The Story of Poetry (Short Story)

Jia Dao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote "Living in Seclusion with Li Ning": "Living in seclusion with few neighbors leads to an empty garden. Birds inhabit trees by the pool, and monks push the moon down the door. Walking across this bridge, you can see the charming scenery of Ye Yuan, and the feet of clouds seem to be moving on the floating rocks. Come back here temporarily, and you will realize your words during the quiet period. " Among them, the phrase "a bird stands in a tree by the pool, and a monk pushes the moon down the door" is said to come from riding a donkey on Chang 'an Avenue. Jia Dao repeatedly recited on the donkey's back, trying to change the word "push" to "knock", but he couldn't make up his mind. He felt that the donkey rushed to Han Yu's honor guard, and Han Yu was Jing's man at that time and was brought to Han Yu. Jia Dao explained what had happened, and Han Yu listened, saying that it was better to use the word "knock". This is also the source of allusions that we now use "scrutiny" to describe the words used in the article.