According to legend, a calligrapher in Qing Dynasty wrote a fan for Empress Dowager Cixi, which was written by Wang Zhihuan in Tang Dynasty. But because of nervousness, he missed the word "sword". Empress Dowager Cixi was furious and said that the calligrapher had cheated her and wanted to behead her. The calligrapher used his quick wits and quickly explained, "This is not a omission, but a song."
Immediately chanting: "The Yellow River is far away, there are white clouds, and Wan Ren Mountain is an isolated city. Why should you complain about a strong enemy?" Willow spring breeze, not Yumen Pass. "Hearing this, Cixi was speechless and had to give wine to appease her.
Wang Zhihuan (688-742), a famous poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, was born in Jiangzhou (now Xinjiang County, Shanxi Province), Han nationality. Bold and uninhibited, he often mourned swordsmanship, and his poems were sung by musicians at that time.
At that time, he often sang with Gao Shi and Wang Changling, and was famous for describing the frontier fortress scenery. Representative works include Heron Pavilion and Liangzhou Ci. His poem "The mountains cover the day, and the sea drains the golden river. But if you expand your vision by 300 miles and go up a flight of stairs, you will see a household name.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Liangzhou Ci