It is a frontier fortress poem written by Wang Ya, a poet of the Tang Dynasty
Fortress Song
Wang Ya
When he was young, he resigned from his family and became a champion. Make up the sword to invite honor.
I don’t know the cold water of horse bones, but I can only see dusk clouds rising from the dragon city.
Notes ①Champion: The name of an ancient general. ②Golden makeup sword: A sword decorated with gold on the hilt or scabbard. ③Dragon City: generally refers to border areas.
Explanation: When he was young, he left home to follow the general in battle, wearing a gold-decorated sword to make achievements. Regardless of the cold weather, the freezing water, the coldness of the horse's bones, and the clouds of war on the border, he worked hard to kill the enemy. The poem praises the young man's spirit of not being afraid of the cold weather and resolutely joining the army to build a career for the country when there was no peace at the border.
Biography of the poet Wang Ya, named Guangjin, was from Taiyuan. Erudite, professional and literary. In Zhenyuan, he was promoted to Jinshi. He also promoted Hongci, transferred Lantian Wei, and made Zuo Shiyi a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and entered the living room. In the early Yuanhe period of Xianzong, he was demoted to Sima of Guozhou and moved to Yuanzhou as governor. He was summoned as a member of the Ministry of War, Wailang, to make imperial edicts, and then became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and later moved to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Ya Wen had an IELTS, between Yongzhen and Yuanhe, his edicts were gentle and elegant, and he was impressed by many of them. He paid homage to the Minister of Zhongshu and the Pingzhangshi under Tongzhongshu's family. After searching, he was moved to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Mu Zongli was appointed as the military governor of Jiannan and Dongchuan. In the third year of Changqing's reign, he became a royal official and moved to the Ministry of Household Affairs to be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Salt and Iron Transport Envoy. Jingzong Baoli returned and led the military envoy of Shannanxi Road. When Emperor Wenzong ascended the throne, he summoned Qing Taichang to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and General Secretary of Salt and Iron. In the middle of the year, he entered Shangshu Youpushe and acted as the Duke of the county. For a long time, my official and Zhongshu's subordinates were in peace, and the Russian inspector was Sikong, who also served as his subordinate's minister. Li Xun's defeat would be a disaster. A collection of ten volumes. This is a volume of poems.