New Interpretation of "The Road to Shu is Difficult"
After researching the latest 6 pits unearthed in Sanxingdui, I have given a new understanding of "The Road to Shu is Difficult". Today, it is very useful for exploring Sanxingdui, tracing the origins of the Xia Dynasty, understanding the background of ancient poems, and correctly translating ancient texts. I will share it as follows.
(Background: The Sanxingdui ancestral sacrificial pit was unearthed, which revealed a history of the Xia Dynasty’s destruction that had been sealed for thousands of years. After King Tang of Shang destroyed the Xia, he wanted to "move to the Xiashe" but was unable to do so, so he had to build another one in the Central Plains. Allusions to Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty, he was an insider! This has yet to be verified by subsequent archaeological evidence from Sanxingdui.)
(This poem was first recorded in "Heyue Yingling Collection" compiled by Yin Fan of the Tang Dynasty. ", the book was compiled in the twelfth year of Tianbao by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (753), so "The Road to Shu is Difficult" should be written when Li Bai was 31 years old, in the 19th year of Kaiyuan (731 AD), when Li Bai was oppressed and excluded by the powerful in Chang'an City , his official career was hopeless, and he was forced to leave Chang'an. Along the way, he was deeply aware of the bloody darkness of the political field and was extremely depressed. )
"The Road to Shu is Difficult" by Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty
Hey. Oh, how dangerous it is! (It is very, very dangerous to talk about this!)
The road to Shu is as difficult as reaching the sky! (Speaking of the road to Shu and the history of ancient Shu, it is more difficult than climbing to the sky. It is very difficult in ancient and modern times!)
With silkworm bushes and yufu, how confused was the founding of the country! (It is said that the first king of the ancient Shu Kingdom was named Cancong, and there were later kings named Yufu. Although some legends about them have been left by the people, the history of ancient Shu from the founding of the country to the pre-Qin Dynasty was completely blank!) < /p>
You are forty-eight thousand years old, and you are not in the vicinity of Qin Sai. (The ancient Shu Kingdom has a long history since ancient times. It was only when Qin destroyed Shu in the pre-Qin Dynasty that the history of the ancient Shu Kingdom was artificially cut off!)
There is a bird path in Taibai, Xidang, which can cut across the top of Emei. (Although the history of the ancient Shu Kingdom was cut off, the connection between Shu and the Central Plains has always been there, and the ancient Shu Road connecting the Taibai Qinling Mountains and Mount Emei in Western Shu to the Central Plains has been around since ancient times. Note: Read carefully, read again...)
The earth collapsed and the mountains destroyed the strong men to death, and then the stone stacks of the ladder to heaven were connected to each other. (When the ancient Shu Kingdom "Wuding Kaishan" built the ancient Shu plank road, the connection exchanged for the lives of the warriors was just like the ladder to the sky and the stone plank were tightly connected, and had never been cut off!)
There is a high mark of six dragons returning to the sun above, (the road to Shu goes upwards, circling the mountains like six dragons, turning like a "sun", reaching straight to the sky)
Below there is a rushing wave and turning back to Sichuan. (The road to Shu goes down, along the mountains and streams, with waves and twists and turns, turning like a "river".)
The yellow crane cannot fly past, and the ape wants to overcome its sorrow and climbs up.
(Really, it is difficult for the yellow crane to fly across, and the ape is worried about climbing.)
How can the green mud be coiled, and the rocky mountains will be entangled with nine twists and turns at a hundred steps.
(The moss-covered muddy mountain road is so messy. The ancient Sichuan plank road was built on the cliff, and it is quite difficult to climb with 90% failure in a hundred steps.)
Mongolia Lijing Yang He breathed a sigh of relief, sat down and sighed with his hands on his back.
(Sit down and look up at the starry sky. In the direction of southwest Shu, two stars in Shenjing twinkle like teardrops in the night sky and cry. The tragic past is so vivid that people have to touch their hearts and chests and feel so sad. I couldn't breathe, and I couldn't help but let out a long sigh in my heart)
Ask you when will you return to the Westward Journey? Afraid of the unreachable rocks.
