Dark clouds were pressing down on the city and it was about to be destroyed. Jia Guang wrote scenes and events to the golden scales of the sun, exaggerating the tense atmosphere and critical situation of the troops approaching the city, and used the sunlight to show the might and majesty of the defenders. "Dark clouds are pressing down on the city, ready to destroy it." The word "pressing" vividly reveals the large number of enemy troops and the ferocity of the attack, as well as the disparity in strength between the two warring parties, the difficult situation of the defenders, etc.
The second sentence describes the defenders inside the city to compare with the enemy troops outside the city. Suddenly, the situation changes, and a ray of sunlight shines through the gaps in the clouds, reflecting on the armor of the defenders. All I saw was golden light, dazzling. At this moment, they are wearing strong armor and are ready to fight. Here, sunlight is used to show the camp and morale of the defenders. The scenes are intertwined and wonderful.
It is said that Wang Anshi once criticized this sentence and said: "The dark clouds are pressing down on the city, how can there be a light shining toward the sun?" Yang Shen claimed that he had indeed seen such a scene, and accused Wang Anshi and said: "Song Lao Turban" "I don't know poetry." ("Sheng'an Poetry Talk") In fact, the reality of art and the reality of life cannot be equated. When the enemy is besieging a city, there may not be dark clouds; when the defenders are arrayed, there may not be sunlight to shine and cheer. In the poem, The dark clouds and sunlight are the means used by poets to create scenes and ideas.
Original text
Yanmen Prefect’s Travel
Dark clouds were pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it, and the light of armor opened towards the golden scales of the sun.
The sound of the trumpet fills the autumn sky, and the night is purple when stuffed with swallow fat.
A half-rolled red flag is near the Yishui River, and the sound of heavy frost and cold drums cannot be heard.
Report your favor on the golden stage, support the Jade Dragon and die for you!
Extended information:
Li He (about 791 AD - about 817 AD), whose courtesy name is Changji, is "the founder of Changji-style poetry." Fuchang, Henan Province in the Tang Dynasty ( Today, Yiyang County, Luoyang, Henan) lived in Changgu, Fuchang, later known as Li Changgu. He was a member of the Tang clan and a descendant of Li Liang (King Dazheng), uncle of Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Known as the "Poetry Ghost", he is a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty who is as famous as the "Poetry Sage" Du Fu, the "Poetry Immortal" Li Bai and the "Poetry Buddha" Wang Wei. There are famous works such as "Yanmen Taishou's Journey" and "Li Ping Konghou Yin".
Li He was a romantic poet in the mid-Tang Dynasty. Together with Li Bai and Li Shangyin, they were called the Three Lis of the Tang Dynasty. ? He is a representative of the transition period from the mid-Tang Dynasty to the late Tang Dynasty. Most of the poems he wrote lamented his untimely birth and inner depression, expressing his pursuit of ideals and ambitions; they reflected the separatist rule of feudal towns, the dictatorship of eunuchs, and the cruel exploitation of the people at that time. He left behind some eternal good sentences such as "Dark clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it", "If the sky is affectionate, the sky will also grow old".
Li He's poetry is extremely imaginative, and he often uses myths and legends to support the past and present. Therefore, later generations often call him a "ghost genius" and a "poetry ghost", and his poems are called "Ghosts and Immortals". Ci". There is a saying that "'Taibai is an immortal, Changji is a ghost'. Li He is another famous romantic poet in the history of Chinese literature after Qu Yuan and Li Bai.
Li He suffered from long-term depression. A sentimental and anxious lifestyle. In the eighth year of Yuanhe (813), he resigned from Fenglilang and returned to Changgu due to illness. He died young at the age of 27.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Yanmen Taishou's Journey (Poetry by Li He)
Baidu Encyclopedia-Li He (Poet of the Tang Dynasty)