Wang Jian, a poet from the Tang Dynasty, was born poor and had a bad career, he once walked between the shogunates, and went to the border to serve in the army, until he was not confused, and he was able to become a small official. When people reach middle age, they are carrying a heavy load, and if they encounter difficulties, even if they have a super ability to bear, they will inevitably feel melancholy and confused.
Wang Jian is no exception, in the face of the livelihood of the family, he cannot always behave extremely detached, and he must continue to plan for the future. However, after several tosses, the poet still felt that many things were difficult to fulfill. The following shares Wang Jian's feeling that his career was blocked, and he inscribed a poem of seven laws, which progressed layer by layer, and the ending was full of emotion.
After joining the army, he sent friends in the mountains
Zhongtang · Wang Jian
Aixian has no medicine to live in the poor, and he takes off his mountain clothes and Hanchen.
In the middle of the night, I listened to the chickens comb their white hair, and the morning went into the red dust.
The village children are disgusted with fishy food, and the wild cranes fly high to avoid the laity.
Mr. Labor showed him from afar, don't come to the bow and arrow.
Wang Jian traveled extensively, and Han Yu, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi and others in the Tang Dynasty all appreciated his talent and learning. His Yuefu poems are not inferior to Zhang Ji's works, and Biansai's poems have also been praised by everyone, reflecting the profound literary heritage of the genius.
Wang Jian had ambitions and didn't want to waste his time, so he hoped to find opportunities in Biansai. But the reality is always so cruel, Wang Jian is not afraid of the hardships of his military career, but he feels painful because he is not used.
This poem was written when Wang Jian was in a difficult situation, and when the poet was frustrated and hesitant, he remembered his friends who lived together in seclusion in the past, so he wrote a poem with feelings, hoping that the other party could guide him.
At the beginning, the author's reason for joining the army was explained, "Aixian has no medicine to live in the poor, and he takes off his mountain clothes and Hanchen." "The talented man had been living in seclusion in the forest springs before, but later considering that there was no hope of cultivating immortals, and he was forced to make a living, he had to temporarily take off his hermit clothes and continue to run for the imperial court. The word "poor" reveals the predicament of the author, and it is also the reason why he abandoned literature and martial arts.
The word "no medicine" originally referred to the poet's inability to obtain a prescription for immortality, and by extension, a loss of confidence in cultivating and becoming an immortal. "Hanchen" refers to the service of the Tang Dynasty, and the poets of the Tang Dynasty like to use the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, such as Wang Changling's "Qin Shi Mingyue Han Shiguan" and so on.
The jaw couplet shows the author's urgent mood to change his fate, "Listening to the chicken comb his white hair in the middle of the night, the morning is in the red dust." Although the secluded forest spring is far away from the hustle and bustle, although it is indeed a good place for cultivation, but for a Confucian disciple who has not finished his heart, it makes him feel extremely lonely and boring, so the poet finally resolutely embarks on the journey to the border pass after repeatedly weighing the pros and cons.
In the middle of the night, combing the gray hair shows that the author is restless and unable to sleep; The sky was slightly bright, and he immediately rode a thin horse and embarked on the journey. How eager and helpless this is, if you are not forced into a corner by life, how can you change your opinions casually.
The neck coupling technique is superb, "the village children are disgusted with fishy food when they are near, and the wild cranes fly high to avoid the laity." The poet went to a village, and some of the village children saw that his clothes were shabby and smelly, and they all ran away from him.
When the wild crane found the stranger approaching, he quickly flapped his wings and flew away, which shows that the poet's identity at this time is extremely embarrassing, neither like a layman, nor a master who has long forgotten the opportunity, so that the village children and the wild crane avoid it.
These two sentences are neat, euphemistic, and the sentences convey the author's state of being disliked, and the sentences use anthropomorphic techniques, showing that after the talented man has lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, he finally has a certain separation from real life.
At the end, the author's confusion and confusion are expressed, and the reason why Wang Jian "Mr. Labor shows him from afar" shows that he is already in custody and feels frustrated; "Don't come with a bow and arrows", it shows that the poet is in the border area, and he needs to patrol and stand guard every day, and even charge into battle, which is contrary to his original intention of coming to the border area.
The poet must have been so worried at this point that he even regretted that he had made a hasty decision and had not thought twice. The whole text is progressive, full of pictures, and it is a natural expression of true feelings. The poet's experience recorded in the article is also a microcosm of many down-and-out talents in the Tang Dynasty, which is worthy of people's careful reading and experience.