Farewell to Lu Chen (Liu Kun, Western Jin Dynasty)
"There is a hanging stone in his hand, and he comes from Jingshan", which is the author's evaluation of himself. The talent in the chest is like hanging Li Yubi, and the famous family is like Jingshan producing beautiful jade (Liu Kun is after Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty); "It's just that he was too ambitious, but he was in Weibin", which means that Jiang Shang, Wang Wen's sage, is just an old man fishing by the Weihe River. "Deng Sheng is grateful and has traveled thousands of miles to ask for help", which means why Deng Yu traveled thousands of miles to follow Emperor Guangwu, because he knew that Liu Xiu was a talented person. "Bai Dengxing fought against grain, and Hong Men relied on Liu Hou", which means that the high-impedance Liu Bang was besieged in Deng Baishan, and Chen Ping saved it with a coup. Xiang Yu wanted to kill Liu Bang at the Hongmen banquet, but thanks to Sean's clever plan, he was able to escape.
"Zhong Er was appointed as the Five Sages, and Xiaobai shot each other", which means that when Jin Wengong and Zhong Er were in exile, they benefited from the help of the Five Sages (assisting Jin Wengong in exile, and finally assisting Wen Gong in restoring the country and dominating the five big noble in the Central Plains). However, various historical materials have different records of the five sages. In Historical Records of the Book of Jin, Sima Qian mentioned five sages: Zhao Shuai, Hu Yan, Jia Tuo, Xian Zhen and Jia Tuo. ), Qi Huangong's son Xiao Bai used Guan Zhong as prime minister, and he didn't care about the hook. There is also a famous story about Guan Zhonggou, which tells the story of Qi Huangong and Guan Zhong. Guan Zhong and his best friend Bao are Gong Zijiu and Gongzi's teachers respectively. In the twelfth year of Qi Xianggong, the state of Qi was in turmoil, and Gongsun killed King Jixiang in ignorance and made himself king. A year later, Gongsun Zan was killed in ignorance, leaving Qi without a monarch. Gong Zijiu and Xiao Bai, who are in exile, strive to return to China as soon as possible to seize the throne. In order to make Xiaobai a monarch, Guan Zhong tried to shoot him in the middle of the ambush, but the arrow hit Xiaobai's copper belt hook. Xiaobai pretended to be dead, and with Bao's help, he first returned to China and ascended the throne. He is the famous Qi Huangong in history. ); "If you can prosper, you can ask the party for revenge." If you can help the royal family build a career in Jinwen like Qi Huan, who will be the party or the enemy?
"Touching the pillow in the middle of the night and sighing, swimming with several children", I woke up in the middle of the night and touched the pillow towel with my hand, feeling a lot. I hope I can make achievements like these people. Then the poet sighed: "I am a long-lost husband, why don't I dream of Zhou?" Is it because I am too old to bear the blow? Why can't I dream of Duke Zhou? "Who is the cloud of Santa Claus, so I know that life is not worrying?" Who says that a saint is not confined to small manners, but is happy and know life will not be depressed? "You are sad when you get forest, but you cry when you get west." When you get forest, you feel sad and sigh, crying at the monster Confucius (it is said that Kirin is a gorgeous beast, and the country can't get scale. It is said that Confucius quit the writing of Spring and Autumn Annals after he got a measure. Because this allusion is used, it is said that the country is ignorant or inappropriate. ); "The achievement has not been built, and the sunset suddenly sets", and the achievement has not yet been established, and it has reached the martyr's twilight years; "Time waits for no one, if I go to Yunfu", people will go down like the sunset, and time will not stop waiting for us to finish our career. It will disappear as fast as a cloud; "Zhu Shi is in a strong wind, and countless English fall in autumn", red ripe fruits fall in the cold wind, and lush flowers fall in the first frost; "Narrow roads cover the awning, and terror destroys two wheels". The world is cold, overturning the vehicle on the narrow road, breaking the axle and disturbing the driving BMW; "What do you mean? It will become a soft finger. " You would never think that the tempered steel beam has now become a soft wire that can be wrapped around your fingers.
Liu Kun's poems are inseparable from his background at that time. Liu Kun started from scratch, took 500 foot soldiers, occupied Jinyang, defended the last base area of the Western Jin Dynasty, and fought against heroes like Liu Yuan and Schleswig for ten years. Unfortunately, he was unable to save the world and was finally defeated by Schleswig. Later, he defected to Duan Yu, the leader of Xianbei, and was killed by Duan Yu. He was regarded as the first tragic hero in the Western Jin Dynasty. This poem was written by Liu Kun after he was imprisoned by Duan Pihao. It is contained in Biography of Zu Ti and Book of Jin Liu Kun. Very expressive, full of resentment. It expresses its ambition with the historical facts that famous ministers of past dynasties assisted the monarch to prosper the king, and the tyrant did not serve the country and rejuvenated the Jin Dynasty. Ambition is hard to pay, so I sang the last sad song helplessly: "Everything is tempered and turned into soft fingers."
In the poem, Baigang and Rouzhi are two names of the sword. Baigang was originally the name of the sword, and now it refers to fine steel. After tempering, the blade is sharp and angular. In the poem, it is also the name of an ancient sword (it is said that this sword is extremely soft and can be wrapped around the finger). To become a soft finger is to return to its proper position and state, such as a ring, which, after forging and polishing, properly becomes a status symbol.
What does the poet want to express in the poem Why Steelmaking? That is: I will think I am a tough guy and fall into a weak position that I can't resist. Based on this meaning, today, the meaning of this poem has developed into that a person with principles and positions has become a very weak person and has to yield to various social pressures.
But for this poem, we can have different interpretations in different environments. An angular, hard and sharp thing is bound to hurt or be hurt, so why not adapt to the environment and make yourself more harmonious? An angular stone may break your hand if you touch it, but you can play with a pebble in your hand without hurting you. From this perspective, it is not necessarily a bad thing to turn "a hundred steelmaking" into "soft hands".
The name of this poem is A Farewell to Lu Chen. Obviously, this is the poet's parting words to his friends. Advise them to stick to their principles and have a talent for tempering. But as a real talent, they should actually handle everything in life, but they should not blindly use their strength to face and handle it flexibly. Otherwise, the head will be broken and the hero will eventually lose his position.
There is a classic saying in Buddhism called "rigidity without desire". The reason why "rigidity" becomes "softness" is because of the concern for "fear", that is, the desire of "not letting go until you get what you want". Desire is a person's physiological and psychological instinct, whether it is to lay down one's life or to survive, it is a choice made for desire. Life is the way to choose the ideal destination, and death is the dedication to complete the choice for the ideal. Whether it is a righteous man who gives up his life and forgets his death, or a warrior who bears the burden of humiliation, it can be regarded as a just realm of life.
In order to avenge his family, Fan sent Jing Ke to stab the king of Qin to commit suicide, and Sima Qian endured castration in order to complete Historical Records. Whether they choose to live or die, they all made self-sacrifice for a lofty goal. Rigid martyrs are softened by clinging to the unfinished feelings in the world. Whether they are fearless in the face of the butcher's knife or give up their dignity, it is a feat of their eternal faith. Sometimes it is more difficult to choose to live with humiliation than to choose to die, and it takes more courage.
Of course, there are more interpretations. Some people interpret it as "the hero is sad about beauty", that is, a man with an iron frame will be as tender as water when he meets the right beauty, just like the stories of Lu Bu to Dixin and Xiang Yu to Yu Ji.
Good poetry and good language are always thought-provoking and full of life wisdom, which can always enlighten us in specific scenes!
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