Original poem:
Okay, Li Xing.
Author: Cao Cao (Late Eastern Han Dynasty)
The soldiers of the Kwantung Army rose up against the cruel people. On the first day of the first date, General Ding Meng went to attack Dong Zhuo in Chang 'an.
Dong Zhuo's army came together, each with its own plans, looked at each other and refused to stand out. These two sentences led to the battle of various armies, and then the armies of various armies killed each other.
Yuan Shao's cousin Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Huainan, and the emperor Yuan Shaomou carved the emperor in the north. Because of the war, soldiers have long been unable to take off their battle clothes, their armor is covered with lice, and many people have died because of years of war.
The bones were bare in the field, and there was no one among them, and there was no crowing. It is extremely sad to think that only one person in a hundred people is alive.
Vernacular translation:
All brave people in Kanto fight those cruel people. At first, I made an appointment with various generals to form an alliance and make concerted efforts to crusade against Chang 'an Zhuo. After the various armies that fought against Dong Zhuo joined forces, because each had its own plans, they could not work together and looked at each other, and no one would take the lead. The word snobbery caused competition among armies, and then the armies killed each other.
Yuan Shao's cousin Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Huainan, and Yuan Shao made a puppet emperor in the north to carve the emperor's seal.
Due to the continuous war, soldiers can't take off their combat uniforms for a long time, and their armor is covered with lice. Many people have died in large numbers because of years of war. The bones were exposed in the wild and no one was buried. Thousands of miles are deserted, and chickens crow endlessly. It is extremely sad to think that only one out of 100 ordinary people is still alive.
Appreciate:
Good Li Xing is a poem by Cao Cao, a writer at the end of Han Dynasty. This poem, based on the old Yuefu poems, describes the reality of the warlord scuffle at the end of the Han Dynasty, truly and profoundly reveals the sufferings of the people, and can be called the "poetic history" of A Record of the End of Han Dynasty.
The first ten sentences of this poem outline such a historical picture: the generals of the counties in Guandong elected Yuan Shao, the governor of the Bohai Sea, as the ally leader, ready to attack Dong Zhuo, who burned the palace and destroyed the temple, held Xian Di hostage, and moved the capital to Chang 'an, which was decadent and shameful and brought disaster to the country and people. At that time, although the armies of various counties gathered together, they looked at each other, hesitated, and even had their own plans. They even kill each other for hegemony and personal gain.
If the commandment fails, it will be followed by a pen attack. The poet mercilessly exposed the fact that the Yuan Shao brothers plotted to claim the title of emperor, cast seals, help the Han Dynasty in the name of Dong Zhuo and dominate the world, and felt sad and indignant at the war caused by it. The poem describes the split process of Kanto from aggregation to dispersion in extremely concise language, which becomes a true record of history.