"The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk" is a sentence in "Deng Le You Yuan" written by Li Shangyin during his fourth or fifth year in Huichang. The image of "dusk" here obviously has multiple meanings. Li Shangyin wrote about all the misfortunes in his life
Among his poems, whether it is "There is no colorful phoenix flying wings in the body, but there is a clear understanding in the heart" among the many "untitled poems" or "This feeling can be recalled, but it was already at a loss at the time" or "Why should we cut it together?"
Poems such as "Candles in the West Window, Talking about Bashan Night Rain" and so on have quite complex meanings. Whether readers interpret it from the perspective of love, friendship or political poetry, it can all make sense.
The sentence "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk" also has multiple meanings, and readers can interpret the samadhi in it from multiple angles. "Leyouyuan" was a tourist attraction after the middle Tang Dynasty, and countless poets visited this place
There are hundreds of poems left in this place, and this one by Li Shangyin is undoubtedly the most famous. Li Shangyin was in the retirement stage of his life when he wrote this poem. He was observing filial piety for his mother, and Emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty
The death of his father-in-law Wang Maoyuan undoubtedly brought a devastating blow to his political career, and Li Shangyin had already entered middle age at that time.
I am not interested in Li Shangyin. The main reason is that although Li Shangyin is a well-deserved talented poet, his outlook on life is somewhat cowardly. As a political figure, Li Shangyin did not enter the center of political power in the late Tang Dynasty.
We can only think about the political status quo and state affairs of the late Tang Dynasty from an outsider's perspective. The final result of this thinking is the hundreds of epic poems and allegorical poems left by Li Shangyin.
During his short life journey of more than forty years, Li Shangyin showed deep concern about the political situation and destiny of the late Tang Dynasty. This concern was not only reflected in his epic poems, but also scattered in his frontier fortress poems and many of his poems.
In the "twilight image" in the poem, "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk" is the most thrilling cry issued by Li Shangyin. However, like many of his untitled poems, it is difficult for the world to understand his sadness and helplessness.
"Lin Kun, what did you do yesterday?" Chen Yina suddenly asked.
I didn't expect her to ask me this question suddenly, but fortunately I was well prepared when I came back yesterday, "I went to meet a few friends to find out some things, which will be beneficial to the next action."
"What friend?"
"It's not my girlfriend anyway, don't worry."
"Tch, I don't care if you have a girlfriend or not." Chen Yina blushed and said shyly: "Then...have you investigated clearly?"
"It's clear, there is a person in Hu Bin's team, that young man. Do you know who he is?"
Chen Yina also noticed Zhao Zhen and shook her head, "I don't know."
"He is the grandson of Li Tairong, the great thief of the time."
"Li Tairong?"
"Yes, what Hu Bin is looking for is the ancient tomb recorded in Li Tairong's legendary notebook."
As a direct participant in Hu Bin's plan, even if Chen Yina has not entered Hu Bin's core layer, she still knows to some extent what Hu Bin is doing.
"Then...what are you going to do?" Chen Yina was confused.
"Just leave it alone. I don't want you to be in trouble. Look at the beautiful sunset. Don't waste the short dusk." I looked up at the sky in the distance and said disapprovingly, "This matter is actually not difficult. Hu Bin wants me to
I will try my best to do what I do, but I can’t guarantee whether he will succeed in the end.”
Chen Yina nodded and said nothing more.
The image of "dusk" does not only appear in the poem "Deng Le You Yuan". "Untitled" "The white road lingers back into the dusk clouds, and the spotted hair hisses to pieces of the seven-incense cart." also describes the dusk moment, and "Sui"
In "Palace" there is also "Today there is no glowing fire in the rotten grass, but in ancient times there will be dusk crows in the hanging willows." Such an image of "twilight crows" representing dusk appears. In "Leaving the Table", "Yiyi looks towards the afterglow, far away from the fragrant dust."
The time background is also set at the "twilight moment" as in "Ling Fa Chong Rang Zhai Ziwei", "Looking alone, the tree is thick and graceful, and the autumn rain is like light rain". It can be said that Li Shangyin is fond of this moment of dusk.
There is a special liking for it.
"I once heard my master say that the 'twilight' in Li Shangyin's poems has multiple meanings. It not only represents his miserable life experience, but also represents the precarious status quo and irreversible decline of the Tang Dynasty."
Chen Yina turned her head and glanced at me. Seeing that I was fascinated by the sunset, she followed my gaze to the end of the sky.
"The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk" was Li Shangyin's last sigh. Deep in his heart, he knew that the Tang Dynasty had reached the point where it was about to end, but he himself was unable to restore this decadent scene. With no choice, he could only
He could softly lament the past glory of this great dynasty. Even if there was only the last afterglow of this glory, he still felt proud and proud of it deep in his heart, even if this pride and pride were covered with a layer of sadness and sadness.
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Chen Yina is in such a state of mind. As an orphan adopted by the Hu family, Chen Yina knows that everything she owns belongs to Hu Bin. She is willing to work as a horse for Hu Bin and do her best.
But as an independent individual, she struggled with her own awakening and the shackles of reality.
Or, Chen Yina, who is deeply conflicted, is also lamenting about her life experience.
"When he was a boy, Li Shangyin also made the same grand oath as Du Fu, 'To the emperors Yao and Shun, and to make customs pure', but the real circumstances brought endless regrets to his life." Chen Yina said with emotion.
