Chen Ziang
Hanting is a clever official, while Yun Ge is a man with small profits.
Poor Ambassador Ma, who is the white-headed man?
Chen Ziang (66 1-702) was born in Shehong (now Shehong, Sichuan). In the first year of Tang Ruizong's civilization (684), he was promoted to Jinshi, and he was appointed as Lin Tai Zhengzi, and moved to the right. He joined the army twice, and the last time he disagreed with the main commander Wu Youyi, he was excluded. In 698, the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Xie Guan returned to his hometown, was framed by Wu Sanshi and county magistrate Duan Jian, and died in prison. He advocated the innovation of poetry, advocated the style of Han and Wei Dynasties, and opposed the flowery and complicated style of Qi and Liang Dynasties, which made great contributions to the healthy development of Tang poetry. Du Fu praised: "After the male gave birth to a horse, his name hung on the sun and the moon." Han Yu praised: "When the country was full of articles, the children began to dance high." Sikuquanshu contains ten volumes of Chen Shiyi Collection, of which two volumes are included in The Whole Tang Poetry, and one is supplemented by The Whole Tang Poetry.
The title of the poem is "Sacrificing Mountain Animals to Give Twelve Servants to Joe". Joe's servant named Joe was also a poet in the Tang Dynasty. He went to war twice in the first year of hanging arch in Wuhou (685) and the first year of Long Live Heaven (696), and had close ties with Chen Ziang. This is one of them.
The first sentence is about the court of the Han Dynasty, and only opportunistic officials can eat it. "Rong" is used as a verb here, and "official" means to reward opportunistic officials. Poets in the Tang Dynasty like to use the Han Dynasty as a metaphor for the Tang Dynasty, so this poem actually means that only those opportunistic officials in the Tang Dynasty can appreciate it.
The second sentence was written in places where meritorious deeds were commended, and it was very contemptuous of those who defended their country in the frontier. "Yun Ge" refers to Yuntai and Qilin Pavilion in Han Dynasty. During the reign of Han Yongping (58-75), Yuntai displayed portraits of 28 generals. Xuan Di painted portraits of eleven heroes and displayed them in the Kirin Pavilion. Therefore, "Yun Ge" is used to refer to the place where heroes are commended. This is actually a metaphor for the Tang Dynasty passing through the Han Dynasty.
Three or four sentences mean poor Joe. Who do you always fight for in the frontier? "Ma Qi's family" originally refers to the Huan Temple in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He served as an imperial envoy and was famous for his solemn work. He often rides a horse and is called a stone. This refers to Joe, because Joe was also a servant. "Whitehead" also refers to Joe, because he joined the northern army in his fifties. Because of the poor living conditions in ancient times, especially in the war environment, it is normal for him to have all white hair at the age of 50.
This poem is about Joe's injustice. He took part in the crusade against rebellion and went through all kinds of hardships. Although he won, his hair turned white, but he still served as such a small official. Joe's colleagues, their experiences and treatment are similar, so this poem is ostensibly for Joe, but in fact it is also venting their dissatisfaction.