Biography of Li Bai

Li Bai (701-762), courtesy name Taibai (太白), and the name Green Lotus Dweller (青莲居士), was a great romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty. His poetic style was majestic and bold, rich in imagination, with a natural flow of language and varied rhythms. He was good at drawing nutritious materials from folk songs and myths, constituting his unique magnificent and splendid colors, which is the new peak of positive romanticism poetry since Qu Yuan. He is also known as "Li Du" together with Du Fu. In the Tang Dynasty, there was another poet named Li He, known as the "Poet", who was comparable to Li Bai. Both of them belonged to the Romantic style, with strange imagination and exaggerated words. However, in comparison, Li Bai's poems were often written in a natural way. Li He, on the other hand, quoted many canonical stories, deliberately carved, and exhausted his heart. It can be said to be "blood and sweat". Li Bai's ancestry Longxi Chengji (now Tianshui County, Gansu Province), the end of the Sui Dynasty, migrated to Central Asia Shattered Leaf City (now near Tokmak in northern Kyrgyzstan ... ), Li Bai was born here. Li Bai was born here. At the age of five, his family moved to Changming County, Mianzhou (present-day Jiangyou County, Sichuan Province). At the age of twenty, Li Bai left Sichuan alone and began to travel extensively, from the Dongting Xiangjiang River in the south to Wu and Yue in the east, and then resided in Anlu (present-day Anlu County, Hubei Province). He traveled everywhere, hoping to make friends and visit social celebrities, so that he could be introduced to a high position to realize his political ideals and aspirations. However, after ten years of traveling, nothing was accomplished. He continued to go north to Taiyuan, Chang'an, east to Qi, Lu all over, and live in Shandong Rencheng (now Shandong Jining). By this time, he had already made friends with many famous people and created a large number of excellent poems, which became famous all over the world. In the early years of Tianbao, recommended by the Taoist priest Wu Renjun, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty called him to the capital and ordered him to serve in the Hanlin. Soon after, he was expelled from the capital in the third or fourth year of Tianbao (A.D. 744 or 745) due to the slander and remorse of the powerful nobles. Thereafter, he stayed in the Jiang and Huai area, and his thoughts were extremely bored. In the winter of the fourteenth year of Tianbao (A.D. 755), An Lushan rebelled, and at this time he was living in seclusion in Mount Lu, when the army of the Yong King Li Xian came east, inviting Li Bai to come down to the mountain to join the Shogunate. Later, Li Ban rebelled against Emperor Su Zong and was eliminated. Li Bai was implicated and sentenced to exile in Yilang (in present-day Guizhou Province), but he was pardoned and released halfway through the exile, and traveled to and from Xunyang (in present-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province) and Xuancheng (in present-day Xuancheng, Anhui Province), and other places. In the first year of Emperor Daizong Baoying's reign (762 A.D.), he died of illness in Dangtu County, Anhui Province. Li Bai lived in the flourishing period of the Tang Dynasty, and had the progressive ideals of "helping the people and the people" and "peace and security", and fought for the realization of these ideals throughout his life. A large number of his poems not only reflected the prosperity of that era, but also exposed and criticized the despotism and corruption of the ruling group, showing the positive spirit of contempt for the powerful and the rich, resisting the traditional constraints, and pursuing freedom and ideals. Artistically, his poems are characterized by novelty of imagination, strong feelings, magnificent mood, fresh and bright language, forming a bold and unrestrained artistic style, which reached the peak of positive romanticism poetry in ancient China. He has more than 900 poems in his collection, including Li Taibai Collection.

New Book of Tang - Volume 202 - Li Bai's Biography

Li Bai, with the character Taibai, was the ninth grandson of Emperor Xing Sheng. His ancestor migrated to the Western Regions for a crime at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and at the beginning of the Shenlong Dynasty, he returned to Brazil as a recluse. The birth of the white, mother dreamed of Changgeng star, because of the order. Ten years old through poetry, both long, hidden Minshan. He was a scholar of poetry and calligraphy at the age of ten, but he hid in Minshan Mountain. Su Sorry, he was the governor of Yizhou. When he saw Bai, he said, "He is a gifted scholar, and he can be better than Xiangru if he learns from his mistakes. However, he liked the art of fencing, and he was a knight-errant who emphasized money and charity. More guests Rencheng, and Kong Chaofu, Han Jun, Pei Zheng, Zhang Shuming, Tao Shinju Feedback, the day Shen drink, the number of "bamboo stream six escape".

