Luo Binwang chanted geese at the age of 7 , Wang Bo wrote a thesis at the age of 10 , and Wang Wei became famous all over the world at the age of 18 .
Gao Shi did not enter official career until he was 50 years old.
His father was an official governor, and his grandfather Zheng Sanpin was also named Duke of Pingyuan County. Gao Shi, who was holding the script of Jiangmen Huzi, but because of his father's early death, his glory and prominence have become a thing of the past. What can be grasped is only a small amount of family property and the arrogance in the bones.
young and frivolous
When he was a teenager, when everyone else was preparing for the imperial examinations and studying sage books all night, what was Gao Shi doing? Either live in seclusion in Songzhou (now Shangqiu, Henan) to learn calligraphy and sword, or roam around. This is somewhat similar to classmate Li Bai.
Li Bai:
才术信纵横，世途自轻掷。High fit:
常怀感激心，愿效纵横谟。According to historical records, Gao Shi:
喜言王霸大略，务功名，尚节义。Ordinary people's dream is Tsinghua University, or painter, scientist, Gao Shi's dream is to assist the emperor to govern the world.
It's a pity that reality hit him head-to-head.
Difficult to travel to Chang'an for the first time
In 720 A.D., Gao Shi, who was in his early 20s, went to Chang'an to try his hand with books, swords and a small amount of soft goods . Chang'an Street is full of traffic, the city walls are endless, and houses are row upon row. The fresh clothes, angry horses and exotic customs make him overwhelmed. Standing in front of the magnificent Gongqing Mansion, he secretly made a wish:
举头望君门，屈指取公卿。（这房子真心不错，等咱年薪百万，回你回来可好？）Soon, Gao Shi, who had no money, power and education, was slapped in the face by the reality piapia . On the bustling Chang'an Avenue, there are Wuling clothes and horses who are self-deprecating and fat, and even the whip in their hands is worth a lot. They walk through the streets and alleys arrogantly, spending money like water in their sensuality. Many economical people live on the streets like him, like mice and ants. He was dwarfed by the comparison and had to admit: the Daming Palace is close in sight, but far away. Not to mention living in a high temple, it is not easy to be a petty official at the door. With grief and indignation, he wrote with tears in his pen:
Difficult to travel
长安少年不少钱,能骑骏马鸣金鞭。
五侯相逢大道边, 美人弦管争留连。
黄金如斗不敢惜,片言如山莫弃捐。
安知憔悴读书者,暮宿灵台私自怜。The bright boy in the past is now frowning. He was full of grievances to his friend Wei Canjun: the rich and powerful are in power, the sky is unfair, and ordinary people want to drink tea and chat with the emperor, it is really hard to climb a mountain. Wei Canjun asked him what his plan was. He shook his head and smiled wryly: The city has deep routines, and I want to go back to the countryside. Inspired, he wrote:
Beve joins the army
二十解书剑，西游长安城。
举头望君门，屈指取公卿。
国风冲融迈三五，朝廷欢乐弥寰宇。
白璧皆言赐近臣，布衣不得干明主。
归来洛阳无负郭，东过梁宋非吾土。
兔苑为农岁不登，雁池垂钓心长苦。
世人遇我同众人，唯君于我最相亲。
且喜百年有交态，未尝一日辞家贫。
弹棋击筑白日晚，纵酒高歌杨柳春。
欢娱未尽分散去，使我惆怅惊心神。
丈夫不作儿女别，临歧涕泪沾衣巾。Gao Shi bid farewell to his hometown Shangqiu, planted vegetables and chickens, repaired fences and planted chrysanthemums, and waited for the opportunity. This wait is ten years.
Enlisted in the army repeatedly frustrated
In 730 A.D., Khitan united with Turks to rebel against the northeast border, and King An's shogunate urgently recruited soldiers. Gao Shi rushed to the front line with his luggage full of enthusiasm. Perhaps he was inexperienced, or perhaps the competition was fierce, but he was not favored by King An as he wished. The resume submitted to Wang An was also muddled. Seeing the soldiers fighting bloody battles on the battlefield, the coach was watching songs and dancing in the tent, his blood was frozen into popsicles.
