Song Dynasty: Su Shi
Scale has never suffered. Look at both carefully. Send messages to people to wipe their backs and bend their elbows every day.
Handle with care, handle with care, the layman is spotless.
The general idea of this word is:
When have water and soil ever been together? Look carefully, there are both, but it seems that there is neither. I said to the back cleaner, please continue to wipe your back today.
I just hope it gets lighter and lighter. I have no dirt on me.
On the surface, this word is a poem about bathing. On the surface, Su Dongpo's narrative is humorous, but under close reading, it is full of profound meaning. As mentioned above, the writing background of this word is that Su Dongpo knew that he was being reused by Zongshen and was about to be transferred to Ruzhou. He is a little excited, so we can read Dongpo's brisk mood between the lines.
"Scale have to suffer. Look at the two carefully. "
Water and soil can't be together at all. Su Dongpo implied in this sentence that he was demoted many times because he had never been in cahoots with treacherous villains. The so-called "muddy but not dirty, clear but not demon ripple" is what he said. How can an honest man like him get involved with those slanderers? He would rather be demoted than be with him.