Li Yu (937-978), the monarch of Southern Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, was of Han nationality. His reign was (96 1-975), his name was Jia Cong, and his names were Zhong Yin and Lian Feng. People from Xuzhou, Jiangsu. Li Jing, the sixth son of Southern Tang Dynasty, succeeded to the throne in the second year of Song Dynasty (96 1). In the eighth year of Kaibao, the country broke the Song Dynasty and was captured to Bianjing, where he became a general and disobeyed orders. Later he was poisoned by Song Taizong. Although Li Yu doesn't understand politics, his artistic talent is extraordinary. Li Yu is good at calligraphy, painting, melody, poetry and writing, especially ci. The content can be mainly divided into two categories: the first category was written before the Song Dynasty, which mainly reflected the palace life and the love between men and women, and the subject matter was narrow; The second category is that after the Song Dynasty, Li Yu's memory of the past was full of his own feelings because of the deep pain of national subjugation. The achievements of his works in this period far exceeded those in the previous period, which can be described as "excellent works". The masterpieces of the ages, Youmei, Langtaosha and Nightingale all came into being at this time. Most of the ci works in this period are mainly sad, mainly describing the scene of dreaming back from afar and expressing infinite nostalgia for "the old country" and "the past" Li Yu occupies an important position in the history of China Ci, and is called "the Emperor of Ci through the ages". It also has a great influence on future generations. He inherited the tradition of Huajian poets since the late Tang Dynasty, but through the concrete and sensible personality image, he reflected some universal artistic conception in real life, promoted the creation of Ci, and expanded the field of expression of Ci. Li Yuwen is rich in writing, poetry, books and painting. His ci is mainly included in two major ci collections in the Southern Tang Dynasty (including the works of his father Li Jing).
Li Yu is brilliant, skillful in painting, good at poetry and ode, and is a generation of poets who have been told through the ages. It is entirely accidental that Li Yu, who has no intention of fighting for power and profit, longs for seclusion. He is helpless, and he is also the king of national subjugation engraved on the historical archives. He hates that he was born into a royal family. Merits and demerits have become the track of history ...