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According to the Book of the New Tang Dynasty, Li Bai is the ninth grandson of Gui Li, the King of Liang. According to this statement, Li Bai is the same clan as the kings of Li Tang, and is the same generation brother as Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin. It is also said that his ancestors were Li or Li Yuanji, who moved to the western regions because of genocide; But this statement lacks evidence. According to Old Tang Book, Li Bai's father, Li Ke, was appointed as the city guard.
In the third year of An Shi Rebellion (756), he was angry and uneasy, and once joined the Wang Yong shogunate Li Lin. Unfortunately, Wang Yong and Su Zong competed for the throne. After the defeat, Li Bai was implicated and exiled Yelang (now Guizhou). I was forgiven on the way and wrote "Send Baidicheng early". In his later years, he drifted to the southeast, went to his uncle dangtu county to make Li, and died soon. Some people say that "drunkenness is not about wine", that is, drinking causes death (see Pi Rixiu's Poems of Li Hanlin). Some people say that it is simply sudden death due to drinking (see Old Tang Book). It is also said that he was drunk and drowned in the lake, which has a long history and is widely circulated.
The first statement: When Li Bai was seven years old, his father wanted to give his son a formal name. Li Bai's parents love reading and want to cultivate their son into a refined and refined person.
Father usually likes to teach children to read and write poems. While brewing the name, he discussed it with his mother, and while walking in the yard, he tested his son's ability to write poetry. My father looked at the lush flowers and trees in the spring courtyard and began to recite poems: "Spring sends warm flowers, and early spring comes." Mother went on to say, "burning leaves and red clouds have fallen."
Li Bai knew that his parents had memorized the first three sentences of the poem and deliberately left the last sentence, hoping to continue. He went to the blooming plum blossom, thought for a moment and said, "Plum blossoms are in full bloom."
"White"-didn't you say Li Hua's holiness and elegance? The father had a brainwave and decided to choose the words "Li" and "Bai" at the beginning and end of the wonderful sentence as the children's names, so he named his seven-year-old son "Li Bai".
The second way of saying it: In the preface to Li's Collection of Caotang, he said, "He fled to Shu, and later he was born in Bai Yang. Surprised at the dusk of ginger, Chang Geng fell asleep. So I was born with a white name and an ethereal white character. "
Fan's "Tombstone of Tang Zuo's Hanlin Bachelor Li" wrote: "It is also true that the male is born, and the first husband refers to Tian (Li) to withdraw the compound surname. The first lady dreams of Chang Geng and declares good luck, and the name and words are salty and vivid."
From the above documents, we can easily see that Li Bai's name was given to Li Bai after his father returned to Shu, and Li Bai's name was given to Li Bai, who was born later. Li's mother became pregnant after dreaming of Taibai Venus, and gave birth to Li Bai in unbearable pain. Li Bai's name comes from this dream.
Chronology of major events
70 1 year Li (the first year of Wu Zetian's Chang 'an).
In 705 (the first year of Emperor Zhong Long), Li Bai was five years old. Confusion and learning begin with.
7 1 1 year (the first year of Zongrui Jingyun) Li Bai was ten years old. Learn poetry, read books and let a hundred schools of thought contend.
7 15 (the third year of kaiyuan) Li Bai was fifteen years old. He published many poems, won praises and awards from some celebrities, and began to engage in social activities. Also began to accept the influence of Taoism, good at fencing, like Ren Xia.
7 18 (kaiyuan six years) Li Bai was eighteen years old. He lives in seclusion in Daitian Kuangshan (Jiangyou County, Sichuan Province) to study. Traveling to and from neighboring counties, he has traveled to Jiangyou, Jiange and Zizhou (the prefecture is now Sichuan Province).
Li Bai was twenty years old in 720 (the eighth year of Kaiyuan). Travel to Chengdu and Emei Mountain. I am in Chengdu. He praised his talent and encouraged him to study.
72 1 year (the ninth year of kaiyuan) Li Bai was twenty-one years old. Return to Changming's home in spring. I studied in the mine for the next three years.
In 724 (the twelfth year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was twenty-four years old. Leave home and embark on a long journey. Then visit Chengdu and Mount Emei, and then sail eastward to Yuzhou (now Chongqing).
