Li Qingzhao, a talented woman, has unparalleled talent in her life, but she was a scumbag and was lonely in her later years
The treasures of ancient Chinese literature, Tang poems, Song poems, and Yuan songs, still have the charm that has been handed down to this day. Among them, there is a special existence, Li Qingzhao, who is known as the "first talented woman in the ages", her words are deep and touching, and it is moving.
Li Qingzhao is a versatile woman, she loves life, likes to be in the moon, drinking, writing lyrics, playing cards, and pursues all the beautiful and warm things in the world. However, her life is full of ups and downs and twists and turns, full of love and hatred, which makes her legend even more moving.
Her life is like a canoe in a storm, not afraid of difficulties and pursuing herself. She can not only write the most fresh and refined words, but also drink the strongest wine, stir the hottest emotions, and tear apart the most scummy men.
She lived her truest self and was always resilient no matter the wind or rain. became famous at a young age, she married the man she loved deeply and lived a life like a fairy couple.
However, fate made people, her family fell into the middle of the road, her father was killed, her husband was lost, she was swept away by the torrent of fate, and she was entrusted to no one, facing all kinds of hardships and challenges. In her later years, she was lonely, sitting alone by the window, quietly waiting, waiting for the return of the person she once loved deeply, but it was already a matter of time.
She once wrote a song "Ugly Slave" because of her courtship to her husband, which was bold and direct, and could be called an outlier in that era of male superiority and inferiority. Her words, like a mirror, reflect women's desire for love and freedom.
Her life is full of challenges and uncertainties, but she has never given up and has always been tenacious to pursue her dreams.
So, what are the legendary experiences in Li Qingzhao's life? In the Song Dynasty in 1084, many things happened, Sima Guang took 19 years to complete the "Zizhi Tongjian", Su Shi left Huangzhou to go to Ruzhou to take office, Huang Tingjian was demoted, and in this year, Li Qingzhao was born.
Her father Li Gefei was a student of Su Shi and a member of the Ministry of Rites at that time, with a prominent family background. Li Gefei himself is also very talented, so Li Qingzhao has been well nurtured since she was a child, and her body is full of bookish atmosphere.
Since the Li family has been a scholarly family for generations, Li Qingzhao has read extensively since he was a child and is erudite and talented.
At the age of 17, Li Qingzhao wrote "Like a Dream Order", which caused quite a stir in Kyoto. No one would have thought that such a wonderful poem would come from the hand of a 17-year-old girl.
This poem was written by Li Qingzhao after waking up from a hangover, worried about the begonias in her backyard, and she had already created a "Dream Order, Chang Ji Xiting Sunset", which had a certain reputation at that time.
And this article "Like a Dream, Last Night's Rain and Storm" is even more ingenious, and one of the sentences "green, fat, red and thin" is a wonderful pen. Since then, Li Qingzhao's name has resounded in the capital, setting off a lot of waves in that era of literati and scholars, and her talent has been widely recognized, and even Chao Buzhi and Zhang Lei, one of the four scholars of Sumen, are full of praise for her.
Although Li Qingzhao was only a boudoir girl at that time, she had a natural talent, and she also became famous in the literary circle of the Northern Song Dynasty, attracting many fans. Such a talented woman, even is still keen on gambling, in the Song Dynasty at that time, there was a gambling method called "playing horses", some people said that this is the predecessor of mahjong.
Li Qingzhao not only loves poetry, but is also good at gambling and drinking. In her spare time, she likes to play horses with three or five friends, not only wrote a "Preface to Horse Fighting", listing and evaluating more than 20 ways of playing horses, but also shared her own experience, which is admirable.
In addition, as a female writer in Shandong, she is also famous for her drinking. It has been said, "I wish the sea would turn into wine, and the waves would come and drink a sip;."The wind through Shandong brings the fragrance of wine, and people get drunk in Shandong. ”
This is a true portrayal of Li Qingzhao's love for wine, and her poems are full of the aroma of wine, which makes people intoxicated.