Tianbao early, South into the Huiji, and Wu Yun good, Yun was called, so white also to Chang'an. To see He Zhizhang, Zhizhang see its text, sighed and said: "Son, the banished immortals! Words in the Xuanzong, summoned to see the Golden Palace, when the world, play an ode. Emperor's food, pro spoon, there is an imperial edict for Hanlin. White still drunk with drinkers in the city. Emperor sitting in Shenxiang Pavilion, I feel, want to get white for the movement; called into, and white has been drunk, around the water 靧 face, a little solution, aid pen into the text, Wanli Jingche no stay thought. The emperor loves his talent, several feasts to see. White tasted service to the emperor, drunk, so that Gao Li Shi boots. Lixi Su Gui, shame, nitpick its poem to stimulate Yang Guifei, the emperor wants to official white, Fei always frustrated. White knew that they were not close to the tolerance, more arty and not self-cultivation, and Zhizhang, Li Shizhi, Ruyang Wang Jin, Cui Zongzhi, Su Jin, Zhang Xu, Jiao Sui for the "Wine Eight Immortals". Pleaded to return to the mountain, the emperor gave gold put back. White traveled to the four directions, tasted the boat and Cui Zongzhi from Cai Shi to Jinling, sitting in the boat with the Palace brocade robes, as if no one else.

An Lushan against, turn side Cusong, Kuanglu between, Yong Wang Lin opened for the House of bureaucrats. Lin rose up, fled back to Pengze, Lin defeated, when executed. At the beginning of the white tour of the state, see Guo Ziyi, strange. Zi Yi tasted illegal, white for the rescue. To is Zi Yi please release the official to ransom, there is an edict long flow night. Will be pardoned, but also seek the sun, sitting in jail. Song Ruosi will be three thousand Wu soldiers to Henan, Road searching for Yang, released prisoners for staff officers, not a few resigned. LiYangBing for dangtu order, white according to it. Emperor Daizong established, to the left pickup call, and white has died, more than sixty years.

The Old Book of Tang - columns of the 140th - under the Court of Literature - Li Bai biography

Li Bai, the word Taibai, Shandong people. Li Bai was a native of Shandong. He was a young man of talent and ambition, and he had a transcendent spirit. His father was a lieutenant of Rencheng, and he was at home there. He was a young man who lived in the mountains of Luzhong with Kong Chaofu, Han Shin, Pei Zheng, Zhang Shuming, Tao Shin, etc. He sang and drank heartily, and was then known as the "Six Yis of Zhuxi".

At the beginning of the Tianbao period, he traveled to the city of Huijie, where he hid with the Taoist priest Wu Yun in the city of Heping. Both the Xuanzong edict Peony to go to the capital, Peony recommended to the court, sent to call, and Peony are waiting for the imperial edict Hanlin. White both addicted to alcohol, day and drinkers drunk in the restaurant. Xuanzong Duqu, want to create new words of music, urgently called the white, white has been lying in the restaurant carry on. Called into the water sprinkled face, that is, to make the pen, a short while into more than ten chapters, the emperor is quite commendable. Tried to get drunk on the temple, cited the foot to make Gao Li Si boots, by the repulsion to go. Was wandering the countryside, drinking all day long. When Cui Zongzhi, the Imperial Household Secretary was banished to Jinling, and white poetry and wine and singing. Taste the moonlit night boat, from Cai Shi to Jinling, White Palace brocade robes, in the boat Guzhan laughs proudly, as if no one else.

At the beginning, He Zhizhang see white, said: "This is the heavenly banishment of immortals." Lushan's rebellion, Emperor Xuanzong, in Shu, on the way to Yong Wang Lin for the Jianghuai military governor, Yangzhou Festival Ambassador, white in Xuanzhou to visit, and then set up as engaged. Yong Wang conspiracy rebellion, defeat, white sitting long flow night. He was pardoned and returned, but he died in Xuancheng after drinking too much alcohol. He has a collection of twenty volumes of essays, which were published at the time.

On the birthplace of Li Bai, there are many different opinions, today there are generally two ways to say. First, Li Bai was born in the western region of Central Asia, the city of Shattered Leaves (in today's Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek, east of the city of Tokmak, near the city), Li Bai was about five years old, his family moved to Mianzhou Changlong (present-day Jiangyou, Sichuan Province). Second, Li Bai was born in Qinglian Township, Changlong County, Mianzhou (present-day Jiangyou County, Sichuan). At least one of these two statements is wrong. However, both claims are supported by information and historical evidence, so it is really difficult for people to believe which one).

