Frontier poems in Tang Dynasty came into being in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. During this period, the country was strong and the people were rich. When the border was in trouble, the Tang Dynasty was able to defeat the enemy and keep the territory. Li Jie is unique among the frontier poets in Tang Dynasty. His frontier poems are good at highlighting the lofty sentiments of soldiers through meritorious service, and their tone is impassioned. Even a farewell poem like Farewell to Weiwan has such an exhortation: "How long can Beijing satisfy you as time flies?" Warn Wei Wan, a good friend, that when you arrive in Chang 'an, don't just see it as a place of enjoyment and waste of time, but seize the opportunity to achieve something. Gao Shi, the only "poet" since the Tang Dynasty, has reached the frontier fortress several times in his life and has a profound understanding of frontier fortress life. Most of his frontier poems praise the fighting spirit and heroic spirit of the border guards in killing the enemy. Of course, there are reflections on the hard life of soldiers and the arrogance and extravagance of generals, but his frontier poems are vigorous, bold, vigorous and powerful, especially. His poems, such as "How long is the flip strategy and how close is it to Africa?" Frontier fortress, quick march, as a hero sees it, favors the emperor (Yan Ge), fame thousands of miles away, a cup of sorrow, and a hero who never leaves his soul and finds a treasure knife (seeing Anxi off) are inspiring!
Cen Can's frontier poems have been widely read in the past dynasties. He once lived in the northwest for a long time, and he had a profound understanding and experience of garrison life, frontier natural scenery and northwest customs and culture, which laid a solid foundation for his frontier poems. His excellent poems, such as Judge Liu's March to Wuwei and Qianxi, Sailing to the Western Ocean, Sending Secretary Wu to his hometown in Bai Xuege, and Farewell to Volcano, all express his lofty aspirations and lofty sentiments of serving the country despite difficulties and dangers, and his poetic style is high and unrestrained. Wang Changling, known as "the poet King Jiangning", is also an important writer of frontier poems in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. His "Joining the Army" has always been well-known, reflecting the great ambition of the border guards to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, and brimming with lofty fighting pride.
No need to give more examples. The works of frontier poets such as Li Qi, Gao Shi, Cen Can and Wang Changling all have a common feature: most of them are full of lofty sentiments of defending the country and defending the country and the belief of defeating the enemy, and their style is lofty and enterprising, giving people a single inspiration. This high-spirited mood is consistent with the national situation in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Song dynasty was different. During the Song Dynasty, the regimes established by Liao, Jin, Xixia, Mongolia and other ethnic minorities coexisted with the Song Dynasty. However, the rulers of the Song Dynasty did not resolutely fight back against the alien invasion as in the Tang Dynasty, but always adopted the policy of bribing the enemy for peace. This made the poor and weak Song Dynasty worse. At the same time, the more urgent the Song Dynasty was, the more urgent the Japanese invasion was, which weakened the national strength of the Song Dynasty, making it more powerless and less courageous to counter foreign aggression. Occasionally warring factions can't speak out in peace, and even encounter misfortune! Fan Zhongyan, a politician and strategist in the Northern Song Dynasty, is famous for his broad mind of "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later", and "his career is full of frontiers". Although he didn't win by writing, he also left behind masterpieces such as Yueyang Tower and the Fisherman's Proud Shore, and his word "The Fisherman's Proud Shore" was unique in the Song Dynasty.
"Qiu Lai scenery, hengyang geese to nobody's attention. Around, the sound of the horn sounded, thousands of miles away, and the long smoke closed.
A glass of turbid wine is Wan Li's home, but Ran Yan hasn't come home yet. Qiang tube covered with frost, people do not sleep. The general was white-haired and in tears. "
This word is closely related to the author's life, and the main frontier of the Northern Song Dynasty suffered from Liao and Xixia. Because of the blind concession of the Song Dynasty, the invaders pushed their luck and harassed them constantly, while Fan Zhongyan, who was dedicated to the people, always opposed the policy of bribing the enemy to make peace. In A.D. 1040, Fan Zhongyan was appointed as the deputy envoy of Shaanxi to guard the northwest frontier. He has a good reputation for resisting the invasion of Xixia. Xixia was very afraid of him and said, "Lao Zi Fan has tens of thousands of armour soldiers in his belly." Although he led troops to win at one time and another, he could not fundamentally change the policy of bribing the enemy in the Northern Song Dynasty, so it was difficult to eliminate the border troubles. This is the source of the word "fisherman's pride" that sounds gloomy, tragic and desolate! In the poem, the author expresses the heroic feelings of worrying about the country and the people, protecting the country and defending the country, the heroic spirit of the border guards, and the helplessness of the policy of biting off the hand that feeds those in power, which makes people deeply moved.
Rereading the works of the new poets in the Southern Song Dynasty, we can more strongly feel the poet's helplessness in serving the country and the lament that "although the country has broken mountains and rivers, it is far from being comparable to the prosperous Tang Dynasty!"
There is an era of literature in one era, and the strength of national conditions will naturally or unnaturally penetrate into literary works. Frontier poems in Tang and Song Dynasties are a good example.