It is "Night Sitting".
1. Appreciation
This group of poems was written in the autumn of the third year of Daoguang (1823). The author served as the proofreader of the National History Museum as a cabinet secretary, and failed in the fourth national examination. Feelings of loneliness, anger, and curiosity came one after another, and I couldn't sleep at night, so there was this chapter where my thoughts were racing and my imagination was running wild. The word "sad" is mentioned at the beginning of the first chapter, which is the key point of a group of poems, and "it is better to look into the blue sky" to broaden the horizons to the boundless night sky, using this to think about the universe and life, so the tone of the whole poem suddenly changes It goes beyond the gains and losses of one city and one place, and instead displays a broad and profound poetic landscape and philosophical connotation. The two sentences "One Mountain" are strange words in Ding'an's poems. Rather than looking into the dark night, they still show the spiritual "night", "mountains", "hills", "ten thousand sounds", "the emperor is sitting" " and so on are all images that have been cultivated by human beings. Their majestic momentum and sharp thinking were once highly praised by Kang Youwei and others. Five or six sentences use old classics to express the author's views on current affairs, especially talent issues. The word "like" and the word "jiu" are the source of originality and are full of accusation and anger. "I have never accumulated a lot of money in my life and asked about it" is a reflection of the poetic meaning of Du Fu's "Jianling in the late spring when I sent Ma Daqing to chase him to the palace". Listen to your own worries and anger! The turbulent feelings of disappointment and loneliness are vividly expressed on the paper.
The two characters "Shen Shen" and "Yi Tu" in the first couplet of the second chapter are both very precise, vividly portraying Ding'an's "rising from a mountain" personality, but this person looks at the world. Isn't it because those with outstanding talents fell into the Jinxian's wild and informal style at an early age, and did not join the ranks of history until they were 30 years old, so they were far away from their ideals? But what is the author’s ideal? The ancient so-called "three immortals", "one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven" and other enviable people are actually not in his eyes! What he hoped for turned out to be a blend of "emotion" and "talent" that was "invigorating" and related to Zen Buddhism, which relieves troubles. However, as the saying goes, "Escape from Zen and convert to Zen Buddhism, it's a pity that it's hard to get rid of the beauty and tranquility." Does the poet really believe in Zen Buddhism? This is just a desperate escape! Those hard-to-eliminate jade-like beauties and rainbow-like sword energy are the realm he longs for in his heart! The author is very heroic, but the word "in case" also reveals the "sadness" and desolation of knowing that it is difficult to achieve. Sitting alone in the middle of the night always starts with "the rush of coming" and ends with "going away lingering"!
2. Original text
Two poems of "Night Sitting"
Part one
It is better to look into the blue sky when sitting sadly on a painting screen on a spring night .
A mountain protrudes and the hills are jealous, and the soul of the emperor is silent.
There is a feminine spirit like Tengqi on the plug, and few stars have been lost for a long time in Jiangdong.
I never ask tired questions about Xiang, but call out Chang'e's poems and listen to them.
Second
My thoughts are deep in the north, south and east, and I look at the vast amount of talent in the world.
When he was in his prime, he began to participate in the history of Zhou Dynasty, but in his 60s he fell into the virtuous style of Jin Dynasty.
Only when you have achieved great success and become an immortal will you be filled with anger.
If the Zen barrier is broken, the beauty will be like a jade sword or a rainbow.
3. Introduction to the author
Gong Zizhen (August 22, 1792 - September 26, 1841) was a thinker, writer and reformist pioneer in the Qing Dynasty. He won the imperial examination at the age of 27 and the Jinshi at the age of 38. He once held official positions such as Secretary of the Cabinet, Director of the Zongren Mansion, and Director of the Ministry of Rites. He advocated abolishing bad government and resisting foreign aggression. He once fully supported Lin Zexu in banning opium. He resigned at the age of 48 and returned to the south. He died suddenly in Yunyang Academy in Danyang, Jiangxi the next year. His poems advocated "changing the law" and "changing the map", exposing the corruption of the Qing rulers, and were full of patriotic enthusiasm. Liu Yazi praised him as "the best in three hundred years". He is the author of "Collected Works of Ding'an", with more than 300 surviving articles and nearly 800 poems, which are now compiled into "The Complete Works of Gong Zizhen".