The main one is "Farewell My Concubine": "Since I have followed the king, I have been fighting in the east and west, enduring wind and frost, and toil, year after year, how can I avoid being disturbed by war? Disappeared , the people are in constant hardship..." This is the real Yu Ji! During the siege of Gaixia, they were ambushed on all sides and besieged on all sides. Yu Ji and Xiang Yu were no longer immune. But death is nothing, death does not mean the end, death can also be beautiful. There is a song that goes: "In the desert without heart, in the wasteland without love, even death is far away." In the face of death, I want to dance this last dance for you. The dim light makes the beauty even more charming. So, in this dim light, in this lonely military tent, in this endless helplessness and endless desolation, Yu Ji danced to her heart's content. The willow waist is swaying, and the eyes are flowing. This is the last dance, this is the last beauty. Through thousands of years of history, we carefully appreciate this last dance of life. We see that Yu Ji’s dance is so moving, so enchanting, so helpless, and so poignant. Facing death, unwilling to be greedy for life, facing the opposite, this is Yu Ji! Here you and I clearly see the decisive words written on Yu Ji’s face: Death is nothing! This is the beauty Yu Ji! She used her own life to practice the saying "How can a humble concubine survive when the king is exhausted?" This is such a great love. This is a kind of blood-colored peerless elegance! This is a hero who is no less than a man! After Yu Ji's favoritism, Xiang Yu led eight hundred warriors to break through the encirclement and go south that night. The river water laps at the shore of Wujiang River as always, but here it has become the destination of heroes. The chief of Wujiang Pavilion had parked the boat on the shore waiting for him, and persuaded him to take the boat back to Jiangdong to regroup in order to make a comeback. Xiang Yu felt ashamed to see Jiangdong's elders and declined with a smile. I loved a horse, and its name was "Zui". I stayed with him for five years, but I couldn't bear to kill it, so I gave it to the chief of the pavilion, and I no longer had any worries. Folk legend: The Xiang family and the Yu family were originally aristocrats of the Chu state. After Qin Shihuang destroyed Chu, they moved to Suqian County, Jiangsu Province, to live in seclusion. Xiang Yu and Yu Wei grew up together, childhood sweethearts, and the two families became friends of Qin and Jin.
Shortly after Yu Ji married Xiang Yu, the peasant uprising in the late Qin Dynasty led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang began. Xiang Yu and his uncle Xiang Liang also raised the flag of righteousness with their eight thousand soldiers. From then on, Xiang Yu began his intense military life, fighting in the north and south, and fighting day and night. As his wife, Yu Ji followed the army wherever Xiang Yu fought. The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. First, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's rebel army developed rapidly and became invincible. The main force entered Guanzhong and fought only a few dozen miles away from Xianyang, the capital of Qin. Xianyang City troops approached the city, and the situation was extremely critical; but soon the Qin army counterattacked under the leadership of Zhang Han, quickly turning the tide of the war. Wu Guang failed in Xingyang, Chen Sheng was killed in Chen County, and Xiang Liang also died in Dingtao.
Whenever Xiang Yu was fighting hard outside, Yu Ji would stay in the tent and wait for Xiang Yu to come back. She was always thinking about the war on the front line and was in a state of anxiety. One day when Xiang Yu came back, Yu Ji hurriedly welcomed him into the tent. However, she saw that Xiang Yu was tired, looked anxious, and was in a wretched spirit. He did not look like the heroic and high-spirited man who returned from victory in the past, so she knew something was wrong. When Xiang Yu sat down and his breathing subsided, he smiled, whispered, and carefully asked about the battle ahead. When she heard the news that Xiang Liang had died in battle, she couldn't help but turn pale and feel extremely sad, but she didn't dare to show a panic look on her face for fear of causing Xiang Yu's trouble. She quickly ordered people to serve the food and wine that had been prepared, and used the wine to relieve Xiang Yu's boredom. At this time, she could only secretly swallow the tears of sadness.
In this way, when Xiang Yu led the troops into battle, she encouraged him, placed deep affection and high hopes on him, and blessed him with a safe return; when Xiang Yu returned to camp in triumph, she danced with all kinds of tenderness, all kinds of charm, and sang joyfully. Yuqu congratulated him; when Xiang Yu encountered setbacks, she comforted him with the words "victory and defeat are common things for military strategists"; she even wore combat boots and embroidered armor, and followed Xiang Yu in the battle on horseback. Charge and be his strong backing. With this strong spiritual support, Xiang Yu became more courageous and invincible as he fought.