In 725 (the 13th year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was twenty-five years old. In spring and March, it descends from the east of the Three Gorges. Through Jingmen Mountain to Jiangling (now jiangling county, Hubei Province). I met Sima Cheng Town, a famous Taoist at that time, in Jiangling. Visit Dongting (in present-day Hunan Province) and Lushan (in present-day Jiangxi Province) in summer. Autumn tour in Jinling (now Nanjing, Jiangsu).
In 726 (the 14th year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was 26 years old. Go to a meeting in spring. In autumn, I was ill in Yangzhou. In winter, go north to Ruzhou (now Linru County, Henan Province) and go to Anlu (now Anlu County, Hubei Province). I met Li Yong when I passed through Chenzhou. Get to know Meng Haoran.
In 727 (the 15th year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was 27 years old. He lived in Shoushan, Anlu, married the granddaughter of the late Prime Minister Xu, and then settled in Anlu.
In 728 (the 16th year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was twenty-eight years old. In early spring, I traveled to Jiangxia (now Wuhan City, Hubei Province) and met Meng Haoran in Sri Lanka.
In 730 (the eighteenth year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty years old. Spring is in Anlu. I have met Pei Changshi of our state many times before, but he slandered me and finally refused. In early summer, I went to Chang 'an, thirsty for the words of the Prime Minister, and met his son Zhang Xiang. Princess Yu Zhen (Xuanzong Otome) living in Zhong Nanshan. I also met other princes and ministers, but nothing came of it. Xingzhou in late autumn (west of Chang 'an). Travel to Zhoufang in winter (north of Chang 'an).
73 1 year (19th year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty-one. Down and out in Chang 'an, giving up on himself, associating with the rogues in Chang 'an. In early summer, I left Chang 'an, passed through Kaifeng (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province) and went to Song Cheng (now Shangqiu City, Henan Province). In autumn, I went to the mountain and fell in love with my old friend Yuan Danqiu's mountain residence, so I felt secluded. In late autumn, I stayed in Luoyang.
In 732 (the twentieth year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty-two years old. I have known Yan Yuan and Cui Chengfu since the turn of spring and summer in Luoyang. In autumn, I returned to Anlu from Luoyang. Passing through Nanyang (now Nanyang City, Henan Province), I met Cui Zongzhi. In winter, Yan Yuan visited Anlu from Luoyang, and they traveled together to Suizhou (now Suixian County, Hubei Province). At the age of 30, I returned to my hometown and settled down.
In 733 (the 21st year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty-three years old. Stone building is located in Taohua Rock, Baizhao Mountain, Anlu. Open up Shan Ye and earn a living by farming and reading every day.
In 734 (the 22nd year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai went to Yanzhou for the first time and met Du Fu for the first time. They are like brothers, that is, "drunk in autumn, walking hand in hand on the Japanese road", and formed a profound friendship in Yanzhou. The two obsidians met and became an eternal story in the literary world. In the 24th year of Kaiyuan, Li Bai and his wife moved from Anlu to Yanzhou in the east.
After Li Bai moved to Yanzhou, he placed his home outside the east gate of Xianqiu Town (now Yanzhou), which is what Li Bai called "the east of lumens" and "under the sand dunes", and immediately entered the household registration of Xianqiu, occupied it and got the land allocated by the Xianqiu government.
In 736 (the 24th year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty-six. Taiyuan Spring, once traveled north to Yanmenguan (now Daixian County, Shanxi Province). Go south to Luoyang and meet Yuan Danqiu. In autumn, I went to Yuan Qiu and Hanshan and met Cenxun. See Meng Haoran again when I return to Xiangyang in the south. Du Fu was twenty-five years old. Roaming in Qilu and Zhao Yan.
In 738 (the 26th year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty-eight. In spring, I visited Nanyang, Hanshan (Yuan Qiu's residence), Chen Zhou and Chuzhou (now Huai 'an County, Jiangsu Province).
In 739 (the 27th year of Kaiyuan), Li Bai was thirty-nine. From spring to early summer, in Anyi (now Baoying County, Jiangsu Province). Wandering in Wudi (now Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province) in summer. In autumn, they went north to Jiangxi, passed Dangtu (now dangtu county, Anhui Province) and Baling (now Yueyang County, Hunan Province), which coincided with Wang Changling's relegation to Lingnan (now Guangdong Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region), and they met. From Baling to Anlu in winter.
