Because the ruling class is decadent, the society is dark and the people's lives are miserable, Li Shangyin exposes and criticizes the upper ruling group, but also reflects the sufferings of the lower people. In "Hundred Rhymes in the Western Suburb", he wrote about the desolate and broken scene of Xijing countryside under the attack of natural and man-made disasters, and the situation that farmers had no livelihood and were forced to be "thieves". It reflects the profound disaster brought to the broad masses of people by the separatist regime of the buffer region, the chaotic administration of eunuchs and the heavy exploitation of the ruling group, and shows his sympathy for the people. "The vegetation is half comfortable, unlike the morning snow and ice. If it is bitter and hot in summer, the burnt volume is not fragrant. " Write about the poor living environment and poor living conditions of farmers at that time. "As soon as Yi passed through the village, there were no rooms in ten rooms." The poets passed through ten houses, and none of them were spared, seeing the persecution of the people by society at that time. After the change of Ganlu, the eunuch's cruel oppression of the people, factional disputes and the incompetence of the court made the people die tragically or drift from place to place. "The city is empty, the rat bird is dead, and the wolf can't cry until people leave." There is no figure, just the cry of jackals. What a tragic sight!
In this eunuch rebellion war, the people were greatly persecuted, and they just wanted to "get out of their comfort zone, but they wanted to die in the mountains." What is even worse is that "the thief pavilion starts at noon and asks who is poor", which reveals the essence of officials forcing "poor people" to be thieves. Faced with this situation, the poet wrote: "I want to hear this, my grievance is burning with anger ... I am willing to do my best for this matter." This shows the poet's determination to plead for the people, showing his worries about people's lives and his criticism and criticism of the dark society. In Baqiao, the poet thinks that the people in the north have suffered greatly under the invasion of the Uighur rulers, showing sympathy and concern for the people. Poems such as "Today" and "Strange Letter" show deep sympathy for the people's suffering under cruel political oppression. But compared with his exposure and criticism of the upper ruling group, it is far from it. However, the poet pays attention to people's lives and is deeply worried about their tragic fate. He wants people to live and work in peace and contentment, but his personal strength is weak. Facing the dark reality at that time, he could only show indignation and worry.