The first couplet combines the sound of reading with the sound of wind and rain, which is both poetic and meaningful. The bottom line is the ambition to rule the country and level the world. Wind to rain, home to country, ears to heart. Extremely neat, especially when used with words, such as the sound of books. Gu Xiancheng (1550- 16 12), surnamed Jingyang, was honored as "Mr. Lin Dong" because he founded Donglin Academy. Ming Dynasty thinker and leader of Lindong Party. A native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, he was a Beijing official in the eighth year of Wanli (1580) and was in charge of the household registration department.