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In terms of love, Nalan Rongruo was an even bigger "enemy". When he was young, he and his cousin were childhood sweethearts. They exchanged poems and lyrics, and secretly promised to spend their lives together. But reality was cruel. His cousin was sent to the palace and was called a concubine. From then on, she lived in the palace and the two could no longer see each other.

This relationship brought a huge blow to Nalan Rongruo and became an eternal pain in his heart. He wrote in his poem: "One life, one generation, one pair, trying to make each other sad. Longing for each other but not being able to be together, for whom is the spring?" The words are full of nostalgia and helplessness for this relationship.

"If life could always be like our first meeting, why would the autumn wind make the painted fan sad? People's hearts change easily, yet they say that the hearts of old friends are easily changed." Phrases like these made him be called "Prince Qin Shi Huang".

Later, his family arranged a political marriage for him, and he married Lu, the daughter of the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi. He had no expectations for an arranged marriage, but when he lifted the veil, he found that his wife was not only beautiful, but also gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable in poetry, and considerate.

The two had a sweet relationship after marriage. Nalan finally tasted the sweetness of love, and his poetry creation entered a new stage, full of love for life and deep affection for his wife.

However, the good times did not last long. Only three years after their marriage, Lu died of complications during childbirth. Nalan collapsed and placed his wife's coffin in the temple for a year, unwilling to bury her.

In order to mourn his deceased wife, he also wrote a large number of touching elegies: "Who cares about the cold west wind blowing alone, the rustling yellow leaves closing the open windows, and standing in the setting sun, thinking about the past. Don't be surprised by the heavy spring sleep caused by wine, the fragrance of tea is gone after gambling on books, and I thought it was normal at that time." Such words made countless people cry.

After Lu left, Nalan married Guan, but they had different personalities and lived a miserable life. When he was 30 years old, he met Shen Wan, a talented woman from Jiangnan, and they fell in love at first sight.

But Shen Wan was born as a singer, and due to the difference in status and family background, the two of them could not end up together. Shen Wan's departure made Nalan fall into loneliness and pain again.

In addition to the setbacks in love, Nalan also suffered repeated setbacks in the realization of his ideals and ambitions. Although he was in the court, he was unable to display his political talents.

Kangxi admired his talent very much, but perhaps out of fear of his family's power, he never gave him important official positions and opportunities. In his position as a palace guard, he served the emperor carefully, but his heart was full of yearning for freedom and ideals.

He longed to fight on the battlefield, defend his country, or make achievements in politics to realize his ambition of "helping the world when he is successful", but these wishes ultimately came to nothing.

Long-term depression and frustration made Nalan's health deteriorate. In late spring of 1685, he met with his good friend while he was sick. After getting drunk and talking indignantly, his condition worsened. Seven days later, this talented poet, who was only 7 years old, left this world with endless regrets and melancholy.

There are 362 existing poems by Nalan, covering a wide range of topics, including love, frontier, Jiangnan, chanting things, chanting history, and miscellaneous feelings. His poems are true to life, with vivid descriptions, delicate and graceful brushwork, sad and mournful style, lofty style, and unique characteristics.

Kuang Zhouyi compared him with Li Houzhu in his "Huifeng Cihua", and Wang Guowei praised him as "the only one since the Northern Song Dynasty". His "Nalan Ci" not only enjoyed a high reputation in the Qing Dynasty, but also occupied an important position in the entire history of Chinese literature.

Looking back at Nalan Rongruo's life, he had an enviable family background, talent and appearance, but he also endured pain and helplessness that ordinary people could hardly imagine. "I am a melancholy traveler in the world, I know why you shed tears, and I recall my life in your heartbreaking voice", this may be his most true portrayal of his life.

[Everyone scolds her, but every woman wants to be her. She is the most beautiful woman in the royal family. Historical trivia and historical figures]

She was known as the most beautiful woman in the royal family, but she was also known for her promiscuity. She forced her husband to marry her, betrayed her love, slept with her own brother, and after marriage she kept 30 male lovers, enjoying herself day and night.

As a result, he died before he was 20. Emperor Ming of Song, Liu Yu, was a licentious and incestuous man, as unbridled as an animal. Shen Yue, a historian of the Southern Dynasties, said that he was "dissolute and promiscuous." He was the perverted beauty in the royal family - Princess Shanyin Liu Chuyu.

Liu Chuyu was born in the imperial family of the Southern Dynasties, and her native place was Pengcheng County, which is now Xuzhou, Jiangsu. As the eldest daughter of Emperor Xiaowu of Song Liu Jun and Empress Wenmu Wang Xianyuan, Liu Chuyu lived a life of a favored daughter since childhood.

In addition, she was extremely intelligent and quick-witted, so she was named Princess Shanyin since she was young. Princess Shanyin's most outstanding feature was her appearance, and she was known as the most beautiful woman in the royal family. It is said that because of her domineering behavior, she killed all those who were prettier than her, so she was born with natural beauty and was the most beautiful woman in the country.

