He "warmed around the stove with all the handsome men from the East China Sea", "discussed loftily and laughed", and "those who excelled in chanting", so he was named "Waiting the stove". The purpose of this book's discussion of poetry is the theory of "intention as the main commander", emphasizing the leading role of thoughts and emotions in creation. Du Fu, the poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, was the most admired, because his poems were "meaningful", and he also admired Li Shangyin's poems.
