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Li Bai, uninhibited life, never not dare in front of him?

  Author Ren Siyu

  In the star-studded Datang, there have been many "madmen". For example, "The Immortal of Poetry" Li Bai once asked Gao Lishi to take off his boots and let the imperial concubine wear ink. "Happy Yan" is such a "crazy sentence".

  However, Li Bai, who was wild and unruly throughout his life, never played "arrogant" in front of another person. Who is he?

Drawing: Zhang Jianyuan.

A grand see-off

  On the fifth day of the first lunar month of the third year of Tianbao (744 AD), this day was an important day. Tang Xuanzong held a banquet, and the crown prince and officials of the imperial court formed a mighty team in Chang'an.

  They want to send someone back home-He Zhizhang.

  He Zhizhang is old, at the age of eighty-six years old, already very old in that era.

  After working for the court for a lifetime, he asked Tang Xuanzong to resign, saying that he had suffered a serious illness some time ago and was really unable to do his job anymore.

  In the face of this senior veteran, Tang Xuanzong agreed, although he was reluctant to give up, he gave He Zhizhang Jinghu Yanchuan a song, and also gave Zhougong Lake a few hectares as a freeing pond, and planned to hold a grand event for He Zhizhang. Farewell banquet.

  On this day, the farewell scene was quite grand, "Blowing the sheng and drums, it is full of fairy music, and everyone who hears it sighs.

In the farewell team, there were the prince, the prime minister, and Li Shizhi, Wei Jian, Liang She, He Qianli, Yao Hu, Yu Xiulie, Lu Xiang, and other imperial nobles and literary talents.

  Not only that, Tang Xuanzong also personally wrote poems for gifts, the officials followed and composed, and finally more than 30 poems to send off to He Zhizhang, the emperor wrote a special preface for this.

  Several times in the history of ancient Chinese literature, there are very few literati who can obtain such glory.

Drawing: Zhang Jianyuan.

  Looking back at He Zhizhang's life, it can be regarded as "low-key and complete."

  At the age of 37, He Zhizhang Jinshi and the first, as the superior group of the year, was awarded the four doctors of the country.

Together with Bao Rong, Zhang Xu, and Zhang Ruoxu, he was called the "Four Scholars of Wuzhong" and became famous in Beijing for his talents.

  Unlike other poets of the Tang Dynasty, He Zhizhang left very few poems in his lifetime, but they are all well-known famous ones. For example, everyone can recite "Inspiring the Willow", and "Annotation to Tang Poems" commented: Gentle in meaning."

The jasper makeup is one tree tall, and ten thousand green silk ribbons hang down.

I don't know who cut out the thin leaves, the spring breeze in February is like scissors.

  After Lu Xiang first recommended to the DPRK, He Zhizhang was promoted to Dr. Taichang.

His official career went smoothly, and he held positions such as Dr. Simen of the Kingdom, Dr. Taichang, Shaoqing Taichang, and Minister of Etiquette, and finally he was awarded the secretary supervisor, known as "Secret Supervisor He".

  In 725 A.D., He Zhizhang moved to the Ministry of Rites, and he was also a bachelor of Jixian Academy. His historical record: "Thanks for two graces in one day."

  Also in this year, Tang Xuanzong went to Dongyue Taishan to hold a grand ceremony of ennobling Zen.

He summoned He Zhizhang to explain and draw up the etiquette system. After listening to the play, Tang Xuanzong affirmed that we would go together, "I want to be like this, so I ask Qing Er."

  He Zhizhang has been respected by everyone for decades of diligence and diligence. Tang Xuanzong wrote a poem saying that he "would not hesitate to be talented, like a noble heart." Tang Suzong also thanked him for his guidance when serving as the prince, and praised him for his knowledge Yi Dan, caring and elegant, pure and clear, learning rich and talented".

Good relationship and year-end friendship

  If there was a copy of "He Zhizhang's Way of Speaking" in ancient times, it would definitely be among the best sellers.

  According to historical records, He Zhizhang is "relaxed in nature, good at talking and laughing", free and easy, humorous, and very popular. His good friend Lu Xiangxian said: "I and my children are fine for many days, but as long as I don't see Brother He for a day. , I feel crude and superficial."

  Such a good personality has made He Zhizhang make many friends, among which the most famous friendship is his "new year friendship" with Li Bai.

