This is the first time that Zuo has come to Beijing to take the exam. Previously, Zuo successfully passed the Juren Examination and was appreciated by He Changling, a provincial and ministerial official, He Xiling, the president of a famous university in Hunan, and Wu Rongguang, the military and political leader of Hunan. It can be said that the starting point is very high. Therefore, the young left is not considering the gains and losses of one person, but the rise and fall of the whole world.

When he was in Beijing, Zuo wrote a group of poems called "Thoughts on Yantai".

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Zuo wrote in the first poem: "Who uses Confucianism to protect public order when things are long and idle?" There is no tyranny and poverty in the country, and it is difficult for people to go hungry. The army in the world is afraid of labor, and the string tube is promoted. The blue shirt doesn't understand current events, and the poetry book is full of sighs. "

In this poem, Zuo expressed his grief over people's suffering and discipline corruption, and pointed out that the key to governing the country lies in safeguarding people's livelihood and eliminating tyranny, hoping to serve the court and rely on Confucianism to formulate public order.

In the second poem, Zuo wrote: "Ge Liequan's contribution to gold is also great, but his strategy is not sparse." Both men and orphans have their own strategies, and disasters will still come to tell us. In order to raise money to worship the Lord, I will not hesitate to lose money. I heard about warehousing for the first time. The temple is full of heroes, so we have to make up for it. "

In this poem, Zuo expressed his nostalgia for the celebrities of the former dynasty, such as Ge Shilie, Zhi Ning,. What is beyond words is still the lofty ambition of "worrying about the world without half an acre".

In the third poem, Zuo wrote: "The soldiers in the western regions are surrounded by years, and the country is re-established. Camel Wan Li lost official rice, and Shaqi made this stone field for generations. Buying a province is still annoying, so why spend more money? The general is more worried and his livelihood is poor. "

In this poem, Zuo takes the management of the western regions as the theme, laments the frequent wars in the northwest region, and puts forward a long-term and insightful strategy to consolidate the frontier. Decades later, Zuo personally led the troops into the Shaanxi-Gansu region to quell the war and recover Xinjiang, which became a rare story in history.

In the other four poems, Zuo put forward the ideal of strengthening the defense in southern Xinjiang and serving the country. Many years later, Zuo kept his promise. For decades, he took part in the pacification of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Nian Army and the Shaanxi-Gansu Uprising, participated in the Westernization Movement, recovered Xinjiang, and went to the front of the Sino-French War to participate in the Anti-French War until he was over 70 years old. At that time, Zhuge Liang said, "Do your best to die." Zuo claimed to be "bright today" and he did it!

In the late Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang was on par with Zuo. Coincidentally, 20-year-old Li Hongzhang also wrote a set of poems "Entering Beijing".

From 65438 to 0843, at the request of his father, Li Hongzhang went to Beijing to prepare for the Shuntianfu rural examination the following year. On his way to the north, Li Hongzhang wrote the song "Going to Beijing".

Li Hongzhang wrote in his first poem: "My husband only praises Wu Gou, and his spirit is higher than a hundred feet. Who wrote 10,000 years of history? It's eight thousand miles away. I will definitely follow in my footsteps. How can I chase wild gulls in my spare time? Laughing at the moon by the Lugou Bridge, several people came to Yingzhou from now on! "

Among the other nine poems, Li Hongzhang is full of yearning for fame and fortune. "Add blood to fame and fortune, and you will know that you have been blessed for half your life." "Looking back, you have been diligent in class, but you are not famous today." "Poetry and wine have not been learned by celebrities, so you must be young." As for the security of the country and the sufferings of the people, they are all things that have disappeared.

So, many years later, Li Hongzhang was obsessed with vanity fair, long-sleeved and good at dancing, and became a good official.