This sentence comes from Biography of Qu Yuan written by Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty. The original text is:
King Chu Ping refuses to listen to his illness, flatters him to hide his knowledge, and evil songs do harm to all. Fang Zhengzhi couldn't stand it, so he wrote Li Sao, with sadness and meditation.
People who are "Li Sao" still have a lingering fear. The husband of heaven, beginning of life; Parents are the foundation of people. If you are poor, you will carry your roots, so you will be very tired. The illness was terrible, so I did not hesitate to call my parents. It is a pity that Qu Ping went straight on the right path, exhausted his loyalty and wisdom, and served the monarch.
Explanation:
Qu Yuan was worried that the king was confused by the villain's words and could not tell right from wrong. The villain confused black and white, which made Wang Huai unable to understand. Evil villains hinder the country, and honest gentlemen are not tolerated by the court. They are sad and depressed and wrote Li Sao.
"Li Sao" means sad. Heaven is the primitive man, and parents are the foundation of man. When people are in trouble, they will miss the source, so when they are extremely tired and tired, there is nothing that is not called heaven; I don't call my parents when I'm not sick or sad. Qu Yuan acted uprightly, tried his best to assist the monarch with loyalty and wisdom, and alienated him with evil villains, which can be said to be a dilemma.
Qu Yuan wrote the fuse of Li Sao:
Qu Yuan's real name is Ping, and he has the same surname as the Chu royal family. He used to be a disciple of Chu Huaiwang. He is well-informed and has a good memory. He is familiar with governing the country and the language of diplomatic response. To plan and discuss state affairs with Wang Huai internally and give orders; Receive guests and entertain the prince. Chu Huaiwang trusts him very much.
Doctor Shangguan was with him in the imperial court, trying to please the king. He was jealous of Qu Yuan's talent.
Chu Huaiwang asked Qu Yuan to make laws, but Qu Yuan's draft was not finalized. As soon as Shangguan saw it, he wanted to change it forcibly (to take credit). Qu Yuan disagreed, so he slandered Qu Yuan in front of Chu Huaiwang and said, "As we all know, King your asked Qu Yuan to make laws. Every time he promulgated the law, Qu Yuan boasted of his contribution and said, "No one can do it except me." Chu Huaiwang was very angry and alienated Qu Yuan.
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