Liu Chuyu had only one principle in selecting a prince consort: he must be handsome and elegant. After careful selection, she chose He Ji, the son of the then Minister Sikong He Yan. He Ji was handsome, had excellent character and talent, was the most beautiful man in the Southern Dynasty, and was a perfect match for Princess Shanyin.

However, Liu Chuyu soon got bored.

She thought that there were more handsome men in the world than He Ji, and the love between men and women that she wanted to enjoy in her life could not be limited to He Ji. So Liu Chuyu began to recruit handsome men from all over the world. As her husband, He Ji could only swallow his anger.

In 464 AD, Liu Chuyu's life reached a major turning point.

In this year, her parents passed away one after another, and her younger brother Liu Ziye ascended the throne.

Liu Ziye was notorious for his licentiousness, cruelty and brutality, and had a striking similarity in character to Liu Chuyu. Liu Ziye coveted Princess Shanyin's beauty, summoned her into the palace, and asked Liu Chuyu to sleep with him.

Facing her brother's unreasonable request, Liu Chuyu not only did not reject it outright, but agreed reluctantly. For a time, the brother and sister lived together, as a pair, just like a loving couple.

However, a good relationship has a shelf life, after which boredom sets in. Liu Ziye got tired of playing around, so he left Liu Chuyu aside. How could Liu Chuyu stand the loneliness in her boudoir?

Full of resentment, she stepped into the palace and confessed her resentment to Liu Ziye: As they were both of royal blood, why could her brother have three thousand beauties in the harem and enjoy the happiness of having many wives, while she could only be alone with her husband.

Liu Ziye met his sister's request without hesitation. He ordered the selection of 30 talented, handsome and elegant men from the public to serve as male favorites for Liu Chuyu's enjoyment.

From then on, Liu Chuyu was completely immersed in the world of sensual pleasures. She and her male favorites reveled day and night, indulging in sensual pleasures, and threw the royal dignity and the reserve and dignity that a woman should have behind her back.

As the legitimate son-in-law of the emperor, He Jie could only endure the situation of having male favorites at home, and was eventually forced to death. He died of illness at the age of 36.

After her husband died, Liu Chuyu was not sad at all, and even fell in love with another man. This man was different. He was a man with a family, and he was also the uncle of Princess Shanyin, Chu Yuan.

Liu Chuyu immediately found Liu Ziye and asked him for the man. Liu Ziye did not hesitate and fully met his sister's needs and got her uncle. However, facing the shamelessness of Princess Shanyin, Chu Yuan was not moved at all. No matter what means Liu Chuyu used, Chu Yuan just refused to obey.

Liu Chuyu used both soft and hard tactics for more than ten days, but she failed to change Chu Yuan's mind. Later, she forced Chu Yuan to commit suicide. Liu Chuyu couldn't bear it, so she had to let Chu Yuan go.

Later, due to the absurd and incestuous indulgence of Princess Shanyin Liu Chuyu and Liu Ziye, the ministers of the royal family could not stand it, and soon, Xiangdong King Liu Yu launched a coup and killed Liu Ziye.

In December of the first year of Jinghe, Liu Yu issued an edict in the name of the empress dowager, accusing Liu Chuyu of "being promiscuous and indulgent, no different from an animal", and sentenced her to death. Liu Chuyu died when she was only about 20 years old.

However, the real misfortune was the 30 young men who were forced to become the concubines of the princess. After Princess Shanyin was executed, they were silenced by the royal family as the princess' "bed companions" and buried alive with the princess.

[The happiest poet in the Tang Dynasty, he served as an official for fifty years and was never demoted. He lived to be eighty-six years old. Historical trivia: He Zhizhang]

He was the first number one scholar in Zhejiang and one of the longest-lived poets in history, passing away peacefully at the age of 86. He served as an official for 50 years and was never demoted, which was a miracle. When he resigned and returned home, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang personally saw him off and ordered all officials to see him off.

He was also the dynasty's top drunkard, who couldn't wake up even after falling into a well when drunk. He was also the first person to call Li Bai a "fallen immortal". He was the happiest poet in the Tang Dynasty - He Zhizhang.

“I left home when I was young and returned when I was old, my accent has not changed, but my hair has turned gray.” Whenever I read this poem, an image of a white-haired old man staggering along the small road in his hometown always appears in front of my eyes, his eyes full of memories and emotion for the past.

This affectionate and simple poem was written by the Tang Dynasty poet He Zhizhang. What kind of legendary life did he experience? Why was he able to write such a touching and timeless masterpiece in his old age?

With these questions, let us embark on a journey to explore He Zhizhang's life trajectory and uncover the mysterious and wonderful veil of this poet.

