Allusions about Tao Yuanming in the Dream of Climbing Mount Tianmu

In Li Bai's poem "Dream of Climbing Mount Tianmu" in Tang Dynasty, the poem related to Tao Yuanming's allusion is: "Alas, how can I bow and scrape to those high-ranking officials who will never be honest!"

The word "bend over" came from Tao Yuanming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Because he didn't want to be humiliated, he gave it the meaning of "going home". Although Li Bai was loved by the emperor, he was only a ci minister. We can get some news about his humiliation in court from these two poems. Li Bai shouted loudly: how can I serve the powerful and humble, so that I can't have a comfortable smile! Bend your head. Destroy the eyebrow, that is, under the eyebrow.

Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty has an allusion of "five buckets of rice don't bend over", which means to be used as a metaphor for being spineless and lofty. This allusion comes from "Biography of Tao Qian in the Book of Jin": "Five buckets of rice can't bend the back, and boxing is evil for the middle and small people in the village." Tao Yuanming, also known as Tao Qian, was the earliest pastoral poet in China. The reason why he can create many works with natural scenery and rural life as the theme is closely related to his experience and situation.

In the autumn of 405 AD, in order to support his family, he came to Pengze, not far from his hometown, as a county magistrate. This winter, the county magistrate sent a tour to pengze county to bid. Du You, with low taste but some power, speaks with his mouth in front of the satrap. Du You, who was sent here this time, is a vulgar and arrogant person. As soon as he arrived at Penzer's guest house, he sent a county magistrate to call a county magistrate to see him. Tao Yuanming usually despises fame and fortune, refuses to obey orders, despises such a person who gives orders in the name of a higher level, but he wants to see it again, so he set off at once. Unexpectedly, the county magistrate stopped Tao Yuanming and said, "My Lord, Du, you should wear official clothes and a big belt, otherwise it will be indecent. Du, you take the opportunity to make a scene, which is not good for adults! " Tao Yuanming can't stand this statement any longer. Sighed and said, "I can't bend over to the villains in the village for five buckets of rice!" " "He said, and simply took out the official seal, stamped it, immediately wrote his resignation letter, and then left Peng Ze, who had only been the county magistrate for more than 80 days.