Baike: this poem is persuading people not to listen to slander.
Each stanza is structured as: first two sentences are bixing, middle four implore you to not listen to slander, last two tell you if you don't listen to slander, it won't succeed.
The three plants are necessities of life in this era. (Baike does not elaborate more) It's odd to me that the first two plants are described as bitter? The first is described as extremely bitter medicinal herbs, or potentially lotus or licorice. The second is bitter vegetable. The last one is a turnip.
Re: 125. 采苓 - Cai Ling
Each stanza is structured as: first two sentences are bixing, middle four implore you to not listen to slander, last two tell you if you don't listen to slander, it won't succeed.
The three plants are necessities of life in this era. (Baike does not elaborate more) It's odd to me that the first two plants are described as bitter? The first is described as extremely bitter medicinal herbs, or potentially lotus or licorice. The second is bitter vegetable. The last one is a turnip.