This is a sad song of life. "Before me, where was the lost era? The "ancients" and "newcomers" in "? Behind me, where is the next generation? "Both refer to wise men and ministers, such as Yan Zhaowang and Guo Kun, who are polite to valuable men and women. These two sentences cherish the memory of the ancients and feel that they are ill-timed; Looking forward to new people, I feel that I have no talent. As later generations wrote "Monument to Chen Gong's Respect for Virtue": "Tao can help the world, but life cannot reach the world; Only in this way can we bring Yao and Shun, but luck is not suitable for Yao and Shun.
This deep depression, sadness and loneliness occupied the poet's whole heart at this time. He stopped at the Youzhou stage, looking for its long history and rich practical significance wholeheartedly:
How many wise kings and ministers have been born with a long history and how many great achievements have been made; How many bad kings and mediocrities you have witnessed and how many sins and disgraces you have washed away!
Long history, in front of you, how short personal life is! No matter how bright or dark, you are a passer-by. Sadly, I can't even make use of this short life. It's hard to find a confidant and a talent. It's sad to think about it, why not make people cry!