This is a joke on the poet's name, saying that rice is expensive in Chang'an, and living in Chang'an is not easy! The implication is that it is not easy to make a living in this capital. After Gu Kuang finished speaking, he casually flipped through Bai Juyi's poems. Unexpectedly, after reading the first song, Gu Kuang's eyes widened; after reading the second song, Gu Kuang was very surprised; when reading the third song, Gu Kuang couldn't help but recite it aloud. When he read "Wildfire can't burn it all" "When the spring breeze blows and the spring breeze blows again," he was greatly rewarded. He struck the case and shouted: "If you get a word from the Tao, it will be easy to live!"
This means: can write It was not difficult to be an official in the capital after producing such wonderful poems! Later, Gu Kuang often talked about Bai Juyi's poetic talent to others and praised him highly. The name of Bai Juyi's poems spread. Then we walked through the small winding path and reached the tomb area of ??the cemetery. After Bai Juyi passed away in August of the sixth year of Huichang (846 AD), Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, his body was buried here. In front of a semicircular tomb, there is a stele "Tomb of Baigong, Shaofu of Tang Dynasty". Surrounded by green pines, rows of green cypresses and surrounded by mountain flowers, it is solemn and beautiful. Standing here, you can see the looming Songyue Chamber to the east, the long bridge lying on the waves as level as a mirror to the west, the winding Mang Mountain to the north, and the caves and niches as dense as a honeycomb to the south. Lingering.
Beside the poet's tomb, there is a corridor built due to the terrain. This is the Poetry Gallery area, which displays poems and inscriptions written by famous calligraphers and painters as well as ceramic tile murals depicting poetry. Most of the works are on display. A poem praising Bai Juyi's literary and political achievements. As a local official, wherever he went, Bai Juyi would do everything within his power to overcome disadvantages and create advantages for the benefit of the people. He was also honest and self-sufficient, and was not greedy for money. This noble official morality of being loyal to one's duties, benefiting the world and benefiting the people, and taking the world as one's own responsibility is worthy of praise from future generations. In July of the second year of Changqing reign of Emperor Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 822), Bai Juyi was appointed as the governor of Hangzhou. During his tenure, he was considerate of the people's sentiments and implemented projects such as building embankments, storing lake water, and reclaiming farmland, which greatly promoted the development of agricultural production. The local people were grateful and carved a monument to commemorate his achievements. Bai Juyi also wrote an affectionate poem: "Only one lake is left to save you from the bad years." When he left office, he kept all the remaining salary money in the official treasury, so that his successor could use it to fill the vacancy for 50 years, which became a legend for a while. In the first year of Baoli (AD 825), Emperor Jingzong of the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi was appointed as the governor of Suzhou. He still worked hard and worked hard to benefit the people of Suzhou. His political achievements were outstanding and he was deeply loved by the people of Suzhou. When he left office, hundreds of thousands of people in Suzhou bid farewell to each other with tears. Bai Juyi was very moved and wrote "Farewell to Suzhou": "The generals are green and purple, and the hooligans are gray. They worship at the water for a while, and follow the boat for ten miles." The poet Liu Yuxi wrote in "Farewell to Suzhou". This touching scene was also written in "Prefect Bai's Journey": "When I heard about Prefect Bai, I abandoned the lawsuit and returned home. One hundred thousand households in Suzhou all cried like babies." Bai Juyi also replied affectionately: "I am ashamed of Su Min's tears. I am ashamed of Liu Junci. "When Bai Juyi lived in Xiangshan, Luoyang in his later years, he still did not forget to benefit the people. In order to manage Bajietan, a natural dangerous shoal south of Longmen Lake that frequently caused shipwrecks and fatalities, he did not hesitate to sell all his property. At the same time, he used his reputation and qualifications to travel around and mobilize people from all walks of life to donate to solve the problem. Strange problem. When the project was completed and the boat successfully passed through the dangerous shoal, the old poet could not restrain his inner excitement and immediately wrote: "There is no happy thing in my heart. I opened the Longmen Bajie Beach."
Poetry Gallery The area also displays some of Bai Juyi's famous works handed down from ancient times, such as "Farewell to the Ancient Grassland", "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", "Pipa Play", "Viewing the Cutting of Wheat", etc. Reading these verses that have been passed down through the ages, I have more and more admiration for this great realist poet who vigorously promoted the New Yuefu Movement and created a generation of poetry in the mid-Tang Dynasty.
The tomb of Bai Juyi is located on the top of Pipa Peak, with the main mountain range of Longmen East Mountain at its back, a steep earth slope in front, and the wide Yi River below the slope. Some people say that this is because the poet liked the scenery of Yique during his lifetime and specifically asked his descendants to bury him here so that he can quietly enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yique after his death. Some people also say that the poet's will to be buried at the top of Pipa Peak has another meaning.
In the long-term ups and downs of officialdom, Bai Juyi increasingly realized the darkness of officialdom. In his later years, the poet's official career was indifferent, and he only devoted his love to the mountains and rivers. After he quit the officialdom, he looked at him with cold eyes and realized the dangers of Yi Hai. Therefore, he was completely disappointed with his official career.
Moreover, he did not want his descendants to follow in his footsteps and waste their lives in officialdom.
So, the poet told his descendants: From now on, they must pass on the tradition from generation to generation and never go out to be officials. He also studied Feng Shui and saw that the steep slope in front of Pipa Peak and the vast water below was a unique place and a taboo place for choosing a tomb site, so he deliberately abandoned the Feng Shui treasure land in Beimang that everyone yearned for and moved it instead. The site of his tomb was chosen at the top of Pipa Peak, which was facing death, to cut off his family's official status.
I don’t know whether the descendants of Bai Juyi consciously abide by the ancestral precepts or whether they really gave up their official status because of the poet. There are really very few officials.