Kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles.
From Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty: "Xia Ke Xing - Zhao Ke Man Hu Ying"
The full text is as follows:
Zhao Ke Man Hu Ying, Wu Gou Shuang Xue Ming.
The silver saddle shines on the white horse, rustling like a shooting star.
Kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles.
When the matter is over, he brushes off his clothes and goes away, hiding his body and name.
While passing Xinling for a drink, I took off my sword and stretched my knees forward.
He will eat Zhu Hai while holding a wine glass to persuade the marquis to win.
Three cups of Tu Runuo, the five mountains are lighter.
After the eyes are dazzled and the ears are hot, the spirit and spirit are born.
He waved the golden mallet to save Zhao, Handan was shocked first.
Two heroes of Qianqiu, who are famous in Daliang City.
Even if you die, you will still be a hero, but you will not be ashamed of being a hero in the world.
Who can write your Excellency, Baishou Taixuan Sutra?
Translation:
The knights of Yan and Zhao wore knight's military tassels on their heads and Wu Yue's shining scimitars on their waists.
Riding a white horse with a silver saddle, galloping on the street like a shooting star in the sky.
Their martial arts are unparalleled. They can kill a person in ten steps and are unstoppable for thousands of miles.
They were righteous and heroic, and after their deeds were accomplished, they did not even want to leave their names behind.
I recall that back then, Hou Ying and Zhu Hai made friends with Lord Xinling. They took off their swords and crossed their knees to drink with each other.
After three glasses of hot wine, he made a generous promise, willing to help his close friends to beat the sword, and one promise is more important than Mount Tai.
After the eyes are dazzled and the ears are hot, the spirit in the chest can move the sky and penetrate the rainbow.
Zhu Hai waved the golden spine to save Zhao for Lord Xinling, which shocked everyone in Handan, the capital of Zhao.
The heroic deeds of the two heroes are still talked about in Daliang City thousands of years later.
Even if they die, their chivalrous bones are still strong, and they are worthy of being unparalleled heroes.
To be a human being, one must be like knights like them, famous for generations and praised by others.
Who wants to be like a Confucian scholar like Yang Xiong, who writes books in vain and dies under the window?
Appreciation
The poet went on to write about the behavior of the knight: "Killing one person in ten steps, leaving no trace for thousands of miles. When the matter is over, he brushes off his clothes and hides his body and name." It is only twenty words. , which highly summarizes the noble personality of solving problems, not seeking fame and fortune, showing loyalty, valuing commitment, etc. The poet praised the poem with the idea that "even if a hero dies, he will not be ashamed of being a hero in the world."
In fact, the reason why poets rarely like Renxia is because they yearn for this as an ideal personality, so they can write about the general social consciousness of Renxia so profoundly and vividly.