With millions of soldiers on the West Lake, the first peak of Mount Wu was immediately written by Wan Yanliang, a poet from the [Jin Dynasty]. The full poem is as follows:
If thousands of miles of carriages and letters are confused, how can the south of the Yangtze River be different? Border seal?
With millions of troops on the West Lake, we immediately reached the top peak of Mount Wu!
Translation
"The carriages and books of thousands of miles are all mixed up", which means that as early as after Qin Shihuang unified the world, he ordered the rivers and mountains thousands of miles to "carriage on the same track and books with the same text".
"How can there be any other borders in the south of the Yangtze River", which means that the world should be complete and unified, how can there be any other imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River?
"Raising a Million Troops to the West Lake", Wan Yanliang led four groups of Jin soldiers, who were known as a million soldiers at the time, to join forces on the West Lake in Hangzhou.
"Ride a horse to reach the first peak of Wushan Mountain." Wushan Mountain is not the highest peak in Hangzhou, but when I ride a horse and stand on Wushan Mountain, I become the first peak.
Appreciation
This poem fully expresses Wanyan Liang's lofty ambition to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty and unify the world. However, when Wan Yanliang was quarrying stones to cross the river, he encountered stubborn resistance from the Song army led by Yu Yunwen, a civil servant and military counselor of the Song Dynasty who came forward, and the crossing failed.
This poem expresses the poet's love and pride for the Jiangnan region. The "Wanli Car Message" mentioned in the poem refers to the system of delivering documents at ancient post stations, which shows that Jiangnan is closely connected with the outside world and has a prosperous culture. "Biejiangfeng" means that Jiangnan is not divided into different territories, but is unified into one place, showing the vastness and unity of Jiangnan. Then, the poet described the scene of millions of soldiers and horses gathering on the West Lake, and focused on the first peak of Mount Wu. This scene means that the Jiangnan region has strong military power and is a powerful region. Finally, the poet used the first peak of Wushan Mountain as a symbol to express his love and pride for his hometown.
About the author
Wanyan Liang (1122-1161) was the emperor of the Jin Dynasty and a member of the Jurchen Wanyan tribe. His real name was Digunai, with the character Yuan Gong, and later changed his name to Liang. In the ninth year of Emperor Tong's reign, the Xizong clan established itself. At that time, it was changed to Yuan Tiande, and later to Zhenyuan and Zhenglong. After he ascended the throne, he issued edicts on seven matters, including encouraging officials to guard the country and working on the farm. The capital was moved to Yan, called Zhongdu, and Bianliang was renamed Nanjing. At the end of Zhenglong, he launched a large-scale attack on the Song Dynasty, but was defeated by Caishi. He reached Guazhou in the east and was killed in a mutiny. Reigned for twelve years. During the reign of King Sejong, he was demoted to the title of King of Hailing County, with the posthumous title of Yang, and was later demoted to the rank of commoner in Hailing. He was a great and accomplished writer. People at the time praised him as "one of the best in his chants and chants". His poems were powerful and powerful, and his atmosphere was grand and ancient. Scholars from the south of the Yangtze River could not help but admire his poems, saying: "The strength of the north is better than the weakness of the south of the Yangtze River.
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