Author: Zhang Fengli
In 757 AD, Xunyang Prison.
Li Bai, the first Internet celebrity of datang, was escorted here by several officers and soldiers a while ago, and he changed from a dashing and flowing poetry immortal to a prisoner with a gray head and a dirty face.
After half a lifetime of sightseeing, Li Bai never thought in any way that one day he would lose his freedom and be imprisoned.
The taste of prison was really uncomfortable, and after staying for a few days, Li Bai was clamoring to go out.
In the face of his clamor, the jailer either ignored him or shouted at him.
"Who can reach out to me and save me from danger?" These two days, Li Bai has been racking his brains to think about this problem.
He looked through the circle of friends over and over again, looked at it for half a day, and did not find a single person who could be relied on. Suddenly, Li Bai patted his thigh, and he said excitedly, "Yes! I'm looking for a high suit! ”
The gaoshi he said was the famous border poet of the Tang Dynasty. Don't underestimate this tall man, who not only wrote poetry, but was also the commander-in-chief of this suppression of the Yongwang rebellion, and later became the only marquis among poets.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > teenagers poor and ambitious</h1>
In 704 AD, in the most glorious era of the Tang Dynasty, Gao Shi was born.
Gao Shi's grandfather, Gao Kan, was a powerful and powerful general of the Tang Dynasty. He was born to capture the Turkic Che-nosed Khan, made many military achievements in the frontier, and received special honors after his death, and was buried next to Li Zhiqian's mausoleum.
It is reasonable to say that with such a family origin, the starting point of Gao's life should not be low, but his father died early, resulting in the decline of the family.
At a young age, Gao Shi was exiled to Liang and Song dynasties, and there was no life left. The Old Book of Tang records: "Less is lost, and nothing is done." The family is poor, and the guests are in Liang Song to ask for the beggars to give. ”
Although Gao Shi suffered from poverty in his childhood and adolescence, he was optimistic and ambitious by nature.
He firmly believed that he was born to do great things, so after trying to fill his stomach, Gao Shi was diligent in practicing his sword, studying hard, and "happy to say that the king is hegemonic, the name of the work, and the righteousness." ”
After surviving the hardships of his early years, Gao Shi was full of vigor in the year of the weak crown, and he hoped to have the opportunity to change his destiny, so he came to the capital with confidence:
Twenty sword solutions, westward journey to Chang'an City.
Look up at the Gate of the King, and take the Secretary of State.
- "Bever Joins the Army"
Gao Shi thought that he was full of talent and would be appreciated by the Son of Heaven, but this trip to Chang'an, after some running and doing, Gao Shi found nothing.
If you want to seek a career, you must stay in Chang'an, but Chang'an is "not easy to live in", and Gao Shi had to return to Songcheng.
Yu Yi was a fisherman for twelve years.
Plant melon lacquer garden, sink well lumen side.
——" On the way to reward Li Shaofu's farewell work"
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > rushed to the border plug and returned frustrated</h1>
In 730, the Tang and Khitan clashed on the border.
Hearing this news, Gao Shi was really a little excited. He felt that the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally come. He immediately threw down his farm tools, packed his bags, and solemnly said to himself, "From now on, I will abandon the peasants and become a well-known soldier!" ”
Gao Shi set out from Songcheng and traveled all the way, and in the autumn of the following year, he came to the northeast border. There, he saw the desolate isolated city under the setting sun, and he also saw the soldiers fighting in spite of themselves:
Outside the Dark Great Wall, there is no more smoke and dust in the day.
Although Hu Qi relied on the mausoleum, the Han soldiers did not care about their bodies.
The ancient trees were full of cold air, and Huang Yun was sad to kill people.
- "Five Songs of the Thistle Gate Line"
Gao Shi admired Li Yi, the deputy ambassador of Shuofang Jiedu at that time, and he wanted to join Li Yi's shogunate, so he also wrote a special poem "Poetry of the Shogunate of King Xin'an" and respectfully presented it to Li Yi.
But somehow, Li Yi did not accept Gao Shi, and Gao Shi went to Youzhou Jiedu to make Zhang Shoujue, but Zhang Shoujue did not reject him, but just let him run errands in the shogunate and do miscellaneous work.
In the next two years, Gao Shi has been wandering on the frontier, trying to find opportunities to make a career, but in the end, because no one appreciates, Gao Shi has to leave the border plug and return to the guest land.
The clouds and mountains are in harmony, and the wind and rain are prosperous in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This road is ignorant of oneself, and the pearl is not secretly cast.