Detailed Biography

I, good chivalry, like to indulge

Li Bai was born in the first year of Wu Zetian Chang'an (A.D. 701) in the western region of the Shattered Leaves, and when he was five years old, he settled with his family in the township of Qinglian, in Changlong (present-day Jiangyou County, Sichuan Province). When Li Bai was a young man, he was a chivalrous man and liked to run wild. Since the end of the Han Dynasty, the Mianzhou region, where Changlong is located, has been a place where Taoism is active. Therefore, Li Bai often went to Daitian Mountain to look for Taoist priests to talk about Taoist scriptures since he was a teenager. Later, he and a hermit named Dongyanzi lived in seclusion in Mianshan Mountain and studied intensely, not entering the city for many years. They raised many exotic birds in the mountain forest where they lived. These beautiful and tame birds, because of feeding habitually, regularly fly to seek food, as if they can understand human language, a call, from all over the fly down in front of the steps, and even in the hands of people pecking grain, not at all afraid. This incident was spread far and wide as a strange story, and finally made the governor of Mianzhou personally go to the mountains to watch the birds feeding. Seeing that they were able to direct the movement of the birds, the assassin decided that they had Taoist skills and wanted to recommend them to take the Taoist examination. However, both of them politely refused. Zhao Lei, a famous cross-dresser at that time, was also a good friend of Li Bai, who wrote 10 volumes of The Long and Short Sutras in the fourth year of the Kaiyuan era (716 AD). At that time, Li Bai was only sixteen years old. Zhao Lei's work on the differences and similarities of the six sutras, analyzing the situation of the world, and seeking the way of rise and fall of the world aroused Li Bai's great interest in the work of a longitudinist. It was the influence of this book that made him want to build a career and talk about the way of kings and rulers. Li Bai's wife was Xu, who died and succeeded Zong as his wife. He had two sons and one daughter, one of whom was born to Xu. The son's name: Bo bird, nicknamed "bright moon slaves"; female name: Ping Yang; another son's name: Puli Li Bai had three wives, one is the granddaughter of Chancellor Xu, surnamed Xu. The second one, whose surname is not known, was the granddaughter of Chancellor Xu. The third was the granddaughter of Chancellor Zong, surnamed Zong. There was also one surnamed Liu. A daughter, Li Pingyang, surnamed Li. The first wife, was in 727 AD in Anlu, Hubei after two friends Hu Ziyang and Ma Zhenggong set up, married the former prime minister Xu Weishi's granddaughter, in fact, can not talk about marrying, that is, when a backwards son-in-law. As in the marriage of up to ten years of time, Li Bai are living in his old man's home, the taste of the fence would have made him very unhappy, where there is the mind to think of other things. This is Li Bai's first marriage, he may still hold a very responsible mentality to deal with, and from the marriage after the birth of a man and a woman with two children this situation, the two sides of the sex life is still very harmonious. The first lover, 739 A.D., that is, 12 years from the first marriage, from the first wife died a year later, Li Bai married a woman surnamed Liu, in order to make the atmosphere a little more relaxed, we can think about the woman's posture and figure. Li Bai took this woman with him once to Anhui to buy a house, but the two soon separated. The second wife, Li Bai, married a local woman in Rencheng, Shandong Province, in 745 AD. At this time Li Bai had just come out from the capital Chang'an, carrying a large bag of gold and silver treasures, and Du Fu, Gao Shi all the way to whoring to take Henan Shangqiu, and then stayed here for a long time. After parting with him, Li Bai went to Taishan to take the Taoist book, passing through Rencheng, lonely, he met this woman, the two fell in love with each other, and immediately received a marriage license. Li Bai's wife gave birth to a son, and Li Bai bought a large amount of land in Yanzhou, Shandong Province, which he gave to his wife when he traveled abroad. Li Bai trusted this wife, but unfortunately she died five years after their marriage. The third wife, 750 A.D., Li Bai in Kaifeng, Henan Province, met Wu Zetian when the prime minister Zong Chukai's granddaughter Zong's, to talk about their acquaintance is also a bit of a romantic flavor, said Li Bai drunken Liang Yuan, poetry, then waved the pen on the wall wrote the famous "Liang Yuan Yin", wrote the end of the wall and may also find a corner to pee, and then lifted his long shirt crookedly to the go. Soon after he left, Zong came here with his servant, saw the poem and could not get over it for a long time. It so happened that the cleaner of Liang Garden saw it and wanted to wipe it off immediately, so Zong asked not to wipe it off. But people cleaning staff, do not wipe off will be deducted wages. Zong's was really impressed by this talented poem, so he spent thousands of dollars to buy the wall. So also left this "thousand gold to buy the wall" of the good story, the test, at this time I have begun to envy Li Bai this kid, what, why the beauty of one after another are taken up by him. In a lot of historical records, are described in this Zong's is a talent and appearance of all the girls, alas, envy ah. And Zong's beauty is also a faithful believer in Taoism. Well, now this wife and Li Bai should have **** the same revolutionary beliefs and consistent literary and moral sentiments, should be counted in the records of Li Bai's first love, pay attention to love. However, it is also possible that the faith this thing is too important, sometimes even more than love, 761 A.D., Zong's to Kwong Mountain to study Taoism. So, Li Bai will be alone again, after that will not marry again, if a man has experienced a heartfelt love, will be regarded as the world's women as nothing. But because of their deep feelings, Zong's in Li Bai from Phosphorus wrongdoing many times to help. I'm not sure how much I'm going to be able to do to help you.