(Alas~! I, Li Bai, left Shu from the Three Gorges in the 13th year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (725 AD, 25 years old), followed the river down through Dongting Lake, turned back to the west, and came to the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Six years have passed since Chang'an (31 years old). The official career has been bumpy, the officialdom is difficult to climb, and the secular power is as difficult to climb as a mountain. I don't know how long it will take before I can return to my hometown in glory. (Li Bai was in Mianyang, Sichuan Province when he was a child! He grew up in Jiangyou City and now has the Li Bai Memorial Hall) Note: Due to his failure in official career and the turmoil of the current situation, Li Bai never entered an official career and never returned to his hometown again)
But when I saw the ancient tree called the Sorrowful Bird, the male flew to the female From around the forest.
(Through the ancient woods, I heard the sound of wailing birds in the distance. It turned out to be a pair of male and female birds whose young had just died. One male and one female were wandering around the forest, chirping endlessly. Willing to leave.)
I also heard Zigui crying about the moon at night and feeling sad about the empty mountain.
(The plaintive chirping of the cuckoo bird was heard again, crying all night long under the desolate moonlit night, and the sad atmosphere filled the entire empty mountain.)
The Difficulty of the Road to Shu , It is difficult to go to the blue sky, let people listen to this withered beauty!
(This situation, combined with the bloody darkness of the officialdom, and the truth about the destruction of the ancient Shu Kingdom, are really too tragic!!! People’s faces turn blue when they hear it.)
The sky is not full even when the peaks are gone, and withered pines hang upside down against the cliffs.
(Shu Mountain is majestic and strange, with endless mountains. The peaks tower into the clouds, as if they are less than a foot away from the sky. Thousand-year-old pine trees, with dry and strong trunks, hang upside down on the cliffs. . )
The rushing waterfalls are noisy, and the cliffs turn into rocks and thousands of valleys are thundered.
(The turbulent waterfall, the streams of water rushing noisily, hitting each other, flying down from the cliff, falling into the pool, the water hitting the rocks, the sound of the sound is like ten thousand people. It explodes like thunder)
The danger is also like this. People who have traveled far away are just coming here!
(Really, it’s too dangerous! Nothing in this world is more dangerous than Shu Dao and officialdom.
Since the roads and officialdom of Shu are so dangerous, why do some people still leave Shu to seek official positions despite the dangers? To put it bluntly, I have been asking for trouble all my life! ~)
The sword pavilion is majestic and Cui Wei. One man can guard the gate, but ten thousand men cannot open it.
(There is also the Guangyuan Jianmen Pass guarding the throat of the Shu Road. The stone stairs leading to the pass are steep and long and narrow, and the city tower stands high between the mountains. It is so tall and extraordinary. The entire city gate is very majestic, and if there is one man guarding the gate, there is no danger for ten thousand people to open it.)
(Sigh: The way of Shu, the way of the world, and society are so dangerous!!!... It's a pity that I, Li Bai, think I am very talented. Badou, who is unrestrained and unrestrained, stands out among thousands of people. Although he is talented, he has no way to serve the country. How he wants to be transformed into that sword gate~)
The guardian or gangster turned into a wolf and a jackal! .
(Once the current situation changes and the officialdom is in turmoil, whether it is the people who promoted and protected you before, or the people who have always been at odds with your political views, they will turn into wolves and leopards for their own selfish desires and to protect themselves wisely. , turn their backs and ostracize and suppress you mercilessly)
Avoid the tiger in the morning, the snake in the evening, grind their teeth to suck blood, and kill people like hemp.
(Being an official in the Chang'an court of the Tang Dynasty is like being in the Shu Mountains. You have to avoid tigers during the day and long snakes at night. The bloody darkness of the officialdom is really like grinding teeth and sucking blood, killing people like numbness. ! )
(I can’t help but think of the ancient Shu Kingdom’s three dynasty changes when Xia Jie, Shang Zhou, and Western Qin destroyed Shu. They were as bloody and brutal as jackals, killing people like hemp. ...This is the truth!!! )
Although Jincheng is happy, it is better to return home early.
(Thinking back to those days when I passed through Jinguan City in Chengdu when I first came out of Shu. It was much more carefree and happy than it is now! That period was really the happiest and most unforgettable time in my life. It seems that, If you fail to become an official, you might as well return to your hometown as soon as possible)
The road to Shu is so difficult that it is difficult to climb to the sky. I look to the west and sigh!
