Shuqi means: ill-fated. In this poem, it refers to Li Guang's bad fate and extremely bad luck.
From: Veteran's Journey
Author: Wang Wei
Original text: Wei Qing's undefeated victory was due to God's luck, while Li Guang's lack of success was due to many odd fates. Since it was abandoned, it has decayed, and the world has been wasted and turned into a white head.
Explanation: Wei Qing's unbeaten victory was due to the help of gods, while Li Guang's lack of success was due to bad luck. It begins to decay as soon as it is abandoned and used, and as time goes by, people become gray-headed.
The number refers to destiny, and the odd refers to unevenness, dissatisfaction, and ups and downs. Numbers and oddities imply unfair fate and bad luck.
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The creative background of "Lao Jiang Xing"
"Lao Jiang Xing" is Wang Wei's first excellent frontier fortress poem. This poem creates a three-dimensional Painted image of veteran. It tells the story of a veteran who joined the frontier army in his early years. A story about reclusiveness in middle age and retirement in old age.
The veteran is a mirror. His life experience and thoughts reflect the life pursuits and ideal choices of Wang Wei and his contemporaries.
In the twenty-fifth year of Emperor Xuanzong’s reign (737), Wang Wei was appointed as the supervisory censor. He was sent to the fortress as an envoy and served as a judge under the deputy envoy of Hexi Jiedushi in Liangzhou. He spent his time here A year of military life.
During this period, he went deep into the lives of soldiers, shuttled between generals and colleges, and found that there were many unreasonable things in the army. This poem reflects this unreasonable phenomenon.
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