Second, the sword travel

Kaiyuan thirteen years (725 AD), Li Bai out of Shu, "sword to the country, resignation of relatives traveled far". He took a boat along the river out of the gorge, gradually moving farther and farther away, the mountains of his hometown gradually disappeared unrecognizable, only from the three gorges out of the water is still following him, pushing his boat, to send him to an unfamiliar and distant city.

1. Jiangling fortunate to meet Sima Zhen

Li Bai did not expect to have an extraordinary meeting in Jiangling, he actually met by three generations of emperors revered Taoist priest Sima Zhen. Sima Zhen, a Taoist priest from Tiantai, not only learned a whole set of Taoist magic, but also wrote a good hand of seal scripts and poems that were as elegant as the immortals. Emperor Xuanzong respected him so much that he summoned him to his inner sanctum to teach him the scriptures, built a balcony for him, and sent his sister, Princess Yu Zhen, to study Taoism with him. Li Bai was naturally very happy to meet this highly favored Taoist priest, and sent his poems for his review. Li Bai, qualification is extraordinary, Sima Zhen see themselves very appreciated, and even read his poetry, but also marveled, praised its "immortal style, can be with the table of the eight extremes of the divine swim". Because he saw that Li Bai was not only extraordinary, but also superb in talent and writings, and did not draw on the glory of the world, which was a talent that he had not encountered for several decades in the dynasty and the countryside, so he praised him with the highest praise words of Taoism. This means that he had "immortal roots", that is, he had the innate factor of becoming an immortal, which is similar to the meaning of He Zhizhang's praise of him as an "exiled immortal", both of which regarded him as an extraordinary person. This is Li Bai's demeanor and style of poetry and literature to give people a general impression. Li Bai rejoiced at Sima Zhen's high praise. He was determined to pursue the eternal, immortal world of the "Eight Extremes of God". In his excitement, he wrote a large fugue "Roc meets Xi You Bird Fugue", using the roc as a metaphor to exaggerate the roc's huge and swift. This is Li Bai's earliest famous article. From Jiangling, Li Bai began his flight of the roc. The following is "Roc meets Xiyou Bird Fu": Roc meets Xiyou Bird Fu and Preface Yu used to be in Jiangling, see Tiantai Sima Ziwei, said that Yu has the immortal style and Taoist bones, can be with the table of the God to travel to the eight extremes. Because of the roc met Xiyou bird fugue to self-propagation. This fugue has been passed on to the world, often seen on earth. I regretted that I had not made it, and I abandoned it in my middle age. And read the book of jin, see ruan xuanzi roc praise, mean heart ugly. Then more memory, more will be different from the old book. Today, the hand set, I dare not pass to the author? Buh can show the children only. The words said: South China fairy, hair of heaven in the paint garden. Spit out the lofty lofty theory, open up a vast and strange words. The most strange in Qi Harmony, talk about the fish in the northern sea. I don't know how many thousands of miles it is, but its name is Kun. The roc was transformed into a roc, and the quality of the roc was condensed and embryonic. The dorsal fins of the roc were removed from the island, and its feathers were spread out at the gate of heaven. He brushes the spring streams of Bohai and dawns on the sun in Fusang. Making a fire in the universe, he made a fire in the Kunlun. A drum and a dance, the smoke and sand are hazy. The five mountain ranges were shaken, and the hundreds of rivers collapsed. The earth was devastated, and the earth was revealed to be too clear. The sky is high, and the sea is dark. Three thousand people rose up, and 90,000 people marched swiftly. The back of the Village is the mountain of Cuiwei, and the wings are lifted to the long cloud of the vertical and horizontal. The left and right sides swirl around, suddenly cloudy and suddenly bright. It is a world of extraordinary splendor, and it is a world of greatness. The sky moves as the bucket turns, and the mountains shake. The sky moves when the bucket turns, the sea pours when the mountain shakes. There is no place for anger, no place for competition. It is possible to imagine its power and seemingly its shape. If the feet are haunted by rainbows and neon, the eyes shine on the sun and the moon. Lian Xuan Tou Drag, Huo Huo open and close. Spraying gas is the six cloud, sprinkle hair is a thousand miles flying snow. The northern wilderness is far away, and will be poor in the south. Transportation of Yi-han to the evening hit, drums running soaring and long drive. Candle dragon light to illuminate things, column lack of whip and start the way. The block looks at the three mountains and the cup looks at the five lakes. The movement of the God should be, and its behavior is also the road. Any public see it and stop fishing, there are poor dare not to bend the arc. No one throw rod lost arrowhead, Yang long appeal. Er its majestic and spectacular, plentiful rolling river. The upper Mo Cang Cang, the lower cover diffuse. Pangu opened the sky and look straight, Xihe leaning on the sun to sigh. Colorful between the eight wastelands, covering the four seas and a half. When the chest of the cover painting, if the mixed confusion of the judgment. Suddenly, it is a turnaround, then the Xiakou and the fog scattered.

