Original text:
Eight sides fortress
During the Three Kingdoms period, you made unparalleled achievements, and you gained a permanent reputation by invading.
This river won't divert the stones from your disposal, and you will always regret that you will destroy Wu's unwise.
Translation:
You have made great achievements in the Three Kingdoms, created an eight-array map, and achieved permanent fame. The river flowing eastward can't push you to lay stones, and you will regret that you didn't destroy Wu.
Appreciate:
This is a poem written by the author in memory of Zhuge Liang when he first arrived in Kuizhou. Written in the first year of Dali (766). "Eight-array map" refers to the array map of military drills and operations composed of eight formations: sky, earth, wind, cloud, dragon, tiger, bird and snake. This is Zhuge Liang's creation, which embodies his outstanding military talent.
"The Three Kingdoms, torn apart, have been bound by his greatness, and the Eight Faces Castle is built on his fame", these two sentences praised Zhuge Liang's great achievements. The first sentence is written from the general aspect, saying that Zhuge Liang made the most outstanding achievements in the process of establishing the situation that Wei Shuwu was divided into three parts. Of course, there are many factors for the coexistence of the three countries, and Zhuge Liang's assistance to Liu Bei in establishing the foundation of Shu from scratch should be said to be one of the important reasons. Du Fu's highly generalized praise objectively reflected the historical truth of the Three Kingdoms period.
About the author:
Du Fu (7 12-770), with beautiful words, is as famous as Shaoling Yelao, Du Gongbu and Du Shaoling. He was a great realistic poet in Gongxian, Henan (gongyi city, Zhengzhou, Henan) in the Tang Dynasty. Du Fu is regarded as a "poet saint" by the world, and his poems are called "the history of poetry". Du Fu and Li Bai are collectively called "Du Li". Du Fu was concerned about the country and the people, and his personality was noble. There are about 1400 poems preserved, and the collection is Du Gongbu, whose poetic skills are exquisite and highly respected in Chinese classical poetry, with far-reaching influence. ?