During the Battle of Julu, King Chu Huai sent Song Yi and Xiang Yu to lead a large army to rescue Chen Yu. As the saying goes, rescuing troops is like putting out fire. However, the general Song Yi was afraid of Qin's power and stalled. Xiang Yu was angry and killed Song Yi and led his army across the river to march. Xiang Yu burned everything and threatened to prepare only three days' worth of food to express to the entire army that this battle was a life-or-death battle and a fight to the death. In the battle between Julu and the Qin army, Xiang Yu's men and horses were all equal to ten, and they fought bravely. The shouts moved the sky and the killing shook the earth. Xiang Yu defeated the Qin army. After the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu had become the leader of the various armies of the princes and the general of the princes. All the armies of the princes who participated in the Battle of Julu fell under his command and were willing to obey his orders and follow him in the Western Expedition. Then he trapped and killed the 200,000 Qin troops who surrendered, and led the army to kill Xianyang in a mighty manner.
After the fall of Qin, Xiang Yu established himself as the overlord of Western Chu. He ennobled meritorious people from all walks of life, either as kings or as marquises, and Yu Ji was also named a beauty. At that time, the emperor's inner palace was divided into eight categories: queen, wife, beauty, beloved, eighth son, seventh son, long envoy, and young envoy. Xiang Yu proclaimed himself the Overlord of Western Chu, and his position was naturally lower than that of the emperor. He named Yu Wei as "Beauty" It is already a relatively high title.
Since then, the name of Poppy has spread.
Xiang Yu is a man with a violent personality, but he is also a dedicated person. He always loved poppies and became a good story in history. After Liu Bang entered Xianyang, Xiang Yu followed him in, burned Epang Palace, collected the gold and silver treasures in the Qin Dynasty palace, and transported them all to his base of Pengcheng, but sent away all the hundreds of beauties in Afang Palace. It was purely In order to please the poppy poppies.
Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, as two rebel armies, started a battle between dragon and tiger. At the beginning of the war, Xiang Yu had an absolute advantage. Later, due to his weak heart and kindness to his enemies, he gradually found himself at a disadvantage. In the fourth year of the conflict between Chu and Han, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's general Han Xin had a fierce battle at Gaixia, which was the famous "Battle of Gaixia" in history. The poppy was in the center of the tent, terrified and uneasy, waiting miserably for Xiang Yu's return. Xiang Yu came back. This time he fell into Han Xin's ambush plan. Although he relied on a painted halberd and Zhong Limei and Ji Bu on the left and right to help him, he killed the Han soldiers layer by layer and fought his way out. He escaped on a bloody road, but lost 80% of his troops. This is the first time he has failed like this since he started his army. The Han army surrounded Xiang Yu's camp, and Han Xin in the Han camp even composed a Chu song and taught the soldiers to sing it on all sides outside the Chu camp. The lyrics were all sad and tragic, which made the defeated Chu soldiers miss their distant hometown. They lost all fighting spirit for a while and fled one after another under the cover of night. King Chu Ba couldn't sleep at night and sat in the military tent drinking in a depressed mood. At that time, facing his favored beauty Yu Ji, and facing the horses that had accompanied him on the battlefield for many years, the King of Chu looked back on the past and felt a lot of emotion. He couldn't help but sing his tragic song generously:
The world is overwhelming with all its strength, but the times are unfavorable and the good things will never fade away;
What can be done if the bad luck does not fade away, but what can be done if the evil spirits do not fade away!
Xiang Yu knew that his own demise was inevitable and that his career would disappear. He had no nostalgia, no regrets, and no sighs. His only concern was the fate and future of his beloved poppy who often accompanied him on his expeditions. There is no doubt that after his death, the poppy's fate will be very tragic, so he sang the eternal tragic song "What's wrong with poppy!" with infinite sadness.
The poppy was listening, bursting into tears, and chanted intermittently:
The Han soldiers have captured the territory, and they are besieged on all sides
The king is exhausted, and I am a concubine. What a waste of time!