74 1 year (the 29th year of kaiyuan), Li Bai is 41 years old. Living at the east foot, he hid in Culai Mountain with Han Huai, Pei Zheng, Kong, Zhang Shuming, Tao He and others (sound cúlaí, in present-day Tai 'an City, Shandong Province), drinking and singing, which is known as "Zhu Xi's Six Replies" in history. He also studies Taoism as a profession and plans to travel around the country.
In 742 (the first year of Tianbao of Xuanzong), Li Bai was forty-two years old. In April, visit Mount Tai. In summer, I went to Nanling (Nanling County, Jin 'an Province) with my children and wanted to swim in the middle. Xuanzong enlisted in Beijing and returned to Nanling. In autumn, go to Chang 'an. He met the guests of the prince, called them "fallen immortals" and recommended them to the court. Favored by Xuanzong, it was ordered to be enshrined in imperial academy.
In 743 (the second year of Tianbao), Li Bai was 43 years old. Imperial college. In the early spring, Xuanzong enjoyed himself in the palace. Li Bai wrote a letter entitled "Happy Words in Guanzhong" and gave him a royal costume. In late spring, the peony in Xingqingchi was in full bloom, and Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan enjoyed the same. Li Bai was ordered to write Qingpingdiao. He was tired of the life of imperial literati and began to drink heavily. With what people knot "Brewmaster" trip, Xuanzong call not toward. Drunkenness drew up an imperial edict, which led Goliath to take off his boots. Palace people hate it, slander Xuanzong, Xuanzong ignored it.
In 744 (Tianbao three years), Li Bai was 44 years old. In the first month of spring, he sent Zhang Zhi back to Vietnam. In March, knowing that it was not used by the imperial court, he wrote that he should return the mountain to give money and leave Chang 'an. In early summer, I met Du Fu in Luoyang. He went to Kaifeng and Shangqiu, and asked the higher education in Beihai to find another way, determined to escape to the outside world. In autumn, travel with Gao Shi and Du Fu (in Kaifeng City and Shangqiu City, Henan Province). In winter, I went north to Anling (Tang belongs to Pingyuan County, now north of wuqiao county, Hebei Province) to beg for the truth (a secret book of Taoism), and was awarded the Zi Ji Palace of Taoist Temple in Jinan (now Jinan, Shandong Province) by the senior Taoist. Become a real Taoist and return to Rencheng.
In 745 (Tianbao four years), Li Bai was forty-five years old. Spring is in Rencheng. Du Fu came to learn from the East. The two traveled together in Rencheng area. In summer, Li Yong, the prefect of Beihai, and Gao Shi and Du Fu were thirsty in Jinan. In autumn, he and Du Fu were restored in the county (now Qufu City, Shandong Province), and they kept close contacts. In autumn and winter, I left Du Fu in Lujun to visit Jinxiang (now Jinxiang County, Shandong Province) and my single father (now Shanxian County, Shandong Province).
In 746 (Tianbao five years), Li Bai was 46 years old. Spring in Luyou County. Sick for a long time. Autumn, recovered from illness, swimming in Lu County. From the spring of 2008, I had the idea of traveling to the south frequently, and finally set off in late autumn. In Song Cheng, I visited Liangyuan (the royal garden built by Han He, also known as Rabbit Garden) and went to Yangzhou.
In 747 (Tianbao six years), Li Bai was 47 years old. I met Cui Chengfu on the road. Hang him in Huiji. Tiantai Mountain (in Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province). I returned to Jinling in winter and stayed in Jinling for two years.
In 748 (the seventh year of Tianbao), Li Bai was forty-eight years old. Spring is in Jinling, summer is in Yangzhou, autumn is in Huoshan (now south of Lu 'an County, Anhui Province), winter is in Lujiang (now Lujiang County, Anhui Province), and Jiang Taishou Li arrives.
75 1 year (Tianbao decade) Li Bai is fifty-one years old. Spring is in Rencheng. Qiu lived in the residence of Yuan Danqiu, a hermit in the later Han Dynasty, in Shimen Mountain (also known as Xitang Mountain, southwest of Ye County, Henan Province). In late autumn, I went from Kaifeng to Youzhou (now Beijing), passing Hebei Road and Ye Jun (now Anyang, Henan).
In 752 (the eleventh year of Tianbao), Li Bai was fifty-two years old. On the way north, I visited Guangping County (now southern Hebei) and visited my nephew Li Yuqing's order in Zhangxi 'an County (now Guangping County). Go down this road. In October, I arrived in Fanyang County (that is, Youzhou, now Beijing). When I first saw the postscript of An Lushan and the truth of the border war, I felt very dangerous and left john young.