- "Send Wei Ba"
Although Gao Shi did not meet his confidant this time and was more frustrated, several years of military life opened up new horizons for him and provided a steady stream of inspiration and materials for his poetry creation.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > fell off the list, the famous article came out</h1>
In 735, at the age of thirty-two, Gao Shi came to Chang'an again to take the imperial examination that year. He originally wanted to "learn the art of literature and martial arts and trade in the imperial family", but he fell behind.
As a descendant of the general, Gao Shi had a natural unruliness and pride, he believed that he was a piece of gold, sooner or later it would shine, so the name of Sun Shan did not make him too depressed.
In 738, a man who fought with the general Zhang Shoujue returned from Saiwai and wrote a poem called "Yan Song Xing" to make Gao Shi look over.
After Gao Shi read it, he was shocked. Because of the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Khitans, the Tang Dynasty was victorious at first, but later it was gradually defeated.
The main reasons for the fiasco were the pride of the combat generals and the drunken dreams of death on the front line. In particular, zhang Shoujue, the commander-in-chief of this war, not only did not take the initiative to review and take responsibility after his defeat, but also lied to the imperial court about the great victory and shamelessly asked for credit and reward. Gao Shi was really indignant, so he wrote a poem "Yan Ge Xing" to reconcile it.
The Han family smoke and dust in the northeast, the Han will resign the family to break the thief.
The boy is self-respecting, and the Son of Heaven is very color-giving.
The gold felling drum under the Yuguan, and the jingjing was between the stones.
Lieutenant Yushu flew into the Han Sea, and the hunting fire alone illuminated the Wolf Mountain.
The mountains and rivers are depressed and extremely edged, and Hu rides on the tombs and miscellaneous winds and rains.
The warrior army was half dead and alive, and the beauty was singing and dancing under the tent.
The desert is poor and the grass is stuffed, and the lonely city is sparsely lit.
When he encountered a frequent light enemy, he did not break the siege after passing through Guanshan.
The iron coat has been working hard for a long time, and the jade should cry away after parting.
The young woman in the south of the city wanted to cut off the intestines, and the people of jibei looked back.
The side court flutters that can be done, and the absolute realm is empty!
The murderous qi made a cloud at three o'clock, and the cold sound spread the night to fight.
Looking at the white blade of blood, the Death Festival has never been Gu Xun?
Jun did not see the hardships of the battlefield conquest, and still rememberEd General Li!
Gao Shi's "Yan Song Xing", generous and sad, agitated and majestic, it shows the whole process of a war from being discharged from division and defeat to being besieged and fighting to death with extremely condensed pen and ink.
In this poem, Gao Shi did not try to beautify the frontier martial arts of sheng Tang, but focused his attention on those who participated in the war, on those who were ruthlessly crushed by the war.
It focuses more on the tragic nature of war, focusing on the magnificent war scenes, reproducing the tragic sacrifices and sufferings of individuals, and giving deep compassion to this suffering.
At the same time, it also made a pungent exposure and satire on the generals who did not sympathize with the soldiers and indulged in song and dance, so "Yan Ge Xing" was praised as gao shi's "first major piece" and also a landmark "conscience work" of Tang Dynasty border poetry.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > meet Li Du and form a friendship</h1>
In 744, three great figures appeared on the land of Liang and Song in the lonely Liaoning.
They are: Li Bai, Du Fu and Gao Shi.
At that time, Li Bai had just been dismissed by Tang Xuanzong and was depressed; Du Fu suffered a failure in the scientific expedition and was looking for opportunities in life. The two of them met by chance during the trip, so they met to relax together.
They came to Liang Song, where they met a new friend, Gao Shi, the Border Poet of the Tang Dynasty. The three of them saw each other as they were, and there were endless words, endless drinks, and endless poems.
As the host, Gao Shi enthusiastically served as a guide for Li Bai and Du Fu, not only taking them to visit the scenic spots and monuments around Songcheng, but also riding and hunting with them to experience the wild and fun of flying eagles and lackeys.
The brief reunion was soon coming to an end, but the three of them showed no particular sadness, because they firmly believed that "the sea is a confidant, and the end of the world is next to each other", and they were even more convinced that one day in the future, they would be reunited.
After the separation, gao shi and Du Fu both missed Li Bai very much, and Du Fu wrote more than a dozen poems for Li Bai, and Gao Shi also wrote for Li Bai:
Li Houhuai is a hero, dirty is talent.
Square inches and no gaps, the crown should be in the sky.
- "Song Zhongbei Zhou, Liang, Li Sanzi"
In order to commemorate this traveling life and the friendship between the three people, Du Fu later wrote a poem "Remembrance Poem", which has two sentences written like this:
Remembering with Gao Li, on the intersection of wine.
Two male strong algae thoughts, I have to color the blush.