  When I first met in Chang'an, Li Bai, who was in his 40s, was still an unfamiliar commoner. He Zhizhang was already 84 years old and he was a prominent figure in an important official position. But the two hit it off. He Zhizhang picked up Li Bai’s poem "The Road to Shu is Difficult." "Just read a few sentences and exclaimed again and again: "You are the degraded fairy from the sky!"

  This is how Li Bai's title of "Spelled Immortal" came from.

  The two chatted more and more vigorously. When they were about to have a good drink, they happened to have no money on hand to sell wine. He Zhizhang unscrupulously removed the golden tortoise that showed official quality from his body, and let people change the wine to drink. "The golden turtle exchanges wine" story.

Drawing: Zhang Jianyuan.

  He Zhizhang is a good drinker. Together with Li Bai, Li Shizhi, Li Jing, Cui Zongzhi, Su Jin, Zhang Xu, and Jiao Sui, they are called the "Eight Immortals in Drinking". Du Fu's "The Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking" wrote about these eight drunk people. "Fairy", the first one to appear is the oldest He Zhizhang:

  "Zhizhang rides a horse like a boat, and his eyes fall to sleep in the bottom of a well." It was written that He Zhizhang drunk riding a horse and swayed like a boat. As a result, he fell into the well with drunken eyes and fell asleep in the well.

  There is also a prosaic poem left by He Zhizhang in "The Poems of the Tang Dynasty": "The falling flowers are so much better. One gets drunk and turns upset." His true temperament can be seen.

Ever climbed a wall to go to work?

  However, He Zhizhang, who is very popular, has also "turned over".

  One year, when Prince Huiwen passed away, Tang Xuanzong ordered the Ministry of Ritual to select candidates for the funeral. He Zhizhang had difficulty choosing candidates. Some people were dissatisfied with the list arranged by him, so they went to the door of He Zhizhang’s house to make a noise. He was so blocked he couldn't go out.

  He Zhizhang had no choice but to take a ladder to climb the wall and escaped.

  Born in the early Tang Dynasty, he was highly regarded by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Although He Zhizhang caught up with the best period of the Tang Dynasty, there were undercurrents under the heyday. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, factional struggles within the dynasty continued. The dispute between Zhang Jiuling was particularly fierce, after which Zhang Jiuling was demoted, and He Zhizhang, who had shared aspirations with Zhang Jiuling, was inevitably affected.

  After passing through the officialdom, He Zhizhang’s mentality gradually changed. In his later years, he was fascinated by poetry, poetry and wine, and was unruly. The Old Book of Tang said: “Zhizhang’s old age is more indulgence, no reconciliation and thrifty, self-proclaimed'four. "Ming Kuang Ke", also known as the "Secretary Outside Superintendent", travels in the alleys. After being drunk, it is a word that turns into a scroll without any extra words. It is very salty."

  In 744 AD, He Zhizhang, who was the guest of the prince at the time and the secretary-supervisor, suddenly resigned because he was seriously ill. He wrote to Tang Xuanzong to be a Taoist priest, hoping that the emperor would change his residence in Beijing to Taoism.

Tang Xuanzong agreed, not only bestowing the Jinghu Yanchuan song to He Zhizhang, but also promoting his son to Sima in Kuaiji.

Drawing: Zhang Jianyuan.

  At that time, Li Bai also wrote a farewell poem for He Zhizhang, and in the poem he also initiated an invitation to his old friend: "May I ask, what year and when will you fly back to the imperial city? A few more drinks with us?"

  He Zhizhang passed away shortly after returning home, at the age of 86.

  Hearing the news of He Zhizhang's death, Li Bai was extremely sad. He wrote many poems to miss He Zhizhang, and counted the two people met in Chang'an, and reminisced about the love of He Zhizhang. "The golden turtle exchange place, but remembers tears. "Dip the towel", "I live in my home after the death, and there is a lot of peanuts in the empty. Thinking of this is like a dream, it hurts my feelings sadly", the feelings are very sincere.

  In the 14th year after He Zhizhang's death, Tang Suzong was grateful for He Zhizhang's old love as a prince's attendant, and he issued an edict to post it as a minister of ritual.

  In the prosperous Tang dynasty, he has been lively and steadily. You said, is he a low-key life winner?

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