As a rare animated film with historical figures as the theme, "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" is undoubtedly a success, whether it is the theater attendance, box office results, and film reputation, the film has even increased the popularity of tourism in related cities for a time - countless audiences followed the footsteps of Li Bai and Gao Shi, and came to Xi'an's Tang Sleepless City, Wuhan's Yellow Crane Tower, and Yangzhou's Slender West Lake thousands of years later, hoping to feel the poetry and pride of the two in the staggered time and space. It is also through this film that many people know that Li Bai and Gao Shi are friends, and the two have experienced ups and downs in the process of seeking to realize their personal values and professional ideals, and they have also walked out of two completely different paths.
Being talented is not the same as having a job, how much dust did Li Bai and Gao Shi touch in order to find a job?
As described in "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an", Li Bai and Gao Shi when they were young had great aspirations, hoping to fully display their talents to serve the country, but the actual situation was that the two had no way to recommend them, and they ran into walls everywhere. In the general environment at that time, the rising channels and high-quality professional resources (officials) were basically controlled by the gate valve family, and it was difficult for the children of ordinary families to pass the scientific examination or be recommended to enter the office, and achieve class leapfrogging. Li Bai and Gao Shi, one is a merchant family, and the other is in the middle of the road, although one is good at poetry and one is strong in martial arts, but they can't get into the eyes of the recommender.
During this period, Li Bai visited the local **, the central government, and even submitted two of his own essays to Tang Xuanzong to express his heart, but after all, there was no follow-up. The depressed Li Bai drank and made friends all day long, traveled around the landscape, and waited for the opportunity to soar into the sky. Gao Shizhi showed his talent in the army, and went to Jizhou to look for opportunities, but there was no follow-up after the post, and he also participated in the scientific examination, but he was defeated and returned disappointed.
Seeing that the two high-spirited young people have passed the age of standing while waiting, they still can't see the hope of life. Li Bai has long lost his income and was forced to get marriedGao Shi still went home to farm. At the same time, Wang Wei was already the champion as early as the age of 20. Lost, disappointed, and angry, do Li Bai and Gao Shi have to go on like this for the rest of their lives?
When I met a nobleman, my job was finally settled
When Li Bai was 41 years old, he finally met his nobles: He Zhizhang and Princess Yuzhen, and through the two, Li Bai was finally recognized by Tang Xuanzong. Li Longji praised Li Bai's poems and texts, announced his entry into the palace, and gave Hanlin the position of worship. Li Bai soon became a popular man in the imperial court.
At this time, Gao Shi was still struggling to find opportunities. At the age of 45, recommended by Zhang Jiugao, the Taishou of Suiyang, Gao Shi participated in the Youdao examination, and this time he finally won the list, and Gao Shi was awarded the title of Fengqiu County Lieutenant.
However, in just the past two years, both have been disappointed with their first jobs and have both quit. Li Bai originally wanted to be a talent for governing the country, but the emperor recruited himself just to let him do some poems and essays that fit the occasion, and Li Bai, who was tired of the work of the imperial literati, began to be slack and uninhibited. Behavior ** was finally hated by others, and under slander, Li Bai was finally alienated by the emperor and was "given gold back" by Xuanzong. Li Bai is also free and easy, and if he doesn't do it, he won't do it, "An Neng broke his eyebrows and bent his waist to deal with the powerful, making me unhappy?""And what about Gao Shi?During his tenure as a county lieutenant, Gao Shi felt depressed by the officialdom environment that was flattering and bullied, and felt that this was not the job he wanted, so he resolutely resigned.
Li Bai and Gao Shi didn't have long to do their first job, and when they first entered the workplace, they were obviously disappointed with their work and uncomfortable with the workplace environment, so they left one after another. It's just that Li Bai was opened by Tang Xuanzong, and Gao Shi took the initiative to resign. Seeing that they have passed the year of not being confused, they will go to ** in the future
Those things in workplace politics are constantly cut, and they are still chaotic
After Li Bai left Chang'an, he began to live a "lying flat" life, visiting relatives and friends everywhere, indulging in landscapes, and he even became a Taoist priest for a time. And Gao Shi finally met the last noble person in his life - Ge Shuhan. Gao Shi won Ge Shuhan's appreciation and became his staff member from the eighth grade. Although his position is not high, he finally got the opportunity to make contributions and a stage to show his talents. This year, Li Bai was 51 years old and Gao Shi was 48 years old.
In the fifteenth year of Tianbao (755 AD), An Lushan rebelled, and the Anshi Rebellion broke out. In the second year, An Lushan broke through Tongguan, Ge Shuhan was captured, and Gao Shi went to Chang'an to serve Xuanzong. Gao Shi is brave and strategic, outspoken and daring, deeply appreciated by Xuanzong, and was entrusted with important tasks. In the same year, the crown prince Li Heng succeeded to the throne and was Suzong. After that, Suzong continued to reuse Gao Shi. At the end of the year, King Yong rebelled, and Gao Shi gave advice to Suzong to actively quell the rebellion. And his brother Li Bai is being recruited by King Yong as a staff member. Former friends, for the first time, stood on opposite sides of each other.
After Li Bai left the palace, it turned out that he didn't really lie down. Deep down in his heart, he still longs to achieve something earth-shattering. When the 57-year-old Li Bai was suddenly recruited by King Yong, his long-dormant heart swelled again, and he couldn't help but go happily and become a staff member. Li Bai, who doesn't understand politics, has become cannon fodder in this way. Soon, King Yong was defeated, and Li Bai was also imprisoned. And following Su Zong's Gao Shi, he began to rise steadily.
Fortunately, a year later, Suzong granted amnesty to the world, and Li Bai was released ahead of schedule, ending his exile. Li Bai was overjoyed, writing "Early White Emperor City", lamenting that "the light boat has crossed the ten thousand mountains", and he was relieved. It's a pity that Li Bai and Gao Shi never saw each other again, and it is also possible that Gao Shi didn't see each other to protect Li Bai in order to avoid suspicion. Three years later, Li Bai died of illness, and for another three years, Gao Shi also died with the immortals. At this time, the two of them no longer have the fetters of the world, and they should be able to drink and talk happily and recite poetry in the sky.
Li Bai and Gao Shi, for the sake of their career ideals, have never really given up, even in the most desperate times, they are still looking for opportunities in hibernation. Li Bai's career has been full of ups and downs, like a dream of Nanke;Gao Shi is not a hit, and he is a blockbuster, and he has been fully bloomed in the last stage of his life. To be honest, both of them have not been easy in this life. Fortunately, we live in a modern age, with a more open and inclusive environment and more opportunities to realize our dreams. However, even if a thousand years have passed, we will still be moved by the persistence of Li Bai and Gao Shi, we will sigh because of their encounters, and we will be moved by their spirit, because their talents and ambitions have shone in Chang'an for 30,000 miles.
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