More than half of Li Qingzhao's 58 lyrics involve wine, and she is known as the "King of Alcohol", showing her true temperament and bold character. In addition to her personality, she is also a person who is very good at scolding people, and her scolding technique is very practical among modern women, allowing them to feel confident even after an argument.
In general, Li Qingzhao is a figure who "has been scolded all over the Song Dynasty literary circle", and even a great writer like Su Shi has not been spared, she ridiculed Su Shi's inconsistent pronunciation and rhythm, and also ridiculed Liu Yong's use of low-level and vulgar words, and many literati were also scolded by her.
The talented and gentle Li Qingzhao became famous in one fell swoop during the Northern Song Dynasty and became a bright pearl in the literati circle of the capital. Many men of school age admire her, including Zhao Mingcheng, the love of her life.
This fairy couple is known as a good couple. After Li Qingzhao rose to prominence in the literati circle in the capital, men continued to come to the door to propose marriage, but her eyes were only on Zhao Mingcheng and she rejected all others, which eventually made all suitors defeated. ”
When Li Qingzhao was wandering on the street, Zhao Mingcheng was attracted by her aura and fell in love at first sight. His heart was like a kitten scratching, and after thinking about it, he mustered up the courage to greet her, and the two met.
After Zhao Mingcheng returned home, he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and immediately proposed the idea of marrying Li Qingzhao to his father.
The marriage of Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng is a good story. Zhao Mingcheng's father is a Zhongshu Shilang, and Li Qingzhao's father is a colleague, and the two families have a close relationship. When Zhao Mingcheng wanted to marry Li Qingzhao as his wife, Li Qingzhao's father readily agreed, and personally went to Zhao's house with gifts to propose marriage.
Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng were deeply impressed by each other when they first met, and the two families soon tied the knot and began a happy life. After marriage, Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng got along with each other, studied inscriptions and antique calligraphy and paintings together, and went in and out every day, envying others.
It can be seen from their creation of "The Ugly Slave" that their relationship is very good, and they even write lyrics to express it when they are begging for pleasure. Their lives are like glue, and they are an enviable couple.
In the sweetness of the newlywed, Zhao Mingcheng is about to stay away from Li Qingzhao to study, and she is reluctant. In order to alleviate the pain of parting lovesickness, Li Qingzhao wrote a poem "A Cut Plum" on Zhao Mingcheng's handkerchief before he left, hoping that it could accompany Zhao Mingcheng and resolve his lovesickness.
Whenever Zhao Mingcheng is not around, Li Qingzhao will fall into deep thoughts, she stands in front of the window every day, looking forward to Zhao Mingcheng's return.
In the days of missing, Li Qingzhao also wrote many words and sent them to Zhao Mingcheng in the distance. Among them, "Drunken Flower Yin" is particularly famous, the deep lovesickness revealed in the words is as sweet as sugar, and people can feel Li Qingzhao's deep longing and love for Zhao Mingcheng when they read it.
Good times often bring deep sadness, just like the second half of Li Qingzhao's life, full of twists and turns and sorrow. During the Song Dynasty, the world changed hands, and the loss of the country and husband made the entire court turbulent, and the struggle between the reform and the party and government intensified.
Li Qingzhao's father Li Gefei and Zhao Mingcheng's father Zhao Tingzhi are both in the DPRK and China, and it is difficult to avoid being implicated. Unfortunately, Li Gefei became the first person to be implicated in the party dispute.
In 1102, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty promoted Cai Jing to prime minister. As a result, Cai Jing became a powerful minister in the court and began to crack down on those who disagreed with him. These people were listed as the old party, including more than 300 people such as Sima Guang and Su Shi.
These people are also considered traitors. And Li Gefei was Su Shi's protégé, so he was also involved and was eventually removed from his position. At the same time, Zhao Tingzhi was reused, promoted all the way, and finally sat in the position of Shangshu.
Li Qingzhao wanted her father-in-law to help save her father, but she kept asking Zhao Tingzhi, but he ignored it. In the end, Li Gefei was forced to return to his hometown.