If "life is only like the first sight", there will be no regrets in this world; if everything will not change, then thirteen years later, the ship of friendship between Li Bai and Gao Shi will not be turned over.
However, there are no ifs in the world, only results.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > lucky to meet Bole and participate in counterinsurgency</h1>
In 749, at the age of 46, Gao Shi, because of his well-known poetic name, was appreciated by Suiyang Taishou Zhang Jiugao (Zhang Jiuling's younger brother). On his recommendation, Gao Shi entered the Beijing Examination for the Daoist Branch and was awarded the post of Lieutenant of Fengqiu County.
After struggling for most of his life, Gao Shicai won the first iron rice bowl in his life, but there was not much joy in his heart.
Because Lieutenant Fengqiu County was a very low-level official, not only did he not have the slightest room for promotion, but he also had to suppress his temperament every day to adapt to the professional life of "greeting the chief with a broken heart and flogging Li Shu", so three years later, Gao Shi did not hesitate to resign nakedly.
He returned to Jibei and continued to go to the army to seek employment, but returned again to no avail.
In 754, the 50-year-old Gao Shi finally ushered in the spring of his life. He was favored by the border general Geshuhan, entered his shogunate, and was appointed as the chief secretary.
Meeting Ge Shuhan, a famous general who was good at fighting and was greatly relied upon by Tang Xuanzong, was a turning point in Gao Shi's fate in life. Since then, Gao Shi has entered the fast lane of life, and he has made great strides all the way.
Shallow only ascended to a life, and the lone sword passed through thousands of miles.
Don't you miss your hometown, and never feel yourself?
- "Climbing the Ridge"
In 755, the Anshi Rebellion, which shocked the Tang Dynasty, broke out.
An Lushan led an army to capture the eastern capital Luoyang and directly approach Chang'an, tang Xuanzong saw that the situation was critical, so he ordered Brother Shuhan to fight for thieves, and at the same time appointed Gao Shi as Zuo Shiyi and inspector of Yushi to assist Ge Shuhan in guarding Tongguan.
Ge Shuhan originally wanted to fight a protracted war with the rebels, but the dictatorial and treacherous Yang Guozhong had always instigated Xuanzong to fight, so the entire war situation was destroyed, and Ge Shuhan also died heroically in the war.
After the fall of Tongguan, the rebels drove straight in, Chang'an fell, and Tang Xuanzong was forced to flee to Sichuan in a hurry.
"The season of poverty is now, and the danger is a hero", at this time, Gao Shi, like some officials, did not defect to the enemy and abandon the king, but instead caught up with Tang Xuanzong on his horse and starry night, and reported to Xuanzong the course of the war.
Tang Xuanzong was greatly moved by Gao Shi, who had escaped from the line of death, followed in life and death, and was concerned about the safety of The Tang Dynasty, and he immediately made Gao Shi a servant of the imperial history, and soon promoted him to the position of Counselor.
Hearing that Gao Shi had developed well in the frontier in recent years, Du Fu wrote a congratulatory letter and was happy for the achievements of his old friend today:
The Lord will reap the talents, and the triumph of the Kun Dynasty.
Wen Jun has been zhu fu (fú), and has been comforted.
- "Sending the Thirty-Fifth Secretary of the High School (Suitable)"
Reading Du Fu's poems, Gao Shi's heart was warm.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > destroyed the Yong King, so the man called for help</h1>
On the way to Shu, in the face of the fierce offensive of the rebels, Tang Xuanzong did not know how to be good, and he adopted the advice of the prime minister Fang Zhen and ordered the kings to divide the towns and dominate one side.
When Gao Shi learned of Xuanzong's decision, he strongly opposed it, believing that the division of the town would only lead to the self-reliance of the army and make the situation of division reappear. Unfortunately, Tang Xuanzong did not heed Gao Shi's advice.
Soon, Gao Shi's worries became a reality. In July of that year, Emperor Suzong of Tang ascended the throne at Lingwu and turned his son Tang Xuanzong into Emperor Taishang overnight.
In November, Li Xuan, the Yong King who was guarding Jiangling, also wanted to achieve something, so he led his troops south without authorization in an attempt to divide the southeast.
Tang Suzong, who had just ascended the throne, had no experience in dealing with complex situations, so he hurriedly summoned Gao Shi and asked him for advice on strategies. Gao Shi analyzed the situation in Jiangdong for Emperor Suzong, believing that Li Xuan's men were gathering only a ragtag group, and the imperial court sent out divisions to encircle and suppress them, and the YongWang would undoubtedly be defeated.
Emperor Suzong deeply believed this, and he immediately made Gao Shi the governor of Yangzhou and the envoy of Huainan Jiedu, ordering him to quell the rebellion of King Yong.
