Chapter 50 Lu Youwu

The building boat crosses Guazhou in the snow at night, and the iron horse is scattered by the autumn wind... Lu You will never forget those days when he followed Zhang Jun to inspect the Jianghuai River. Those were the days when he was the closest to the front line: closely follow the governor and fight back to the Central Plains. The Zhiji Tower and the boat are so majestic, but it is a pity that they are gone in a blink of an eye. Soldiers can't kill the enemy, they can only write poems... But it's not over yet.Two years later, Lu You was impeached when he was in office in Nanchang Tongjuan.Song Xiaozong signed a peace treaty after losing the battle, and couldn't care less.Behind his throne, there is also a big hand.If it is not done well, the throne will be overturned by it.

Over the past few years, Lu You has tried his best to advocate moving the capital to Jiankang (Nanjing), put "walking" on the front line, boost the army's prestige, boost morale, and unite the hearts of the people.If the imperial court goes all out, it will cheer up the people of the world.Jin people are most afraid of this.Although the Southern Song Dynasty was a small imperial court, its overall national strength was still far superior to that of the Jin Dynasty.What's more, in the Central Plains and North China, the rebel army has been raging for forty years and has never been cut off.The Jurchens cruelly oppressed the Han nationality, and wanted to turn the Han people into slaves.But where there is oppression, there is resistance.

Moving the capital to Jiankang is the unanimous proposition of the main combat faction. However, the capitulation faction controlled the court, and most of the voices of moving the capital disappeared in a short period of time. Lu You was still busy writing letters and making generous speeches, trying to persuade the supreme ruler.Inappropriate insights often lead to crimes.Every page of history is written.On one of the pages, write Lu You's name. dismissed.Official hat is lost.The general punishment is to demote officials.Even in exile, the official body is still there. There is no way to serve the country.Career is hopeless.Lu You, in his early forties, traveled from Nanchang, Jiangxi, back to Shanyin in eastern Zhejiang, alone, with a horse and a single sword.

Beside the broken bridge outside the station, loneliness leaves no owner.It is already dusk to worry alone, and it is more windy and rainy.Unintentionally struggling for spring, one term of Qunfang jealous.Scattered into mud and dust, only the fragrance remains the same! This song "Ode to Plum" may be regarded as a portrayal of Lu You himself.A solitary plum tree by the broken bridge faces the bitter wind and rain all over the sky.The plum blossoms fall off and turn into dust, but the fragrance remains the same.Lu You has such feelings for the occupied north and Tang Wan under the spring.Even if you die, you will miss it.There is no distinction between high and low emotions. Lu You loves the country and loves women, all of which deserve our respect for him.

Lu You described himself with plum blossoms.He loves plums, just like Dongpo loves bamboo, and Zhou Dunyi loves lotus.There is a deep meaning in the meantime.I would like to mention this by the way: plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which are commonly used in traditional Chinese painting, have caused a "cultural bubble" because of their random abuse.The spirit of cleanliness in traditional culture is obscured by foam and automatically concealed. The ancients did not write easily about these things. When "Yongmei" was written, there is no research so far.On the contrary, it fulfills it and can correspond to Lu You's life.It appears to be written on the road.He has lived in countless inns and post houses.The words are sad, and the poet's state of mind is like this.Art is strictly realistic for all kinds of life modalities.Freehand brushwork and abstraction are all in it.

A tree of plum blossoms, the sky is full of wind and rain. Mao Zedong's poem said: "The plum blossoms are full of joy and snow", that is another realm. Mao Zedong harmonized the term in Lu You's poem, "using it against its meaning." The wind and rain send spring back, and the snow welcomes spring.It is already a cliff with hundreds of feet of ice, but there are still beautiful flowers and branches... Well written, never tire of reading.Come read it again when you have a chance. Lu You lost his official hat in Nanchang and rode back to his hometown of Shanyin.Over the years as an official, he had a little savings, and he rebuilt a dozen or so houses by Jianhu Lake.The Lu family is a large family in Shanyin, with villas in the city and old houses in Yunmen Mountain.Lu You is in his forties and is already the father of several children. It is very common for him to set up another family.Although the new house is not luxurious, it has a beautiful environment: "My hut is surrounded by smoke and trees, and it occupies a lake."

Tao Yuanming came to meet him. "My hut" was first created by Yuanming, and it has been derived from the unfailing complex of Chinese people: the hut is in a human environment, without the noise of cars and horses; Classic drawing, one of nature. The original aesthetic realm created by the pastoral master does not require carved beams and painted buildings, but only a few thatched cottages.Tile-roofed houses are also available.The mansion hinders the green mountains and green waters. The simplicity is rich in meaning, and the poet can observe it carefully. Lu You has land, and generally does not worry about making a living.Famine years are hard to say.His standard of living is higher than Yuanming's, and he can eat meat and have good wine.Lack of a confidante, so I reminisce Tang Wan's bits and pieces, but I don't write Yuanming's "Ode to Leisure Love".Yuanming wrote the passionate "Ode on Leisure Love" because he had no hope of seeing a beautiful woman.Lu You would rather hold back.Let's talk about this later.