Then, the court issued a new decree prohibiting intermarriage between the two parties. And Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng happened to be in the middle of the two parties, and they were forced to be helpless, Li Qingzhao could only say goodbye to Zhao Mingcheng with tears, and the two were separated.
After that, Zhao Tingzhi was even more reused by Song Huizong and became the prime minister, forming a situation of confrontation with Cai Jing in the imperial court. Soon after, Cai Jing was defeated and removed from the post of prime minister.
In this way, the world finally got some peace, and Li Qingzhao had the opportunity to return to her beloved husband.
Life is full of accidents, and the life that I thought had calmed down has changed dramatically again. Cai Jing's reset, the Zhao family's unjust imprisonment, and Zhao Tingzhi's death put Li Qingzhao's life in a difficult situation.
She could only follow the Zhao family back to Qingzhou, Shandong Province and live a dull life. There, she wrote many touching words that, although concise, expressed deeply in her emotions.
Fourteen years of happy time with Zhao Mingcheng, although life is not rich, they live happily and enjoy the life of idle clouds and wild cranes. However, for the sake of his family, Zhao Mingcheng had to leave home to take up his post, and their lives once again fell into a state of gathering less and leaving more.
The Jingkang Revolution led to war and mourning, Zhao Mingcheng's mother also died at this time, and there was another mutiny in Qingzhou. In this case, Li Qingzhao went to Zhao Mingcheng with the baggage he had saved over the years.
Two years later, Zhao Mingcheng took Li Qingzhao to abandon the city and escape, Li Qingzhao was dissatisfied and angry at her husband's weakness in the face of the national disaster, and also wrote the famous "Summer Quatrain" in the process of fleeing, satirizing her husband's cowardice.
This poem deeply pierced Zhao Mingcheng's heart, made him feel depressed, and finally died of illness. After Zhao Mingcheng passed away, Li Qingzhao was immersed in the grief of losing her husband and couldn't let go of it for a long time.
She moved to Hangzhou, hoping to start her life again, but what awaited her was a man who was so disappointed. She met Zhang Ruzhou, who was gentle and considerate to her, and she was deeply moved.
She thought she had found support and entered the palace of marriage again, but it turned out to be a **.
Zhang Ruzhou doesn't really love Li Qingzhao, what he likes is actually the cultural relics and ancient books that she has accumulated over the years. Soon after his marriage, he revealed his true colors. When he learned that Li Qingzhao's treasure had been snatched away, he immediately changed his attitude, his gentle words turned into vicious words, and his intimate care turned into punches and kicks.
Li Qingzhao saw the true face of this man and decisively sued him to the yamen.
Although the law at that time stipulated that a wife suing her husband would be imprisoned, Li Qingzhao resolutely chose to go to prison and resolutely drew a line with this scumbag. Fortunately, this time Li Qingzhao won the victory, and the moment he walked out of prison, it was as if he had traveled to another world.
Her poem "Seeking and seeking, cold and lonely, miserable and miserable" may be a portrayal of the state of mind at that time. At this time, Li Qingzhao was over half a hundred years old, and her lyrics no longer had the innocence of a young woman, but were full of deep emotion.
In her later years, she composed the poem "Wuling Chun", which depicts the impermanence and pain of life with rich words and deep emotions. In the past 20 years, she wandered alone, carefully sorting out the posthumous work "Jinshi Lu" of her deceased husband Zhao Mingcheng, and wrote a perfect follow-up for it, and finally completed a great archaeological work.
The 71-year-old Li Qingzhao passed away quietly, with a sense of mystery that seemed to be the end of a legend. Her life was full of loss, loss of love, loss of comfort, loss of country, loss of family, but she never lost her pride and talent.
These pains in life have become fortunate in the history of Chinese literature, and she has used her life to turn into poems, every word touching people's hearts, and people will always remember this "first talented woman in the ages" Li Qingzhao, who coexists with talent and temperament.