The Dance of the Seven Virtues - Beauty Converts Chaos, by Chen Wangye
The Dance of the Seven Virtues, and the Song of the Seven Virtues, were passed down from Wude to Yuanhe.
Bai Juyi, a junior minister of Yuanhe, watched the dance and listened to the song and felt happy.
At the end of the day, he recounted his story.
On the 18th day of Emperor Taizong's reign, he raised righteous soldiers, and Bai Yan and Huang Yue secured the two capitals.
Capture, charge and kill Dou, the world is clear, and four of the twenty have been accomplished.
9 out of 20 means the throne, and 50 out of 30 means peace.
The success of the theory is so fast, the speed is to convince people's hearts and minds.
The remains of the dead soldiers were scattered and collected in silk, and the hungry people sold their sons to pay for the ransom.
Wei Zheng dreamed that he was crying in the middle of the night, and Zhang Jin was sad to hear that he was crying in the morning.
Three thousand resentful women were released from the palace, and four hundred prisoners on death row returned to prison.
The beard was cut and medicine was given to the meritorious officials. Li Ji sobbed and thought of committing suicide.
Sucking blood and caressing the soldiers, Simo begged for death.
You will know that when you are good at fighting and taking advantage of others, you can move people's hearts with your heart.
You have been here for one hundred and ninety years, and the world is still singing and dancing.
Singing the Seven Virtues, dancing the Seven Virtues, the saint’s works are endless.
How can it be just to show off the martial arts, nor to praise the holy scriptures.
Taizong's intention was to show the king's industry, but the king's industry was difficult to show to his descendants. Tang dance name. In the early Tang Dynasty, there was "Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation". In the seventh year of Zhenguan, Taizong produced "Music and Dance of the Breaking Formation". Later, Wei Zheng, Yu Shinan and others were ordered to modify the lyrics and rename it "Dance of the Seven Virtues". The phrase "Seven Virtues" comes from "Zuo Zhuan." In the twelfth year of Xuangong's reign, it is said that there are seven things to do: prohibiting violence, fighting troops, protecting the country, establishing meritorious services, calming the people, harmonizing the public, and increasing wealth.
Notes:
1 Bai Yan Huang Yue Ding Liang Jing: Yan (mao) is a kind of flag, made of yak tail and tied to the head of the flag pole. Yue (yue) is an ancient weapon, made of bronze or iron, shaped like an ax but larger.
2 Capture Chong and kill Dou Sihaiqing: "Chong" refers to Wang Shichong. "Dou" refers to Dou Jiande.
3 Collection of scattered remains of dead soldiers: In the early years of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ordered that the remains of all those who died in the war be collected and buried after sacrifice; because he could not bear to have the remains scattered and unburied, he later added a It was ordered that anyone who collects and buries ownerless corpses should be given cloth and silk as a reward by the government.
4 Hungry people sold their children for ransom: In the second year of Zhenguan, not long after the country was settled, a great famine occurred. Parents sold their children due to hunger; Taizong ordered that all the gold and silk from the imperial palace be released. , redeem the sold children and return them to their parents.
5 Wei Zheng dreamed of crying in the middle of the night: Minister Wei Zheng was critically ill, and Taizong was worried about his condition. He dreamed in the middle of the night that Wei Zheng was coming to say goodbye, so he woke up and couldn't help crying. That night, Wei Zheng passed away. Taizong himself wrote an inscription for him: "In the past, Emperor Yin got a good minister in his dream, but now I have lost a good minister in his sleep!" ; But now I have lost my virtuous minister Wei Zheng after waking up!"
6 Zhang Jin cried sadly when he heard that Chenri: Another virtuous minister Zhang Gongjin passed away, and Taizong personally attended to the funeral, feeling extremely sad. Forbidden, a minister hurriedly said: "The sun is in Chen, and the Yin and Yang are taboos, so you cannot cry. [The sun is now in the Chen position, and according to the Yin and Yang taboos, you cannot cry. It is unlucky to cry.]" Taizong said: "The monarch and his ministers have great righteousness. The love between father and son. How can we know the time of the day? [The relationship between our monarch and our ministers is as profound as that of father and son. My grief comes from my heart, no matter what time it is!]" After that, I cried bitterly.
7 The Three Thousand Resentful Women were Released from the Palace: Taizong said to his courtiers: "The woman is confined in the deep palace, and it is really sad. Now she will be released, and she will be a married woman." So he ordered Zuo Cheng to wear a coat. During the incident, Du Zhenglun picked out thousands of people at the west gate of Yeting Palace and released them all. [捍(man)’s original meaning is to cause distress; sad things].
8 Four hundred prisoners on death row returned to prison: Taizong was also deeply afraid of unjust imprisonment and often personally intervened in cases. In the sixth year of Zhenguan, Taizong personally managed the prison and finally determined that nearly 400 prisoners should be sentenced to death. However, Taizong felt compassion and let them return to their hometowns, asking them to come back next fall for execution. In the autumn of the following year, all four hundred prisoners returned and no one escaped, so Taizong ordered them to be pardoned.
9 He cut off his beard and burned medicine to reward the meritorious officials, and Li Ji sobbed and thought about killing himself: Taizong personally fought in the early years and had deep feelings of kindness with the generals. General Li Ji (ji) was ill for a long time and could not be cured. The doctor said that dragon beards should be burnt to prepare medicine, so Taizong cut his beard himself. Li Ji's condition improved after taking medicine. He was so moved that he sobbed and asked to kill himself in retribution.
10 He sucked the blood to caress the soldiers, and Simo shouted for death: General Li Simo was hit by an arrow. Taizong was afraid that he would be poisoned, so he helped him suck blood. Li Simo wrapped his wound and shouted for death. .
The whole poem is told in series
The Seven Virtues Dance and the Seven Virtues Song were passed from the Wude period to Yuanhe; during the Yuanhe period, Bai Juyi, a minor official, listened to the songs and dances to understand the meaning of the music. , the music ends, I will tell you this. At the age of eighteen, Taizong began to fight against the world and raised righteous soldiers. With his martial arts and talents, he captured the two capitals with white and yellow axes. He captured Wang Shichong alive and killed Dou Jiande, bringing peace to the world. At the age of twenty-four, he unified the world and accomplished great achievements. He ascended the throne as emperor at the age of twenty-nine, and the country was strong and peaceful at the age of thirty-five. Why is it so fast to calm troubled times and establish great causes?
The reason is that he can be honest with others. The remains of the fallen soldiers were buried, and the scattered remains were collected by the government. Taizong helped redeem the children of hungry and poor people who had been sold off with heavy sums of money. The good ministers Wei Zheng and Zhang Gongjin passed away, and Taizong personally mourned them and mourned them. Let a large number of palace maids leave the palace and let them marry freely.
All four hundred prisoners returned and no one escaped, so they were pardoned. Taizong cut his own beard and burned it with medicine as a meritorious service. General Li Ji was grateful and repaid him with his life. Taizong helped suck blood to treat arrow wounds and comfort the soldiers. General Li Simo was moved and shouted for death. Taizong was not only good at fighting but also good at making use of the weather. Move people with sincerity and make people's hearts return. It has been one hundred and ninety years since then, and the court and the people are still singing and dancing to commemorate this event. Singing the Seven Virtues and dancing the Seven Virtues, the words and deeds of the Holy Lord should be an endless model for future generations.
Where is it just to show off the martial arts, where is it just to show off the virtues! The purpose of Taizong passing down this song and dance is to tell future generations about the difficulties of founding and running a country!