"Humble officials laugh at themselves, and the spirit is free to make money" comes from the poem "People who send Cui to the Mountain" written by Yao He, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. It means that people with humble official positions and no status only smile in front of rich and powerful people, and they work hard and blame themselves. Of course, if you are as cold as a wild crane, then all these will alienate you, and you won't have such troubles.
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Ren Shan sent a message to Cui Zhiren.
Author Yao He? the Tang Dynasty
It's been a long time since the unkind news, but what about Qiu Lai's body color? Suffering from a glass of wine, getting sick and writing articles crazily. Poor officials laugh at themselves, and idleness naturally makes money scarce. When the plan was muddy, I found a place to live in the mountains.
What's my dream? Y incarnation Shian.
So is ZH incarnation. This is the first time I have seen you.
Yao He (after 77 1-845) was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. Shi Xia was born in Shanzhou (now south of Shanxian County, Henan Province). Yuanhe Jinshi, martial arts masterpiece. Officials and secretaries are less supervised. The world calls Yao Wugong, and his poetry school is also called "martial arts style". Most of his poems are about his daily life and natural scenery. He likes the Five Laws and strives for success deliberately, which is quite similar to Jia Dao, so he is called "Yao Jia". His poems were learned by Song Jianghu poets. There are 10 volumes of Yao Shaojian's poems. There is also the "Extreme Mystery Collection".