Songlines
Wei and Jin dynasties? Cao Cao
Singing to wine, life geometry! For example, morning dew is much more difficult to go to Japan.
Be generous, and your troubles will be unforgettable. How to solve your worries? Only Du Kang.
Qingqing is your collar, YY is my miss. But for your sake, I've thought it over.
A herd of deer, yo, ate mugwort in Ye Yuan. I have a group of good guests, playing the piano and playing the piano.
As clear as the bright moon, when can I forget it? The troubles come from this and cannot be cut off.
The weirder, the more useless. Talk about it, and remember the past.
There are few stars on the moon, and blackbirds fly south. Turn around the tree three times, what branches can you rely on?
The mountain is never too high, and the sea is never too deep. The duke of Zhou vomited, and the world returned to the heart.
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The phrase "the mountain is never too high, and the sea is never too deep" highlights the author's thirst for wisdom in a comparative way: "I" have a broad political mind, and my thirst for wisdom is endless, just like the mountain does not abandon the rocks, and the sea does not hesitate to trickle. These two sentences are translated into "pipeline?" In the situational solution, "the sea does not hesitate to water, so it can become big;" Mountains don't care about earth and stone, so they can be high; The meaning of the sentence "A famous teacher never tires of others, so he can become a crowd" shows the author's determination to recruit talented people. Coupled with the last two sentences, "The Duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to the heart", the theme of the whole poem is more clear. The allusion of "Duke Zhou vomited food" comes from "History of Han Poetry". It is said that "if you hold it for three times, you will still lose the world." Here, Cao Cao uses Duke Zhou as a metaphor, hoping to treat talented people with courtesy, thus winning the heartfelt support of the world's wise men.
This famous saying can be used to show that great events such as mountains and seas are the result of continuous tolerance and accumulation, which is very suitable for expressing that people's pursuit of their careers is endless, and people should not be satisfied with what they have achieved. It is also suitable for leaders to recruit talents and attract talents.
Extended reading: Cao Cao's literary achievements
Cao Cao's literary achievements are mainly reflected in today's poems and essays. There are more than twenty poems by Cao Cao, all of which are Yuefu poems. The content can be roughly divided into three categories. One is related to current affairs, the other is mainly to express ideals, and the other is poetry about immortals.
His works related to current affairs include Lu Luxing, Good Li Xing, Bitter Cold Travel, Walking Out of Xiamen, etc. , expressed their political ambitions, reflected the tragic life of the people at the end of the Han dynasty, magnificent, generous and sad. Two songs, Autumn Journey and Good, were written in the early years of Jian 'an. The foregoing reflects that He Jinmou murdered eunuchs, and Dong Zhuo went to Luoyang for insurrection. The second article is about the states and counties in Kanto, each with its own ambitions, fighting with each other, and keeping pace with each other in content. Poetry writes this historical process in concise language, so it is known as "a true record of the late Han Dynasty, an authentic work of poetry history". A Journey to Bitter Cold was written in the 11th year of Jian 'an. The poem describes the coldness, desolation and precipitousness of Taihang Mountain in winter, with vivid images, and also writes the poet's inner complex feelings. "Out of Xiamen" was written in the twelfth year of Jian 'an, and the five rings levied three counties. This poem includes "Yan" (prelude) and four explanations. Yan concentrated on the poet's complex mood when he went to war. Explain "Watching the Sea" and write the impressions when marching through Jieshi; Second, explain Winter in October. Third, write about what you saw and heard on your way home. Fourth, explain "although the tortoise lives long" and write about the ideological activities after winning this important battle. The poems that mainly express ideals are Du Guan Shan, Duijiu, and Short Song. The first two articles are about political ideals. His vision of peace and prosperity is the politics of virtuous monarch and good minister, which combines Confucianism and law with kindness and prestige. This is undoubtedly of progressive significance under the realistic background of social destruction in the late Han Dynasty. The theme of "Short Song" is to be thirsty for talents. With poems such as "the mountain is not too high, the sea is not too deep, the duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to the heart", he expressed his desire to seek talents and recruit talents to achieve his great cause.
In artistic style, Cao Cao's poems are unpretentious and unpretentious. They won with deep affection and charm. Poetically, it is characterized by generosity and sadness. Generosity and sadness, originally the keynote of Jian 'an literature, are the most typical and prominent in Cao Cao's poems. In terms of poetic genre, Cao Cao's Yuefu poems did not copy the rules of Han Yuefu, but developed. For example, Lu Luxing and Good Li Xing are both elegies in Han Yuefu, but he uses old topics to express new contents. Cao Cao initiated the tradition of writing current affairs with Yuefu, which had far-reaching influence.
Further reading: Cao Cao's calligraphy
Cao Cao is a generation of calligraphers but little known, mainly because there are few calligraphy works handed down by Cao Cao. "Book Review of Tang Dynasty" said: "Cao Shu is like a golden flower, exquisite everywhere, jade is brilliant, and Eta Ursae Majoris is brilliant." Zhang Hua in the Western Jin Dynasty said in the Natural History: "In the Han Dynasty, Anping Cui Yuan, Bao, Hongnong and Zhilichang were good at cursive writing, while Taizu was good at cursive writing." Yu Jianwu, a calligraphy critic in the Southern Dynasties, listed Cao Cao's calligraphy works as the best among China people, calling them "Li Mo Xiong Zhan". Zhang Huaiguan, a calligrapher and critic in the Tang Dynasty, called Cao Cao "an excellent calligrapher and calligrapher" in Shu Duan and praised his wonderful works. From this point of view, although Cao Cao's calligraphy works can not be regarded as excellent and top grade, they can also be regarded as famous calligraphers in China.
According to historical records, Cao Cao often compared calligraphy with calligraphers Zhong You, Liang You, Han Danchun and Sun Bi. He especially likes to taste Liang Hu's calligraphy. He once gave five special pills to Zhong You who vomited blood because he was refused to borrow Cai Yong's calligraphy from Dan Wei.
Although Cao Cao is a good writer, probably because he was busy with war and politics, he didn't have the opportunity to write, so there was little ink circulating around the world. Zheng Qiao in Song Dynasty only included a big tablet written by Cao Cao in The Story of the Stone. Yang Shen in the Ming Dynasty only talked about the River Festival Table written by Cao Cao in the Yuan Dynasty. Qing Ye Yibao said in Jin Shilu that Cao Cao had written the words "worshipping Tai Tai" on the side of the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang. When Cao Cao was in Hanzhong, the word "Xue Kun" written on a big stone of Nanbao River in Shimen has now moved into Hanzhong Museum. [7] The word "Xue Kun" seen in Bozhou's "Cao Cao's Underground Troop Transport Road" is based on the extension for a moment; The two small characters "Wang Wei" engraved on it were blurred because of their straightness and were imitated by later generations.