(Turn sideways and look westward at the city of Chang'an. He left home and left Shu at the age of 25. With the ambition of becoming a high official when he was young, after six years of hard work in the official career, it is really like the road to Shu. It’s more difficult than reaching the sky! It’s true that time is wasted and nothing is accomplished! I sigh deeply, when will I be able to return to my hometown in glory~!)
(Sigh: Looking back on the past, I feel the same way! Time is wasted, life is so difficult~ !
~The blank history of ancient Shu is still really difficult today~Sigh!)
(There is a bird path in Taibai, Xidang, which can cross the top of Emei. This "West" ", looking sideways to the west and sighing! It is the Western Qin Dynasty. This "absolute" is the blank history of ancient Shu)
Antecedent reason: "Huayang Guozhi": "The King of Shu met King Hui of Qin. He sent the stone ox back and mocked the Qin people by calling them "Eastern shepherds".
Since the beginning of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the ancient Shu Kingdom has been the orthodox Chinese people and participated in intermarriage with the Yellow Emperor and his descendants. Chinese state affairs. Therefore, the King of Shu mocked Qin for being less orthodox than Shu.
Consequences: Qin destroyed Shu, leaving a blank history of ancient Shu.
"Huayang Kingdom": (Qin) Sima Cuo and Lieutenant Tian Zhenhuang said: "Shu was involved in the chaos of (Xia) Jie and (Shang) Zhou. The country was rich and rich, and the cloth, silk, gold and silver were enough for the military. ”
This is the historical orthodoxy of the ancient Shu Kingdom. Because the King of Shu mocked the Qin Kingdom for not being as orthodox as the Shu Kingdom, he was hated and destroyed the country, leaving a blank history of the pre-Qin Dynasty. Sanxingdui was buried twice at the end of the Xia and Shang dynasties. , the historical records of the two ancient Shu wars before the Qin Dynasty
The ancients wrote poems, especially the great poet Li Bai, who paid attention to the integration of scenes, landscape narratives, sentiments, and generally had a strong and elegant character. The background of the times and the life story behind the text!
Postscript
When did Li Bai write "The Road to Shu is Difficult"
Combined with the poem "The Road to Shu is Difficult"? , It is difficult to reach the blue sky. I turn sideways and look to the west and sigh! ", Li Bai should have written when he failed in his official career and left Chang'an. So, Li Bai left Chang'an twice in his life. When he was 31 and 43 years old.
In the 19th year of Kaiyuan (731), Li Bai was 31 years old. Xuanzong served as eunuchs, especially Gao Lishi. In October, Xuanzong came to Luoyang. In the early summer, he left Chang'an.
In the second year of Tianbao (743), Li Bai was 43 years old. He served as an attendant of Tang Xuanzong in the Hanlin Academy and wrote poems for less than two years. He was slandered by the powerful and left Chang'an. .
Is he 31 years old or 43 years old?
The third poem of Gao Yi by Meng Qi of the Tang Dynasty: Li Taibai first came to the capital from Shu and died on the journey. He Jianzhizhang heard about his name and visited him for the first time. He was surprised by his appearance and asked him to write "The Road to Shu" to show it. After reading it, he was praised by four people, and he was named "The Immortal". Drinking and getting drunk for a long time made him famous.
In the 23rd year of Kaiyuan (AD 735), Li Bai met He Zhizhang in Chang'an and met him there. He Zhizhang immediately went to see him and presented him with the poem in his sleeve. He Zhizhang admired "The Road to Shu" and "Wu Qi Qu" very much. He Zhizhang was so surprised by Li Bai's magnificent poems and his unrestrained style. : "The public is not a human being, isn't he a Taibai star spirit? "He Zhizhang called him "the banished immortal."
If Meng Qi's account of the Tang Dynasty is true, Li Bai should have done it before he met He Zhizhang in 735, that is, when he left Chang'an in 731 AD at the age of 31.
During this period, Li Bai was impoverished, abandoned himself, and was in a state of extreme depression. He had previously experienced being slandered, writing confessions, getting to know powerful people many times, being rejected by others, and even wanted to live in seclusion for a time.
However, despite the adversity, Li Bai still had great romantic feelings and the unearthly temperament of banishing immortals. "The sword pavilion is majestic and Cui Wei. One man can guard the gate, but ten thousand men cannot open it.
"Imagine that one day I will transform into a sword pavilion, hold an important position, serve the country, and return home in glory!
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