Said by: a poem by Chen Ziang, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
No one can see the ancient wisdom of the ancient king, only those wise men who can't see the afterlife can see it.
Only the boundless universe, boundless, can't stop the tears full of sadness.
You can't see the progress of ancient sages, nor can you see the backwardness of democracy today. I feel sad at the thought of boundless heaven and earth, and cry alone.
Youzhou: One of the twelve ancient states, now Beijing. Youzhoutai: Huang Jintai, also known as Jibei Building, is located in Daxing District of Beijing today. It was built by Yan Zhaowang to recruit the world's wise men.
Before: In the past. Ancient people: Ancient sages could respect respectable men and women.
After: the future. Newcomer: a wise monarch who attaches importance to talents in later generations.
Read: I remember. Youyou: describes a long time and a large space.
Creation background
This poem was written in the first year of Wu Zetian's longevity (696). Chen Ziang is a scholar with political knowledge and talent. He is outspoken and dares to protest. He often criticized many disadvantages of Wuhou dynasty, which was not adopted by Wu Zetian and was imprisoned for "betraying the party". His political ambition was not realized, but was hit, which made him very depressed.
In the first year of Long Live Tian Tong, Li Dezhong and Sun Wanrong, the Khitans, captured Yingzhou. Wu Zetian appointed Wu Yousi to lead the army to conquer, and Chen Ziang served as a staff officer in Wu Yousi's shogunate and went out with the army. Wu Youyi is reckless and has no strategy. In the second year, defeat was imminent. He asked to send 10 thousand men as pioneers to attack the enemy, but Wu refused. Later, Chen Ziang talked to Wujin again, refused to listen, and reduced him to sergeant.
The poet was frustrated one after another, and his ambition to serve the country failed. So, he boarded Jibei Tower and wrote poems such as Youzhou Tower and Qiu Ji's Seven Visits to Ancient Times for Lu Jushi's Tibetan Use.