Dynasty: Song Dynasty
Author: Lu You
Original text:
Outside the bridge, the plum blossoms are lonely, no matter what. Twilight arrival, plum blossom is helpless, exhausted, and has to withstand the wind and rain.
Plum blossoms don't want to compete for blooming, and the envy and rejection of flowers don't care. Even after autumn, when it is ground into dirt and turned into dust, plum blossoms still emit fragrance as usual.
Creation background
Lu You loved plum blossom all his life and regarded it as the spiritual carrier of praise. In his works, plum blossom has become a symbol of unyielding image.
It is not difficult to understand Lu You's life, and the plum blossom in his ci is the portrayal of the author himself. Lu You's life is full of ups and downs. He was born in the seventh year of Xuanhe (A.D. 1 125), when the Northern Song Dynasty was teetering and the Jin people were waiting for him. Soon, he and his family began a turbulent escape career. "Try to avoid Hu Bing as much as possible when I was a child" was a portrayal at that time, and it also helped him plant patriotic seeds in the depths of his young mind. In the 23rd year of Shaoxing (1 153), Lu You went to Lin 'an to take the Jinshi examination, and was awarded the first prize for his outstanding talent. However, Qin Gui's grandson was ranked behind Lu You, which angered Qin Gui, and he was exempted from the Ministry of Education examination the next year. Qin Gui refused to travel by land, on the one hand, for private revenge, on the other hand, because of his "happy resurrection", which aroused the jealousy of capitulator leaders. It was not until Qin Gui's death that Lu Youfang began to enter the official career. After that, Lu You's career was not smooth sailing and experienced ups and downs. He has been to the front line of resisting gold, dressed in military uniform, and devoted himself to the fiery fighting life, thus realizing the "poet's Samadhi". Since then, fierce battle scenes and strong desire to recover lost ground have become the most beautiful themes in his poems. However, the small court in the Southern Song Dynasty was partial to a corner, and was quite satisfied with the residual water and mountains in front of it, and did not really want to restore it. Even if you have to make some gestures sometimes, it is a cover-up, and you are absent-minded. Therefore, Lu You was dismissed twice, mainly because he advocated the use of troops. Although Lu You's patriotic enthusiasm has been hit hard, his patriotism has never wavered. This is fully reflected in his poems. It is not difficult to understand that his Yongmei is Mei Jizhi's masterpiece. Plum blossoms, which are "smashed into mud and ground into ashes, have only one fragrance", are an image portrayal of the poet's unremitting struggle against evil forces and his unswerving character for his ideals throughout his life.