Emergency conscription in the state capital of Dengzhou. I was wearing a tattered leather coat and riding a thin horse, traveling in the moonlight at night.
I failed to avoid customs, so I applied for an official position; However, I am also ridiculous about this.
In Shili pond, flocks of ducks are splashing and singing loudly, which is a lively scene. Mulberry trees and Zheshu trees planted in the whole Sichuan Plain are scattered in the late smoke.
I should only die on the battlefield in my life. Who told Ting Chunguan to know my name?
Background:
In October of the fifth year of Zheng Da (1228), Yuan Haowen's mother died. According to the custom at that time, Yuan Haowen resigned as the county magistrate in Neixiang, Henan Province, and went to Bailuyuan, the hometown of furniture at that time, at the age of 39. This seclusion lasted for a year and a half. In the spring of the seventh year in Zheng Da (1230), the Mongolian army in the north of Jin stepped up its efforts. Dengzhou (now Dengxian County, Henan Province), located in the north-south traffic tunnel, was also invaded by the Southern Song Dynasty. In order to strengthen the defense, the governor of Dengzhou stabbed her and hired her as a curtain post. Yuan Haowen was deeply impressed by the country's difficulties. After receiving the documents, he rushed all the way to Dengzhou overnight. I can't sleep in my hometown in Dengzhou, and it's not far away. About morning, you can arrive at night. This poem was written on the way to Deng.