Du Fu showed a conflicting psychology. He was eager to put down the rebels as soon as possible, and the Tang Dynasty was in urgent need of replenishing its troops, so he had no way to stop it. He strongly praised the old woman's spirit of being brave enough to bear hardships.
However, Du Fu expressed his sympathy for the people during the war in his poems, and also euphemistically criticized the county officials.
"Shi Hao Li" is an outstanding realist narrative poem. It tells the story of officials going to Shi Hao Village at night to catch people for recruitment, and even old women with weak physical strength were captured to serve. It exposed the cruelty of officials and the darkness of the military service system, and expressed deep sympathy for the suffering of the people during the Anshi Rebellion.
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In terms of artistic expression, the most outstanding point of this poem is its refinement. The whole article is narrated sentence by sentence, without any lyrical language or argumentative language; but in fact, the author skillfully expressed his feelings and made arguments through narrative. His love and hatred are very strong, and his tendency is very clear.
Incorporating praise and blame into the narrative not only saves a lot of pen and ink, but also does not give readers any conceptual feeling. The poem also uses the expression technique of hiding questions and answers.
"Why are the officials so angry? What's the trouble when the women cry!" After summarizing the contradiction between the two parties, they concentrated on writing "women" instead of "officials", and "officials" are fierce and violent. But it was hinted at in the turning point of the old woman's "speech" and the ending of the incident. The poet is also very good at tailoring, and there is endless meaning hidden in the narrative.