Don, Sheng Bang! The world is unified, the country is vast, and all parties welcome it. There is no foreign invasion and no internal worries. The Tang Dynasty was a paradise for intellectuals and literati, rich in material and highly free in spirit. As long as you are in the midst of celebrities, you can be unconstrained. "Colorful horses give money to boys in exchange for good wine" can "welcome the spirit to drink for the monarch, and the tall buildings of horses are willows", which can be chivalrous, idyllic, magnificent and insightful, and is a real spiritual wonder;
In the song dynasty, it inherited the disadvantages of the five generations, lost the hidden cloud, the land was not unified, and foreign invasion continued; The national policy of suppressing martial arts and the complete imperial examination system in Song Dynasty made the ruling class democratic. Many celebrities are from a slight cold background (such as Fan Zhongyan, who worries about the world first, and Ouyang Xiu, who is not drunk and does not return); These literati, who were originally at the bottom of society, gained the opportunity to participate in the national center through the system of the Song Dynasty. Their loyalty to this dynasty even exceeded their loyalty to the monarch, so the civil servants in the Song Dynasty impressed us the most, Kou Zhun, Bao Zheng, Wen Tianxiang ...; However, the Song Dynasty was weak at the same time, surrounded by a circle of barbaric neighbors, which led to a strong sense of hardship among literati.
Different from the Eden-like Tang Dynasty, the literati in Song Dynasty had a sense of ownership. They have fanatical faith and loyalty to their country. They sincerely believe that they are the masters of the country and shoulder the heavy responsibility of strengthening the country and enriching the people. However, the harsh reality has repeatedly frustrated them. Therefore, the literati in the Song Dynasty were full of a strong sense of hardship. Seeing things, seeing scenery and thinking about people made them feel unlucky with the country and their ambitions were not paid.