Meng Haoran angered Tang Xuanzong because of that poem

Meng Haoran, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, angered Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty for his poem "Returning to Nanshan at Dusk".

One day, Wang Wei, who worked in the Taiyue Department of the Imperial Palace, saw that Meng Haoran was in a depressed mood and his thoughts were depressed because of his failure in the scientific examination, so he invited him to the palace as a guest to drink tea and discuss poetry to soothe his mood. At this moment, the eunuch suddenly came to report that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was here and asked Wang Wei to pick him up.

The two people were immediately shocked. After all, the palace was a forbidden area and outsiders were not allowed to enter at will, otherwise they would be punished. In panic, Meng Haoran hid under the bed in the bedroom.

As soon as Tang Xuanzong came in, Wang Wei saw that he was in a good mood, so he did not hide anything, and told Tang Xuanzong the truth. He also vividly described Meng Haoran in front of him, saying that this talented person learned Extraordinary, both poetry and prose are excellent. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had heard the name of Meng Haoran's poem for a long time, so he did not blame him. He asked Meng Haoran to come out to meet him and asked him what poems he had written recently.

This is undoubtedly a God-given opportunity for Meng Haoran, who failed the scientific examination but still wants to gain fame. When ordinary people encounter such a good opportunity, they will definitely recite some positive poems to express their ambitions. However, at this time, the frustrated and distressed Meng Haoran was in a mood of dissatisfaction and actually read out what he had written not long ago. The song "Returning to Nanshan at the End of the Year".

"Returning to Nanshan at the end of the year/Coming back to my hometown/Returning to Nanshan" Tang Dynasty: Meng Haoran

Bei Quexiu wrote a letter, and Nanshan returned to my hut. If you don't know your talent, you will abandon it. If you are sick, your friends will be sparse. ?

White hair makes you grow old, and green hair makes you grow old. I will never sleep with sorrow, and the window will be empty at night under the pine moon.

Interpretation:

Stop writing to the court in the north and let me return to the dilapidated thatched hut in Nanshan. I have no talent, no wonder Mingzhu abandoned me, and my old and sick friends are all strangers. The frequent occurrence of gray hair makes people age day by day, and the coming of spring forces the passage of old years. Full of sorrow, I couldn't fall asleep. The moon shone outside the pine forest and there was an emptiness.

This is a piece of grumbling work about not being able to appreciate talent, especially the second sentence: "If I am not talented, I will abandon my friends, and if I am sick, my friends will be sparse." (Explanation: I have no talent, no wonder I will abandon my old and sick friends. They are all unfamiliar). On the surface, they say that they are ambitious and talented, but in fact they are complaining that the "understanding" is not "understanding", which makes their talents unappreciated.

So, when Emperor Xuanzong heard this sentence, he was immediately furious: "You don't seek official positions, but I have never abandoned you, so how can you accuse me?" It means, "It's you who failed to rise to the occasion." , when did I abandon you? Why are you slandering me like this?”

Extended information:

Creation background:

About 728 AD (Tang Dynasty) In the 16th year of Kaiyuan (16th year of Kaiyuan), the forty-year-old Meng Haoran came to Chang'an to be a Jinshi but failed. He was in a very depressed mood. He had "written for thirty years and closed his door in Jianghanyin", learned a lot of articles, and was awarded by Wang Wei and Zhang Jiuling. His reputation is already quite famous in poetry. This failure in taking the exam made him very depressed. He wanted to write directly to the emperor, but he was very hesitant. This poem was written under such extremely complicated circumstances.

Appreciation:

It is impossible for a poet not to be worried and anxious if he is eager to pursue an official career, his official career is unclear, his hair has turned white, and his fame has not yet been achieved. Five or six sentences are a reflection of this state of mind. White hair and green sun (spring) are originally merciless things, so the words "urge" and "force" are embellished with them, which accurately expresses the poet's complex feelings of not wanting to end his life in white clothes but having no choice but to do anything about it.

It was precisely because the poet fell into irresolvable depression that he was "eternally worried" (interpretation: full of sorrow and unable to fall asleep), and wrote about lingering thoughts, anxiety and embarrassment. modality. "The window is empty on a pine moon night" (interpretation: the moon shines on the pine forest and there is an emptiness outside the window), which is even more ingenious. It loosens the previous meaning, but it brings out the incomprehensibleness of resentment.

It seems to be a description of the scene, but it is actually lyrical: one supplements the "sleepless" in the previous sentence, and the other is a blurry scene with endless aftertaste. The misty and empty night scene is closely related to the lonely and melancholy mood in the heart. Very similar. The word "empty" is a double entendre, encompassing the emptiness of the courtyard, the emptiness of the quiet night, the emptiness of the official career, and the emptiness of the mood.

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