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Pirixiu, a person in the late Tang Dynasty, compiled ≪Piziwenshou≫ of total 10 books by collecting his own writings in the 7th year of the reign of Yizong Xiantong in the Tang Dynasty. <Sanshoushi> is one of 36 poems included in Volume 10 and a group of poems that consists of 3 poems with the titles of “Three types of disgrace”. Pirixiu compiled ≪Piziwenshou≫ by collecting writings which can show his political view, study, ideas, or refinement to prove that he is perfectly qualified to be a government official. <Sanshoushi> sharply expressed criticism on politics of the time and his political view. Pirixiu made specific events of reality including Pirixiu's political situations of 7 years, the war with Nanzhao , and failure of the livelihood of the people in the whole area of Huaishui as well as Xuzhang his topics. Pirixiu emotionalized his sharp criticism with disgrace and criticized himself with shame. However, his shame eventually had a strategy to reveal political mistakes of the royal court and government officials of the time ironically. He indicated problems of the persons in charge of state affairs in the first poem and described defence matters in the second poem and failure of the livelihood of the people in the third poem, which are based on the political view that the people is the basis of politics. In addition, he expresses openness of channels of speech and the necessity of talented persons who can remonstrate with the king. In conclusion, Pirixiu disclosed a national crisis of the time to people, criticized the people having party presidency who caused it, and furthermore, expressed his wish to correct it by himself through Sanshoushi. For this, he selected the most timely and urgent topic and took a strategy to deliver his political opinions and desire based on the political view based on traditional Confucianism.

<Sanshoushi>, Pirixiu, ≪Piziwenshou≫, Political view, Criticism to social reality