Of course, in Li Bai, it is mainly the Confucian spirit at work. Although he once mercilessly satirized Confucianism and said, "I am a madman in Chu, singing and laughing at Kong Qiu"; He once said disappointedly, "Poetry is a gift from the north window, but there is no direct glass of water", but his heart has been filled with the aspirations of Confucianism and strategists. In "Dai Shoushan's Answer to Meng Shaofu's Transfer Document", he expressed his heartfelt wishes to "strictly observe the words, seek the skills of the emperor, seek his knowledge, and be willing to assist him to make the atlas area stable and Hai Xian clear." To put it bluntly, Li Bai is sorry for not becoming prime minister. In addition to Confucianism and strategists, Mohism's ranger spirit has a far-reaching influence on Li Bai. He said: "Confucian scholars are not as good as rangers, and it's no use hanging the curtain and turning your head white." This shows that he prefers to be a chivalrous man who is happy and resentful.
The current spirit of ranger only exists in Mr. Jin Yong's novels. They either "died of national disaster and sudden death"; Or help the poor; Or willing to fight against the world; Still Haixiao lived in seclusion in Nanshan, but in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period until the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the ranger was the real existence. Sima Qian summed up the spirit of the ranger brilliantly in Historical Records: "Today's ranger, although he is unjust, will keep his words and do what he says. He has promised to be sincere, not to love his body, and to the plight of scholars. Now whether you live or die, you don't care about your ability, you are ashamed to cut your virtue, and you have enough cover. " In Li Bai, the chivalrous spirit has been stirring. He enthusiastically praised the chivalrous men like Lu Zhonglian and Xi Meng, and he enthusiastically described those chivalrous men who were reborn and died. Li Bai's poem A Chivalrous Man can be said to be the concrete embodiment of his chivalrous spirit.
The swordsmen of Zhao are dotted with tassels at will, and their swords are as bright as Shuang Shuang. The silver saddle and the white horse set each other off and galloped.
Within ten steps, kill one person, cross a thousand miles, leave no one behind. After you finish, brush off your clothes, don't show any sound, and hide in the depths.
Sometimes when I'm free, I walk through the county town, have a drink, and cross my sword over my knees. Eat meat with the sea and drink with Hou Ying in a big bowl.
Three cups of spit, five mountains are light. After drinking, my eyes were dizzy and energetic, and the rainbow was swallowed up by the air.
When Zhao was captured, the soldiers and civilians in the city were frightened. Hai and Hou Yingcai are real warriors of the second century, and they are famous in the whole city.
As a knight, the death of chivalrous bone is also fragrant, and it is worthy of being a hero. Who can learn Confucian scholars, stay in books all his life, have white hair, and still write the Xuanjing? .
In the poem, Li Bai expressed his understanding of chivalrous spirit. First, a knight-errant must have peerless martial arts. Second, a chivalrous man should have the ambition to save the world. Third, chivalrous people should also have the indifferent spirit of treating wealth like dirt. Among them, "ten steps to kill one person, thousands of miles away." It may be a portrayal of Li Bai when he was young. So, will Li Bai practice martial arts since childhood, or is he just a chivalrous man with martial arts?
This paper intends to analyze from the following aspects.
First, bravery is the collective aesthetic fashion of scholars in the Tang Dynasty.
There is a typical "prosperous Tang Dynasty" in Li Bai's poems. The so-called "weather in the prosperous Tang Dynasty" in poetry means that the people in the prosperous Tang Dynasty have a martial style and strong self-confidence, which is a positive spirit. Intellectuals in the prosperous Tang Dynasty generally showed the aesthetic consciousness of being high-spirited, enterprising and eager to join the frontier fortress to make contributions. The martial arts style in Tang poetry is fully reflected in these frontier poems. Besides Li Bai, famous frontier poets such as Gao Shi, Cen Can, Wang Changling and Wang Zhihuan also promoted the spread of chivalry. What the Tang people advocate is that "fame is only in front of you, and you are really a hero." Therefore, it is natural for Li Bai to practice martial arts since childhood. Li Bai also said that even if these chivalrous people die, they should "die chivalrous and fragrant and be ashamed of the world." Even Wang Wei, who believes in Buddhism, enthusiastically sang "I still smell chivalrous fragrance when I die", which shows that the martial arts fashion in the prosperous Tang Dynasty was a popular aesthetic trend at that time.
Secondly, Li Bai's birth and personality made his martial spirit stronger.
Li Bai is probably a chivalrous man with high martial arts, but because he is a natural genius, his literary talent masks his high martial arts. Li Bai's family is descended from Hu people. Even without the Hu people's blood, their family once lived in Alakazam, and the Hu people's bow and arrow tradition will certainly have an impact on Li Bai.
Li Bai later lived in Qinglian Township, Sichuan Province, where the folk customs were fierce, the influence of Tang Dynasty rule was weak, and civil strife was more common. Therefore, it is very possible for Li Bai to practice martial arts. Like Meng Changjun, Li Bai has the chivalrous spirit of spending a lot of money. During his stay in Yangzhou, Li Bai took a lot of money, reveled with his friends and generously gave the money to his son in need. In less than a year, he "distributed more than 300,000 yuan of gold". He told his friends that "gold ran out, yesterday went bankrupt and today is poor", which is a concrete manifestation of the chivalrous spirit of treating money like dirt. In addition, Li Bai has Mencius' independent personality of "keeping the monarch alive" and is not afraid of powerful people. Legend has it that he can make Gao Lishi take off his boots and let Yang Guifei grind ink. He is wild by nature. He once said that "the princess is a guest and all princes are friends", so nothing can make him lower his noble head, because "alas, how can I solemnly bow and scrape to a powerful person, I am not happy"!
The third is to record friends who are closely related to Li Bai. According to the Book of the New Tang Dynasty, "I am charming, I like martial arts, and fencing is". "Xuanhe Pu Shu" records that "fencing grows well and falls unruly"; Hao Wei, Li Bai's favorite pupil and best friend, said in Preface to Li Hanlin that Li Bai had killed people when he was young, saying that he was "full of people without Ren Xia". Cui Zongzhi's "Twelve Poems for Li" also said: "There are daggers and swords in the sleeves, and Mao Lingshu in the arms. The eyes shine on people and the poems are empty." Li Bai always seems to have a dagger in his sleeve, ready to go shopping with powerful teenagers.
Fourth, Li Bai said it himself.
Li Bai is a very naive and romantic person who can't hide secrets in his heart. It stands to reason that the murder case should be kept secret, and Li Bai not only wrote the murder case in poetry, said it, but even wrote it in the compilation. Li Bai said in "To My Brother, Xiangyang Shaofuhao" that "in the white blade, in the world of mortals, the righteousness is respected and the world respects the British style", just like the image of a martial arts hero. "Jack's Youth Tour" says, "Laugh a glass of wine and kill the whole city." It seems that he is still killing people in the street. In "A White Horse Tour", it is even more vicious: "Killing people is like mowing grass, and playing with Meng." Li Bai is very proud of his martial arts. When looking for a job and submitting his resume, he first said that he was good at fencing, and then said that his articles were world-famous. Li Bai once said in "Jingzhou with Han Shu", "15 good swordsmanship, do all the ministers; 30% articles, from the calendar to the Qing Dynasty. "
In fact, Li Bai's meaning is very clear. Among the literati, his martial arts is the strongest, and among the warriors, he is also a talented poet.
Li Bai is so strong!