"Although the tortoise has a long life, there are still moments. The snake rides the fog and eventually turns to dust.
The old horse crouches, aiming at thousands of miles; The martyrs were full of courage in their later years.
The surplus and contraction period is not only in the sky; Blessings that nourish grace can last forever.
I am glad to use this poem to express my inner desire. "
Although Returning to Life is the last chapter of Cao Cao's Yuefu poem Out of Xiamen, which was written in 2007 (the twelfth year of Jian 'an). After Cao Cao conquered Wuhuan in the north and realized the reunification of the north, he led his troops to return to Xuchang triumphantly and hosted a banquet for Cao Cao and his Ministry in Liu Xie, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The whole poem is based on high spirits and generosity, expressing Cao Cao's heroic feelings of being strong and active.
Second, poetic interpretation-
"Although the tortoise has a long life, it still flies in the fog and turns to dust."
Note: The tortoise, the legendary psychic tortoise, can live for thousands of years. "Zhuangzi Qiushui" said: "I heard that there was a turtle in the State of Chu, and it was three thousand years old when it died." Unexpectedly-finished, dead. Teng snake-a mythical creature similar to the legendary dragon, can drive away clouds and fog. "Everything is done by everything done. "Dilemma" records: "Flying dragons ride clouds, making snakes swim in the fog, and dragons and snakes are the same."
At the beginning of the poem, Cao Cao chanted with infinite emotion that although the tortoise can live a long life, it sometimes dies; A snake in the air can ride clouds and fog, and eventually it will turn to dust.
"Old horse, ambitious. In the year of martyrs, go forward bravely. "
Note: Ma-Ma. Yao-groove. Martyrs-loyal people. Keep-keep.
Cao Cao chanted one after another, and the old horse (though) squatted under the manger, (but) still maintained its ambition and (wanted) galloped thousands of miles; The hero's heart (still) will not die, although he is old!
"The surplus and contraction period is not only in the sky; The blessing that nourishes grace can last forever. "
Note: surplus and contraction-surplus, full. Refers to the length of life. But-adverb, only, only. Immortality-longevity.
Then, Cao Cao sang a tune that the length of life is not only determined by heaven; (As long as) take care of yourself, (and) feel at ease (in a good mood), he will be blessed-he can live long!
"Fortunately, Lian, the song is to be sung."
Note: Lucky-Lucky. What?-Adverb.-Great. Yes-suffix auxiliary words-gone.
Finally, Cao Cao chanted-(true) luck, singing (my grand) ambition!
Third, feeling-
In order to understand the theme and connotation of the whole poem, we might as well have a more comprehensive understanding of Cao Cao's mind, historical achievements, cultural accomplishment and life ambition-
1, without usurping the power of the Han Dynasty, with an aboveboard chest-213 years, Cao Cao was named "Duke Wei" by Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, for his outstanding achievements. In 2 15, Cao Cao defeated Zhang Lu forces in Hanzhong. In 2 16, he was promoted to "Wang Wei" and was awarded by Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. In ancient times, the word "Li" was tin, and the nine special gifts were: horses and chariots, clothes, music, Hu, Nabi, samurai, axe, bow and arrow, and scorpion. It is recorded in the Book of Rites (when Cao Cao thanked again for three times) that Pan Palace (the learning palace of governors) was built, the emperor's flag was erected and the emperor's crown was worn. Although nominally a minister of the Han Dynasty, he gave orders and held power in the ruling and opposition parties. In fact, he has the power and power of the emperor, but he still has not compiled the independence of the Han Dynasty. In AD 2 19 (twenty-four years of Jian 'an), Sun Quan joined Cao Cao, killed Guan Yu, and captured Jingzhou. After that, Cao Cao and Sun Quan became generals in title of generals in ancient times and shepherded Jingzhou. Sun Quan became a vassal of Cao Cao and wrote a book to persuade Cao Cao to call himself emperor on behalf of Han Dynasty. Cao Cao's ministers also took the opportunity to persuade him. At that time, Cao Cao wanted to abolish Emperor Han Xian and become emperor himself, but it was really effortless! However, Cao Cao always admired Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu, and modestly declared that "the founding of the country is not as good as that of Emperor Gaozu, and the establishment of a career is not