Documentary《Characters of the Ages》Season 1 Episode 2 Plot Introduction

Recently - The Man of the Ages - was just aired, and after a period of airing, the audience's response to it was beyond imagination.The storyline of the show is extremely attractive, full of various plot turning points and emotional lines of the characters, making people unable to stop following it. Recently, there has been a discussion on the Internet about the plot introduction of the documentary - Season 1 Episode 2It can be said that there is a lot of discussion. Here are some relevant contents compiled by the editor for everyone.

In Rencheng in the Tang Dynasty, which is now Jining, Shandong, the Taibai Tower on the bank of the ancient canal has become a historical witness.According to historical records, in 736 AD, Li Bai once chose this place as his residence, accompanying Taibai Tower.Men in Shandong have always enjoyed drinking heavily. However, among this group of drunkards, Li Bai won the honorific title of "Jiuxian“" for his extraordinary drunkenness.The fine wine and jade bowls he described shone like amber and became indispensable elements in his poetry.

Li Bai never hid his drunkenness. He once had a drink in the east building. After being drunk, his turban was tied upside down, his steps were unsteady, and he even forgot who helped him mount his horse.This real and free image makes people feel both warm and admirable.

A few years later, the name of Li Bai's poems, who was in his fifties, had spread all over the world. A young man named Wei Wan searched for him in various places. It took him two years to finally catch up with the idol in Yangzhou.Li Bai was very moved and wrote a poem to him: "The water of the Bian River from the East has visited me three thousand miles away".The two of them went boating in the Qinhuai River, just like they had been friends for many years.When leaving, Li Bai handed all the poems to Wei Wan.Later, this young man not only won the Jinshi, but also compiled a book - Li Hanlin's Collection -.Although this earliest collection of Li Bai's poems has not been passed down to later generations, and only the preface has been preserved, in his preface, we can still find clues about how Li Bai was recommended.These records reveal that the key figure for Li Bai's entry into Chang'an was probably his good friend Yuan Danqiu.

Cheng Suiying (Professor of Henan University): Bai Yi entered the Imperial Academy and became famous in the capital. Yuan Danqiu was a Taoist priest. When Li Bai was roaming in Sichuan, he met Yuan Danqiu.As for the court of the Tang Dynasty, it actually started with Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, because his surname was Li, and their ancestor was Li Er.Then Taoism founded by Laozi became the first and highest religious sect during the Tang Dynasty.Therefore, later in the Tang Dynasty's court, especially during the Xuanzong period, there were many Taoist masters.In this sense, Yuan Danqiu itself may have a close relationship with the royal family.Therefore, under the background that we are not sure what caused Li Bai to enter the court, such a piece of historical data is a very precious clue.It shows that Yuan Danqiu played a very important role in Li Bai's entry into the imperial court.

This year, Li Bai and his friend Cen Xun were invited to visit Yuan Danqiu's Yingyang Mountain Residence in Songshan Mountain.That day, Li Bai was a little drunk. In order to persuade Yuan Danqiu and Cen Xun to drink more wine, he chanted in excitement, "If you don't see it, the water of the Yellow River will come up from the sky." No one would have thought that from the moment he blurted out this,This small gathering in the mountains is destined to be remembered in history, and then to be longed for by future generations.”The morning is like blue silk and the evening becomes snow. If you are proud of life, you must have all the joy. Don't let the golden bottle empty to face the moon“.

Talking about the reason why Li Bai chose Shandong, he mentioned in the poem that it was to pursue the mystery of swordsmanship.The ”Shandong% here does not refer to the current Shandong Province, but generally refers to the area east of Mount Wei.As he moved further and further away, the financial pressure gradually increased, and the support from his family could no longer meet his needs.

In the end, he chose to settle down in Rencheng, which became his relatively stable base of life.Here, he continued his poetry creation and swordsmanship training, leaving behind many popular poems and legendary stories.

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