Li Shen's ancestors had a prominent family background, and his great-grandfather Li Jingxuan was named Zhao Guogong. Because he was defeated and demoted in the conquest of Tubo, his family came down. Li Shen lost his father at an early age, and his mother taught him to read and write at an early age. At the age of 27, Li Shen was admitted to Jinshi and became a bachelor of Hanlin. While visiting Jiatai in Bozhou with fellow scholar Li Fengji, Li Shen made two songs, the second one? In spring, as long as sowing the next seed, autumn can harvest a lot of food. There are no idle fields in the four seas, and farmers still starve to death! ? As soon as it came out, Li Fengji, who was jealous of Li Shen's talent, seized the emotion of the peasants' suffering in the poem and thought that Li Shen's poem was mocking the imperial court, so Li Fengji, who wanted to climb up on others, reported Li Shen with this poem, and Li Shen, who was full of poetry, wrote another poem:? Plough on the ridge, and you will be hungry if you plant your hands. The woman who weaves the shuttle under the window has no clothes by hand. I would like to be a beautiful woman. A smile is worthless, and the country is naturally fat. ? After Li Fengji returned to Chang 'an, he immediately reported these three poems as Li Shen's satire on the imperial court, and reported that Li Shen had a grudge against the imperial court in his heart, and wrote an anti-poem to vent his anger, which was outrageous.
During the Yuanhe period in Tang Xianzong, the history was called "Yuanhe Zhongxing". As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Xianzong Chun Li admired the achievements of his ancestors very much, and took them as an example of a wise king. Tang Xianzong often read the records of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong, and hoped that he could govern the country and go down in history, not only summing up the experiences and lessons of the former emperors very seriously, but also reusing the virtuous, reforming the malpractice and making great efforts to govern. He also boldly uses talents, diligently conducts political affairs, and strives for rejuvenation. During the reign of Tang Xianzong, the Tang Dynasty made great achievements in Yuan Dynasty and vassal reduction, which revived the prestige of the central government of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, in terms of historical evaluation, there are three emperors in the Tang Dynasty who are highly appraised: Emperor Taizong, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Tang Xianzong. ?
After Tang Xianzong saw these three anti-poems falsely accused, he not only thought that Li Shen was satirizing the imperial court, but also thought that ministers, including himself, had lived in the temple for a long time, but forgot to care about the people's feelings and observe the sufferings of the people. At the same time, he was moved by Li Shen's affectionate poems. Therefore, Li Shen was promoted as an imperial adviser and assistant minister of the Ministry of Finance. As a false accusation, Li Fengji was demoted as an observer in Yunnan. However, Li Shen is not keen on official career, and his personality is strong and stubborn, and his temper is too straightforward, and he is even more unwilling to flatter his boss. After entering the national political center, he fell into the political whirlpool of "Niuli Party Struggle" in the middle Tang Dynasty. Later, Li Shen reappeared the glory of his great-grandfather, and was also named Zhao Guogong. Four years later, he died in our time. ?