Why is Wen Tianxiang called a poet?

Wen Tianxiang won the first place in Luling Township School Examination at the age of 19; For four years (1256), Li Zongbao went to Bailuzhou Academy in Jizhou (now Ji 'an, Jiangxi) to study. In the same year, he chose Gong in Jizhou and went with his father to Lin 'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, to take the exam. In the imperial examination, he formulated the "imperial examination strategy", put forward the reform plan and expressed his political ambition. Song Lizong was the first in the pro-election, and Wang Yinglin, the examiner, said, "He is like a turtle mirror, loyal to his liver as a stone, and dares to congratulate others." But four days later, his father died, and Wen Tianxiang went home to mourn for three years.

In the year of Kai Qing Yuan (1259), Mongolian troops attacked Ezhou (now Wuchang, Hubei), and eunuch Dong advocated moving the capital. He demanded that Dong be beheaded, but his suggestion of defending against the enemy was not adopted. After that, he successively went to the middle school and served as the provincial judge of Ningshui Division, the Langguan of the Ministry of Punishment, the Langguan of Jiangxi, the Langguan of Shangshu, the Lingguan of Hunan and the first-class of Ganzhou.

In the first year of Song Gongdi Deyou (1275), Yuan soldiers crossed the river, Wen Tianxiang exhausted all his possessions, recruited talents, rose up, worked hard for the king, and organized 30,000 insurgents, with the idea that "justice is in me, and everything can be achieved; The slogan "Many people can succeed" was used against the RMB. But in the end, because of isolation and helplessness, the struggle failed, and finally only six people were left. The following year, he became the right prime minister and went to Yuan Ying for negotiations, hoping to spy on Mongolian military intelligence through negotiations. During the negotiation, Wen Tianxiang argued and denounced Bo Yan, but at the same time, the Southern Song Dynasty court sent someone to Wen Tianxiang military camp and announced the dissolution of Wen Tianxiang's army. Bo Yan learned that Wen Tianxiang's army had been disbanded, so he ordered him to be arrested and escorted to the north. When Wen Tianxiang was sent to Zhenjiang, he had to be rescued by local volunteers. Later, he tried to recover and moved to the southeast. At this time, the court of the Southern Song Dynasty had surrendered, Emperor Gong was taken to Yuan Dadu, and Lu Xiufu and other seven sons, Song Duanzong, acceded to the throne in Fuzhou. Wen Tianxiang was called to Fuzhou as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and concurrently served as commander-in-chief of various military forces. He set up a governor's office in Nanjian Prefecture (now Nanping, Fujian Province) and sent people to various places to raise troops and pay for it to continue the Yuan War. In autumn, the Yuan army invaded Fujian, and Duanzong was forced to flee to the sea and drift in Guangdong by boat.

Wen Tianxiang disagreed with Zhang Shijie and Chen, the courtiers at that time, so he left the Southern Song Dynasty and started a new stove in Nanjian House (now Nanping, Fujian), where he served as the viceroy and commanded Kang Yuan. 1277, Wen Tianxiang led the troops to Longyan and Meizhou and invaded Jiangxi. In Du Yu (now in the south of Jiangxi), the Yuan army was defeated, and the country was captured and rejuvenated, and ten counties in Ganzhou and four counties in Jizhou were recovered, which was inspiring and the anti-Yuan situation improved. However, the good times did not last long. The main force of the Yuan Army attacked Wen Tianxiang and prospered the state-run, while Wen Tianxiang was outnumbered. He led the army to withdraw from the north and retreated to Luling and Hezhou (now Changting, Fujian), which suffered heavy losses. His wife and children were also taken away by the Yuan Army.