Jia Sheng

賈生 · Three Hundred Tang Poems

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Jia Sheng

**Jia Sheng**

Li Shangyin

The Hall of Spread Virtue sought the worthy, visited the banished minister;

Jia Sheng's talent and charm surpassed all others.

Pitiful—at midnight, the mat was emptied, leaning forward in earnest;

He asked not of the common people, but of ghosts and spirits.

賈生

賈生

李商隱

宣室求賢訪逐臣

賈生才調更無倫

可憐夜半虛前席

不問蒼生問鬼神

宣室求賢訪逐臣,賈生才調更無倫。

可憐夜半虛前席,不問蒼生問鬼神。