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Moved to the left to show his nephew Xiang⑴
A letter In the morning, he played Jiuchongtian⑵, and in the evening he was demoted to eight thousand people on Chaozhou Road.
If you want to eliminate evil things for the saint, you are willing to cherish your old age⑷!
Where is Yun Heng’s Qinling family? The snow embraces the blue and the horse stops moving forward⑹.
I know that you have come from afar with a purpose ⑺, so that you can receive me by the riverside of Bone Miasma ⑻. [1]
Version 2
Moved to Languan to show his nephew Sun Xiang
A letter was sent to Jiuchongtian in the morning and demoted to Chaoyang Road eight thousand in the evening.
This is a holy dynasty to eliminate bad governance, and dare to cherish the decay and decay.
Where is Yun Heng’s Qinling family? The snow embraces the blue and the horse stops moving forward.
I know that you have come from afar with purpose, so that you can take me back to the riverside. [2]
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⑴ Move to the left: demoted, demoted, refers to the author being demoted to Chaozhou. Languan: in the south of Lantian County. "Geography": "There is Lantian Pass in Lantian County, Jingzhao Prefecture." Xiang: Han Yu's grandnephew Han Xiang, courtesy name Beizhu, Han Yu's nephew, Han Laocheng's eldest son, Jinshi in the third year of Changqing (823), and served as Dali Cheng . Han Xiang was 27 years old at this time and had not yet passed the imperial examination. He came all the way south from Han Yu.
⑵ One letter: refers to a memorial, namely "On the Bone List of Buddha". Chao (zhāo) memorial: Send the memorial in the morning. Jiuzhong (chóng) sky: In ancient times, it was said that the sky has nine layers, and the ninth layer is the highest. This refers to the court and the emperor.
⑶路八千: Generally refers to a long journey. Eight thousand is not an exact number.
⑷ Two sentences of "desire to do": If you want to get rid of harmful things for the emperor, how can you begrudge the remaining life because of aging. Disadvantages: political disadvantages, referring to the matter of welcoming Buddha's bones. Ken: How can you agree? Decay (xiǔ): weak and sick. Cherish your remaining years: Cherish your life in your later years. Shengming refers to the emperor.
⑸Qinling Mountains: in the southeast of Lantian County.
⑹ "Snow embraces" sentence: Immediately approaching Languan, heavy snow blocks the way, the road ahead is difficult and dangerous, and I feel very emotional. Support: blockage. Languan: Lantian Pass, now in the southeast of Lantian County, Shaanxi Province. The horse does not advance: "Drinking Horses in the Great Wall Grottoes" by Ancient Yuefu: "Driving the horses through the Yin Mountains, the mountains are high and the horses do not advance."
⑺Ru (rǔ): You refer to Han Xiang. Ying Youyi: You should know that my departure will bring bad luck and bad luck.
⑻ "Good harvest" sentence: It means that he will die in Chaozhou and explain his funeral to Han Xiang. Miasma (zhàng) River: refers to the miasma-filled river in Lingnan. Miasma Riverside: refers to Chaozhou, the place where people were demoted.
⑼Chaoyang: Today's Chao'an District, Chaozhou, Guangdong. [2-3]
Vernacular translation
A remonstrance was presented to the emperor in the morning, but he was demoted to the distant Guangdong in the evening.
If you want to get rid of harmful things for the emperor, how can you begrudge the remaining life because of aging.
The clouds rise across Nanshan, where is my home? Immediately approaching Languan, heavy snow blocked the way, and the road ahead was difficult and dangerous, and I was filled with emotion.
I knew you would have some plans for coming all the way, and you would be collecting my bones by the Miasang River.