This article was probably written after the Jin and Song dynasties. People sang with great enthusiasm Jing Ke's heroic feat of assassinating the King of Qin, and expressed their indignation against the dark politics in their regrets about the failure of the extraordinary feat. The writing is vivid, generous and tragic, which is unique among Tao's poems, which are famous for their plainness.
According to the course of the incident, the poem describes the scenes of leaving the capital, having a meal, embarking on the journey, and fighting. It especially focuses on the depiction of the characters' movements, creating an image of a righteous and awe-inspiring hero fighting violence. For example, "Bringing out the sword from Yanjing" describes Jing Ke's heroic posture as a knight with a sword; "The virile hair points to the crown, the fierce energy fills the long tassel", and even uses exaggerated writing to describe Jing Ke's indignation and passionate expression. The four sentences "When to board the carriage" are parallel to each other and concentrated in one breath. They also describe Jing Ke's courageous spirit of marching straight to the Qin State without hesitation. Although the poem does not directly describe the scene of assassinating the King of Qin, from the sentence "The powerful lord is at the camp", we can imagine the power of the tiger that changed the situation when Jing Ke drew his sword to assassinate.
This poem also highlights Jing Ke’s mental outlook through the rendering of the environment and atmosphere. The most typical one is the scene of Yi Shui drinking preserves. In the sizzling autumn wind and the surging Yishui River, the exciting and tragic music echoed. "Sorrowful Building", "High Sound", "Mourning Wind" and "Cold Wave" stimulated each other, expressing extremely strongly that "the heroes are gone" The heroic theme of "I will never return". Zhu Xi said: "Tao Yuanming's poems are generally said to be plain. According to one person's opinion, he was arrogant and unrestrained, but his arrogance was so bold that he was blind to his ears. The one where he showed his true colors was in "Ode to Jing Ke"." This is quite discerning.
Yan Dan is good at raising people, and is determined to repay the strong and win.
Recruit good men and women, and get Jingqing at the end of the year.
A gentleman will die of his confidant and leave Yanjing with his sword;
Su Ji called Guangmo and generously saw me off.
The male hair refers to the dangerous crown, and the fierce energy rushes into the long tassel.
Drinking on the water, there are four heroes.
The sad building is gradually leaving, and the song Yi sings loudly.
The wind passes away, and a faint cold wave arises.
Shang Yin even shed tears, and the warriors were shocked when Yu played.
I know in my heart that I will never return, and that I will have a name in future generations.
When will you board the car and fly to the Qin court?
It is fierce and fierce, spanning thousands of miles and meandering across thousands of cities.
Things will come when you are in trouble, and the rich master is in a daze.
Unfortunately, his swordsmanship was poor, so he failed to achieve his extraordinary feats.
Although he is gone, his love will remain for thousands of years.