"The mountain is never too high, and the sea is never too deep. What does the Duke of Zhou mean by vomiting and returning to the world?

Moral: Only when the mountains don't bother with earth and stone can we see the grandeur, and only when the sea doesn't abandon the trickle can we see the grandeur. I would like to be as courteous as the Duke of Zhou, and I would like the heroes of the world to submit to me sincerely. From a short song by Cao Cao.

The theme of this short song is very clear, that is, the author hopes to have a large number of talents for his own use. In fact, it is a "song of seeking the sages", and because it adopts the form of poetry and contains rich lyrical elements, it can play a unique infectious role, effectively publicize his persistence and cooperate with his decrees.

Extended data:

Creative background:

There are roughly five theories about the time of creation in academic circles. 1. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, based on Su Shi's "Poem on Red Cliff", advocates that Cao Cao recite this poem "Drinking and Writing Songs" before the Chibi War, and the time is set at the end of the 13th year of Jian 'an (2008).

The second is the theory of seeking talents, which comes from Zhang Keli's Chronicle of Three Caos: "While seeking talents, we express our eager desire to recruit talents." The time was in the fifteenth year of Jian 'an (2 10). Third, cross-strait harmony and singing originated from ten thousand. He believes that this poem was written in the first year of Jian 'an in Han Dynasty (196), and Cao Cao moved the Emperor Gaozu to Xudu, and Cao Cao made friends with his confidants and sang it.

Appreciate:

It vividly depicts the situation and mood of those who are hesitant, but the author not only does not accuse them at all, but reveals his concern and sympathy for these people in his rich poems. This just shows that Cao Cao is good at ideological work and he attracts and strives for talents with a reasonable attitude.

And a feeling like this also gives full play to the unique infection effect of poetry. The last four sentences make the finishing point, clearly release the liver and courage, and hope that all talents will come back to me and understand the theme of this poem.

Serve the political line and strategy implemented by Cao Cao at that time; However, its political content and significance are completely integrated into the rich lyrical artistic conception. The whole poem gives full play to the specialty of poetry creation, accurately and skillfully uses metaphor, and achieves the goal of combining reason with emotion and touching.

References:

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