Send a scholar to Lintao
Tang Dynasty: Gao Shi
Looking forward to a thousand miles in the sun, how can it be two hairs today?
If you want to go to Yanggu, don't be tired of Longshan Mountain.
lean on the horse to see the pen, and carry a treasure knife with you.
It's expected that you will eventually achieve your goal, and your meritorious service will be in Lintao.
Translation
Looking forward to a thousand miles a day, I now have white hair on my head.
I still want to go to Yanggu, and I don't think Longshan Mountain is too high.
You can see a pen and paper by leaning on a horse, and you only carry a treasure knife with you.
It is expected that you will eventually reach a high position, and the place to make contributions is Lintao.
Note
Lintao County, which is located in the southwest of Lintan County, Gansu Province. At that time, it had become a border town and was under the jurisdiction of Longyou our ambassador.
Ermao: Black and white hair, commonly known as gray hair.
Yanggu: Place name, in the north of Chunhua, Gansu.
Relying on a horse: refers to the agile talent that can be waited for by relying on a horse. Male pen: You Xiongwen.
meritorious service: meritorious service.
Creation background
This poem was written in the autumn of the eleventh year of Tianbao (752). I don't know who the scholar is. Probably, this scholar is similar to Gao Shi, both of whom have been working for a long time and want to fight for fame on the battlefield, so Gao Shi wrote this poem to encourage him.