战士军前半死生，美人帐下犹歌舞。—— "Yan Song Xing"
" Let's go back to my hometown in Shangqiu to farm! " He returned with hatred.
谁怜不得意，长剑独归来。—— "Return from Jibei"
Knowing that destiny has no merit
In the next ten years, Gao Shi finally began to pay for his youth and frivolity. He participated in scientific examinations many times, and his name fell to Sun Shan; he wrote letters to the hot and powerful, but was rejected thousands of miles away. He had no choice but to roam around and meet friends through poetry. Birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups, and those who frequently appear beside him are down-and-out literati such as Wang Zhihuan, Wang Changling, Du Fu, and Cen Shen. Feeling hopeless, he often posts very sad circles of friends (my 24K pure gold When will the big gold bars shine?):
·纵怀济时策，谁肯论吾谋。
·长策竟不用，高才徒见称。
·功名万里外，心事一杯中。Friends come and go, and say goodbye after getting together, and he is gradually getting used to it. When bidding farewell to Dong Da, he wrote heroically and sadly:
千里黄云白日曛，北风吹雁雪纷纷。
莫愁前路无知己，天下谁人不识君。In fact, at this time, Gao Shi couldn't even pay for the wine. There are poems to prove it:
六翮飘飖私自怜，一离京洛十余年。
丈夫贫贱应未足，今日相逢无酒钱。If in his twenties, he was short of cash, he might still be able to say proudly: " Do n't bully the young and poor . " Already in my thirties, my ambition and confidence have been severely worn down. But he still cheered himself up:
· 即今江海一归客，他日云霄万里人。
· 江山到处堪乘兴，杨柳青青哪足悲。
· 穷达自有时，夫子莫下泪。The time came to 744 AD .
Li Bai was rewarded by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and took a severance package and resigned sadly, and came to Luoyang; Du Fu just married his wife and settled in Luoyang;
These three literary superstars got together. A total of 100 -year-old unemployed youths, do not make money, do not do scientific research, ride horses and hunt all day, drink and brag, so good that they " drunk and sleep together in autumn, and walk hand in hand with each other " . After playing heartlessly for more than half a year, the account balance showed insufficient, and the three had no choice but to bid farewell.
The ups and downs of the officialdom know the destiny
At the age of 50 , under the recommendation of Zhang Jiuling's younger brother Zhang Jiugao, the governor of Songzhou , Gao Shi was finally assigned to the job - the county captain of Fengqiu County. Holding the employment notice, Gao Shi had mixed feelings in his mind: Many close friends in the poetry circle had worked as county lieutenants, and they had rave reviews for this position.
Du Fu said (this kind of low-level work is not worth mentioning):
不做河西威，凄凉为折腰。Li Shangyin said (would rather have disabled legs than do such a humble job) :
黄昏封印点刑徒，愧负荆山入座隅。
却羡卞和双刖足，一生无复没阶趋。At this time, Gao Shi couldn't help but miss the days of working hard to cultivate Songzhou, although it was bitter and glorious. Now, I live cautiously, like a running dog, like an insect, except that I am not a person. He condensed his resentment into a poem:
Feng Qiuzuo
我本渔樵孟诸野，一生自是悠悠者。
乍可狂歌草泽中，宁堪作吏风尘下？
只言小邑无所为，公门百事皆有期。
拜迎长官心欲碎，鞭挞黎庶令人悲。
归来向家问妻子，举家尽笑今如此。
生事应须南亩田，世情尽付东流水。
梦想旧山安在哉，为衔君命且迟回。
乃知梅福徒为尔，转忆陶潜归去来。After suffering for two and a half years, he still resigned naked.
At the age of 53 , Gao Shi had a turning point in his life. He firmly grasped the rudder of his fate and decided not to follow the tide.
old man
In Tianbao's eleventh year, he was recommended by others, and his poem dedicated to Ge Shuhan made himself valued and reused, and he won the position of a clerk. I was also fortunate to be in front of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The unknown little official was a very popular guest, and he successfully entered Ge Shuhan's command and went far away from the frontier.
