These two sentences describe the situation of the underworld. It is a farewell poem given to Song Gong by a scholar who went to the underworld with Song Gong to take the exam in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio. They advised Duke Song not to be controlled by foreign things and to keep a clear head, which is consistent with the author's life experience.
The author comforts himself with this. Although he didn't pass the exam, he can still live a chic life. It embodies the poet's carefree, optimistic, satisfied and fearless realm. As long as life is full of hope, a little fun can make people feel that the seasons are like spring; As long as there is an ideal in my heart, even without any outside help, the night will pass sooner or later, and the difficulties in life will eventually be solved.
From the Qing Dynasty Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, Volume I, An Examination of the Town God: "A scholar shakes hands and sends him home. This is Zhang from Changshan. When you say goodbye to a poem, you forget its lyrics. Among them, there is a saying that' there are flowers and wine in spring, and there are no candles and no lights at night'. "
Interpretation: The scholar took Song Gong by the hand and sent him to the suburbs. He introduced himself as a native of Changshan County, surnamed Zhang, and presented Song Gong with a farewell poem. I have forgotten the original text, except the sentence: "There are flowers and wine in spring, and there are no candles and lights at night."
Extended data
Creation background
In the early Qing Dynasty, novels with the theme of talented people, beautiful women and daily life were unprecedentedly popular, and the aesthetic taste of novelists shifted from historical stories and the world of ghosts and gods to the real society.
Born in the troubled times of Ming and Qing Dynasties, Pu Songling has been keen on describing strange stories such as immortals and ghosts since childhood. He integrated the dark social reality and personal frustrations into his works, collected folk stories, and shaped and processed his personality with the help of unofficial history's lost stories.
In the 18th year of Kangxi (1679), Pu Songling compiled the existing chapters into Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio. Copying Cheng Huang is one of the Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio and the first one of the whole story.
Poetry appreciation
The novel Kao tells the story of the hero Song who was invited by God to live in Huang Zhen after his death. However, on the grounds of filial piety, Mr. Song begged his mother to go to work after she was 100 years old. His filial piety to his mother touched the immortal, revived him and performed filial piety for his mother.
This story reflects the importance of filial piety in ancient China. As the first article of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, the author wrote his own view of good and evil through the handwriting of literati, and also showed his heart through the poetry exchanges between literati. At the same time, he satirized the ugly atmosphere under the imperial examination system at that time through the clever arrangement of the story.
The plot of this story moves from reality to fiction, from fiction to reality, and then from reality to fiction, thus casting a layer of authenticity and realism on the illusory story and enhancing the artistic appeal of the work.
Pu Songling was keen on fame and fame all his life, and was addicted to the imperial examination. However, except for 19 years old, he was admitted to Zhongxian, Fufu and Daodao for three consecutive times, and he was repeatedly frustrated and frustrated. He took the exam for forty years while teaching. It was not until he was seventy-one that he made up a tribute and died four years later.
The rough experience in life made Pu Songling have a certain understanding of the political darkness and the disadvantages of the imperial examination at that time, and the poverty of life made him have a certain understanding and experience of the life and thoughts of working people. So he wrote many books with his personal feelings.
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