Scope and Contents Spontaneous Poem Written To Dispel Sorrow 十年一觉扬州梦 Shi Nian Yi Jiao Yang Zhou Meng. The title is inspired by Du Mu's poem about his decade-long sojourn in Yangzhou. In the poem he laments his wasting of his youth in Yangzhou, souring his reputation and wealth in the process.The blind courtesan Cheng Liwen fell in love with Niu Yulong, and Cheng rejected General Song Wenhua's advances. Cheng deferred the general to her sister Qingwen, for she had already exchanged a fiancé pledge...