If Xi Shi conquered the Wu Kingdom, who would it be if the Yue Kingdom fell?
A generation fell in love with the city and chased the waves, Wu Gongkong recalled his son's family.
Xishi Yuexi girl came from Zhuluo Mountain.
While Wu was sitting on the stage in Gusu, Xi Shi was drunk in the palace of King Wu.
Han and Fan Zhaojun left, and Yue swallowed Wu Xizi and returned.
Xi Shi
[Tang Dynasty] Luo Yin
The rise and fall of the country will come naturally, so why should the people of Wu blame Xi Shi?
If Xi Shi conquered the Wu Kingdom, who would it be if the Yue Kingdom fell?
Analysis:
"The rise and fall of the country will come naturally, so why should the people of Wu blame Xi Shi." From the beginning, the poet clearly stated his own point of view and opposed imposing the responsibility for the country's collapse on him. On women like Xi Tzu. The "time" here refers to the various complex factors that contribute to the success or failure of a country. "Zi Shi" means that Wu's demise had its own profound reasons and should not be blamed on Xi Shi personally. This is undoubtedly a correct view. Some people think that there is an element of fatalism here, but it is actually due to misunderstanding. "Why bother?" The persuasive tone contained a sarcastic tone: You yourself have missed important national affairs, but you want to blame a weak woman. Why bother! Of course, the object of ridicule is not ordinary Wu people, but the rulers of Wu and their helpers. "If Xi Shi overthrows Wu, who will conquer Yue?" The following two sentences cleverly use a logical inference: if Xi Shi is the culprit who overthrew Wu, then the King of Yue did not favor his daughter. Sex, who can be blamed for the subsequent demise of the Yue Kingdom? The sharp criticism is expressed in a tactful questioning tone, which does not appear to be tense at all. However, because the facts themselves have strong logical power, they still feel sharp when read.
Wumei Yin·Xishi
[Qing Dynasty] Cao Xueqin
A generation fell in love with the city and chased the waves, Wu Gongkong recalled his son's family.
Imitate the girl from the East Village with her frown and smile, her hair is white and the west edge is covered with gauze.
Analysis:
Two sentences of "Generation": It means that a generation of stunning beauties finally disappeared like waves. She missed her childhood hometown in Wu Palace in vain. After the Yue Kingdom destroyed the Wu Kingdom, there are two theories about Xi Shi's fate: one is that he returned to Fan Li and followed him to swim across the rivers and seas; the other is that Wu died and Xi Shi was buried in the river to repay Wu Zixu, who was buried in the river by her husband. The poem only talks about passing in general terms. Qingcheng, the synonym for stunning beauty, is also called "Qingguo". This is a poem written by Li Yannian in the Han Dynasty. See "Hanshu·Biography of Wife's Wife". Yi'er's Family, "The Story of Huansha" compiled by Liang Chenyu in the Ming Dynasty based on the legend of Xishi, has a "Siyi" section, which only writes about her memories of falling in love with Fan Li in Huansha River when she was in Wu Palace.
Imitate frown: According to legend, there was an ugly girl in the East Village of Xi Shi’s hometown, who was called Dong Shi. Because she saw Xi Shi’s beautiful way of “holding her heart in front of her and frowning (frowning her brows)”, she also learned to frown while holding her heart in front of her. As a result, On the contrary, it is even uglier. From "Zhuangzi Tianyun". Huansha, Xishi and the women from her hometown once rinsed cotton yarn by the Ruoye River. "Ode to Xi Shi" by Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty: "At that time, we were not allowed to return home in the same carriage. I thanked the neighbor's son and imitated An Kexi!" And "A Daughter's Journey to Luoyang": "Who pities the Yue girl who has a face as beautiful as jade? Yarn." The last two sentences of "Five Beauties·Xishi" are based on the meaning of these two poems. But Wang Wei's poem said that Xi Shi had already enjoyed all her glory, but her old companion still had to work hard to wear her yarn; this poem said that although Xi Shi was beautiful, she had passed away like water, but the East Village girl, although ugly, could still live to grow old.
Ode to Zhuluo Mountain
[Tang Dynasty] Li Bai
The girl from Xishi Yuexi came from Zhuluo Mountain.
The beautiful scenery conceals the present and the past, and the lotus flowers shame the jade face.
Wan the gauze and play with the clear water, and relax with the clear waves.
It is hard to open a letter with white teeth, and I am silent among the blue clouds.
Gou Jian conquered the most beautiful people and raised moths into Wuguan.
The Guanwa Palace is so dim and unreachable.
Once the husband's country was destroyed, the thousand years of his life were not returned.
Analysis:
Xi Shi is a woman by the stream in Yue State, born in Zhuluo Mountain. Her charm was spread in the past and today, and even Lotus would be shy when seeing her. When she was washing yarn by the stream, she stirred in the green water, feeling as leisurely as the clear waves. Indeed, it is rare to see her smiling with her white teeth exposed, always as if she is meditating among the blue clouds. King Gou Jian of Yue gathered the most beautiful women in the country, and Xi Shi raised her eyebrows and went to the state of Wu. She was deeply favored by the King of Wu and was placed in the Guanwa Palace, where she was out of sight and out of sight. After Wu was defeated, he didn't come back for a thousand years.
Wu Qi Qu
[Tang Dynasty] Li Bai
When Wu Qi was sitting on the stage in Gusu, Xi Shi was drunk in the palace of King Wu.
Wu Ge and Chu dance have not yet finished, and the green mountains are about to hold half of the sun.
The golden pot with silver arrows leaks a lot, and I can see the autumn moon falling into the river waves.
The east is getting higher and higher, but there is no joy!
Analysis:
At sunset, the outline of the Wu Palace on the Gusu Platform and the beauty in the palace, Xi Shi, are in a drunken and hazy state.
Singing and dancing, his face was slightly flushed, King Wu was still in the excitement of enjoyment, but suddenly he found that the mountain peaks in the west had swallowed up half of the red sun, and dusk was about to fall.
Wu Wang and Xi Shi’s fun-seeking life has slowly come to an end. The copper kettle is leaking more and more, and the scale of the silver arrow is rising higher and higher. An autumn moon crosses the sky, and it is almost dawn.
The water fairy is nostalgic for the past
[Yuan] Zhang Kejiu
The autumn wind is far away from the soap carving flag, and the bright moon is high and the golden phoenix is ??pregnant.
Hongzhuang is willing to make a living for the common people, how many enchanting can there be?
The two eyebrows will shine through the ages: Han and Fan Zhaojun went away, and Yue swallowed Wu Xizi and returned. The war horse is empty and fat.
Analysis: This piece of music passionately praises Wang Zhaojun and Xi Shi’s ambition to “make a living for the common people”. The author believes that they are outstanding women who "shine through the ages". The four words at the end, "The war horse is empty and fat", concisely and powerfully highlight the theme of the whole song - rebuking and criticizing the treacherous emperor and traitorous ministers who have ruined the country.