Xia Qian inherits the former and is dedicated to Gu Hong. It describes a series of actions in which Gu Hong kept looking back after being startled and picked up all the cold branches and refused to take shelter. Gu Hong's activities are a true reflection of the poet's inner world. Su Shi was almost on the verge of death due to the Wutai Poetry Case. He had made plans to die in prison. Now he was released from prison, but the fear was still there. He was wandering in a foreign land, and it was difficult to achieve his ambitions. He only made people sad and had mixed feelings. "There are "Hate no one to save" is the poet's understanding of Gu Hong, and it is Gu Hong's turning back that affects many hidden pains and worries in his heart. "Picking up all the cold branches" is a description of Gu Hong's actions, and it is also a portrayal of his glorious and noble personality, and hints at the desolate situation at that time. Su Shi was an upright and ethical man, and he insisted on his political stance as an official. Therefore, although both the old and new parties rejected him as an alien, Su Shi was not willing to give up his stance. This is exactly what Gu Hong said in "picking up all the cold branches and refusing to live on them": Even if there are no branches to rely on, he still has his own ethics. Cao Cao's "Dan Ge Xing" says: "The moon and stars are sparse, and the black magpie flies south. It circles the tree three times, where is the branch to lean on?" Su Shi used Cao Cao's meaning in this word. Although there is a desolate situation of the black magpie, it is more about the face. The self-selection of adversity highlights the character's inner loneliness, arrogance and ambition, and elevates the poet from self-pity and self-sadness to another realm of personality.
This poem clearly writes about Gu Hong, but it is a metaphor for oneself, and Hong and people are one. The realm of this poem is indeed like what Huang Tingjian, a Taoist from the valley, said: "The meaning of the language is superb, it seems that it is not the language of eating fireworks and cannibalism, but it is not the language of cannibalism." There are thousands of books in the chest, and there is no tacky thing in the pen. How can I reach this?" This otherworldly state benefits from superb artistic skills. The author's "emotions are expressed in words and words are expressed in words", and he uses things to convey people; in the description of the environment and background of Gu Hong and the moonlit night, the scene selection and narrative are simple, concise, vivid and expressive.