"People are not sleepy, and the general has white hair and tears." Why can't people sleep? Why is the general still in service when he is white-haired? Why do young soldiers cry for their country? There is sadness here, but it's not important. What matters is worry, resentment, resentment. They are worried about national security, complaining that no one in the imperial court reorganized military equipment, and even more resenting that the authorities did not have a correct policy, so that the border guards lived under the "blockade" for a long time, but they could not retreat to their homes and serenade their wives.
Judging from the whole sentence of The Fisherman's Pride, it should be said that the mood is tragic and the feelings are strong. It is an ancient song of border guards, which touched the hearts of millions of readers through the ages with its heroism.
2. Background:
From the first year of Song Kangding (A.D. 1040) to the third year of Li Qing (A.D. 1043), Fan Zhongyan served as the deputy envoy of Shaanxi Province and the magistrate of Yanzhou. According to historical records, when he was guarding the northwest frontier, he not only strictly ordered the soldiers to be taken care of, but also attracted all Qiang people to accept him, which was deeply feared by Xixia, saying that he "had tens of thousands of armour soldiers in his belly." This poem named "Qiu Si" is a fisherman's pride and a sentimental work when he was in the army.