhuang's poem "Homesickness" is even more elegant and unique, with tortuous and lingering lyrics, fully expressing the homesickness of a stranger.

The whole poem has a clear and clear tone, and is filled with sadness and desolation. It is indeed a rare and good work of homesickness. (End of this chapter)