Baqiao in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an is an ancient bridge, a well-known ancient bridge, because it is a send-off bridge.

The Tang government set up a post station on the Baqiao, and whenever someone went east, their relatives and friends had to send it to Baqiao, only to reluctantly shed tears and say goodbye, and folded the willow branches at the head of the bridge to give it away. Over time, "Baqiao folding willow farewell" has become a unique custom. "Tang Poetry Chronicle" cloud: "Yongtao once said goodbye to the old and walked to Baqiao, and asked his entourage: 'Why is this bridge called the bridge?' The attendant said: "Because the farewell ends here, it is called the end of the bridge." Yongtao has a feeling of pity: "There has always been only love that is inexhaustible, what is called the bridge of love, and since then it has been renamed Folding Willow, let it be away from hatred." This is the popular "Folding Willow Bridge".

Countless detractors in the Tang Dynasty have walked across this bridge and left many moving verses. Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty walked across this bridge, leaving a sigh of "willow color every year, Baling hurts goodbye"; Cen Shen, a poet who witnessed the decline of the Tang Dynasty, walked across this bridge, leaving behind the nostalgia of "don't start early at the beginning, and stay at the bridge"; Li Shangyin of the late Tang Dynasty walked across this bridge, leaving behind the reverie of "Yihuabiao by the Bashui Bridge usually has an eastern tour in February". Back then, Liu Yuxi and other "Eight Simas" were deposed, and they also walked across the bridge, leaving behind the infinite sadness of "the conscripts are out of the river, looking back on the injuries".

Therefore, Baqiao has a certain symbolic meaning in the geographical coordinates of the Tang Dynasty. After this, he left Chang'an; Entering here, you have entered the imperial capital.

In February of the tenth year of Yuanhe, it was the season of spring flowers, two old friends, two old friends who had been separated for eleven years, Liu Yuxi and Liu Zongyuan, reunited, and the place of reunion was Baqiao, and it was gratifying that this time, they did not leave Chang'an, but entered the imperial capital.

Eleven eleven years ago, they were high-spirited young talents; Eleven years later, they became weathered, middle-aged men; At a glance, they, especially Liu Zongyuan, are more like an old man in his last years. But in any case, the reunion of old friends, the future is promising, Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi's hearts are full of joy, even the wild flowers in the Baqiao Post Station seem to be extraordinarily enchanting, and the involuntary Liu Zongyuan poetry is flourishing, and he wrote a poem "Zhao Chase to the Capital from February to Bashang Pavilion": "Eleven years ago, the south was a guest, and four thousand miles away returned to the north. The edict Xu chases the sun and arrives, and the post road blossoms everywhere new".

It is said that, according to Liu Yuxi's own words, his ancestor was Liu Sheng, the famous king of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty. We know that Liu Sheng is the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty is the son of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty is the son of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty. It is also said that according to the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", the famous Liu Bei and Uncle Liu Huang are also descendants of Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan Jing, and Liu Bei also has a son who is not very competitive, Liu Chan, who can't help Adou, I don't know what our generation of writers, Mr. Liu Yuxi has to do with this father and son, and smiled. In short, no matter whether Liu Yuxi's ancestor is the extravagant prince of the Western Han Dynasty, he can't help him anything, if he wants to live a famous life, he has to rely on himself!

Liu Yuxi had a very similar life trajectory to Liu Zongyuan in the first half of his life: they were promoted to the rank of scholar at the same time, and at the same time they were appreciated and promoted by Wang Shuwen, and at the same time they were demoted, and at the same time they were recalled to Chang'an. But unlike his old friends, Liu Yuxi has more heroism and freedom in his bones, and less sorrow and sentimentality; There is more comfort and contentment with what happens, and there is less self-pity and sadness. The same poor mountains and bad waters, the same difficult situation, the same uncertain future, Liu Zongyuan felt endless grievances, sorrows and resentment, "Thousands of mountains and birds fly away, and thousands of people disappear." Lonely boat, fishing alone in the cold river and snow", behind the pretend leisure, what cannot be hidden is infinite sadness and endless loneliness and loneliness; Liu Yuxi found the most beautiful things from the same sinister environment, local folk songs, bamboo branch lyrics, he immersed himself in it, and continued to learn, imitate and create, pushing the folk of the Lower Riba people to a peak, "Since ancient times, autumn has been sad and lonely, and I say that autumn is better than spring." A crane in the clear sky is on the clouds, and the poetry will be drawn to the blue sky", behind the heroic and uninhibited is the indifference of being at ease with the encounter and taking suffering as pleasure.

Eleven years of debasement may have left a few traces on Liu Yuxi's once young face, or a few gray hairs on his head, but they could not destroy his heroism and ease, nor could they destroy his arrogance and loftiness. As soon as he returned to Chang'an, where he had been thinking about it for a long time, his foothold was not stable, and he went to the Xuandu Temple that was haunted by his dreams.

