Back and forth, day and night, what does the news of feather removal mean?

Meaning: Urgent military books are frequently circulated day and night.

Said by: Wang Wei, Tang Dynasty, old general.

Excerpt:

Ancient trees extend all the way to narrow lanes, and isolated mountains extend to cold windows.

Swear in Kashgar, pray for wells in Kashgar, and don't complain about alcohol.

Soldiers lined up like clouds on Helan Mountain, and books in the army were rumors day and night.

The special envoy of Red Festival went to Sanhe for conscription, and the commander-in-chief sent troops to General Five.

Translation:

The ancient trees are vast, extending to the deep alleys, and there are very few lonely windows. Swear to learn from Geng Gong's practice of seeking wells and springs in Shule, and not to do irrigation in Yingchuan, where people complain about drinking and drinking. At the foot of Helan Mountain, soldiers are deployed like clouds, and urgent military books are frequently spread day and night. Our envoy went to Sanhe to recruit soldiers and asked the general to send troops in five ways.

In 737 AD (twenty-five years of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty), Wang Wei was appointed as the suggestion, served as our envoy under Cui, our envoy in the west of Liangzhou River, and spent a year in the army. During this period, he went deep into the life of soldiers and shuttled between ordinary schools, and found that there were many unreasonable places in the army.

This poem tells the story of a veteran. He made great contributions to the crusade for the East and the West all his life. As a result, he ended up in a sad situation that "no work" was abandoned and he had to make a living by farming and selling. When the border war broke out again, he volunteered to serve the country regardless of grievances. The work is a paragraph of ten sentences, with a tidy style and a lot of allusions. It depicts the artistic image of "veteran" from different angles and aspects, which increases the inclusiveness of the work and fully expresses the theme of the work.

The work reveals the ignorance and ruthlessness of the rulers' rewards and punishments. The poet used the allusions of Li Guang and Wei Qing to imply that the rulers were cronyism, and the rewards and punishments were unfounded. He wrote about the unfair experiences of veterans and praised their noble moral integrity and patriotic enthusiasm.