Li Shen’s Compassion for the Farmers
The famous poet Li Shen of the Tang Dynasty was born in Wucheng County. He was the great-grandson of Li Jingxuan, the Secretary of the Tang Dynasty. He was diligent and studious since he was a child. When he was young, he also wanted to gain fame and serve the imperial court. At first, he failed in the exams, but he passed the Jinshi exam at the age of twenty-seven and entered the official career.
Portrait of Li Shen
He held countless official positions in the officialdom, but the most glorious part of his life was not in the officialdom, but in poetry. He had close contacts with famous poets such as Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen. Later, he wrote two poems "Compassion for the Farmers" that have become famous throughout the ages.
Poem 1 of Li Shen's "Compassion for the Farmers": Plant one grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn. The first two sentences of this poem describe the beautiful scene of good weather at that time, farmers working hard to sow seeds in the spring, and farmers having a bumper harvest in the autumn. But the last two sentences are thought-provoking. Since there is a bumper harvest and no field is free, why are the farmers still not full? It is not difficult for people to know that this poem profoundly exposed the cruel exploitation of farmers by the rulers at that time.
Poetry 2 of "Compassion for the Farmers", this poem superficially talks about the hardship of farmers in farming and laments that every grain of food is hard-earned. This poem not only tells us that everyone should know how to cherish food and not waste it at will. Every meter and millet are hard-earned. However, combined with the poem "Compassion for the Peasants", it is not difficult to see that the poet implicitly denounced the serious exploitation of the working people by the ruling class at that time.
The two poems "Compassion for the Farmers" are a pair of sisters. The contents and scenery described in the poems are similar, and the author wants to express the same thoughts. After people read these two poems, they not only fully express the farmers' hard work, but also express the unspeakable hardships of the farmers at a deeper level. The two poems "Compassion for the Farmers" were rated as the eighth best among the ten best Tang poems in the Tang Dynasty poetry. They often appear in many textbooks to this day, and their influence is far-reaching. Introduction to Li Shen
Li Shen was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. He was born in Wucheng County. His father Li Mo was once a local county magistrate. He had a rough life. His father passed away when he was young, and he later studied with his mother. When I was young, I followed my mother and lived a very difficult life. At that time, he saw that the farmers worked hard day and night every day, but in the end they still had neither enough food nor clothing, and he felt extremely resentful.
Li Shenxiang
Due to his inner sympathy and emotion, he wrote the eternally famous poem "Compassion for the Farmers". At that time, there were eternally famous lines in it: There was no idle land in the world, and the farmers were still starving to death. The poem has been passed down to this day.
Li Shen was a very talented poet, and his official career was also very bumpy. At first, he failed in the exams. Later, he passed the Jinshi examination and slowly entered the officialdom. Later, he left the capital and went to Jinling, where he lived in the palace of Li Deng, the military governor. Because Li Deng was ambitious and rebellious at that time, Li Shen had objections to him and was eventually imprisoned. Later, he was not released until Li Deng was executed by the imperial court.
Li Shen's greatest achievement was not in the officialdom. He had been diligent and studious since he was a child. Although he passed the Jinshi examination in order to seek fame, his official career had ups and downs throughout his life. He once served as a school secretary in Chang'an, and was later promoted to official positions such as Youshiyi and Hanlin bachelor. Later, due to the defeat of Li Party, Li Shen was demoted and exiled to Duanzhou as Sima. After middle age, he held many official positions in the court and made many contributions to the court.
Li Shen was not only a good official in the Tang Dynasty, but also wrote many famous poems together with some famous poets. When he saw the hardships of farmers in farming, he wrote two poems "Compassion for Farmers". These two poems have become eternal masterpieces, and they vividly describe the living conditions of the entire peasantry. These two poems not only express Li Shen's sympathy and emotion for the hardships of the people's lives, but also give a very good portrayal of the social conditions at that time. Not only did he describe his own feelings, but he also expressed what the working people wanted to say.