Isn't Lu You's character a bit like Li Bai? "The heart of generosity is still strong, and the temples are already autumn." The world is difficult, and the ambition cannot be realized, which makes him as depressed as Du Fu. But the daily situation in the countryside is closer to Tao Yuanming.Let’s take a look at Lu You’s famous novel "You Xishan Village": Mo Xiaotian's Lajiu is pure, and there are enough chickens and pigs to stay in a good year.The mountain is heavy with ice, and there is no way out, There is another village where the willows are dark and the flowers are bright.Xiaogu follows the Spring Society, and the clothes are simple and ancient.

From now on, if you are free to ride the moon, you will knock on the door all the time and night with a stick. He wandered around the countryside, suddenly shifting from one village to another, his happy appearance was beyond words.Yuan Mingqiong said, "Hunger drives me away. I don't know why. When I travel to Sri Lanka, I knock on the door and speak poorly." The great Yuan Ming begged and begged, which makes people feel sad.With the embarrassment written in the Ming Dynasty as a foreshadowing, those who follow Yuanming in later generations will always try to stay on the line of food and clothing.Build a few houses in the countryside, and you will have no worries about food and clothing, and then you will be close to the skin of the mountains and rivers.The literati of the Song Dynasty worshiped Tao Yuanming without exception, including Xin Qiji who "swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger".This level, after all, is an interesting subject for the study of classical literature.

In the eyes of the country people, Lu You was a high-ranking official, a non-member, well-educated, and kind, so they respected him and got close to him. "Knock on the door with a stick all the time and night", this sentence reveals his comfort and casualness.Farmers work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and close early at night, so they generally don't visit.Lu You raised his hand and knocked on the door no matter what time it was, as long as there was a candle in the room.Yay, the door opened, and there was always a smile on his face.Knocking on the door all the time and night reflects the "simple and ancient style". If people's hearts are not ancient and thieves are running around in the countryside, who would dare to open the door at night?I'm afraid that every household will build a security fence with anti-theft doors, and a luxury house with conditions, and build a riot squad...