2. Dongting burial of friends Li Bai from Jiangling south, through Yueyang, and then south, to one of the destinations of this trip. But just when the boat Dongting, an unfortunate thing happened, Li Bai from Shu with the traveling companion Wu Guide died of a sudden illness. Li Bai was so grieved that he crouched beside his friend and cried, "weeping all the blood". As he cried too much, passers-by heard him and wept for him. Encountered such a misfortune on the journey, really can not be helped, Li Bai had to Wu Guide temporarily buried in the Dongting Lake, they continue to travel east, determined to travel in the southeast to come back to carry the bones of friends. Li Bai came to Mount Lu, where he wrote the popular poem "look at Mount Lu waterfalls".

3. Jiangnan trip Li Bai to the six generations of the former capital of Jinling. This place is the majestic mountains, tigers and dragons coiled, six dynasties of the palace read all about it. This has caused Li Bai many feelings, but also caused him to be proud of the era in which he lived. He thought that the past days of the capital, has been a piece of decadence, there is nothing to see, not as good as today's emperor under the arch and rule, the world presents a peaceful scene. Although the hegemony of Jinling has died, but the children of Jinling received Li Bai with great affection. When Li Bai said goodbye to Jinling, Wu Ji pressure wine, Jinling sons and daughters attentively send each other, and frequently raise the cup to drink, the feeling of farewell as the east flow of the river, flowing through the people's heart, so that people can not forget. After bidding farewell to Jinling, Li Bai traveled up the river to Yangzhou. Yangzhou was a cosmopolitan city at that time. Li Bai had never seen such a bustling city and spent some time with his fellow travelers. At the height of summer, Li Bai and some young friends "tied their horses under the hanging poplar, and held their cups by the side of the avenue. The sky to see the green water, the sea to see the green mountains", very cozy. In the fall, he fell ill in Huainan (seat in Yangzhou). Lying ill in his hometown, a lot of thoughts, both sighing their own little hope of building a career, but also y miss their homes, the only thing that can bring him some comfort is the letters of friends in distant places. After Li Bai recovered from his illness in Huainan, he went to Gusu. This was the place where King Fu-chai of Wu and the beautiful Xi Shi sang and danced day and night. Li Bai felt nostalgic for the past and wrote a poem called "Wusu Qu". This poem was later appreciated by He Zhizhang, who said it "can cry to the ghosts and gods". From this point of view, Li Bai's poems are sometimes based on old themes, but they have a new meaning. The historical relics of Gusu certainly aroused Li Bai's nostalgia for the past, and the beautiful and simple Wu Ji and Yue women were even more praised by Li Bai. In the former Xishi raccoon under the Niao Luo Mountain, Li Bai with his own brush for the present in the raccoon stone on the Yue female left a beautiful sketch. Li Bai returned westward from Yue and returned to Jingmen. He stayed in Jingmen for three months. Although he was very homesick, he realized that it was difficult for him to return to his homeland as he had not achieved any success in his work. Finally, he decided to roam again. First of all, he went to Dongting Lake and buried Wu Guanzhi's bones in Jiangxia (present-day Wuchang, Hubei Province). In Jiangxia, he met the monk Xingrong, from whom he learned about Meng Haoran's character, so he went to Xiangyang to meet Meng Haoran, which led to the famous five-character poem "For Meng Haoran". Soon afterward, Li Bai went to Anlu, where he lived in a Taoist temple on Xiaoshou Mountain. However, living in seclusion was not a permanent solution, and he still wanted to find opportunities to advance in his career. While living in seclusion in Shoushan, Li Bai made friends with officials by paying visits and lobbying to improve his reputation. Li Bai's literary talent was recognized by Xu Manshi, the prime minister during the reign of Empress Wu, who recruited him as his son-in-law. Li Bai and his wife Xu lived a happy married life under the Peach Blossom Rock in Baizhao Mountain near Xu's house. However, this happy married life did not diminish Li Bai's ambition to go out and roam around in order to achieve great things. Taking his wife's home in Anzhou as his base, he traveled several times, met some officials and noble men, and in the 22nd year of the reign of Emperor Kaiyuan (734 A.D.), he visited Han Chaozong, the chief historian of Jingzhou and the assassin of Xiangzhou.