When those close friends and courtiers who had not dispersed saw the scene, they all couldn't help but burst out in sorrow. At this time, the drums in the camp were beaten five times, Xiang Yu turned around and said to Poppy: "The sky will be clear, I will risk my life to break out of the siege, what will happen to you!" At this time, Xiang Yu could not say anything to let Poppy come with him. If you break through. Although Yu Ji is favored by Xiang Yu and is inseparable from Xiang Yu, she also understands Xiang Yu the best. In order not to embarrass Xiang Yu, she said to Xiang Yu: "I will live with the king and die with him. May the king take care of his future!" She turned around, suddenly pulled out the sword from Xiang Yu's waist, and swung it across her neck. In this way, the fragrance disappears and the jade dies. Xiang Yu cried loudly while caressing the corpse, and ordered his men to dig a pit and bury Yu Ji, then mounted his horse and fought his way out of the encirclement. But in the end, he could not escape the pursuit of the Han soldiers. When he reached the Wujiang River, he had nowhere to escape and committed suicide on the riverside. Xiang Yu was only 31 years old this year.
Liu Bang later buried the poppy with ceremony. Later, a rare and beautiful flower and plant grew in the place where Yu Ji's blood was stained. People commemorated this beautiful, passionate and gentle woman. Su Shi's poem "Yu Ji's Tomb": "The beautiful lady under the tent wipes away her tears, and the strong morale in front of the door is like clouds. Canghuang lives up to the king's wishes, only Yu Ji and Zheng Jun." ("The Complete Works of Dongpo" Volume 2) Su Che also has The poem "Yu Ji's Tomb": "It's empty to spread rebellion and destroy the country. Destroying Yu He will make you impoverished. It's hard to fight with Yu Ji alone, who will make the enemy come from the west to attack Pei Gong." (Volume 3 of "Luan City Collection") Song Dynasty Rao Jie's poem "Yu Ji's Tomb" also wrote: "The wind is sad, the moon is dark, and the song of Chu is heard, and Yu Xi is weeping until the night is over. Thousands of riding stars fly forward to die, and I don't know who is closing the barren tomb." (Collected Poems on the Pine) Volume 2) Poems titled "Yu Ji's Tomb", as well as works by Wang Yun of the Yuan Dynasty: "A lover with double pupils loves the beauty of Yu alone. After five years of reigning in the world, I am extremely favored. Once I go to the Yin Tomb, Chu Ge It's heard that the king is about to leave, and I'm grateful to you and your wife. I'm not a Han ghost. I see the grass on the hilltop, and the singing leaves are bound to be invincible under the moon. "Long around the Wujiang River" (Volume 4 of "Autumn Stream Collection") Yu Chenglong of the Qing Dynasty also wrote a poem "Passing Yu Ji's Tomb", with the caption: "In Lingbi County, there is red grass, and people are dancing around it. It is commonly known as 'Beauty'. "Grass". His poem says: "The ancient road to Yinling is illuminated by the setting sun, and the mourning of Chu is carried on the desolate tomb. The blood is sprinkled on the west wind and the ape whistles at the moon. The pure soul is driven away by the black hair, and the strong bones are long and solid." The green grass is fragrant. Travelers don't know the meaning of sadness and dancing. They are suspected of being jealous of the new makeup. "The second one said: "On the day when the Qin Dynasty was defeated, who was angry and trapped in Beimang? Qingfeng wanted to thank the king. Eight thousand songs should be scattered, and the bones should be broken. I regret that I am worse than Fan Ji, and the imperial concubine dances with blood and red makeup." (Volume 8 of "Yu Qing Duan Zheng Shu") "Lang Tao Sha" written by Xin Qiji. Said: "I refused to cross the river east, and the jade tent was in a hurry. To this day, the grass and trees recall the heroes. Singing Yu Xi's song of the day, they danced in the spring breeze. The children share the same sentiments, and the past is hazy. The tears on the Xiang'e bamboos are thick, and Shun's eyes are double-pupiled, which is the most hated , Yu also has double pupils.
"There is also a poem from "Yu Meiren": "I was as proud as the grass, and the spring breeze was good every day. When all the strength to pull up the mountain is exhausted, there is a sad song. After drinking the rain, what will happen to you from now on? The world does not know sincerity and hardship, and is greedy for the dance of youth. Suddenly he pulled back his skirt but was speechless, fearing that there was still a Chu song in the song. "The "fragrant grass" in Xin Qiji's "Youth Dance" is the "red" and "beautiful grass" that Yu Jackie Chan calls "people dancing around". In the poem, it is called "Sad Dance", although Xin's poem calls it "Youth Dance", However, we can also read the "sincere pain" behind the dance.
This herb is usually called "poppy poppy"