The Song Dynasty, a period of romantic history, opened an era of prosperous economy, and the prosperous life further cultivated people's cultural sentiments. Bianjing, as a gathering place for literati and artists, has become a paradise for literary creation. Many people mistakenly think that the impression of the Song Dynasty is "conservative", but in fact, the atmosphere and dress of the Song Dynasty are full of the legacy of the Tang Dynasty, and the literary works also show a changeable and open side.
Song Ci emphasizes "elegant and romantic", and when it comes to romance, it is inseparable from the highly regarded love of that era, especially the "boudoir love poems" that are known for their delicacy.
Although most of the "love poems" we are familiar with today were written by male poets imitating women's voices, there are also many works by female lyricists, the most famous of which is Li Qingzhao. Her masterpieces such as "Do you know, do you know?".
It should be green, fat, red and thin. and "Wen Tianyu, earnestly ask me where I belong" was widely praised. However, Li Qingzhao wrote as many as 100 poems in his lifetime, among which there is a little-known "Ugly Slave", but it has a unique style.
Li Qingzhao, born in 1084, has a prominent family, and his father is Li Gefei, a member of the imperial court.
Li Gefei is talented, loves to collect books, and attaches great importance to the cultivation of his daughter. In that era when it was believed that "a woman is virtuous if she is not talented", Li Qingzhao could not only go in and out of the study at will to read poetry collections, but also have special teachers to teach her, and she became a well-known talented woman at a young age.
Li Qingzhao is not only talented and noble. The famous minister "Qin Hui" was her cousin, however, Li Qingzhao did not associate with this notorious relative for the rest of her life, showing her upright character. Marriages in the Song Dynasty were generally late, and when she was 18 years old, her family held a wedding for her, and she chose her cousin's friend Zhao Mingcheng.
Although Zhao Mingcheng has an average family background, he is also a family of eunuchs and has a relationship with the Li family. After their marriage, the two lived comfortably in Qingzhou, away from mundane affairs, enjoying wine and poetry, and appreciating the beauty of life together.
However, history could not be changed, and the Jin soldiers marched south, broke through Bianjing, and the imperial family fell. On the way to escape, Zhao Mingcheng died, leaving Li Qingzhao alone. The blow of losing her husband left her physically and mentally exhausted, and her later poetic style changed significantly.
After going through a lot of turmoil, she finally settled down and married a jinshi named Zhang Ruzhou.
However, Zhang Ruzhou is not a good match. He had a violent temperament, domestic violence against Li Qingzhao, and embezzled her property. Under Li Qingzhao's resolute resistance, the two finally divorced, but this also led to Li Qingzhao's experience of being imprisoned for 9 days.
Li Qingzhao's resoluteness and persistence enabled her to be treated fairly before the law and win her due rights and interests.
Li Qingzhao spent the second half of his life alone. In 1155, she died at the age of 71 because she missed Zhao Mingcheng and was indignant at the current situation.
China has always paid attention to education, and the ancients said: "There is a ** house in the book", "only the reading is high". Reading can not only cleanse the heart, shape character, but also cultivate noble thoughts.
Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng, two talented and beautiful women, express their emotions with poetry and show the elegance of reading. For today's society, we should also cherish the power of knowledge, so that our hearts are richer and our thoughts are more noble.