Water Fairy Nostalgia
Yuan Dynasty: Zhang Kejiu
In the bleak autumn wind, Wang Zhaojun followed Zaomin to the Great Wall. When the moon is bright, the waiter often waits on the king of Wu on the Suzhou stage. A woman can think of the interests of the people. How many beautiful women can there be through the ages? The story of two beautiful women has been circulated for thousands of years: when Han and Xiongnu took Xiongnu and their relatives out of the fortress, Shi returned to Yue after the conquest of Wu. Fatten horses are useless.
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In the bleak autumn wind, Wang Zhaojun followed the flag bearer to the Great Wall. Whenever the bright moon is in the sky, Shi often waits on the prince of Wu with a golden phoenix cup on the Gusu stage. Women can think of the interests of the people. How many beautiful women can there be through the ages? The deeds of two beautiful women have been shining for thousands of years: Emperor Hanyuan made friends with Xiongnu, Zhaojun left the fortress, and Shi returned to Yue after conquering Wu. A fattened war horse is useless.
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① Note: The name of Sanqu is Water Fairy, and Gongdiao is a double tune, which is also included in Lv Zhong and Lu Nan.
(2) Soap carved flag: a flag painted with a big black carving, which was used by the Huns in ancient times. This sentence refers to Zhao Jun leaving the fortress and his relatives.
③ Gao Tai: This refers to Gusutai, which is located on Gusu Mountain in the southwest of Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. Jinfeng Cup: A golden wine glass carved with a phoenix. Yue Ming Jin Feng Cup: This sentence means that Fucha loves rocks very much and often drinks with her in Gusutai.
4 red makeup: women's full makeup refers to beautiful women. The following "female enchanting" and "moth eyebrow" also refer to beauty. People: people.
⑤ Fan: It was called Xiongnu in ancient times. He Fan: Kiss the Huns.
⑥ Yue swallowed Wu Gui: In the Spring and Autumn Period, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was defeated by Fu Cha, the king of Wu, and offered a beautiful stone to make peace. Later, the State of Wu was finally destroyed by the State of Yue, and the division returned to the State of Wu. This sentence refers to this matter.
⑦ Empty: In vain. Empty fat of war horse: refers to the ruler who protects the country by beauty, and the war horse can be idle and fat.
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This nostalgic song highly praised Wang Zhaojun and Shi. Although they are all used by the ruling class, objectively they have made great contributions to national reconciliation and the security of the motherland. "I am willing to plan for my life" and "eternal glory" are very insightful evaluations. At the end, it is said that "the war horse is empty and fat", which deeply satirizes the fatuity and incompetence of feudal rulers.
The poem begins with two sentences, pointing out the environment and events in very concise and vivid language. Writing about cycling beyond the Great Wall is quite bleak in Zhuang Hao; Writing Lingyan songs and dances is full of charm. Deliberate, people seem to be there, as if they heard its voice, as if they met its people, and the readers' audio-visual senses seem to be fully mobilized and deeply moved by the images in the sentence. There are five sentences in the middle of the second floor. The first two sentences ask how many "red makeup" and "enchanting" people are willing to think about their lives and save the world. The last three sentences lead to the story of Zhao Jun, Fan and Shi entering Wu. The deeds of Zhao Jun and Shi are well known to women and children. It can be seen that the poet's conception of literary spirit is strange, when they are simultaneously included in the short works of lion dance. The author first uses "red makeup" to describe the splendor of clothing, then uses "enchanting" to describe the charm of posture, and then uses "moth eyebrows" to praise the beauty of appearance. Finally, he named Zhao Jun and Xi Zi and their earth-shattering patriotic feats "Immortality". So far, Zhao Jun and Xi Zi are both peerless beauties and heroines. There is dazzling brilliance and awe-inspiring heroism, and the perfection of the image has reached its peak. The last sentence on the third floor, "War horse is empty and fat", is the crowning touch of the whole poem, which lashes out at the weak and incompetent feudal rulers, and sharply ridicules the civil servants and military commanders who only eat and don't drink all day long, "Long live the mountain, dance beyond the dust, and say that they are sincere and fearful", but once the country is in trouble, they run away from the battlefield. "War horses are empty and fat", feudal emperors and civil servants are generals, and the national disaster is coming. Not only did they not want to serve their country, but instead "put the evil goddess first" and turned to the skirt hairpin for help. It's really incompetent. "War horse is empty and fat", which reveals the gangrene of feudal society and shows the author's incomparable indignation.
Fifty-word poems, sincere praise and merciless flogging poured all the love and hate of the poet. Although nostalgic, how can there be no irony in reality?