Sculpture of Shen Li
He has held numerous official positions in officialdom, but the most brilliant part of his life is not in officialdom, but in poetry. He had close contacts with famous poets such as Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen, and later wrote two poems, Benevolence for Agriculture, which became famous sentences throughout the ages.
Li Shen's poem "Compassion for Peasants" 1: A drop in spring brings ten thousand kinds of harvest in autumn. The first two sentences of this poem describe the beautiful scene of good weather, farmers' hard spring sowing and farmers' harvest in autumn. However, the last two sentences are thought-provoking. Since there is a bumper harvest of grain and no land is idle, why do farmers still not have enough to eat? It is not difficult for people to know that this poem profoundly reveals that the rulers at that time exploited farmers very cruelly.
Poem 2 of "Compassion for Peasants" ostensibly states that peasants work very hard and feel that every grain of food is hard-won. This poem not only tells us that everyone should know how to cherish food and not waste it at will. A drop of corn is hard to come by. But it is not difficult to see that the poet secretly denounced the serious exploitation of the working people by the ruling class at that time.
The two poems "Compassion for Peasants" are sisters. The content described in the poem is similar to the scenery, and the author wants to express the same idea. People read these two poems, which not only showed the hardships of farmers incisively and vividly, but also expressed the hardships of farmers at that time. The two poems "Compassion for Peasants" were rated as the eighth of the top ten poems in the Tang Dynasty, and have often appeared in many textbooks so far, with far-reaching influence.
Introduction to Li Shen Li Shen was a famous poet in Tang Dynasty and a native of Wucheng County. His father Wu Li used to be the local county magistrate. His life is full of ups and downs. His father died when he was a child, and later he studied with his mother. When I was young, I followed my mother and had a hard time. At that time, he saw the peasants working hard day and night, and finally they didn't have enough to eat and wear, which was very resentful.
Sculpture of Shen Li
Out of inner sympathy and emotion, he wrote the famous poem "Compassion for Peasants". At that time, one of the famous sentences, such as there is no idle field in the world, farmers are still starving to death, which has been passed down to this day.
Shen Li is a very talented poet, and his political career is also very bumpy. At first, all his exams ended in failure. Later, he passed the Jinshi exam and slowly entered the officialdom. Later, he left Beijing and came to Jinling to live in the residence of Li Cheng, the messenger of our time. At that time, due to Li Cheng's ambition and rebellious heart, Li Shen disagreed with him and eventually went to prison. Later, Li Wei was not released until he was executed by the court.
Li Shen's greatest achievement is that he is not in officialdom. He has been studious since he was a child. Although he won the Jinshi for seeking fame, his official position fluctuated throughout his life. He once worked as a captain in Chang 'an, and later he was promoted to a bachelor's degree in Right Pick and Hanlin. Later, due to the failure of the Li Party, he was exiled to Duanzhou as a Sima. After middle age, he held many official positions in Korea and made many contributions to the court.
Li Shen was not only a good official in the Tang Dynasty, but also left many famous poems with some famous poets. I saw the hardships of farmers farming, so I wrote two poems for the benefit of farmers. These two poems have become the eternal swan song, vividly describing the living conditions of the whole peasants. These two poems not only expressed Li Shen's sympathy and feelings for the hardships of ordinary people's lives, but also described the social state at that time. Not only described their own voices, but also said what the working people wanted to say.