In February, the Xuandu Temple, the peach blossoms are blooming, and the heroic Liu Yuxi wrote a popular quatrain: "The purple sun and red dust are blowing on the face, and no one is going to see the flowers back." There are thousands of peach trees in Xuandu Road, all of which are planted after Liu Lang goes" ("You Xuandu Guanyong Watching the Flower Gentleman").

Liu Yuxi, who admired himself alone, would never have thought that it was this poem that brought new disasters and blows to him, to Liu Zongyuan, to Han Tae, Chen Ji and Han Ye. Originally, Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi and other five people had entered the power center of the Tang Empire, and all of them were highly famous, and they were degraded for ten years, and now they have all returned to the capital, which is naturally the focus of attention. Those powerful people in the DPRK and China opened their eyes even wider, closely watching their every move, searching for their flaws, ready to kick them out of the capital again, and it was better never to come back! It's just that these people are poetic, drunk, and singing, and get carried away, and refuse to wag their tails and beg for mercy to them, which is unbearable! The magnates couldn't hold back any longer, and decided to immediately expel these guys who didn't know the height of the sky from Chang'an, but they still lacked one thing, an excuse, or a handle. Coincidentally, Liu Yuxi took the initiative to give the handle to his political enemies. Because, from this poem, they read Liu Yuxi's extraneous meaning: "It's all Liu Lang who went to plant", which was intended to ridicule those nouveau riche of the imperial court who rose to prominence because of their opposition to Yongzhen's innovation. The overjoyed magnates immediately took this poem to sue the emperor, and Li Chun, the son of heaven who couldn't let go of the block in his chest, naturally reminded him of the past, and quickly made the decision to change Liu Yuxi and others to Yuanzhou.

It was the twilight of March, but the warm spring breeze brought a chilling holy will, and Liu Yuxi and the other five people were all released from Yuanzhou to assassinate the history. Liu Zongyuan went to Liuzhou, Hantai went to Zhangzhou (now west of Longhai County, Fujian), Han Ye went to Tingzhou (now Changting, Fujian), Chen Ji went to Fengzhou (now Fengchuan, Guangdong), and Liu Yuxi went to Banzhou (now Zunyi, Guizhou). Although the official is promoted, the place where he is an official is more remote and remote, which is a common trick of rising and descending secretly.

Wei Guanzhi, who received the edict, was stunned and completely stunned. He tried his best to recall Liu Yuxi, Liu Zongyuan and others back to Chang'an, who knew that it would end like this. Wouldn't it be better if we had known this and let them stay where they were! But the wood is already in the boat, everything has become a foregone conclusion, and there is nothing he can do but cure a glass of thin wine and practice it for them. There is a long road ahead, and we cherish ourselves!

"Ten years of haggard to Qinjing, who would have expected to turn over to a layman", the sentimental Liu Zongyuan's heart was full of desolation. But Liu Zongyuan, who was full of desolation in his heart, was still worried about his friend, no, it should be his friend's mother. The old man is already over 80 years old, and Banzhou is far away, the mountain road is rugged, how can he endure the bumps and turns and horses along the way, this time, it will be nine deaths. His mother's death had and continued to torment his nerves, and how could he bear to watch his friend experience as much pain as himself! Therefore, Liu Zongyuan went to Chang'an many times and asked for an exchange with Liu Yuxi, but there was no news. Coincidentally, taking the opportunity to enter the palace to meet the Son of Heaven, Cheng Pei Du also mediated in front of Li Chun in the imperial history, saying that Liu Yuxi's mother was old, but she wanted to say goodbye to her son who was far away from the wilderness, which inevitably made people feel related. Unexpectedly, Li Chun said coldly: As a son of man, he should naturally be cautious so as not to worry his relatives. In this way, Liu Yuxi should be blamed even more. The helpless Pei Du had no choice but to persuade tactfully: Your Majesty, you serve the Queen Mother with filial piety, and you should have more mercy on Liu Yuxi. Li Chun, who couldn't refute it, said stupidly: My words are just to blame the person who was the son, and I don't want to make his mother sad. As a result, Liu Yuxi was demoted to Lianzhou, and Liu Zongyuan's hanging heart was put down.

"Wave your hand and go, Xiao Xiaoban Ma Ming", Chang'an Baqiao grass is smoky and warm, two old friends, Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi, but they deeply understand the reluctance of Li Bai and his confidant to wave goodbye. A month ago, they walked across the Baqiao Bridge with joy and walked towards Chang'an; A month later, they will walk across the Baqiao Bridge and towards the distant Liuzhou and Lianzhou, lost, carved into every wrinkle of their cheeks. Outside the long pavilion, they waved goodbye, horses and things.

But whether it is Liu Zongyuan, who is full of sorrow, or Liu Yuxi, who is happy in suffering, he would never have thought that once he goes, he will say goodbye. Four years later, Liu Zongyuan died in Liuzhou; And Liu Yuxi, Liu Yuxi, who has done his own thing, still has a chance to return to Chang'an and continue to fight alone.