as good as that of Emperor Wudi". At this moment, Cao Cao, who is 65 years old and lives in the Central Plains (although he fell as a historical superstar the next year), is also trying his best to suppress Sun Quan, destroy Liu Bei and rebuild a unified country! Cao Cao, who pays attention to rhythm, showed Sun Quan's book to ministers at home and abroad and said, "It is my son who wants to sit on the fire!" " "-Cao Cao, who has this ambition, has never abolished the Han Emperor! -at this point, he is not as good as his second son xelloss. In March 220, Cao Cao died of illness, and Cao Pi succeeded to Wang Wei. In that year 10, Cao Pi brazenly forced Liu Xie, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, to proclaim himself emperor and renamed him "Wei" and "Huang Chu", so he moved the capital from Xuchang to Luoyang and honored Cao Cao as "Emperor Wu of Mao Wei". In 2 19 ad, Cao Cao once said in the suicide note (equivalent to the present will): ""... I got a head disease ... after I died ... I was buried in Yexishan (north of Anyang, Henan). Similar to the Ximen Bao Temple, there is nothing hidden. " -In Cao Cao's will, there is a saying that "there are treasures but no treasures". Do you see the integrity of a generation of elites?
2, the merits are boundless, and the history books have their own comments-Chen Shou, the author of The Three Kingdoms, commented on Cao Caowei: "At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the heroes rose together. Yuan Shao looked at the four countries and was invincible. Mao (Cao Cao) made a clever plan and lashed out at it ... to forget the past and evil. In the end, he was able to conquer the imperial machine and become a flood maker, but his intelligence was the best. I can be described as an extraordinary person and a peerless hero. "
Guo Jia, a counselor, was quoted as saying: "Cao has ten things, namely, Taoism, righteousness, governance, moderation, strategy, virtue, benevolence, wisdom, literature and martial arts".
Cao Cao's famous article "Let Counties Know Their Stories" was written on 2 10, but every sentence was aboveboard and sonorous. He once said with emotion: "If there were no orphans in the world, I don't know how many people would become kings." -Cao Cao took Liu Xie, the incompetent Han emperor, hostage and was ordered to pacify the world, but he never became king-in front of the historical truth of Cao Cao's outstanding talent and being the "second-in-command"-can you not admire his infinite achievements!
3. Be strict with yourself and get a haircut for the first time-On the way to Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao told the villagers and officials along the way to appease the people's hearts: Cao Jun, "Anyone who crosses the wheat field, regardless of size, will be beheaded!" ! Coincidentally, a turtledove suddenly flew up in the wheat field, and Cao Cao's mount was shocked! Suddenly he jumped into the wheat field and trampled a large area of wheat. Cao Cao immediately called the marching master book and demanded to discuss the crime. The master book was embarrassed, but Cao Cao said, Now I have violated the ban. How can I convince the public if I don't punish? At this time, Guo Jia, the counselor, quoted Chunqiu as an excuse. Cao Cao drew his sword and cut off a bunch of his hair, threw it on the ground and said to his men, "I will die, and the right to cut my hair will replace my head!" " -Do you agree with Cao Cao's swordsmanship at the moment? Do you think Cao Cao is fooling a three-year-old child at the moment? -Cao Cao's introspection, self-discipline and strict management of the army are well-known ancient books. So he can bring out an iron army that has won many battles.
4. A generation of Wen Kui, a prosperous Jian 'an culture-Cao Cao and his sons Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are collectively called "Three Caos". Together with the seven sons of Jian 'an (Kong Rong, Chen Lin, RoyceWong, Xu Gan, Ruan Yu, Angelababy and Serina Liu), they prospered Jian 'an culture with their own literary and poetic styles.
Cao Cao wrote a lot in his life: his military works, such as The Art of War by Sun Tzu and The Art of War by Sun Tzu, enriched and developed China's ancient military theory, and his views on war, such as "moving with righteousness", rejecting the strange, guiding the situation and paying attention to logistics support, were highly respected by future generations. Cao Cao's immortal poems, such as Hao, Looking at the Sea, Short Songs, Sorrow in Cold, Jieshi Pian, have been passed down from ancient times to modern times, and all of them have been sung.
