Enlightenment thinker, journalist, and politician during
the early years of the Republic of China
<<A Song of a Wisteria Vine under the Autumn Wind
(秋風斷藤曲)>>
Fine sandy soil is sweeping the land/ and the easterly wind blowing
in early fall is weeping wildly. Blade-like white snow/ is pouring
down the Heilong Jiang river. Within five steps, you let blood gush
from the enemy’s body/ and accomplished a great mission/ so that
laughter shakes the whole land/ You are so admirable and you will
shine forever in history. The funeral coach is moving far ahead/ but
it is so pathetic to hear the clattering sound of a horse's hoofs/
The far away sky I see now appears to be
wearing mourning dress/ and stratus clouds, like pieces of Chinese
ink, are sweeping the land. Emperor Dezong of Tang (唐德宗) lost
Wu Yuanheng (武元衡), and the Royal Court has lost a hero of great