Original painting of Youzhou Tower
Tang Dynasty: Chen Ziang
No one can see the ancient wisdom of the ancient king, only those wise men who can't see the afterlife can see it.
I think of heaven and earth, there is no limit, there is no end, I am alone, tears fell down!
I can't see the ancient saints,
I can't see the future sage monarch.
Thinking that only the vast world is infinite,
I can't stop crying sadly.
In 696 AD, the Khitan captured Yingzhou, and Chen Ziang was ordered to go to war. The general who leads the troops is a straw bag, and he has lost several battles in succession. Chen Ziang made many suggestions, but they were not adopted. Seeing that the good policy of serving the country cannot be realized. One day, he boarded Youzhou Taiwan and remembered Yan Zhaowang, who was widely recruited during the Warring States Period. He was so angry that he wrote this song "On Youzhou Tower".
The poet felt that life was short and the universe was infinite, and shed tears unconsciously. This is a cry that poets can't show if they serve the country and the people. Under close reading, the tragic and desolate spirit arises spontaneously, and the uneven syntax and cadence syllables add artistic appeal.
About the author: Chen Ziang (6665438+ A.D. 0~ 702), whose real name is Apollo, was born in Shehong, Zizhou (now Shehong, Sichuan), a writer and poet in the Tang Dynasty, and one of the innovative figures in poetry and prose in the early Tang Dynasty. Before taking office, the right gleaned, and later generations called it Chen gleaned.
When Chen Ziang was a teenager, he was generous to Ren Xia. At the age of 24, he was promoted to Jinshi. The above book Theory and Politics was valued by Empress Wu Zetian and awarded the word "Lin Tai". Later, he rose to the right to pick up the remains and dared to say and do it. He was imprisoned for opposing Wuhou's "anti-Party". At the age of 26 and 36, he joined the army twice and was far-sighted in border defense affairs. At the age of 38 (698 in the first year of the Holy Calendar), his father returned to his hometown because of his dismissal from office, and his father died soon. During Chen Ziang's mourning, Wu Sansi, the powerful minister, ordered the persecution of Luo Zhi, the county magistrate of Shehong, and finally died in prison.