Luo yin
Why do Wu people complain about history when the country rises and falls?
If history overthrew the State of Wu, who would be the dead of the State of Yue?
The meaning of this poem is: the rise and fall of a country has its own destiny, so why do Wu people complain that Xi Shi caused their country to perish? If Shi knew how to subvert the State of Wu, who was the one who later destroyed the State of Yue?
Traditional poems mostly blame the death of Wu on the theory of "a femme fatale", which objectively exonerated the feudal rulers. Luo Yin's poem "Singing the Contrary" completely opposes this traditional concept, breaks the argument that "women are a disaster" and shines with a brand-new and wise ideological brilliance.
"Why do Wu people complain about history when the country rises and falls?" In the first two sentences, the poet clearly put forward his own point of view, refuted the arguments of predecessors, and opposed putting the responsibility of national subjugation on stone. "Time" here refers to various complex factors that contribute to the success or failure of a country. "When you have your own time" means that Wu's demise has its profound reasons, and it should not be attributed to Shi himself. This is a materialistic, objective and correct view, which is of epoch-making and progressive significance. "Why bother" is a tone of persuasion, but it is full of irony: why bother if you miss the state affairs and want to blame a weak woman? "If Stone overthrew the State of Wu, who would be the vanquished of the State of Yue?" The last two sentences skillfully used a logical inference: if it was the culprit of subverting the state of Wu, then the king of Yue did not favor other women, but the state of Yue later perished. Who can be responsible for the destruction of Yue State? In fact, this is the poet's sharp retort, which is only expressed in a euphemistic questioning tone, so it doesn't seem nervous. However, due to sufficient facts, sufficient reasons, rigorous logic and strong argument, it still feels sharp when reading, which strongly refutes and ridicules the theory of "femme fatale".