In 753 (the 12th year of Tianbao), Li Bai was 53 years old. In early spring, john young went south to Wei County (now east of Wei County, Hebei Province), to Xihe County (now Fenyang County, Shanxi Province), continued south along Fenshui, entered Tongguan (now the crossroads between Luoyang and Chang 'an in Shaanxi Province), and boarded Huashan Mountain in Xiyue. To Liyang (now Anhui county), Hengjiang Pudu Yangtze River. In autumn, there are Xuancheng (now Xuancheng City, Anhui Province), Zhuxi and Jingting Mountain in the south and downstream.
In 755 (Tianbao 14th year), Li Bai was 55 years old. Travel in summer. Autumn tour Qiupu (now Guichi County, Anhui Province) and winter return to Xuancheng. Spin to Jinling, Anshi rebellion. Master Wu Maoxu went to Luzhong (now Shandong Province) to pick up the children and go south. After leaving, he went to Song Cheng to meet his wife.
In 756 (the first year from Su Zong to Germany), Li Bai was 56 years old. At the beginning of the year, he fled to the south with his wife. Spring is in dangtu. I heard that Luoyang fell and the Central Plains collapsed. I returned to Xuancheng from Dangtu and took refuge in Xi County, Zhejiang Province. In Piaoyang (now Luanyang County, Jiangsu Province), I met Zhang Xu. The midsummer solstice is over. I heard that Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi won a great victory in Hebei and returned to Jinling. In autumn, when he heard that Xuanzong had gone to Shu, he went back to the Yangtze River and lived in Lushan. Wang Yong issued several letters of appointment, and after several hesitations, he finally decided to go down the mountain and enter his shogunate.
In 757 (two years to Germany), Li Bai was 57 years old. In the first month, now, he created a group of poems "Dong Youge". Wang Yong defeated Danyang, and Li Bai fled Danyang. Xuan was imprisoned in Xunyang prison. His wife, Zong, came to save him. Cui Huan, the messenger from the south of the Yangtze River, and Song Ruosi, the heir to the imperial history, tried their best to save him, but they were released. Song Ruosi turned Bai into a military staff officer, responsible for military document affairs. I went to Wuchang (now Sun Yicheng County, Hubei Province) with Song Ruosi. In September, he fell ill in Susong (now susong county). Zhang Gao, the prime minister of the poem, asked for help twice. Finally, he was found guilty for participating in the patrol of Dong.
In 758 (the first year of Su Zonggan Yuan), Li Bai was 58 years old. Li Bai began his long life by looking for Yang. His wife and brother were too suspicious to send each other away. Late spring and early summer. Pass through Cisayi (now east of Wuchang County), go to Jiangxia, visit Li Yong's former residence, climb the Yellow Crane Tower and overlook Nautilus Island. Autumn to Jiangling, winter into the Three Gorges.
In 760, Li Bai was sixty. Spring returns to Jiangxia from Dongting. Look for the sun in autumn, and then climb Lushan Mountain. Determined to travel to immortals and learn Taoism for more than a year. Jianchang (now northwest of xiushui county, Jiangxi) in winter. Arrive in Zhang Yu (now Nanchang, Jiangxi) at the end of the year.
76 1 year (the second year of Shangyuan) Li Bai is 61 years old. I live in Jinling area in the south of the Yangtze River. Living on the people's relief, I heard that Shi Chaoyi's forces were resurgent, and Li Guangbi sent troops to suppress them, and once again volunteered to join its military curtain, but fell by the wayside due to illness. In early winter, I stayed in dangtu county to make Li. I once traveled to Liyang, returned to Dangtu and fell ill in Sri Lanka.
In 762 (the first year of Daizong Baoying), Li Bai was sixty-two years old. In early spring, when you are sick. In late spring and March, I visited Xuancheng and Nanling for the last time. When I returned to Dangtu in autumn, my condition went from bad to worse, and I knew I was hopeless. Soon after Li retired, he was desperate and went crazy. On his deathbed, he entrusted his life to Li. Died in Dangtu in November, and there was one last song.
According to Shao Kangjie's On War, Li Bai was born at noon on November 10th of Chen Bing's year, not in the year of Xin Chou.