Flowers bloom but not all flowers follow
Fun fun with thinning fences independently
I would rather die with the branches hugging the fragrance
Never blow the north wind
In all unfortunate times, great poems must come out, and this poem is the product of this era. In Chinese history, the Southern Song Dynasty was an embarrassing dynasty. It was plagued by internal and external troubles and struggled to survive in humiliation. Half of the country in the north fell. However, the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty only wanted to live in peace and had no intention of regaining the country. He settled in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River and only regarded Hangzhou as Bianzhou.
At this time, intellectuals with ideals and ambitions must feel pain in their hearts. They want to regain the country but are hit at every turn. There are only two ways out. One is for people like Lu You, Xin Qiji and others to actively fight and advocate for regaining their lost land, but they are repeatedly rejected, and most of them die in depression; the other is to choose to retire, like Confucius said, "A state without moral principles is a fool." However, he did not want to follow the trend and collude with evil, so he could only write a few poems to relieve the obstacles in his heart. Zheng Sixiao was just such a person.
"Flowers bloom without others, and they are independent and fun." These two poems are a portrayal of the poet's unwillingness to join the crowd. They are also an emotional struggle and a kind of inner feeling among the scholars at that time. The helpless and sad cry, the self-admiring appearance hides the helpless heart.
The last two sentences are the poet’s final oath. When the fate of the nation and the country are closely linked to each other, the poet maintains his destiny with the integrity and integrity he can only possess. The last pure land in the hearts of scholars.
"I would rather die with the fragrance on the branches than fall into the north wind?" I think the first thing the poet thought of when he wrote this poem was Qu Yuan. He would rather throw a stone into the Miluo River and be buried in the belly of the fish. In this filthy world, we do not want to live an ignoble existence. This is the most helpless struggle and the last hold on national integrity.