The wind instruments here refer to Guan Zhong and Le Yi.
From: "Visiting the Zhuge Wuhou Terrace" by Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty
Original text:
The performance of a master in a thousand years is far more than that of wind music.
Translation:
The literary talent of "The Master's Guide" is unmatched in thousands of years. Zhuge Liang's achievements are still more than enough even compared with those of Guan Zhong and Le Yi who have a long history.
Extended information:
Creative background:
This poem was written when Lu You was a counselor of the Road Appeasement Department in Chengdu Prefecture. Express your admiration for Zhuge Liang.
Lu You occupies a very important position in the poetry world of the Southern Song Dynasty. In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, although the situation was critical, morale was still high, and the poetry world was also quite upbeat. As the situation of peace in the Southern Song Dynasty developed, the scholar-bureaucrats gradually became negative, and the poetry world also became sluggish. The abject style is increasingly evident.
Lu You was devastated by this situation. [102] The patriotic theme of Huang Zhongda Lu inspired the poetry style and had a positive influence on the poetry of the late Southern Song Dynasty. Dai Fuxu and Liu Kezhuang of the Jianghu Poetry School both studied under Lu You. By the end of the Song Dynasty, the background of the era when the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed made Lu You's patriotic spirit deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Lu You's poetry also had a profound impact on future generations. Especially since the late Qing Dynasty, whenever the country was in danger, people often missed Lu You's patriotism, and Lu Shi's patriotism became the spiritual force that inspired the people to resist foreign invaders.
Lu You's poems about landscapes and study life were also popular among poets of the Ming and Qing Dynasties because of their delicate and vivid descriptions and fresh and beautiful language. The couplets against Gongli in Lu's poems are often used as couplets in study rooms or pavilions, which also shows that Lu You's poems of this type have a wide audience in later generations.