Taking Liu Yongping as his bones and his poems as his soul, it is divided into five volumes to restore his legendary life of "a talented poet and a prime minister in white clothes".
Volume 1: A young man from Beijing, the wind sings at the beginning of the month
Core stage: Early life in Bianjing (18-25 years old). He was born in a family of officials but wandered around the market, and was first involved in the world of poetry and brothel culture.
Core theme: the beginning of talent and the budding of ideals, the first collision between traditional career and free nature.
Volume Two: Frustrated in the Examination, Written Lyrics by Order
Core stage: Failed the imperial examination twice (25-35 years old), turned into "Liu Sanbian was ordered to write lyrics", and became a leader in the market CI world.
Core theme: Frustration of ideals and reconstruction of identity, self-acceptance from "scholar" to "poet writer".
Volume Three: Wandering in the Jianghu, Writing Poems about His Life
Core stage: middle-aged wandering (35-45 years old), traveling through Wuchu, Bashu, Lingnan and other places to broaden the subject matter and realm of Ci.
The core theme: space roaming and spiritual growth. The words move from "marketplace" to "jianghu", adding to the nostalgia of home and country.
Volume 4: Reaching the throne in old age, ups and downs in officialdom
The core stage: becoming an official in his later years (45-55 years old), a short official career and continued influence of the word name.
The core theme: the return of ideals and the gap between reality, and the final reconciliation of the dual identities of "scholar" and "poet writer".
Volume 5: The guest in Xiangyang dies, but the soul of the poem lives on forever
Core stage: death from illness in his later years and posthumous affairs (55-60 years old), the legendary ending of "a group of prostitutes buried Liu Qi together".
Core theme: the end of life and spiritual immortality, the influence of Liu Yong and "Liu Ci" on future generations.
