李白流放夜郎的背景及缘由

天宝年间，安禄山起兵反唐而引发“安史之乱”。唐代大诗人李白满怀对悲苦平民的同情也为施展自己远大抱负而投奔永王李鳞成为其幕府一员。李磷兵败被杀，诗仙李白也因“附逆”而被长流夜郎。于是便引发了后世关于李白流放夜郎的数百年争论，至今仍未形成共识。本文不讨论唐玄宗的功过是非，也不讨论唐肃宗与永王李鳞的是非曲直，而是在参阅古代相关典籍与资料，结合当代研究李白文化的一些新成果的基础上，通过四个部分来综合阐述李白流夜郎的背景及其缘由。

The Background and Cause of Li Bais Banishment in Yelang

During the Tianbao years,An Lushan declared war against the Tang Dynasty and led to the "An Shi Rebellion".Li Bai,one of the greatest poets in Tang Dynasty,was full of sympathy for the miserable civilians,went to the Yongwang Li Lin for shelter and became one of a member of Li Lin’s staff to display his lofty ambition.Li Lin was defeated and killed,Fairy poet Li Bai was banished in Yelang due to "following the rebel".From then on,there have been hundreds of years’ debate about Li Bai’s banishment in Yelang,so far,this debate has not yet reached a consensus.This paper does not discuss Tang Xuanzong ’s merits and demerits,or the right and the wrong between Tang Suzong and Yongwang Li Lin.It aims to give a survey of the background and cause of Li Bai’s banishment in Yelang on the basis of ancient books and materials concerned and some new achievements of contemporary research on the culture of Li Bai.