Chapter 4 "Records of Li Bai" A genius came out of Sichuan in five hundred years

Sichuan produced a genius in 500 years Now that the relationship between Li Bai and Wei Hao has been explained, let's take a look at how Wei Hao wrote the article "Preface to the Collection of Li Hanlin". Li Bai is a great literati.Literati are different from literati. Li and Du are equally famous, but that was later.When these two people were still alive, Li Bai looked down on Du Fu, because Li Bai was the first-rate literati at that time, and Du Fu was far inferior to him in terms of seniority and social status.In his poems, Li Bai once expressed his admiration to Meng Haoran, because Meng Haoran was older than him and became famous earlier.Li Bai and Wang Wei were the same age, and they were basically equally famous in the Tang Dynasty, but Wang Wei became famous early, and Li Bai felt very uncomfortable, so he never mentioned Wang Wei.

Li Bai personally entrusted all his poems and essays to Wei Hao, and asked Wei Hao to compile them into a collection.As a fan, how should I write a preface to the number one writer at the time?It takes brains. How did Wei Hao write it?Don't say anything else, first look at how his article begins: Since Pangu drew the sky and the earth, the air of the sky and the earth has been born in the southwest.The sword gate is broken at the top, and the Hengjiang River is cut off at the bottom. The song of Min and E is not Jinchuan.The people of Shu are not well-known, but they are outstanding if they are well-known.These are Xiangru, Junping, Wang Bao, Yang Xiong, and Chen Ziang and Li Bai, all of whom are five hundred years old.

Wei Hao made a fuss about "Sichuan people", saying that since Pangu created the world, the aura of heaven and earth has stopped in the southwest, and it can't go in or out.Then talk about the geographical environment of Sichuan, with Jianmen on the top and Hengjiang River on the bottom.The Chengdu Plain is located in the corner of Mount Qingcheng and Mount Emei. It is not easy for people to come out of this place, but if one happens, it will be a genius. There is no evidence for empty words, but there must be examples.You only say that people from Sichuan are geniuses, so what about other people?People from Anhui disagree, people from Shanxi don't agree, and people from Hunan don't agree.You have to come up with evidence.After all, Wei Hao is a Jinshi and has knowledge. Besides, he has been with Li Bai, so how can he have no proof?Wei Hao said: Let me give you an example. Aren’t Sima Xiangru, Yan Junping, Wang Bao, and Yang Xiong all famous historical and cultural figures from Sichuan?It is not enough to just talk about history. If the history is long but there are no successors, that is not enough. Wouldn't it be Ah Q?My ancestors are richer than you, what's the use?So I have to say that we also have characters now.So, Wei Hao said again, in our Tang Dynasty, Chen Ziang and Li Bai came out of Sichuan again.These are all geniuses who can only be born once every five hundred years in Chinese history!

Wei Hao's words were obviously dictated by Li Bai when he met Li Bai for the first time.At that time, the big idol Li Bai said to this hard-core fan: "Why am I so awesome? Because I am from Sichuan! Just listen to me slowly..." These words left a deep impression on Wei Hao Therefore, when he wrote the preface to "Li Hanlin Collection", he naturally started from "Sichuan people". Li Bai's hardcore fans think so, and I think so too, Sichuan has too much influence on Li Bai.Due to the closed geographical environment, Sichuan is not easy to produce people, but if there is one, it will be a genius who comes out every five hundred years.

The examples Wei Hao cited were all less than five hundred years apart, and some of them were not first-rate figures.But it is undeniable that Sima Xiangru, the iconic writer of Han Fu, and Li Bai, the iconic writer of Tang poetry, are both from Sichuan.The Han and Tang dynasties were the most powerful in Chinese history in terms of politics, economy, and culture.There is literature from generation to generation, and the most outstanding ones are Han Fu and Tang poetry.The genius status of Sima Xiangru and Li Bai was universally recognized when they were alive. Even the emperor was moved by them and sometimes even flattered them.What an honor this is!Of course Tao Yuanming and Du Fu are also great, but their fame and influence are behind them.

After the Tang Dynasty, Sichuan also produced people.Su Dongpo, the number one literati in the Song Dynasty, was from Sichuan.In Su Dongpo's poem, he wrote "The river in my family first originated" ("You Jinshan Temple"), saying that the Yangtze River flowed from his hometown in Sichuan.In modern times, there was another Guo Moruo, who was also from Sichuan.Sichuan is an extraordinary place.One side's water and soil support one side's people, whether it can produce people, and what kind of people it can produce are determined by the water and soil of this place.