He Zhizhang was born in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang in 659 AD. Although his family was in decline, He Zhizhang received a good education from an early age thanks to the knowledge of his clansmen and his mother's hard work.

When he was young, his poems and essays were well-known in the local area, but most of his early poems have been lost. The only surviving one, "Looking at the Peach and Plum Blossoms at Other People's Home," is enough to show his profound skills and extraordinary talent.

At the age of 36, He Zhizhang won the imperial examination in the second year of Wu Zetian's reign in Chang'an, becoming the first number one scholar in Zhejiang history. This honor allowed him to embark on a career in officialdom that lasted 50 years.

When he first entered the officialdom, He Zhizhang served as a doctor of the four subjects of the Imperial Academy. Later, he was recommended by ministers such as Lu Xiangxian and Zhang Shuo, and was promoted all the way. He served as a doctor of Taichang, vice minister of the Ministry of Rites, guest of the crown prince, and secretary general.

In the complex and ever-changing court situation, he experienced the three major periods of Emperor Gaozong, Empress Wu, and Kaiyuan, witnessed the glory of the Tang Dynasty, but cleverly avoided the turmoil of the Anshi Rebellion, always sat firmly in his official position, and was never demoted, which is a miracle.

He Zhizhang's success in officialdom was inseparable from his open-minded and detached wisdom. Facing the fierce power struggle and factional disputes in the court, he was clear-headed and did not blindly stand in line.

For example, during the Wu Zhou period, when many people were choosing sides in the game between Wu Zetian and the Li Tang royal family, He Zhizhang chose to keep out of it, stay away from the core of power, and work as a university lecturer, focusing on teaching and academic research.

This seemingly negative attitude is actually a wise move to protect oneself.

In the ever-changing court politics, Luo Binwang who strongly supported the Li Tang royal family, Song Zhiwen who tried to please Wu Zetian, Chen Zi'ang who offended Wu Zetian, and Shangguan Wan'er who changed their attitude according to the situation all ended up with a bad ending. Only He Zhizhang was as steady as a rock and watched the changes with a smile.

However, fate still brought a little twist to He Zhizhang's life. At the age of 60, he served as the Minister of Rites, responsible for selecting Jinshi. In ancient times when the imperial examination was important, this was an important and respectable job, and it was also an important way for young officials' children to enter the system.

Due to the limited number of places and fierce competition, He Zhizhang was reported for favoritism and fraud. Angry parents and candidates surrounded He Zhizhang, but he remained calm in the face of the chaos and even climbed over the wall to communicate sincerely with everyone, showing his straightforward character.

However, the news eventually reached the emperor, who thought that he was not good at handling such complex matters and transferred him to be the prince's teacher. This incident seemed to be a setback in his career, but it also allowed He Zhizhang to stay away from the center of the court disputes and concentrate on teaching the prince.

After that, he was promoted to a higher position, and most of them were sinecure positions, with honors but without too many complicated affairs, which was in line with his wish to retire. Perhaps behind this was that He Zhizhang was well aware of the complexity of government affairs and deliberately did so in order to protect himself.

He Zhizhang's life was not only full of smooth official career, but also full of literary legends. In the early years of Tianbao, 42-year-old Li Bai first came to Chang'an and visited He Zhizhang in Ziji Palace.

At that time, Li Bai was still an unknown figure, while He Zhizhang was already famous all over the world, but Li Bai was not afraid of the stage and took the initiative to recommend himself. After reading Li Bai's "Song of the Black Bird", He Zhizhang was amazed by its bold words and wild artistic conception. Li Bai also presented "The Difficult Road to Shu", in which famous lines such as "The difficulty of the road to Shu is more difficult than ascending to the sky" made He Zhizhang applaud and call Li Bai "the fallen immortal".

Li Bai was flattered and wrote in "Two Poems Drinking in Recalling He Jian": "There is a mad guest in Siming, the elegant He Jizhen. When we met in Chang'an, he called me a banished immortal." From then on, Li Bai's nickname "the banished immortal" spread like wildfire.

The two became friends because of this, and they had a great time talking to each other. They both loved drinking and often drank together. Once, the two of them made an appointment to drink. He Zhizhang was very excited and took Li Bai straight to the wine shop. After they sat down, they realized that they had not brought money for the wine.

He took off his golden tortoise shell, which symbolized the status of an official of the third rank or above, without hesitation, and had someone exchange it for wine, so that he and Li Bai could drink freely. This bold and unrestrained attitude deeply touched Li Bai.

Later, Li Bai wrote in "Song of the Wine" "Five-colored horses, furs worth thousands of gold, I will call my son to go out and exchange them for good wine, so that we can share our eternal sorrow", which reflects the story of He Zhizhang exchanging gold tortoise for wine.

He Zhizhang was not only Li Bai's confidant, but also his mentor. It was because of his strong recommendation that Li Bai was able to enter the court and shine in the literary world.