In 726, the year after Li Bai left Sichuan, he went to Jiujiang once. Could he have borrowed money? Because he has a brother who is doing business in Jiujiang, it is certain to go to Jiujiang, but it is uncertain whether he will borrow money. It can be proved that Li Bai has been to Jiujiang because his good friend Wu Guide died in Jiangnan. In 727 AD, Li Bai fell ill and was down and out. Introduced by Meng Haoran, Li Bai came to Anlu and married Xu Shi, the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Xu. Li Bai belongs to his son-in-law In other words, during Li Bai's ten years of drinking, it is estimated that he survived with the support of Zhang Yue. At that time, he didn't have a name, and there would be no so-called pen wiping fee. Li Bai has been addicted to alcohol for ten years. In 735 AD, Li Bai went to Chang 'an once because he was famous in the capital. From then on, Li Bai had the income of living in the valley and could eat and drink for free.
Li Bai has been addicted to alcohol for ten years. Due to various reasons, mainly the internal struggle of the Xu family and Pei Changli's rumor, Li Bai came to Yanzhou, Shandong Province to inspect his life experience. When Li Bai came to settle in Yanzhou, he actually invested in a younger brother and bought fields and real estate. It is estimated that it is the Xu family's money and the income from selling Bai Zhaoshan's house. After his wife died, Li Bai entrusted a pair of children to the care of a young weaver girl. He wandered around southern Zhejiang and Huiji and made friends with Taoist Wu Jun. Because writing in Shandong satirized Confucian scholars, many scholars were offended and driven away. He went to Nanling area to sell copper essence. Copper is an alchemist's medicine and a material for making weapons.
At that time, it was a peaceful time, and it was more likely to sell copper fried. In Nanling, Li Bai married Liu, a prostitute who was estimated to be very rich at that time. Soon, Liu eloped with others. It is estimated that Li Bai's income has exceeded 10,000 by now. At this time, Li Bai went to Beijing with a letter and became an academician for a letter. Being an academician has rewards and rewards. For three years, Li Bai made a living by salary, cockfighting and galloping on the battlefield. Li Bai returned the gold, but he didn't know how much. Some people say 300 thousand gold, others say 500 thousand gold. I guess it can't be less. The gold given by the emperor must be big. Li Bai used the money to marry the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Zong Chuke in Liangyuan. Think about it carefully, it seems to be a son-in-law, so Li Bai can get a wife without spending much money. So where did Li Bai's money go? After being repaid by Li Bai, he traveled to Jiangnan, went north to Handan and Youzhou, and took his wife with him. It is estimated that it will cost a lot of money to have a servant to follow him. Many of Li Bai's poems are about geisha in Handan, which shows that a lot of money has been spent for fun.
Li Bai became famous all over the world after he returned with gold. It is estimated that the cost of wiping pens will not be less at the moment. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Li Bai mistakenly entered Yongwangfu, became a shogunate general, and was exiled to Yelang. It is estimated that except for the gifts given by clan families, all the expenses spent along the way are the reception and support of literati and poets along the way. After being pardoned, Li Bai began to roam around Jianghuai, occasionally returning to Lushan and Changyu to meet his young wife.
On his deathbed, Li Bai was dressed in a tattered robe given by the emperor, drunk in the flowers, obviously down and out. I'm afraid his wife can't support him anymore, because she's going to Lushan to become a monk. There are traces of Li Bai's trip to Penglai in Qingdao, and there are also poems. What is he going to do? Send your friend Chao Heng back to Fusang? Could it be a copper seller? It's hard to verify. Li Bai's chic life is true, because in his fame, hospitality, money, pen ornaments and helping others are indispensable. There is a saying in Li Bai's myths and legends that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty gave money and food cards, saying that each state ate the state, each county ate the county, and one thousand states and five hundred counties. I don't know if it's true or not. If it is true, then Li Bai relied on this before he was convicted.