The poem is as follows:
The achievements cover three parts of the country, and it is called the Eight Formations.
The stone in the river will not turn, and the regret will be swallowed by Wu.
The author of "Eight Formations" is Du Fu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The translation of the poem is as follows:
With the three kingdoms standing, Kong Ming’s achievements were the most outstanding, and the Bagua array he created has become famous throughout the ages.
Despite the impact of the river current, the stone remains the same. The thousand-year regret is due to Liu Bei's mistake in trying to annex Wu.
Du Fu (712-770), courtesy name Zimei, was of Han nationality, originally from Xiangyang, and later moved to Gong County, Henan. Called himself Shaoling Yelao, he was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty. Together with Li Bai, he was known as "Li Du". Du Fu had a profound influence on Chinese classical poetry. He was called the "Sage of Poetry" by later generations, and his poems were called the "History of Poetry". Later generations called him Du Shiyi and Du Gongbu, and also called him Du Shaoling and Du Thatched Cottage.
Du Fu created such masterpieces as "Spring Look", "Northern Expedition", "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells". In the second year of Qianyuan (759), Du Fu abandoned his official position and went to Sichuan. Although he escaped the war and lived a relatively stable life, he still cared about the common people and national affairs. Although Du Fu is a realist poet, he also has a wild and uninhibited side. It is not difficult to see Du Fu's heroic spirit from his famous work "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking". The core of Du Fu's thoughts is the Confucian thought of benevolent government. He has the grand ambition of "bringing the emperors Yao and Shun to the throne, and then making the customs pure." Although Du Fu was not well-known during his lifetime, he later became famous and had a profound impact on both Chinese and Japanese literature. About 1,500 poems by Du Fu have been preserved, most of which are collected in "Du Gongbu Collection".
"Eight Formations" is a poem in memory of Zhuge Liang that the author composed when he first arrived in Kuizhou. It was written in the first year of Dali (766) of Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty. The first two lines of this poem praise Zhuge Liang's great achievements, especially his military talents and achievements; the last two lines express regret that Liu Bei lost his army by swallowing Wu, which ruined Zhuge Liang's grand cause of uniting Wu with Cao Cao to unify China. The last sentence is anaphoric to the beginning, and the third sentence is anaphoric to the second sentence. In terms of content, it is both nostalgic and lyrical, with emotions within emotions and meaning behind the words, making it unique among quatrains. This nostalgic quatrain has the characteristics of integrating discussion into poetry. But this kind of discussion is not empty and abstract, but the language is vivid and vivid, and the lyrical color is rich. The poet integrates nostalgia and narration into one, without distinction, giving people a feeling of lingering hatred and endless thoughts.