to be called away to record history in the Jade Pavilion, a poetic euphemism for the untimely death of a talented writer or scholar

The name of a poetic form or melody, originally named after lines in poems by Gu Xiong; also known as [[木兰花|木蘭花|mu4 lan2 hua1]] and several other names.

Originally referring to the legend of Tang dynasty poet [[李贺|李賀|li3 he4]] being summoned by the Jade Emperor to write for a new jade palace, this idiom now describes the early death of a talented writer or scholar.