Immediately overlooking the Honghe River, the wind blows white artemisia.
Yuntun is cold and bitter, and the snow is high in the mountains.
At the end of the day, the side of the beacon is connected to the trenches.
——" Since Wu Wei went to Lintao Gurudwara, he did not reach the princes under the right curtain of Hexi Long because of the book"
Before leading an army to attack King Yong, Gao Shi mobilized the rebels, either submitting to him or waiting to be suppressed. Seeing that the generals of the Tang army were so majestic and inviolable, Yong Wang's army soon collapsed and was almost defeated.
Wanli did not hesitate to die, and succeeded in one day.
Draw the Qilin Pavilion and enter the Mingguang Palace.
- "Stuffed Song"
Yong Wang easily took it, but Gao Shi encountered a thing that surprised him in the past two days.
Thirteen years ago, li bai, a friend he had made in Songcheng, was thrown into Xunyang's prison this time because he was attached to King Yong.
At first, Gao Shi did not know about Li Bai's imprisonment, until someone handed him a letter, and he did not know that the Poetry Immortal of the Tang Dynasty was unlucky.
This letter is Li Bai's tearful writing of "Sending Zhang Xiucai to The High School and The Preface":
……
Hu Yue entered Ziwei, and the three lights were chaotic astronomy.
Gao Gongzhen Huaihai, talking and laughing but demon atmosphere.
Zer's curtain painting, difficult to light and special.
I have no sense of swallow frost, and the jade is burning.
But sprinkle a line of tears, and Linqi is he Yun.
Li Bai thought that Gao Shi might read his poems and might remember old feelings, but with a little thought, reason triumphed over emotion. The decision he made was: don't save!
Gao Shi thought, although Li Bai is a celebrity of datang and is my friend, but now that he has become a traitor to the party and a thief, how can he say that he will let it go? If Li Bai is released, is this not a blatant violation of law and order, a confrontation with the central authorities, and self-destruction of the future?
Therefore, Gao Shi did not favoritism, which seemed excessive, but in fact, he just did what he should do. As a court official, he was very qualified, he had excellent political qualities, and he withstood the test of human feelings and selfishness.
Perhaps, we all owe a thumbs up to Gao Shi.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > half a life, and finally to a high position</h1>
After quelling the rebellion of King Yong, Gao Shi rushed to Suiyang (suī) and joined other emissaries to rescue the siege of Suiyang.
The Battle of Suiyang was a famous battle during the Anshi Rebellion, and although the Tang army was defeated in the end, both the generals and the soldiers showed terrible loyalty in this war, and although they were defeated, they were still glorious.
In 759, Gao Shi was appointed as the assassin of Pengzhou, at this time, Du Fu happened to be fleeing in Sichuan, and for this old friend who was not politically stained, Gao Shi extended a hand of friendship to him and gave him selfless help.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Gao Shi also wrote a poem to express his concern for Du Fu:
The inscription of the people's day is sent to the grass hall, and the old people are thinking of their hometown.
The wicker color can't bear to see, and the plum blossoms are full of empty branches and broken intestines.
Being in the distant domain is unpredictable, and I have a lot of worries.
This year people remember each other day and day, and next year people know where to go.
- "People Send Du Er's Remains"
It turned out that Gao Shi was not indifferent at all, he just didn't like people who were in a mess.
In 763, Gao Shi was appointed as the envoy of Jiannan Jiedushi, at this time, the "Anshi Rebellion" had just subsided, Tubo took advantage of the unstable foothold of the Tang Dynasty, took the opportunity to attack the territory, and Gao Shi, who had already spent his time, went out again, but was defeated due to poor strength.
The following year, Gao Shi was recalled to the capital and appointed as a squire of the Punishment Department, a regular attendant of the Scattered Horse, and was given the title of Grand Master of Yin Guanglu, and was also given the title of Marquis of Bohai County for military merit. Suddenly, Gao Shi climbed to the peak of his career, and the Old Book of Tang said: "Since the Tang Dynasty, the master of poets is only suitable." ”
In 765, Gao Shi, who was both literate and martial, and who was extremely glorious, died.
After half a lifetime, he finally realized his ideals. Although he waited so long for the final glory, in the most difficult days, Gao Shi has been gritting his teeth and persevering, never giving up.
In the end, he became the great master of the Tang Dynasty's border poems, became a brave warrior who galloped on the battlefield and pacified one side, and became a minister who obeyed the call of the imperial court at any time, obeyed the interests of the country, and was born into death.
He told us with his life's experience that life does not start too late, as long as you persist, success may be late, but it will not be absent.