"The circumstances in his life determined that he was destined not to become a poet like Du Fu. The separatism of feudal vassal towns, factional disputes and the expansion of eunuch power made it impossible for the Tang Dynasty to recover. Even if there was a brief resurgence during the periods of Tang Wenzong and Tang Wuzong, that would
It's just a flash in the pan, or the last flashback of the Tang Dynasty." Seeing her gloomy expression, I comforted her.
"It's a pity that 'the sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk' was his last exclamation in the struggle between dream and reality."
"However, what is commendable is that there is no sadness or complaint in this sigh, only calmness and sobriety."
After hearing what I said, Chen Yina suddenly turned to look at me in surprise, as if she was full of surprises at what I said.
"There is no sorrow or complaint, only calmness and sobriety?"
"Yes, in life, we should live for ourselves, do things that we think are meaningful, do what we should do, do the right things, and do not have regrets or regrets. In this way, even if we do not realize our wishes, we will not have any regrets.
There will be sadness and resentment, so that we can always be at peace."
Li Shangyin lived through the six dynasties of Tang Xianzong, Tang Muzong, Tang Jingzong, Tang Wenzong, Tang Wuzong and Tang Xuanzong. His active period was roughly thirty-five years. This period was a period when the Tang Dynasty gradually declined, especially in frontier affairs.
, the Tang Dynasty was never able to perfectly solve the crisis of the frontier fortress. Li Shangyin, who lived in this era, like his contemporary Du Mu, lamented his own fate and also left a lot of writing to the late Tang Dynasty.
The frontier fortress.
There are not many poems by Li Shangyin describing the frontier fortress, but from his surviving poems reflecting on the frontier fortress, we can still perceive the severe situation of the frontier fortress in the late Tang and early Tang Dynasty and the hidden worries deep in Li Shangyin's heart.
"Chiling Mountain has been exhausted for a long time, and Hongmen is still surrounded" is Li Shangyin's "Ji Ri". This poem describes the police situation that still existed in the frontier fortress of the Tang Dynasty during the Dazhong period. "Si Xian Dun", "Ode to History" and "Book of Hannan"
Poems such as "Things" all describe the reality of the frontier fortress either directly or metaphorically. In his long political poem "A Journey to the Western Suburbs with a Hundred Rhymes", the main theme is stated: "Also hear about reason and chaos,
It is related to people and not to heaven." It also sharply pointed out the historical reality that "the south has exhausted Wu and Yue, and the west has lost the source of the river."
Although Li Shangyin's frontier fortress is not as deep and broad as Du Mu's, we can still know from his few frontier fortress poems and the frontier fortress narratives scattered in political poetry that he attached great importance to the frontier fortress. After the Anshi Rebellion, the separatist situation of vassal towns made surrounding areas
The Tubo, Uighur and Party tribes invaded one after another, and the six major military governors of the Tang Dynasty had already collapsed in the early late Tang Dynasty. The poem "But I heard the captives riding in, but no Han soldiers were stationed" is a true portrayal of the Tang Dynasty's frontier fortresses, and was also written by Li Shangyin
One of the most worrying realities in the hearts of others.
From "Looking at the Mountains", "You will be at the top of the mountain, you can see all the small mountains" to "Jiangnan Meets Li Gui's Year", "It is the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan, and you will meet again when the flowers are falling." Du Fu's experience here is really too tragic.
After witnessing all this, he also wrote a series of great realist works such as "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells". However, Li Shangyin did not experience such a major blow from the "great changes in his family and country", although his life was full of
Struggling in the political whirlpool of the "Niu-Li party struggle", this is just his personal life experience. Although his real environment is not as good as that of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it is still relatively stable compared to Du Fu.
Li Shangyin lived in the shadow of the "niu-li dispute" all his life, and he himself was a victim of this struggle that lasted for more than half a century. Based on Li Shangyin's reflections on the frontier situation and his own political ambitions, he clearly
It is a revolutionary faction that will defect to the vassal town that advocates using military force to punish those who do not obey orders, that is, the gentry bureaucratic forces headed by Li Deyu. But it is quite a pity that Li Shangyin himself is a disciple of Ling Huchu, and at the same time he is also beholden to Ling Huchu.
The Linghu family happened to be an important figure in Niu Sengru's faction, so Li Shangyin became a figure that neither Niu nor Li took seriously.
Li Shangyin, who survived in the cracks of party strife, had a very unsatisfactory career throughout his life. Deep in his heart, he was full of respect and admiration for Li Deyu and others, and his political views were surprisingly consistent with those of Li Deyu and others. However, his background as a Jinshi was very poor.
To a large extent, it was given by the Linghu family, and the "Niu Party" headed by Niu Sengru was exactly the representative of the bureaucratic forces from the common people. Li Shangyin resolutely followed Li Deyu, Zheng Ya and others after they were demoted, and wrote "
The poem "Haike" expresses his inner perseverance, but this has largely aroused the dissatisfaction of the Niu Party, especially Linghu Yu of the Linghu family.
Before that, Li Shangyin also married the daughter of Wang Maoyuan, a member of Li Deyu's faction, which also aroused strong criticism from people at the time. Li Shangyin, who was not going well in love and career, left many love poems. These poems
It is often named "Untitled", and the emotions in it are quite complex and obscure. This is probably a reflection of his situation at that time. Li Shangyin is definitely not a person who clings to powerful people. He himself has no intention of pursuing his own political interests by relying on which party he is close to.
Chapter completed!