What does Chang 'an Guibai mean?

Living in Chang 'an is not easy because it is expensive. Because it is expensive, it is not easy to live in vain.

This was before Bai Juyi's poems became famous. Gu Kuang satirized Bai Juyi, saying that Chang 'an had a high standard of living and Bai Juyi had no talent. It is not easy to live in Chang 'an for nothing.

Bai Juyi, a senior minister, decided to go to Beijing for the first time and wrote Gu Kuang in poetry. When Bai Gong saw his name, he said, "Rice is expensive, so it's easy to live." It's a scroll. The first one says, "The boundless grass on the grassland comes and goes with each season. Wildfire never completely devoured them, and they grew taller again in the spring breeze. " But he said, "It's easy to live with words." Because of its reputation, its reputation has been greatly improved.

There is an allusion here that Bai Juyi went to Chang 'an when he was not famous. At that time, there was a literary veteran named Gu Kuang, who said to Bai Juyi who came to visit, "Chang 'an is expensive, but it is not easy to live in a big place. "

Bai Juyi was 16 years old when he came to Chang 'an. He brought his manuscript to visit Gu Kuang, the literary leader. When he saw Bai Juyi's name in Gu Kuang, he couldn't help laughing: Chang 'an is expensive, but it's not easy. Actually, that means Bai Juyi. How can you live in Chang 'an? Although this sentence looks like a joke, it shows an arrogance brought by dignitaries and completely ignores outsiders.

Later, Gu Kuang saw what Bai Juyi wrote: "Wildfire will not completely burn them, but they will grow taller again in the spring breeze." He changed his tune and said, "You just say one word and you will live." In other words, with your poems, you can survive in Chang 'an.