The ancients also wanted to explain the facts more simply and easily, but due to the limitations of the times, the ancients could not do so, so they had to compress the text. Poetry is not an esoteric language, but a written language, used to record, not to speak. Before the invention of paper, ancient people could only record words through difficult tools such as bamboo slips.
Writing vernacular on bamboo slips requires too much work and too long. It is best to use abbreviations, otherwise it will be inelegant. It is said that the ancients liked to use poetry to express their feelings, not that ancient communication was not developed enough. They can express their feelings only by writing poems. Whether they are sad or happy, angry or sad, they put them all in their poems. Ancient people could not send emotions and express their feelings in space or on various social software like us modern people. They can only write and chat with many friends. However, I have to say that the life of the ancients was beautiful and not illusory at all.
This is not only personal joy, anger, sorrow, and joy, but also the frustration of being unable to serve the country, the frustration of being unable to stop personal ambition, the leisure of being indifferent to fame and fortune, returning to the countryside, the fluctuation and sinking of official positions, the treacherous Officialdom, separation from family, melancholy lying on the land, melancholy looking at the railing in the distance, purity, loyalty and unyielding. There are too many ancient poems to express. The ancients used poetry as a carrier to hide their emotions, leaving us with endless thoughts.
There were also many poets who wrote poems and books angrily because they were not recommended by high-ranking officials and their talents were wronged. These poems and books were passed down to the emperor through the mouth of the people and were finally appreciated. There are many such examples. I have to say that the ancients were also very powerful.