in 416 ad, emperor Wu of song mobilized the whole country's troops to crusade against the post-Qin dynasty in five ways from east to west. Luoyang was first conquered, and the old capital of the Western Jin Dynasty was recovered. In the second year, he conquered Chang 'an. After a hundred years of vicissitudes, Chang 'an was finally recovered by the Jin army. When the news reached the south of the Yangtze River, the ruling and opposition parties in the Eastern Jin Dynasty were jubilant. Emperor Wu of Song greatly expanded his personal rights through the Northern Expedition. In order to please Emperor Wu of Song, the imperial court made Emperor Wu of Song a prime minister, in charge of state affairs, and named him Duke Song, and added nine tin to ten counties in the food city, which was above the princes. Emperor Wu of Song pretended to refuse. A discerning person knows at a glance that the court is in the hands of Emperor Wu of Song. If he wants something, the court has to give him something by imperial edict. He wants to be a court, and today's court has to give way to him quickly, which is a matter of time. That autumn, Tao Yuanming was always unhappy. He had already seen through that the luck of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was exhausted, and it was only a matter of time before Emperor Wu of Song usurped the throne. He was sad and depressed about it all day. As long as the Eastern Jin Dynasty exists, the great-grandfather Tao Kan's achievements will be brilliant and shine on his country. Once the Eastern Jin Dynasty perished, it would be written off. He also thinks that everything is developing and changing, and the rise and fall, honor and disgrace are constantly changing alternately. It is as big as a country and as small as a family. It's no use worrying about these things. Drink more wine and have a good sleep. As long as Tao Yuanming gets the wine, there is not a night when he doesn't drink it and get drunk. He realized that life, like lightning, is fleeting, so he should be magnanimous and carefree. Maybe by drinking, I, Tao Yuanming, can go down in history. After drunkenness, I became very poetic, pulled out a piece of paper at random, wrote my feelings, and waited until I woke up the next day before modifying and polishing it. The written poems are getting thicker and thicker, so let my old friends help me sort out the transcription. A * * * got 2 poems, and Tao Yuanming named this group of poems "Twenty Drinks"
This is the writing background of this poem. I believe you should understand Tao Yuanming's mood at that time after reading this ...