The meaning of Taiyuan Hanshen’s ancient poem on New Year’s Eve

The meaning of the ancient poem "Han Shen" in Taiyuan on New Year's Eve is as follows:

To send a message to guests from far away, I feel sad at the light cold; the spring breeze is not far away, only at the east end of the house. Please send a message to tell your friends living far away that although the weather is cold now, this coldness is nothing and you don’t have to worry about it. The spring breeze has blown, not far from us, just to the east of our house.

New Year’s Eve: New Year’s Eve, the night of the last day of the twelfth lunar month. Taiyuan: the name of the military town, also known as Sanguan Town. The defense area was south of the Great Wall in present-day Shanxi Province, starting from the Yellow River in the west and reaching the Taihang Mountains in the east, in present-day Shanxi Province. Hanshen: that is, very cold, very cold.

Message: to convey a message, to tell. Tianya Ke: People who live far away. Light cold: slight cold. The use of the bottom: What is the use? The bottom is like "he". Its meaning has been used in Chinese since the Han Dynasty. East end of the house: This means that the east wind that thaws in spring has blown to the east end of the house. It means that spring is coming very near.

Yu Qian (May 13, 1398 - February 16, 1457) was born in Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) in the Ming Dynasty. His courtesy name was Tingyi and his nickname was Jie'an [ān]. Yongle Jinshi, Xuandechu was appointed censor, and he followed Xuanzong to suppress the rebellion of Han King Zhu Gaoxu[xù]. After the rebellion was suppressed, Yu Qian, who was a royal censor, was promoted by Xuanzong to patrol Jiangxi due to his meritorious service in criticizing Zhu Gaoxu. He was praised by all the people. In the fifth year (1430), he patrolled Henan as the right minister of the Ministry of War.

Shanxi. In the 11th year of Zhengtong (1446), he went to Beijing for an audience because he did not give gifts to Wang Zhenxianmei, which caused Wang Zhen's dissatisfaction. He secretly instigated his accomplice Li Xi to accuse him of being dissatisfied with the emperor and sentenced him to death. Later, the people, officials and even the vassal kings of the two provinces strongly requested his reinstatement.

During the Tumubao Incident in the 14th year, Ming Yingzong was captured by Wala. He strongly opposed the idea of ??moving south, insisted on sticking to it, and entered the Ministry of War.