Three, one into Chang'an Feudal emperors often hunt in winter. Tang Xuanzong after the throne, there have been a number of hunting, each time with foreign ambassadors to go, show off, as a deterrent to neighboring countries. In the 23rd year of the reign (735 AD), Emperor Xuanzong had another hunting trip, and Li Bai was traveling to the west, so he wrote "The Great Hunting Fugue", hoping to win Emperor Xuanzong's appreciation. His "Great Hunting Fugue" is intended to "the great road Kuangjun, show things Zhoubo", and "the holy dynasty garden pools, exhausting the six", the vastness of the situation is very different from the previous generation, boasting that the dynasty is far better than the Han Dynasty, and at the end of the preaching of Taoism Xuan buried, in order to match the mood of Xuanzong at the time revered Taoism. The purpose of Li Bai's visit to the west was to present a fugue, and also to take advantage of the opportunity to visit Chang'an and enjoy the scenery of the imperial capital, where "ten thousand countries pay homage". He lived at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, and often climbed to Zhongnan Mountain for a distant view. When he climbed to the north peak of the Nanshan Mountain, before the eyes of the great country's style. He was y living in such a country is not ordinary, so quite proud of the feeling. But the thought of this prosperous and developed empire has produced the internal factors of corruption, his Xuanxiang emotions and was hit. After Li Bai entered Chang'an, he met Zhang Qing, the captain of the guards, and through him he offered a poem to Princess Yu Zhen, the last two lines of which said, "When will the people of Shaohou, the Queen Mother, meet each other", wishing her to enter the Tao and become immortal. Li Bai also stated in his poem to Zhang Qing that he was in a very difficult situation, and hoped to be introduced to her, and was willing to serve the court. In this way, he approached the upper echelons of the ruling class step by step. Li Bai also met He Zhizhang in Chang'an this time. Li Bai once went to the Purple Jade Palace and unexpectedly met He Zhizhang there. He had long read He's poems, and when he met him this time, he naturally went up to pay his respects and presented the book of poems in his sleeve. He Zhizhang quite appreciated the "difficult road to Shu" and "Wuqi song", excitedly took off his coat with the golden tortoise called for people to go out to change wine and Li Bai **** drink. Li Bai's magnificent poems and the dusty elegance made He Zhizhang amazed, and even said: "Are you too white gold star down to earth?" A year has passed, Li Bai is still a guest in Chang'an, there is no opportunity to take up the post, his mood is a little frustrated. He was invited by a good friend to live with him in a separate house in the sun of the green mountains, but Li Bai had no intention to go. This time he went to Chang'an with the ideal of building up his career, but there was no result, which made Li Bai feel disappointed and a little bit resentful. He went to the door of the king and the lord to pay a visit to the Lord, but also very unhappy, only to send out "difficult to travel, come back" sigh, and left Chang'an.

