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With the background of the Tang Dynasty from the prosperous period of Kaiyuan to the Anshi Rebellion, the book lays out more than 35,000 words and narrates the story of four literati with different temperaments but similar personalities. They became connected through poetry and intertwined with each other through friendship, and they experienced together the eternal stories of poetry, wine, romance, and the tribulations of their family and country. There were four gentlemen at that time: Li Yunqing from Longxi, bold and uninhibited, excellent in poetry and swords, with the spirit of banishing immortals; Su Zimo from Meishan, elegant and gentle, spiritually inspired in calligraphy, and a benevolent person; Liu Chengfeng from Hedong, a chivalrous spirit, addicted to wine and righteousness, with a loyal and courageous character; The four met by chance at the Zuixianlou Poetry Club in Chang'an and hit it off immediately, becoming brothers and sisters with different surnames. When they first arrived in Chang'an, they inscribed names at the Wild Goose Pagoda, drank wine in the Qujiang River, and played the harp and flute under the moonlight, showing the magnificence of celebrities in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Then they joined the rivers and lakes, climbed Mount Huashan to catch flying thieves, met great sages in the Dongting Palace, visited immortal poets in Mount Lushan, traveled to famous mountains and rivers, and made friends with the world's eminent scholars. When the Anshi Rebellion suddenly broke out and the prosperous age collapsed, four people faced the national crisis together: Li Yunqing planned the strategy, Su Zimo appeased the people, Liu Chengfeng shed blood on the battlefield, and Xie Wanqing comforted the people and shouldered the responsibility of the country as a scholar. During the Battle of Yecheng, Liu Chengfeng was seriously injured and lost his memory. He was misinformed about his death and the three of them were heartbroken, but they were still determined to put down the rebellion. After the war was calmed down, the three of them resigned from their careers and retired to the Nanshan Thatched Cottage. Ten years later, Liu Chengfeng came back after regaining his memory, and the four finally met again. Since then, he has lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, accompanied by poetry and wine, and has no longer been an official. The whole book integrates poems, lyrics and songs into the narrative, and embodies the feelings of family and country in the writing. It not only describes the pride and pride of the literati, but also describes the deep friendship between life and death of close friends. The diction is elegant and the charm is vivid. Reading it is like seeing the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which is fascinating.