The two short songs are two poems written by Cao Cao, a politician and writer at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the theme of ancient Yuefu. The first poem expresses the poet's desire for virtue and ambition to unify the world through the singing of banquets. The second song praises Zhou Wenwang, Qi Huangong and Jin Wengong's adherence to the history of the Minister's Day, indicating that they only have the ambition to help the Han Dynasty, but have no intention of representing the Han Dynasty's independence.
The worship of Hou Yi is based on restraint: Lu Shi 'an's "The Romance of China's General History" in the Qing Dynasty said in the sixth time that "I worship da ji, and everything I say is expensive for the good, punished for the evil, skillful and pleasing for the strange". Zhou Xibo Jichang sighed when he heard the news of Zhou Wang. Shang Zhouwang's cronies, Hou Yi, worshiped the country (now Songshan, Henan Province) and were relatively wise figures in the ruling group of Shang Zhouwang. He had long realized that the power of the Zhou people was a growing threat to the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
Hearing Xibe Ji Chang's exclamation about Zhou Wang, he took the opportunity to complain to Zhou Wang that "Xibe Ji Chang and his son are saints, and the three saints collude, so you should consider it". Shang Zhouwang felt justified, so he ordered the arrest of Zhou Xibo and Ji Chang and put them in the prison of Youli (now Tangyin, Henan Province), ready to be sentenced to death. Later, under the active rescue of Xibe ministers such as Yao Hong and Sanyisheng, he was finally released through the words of Xibe minister Fei Zhong. The word "respect for Hou" refers to this matter.
However, Cao Cao's allusions here are not ordinary, but imply that the queen Fu Shi and her father Tunqi, a captain, who he knew had colluded with Dong to punish Cao Cao. Called by Zhong Ni: Zhong Ni, Confucius. This sentence refers to Confucius' praise that even if there are two things in the world, they can "subdue Yin" and praise "Zhou Zhide, extremely virtuous".
Cao Cao cited the example of King Wen, which proved that he was imitating. Now there are two things in the world that he can be loyal to the Han people. Yu Zide is as good as Zhou Wenwang. Dade, I still serve Yin: Yin, Chao Ming. Pan Geng, the tenth king of Shang Dynasty, moved his capital from Yan (now Qufu, Shandong Province) to Xiaotun Village, Anyang, Henan Province, so Shang was also called Yin.
The Analects of Confucius Taber: "There are two things in the world that serve Yin." Cao Cao said that he would follow Zhou Wenwang's example and achieve the virtue of "obeying Yin", so that he would be loyal to the Liu Han Dynasty. Show your attitude and never be a "China thief".