I don’t know if you are referring to Li Zhong, a writer in the Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties. His life is roughly as follows.
Li Zhong, a poet of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties, whose date of birth and death is unknown, lived around 920-974. Zi Youzhong, a native of Jiujiang, Jiangxi. In the sixth year of Kaiyuan of the Southern Tang Dynasty (942), he and Liu Jun studied Lushan Chinese Studies in Bailudong and gained fame. There is a poem "Ren Shen was born in Ganyang at the age of Renshen, and after passing Lushan, he sent his feelings about Chinese studies to Liu Junming's Mansion": "Thirty years ago, when I was working hard, Nao Ying once sent this Yancen. The reading lamp was dark because of the heavy clouds, so I searched for the sentence Shi Ping The pity is deep." The year of Kaorenshen was 972. In that year, the poet went to Ganyang for appointment. He revisited his hometown through Jiujiang and wrote this poem. In addition, poet friend Meng Bin wrote a preface to "The Collection of Blue Clouds" compiled by Li Zhong who was in Ganyang at the time in the year of Guiyou (973). The article also says: "Justice the people of Gan, drink Gan water, and be pure." It can be seen that he knew Ganyang from 972 to 973, studied Chinese studies in Lushan about 30 years ago, and did not take the test whether to become a Jinshi around 942. Later, Xian Dezhong was appointed as the magistrate of a certain county in Huaixi. Zhou Shizong's southern expedition was trapped by Zhou's division, and he received a new order. In the sixth year (959), his brother died, and his two parents were in the hall. He petitioned to return to his homeland. With the permission of Emperor Zhou, he abandoned his official position and returned to the Southern Tang Dynasty to raise him personally. In the Song Dynasty, Qiande was first appointed as Jishuiwei, and served as magistrate of Xinyu, Anfu, Jinling and other counties. In the fifth year of Kaibao's reign (972), he was appointed magistrate of Xingan County. When he was appointed Prime Minister of Ganyang in 973, he compiled his own poetry collection "Biyun Collection", which contains more than 200 chapters. At that time, Meng Bin, a Jinshi in Tianfu Middle School of Jin Dynasty, wrote a preface to his poetry collection when he was appointed as a doctor in the Ministry of Water. Soon he died. The fourth volume of "Jun Zhai Shu Zhi" records the second volume of "Li Zhong's Poems". There is also a brief introduction in Volume 10 of "The Biography of Talented Scholars of the Tang Dynasty". "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" is compiled into four volumes.
The poet served as a small official at the county level for many times in his life, but he was not successful in politics. In addition, years of wars, relatives separated, friends far away, it was difficult to realize his political ambitions, and his life was not satisfactory. But the poet has been devoted to poetry all his life. He became an idiot and became a demon. He wrote diligently and called himself a "poetry demon". He couldn't help but compose poems when he was ill, in separation, in remembrance, and in happiness. There is a saying that "the poem demon also loves Sentences such as "Autumn" and "The demon of poetry outside Zen is still strong" were pondered and recited, and a large number of excellent poems were created. He had friendly contacts with poets Shen Bin, Meng Binyu, Zuo Yan, Liu Jun, Han Xizai, Zhang Bo and Xu Xuan, and wrote many works for singing and reward. He also had a close relationship with monks and Taoists, especially discussing poetry and verses with monks from Donglin Temple in Lushan Mountain. "Looking at the moon together in autumn, I don't write poems all night long." Listening to the piano and playing chess with the Lushan Taoist, "The smoke and mist are warm when the medicine is baked in the stream, and the days and months are long when the flowers are playing chess" ("Si Jian Ji Guan Old Traveler". It reflects the social atmosphere of advocating Buddhism and Taoism at that time. Li Zhong's taste is elegant He is good at all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He is especially good at calligraphy and is good at cursive calligraphy. He has "Mo Chi Bian"
Li Zhong lives in Jiujiang and is surrounded by water. He describes it in many of his poems and misses his old home in Jiujiang. , I miss my old friends in Huancheng. For example, there are three poems in "Thinking of My Old Residence in Jiujiang": "Jie Mao once lived in Bijiang Kuma. He was sick and poor. He went fishing in Tingzhou, and when the moon came, he returned from visiting monks in the alley. He stood quietly at the window. Open the piano case, pour wine and grains on the bedside, wandering around thousands of miles away, dreaming about the fishing platform, the smoke and water in front of the door are like Xiaoxiang, sleeping in the empty pavilion, listening to the distant waves, leisurely boarding the boat. The setting sun is shining. The cranes and green moss in the garden keep the cold away, the bamboos draw the breeze and the moon shines brightly. The neighbor brings wine to the thatched cottage all day long, and the river flows at the bottom of the sill. The mountains in front of the eaves are the most suitable for autumn. The horizontal flute is played everywhere in the remote village, and the Qu'an family has a small boat. The boat has been together for a long time, and the love has never been greater. The sails of the wild crossing have just begun to fall, and the autumn wind is blowing. The clouds are scattered across the mountains, and the new moon is rising. ": "I used to live in Panshuitou in the past, and the thatched cottage was so quiet. I often stepped on the moss among the bamboos to welcome the monks, and climbed the stream alone to climb the stairs in love with the moon. The cold green green entered the eaves and the dawn, and the cold sound lingered on my pillow in the wild spring in autumn. From There is no way to go to officialdom, and I clearly dreamed of traveling last night. "The poet always misses his former home and old friends in Jiujiang. "As we gradually move away from Huancheng, it is worthy of the new moon." His nostalgia is beyond words. He also misses his hometown of Nanhu. Willow branches, "no trees are green when spring comes, just like the east wind that is full of emotion. I recall my old home by the Panshui River, and a few branches belong to the singing orioles in the mist and rain." I use willow branches to express my longing for my hometown. I also have frequent exchanges with local officials in my hometown. , "He Xunyang Zai Gan's Old Quatrains" all contain homesickness complex.
When he was young, he studied at the Lushan Imperial College.
"Book King Xiucaibi" sentence: "The poor come to sell books and swords, and the sick recall the rivers and lakes." "Listening to the Taoist Qin": "The autumn moon is empty and the mountains are silent, and the pure wind is born overnight." "Xu Situ Chi Pavilion" sentence: "The branches are all bamboo trees, as cold as Xiaoxiang", "Falling Flowers": "I hate the rain in the West Garden, and the monks are born in the south." "Jiang Xing Ye Lei": "The wind and thunder passed by in the middle of the night, and one day Star Douhan". "Send to Liu Jun": "Where the idle flowers have fallen, a guest will come." "The Courtyard of Those Who Chongdao at Baiyun Peak in Sulu Mountain": "The clouds are blooming and the stars are falling, and the moon is rising and the world is autumn." It is no exaggeration to say that what can be called strange aphorisms are everywhere in Li Zhong's poems, and they can be picked at your fingertips. Although the poem expresses feelings about life, laments about current affairs, sadness about farewell, and endless melancholy, it also breaks through personal circles and pays close attention to reality.
I recall that the poet Li Zhong kept chanting, reading and sharpening his sword, and had great ambitions in the midst of hardships. However, it was difficult to realize his ideals and ambitions due to the limitations of the times. Fortunately, he was accompanied by poetry, which allowed the poet to spend his time. I spent many sleepless nights carefully refining sentences and incorporating emotions into poems, and achieved fruitful results.