"Books on a Journey in the Rain": Ten days of bitter rain and one day of sunshine, wipe off the stick and go to the West Village.The clear ditch is cold and the flowing water is fine, The wind is blowing and the clothes are light.The sound of frogs in the neighborhood is already in the pavilion, and the willows on both sides of the bank are competing for green. Xin Yi opened the half-commissioned land first, and Begonia was independent and alluring... How famous are the reds and purples of all kinds of herbs! Lu You must often go to this Xishan Village.It had rained for ten days, the sky had just cleared up, and the country road was still muddy, but he couldn't wait to go out.There are friends in Xicun, similar to Yuanming's Nancun, where Suxin people gather and disperse.Visiting friends along the way, visiting spring all the way, that state of mind, ho!A stick is necessary, but to deal with mud or ditches, a stick is a leisurely cultural symbol: Yuanming sticks, Dongpo sticks, and Lu You sticks. The scepter is lost, but the bamboo stick is in hand. On the other hand, some people in ancient and modern times lost their official hats as if they had lost their souls, sluggish, sick, walking against the wall, afraid of meeting acquaintances.The examples are too numerous to count.Why?Because these officials of yesterday, alas, how should I say it?He mistook the scepter for the crutch of life, and when he lost the crutch, he became crippled and acted like an idiot... It's all about profit and harm. People need to talk about self-cultivation.Look at how well Lu You repaired it. There is no official body, but the spirit is there. He stayed in the countryside of Sanyin for five years. Lu You is an official again.The court has his name.The new prime minister, Chen Junqing, once worked with Lu You in Zhang Jun's shogunate.Lu You sent a congratulatory letter and got an official hat.Still do general judgment.But Tong Tong went to Kuizhou in the middle of Shu. An official thousands of miles. "Traveling to Bashu in the dying years, working hard for fighting rice. Going far away from the three-volt heat, pointing forward to the September water. Looking back at Chang'an City, I can't bear to travel thousands of miles..." He first went to Lin'an to go through the relevant procedures, and then set off from Lin'an in the scorching heat. He sailed for several months, writing a diary every day on the way, and writing a poem for half a day.The diary is short over a hundred words and long over a thousand words, but it is not a record like a running account, but a reminiscence of the sages and a full view of the scenery, which is a geographical investigation condensed with poetry.It is common to moor a boat to land, or stay for a few hours, or stay for two or three days.Pass through Guazhou, Suzhou, Huangzhou, Shatou, Jiangling, look at Shimen Pass by boat, and enter Qutang Gorge... "After the fishing village sends the wine to Danfeng, the water post is sent by the pavilion. The road can't be traveled in half a year, and the mountains and rivers are endless." The poem was written in Jiangling, in late autumn. The road to Shu is difficult.Lu You said with emotion: "Young people also admire the officialdom for entertainment, but the old man knows that the road is difficult!" Du Fu once wrote famous works such as "Eight Poems of Autumn Xing" and "Zhuang You" in Kuizhou.Lu You, however, saw Du Fu who was concerned about the country and the people at a glance: "When I read his poems, I came to the line 'The ministers talk about it, and the old and sick customers have different prescriptions'. It's not like I don't have a runny nose... Shaoling is not just an official, the older you are , the more absurd life is, and the ups and downs and death, it is no wonder that he is so sad!" How much Lu You understood Du Fu. Anybody will understand somebody, that's for sure. Lu You didn't complain about dragging his family thousands of miles into the wilderness.He was originally a bloody man, and he didn't care about traveling through mountains and rivers.After all, it is better to go to Kuizhou than to avoid the war and chaos of Du Gongbu and demote Su Dongpo in the south of Lingnan.Du Fu is resolute and Dongpo is optimistic. There is a strong cultural support behind both resoluteness and optimism.But it turned into everyday frowns and smiles, every move and gesture.Lu You followed their figures. If you can't do it in half a year, the world will look endless.Think about the figure of Lu Xinglu. The close consideration of the official career, one is to serve the country, and the other is to serve the children and grandchildren.Lu You has six sons, and he has to think about their future.Those who have reached a certain official rank can shade their children and grandchildren. "Toil for a bucket of rice" is also reminiscent of Du Fu. After staying in Kuizhou for more than a year, Lu You was transferred to Nanzheng at the junction of Sichuan and Shaanxi.This is to be expected.The imperial court is brewing a war against gold. Nanzheng (Hanzhong, Shaanxi) is the western front of the confrontation between Song and Jin.The imperial court assembled troops on the west front, preparing to launch an attack on the Jin soldiers from the Dasanguan area, and went out of Longyou to take Chang'an.Sichuan Xuanfu envoy Wang Yan restrained all soldiers and horses.Lu You went to Nanzheng alone on a fast horse, and did not forget to write a poem: "I have been traveling south of the mountain for three days, and I go east and west like a rope road. The fertile fields of Pingchuan are endless, and the wheat fields are green and mulberry." Lu You entered Wang Yan's shogunate and became a senior staff officer. The opportunity to kill the enemy has come.Fighting will change the style of poetry. Wang Yan is good at military affairs, and carefully arranged this battle on the western front, waiting for Emperor Xiaozong to make up his mind. Lu You was one of the five or six senior staff officers in Wang Yan's shogunate.He accompanied Wang Yan around and drank with the generals.According to the history of the Song Dynasty, Lu You repeatedly asked Wang Yan to "present an aggressive strategy, thinking that the management of the Central Plains must start from Chang'an, and the acquisition of Chang'an must start from Longyou." At the beginning of the Jianghuai East Line, Lu You boarded Zhang Jun's building boat.Now on the Nanzheng West Front, he follows Wang Yan closely. There is friction on the front line, and war is imminent. Lu You's position is in the Marshal's Mansion, so it is unlikely that he will go into battle.However, he practiced martial arts diligently, especially halberd, Ge, horseback riding and archery.With a body in his forties, he is still moving in rainy weather.A staff officer Wang laughed at Lu You, wanting to seek military fame as a civil servant, isn't it a waste of time?As a staff officer, you don't need to use your sword or gun if you use your brain. Lu You still practiced well, and his arrow skills developed rapidly. He was strong enough to draw a hard bow, and he was accurate.He has good eyesight which helps with archery. "Get on the horse and beat the madman, get off the horse and draft the army letter..." "Don't underestimate the scholar, you can hit the thief if you mount a horse!" Whether Lu You fought a war, there is no exact record in historical materials.He later wrote a poem saying: I once approached the thieves from the Wei side of Rongqing, and Sanguan Saga.Putting horses on iron clothes and kicking solid ice, sometimes three days without fire or food... The scene shown in the poem, "Three days without fire and food", should be a forced winter march that lasted for several days. I have been to Feng County, Xi County, Liangdang County, Dingjun Mountain and Lu You near Nanzheng.The Guimi Shop under Dasan Pass and Feishipu on Guangyuan Road have all left behind the heroic figure of this senior staff officer.There may have been occasional battles and contact with the enemy, but the scale of the battle was small, and Lu You never mentioned it.If he killed a golden soldier with his own hands, he would definitely write poetry. Hundreds of thousands of Song troops gathered in Guanzhong had been watching for a long time. The Jin soldiers were very nervous and fortified every step of the way. Three moats were dug outside Chang'an City.The Eastern Front was also tight, and the Jin soldiers could not be transferred.The Battle of Dasan Pass is expected to rewrite history: the Song Army's recovery of the north will change the direction of history.