Cao Cao's poetic style is different from that of the ancients, such as Out of Xiamen, which was originally a tune lamenting the impermanence of life and eating, drinking and having fun in time. However, Cao Cao expressed his great ambition to unify the whole country and the grand vision he saw when he returned from the Northern Expedition-Cao Cao opened a new look of Jian 'an literature with innovative spirit.
5, ambitious, lifelong struggle-in 209 AD, Cao Cao was forced to retreat to the Central Plains after his defeat in Chibi. Then, he defeated the political enemies who seized military power in the imperial court, devoted himself to consolidating the north and ruling the water army at the same time. In 2 12 (the 16th year of Jian 'an), Cao Cao successfully fought the battle of Weinan and seized the Guanzhong regime. Later, he competed with Sun Quan for the land of Jianghuai. By 2 16, he won the battle of Hefei and curbed Sun Quan's offensive. Since then, Cao Wei's advantage in Huainan has gradually formed. In 2 19 (twenty-four years of Jian 'an), he went to Hanzhong and began to alienate the Sun-Liu Alliance, hoping to destroy them all. Under the instigation of Sun Quan, after Shu Han attacked and killed Guan Yu, Cao Jun turned the corner in Jingzhou battlefield and quickly formed an advantage. When the military power was in full swing, he died in Luoyang in 220.
6. Versatile at the same time, known as the three schools of history-throughout Cao Cao's life, from Liu Chen to Luo Yang's death, he fought for more than 30 years and personally fought for more than 50 times, eliminating the separatist forces in Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Zhang Xiu and other places and unifying northern China. Later, he wanted to unify the whole country, and when he was trying to make a great cause, he didn't want to break down from constant overwork and died young (Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, died at the age of 765,438+0, reigned for 54 years, Wu Zetian died at the age of 865,438+0, and now he is 265,438+0, and Qing Qianlong died at the age of 89, reigned for 665,438+0. With his political strategy, military talent and extraordinary literary talent, he was called a politician, strategist and writer by historical critics, and he deserved it!
Fourth, poetry appreciation-
Now, let's further appreciate Cao Cao's Although the Tortoise is Born-
"Although the tortoise has a long life, it still flies in the fog and turns to dust."
In the first four sentences of the poem, Cao Cao did the opposite and said, "The tortoise lives for 3,000 years, but it is inevitable to die!" ; "Teng snake" is like a dragon, although it can ride clouds and fog. But once the clouds clear, it's gone! In ancient times, such as Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, they couldn't help being bewitched by immortals and prayed to the Buddha for immortality many times. Only Cao Cao was soberly aware of this irresistible natural law in the face of aging and death, which was really commendable in ancient China where witchcraft was prevalent and superstition was blazing!
"Old horse, ambitious. In the year of martyrs, go forward bravely. "
In the fourth sentence of the poem, Cao Cao compares himself to an old horse. Although haggard and relegated, my chest is still full of lofty sentiments and ambitions. People who are interested in doing something will never be depressed even in their later years. This is Cao Cao's fierce road to survival! At the same time, it is also a true portrayal of Cao Cao's own decades of fighting south and north.
"The surplus and contraction period is not only in the sky; The blessing that nourishes grace can last forever. "
-The last four sentences of the poem show that Cao Cao has a dialectical thinking about the health of life. The length of a person's life is not entirely given to God. If he is good at maintaining his body and mind and making it healthy and happy, can't he prolong his life? As Cao Cao said, "the happiness of keeping fit" does not mean sitting and resting, but that a person's mental state is very important. As long as we constantly pursue endless ideals and constantly strive for self-improvement, we can also prolong life and gain eternal life-Cao Cao revealed the important influence of human spiritual factors on physical and mental health through personal experience-thus, this is a rational and dialectical classic judgment on health preservation!
"Fortunately, Lian, the song is to be sung."
The last two sentences of the poem express the great bearing of Cao Cao's "Top Gun"!