Because of his bumpy career and poor life, Liu Yong turned from pursuing fame to being tired of officialdom, indulging in the charming and prosperous urban life, and looking for sustenance in "leaning on the red and leaning on the green" and "singing lightly". As the first poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, Liu Yong is a great poet in the Northern Song Dynasty and occupies an important position in the history of ci. He opened up the field of ci and created many excellent works. He not only developed the theme of ci, but also wrote a lot of slow words, developed narrative skills and promoted the popularization and colloquialism of ci, which had a great influence in the history of ci. He is a scholar, official and foreign minister in Jing You. As a bohemian, he was down and out all his life. His ci mostly describes the city scenery and the life of geisha, and he is especially good at expressing the feelings of traveling and service.
Liu Yong's lyrics are very popular, and there is a saying that "there is a well to drink and a willow lyric to sing". Many chapters sang the pain of some down-and-out literati in the prosperous times with sad tunes, which was really touching.