This poem was written by Meng Jiao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, from After Graduation. It is a four-line poem he wrote in Jinshi and later. The first two sentences of the poem describe his two moods before and after the exam. Through the contrast between the two moods, he expressed his happiness that he finally stepped into the sky and set foot on a bright future.

Brief introduction of the author

Meng Jiao (75 1 ~ 8 14) was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The word dongye. Wu Kang, Huzhou (now Deqing, Zhejiang) was born in Pyeongchang (now northeast of Linyi, Shandong), so his old friend called him "Meng Dongye, a native of Pyeongchang". He was withdrawn by nature and poor all his life. His friends took care of Mr. Yao Zhen. The title of the poem, Yougu, is cynical, but his mood is low and his words are bitter. Su Shi and Jia Dao called it "thinner than suburban island". There are poems by Meng Dongye.