Wu Xu and Song Lin learned from the information that Lu You had many literary talents, especially his achievements in poetry. He said that he had "ten thousand poems in sixty years", and there are more than 9,300 poems in existence. First of all, Wu Xu and Song Lin realized that Lu You's creation can be roughly divided into three periods: before entering Shu at the age of 46, he preferred written forms; from entering Shu to resigning from office and returning eastward at the age of 64, this was the mature period of his poetry creation. Wu Xu and Song Lin also discovered that it was also a period of great change in the style of poetry, from specializing in "algae painting" in the early years to pursuing an ambitious and unrestrained style, full of fighting spirit and patriotic passion.
Wu Xu and Song Lin discovered that after he lived in seclusion in his hometown Shanyin in his later years, his poetic style tended to be simple and down-to-earth, showing a clear and distant pastoral flavor, and sometimes revealing the desolate emotion of life. Wu Xu and Song Lin were immersed in the atmosphere created by Lu You's poems, and felt the sadness and joy with the poet ***.