Gao Zongji in Old Tang Dynasty: In the second year of Yonglong (68 1), Turks invaded Guyuan and Qingyang, and Pei Xingjian was ordered to go to war. Yang Jiong wrote this poem at this time. Originating police. The sentence "The beacon light in Xijing" is exaggerated. The foreign invasion is serious and the situation is critical, which naturally leads to the next sentence. Seeing the serious invasion of foreign enemies, he was "complacent", and his desire to "join the army" and his determination to defend his country came clean. The second couplet is about joining the army. The word "Zhang Ya" only means "Cifeng Que" and "Tieqi". The words are magnificent, dual and refined, but direct, which makes the anti-aggression military action fast and powerful. The Second League set off a fierce battle with the snowstorm on the battlefield and fell back to the Tail League: Although the snowstorm was biting cold and fierce, it was still "better to be a centurion" to defend the motherland. Echoing from beginning to end, it perfectly shows the theme of "joining the army".
"Joining the Army" borrowed the old title of Han Yuefu, and wrote the whole process of a scholar from the alarm bell to Xijing, to the generous army and to the battlefield. The words are short and long, vigorous and exciting.
The first couplet shows a scholar's patriotic enthusiasm when the fire is raging. Starting with the scenery, we can express the great ambition of "why should we be home before the Huns are extinct?"
Zhuan Xu wrote about the process that the commander-in-chief came to bid farewell to the capital and went to the front to fight, and surrounded the enemy's castle with an avalanche. A word "word" shows the seriousness of the expedition; The word "wai" clearly shows that the soldiers are powerful and surround the enemy soldiers. Longcheng is a famous city of Xiongnu, which refers to the enemy's fortress here. The neckline is closely connected with the couplets, and the poet captures the main appearances of natural "snow" and "wind" in the dead of winter and depicts the tense scene when the two armies confront each other. Vision: flags are flying everywhere in the heavy snow; Hearing: the roar of the wind is mixed with the sound of marching drums. The combination of sound and emotion implies fierce fighting, which makes readers feel as if they are in an ancient battlefield and share the pain and joy of war with the soldiers.
The couplet ends with "Better to be a centurion than a scholar", expressing the common aspiration of intellectuals in the early Tang Dynasty. Li Zehou said, "At that time, from the aristocratic family to a scholar, from the upper class to the common people, in the early Tang Dynasty Tiankhan (Taizong) era, which was characterized by the Western Expedition, the defeat of Turks and the defeat of peace, a sense of honor and heroism for making contributions to the country permeated the social atmosphere." These two poems by Yang Jiong are the strongest voices of intellectuals at that time, and they have the characteristics of the times. The same spirit is also reflected in Yang Jiong's other poems, such as "Every husband has ambition and makes contributions to Li Bili" (fortress), "Xiongnu still exists today, sealing the land" (Purple Horse), "Resigned by Lu Ning, making a name for himself" (answering "Nineteenth Brother" with Liu Changshi) and "Sword gives birth to red electricity".
This poem has a good layout, clear context and ups and downs. The bonfire caused the poet's inner waves; Then bid farewell to the capital from the army and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy; Finally, I proudly express my ambition to contribute to the Great Wall. Poets are good at choosing images and carefully constructing typical scenes. This poem has a long time span and few words, so it is necessary to strictly select things with strong representativeness and large amount of information to be included in the poem chapter. For example, "teeth", "fighters" and "drums" were necessary in ancient wars; "Phoenix Que" and "Dragon City" symbolize the enemy and ourselves; "Snow" and "wind" are natural phenomena that can best explain the climate situation, and can also set off the strong determination of soldiers. At the same time, the leap of image brings the ambiguity and ambiguity of artistic conception and produces special poetic beauty. No matter from the theme or style, Yang Jiong's poems have broken through the charming style since the Six Dynasties, built on An's vigorous poetic style, and broadened the creative subject's vision. The antithesis has also been perfected, not only with the neck couplet, but also with the tail couplet. This is a masterpiece.