Four, the Hanlin enshrinement Tianbao first year (742 AD), due to the Princess Yu Zhen and He Zhizhang praise, Xuanzong read Li Bai's poems and fugitives, very much in admiration of it, they called Li Bai into the palace. On the day of Li Bai's visit to the palace, Emperor Xuanzong lowered his carriage to meet him and "gave him a bed of seven jewels to eat in front of, and mixed the food with his own hands". Emperor Xuanzong asked about some current affairs, Li Bai with half a lifetime of full of learning and long-term observation of the community, a good grasp of the situation, the answer. Emperor Xuanzong greatly appreciated, then Li Bai for Hanlin, the position is to draft documents, accompanied by the emperor around. Emperor Xuanzong every banquet or excursion, will order Li Bai attendants, using his agile poetic talent, poems and records. Although he was not credited with the honor, his words were passed on to future generations to boast of the grandeur of the event. Li Bai was so favored by Emperor Xuanzong, his colleagues were envious, but some people were also cynical. At the beginning of Tianbao, every winter, Emperor Xuanzong took chiefs and ambassadors to go to Wenjia caracal hunting, Li Bai naturally attendant went with him, and wrote a gift on the spot to promote the Emperor's virtue and glorify the power of the holy dynasty, which was y appreciated by Emperor Xuanzong. At this time, Emperor Xuanzong favored Yang Yuhuan, and every time he played with her in the palace, Emperor Xuanzong asked Li Bai to write some words of music and compose a new song to sing. Li Bai wrote these poems with the feeling of "long bowing to the grace of the state, the strong heart to pay for the soulmate", and tried his best to write these poems. When he was in Chang'an, Li Bai, in addition to serving the Hanlin and accompanying the king, often walked in the city of Chang'an. He realized that in the midst of the country's prosperity, there was a deep crisis. They were the tyrannical eunuchs and the arrogant relatives who had the closest access to the emperor. They were like dark clouds over Chang'an and China, giving Li Bai a strong sense of depression. At the same time, Li Bai's licentious behavior was slandered by Zhang Tan, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and some animosity arose between them. The favor of eunuchs and relatives made Li Bai's enthusiasm for "helping the people" suddenly cold, and although he was in Chang'an, he did not have the opportunity to show his skills of management and peace. The corruption of the government, the slander of colleagues, so that Li Bai was overwhelmed with emotion, he wrote a "Hanlin reading speech to present the Jixian all the bachelors" expressed the intention to return to the mountain. At this time, Li Bai was given gold and released, which seemed to be a great surprise to him. This time, Li Bai was given gold and released seems to be Li Bai's untimely words. The return to the mountain this time is really a decent banishment.

V. Traveling Again

1. Wandering in Liang and Song

In the summer of the third year of Tianbao (A.D. 744), Li Bai traveled to the eastern capital of Luoyang. Here, he met Du Fu, who was in the process of dawdling. The two greatest poets in the history of Chinese literature met. At this time, Li Bai was already famous throughout the country, while Du Fu was in the prime of his life, but was stuck in Luoyang. Li Bai was eleven years older than Du Fu, but he was not arrogant in front of Du Fu with his own talent; and Du Fu, who was "a man of great deeds and addicted to wine" and "made friends with the old and the pale," did not bow down in front of Li Bai and praised him. The two men established a deep friendship as equals. When they were in Luoyang, they arranged to meet next time in Liangsong (the area of present-day Kaifeng and Shangqiu) to visit the Tao and seek immortality. In the fall of that year, the two went to Liang Song as promised. Here they expressed their feelings and commented on the past and present. They also met the poet Gao Shi here, who was not yet in a position of honor. However, the three of them had their own aspirations and shared the same ideals. The three of them traveled happily, commented on literature and poetry, and talked about the situation of the world, worrying about the hidden dangers of the country. Li Du was in his prime at this time, and this creative exchange between them had a positive impact on their future. In the fall and winter of this year, Li Du parted once again, each seeking a Taoist master to build a basket of truth and to teach the basket of Taoism. Li Bai went to the Ziji Palace in Qi Zhou (present-day Jinan, Shandong Province), where he was taught the basket by the Taoist priest Gao Tianshi Ru Gui, and from then on, he was considered to have formally fulfilled the rituals of the Taoist religion, and became a Taoist priest. Later, Li Bai went to Anling County in Dezhou, where he met Gailiao, a good seal-writer, who created a real basket for him. Li Bai's search for immortality and his visit to Taoism had a successful outcome. In the fall of the fourth year of Tianbao (745 AD), Li Bai and Du Fu met for the third time in Donglu. In just over a year's time, they met twice and three times, and their friendship deepened. They visited hermits together, and also went to Qi Zhou together to visit Li Yong, who was a world-famous writer and calligrapher at that time. In the winter of this year, the two parted ways, Li Bai is ready to revisit Jiangdong.

2. East to Wuyue Li Bai left Donglu, then took a boat from Rencheng, along the canal to Yangzhou. As he was in a hurry to meet Yuan Danqiu in Huiji, he did not stay long. When he arrived in Huiji, Li Bai first went to pay homage to He Zhizhang, who had passed away. Soon after, Kong Chaowen also came to Huiji, so Li Bai and Yuan Danqiu and Kong Chaowen traveled to historical sites such as Yu Cave and Lanting, boated on Jinghu Lake, and traveled to and from Hepai River, etc., and wandered in the landscape, improvising on the beautiful mountains and rivers and the beautiful women in this area. In Jinling, Li Bai met Cui Chengfu. The two men were both politically disillusioned, and their sentiments were even more compatible. Every time they traveled, they enjoyed themselves, regardless of the morning and evening. They canoe the Qinhuai River, singing all night long, attracting people on both sides of the river are surprised, clapping for them to cheer. The two people because of the character of the same, similar encounters, so more than the general friends, more understanding, friendship deeper, so Li Bai Cui Chengfu's poems tied to his clothes, whenever I miss, will recite some.

