Predecessors spoke highly of the ideological and artistic achievements of Luo Shen Fu, most obviously compared with Qu Yuan's Nine Songs and Song Yu's Goddess Fu.
In fact, Cao Zhi's Fu has both. It not only has a strong lyrical component with Mrs. Xiang, but also has a delicate description of female beauty by Song Yufu. In addition, its plot is complete, its technique is changeable and its form is meaningful, which is beyond the previous works.
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According to the Preface, Cao Zhi's Fu was written in the year of Huang San (222). After he entered Luoyang, the capital city, he passed through Luoshui and returned to Juancheng, a fief, "feeling Song Yu's worries about Chu women". Shortly after Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he killed Cao Zhi's close friends Ding Yi and Ding Kuang.
After going abroad, Cao Zhi himself played "Drunkenness, Robbery Ambassadors" for the state supervision, and was demoted to Anxiang Hou, later renamed Juancheng Hou, and later made Juancheng King (for details, see the Three Kingdoms Chen Sichuan).
These are undoubtedly a heavy blow to Cao Zhi, who is determined to "serve the country faithfully, benefit the people, make contributions and make a lasting legacy" (a book with Yang Dezu), and his depression and anguish can be imagined.
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