Jingke
The wind is rustling, the water is cold,
A strong man is gone forever!
Main idea of ancient poetry
The wind is rustling, Xiao is sad, and a strong man is far away here. He won't come back until he finishes the task!
According to Records of the Historian Biography of Assassins, Jing Ke was invited by Yan Taizi Dan to assassinate the king of Qin. Yan Taizi Dan and his guests sent him to the bank of Yishui, and Jing Ke sang this short song under the voice of Gao Jianli, a good friend of Jing Ke.
This short song shows Jing Ke's tragic feelings when he went to assassinate the king of Qin and his firm will never to look back until he finished his task. Now someone has refurbished the meaning to show the heroic spirit of revolutionaries going to the enemy with their own bodies. This poem was quoted in the movie "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain", which inspired revolutionary soldiers to fight against the enemy and rendered a generous and tragic atmosphere for the people.
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Wang Jian, the general of Qin State, defeated Zhao State, captured Zhao Wang, occupied all the land of Zhao State, and sent troops to the north to occupy the land until the southern border of Yan State. Taizi Dan was very scared, so he asked Jing Ke, "Sooner or later, Qin's army will cross Yishui, so even if I want to serve you for a long time, can I do it?" Jing Ke said, "Even if the prince doesn't say anything, I will ask for action." . If you go now and have nothing to trust, you can't get close to the king of Qin. Today, General Fan, King of Qin, offered a reward of 1,000 Jin and a fief of 10,000 households for his head. If I can really get the map of General Fan's head and the governor of Yan State to the king of Qin, the king of Qin will be very happy to meet me, so that I can repay the prince. The prince said, "General Fan came to me because he was desperate. I can't bear to break an honest man's heart because of my personal vendetta. I hope you will consider another way! "
Knowing that the prince could not tolerate it, Jing Ke met Fan privately and said, "The King of Qin treated you very viciously. Parents and clans were killed and confiscated. Now I heard that the king of Qin offered a reward for the general's head, one thousand pounds of gold and ten thousand families' fiefs. What are you going to do? " General Fan sighed with tears and said, "Every time I think about it, it often hurts into the bone marrow, but I just can't think of anything! "Jing Ke said:" Now there is a suggestion that can relieve the future troubles of Yan State and repay the hatred of General Fan. How about it? " Van Yuqi then stepped forward and said, "What shall we do? Jing Ke said, "I hope I can lend you General Fan's head to the King of Qin, who will be very happy and treat me well. I grabbed his sleeve with my left hand and stabbed him in the chest with my right hand, then I could avenge the general and eliminate the humiliation of Yan being bullied. Does the general have this idea? General Fan took off his sleeve, grabbed his wrist and continued: "This is a very painful thing that makes me gnash my teeth day and night. Now I can hear and give advice! "So he committed suicide.
When the prince heard about it, he drove there and fell on the body crying, very sad. But it was helpless, so I wrapped Van Yuqi's head and put it in a box. At this time, the prince found the sharpest dagger in the world in advance, bought it from Mrs. Zhao with 120 gold, and dipped it in poison when quenching. Used to test others, blood-stained clothes, people die immediately. So I'm going to pack my bags and see Jing Ke off.
There was a warrior in the state of Yan named Qin Wuyang, who killed people at the age of twelve. People were afraid to look him in the eye. So he ordered Qin Wuyang to go with him and be his assistant. Jing Ke is waiting for another person and wants to go with him, but that person lives far away and has been waiting for him. After a while, we haven't set out yet. The prince suspected that Jing Ke was too late to start, and suspected that he might go back on his word. He went to ask him to start again and said, "The days are running out, don't you want to leave?" I'll send Qin Wuyang first! "Jing Ke was very angry and took it out on the prince, saying," If you go now and can't come back (to the prince), you are useless! Now I'm going to the state of Qin with a dagger. The reason why I stayed is to wait for my friend. Now the prince thinks I left too late, so I say goodbye. "So I set out. The prince and the guests who knew about it all wore white clothes and white hats to see him off.
When we arrived at Xiaohe River, we sacrificed to the passing gods, and we went on our way. Gao Jianli flapped his musical instrument, and Jing Ke made a sad sound to the music. Everyone cried with tears. Jing Ke went forward and sang: "The wind is rustling and the water is cold, and the strong man is gone forever!" Another angry feather, everyone's eyes widened and their hair stood on end. So Jing Ke got on the bus and never looked back. When he arrived in the state of Qin, he brought a gift worth 1000 dollars to Meng Jia, the favorite son of the king of Qin. Meng Jia said to the king of Qin in advance for him, "The prince is really afraid of your majesty and dare not send troops to resist. He is willing to take the people of the whole country as your courtiers, rank among the princes, and pay tribute to Qin like the counties and counties of Qin, just in the hope of keeping the ancestral temple. He was too scared to make a statement himself. Now, I'm going to behead Fan, present a map of Du Kang in Yan State, and put it in a box. The prince bowed to him in court and carefully sent it out, and sent messengers to tell the king. Everything is at your disposal. " The king of Qin was very happy after hearing this. So he put on his royal robes, set up a ceremony for nine guests, and met the envoys of the State of Yan in Xianyang Palace.
Jing Ke is holding a box with Fan Yuqi's head on it, and Qin Wuyang is holding a box with a map on it, arranged in order. On the front steps of the temple, Qin Wuyang's face changed with fear, which surprised the ministers. Jing Ke smiled back at him and went forward to apologize to the King of Qin for him, saying, "People in remote areas in the north have never seen the son of heaven, so they are a little scared. I hope the king can forgive him a little and let him complete his mission in front of the king. " The king of Qin said to Jing Ke, "Get up and bring me the map of Qin Wuyang." Jing Ke took the map and held it, then opened it. When the map was completely unfolded, the dagger was exposed. Jing Ke took the opportunity to stab the king of Qin's sleeve and stabbed him with a dagger in his right hand. The king of Qin missed it and was very surprised. He shrugged, stood up and broke his sleeve. Draw a sword, but the sword is too long, so I pick up the scabbard. It was very critical at that time, and the sword was too tight to be pulled out. Jing Ke followed the king of Qin, who ran around the pillar. The ministers were very surprised. It happened suddenly. I didn't expect everyone to lose their normal state. According to the law of Qin state, ministers serving in the temple cannot carry any weapons; Those armed guards are waiting on your highness, and they are not allowed to go to the temple without orders. Even if he was in a hurry, he had to call a bodyguard, so Jing Ke kept chasing the king of Qin. Everyone was in a hurry, and there was nothing to deal with Jing Ke, so he used his hand to fight Jing Ke. At this moment, Xia Wuqie, the physician of the King of Qin, threw the medicine bag at Jing Ke. The king of Qin ran around the pillar, terrified and at a loss. The left and right ministers reminded him: "Your Majesty, put the sword on your back! Your Majesty, put your sword on your back! " So the king of Qin drew his sword and stabbed Jing Ke, cutting off Jing Ke's left thigh. Jing Ke was crippled and fell to the ground. He raised his dagger and threw it at the king of Qin. He missed and hit the post. The king of Qin cut Jing Ke again, and Jing Ke was wounded by eight swords. Knowing that it was impossible to succeed, Jing Ke leaned against the post and laughed, sitting with his legs spread apart and his knees slightly bent. "The reason why things didn't succeed was to capture you alive, and then let you make a wish with us to repay the prince!" The king of Qin left and right ministers to behead Jing Ke.