3. Explore the Yiyan, go south of the Yangtze River Li Bai roamed in Wuyue for a few years, wandering. At this time, the country is in chaos, the situation is getting worse every year. In the mood of the world's rise and fall as his own responsibility to guide, he decided to go to Youyan (today's Beijing area), in order to explore the realities. After arriving in Youyan, Li Bai witnessed An Lushan's horse and troops, the situation was very critical, but he could not do anything about it. Two or three years before the Anshi Rebellion, Li Bai roamed around Xuancheng, Dangtu, Nanling, and Qiupu, and was still dependent on others for food and clothing, and often wrote poems to local officials for help. During this period of wandering, Li Bai married Zong because his wife Xu died of illness. Family changes, the country is a lot of things, Li Bai on the one hand to seek immortality to learn Taoism, on the other hand, trying to build up the country, for the country's safety and security, quite a lot of concern, although still things roaming, has been different from the past.

Sixth, on the way to death

Tianbao fourteen years, the Anshi Rebellion, Li Bai avoided living in Mount Lu. At that time, his chest always existed in the two contradictory ideas of retreat and help the world. Yong Wang Li phosphorus at this time out of the division of the east patrol, Li Bai was invited to the curtain. Li Bai people behind the scenes, persuade the king of Yong diligently exterminate thieves, and for the political no vision, he also made self-examination. The same in Jiangnan Xiao Yingshi, Kong Chao Wen, Liu Yan had also been invited by the king and refused to participate, so as to avoid the disaster, Li Bai in this point is obviously not as good as them. Yong Wang soon that is defeated, Li Bai also because of it was tied Xunyang prison. At this time, Cui Lax declared comfort Jiangnan, to collect talents. Li Bai wrote a poem to ask for help, and his wife Zong also cried for help for him. Song Ruosi, who stationed 3,000 Wu soldiers in Xunyang, freed Li Bai from prison and let him join his staff. Li Bai became a staff member of Song Ruosi, wrote a number of documents for Song, and followed him to Wuchang. Li Bai was highly regarded by Song Ruosi's staff and recommended him to the court again in Song's name, hoping that he would be appointed by the court again. But for some unknown reason, Li Bai was not only not appointed, but was also sent to Yelang (Zitong, Guizhou), which was totally unexpected. Because at that time, the military generals under the Yongwang's curtain had been reused by Ba. The reason why things changed may be related to the loss of power of the group of Cui Lax and Zhang Hao. In the winter of the second year of Zhide (757 A.D.), Li Bai traveled from Xunyang Road to Yelang, the place of exile. Because the crime condemned is a long stream, is about to go away, and Li Bai at this time has reached the twilight of the "Yelang 10,000 miles of road, west on the people old", can not help but feel more sad. Because Li Bai was famous at home, he was invited by the local officials along the way, and everyone respected him and didn't regard him as a sinner who was exiled. In the second year of Qianyuan (759 A.D.), when Li Bai arrived at Wushan, the court declared an amnesty due to the drought in Guanzhong, stipulating that the dead should be exiled from the stream, and that those below the stream should be completely pardoned. Thus, Li Bai was finally free after a long period of displacement. He then sailed down the Yangtze River, and the famous song "Toward the City of White Emperor" best reflects his mood at that time. When he arrived at Jiangxia, Li Bai stayed for a while because his old friend Liangzai was working there as a governor. In the second year of Qianyuan, Li Bai was invited by a friend to enjoy the moon in the dongting with Jia Zhi, who had been relegated to exile, and to express his feelings and poems of longing for the past. Soon, he returned to Xuancheng and Jinling, where he had traveled. For almost two years, he traveled between the two places and still lived by others. In the second year of Shangyuan, Li Bai, who was in his early sixties, returned to Jinling due to illness. In Jinling, his life was quite difficult, and he had no choice but to join his uncle Li Yangbing, who was a magistrate in Dangtu. In the third year of the Shangyuan era (762 AD), Li Bai was seriously ill, and on the collapse of his illness, he gave his manuscript to Li Yangbing, and wrote the "Song of the Dying" and passed away at the age of sixty-two.