On the road leading to the Geshuhan shogunate in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, the red sun hangs high and the mountains and rivers are rolling. There is no end to the distance, Gao Shi's generous elegy:
Denglong
陇头远行客，陇上分流水。
流水无尽期，行人未云已。
浅才通一命，孤剑适千里。
岂不思故乡？从来感知己。At this moment, his temples were gray and his face was weathered, but his eyes were radiant and radiant. He is no longer young, but he looks like a naive, fearless, high-spirited young knight.
This is his first time entering the shogunate as a secretary. Although this job made him refreshed, the fate before him was unfathomable. Fortunately, Ge Shuhan is a brave and resourceful general, and also a good leader of the corporal. Gao Shi set off with the army on a tall horse. The thunder and drums on the battlefield shook the sky, the banners covered the sun, and the battle was unprecedented. Only to become famous in the first battle, he was named a prince and a prime minister. At this time, he generously wrote:
next song
结束浮云骏，翩翩出从戎。
且凭天子怒，复倚将军雄。
万鼓雷殷地，千旗火生风。
日轮驻霜戈，月魄悬雕弓。
青海阵云匝，黑山兵气冲。
战酣太白高，战罢旄头空。
万里不惜死，一朝得成功。
画图麒麟阁，入朝明光宫。
大笑向文士，一经何足穷。
古人昧此道，往往成老翁。Friends reunite and talk about vicissitudes
In November 755 AD , the Anshi Rebellion broke out. The fate of Tang poets was reshuffled, and Gao Shi was favored by fate.
Half a year later, Tongguan fell, and Geshuhan's army was almost wiped out. Tang Xuanzong escaped from Chang'an, Gao Shi took a shortcut to catch up with Tang Xuanzong, expressed his loyalty to Xuanzong, offered advice, and bluntly offered advice, thinking that the division of towns by the kings would only aggravate the unrest, but Xuanzong refused to listen.
The prince quietly proclaimed himself king in Gansu, preparing to put down the rebellion and war, and all the ministers supported him. Gao Shi once again had political sensitivity, advised the prince, and was appointed as the governor of Huainan. King Yong, who was ordered by Tang Xuanzong to divide the town of Jiangnan, was miserable and became a rebel. Li Bai, who followed King Yong, was still unaware of it.
The script of Gao Shi and Li Bai's reunion after a long absence is actually like this: the prince Yong Wang was brutally killed by his subordinates, Li Bai fled in embarrassment and was soon arrested. In prison, Li Bai wrote to Gao Shi for help, but Gao Shi never heard from him.
Gao Shi was later transferred to Sichuan as governor for six years. Gao Shi showed extraordinary talents, quelled the rebellion, financed and organized the army, and became a good official in the eyes of the people. He inquired that his former friend Du Fu was so poor in Sichuan that he had nothing to eat, so he wrote a letter immediately. Du Fu in the thatched cottage burst into tears when he received a letter from Gao Shi.
Ren Ri Ji Du Er Supplements
人日题诗寄草堂，遥怜故人思故乡。
柳条弄色不忍见，梅花满枝空断肠。
身在远藩无所预，心怀百忧复千虑。
今年人日空相忆，明年人日知何处。
一卧东山三十春，岂知书剑老风尘。
龙钟还忝二千石，愧尔东西南北人。In the second year of Guangde, Gao Shi was recalled to Beijing, promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and granted the title of Marquis of Bohai County.
Conclusion:
What is the reason for half a lifetime of hardship? Looking back, the light boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains. At the age of 47, he passed the Jinshi examination, and at the age of 63, he was finally granted the title of Marquis . Compared with those who became famous at a young age, Gao Shifu has proved in the second half of his life that he can take off against the wind and still be born facing the sun. It could have completely screwed up the game of life, but it was a blockbuster. The old Tang book once recorded that " since the Tang Dynasty, the poets who have achieved the most are just suitable. " In the face of great changes in the current situation, when he suffered from the downcast with cold eyes, contempt and disappointment, he still firmly picked up his self-confidence and became a positive and enterprising person who followed the trend. In the end, I would like to say that the universe is uncertain, you and I are both dark horses, and we will live up to the trials of suffering and live up to the world .